Taste Of The Movies For Foodies

20/04/2012

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Taste Of The Movies
For Foodies

www.foodiesfestival.com

FILM fans are set for a unique culinary experience with a pop-up cinema that will show the best food films of all time and serve the meals shown in those movies during the screenings.

The Food of Love Cinema will serve tapas-style taster dishes and drinks seen in the films – so audience members can taste what the stars are tasting.

Blockbusters such as Moonstruck (pizza) and Goodfellas (pasta) will be shown alongside independent movies such as Tampopo (sushi).

Director Hannah Robinson – who curated the films for Food of Love – was determined that the films shown should have real artistic merit and spent many weeks re-watching classics in order to narrow down her selection.

She said: “I’m really thrilled to be programming the cinema for the Foodies Festivals because it combines my two obsessions – cooking and cinema. I thought it would be a great idea to match the style of food with the movie, as good on-screen cooking always gets your tastebuds excited.

“Sometimes films can re-excite you about food you’d got bored of – if you’re feeling tired of Italian, just watch the way they make pasta in Big Night, or Nicolas Cage slaving over the pizza dough in Moonstruck.

“For me, movies and cooking are both hugely creative and a way of exploring other cultures. I have always wanted to go to Vietnam, but until I do, I can get a flavour of the culture by eating Vietnamese food & watching The Scent of Green Papaya.

“You can also see in movies the universal way in which food is an unspoken conveyor of love or gratitude – like in Ang Lee’s amazing Taiwanese cooking film, Eat Drink Man Woman, and its Mexican sister, the wonderful Tortilla Soup. Some of the films I’ve chosen are because they show how sensuous and sexy food can be, like the egg-yolk scene in Tampopo.”

As well as the Food of Love Cinema, the festivals feature top TV and Michelin-starred chefs cooking live, an on-site Cook School, Street Food Avenue – showcasing cuisine from around the world – and a dedicated Wine Village. Visitors can also relax with an ice cream on the city beach and watch the best of British cabaret at the sumptuous VIP tent, which includes a burlesque food fight.

Tickets for Foodies are available now by phoning 0844 995 1111 and the events will be held at the following places in 2012: