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Reel Food Recipes

With every film we watch comes a magnificent dish that enwraps both the meaning and the message of the film. On this page, I want to share those amazing recipes with you and I hope you enjoy them just as much as you enjoy these films!

                                          


1.  Omelette-Aux-Herbs 
from "The Hundred-Foot Journey" (2014)

After an attack on his family's restaurant, which results in his hands burned and in casts, Hassan (played by Manish Dayal) wants to make Madam Mallory (played by Helen Mirren) the perfect omelet. Although Hassan is unable to make it with his own hands, he guides her on how to make it, whilst adding his own special touch on such a classic dish. As Madame Mallory tastes the finished product, we watch her cold, hard shell melt away as she is overwhelmed with emotion.


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