Movies and Food

Like everyone in this world, I like movies. At the moment, I'm watching Pretty Woman. Yes i've watched this many many times. Why do I like it?  It's not because of the cinderella story. In fact that portion is rather fake and impossible.

But i'm attracted to the bits and pieces of the story. Where she learned how to become a woman with grace. Learning how to use utensils in the proper way. Probably most of us don't know either... although mom taught me how when we were kids. About the proper forks... for salad, main course, soup spoons, etc. Did you know that in drinking western soup you have to tilt the spoon outwards ( swoop outwards?) and you have to tilt the bowl your side up ? And probably if i had to attend a super high class restaurant or dinner with the queen, there would have been 5 forks and i wouldn't know what to do with them... Lol.

I like the part where she  was trying to eat the Escargot.. and the snail pop out.. This movie clip makes me conscious when i eat at a restaurant with things that could fly ( lobster, crab, etc)...

Do you find it funny that almost all movies/ tv show.. when they have a take out. it's always chinese or pizza? i find it amusing. Because i never order chinese for take out. I tend to order Thai, subway, etc... So i always wonder why they pick chinese food.. does the movie industry have deals with chinese mobs? what is it? and they seemed to always order chow mein and moo goo gai pan... i'm chinese... i'm not even sure what that is.

So, when Julie and Julia came out i was very happy that they didn't cook chinese... they were cooking french. Something that is really hard to do.. and a lot of work. Remember when Julie was trying to make headcheese?

Or a different movie, No Reservation, with Catherine Zeta Jones. She cooked a fish dish for the little kid cause she doesn't know that kids don't like fancy food.  She didn't think about  making spagetti... you know.. kids eat spagettio's?? the funny part is that she cooked the whole fish with head on.. I have not seen any restaurant that serves a whole fish with head and tail... especially american restaurant. i've been to chinese resturant that serves the whole thing... Have you?