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http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abitoffryandlaurie/index.shtml Some time between the making of Jeeves & Wooster, Peter’s Friends, and House came a refreshing show called A Bit of Fry and Laurie, starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. In the following scene, Fry attempts to make a salad while discussing his latest theatre outings. Enjoy!
From late 1967 to mid-1969, Britain’s Do Not Adjust Your Set warmed up England to humor soon to come from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. In this skit, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle with David Jacob and Denise Coffey offer unsolicited and highly silly advice about “How To Eat.” Enjoy!
Mother and daughter at Claxton Elementary
Love wine? Love your son (or daughter)–or father (or mother)? Ever have any problems with either (wife or family)? Or perhaps you just love beautiful scenery, food and wine, or family stories? You Will Be My Son has all three — and more: enjoy! https://superchef.us/video/YouWillBeMySon.Trl.Final.m4v
For those who leave movie theaters during the trailers, The Avengers withheld a special treat, rewarding only those who know to see things through to the very end. The following film clip shares the last moments of the film, after the credits. Shawarma, anyone? Enjoy!
In this our final in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the dystopian Dark City. In this late 1990s flick, Rufus Sewell is clearly trying to get his wallet back at an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…
In this our sixth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the comedy The Catered Affair. In this mid-1950s flick, Jane (Debbie Reynolds) and Ralph (Rod Taylor) talks wedding talk in an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…
In this our fifth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the comedy Just This Once. In this 1952 flick, Lucille Duncan (Janet Leigh) takes playboy Mark MacLene (Peter Lawford) at an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…
In this our fourth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1949 Ealing Studios comedy A Run for Your Money. In this post-WWII flick, David ‘Dai Number 9’ Jones (Donald Houston) and Thomas ‘Twm’ Jones (Meredith Edwards) dine at an Automat-like eatery. Enjoy —…
In this our third in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1937 comedy Easy Living. In this Great Depression-era comedy flick, Mary Smith (Jean Arthur) encounters John Ball Jr. (Ray Milland)… Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic…
In this our second in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1934 comedy Thirty-Day Princess. In this Great Depression-era flick, Nancy Lane (Sylvia Sidney) is hungrily eyeing a turkey special. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic Cities…
In this our first in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1934 comedy Sadie McKee. In this Great Depression-era flick, Sadie (Joan Crawford) is hungrily eyeing an half-eaton piece of pie. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic…
In the new millennium, multimedia devices like PDAs (heralded by Apple‘s Newton in 1992) have enabled buyers to preview products. For cookbooks (another books and products), this includes videos. UK-based publisher Phaidon has developed a “Silver Spoon” section on its website, which supports promotional articles — and videos. Do you find videos of cookbooks effective?…
Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush feel we need to know something here in the United States of America: one in four children — 50 million people — have no idea where or how they will get their next meal. Their new film, A Place at the Table, talks to three people: Barbie, a mother…
Australian chef Pete Evans shares his passion for cooking with freshest ingredients,. Watch Chef Evans as he shows his true character.
Once upon a time there was a fishmonger down East London way, name of Muhammad Shahid Nazir. He found himself in a fish stall at Queen’s Market, Upton Park. Upon learning the trader’s call, he worked up a song of his own: “One Pound Fish” Come on ladies, come on ladies: One pound fish! Have-a,…
The BBC takes a look at how chefs in Britain have risen to celebrity chefs and even “superchefs” (apparently, the British spelling) in The Rise of the Superchef. The Rise of the Superchef (Part 5 of 5) Time: 11 minutes 43 seconds
The BBC takes a look at how chefs in Britain have risen to celebrity chefs and even “superchefs” (apparently, the British spelling) in The Rise of the Superchef. The Rise of the Superchef (Part 4 of 5) Time: 12 minutes 42 seconds
The BBC takes a look at how chefs in Britain have risen to celebrity chefs and even “superchefs” (apparently, the British spelling) in The Rise of the Superchef. The Rise of the Superchef (Part 3 of 5) Time: 12 minutes 42 seconds
The BBC takes a look at how chefs in Britain have risen to celebrity chefs and even “superchefs” (apparently, the British spelling) in The Rise of the Superchef. The Rise of the Superchef (Part 2 of 5) Time: 10 minutes 44 seconds
The BBC takes a look at how chefs in Britain have risen to celebrity chefs and even “superchefs” (apparently, the British spelling) in The Rise of the Superchef. The Rise of the Superchef Time: 14 minutes 39 seconds