Dinner and a Movie, is a monthly food event which I co-host with Susan from Sticky Gooey Creamy Chewy. Each month, one of us picks a theme movie for the month. To participate, just watch it, cook something inspired by it and share your creation with the rest of us.
This month, I decided to go with a classic Oliver Stone flick that has lots of little food queues along the way. Wallstreet casts Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko, an unscrupulous corporate raider who takes rookie trader Bud Fox(Charlie Sheen) under his wing. Young and ambitious, Fox finds himself hooked on the easy money and cushy lifestyle that it buys and…
You didn’t think I was going to spoil the entire movie for you did you?
By today’s standards, the decor and gadgetry are comically dated, but the underlying themes are as pertinent as ever. It also opens a window back in time to what NY haute cuisine was like 23 years ago… and we’ve certainly come a long way in that time.
Watch the movie, let it inspire a dish, and post it on the 20th of August. If you want more details or want to see some of the past roundups, check out the event page.
As a side note, you may have noticed a new link at the top of this page. I often get emails with random questions about ingredients, techniques, and food in general. I’m always happy to answer them by email, but it occured to me that this information might helpful for others as well. That’s why I created the Ask Marc page. Post all your food related questions there and I’ll do my best to answer them.
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Great, I’m starting to think of questions I could ask you… Hmmmm…
WOW The 80′s, when I first started to think that I wanted to make a living in food. hmmmm?
damn, i’ve gotta see this movie again! wish i could submit something but we’re going on vaca for a bit. supposedly a wall street 2 is in the works.
Very interesting. I hadn’t thought of this as a foodie movie, but there are two great moments. The first when Charlie Sheen is presented a plate of steak tartare (I had a similar reaction my first time). The second occurs at the end of the decorating scene, which is set to a great Talking Heads song (Home?). His girlfriend prepares an elegant plate of food. My recollection of the dialogue is that he said “Let’s just look at it.”
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It is interesting. I gonna to see the movie, and hopefully could share some of my opinions with u guys.
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