PrintWeekend Giveaway: Tickets to NYC Food Film Festival Opening Night
The NYC Food Film Festival, something like Cannes for people who are always thinking about the next meal, is kicking off Saturday, June 13. The menu of movies ranges in subject matter from Peeps to okra. We have two tickets to give away to opening night at the Astor Center, which includes four short films—Mr. Okra, Chef Rosario Del Nero and the Italian Art of Food, Buttermilk: It Can Help, and Mutton: The Movie—followed by actual mutton to eat, a buttermilk tasting, and beer and wine.
Just tell us your favorite food scene in a movie. We'll pick one commenter at random to win the pair of tickets. And, hey, even if you don't win, there are plenty of films to see during the weeklong fest. Here is a full schedule between June 13 and June 19. After the jump, watch a trailer featuring clips of many films involved.
Contest will end and comments will close at 3 p.m. ET, Monday, June 8, 2008. One entry per community member. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
Comments are closed: 52 Comments:
In Spanglish when Adam Sandler's character makes an amazing egg sandwich after working a long shift at the restaurant.
fauxchef at 12:17AM on 06/06/09
In the Matrix when Cypher is eating steak at the restaurant. His enjoyment of the food is just drool inducing.
ayangeks at 12:26AM on 06/06/09
The live octopus scene in Oldboy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=243873516801837465 (warning, not for the faint of heart)
hoodoo at 12:41AM on 06/06/09
Eating Frozen Hot Chocolate (or Fro Ho Cho as I like to call it) at Serendipity 3 in Serendipity
armaniboi at 1:00AM on 06/06/09
Pulp Fiction diner scene.
firni at 1:33AM on 06/06/09
The opening scene of Antwone Fisher as generations of ancestors invite the young Antwone to the head of the feast table and then place a humongous stack of flapjacks in front of him right before he wakes from the dream. It anchors the movie so well and makes the food actually matter to the plot.
runawayapricot at 2:00AM on 06/06/09
In the movie Chocolat when Juliet Binoche makes a huge chocolate feast for the grandmother.
jl89026n at 5:53AM on 06/06/09
It's not a scene but I love all of Big Night.
mrsfoodissues at 9:04AM on 06/06/09
Katie Holmes' Thanksgiving dinner in Pieces of April.
cariden at 9:43AM on 06/06/09
The dinner at Catherine Zeta-Jones apartment in No Reservations.
RudahPoran at 9:56AM on 06/06/09
Babette's feast- making and eating the feast.
jaroj at 10:02AM on 06/06/09
bill murray in "groundhog day" eating whole slices of cake and drinking coffee straight from the pitcher.
hrwalf at 10:08AM on 06/06/09
pie eating contest in 'stand by me'
burnzes at 10:12AM on 06/06/09
Leave the gun, take the cannoli's...
Chris De Noia at 11:05AM on 06/06/09
The hot dog scene in that Dirty Harry movie. What kind of person does put ketchup on a hot dog??
chadmd23 at 11:41AM on 06/06/09
Any chocolate making scene from Chocolat
SpatulaQueen at 11:45AM on 06/06/09
the godfather, which shows a love of food and tradition throughout - but the best scene is Clemenza explaining to Michael how he makes his sauce -
"Come over here, kid, learn something. You never know, you may have to cook for 20 guys some day. You see, you start out with a little bit of oil, you fry some garlic, then you throw in some tomatoes, some tomato paste, you fry it, you make sure it doesn't stick, you get it to a boil. You shove in all your sausage and your meatballs, add a little bit of wine, and a little bit of sugar -- and that's my trick."
daveycohen at 12:25PM on 06/06/09
The yolk scene in Tampopo. You know what I'm talking about.
sappidus at 1:38PM on 06/06/09
The food fight in Animal House
gb944 at 9:12PM on 06/06/09
The fake orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally..." filmed at Katz's Deli
momstheword at 9:31PM on 06/06/09
The spaghetti scene in Tampopo. That whole film, really.
beetiger at 10:01PM on 06/06/09
Meg Ryan's orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally." (Sorry momstheword to copy your answer but it really is my fave too!)
