I'm a big believer that movies and television are inexorably linked, and we need look no further than this week's episode of "Top Chef" for proof. To impress film critic/guest judge Richard Roeper, the chefs had to work in groups to create movie-inspired dishes:
Team 1 - Andrew, Dale, Richard - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Team 2 - Spike and Manuel - Good Morning Vietnam
Team 3 - Jen and Nikki, Il Postino
Team 4 - Mark and Ryan, A Christmas Story
Team 5 - Antonia and Zoi, Talk to Her
Team 6 - Stephanie and Lisa, Top Secret!
An eclectic selection of movies, for sure...and the culinary choices were just as strange. Some contestants, such as Spike and Manuel, came up with a food idea and then tried to fit a movie title to their creation. For some reason, Good Morning Vietnam isn't really the type of movie to get me thinking about eating spring rolls. On the flip side, Mark and Ryan struggled to think of a movie title at all. Yet once they remembered the classic A Christmas Story, the idea for a dish fell right into their laps: Chinese-style duck (which the family in the movie resorted to eating when their Christmas dinner plans went south).
If you haven't seen "Top Chef", I highly recommend you catch up with one of Bravo's frequent TC marathons.
Team 1 - Andrew, Dale, Richard - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Team 2 - Spike and Manuel - Good Morning Vietnam
Team 3 - Jen and Nikki, Il Postino
Team 4 - Mark and Ryan, A Christmas Story
Team 5 - Antonia and Zoi, Talk to Her
Team 6 - Stephanie and Lisa, Top Secret!
An eclectic selection of movies, for sure...and the culinary choices were just as strange. Some contestants, such as Spike and Manuel, came up with a food idea and then tried to fit a movie title to their creation. For some reason, Good Morning Vietnam isn't really the type of movie to get me thinking about eating spring rolls. On the flip side, Mark and Ryan struggled to think of a movie title at all. Yet once they remembered the classic A Christmas Story, the idea for a dish fell right into their laps: Chinese-style duck (which the family in the movie resorted to eating when their Christmas dinner plans went south).If you haven't seen "Top Chef", I highly recommend you catch up with one of Bravo's frequent TC marathons.
2 comments:
Is Anthony Bour-Douche (Bourdain) still a judge who is never shown? I think the networks are all afraid of that guy.
Bour-Douche always makes at least one guest appearance. I can't remember if he's been on this season yet, but I'm sure he'll pop in sometime around the season finale.
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