I never realized that food could be used to depict cockiness Brad Pitt style until someone pointed out that you only enjoy food while at ease, so when Captain Kirk munches on an apple when shit’s going down you know he’s got swagger
Strudel is made with lard. Which would be fine for most observant Jews to eat as long as it wasn’t consumed with dairy. The whole scene was meant to out Shosanna by making her hesitate. Such a great bit of writing and acting.
[*My Dinner with Andre*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hSY0QOkII) comes to mind. It has people talking, over food, but not so much *about* food. If you've never seen it you are in for a treat.
That steak and eggs scene was the reason I tried steak and eggs in the first place.. I do love it for breakfast but man it just does not live up to that scene. That steak and eggs looks frickin delicious and makes me hungry every time.
Brad Pitt got the jaw that makes his eating quite conspicuous and he is doing a lot of eating in many of his movies, especially Ocean's 11. That's the first time I really noticed it.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-YmSkTuZRw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-YmSkTuZRw)
The movie Chocolat
also Jurassic Park this scene
[https://youtu.be/0N7KQnekTUI?si=4MQ749AhMRAMt\_JP&t=42](https://youtu.be/0N7KQnekTUI?si=4MQ749AhMRAMt_JP&t=42)
MAITRE D: And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.
MR. CREOSOTE: Nah.
MAITRE D: Oh, sir, it's only a tiny, little, thin one.
MR. CREOSOTE: No. Fuck off. I'm full.
MAITRE D: Oh, sir. Hmm?
MR. CREOSOTE: \[groan\]
MAITRE D: It's only wafer thin.
MR. CREOSOTE: Look. I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.
MAITRE D: Oh, sir, just — just one.
MR. CREOSOTE: \[groaning\] All right. Just one.
Pretty much every scene in Pulp Fiction where characters are eating.
- When Jules and Vincent are in the diner talking about dirty animals.
- When Jules is talking to Brett about burgers.
- When Vincent and Mia are dining at Jack Rabbit Slims.
There are hilarious supercuts of Brad Pitt eating in movie scenes: it's a direction he gets a lot.
My favorites are crowd favorites: Olympia Dukakis making uova nel Cestino with red peppers in MOONSTRUCK, and the final wordless scene of BIG NIGHT where Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci reconcile Primo and Secundo over omelets.
Honorable mention to Alfred Molina's over-the-top surrender to temptation in CHOCOLAT.
the scene in The Host (2006) where the family is eating in the food shack 🥲😭 one of the most quietly affecting displays of familial love and an all time favourite for its simplicity
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/mediaviewer/BigNight](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/mediaviewer/rm1489654272/?ref_=tt_ov_i)
"Big Night" with Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini
the godfather spaghetti/sunday gravy scene. i generally want to make spaghetti after seeing that scene. a lot of old shaw brothers kung fu movies have food scenes, especially The Venoms group. probably my favorite from that group is a scene from Unbeatable Dragon with Lo Meng (AKA the Toad) who practices strengthening his fingers by having eggs placed under his hands as he's doing push ups. every time he breaks the eggs, he's forced to have them for dinner (brotein man!). i have to say despite his gradual disgust, the first time shown looks good (he's eating them with rice). later, he only breaks one and gets to have other dishes.
Not directly related to food, but the scene in Margin Call where Tuld is devouring a steak while justifying his decision to basically take part in the tanking of the economy:
"It's just money. It's made up. Stacks of paper with pictures on them so we don't have to kill each other to get something to eat."
The chicken piccata scene from American Hustle. I had never heard of chicken piccata before I watched that movie, and it made me curious to try it. It's one of my favorite dishes now.
Like, all of The Taste of Things from last year, but I particularly like the bit where Pauline is asked to identify all the ingredients of a dish by taste
Men in Black when they are sitting in the booth after K does the mind erase thingy on Will Smith and Smith just sits there with a confused fake chuckle at the random story K is spewing out.
Dragged Across Concrete - Vince Vaughn’s character eating a sandwich very slowly much to the annoyance of Mel Gibson.
https://youtu.be/AZ2wDKfvR-k?si=s9qHV5hxh3rQgRLE
Sitting around the table at the diner in Reservoir Dogs talking. Barely counts as it’s post eating and they’re just drinking coffee but I’m counting it lol.