Koreanita at 1:15AM on 06/07/09
the yolk scene from tampopo. omg, soooo sexy!!!
cybercita at 2:09AM on 06/07/09
The scene in Decalage Horaire (Jet Lag) when Jean Reno cooks for Juliette Binoche in the hotel kitchen.
LisaNYC at 11:44AM on 06/07/09
Old Boy: dude eats a live octopus
maltese at 12:38PM on 06/07/09
Mine's also When Harry Met Sally fake orgasm scene at Katz's.
celestevan at 3:24PM on 06/07/09
Being a chocoholic, I'd have to say it's the movie chocolat...not any scene in particular...but just the thought of being surrounded by the sight and aroma of this heavenly dessert, and also the presence of the charismatic Johnny Depp is enough to make me drool.
cacao at 6:27PM on 06/07/09
Back to the Future, dinner scene with microwavable Pizza-hut!
Mikeydude at 8:20PM on 06/07/09
clearly, anything from charlie and the chocolate factory! but i guess my favorite scene is when they are licking the walls and it tastes like the fruits on the wall paper!
amoodie at 8:21PM on 06/07/09
Does TV count? If so, I nominate the Thanksgiving dinner food fight on "Cheers".
momstheword at 9:05PM on 06/07/09
when the lost boys and Peter sit down to eat the "feast" in Hook.. especially when it culminates into the food fight!
lil_apple at 9:56PM on 06/07/09
Yam sausage from a wild boar scene in Tampopo.
Joe MacBu at 10:42PM on 06/07/09
The family dinner scene in Twilight, where the family is using their kitchen ware for the first time
moystuff at 11:05PM on 06/07/09
The scene in Spaceballs where Pizza The Hut's crony takes a bite out of him and says "You're delicious, boss!" And Pizza The Hut was played by Dom DeLuise!
banyon at 8:50AM on 06/08/09
When the restaurant critic in ratatouille tries the ratatouille at the end of the movie. Who knew animated food could look so tasty!
denvergal at 9:33AM on 06/08/09
"Can you guess what I am now?" The food fight in Animal House!
mmindlin at 9:35AM on 06/08/09
All of the pie sequences in Waitress. If only they existed in real life....
Lower Yeast Side at 10:12AM on 06/08/09
The spagetti scene in Lady and the tramp.
higgins at 11:17AM on 06/08/09
The scene in the Italian restaurant in Defending Your Life where Albert Brooks gets 9 pies, one for each day in Judgement City. That movie rocks.
hyunmik at 11:29AM on 06/08/09
Marlon Brando with the butter in Last Tango in Paris....
byington at 11:31AM on 06/08/09
While I love all of Big Night, the omelet scene at the end is pretty amazing.
Stufsocker at 11:32AM on 06/08/09
Jon Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, when he tries her milkshake.
"I gotta know what a $5 milkshakes tastes like... G****** that's a pretty f****** good milkshake!"
BKNYDan at 11:37AM on 06/08/09
Hands down to the final dinner in the movie Big Night...you can smell the sauce on the screen!!
Elisabet87 at 12:07PM on 06/08/09
The opening scene in big night when the woman wants a side of pasta with her risotto
thedairyshow at 12:09PM on 06/08/09
The "Fronch fries" dinner scene frpm "Better Off Dead!"
sloppydelicious at 12:10PM on 06/08/09
The truffle scene in "No Reservations"
StaceyNYC at 1:23PM on 06/08/09
Fancy Sauce in "Step Brothers". It's funny because it's true.
chinolam at 1:36PM on 06/08/09
hot shots, frying bacon on her stomach
dmax47 at 1:38PM on 06/08/09
The father making elaborate dishes in Eat Drink Man Woman!
polar7791 at 1:56PM on 06/08/09
Like Water for Chocolate....the art of making mole
saschala at 2:02PM on 06/08/09
It's gotta be the scene in 'Parents' where the bratwurst come alive.
stevenhasty at 2:47PM on 06/08/09
The critic eating the pizza in Mystic Pizza always makes me hungry....
fuzzneko at 3:01PM on 06/08/09