Olympic Eats: Banoffee Pie

Banoffee Pie is the proto-Crack Pie. I took my first bite while vacationing with K in Palm Springs (maybe the least British place ever) and it was all over from Continue reading →

Movie-Inspired Dishes of 2011: Bridesmaids Brown Bottom Cupcakes

While whether or not seeing women vomiting on each other or taking violent dumps in sinks qualifies as a feminist triumph is still being debated, in my mind there’s no Continue reading →

Movie-Inspired Dishes of 2011: Laura’s Torta

A universally relatable tale it is not, but anyone who has lived in a big city far from home may find Leap Year, Michael Rowe’s intimate portrait of a Mexico Continue reading →

Movie-Inspired Dishes of 2011: Uncle Boonmee Khao Yam (Rice Salad)

Loosely based on a book given to director Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul by a buddhist monk, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a lush and languid film chronicling Continue reading →

Movie-Inspired Dishes of 2011: Terri Toast

The food in Terri, Azazel Jacobs and Patrick Dewitt’s tender portrait of a fat kid in pajamas awkwardly lumbering through high school, is not supposed to look appetizing. Offered up Continue reading →