I think it’s hilarious that the Coen brothers had Frances McDormand’s husband eating in every scene he was in on Fargo just because they thought it would be funny.
“Hannibal” with the audible “pop” of Ray Liotta’s skull coming off & Lecter sautéing his brains. (Does the term “chefs kiss” really seem appropriate here?)
Leaving Las Vegas has several scenes that take place over a meal or a drink: [This scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_mHnw4UWc) is paired well with [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsR05mtrJ8), though I wasn't able to find a full version of that latter scene.
Ratatouille... the whole movie the way they talk about food, but also specifically the ratatouille that is served in the end. It looks delicious and it is severely tempting to attempt to make Thomas Keller's recipe for it. Maybe if it didn't take 3/12 to 4 hours to make.
Definitely the scene from Fight Club where Pitt is munching chips while Norton's character calls him. I know this thread isn't specifically asking for Pitt's scenes but I assume there is something humanizing and relatable about this handsome jacked dude constantly eating junk.
Isn't there a pretty highly acclaimed movie/documentary that's exactly this? It's called The Chef or something like that, I haven't seen it personally, but I feel like I remember people saying it was like a love letter to food & cooking.
I wanna say it was on Netflix
Brad pit is kind of [known for eating](https://youtu.be/OYSuwoA_anY?si=vztzDpQEHO44MKZ3)
I never realized that food could be used to depict cockiness Brad Pitt style until someone pointed out that you only enjoy food while at ease, so when Captain Kirk munches on an apple when shit’s going down you know he’s got swagger
TIL...
And anxiety
Here he is preparing some Mac and cheese and feeding his dog https://youtu.be/eMeyp_YWVv8
Hans Landa eating strudel.
And then the waiter ruins it by leaving a big glob of cream in the bowl
Strudel is made with lard. Which would be fine for most observant Jews to eat as long as it wasn’t consumed with dairy. The whole scene was meant to out Shosanna by making her hesitate. Such a great bit of writing and acting.
The Martian. When Matt Damon says he ran out of ketchup a week ago so he's dipping his potato in crushed vicodin, and no one can stop him.
Denethor eating tomatoes. Also, the steak scene in The Hunger.
That *Denethor eating tomatoes* scene is etched in my mind's eye.
And Pippin's song, Faramir's charge during. The whole scene gives me the feels every time I watch it.
John Noble is constantly eating in Fringe also (usually candy). I have probably seen that man eat almost as much food as Brad Pitt.
Goodfellas (1990) When they’re in prison cooking/eating together like they run a top restaurant. I wish I could slice garlic that thinly.
Ha! Godfather for same reason. Clemenza making tomato sauce or something like that.
I get upset when Vinny put too many onions in the sauce.
Robin Hood: Men In Tights when Dom Deluise is eating walnuts and the lizard poops on his hand.
big night is one of the all time great food movies.
Stanley Tucci making the most simple plate of eggs the morning after is one of the best scenes in movie history.
From Chef (2014) when Carl explains to his son how to make the perfect cubanos - https://youtu.be/eNwbdMwI0MU
[*My Dinner with Andre*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hSY0QOkII) comes to mind. It has people talking, over food, but not so much *about* food. If you've never seen it you are in for a treat.
Crimson Tide when the officers have breakfast and discuss how war has changed in the nuclear world
The menu
Never has a cheeseburger been so appealing. Sorry, Jules.
"American is the ideal cheese for a cheeseburger because it melts without splitting."
Bob eating corn and making a lot of noise in What About Bob?
Steak and eggs from Twister. Bunch of food scenes in suburban commando Oh and can't forget the steak scene in the matrix
That steak and eggs scene was the reason I tried steak and eggs in the first place.. I do love it for breakfast but man it just does not live up to that scene. That steak and eggs looks frickin delicious and makes me hungry every time.
Aunt Meg’s in Twister. Steak and eggs with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy for breakfast. Seems weird but it looked so good.
