Another year -- and decade! -- of eating has come to an end, and with it, I have a few 2009 food honors to hand out.  This is movie award season after all, and being a huge movie nut (Avatar ...Read More

The Westchester Food Oscars

If someone were to ask, "Should I see Julie & Julia in the theater or wait for the DVD?", I'd answer, "Sure, it's theater-worthy, especially a matinee, but you'd also be okay waiting." The movie turned out to be almost exactly ...Read More

Thoughts on Julie & Julia

John Hughes died yesterday.  For anyone who grew up in the 80s, it's a sad day. Not to be cliche about it, but for my money, Hughes's movies defined our era: Vacation, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, ...Read More

A Tribute to John Hughes

Meryl Streep!  Amy Adams!  Passion.  Ambition.  Butter.  Do you have what it takes? Am I describing Doubt 2: Nuns in the Kitchen?  Nope, I'm talking about Julie & Julia, a movie coming out this summer that should interest any food lover. (And I ...Read More

Julie & Julia: Another Streep Tour de Force?

I had so much fun writing the "Top Ten" post that I decided to do another list.  Why not.  This time I'm combining two of my passions: food and movies.  Everyone knows about the best food movies, but here are ...Read More

Five Underrated Movie Food Scenes