[Sca-cooks] OT OOP: Movies Featuring Food

[Susan Fox-Davis]

"Mostly Martha."  Yes, it's German.  I need to see it.  Here is a review:
<http://www.screenit.com/ourtake/2002/mostly_martha.html>

Selene Colfox, sometime film major

Anne-Marie Rousseau wrote:

>I saw another awesome food movie a couple years ago. ArtHouse type
>stuff...it was in german?.
>
>The main character is a bigname chef who lives for her kitchen, etc.
>She's INCREDIBLY uptight, and the opening scenes are her with her
>shrink, talking about the perfect recipe, and why cant life be like
>that?
>
>Her sister dies in a car crash and suddenly her perfectly organized and
>orchestrated life is turned upside down when her young neice comes to
>live with her. She undergoes major emotional stress, and the restaurant
>owner decides to hire a new chef to "help", especially with the pasta.
>The guys this wonderful homey Italian cook, and procedes to steal
>everyones heart and palate, to our uptight haute cuisine chefs dismay.
>
>Any one else see this gem? What was it called?
>
>--Anne-Marie, who really dug "Big Night" as well, and its an awesome
>soundtrack!
>