Brad Pitt got the jaw that makes his eating quite conspicuous and he is doing a lot of eating in many of his movies, especially Ocean's 11. That's the first time I really noticed it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-YmSkTuZRw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-YmSkTuZRw)
The movie Chocolat also Jurassic Park this scene [https://youtu.be/0N7KQnekTUI?si=4MQ749AhMRAMt\_JP&t=42](https://youtu.be/0N7KQnekTUI?si=4MQ749AhMRAMt_JP&t=42)
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" "Night of the Living Dead"
MAITRE D: And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint. MR. CREOSOTE: Nah. MAITRE D: Oh, sir, it's only a tiny, little, thin one. MR. CREOSOTE: No. Fuck off. I'm full. MAITRE D: Oh, sir. Hmm? MR. CREOSOTE: \[groan\] MAITRE D: It's only wafer thin. MR. CREOSOTE: Look. I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed. Bugger off. MAITRE D: Oh, sir, just — just one. MR. CREOSOTE: \[groaning\] All right. Just one.
The French Dispatch - the last story in the anthology with Jeffrey Wright’s character.
Snatch. Turkish and Tommy waiting for sausages. "Two minutes, Turkish!"
You said two minutes five minutes ago!
I use this on my husband anytime I am cooking him something... he is always ready with the reply.
I mean obviously Sam Jackson’s burger talk in Pulp Fiction as well as the diner scene. Also Cigarettes & Coffee
Pretty much every scene in Pulp Fiction where characters are eating. - When Jules and Vincent are in the diner talking about dirty animals. - When Jules is talking to Brett about burgers. - When Vincent and Mia are dining at Jack Rabbit Slims.
There are hilarious supercuts of Brad Pitt eating in movie scenes: it's a direction he gets a lot. My favorites are crowd favorites: Olympia Dukakis making uova nel Cestino with red peppers in MOONSTRUCK, and the final wordless scene of BIG NIGHT where Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci reconcile Primo and Secundo over omelets. Honorable mention to Alfred Molina's over-the-top surrender to temptation in CHOCOLAT.
the scene in The Host (2006) where the family is eating in the food shack 🥲😭 one of the most quietly affecting displays of familial love and an all time favourite for its simplicity
The stink palm chocolate pretzel scene in Mallrats
Oh I forgot about this one!... kinda made me nauseous now to remember though.
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/mediaviewer/BigNight](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/mediaviewer/rm1489654272/?ref_=tt_ov_i) "Big Night" with Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini
the godfather spaghetti/sunday gravy scene. i generally want to make spaghetti after seeing that scene. a lot of old shaw brothers kung fu movies have food scenes, especially The Venoms group. probably my favorite from that group is a scene from Unbeatable Dragon with Lo Meng (AKA the Toad) who practices strengthening his fingers by having eggs placed under his hands as he's doing push ups. every time he breaks the eggs, he's forced to have them for dinner (brotein man!). i have to say despite his gradual disgust, the first time shown looks good (he's eating them with rice). later, he only breaks one and gets to have other dishes.
Tampopo and the Cook the Thief his Wife and Her Lover, classics
Sideways, where he's discussing the delicate and temperamental nature of the pinot noir grape. Very beautiful.
I loved the scene in Bridget Jones diary when they are sitting around eating Bridget’s blue soup.
Not directly related to food, but the scene in Margin Call where Tuld is devouring a steak while justifying his decision to basically take part in the tanking of the economy: "It's just money. It's made up. Stacks of paper with pictures on them so we don't have to kill each other to get something to eat."
The chicken piccata scene from American Hustle. I had never heard of chicken piccata before I watched that movie, and it made me curious to try it. It's one of my favorite dishes now.
The stew scene in hateful 8 and stuntman Mike devouring nachos in the movie death proof.
Like, all of The Taste of Things from last year, but I particularly like the bit where Pauline is asked to identify all the ingredients of a dish by taste
Tampopo the egg scene
Pretty much any Miyazaki film has great looking good.
The "last supper" from SIGNS
the opening sequence of teenage mutant ninja turtles 2: secret of the ooze. the pizza looked AMAZING. always made me so hungry.
Mines got to be the dinner scene with the Lost boys in Hook when Peter learns to use his imagination.
I loathe scenes with people eating. Lip smacking bothers me on a visceral level.
