Food Adventures (in fiction!): A Feast of Film. Great Recipes From Famous Movies. The Geeky Chef. 'Game of Thrones' among fictional works inspiring recipes - Food. Game of Thrones March 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM ET Helen Sloan / HBO/Fictional Foods / Try dishes inspired by "Game of Thrones," like these easy beef and onion skewers.
The highly anticipated return of HBO's “Game of Thrones” is this weekend, and as with “Mad Men” and “The Hunger Games,” many fans are celebrating with recipes straight from the fictional world of the series. Recreating dishes from books, movies, TV, comics and other fiction is a growing trend, and Crystal Watanabe, founder of FictionalFood.net, is at the forefront. “Food really puts you into the story with [the characters]," Watanabe told TODAY.com, as she detailed some foodie moments from "Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia. " Story: Teens rule in 'Game of Thrones "When the Fellowship gets lembas bread from the elves and they tell them how amazing it is, you can't help but wonder what it tastes like," she said.
Watanabe’s blog, Fictional Food, includes recipes for a wide variety of dishes. FictionalFood.net / More: QT Eats: Tarantino’s 20 Best Food Scenes « The life and times of Quentin Tarantino have gotta be great, right?
Sure, making ambitious, super long movies must be taxing. But QT in the offseason? Just listening to albums both obscure and classic, watching all the best old films and all the worst old films, and eating good food. That’s probably basically it. The music and film connoisseurship has been sufficiently noted in the 21 years since Reservoir Dogs. 20. Nothing of much consequence here, no real additions to The Quotable Tarantino, but there’s a commendable amount of chewing happening on Randy Brooks’s end of the booth. 19.
Candie’s last meal before getting blasted by Schultz. That’s a bingo. 18. If off-brand Pop-Tarts didn’t eject from the toaster so aggressively, Vincent Vega might still be alive today. 17. A gruesomely graphic and squelchy-sounding nacho grande platter binge is our introduction to Stuntman Mike. 16. Edible Movie Scenes - Martha Stewart Dinner Party Ideas. All the Food in Quentin Tarantino's Movies, From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained. Every Recipe in <em>Pulp Fiction</em> W riter-director Quentin Tarantino burst onto the scene with Reservoir Dogs in 1992, but it was Pulp Fiction, released two years later, that was the revelation—the film's influence continues to be felt 20 years later.
Pulp Fiction's nonlinear storytelling was seen as revolutionary at the time, and it represented a long-overdue comeback for iconic actor John Travolta, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as ponytailed hit-man Vincent Vega. Tarantino was also recognized by the Academy, taking home the statue for Best Original Screenplay, along with co-writer Roger Avary. One of the more defining characteristics of a Tarantino film is the incredible amount of dialogue.
And in Pulp Fiction, much of the chatter takes place during meals, with a number of conversations centering around food, whether it's the Parisian version of the Quarter Pounder with Cheese or a fantasy breakfast that includes both blueberry pancakes and blueberry pie. The Burger Lover's Burger Bacon Corn Muffins. Science Fiction Cuisine - Series.