What are the best foodie moments in film? My favorite is the episode of True Blood where Sookie’s grandmother dies. Sookie is berieved, but constantly surrounded by others and unable to grieve. Finally alone, she sits down at the kitchen table and eats an entire pecan pie her grandma made. I love this scene, because it feels like the first moment she gives in, bite by bite, to her loss–savoring the last of her grandmother’s earthly delights.
Ironically, the only place I could find the video was on a blog bashing the scene as "completely devoid of emotional impact."
Runner up: The egg scene in Cool Hand Luke.
What else deserves to go on the list?
¡hot plate! 