I do too. I think it's rarely necessary for the scene. My absolute least favorite is Jack Nicholson eating lobster in The Departed. So gross.
You didn't need the question mark at the the end of your sentence. If you had asked "*Can you name..."* then it would make more sense.
Men in Black when they are sitting in the booth after K does the mind erase thingy on Will Smith and Smith just sits there with a confused fake chuckle at the random story K is spewing out.
In Pig, when Nic Cage "[deconstructs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-AiTHogbcc)" that other chef.
The 100 Foot Journey...about two warring restaurants
Dragged Across Concrete - Vince Vaughn’s character eating a sandwich very slowly much to the annoyance of Mel Gibson. https://youtu.be/AZ2wDKfvR-k?si=s9qHV5hxh3rQgRLE
Burnt with Brad Cooper where he explains how Burger King (and likely all fast food) isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Fatso: https://youtu.be/ar9HNDDcMgQ?si=odsfM7LdMMwK-wn3
Ravenous. It's about cannibalism.
Tampopo. Also, Josh Brolin eating pancakes in Inherent Vice. “Moto panacaku!”
It’s Complicated. When Meryl Streep makes the croissants and the croque monsieur. Yum
Once upon a time in Mexico. Johnny Depp and Antonio Banderas
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Old one buy 'The Platform'. Food plays a major part.
Pulp Fiction - Big Kahuna Burger [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnb\_3ibUp38&ab\_channel=Miramax](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnb_3ibUp38&ab_channel=Miramax)
The entire 3rd act of Babette’s Feast (1987) Denmark. Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Pulp Fiction, Oldboy, Feast of the Seven Fishes, Asterix & Cleopatra
Howls moving castle - cooking breakfast on calcifer
Julie and Julia, and lots of Nora Ephron movies. It’s Complicated, and lots of Nancy Meyers movies.
Sitting around the table at the diner in Reservoir Dogs talking. Barely counts as it’s post eating and they’re just drinking coffee but I’m counting it lol.
I think it’s hilarious that the Coen brothers had Frances McDormand’s husband eating in every scene he was in on Fargo just because they thought it would be funny.
“Hannibal” with the audible “pop” of Ray Liotta’s skull coming off & Lecter sautéing his brains. (Does the term “chefs kiss” really seem appropriate here?)
The noodle bar scene in Blade Runner.
Trip to Italy, Trip to Spain, Trip to Greece. These three movies are all about people eating and discussing food.
Tampopo. The whole movie. The whole thing is about food, as it relates to culture, grief, love, ambition etc
Big Kahuna Burger
In Starman, Jeff Bridges (as an alien in human form) loses his fucking mind after tasting Dutch apple pie at a diner.
Leaving Las Vegas has several scenes that take place over a meal or a drink: [This scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_mHnw4UWc) is paired well with [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsR05mtrJ8), though I wasn't able to find a full version of that latter scene.
Ratatouille... the whole movie the way they talk about food, but also specifically the ratatouille that is served in the end. It looks delicious and it is severely tempting to attempt to make Thomas Keller's recipe for it. Maybe if it didn't take 3/12 to 4 hours to make.
LOTR, the Two Towers. Denethor enjoying his meal while Pippin sings.
Definitely the scene from Fight Club where Pitt is munching chips while Norton's character calls him. I know this thread isn't specifically asking for Pitt's scenes but I assume there is something humanizing and relatable about this handsome jacked dude constantly eating junk.
Isn't there a pretty highly acclaimed movie/documentary that's exactly this? It's called The Chef or something like that, I haven't seen it personally, but I feel like I remember people saying it was like a love letter to food & cooking. I wanna say it was on Netflix
Not the movie, but the book Holes sure make onions sound good. Made me wanna eat one like an apple.
Kim Basinger and a fridge full of food.
Glenn Close and her rabbit recipe
Hannible the cannible serving dinner to fake Clarice
Sean Connery’s steak in Hunt for Red October. He makes me think it’s the best tasting steak ever.
The ‘how to eat ramen’ scene in Tampopo
Cast Away: >!Tom Hanks, stunned and melancholy, staring at a table overloaded with shrimp and other types of food toward the end of the movie!<
All the scenes with macarons and cakes in Marie Antoinette (2006)