The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Fried and Scrambled Eggs, Omelet, Pancakes (11 movies items)

" Helen Mirren and Manish Dayal"

A New Decade! A New Year! Movies Watched In 2020 (641 movies items)

"An Indian family who moves to France from Britain and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. Widely criticised for its lack of originality, this is not only a predictable by-the-numbers schmaltz, but also an unapologetic crowd-pleaser, a culinary delight, food porn with a big heart all rolled up in a nice movie. It's an enjoyable classic tale of self-discovery, tolerance and loyalty, sprinkled with an eclectic blend of irresistible charm and mouth-wateri"

Watched in 2018 (161 movies items)

"Monday, January 29th"

Food On Film (10 movies items)

" An Indian family moves to France and opens a restaurant featuring the otherworldly magic that is Indian cuisine. They have to compete against a Michelin star restaurant. This film is an example of the greatness that can happen when cultures meet. Oh, and there's Charlotte Le Bon. (Woo hoo!)"

Movies Set in India (18 movies items)

" Manish Dayal and Helen Mirren"

Vegetables & Fruits Scenes - Movies (37 movies items)

" Charlotte Lebon and Manish Dayal"

An average movie

“When was the last time that Lasse Hallström has directed a really good movie? Anyway, this time around,  he went for something really similar to 'Chocolat' (which must be his most overrated movie) and, even though it seemed to be quite popular, it didn't really work for me, I'm afraid. First of all, even though it felt like a true story, it was actually some fiction. As a result, while watching the damned thing, I was really impressed by this Indian guy who managed to become one of the best chefs in France but, in fact, it never actually happened so this tale became suddenly much less powerful. Another thing that bothered me was the fact, pretty much like with 'Chocolat', once again, Hallström struggled to make an English-speaking movie in France with a majority of French characters. Se” read more

Movie Characters on Magazine Covers (24 movies items)

" Charlotte Lebon and Manish Dayal Manish Dayal as Hassan Kadam"

Watched in 2015 (366 movies items)

"9-03"

Cooking Scenes - Movies (50 movies items)

" (2014) Manish Dayal Clément Sibony "