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1. This classic 1987 foodie film revolves around two spinster sisters living in a remote Danish village who take in a young French refugee fleeing the Paris Commune. After 14 years working as an unpaid cook/housekeeper, the young woman comes into a large sum of money which she uses to prepare a lavish feast for the sisters and villagers who sheltered her. What is the name of the film?
2. Volatile chef de cuisine Carl Casper (Jon Favereau) plans to serve an influential Los Angeles food critic his new tasting menu. The innovations get a thumbs down from restaurant owner Riva (Dustin Hoffman) who wants to stick with the classics. After a scathing review by the critic, who pans the dishes as "completely and utterly passé", Chef Carl attacks him on Twitter, has a tirade in the restaurant dining room, and quits his job. What is his next move?
3. When the Kadam family is burned out of their Mumbai restaurant because of political unrest, patriarch Papa Kadam (Om Puri) emigrates to Europe with his five children to start over. Their van breaks down in a picturesque village in the south of France, and when an empty restaurant there is for sale, Papa feels karma has spoken. The fun and feuding begin when the haughty and joyless Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), who owns a one star Michelin restaurant across the street, objects to her new neighbors. What is the name of this film?
4. When an unabashedly unwed mother, Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) arrives in a tranquil village in France with her daughter Anouk in the '60s to open a chocolate shop, the local scold and mayor, the Comte de Renaud (Alfred Molina), enlists the parish priest and villagers in his plan to drive her out of business and out of town. Name the film.
5. In this charming fable, set in Mexico in the early '20s, star-crossed lovers Tita and Pedro cannot marry because as the youngest daughter, Tita must remain unwed to care for her mother. Despite losing Pedro to her sister, Tita sublimates her passion into culinary magic thus ensuring that Pedro remains devoted to her. What is the title of this classic 1992 foodie film? Hint: Mexicans use water rather than milk to make hot chocolate and the temperature of the water is a euphemism for sensual arousal.)
6. It's the 1950s at the Jersey shore and immigrant brothers, Primo (Tony Shaloub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci), are struggling to keep their restaurant open in the face of competitors who serve Americanized Italian food rather than authentic Italian dishes. Primo's delicate risottos are unparalleled but unappreciated. Traditional fare is no match for the heaping bowls of spaghetti and meatballs churned out by Italian-American restaurants. The film recounts the brothers' last, and ultimately unsuccessful, roll of the dice to keep the wolf from the door. What is the name of this touching masterpiece?
7. The antithesis of dorm room packaged ramen, this film relates the dream of a widowed Japanese mother, who owns a run-down roadside noodle shop, to create what amounts to the Holy Grail of ramen, perfect noodles in a pitch-perfect broth, and the motley crew of friends who assist in her quest. Which film is this?
8. Playing fictional versions of themselves, British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a foodie road trip. Portraying a journalist tasked by "The Observer" newspaper to review the latest gourmet restaurants in northern England, Coogan had initially planned the trip as a romantic getaway. However when his (fictional) girlfriend begs off he recruits "frenemy" Brydon to accompany him. As the road trip unfolds, we are treated to their musings on life, love, sex, competition, fame and food as well as subtle parodies of the precious presentations and verbal descriptions of trendy British cuisine. Name this film derived from a television series.
9. It's high summer in Vietnam, and to mark the one year anniversary of their mother's death three sisters gather to prepare a memorial feast for family and friends. Two of the sisters are presented as happily married while the youngest sister shares an apartment with their brother. The story unfolds as post dinner reminiscing gives way to the unraveling of willful ignorance surrounding family secrets that threaten their solidarity. Which movie is this?
10. This film, written and directed by the late Nora Ephron, intertwines the lives of two women separated by time and space, but each striving to create wonderful food. What film was Ephron's last hurrah?
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