Anyone who has ever worked in a kitchen will say it’s an incredibly stressful job. However, it is an incredibly rewarding way that not only allows people to create delicious food that can be shared, but it can also be an artistic medium, creating and mixing unique flavors to make something truly special. Everyone has had that one meal where they wanted to send their compliments to the chef.
The world of a kitchen is a high-stakes area with plenty of drama and comedy to be had. This makes it a great setting for a movie. After all, it is an environment with fire, sharp objects, screams and constantly ticking clocks. Movies have the ability to take audiences to faraway places they’ve never seen but also have the ability to show them a side of a world they may not have fully thought of and the kitchen is probably a of the many who have not paid much attention. until. With the holidays coming up and cooking so clearly taking center stage in many people’s minds, here are the best movies set in a kitchen.
5/5 Julie & Juliet
Julie & Juliet is a 2009 film directed by romantic comedy legend Nora Ephron that tells the inspiring true story of young New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams), who documents on her blog her attempt to cook all 524 recipes in Child’s cookbook in 365 days . Meanwhile, the film contrasts Julie Powell’s story with the early career of chef Julia Childs (Meryl Streep). While not primarily set in a kitchen, the movie shows both women hard at work in their own personal kitchens, and with Julia Childs being one of the most renowned chefs in the world, it feels like a fitting addition. .
Julie & Juliet also has the sad distinction of being the last film Nora Ephron directed before her death in 2012. With Julie Powell’s recent passing on October 26, 2022, now seems like the perfect time to watch Julie & Julia.
4/5 The Bob’s Burgers movie
A 2022 animated film based on the popular television series The Bob’s Burger movie focuses on the Belcher family as they try to keep their business afloat over the summer after a series of setbacks. When their business is threatened by a sinkhole outside the restaurant in the middle of summer, Bob and Linda Belcher decide to start a food cart business to earn the money needed for their loan payments.
The Bob’s Burger movie, like the series, uses the restaurant as the central hub, as it is not only their workplace, but also where the family lives. The film’s opening number “Sunny Side of Summer” highlights the kitchen and Bob’s passion for cooking, so audiences know what’s at stake throughout the film.
The most recent movie on the list, The menu is a dark comedy horror film about a destination restaurant hosted by a world famous chef who charges the guest obscene amounts to enjoy the meal. However, things take a dark turn when the guests realize that part of the evening’s menu concerns their lives.
The menu is an insanely funny, morbidly dark satire that gets a good laugh at the expense of the obscenely wealthy. It also exaggerates an artist’s boredom and how it manifests extremely well, taken to an extreme. The menu maybe not what you think of as a traditional movie about a kitchen, but it’s worth checking out.
2/5 Chief
The fact that a kitchen is in a truck does not make it any less of a kitchen, and Chief captures a certain kind of magic that comes from cooking and food truck culture. Chef The 2014 release date was a perfect representation of the rise of food trucks in the United States in the early 2010s and a reminder that great food can come from anywhere.
The story follows a prominent trained chef (played by the writer/director, Jon Favreau) who, after a public feud with a food critic, has him fired from his restaurant, opens his own food truck, and begins to bond with his son. food. It’s a celebration of food, of the cultures that influence food, and how food itself becomes a culture that brings people together.
1/5 Ratatouille
What else could it be? RatatouilleThe story of a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris is a unique story that only the minds of Pixar can imagine, but also one that seems universal. Ratatouille clearly lays out the floor plan of Gusteau’s kitchen and becomes the sight of many great set pieces in the film. The kitchen comes to life in the same way Pixar brought the wonders of the ocean indoors Finding Nemo or the grandeur of the space within WALL-E. It does a great job teaching viewers the basics of how a kitchen works.
Ratatouille is aimed at families, but it has a real love and sophistication regarding food that is communicated to its audience. The movie’s motto “anyone can cook” is something that has stuck with audiences for years and there’s an opportunity for a good portion of the young kids who saw Ratatouille in 2007 to get inspired to try different foods and even experiment with cooking yourself.