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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Tex/Czech Kolaches
Forget Jason Bourne’s death defying chases, or James Bond’s wit and savior faire. As in real life, the significant events in this classic espionage film are in muted greys, shadows gliding past us without revealing their true significance.
— Kathy Borich
rating: 4 drums

RAINY DAY RENTALS

The Good Shepherd: Cuban Roast Pig
The gray everyday grind of the CIA’s early years are as far away from the sexy glamour of James Bond as fact from fiction. Not everyone is going to enjoy this glimpse at a shadowy world of suspicion that slowly erodes the soul.
— Kathy Borich
rating: 3 drums

CLASSIC & CRIME

The Lives of Others: Schnitzel with Lemon-Caper Cream
Rarely has there been such a perfect film, and increasingly rarer yet, one that Hollywood has had the good sense to recognize. Though it is interlaced with references to the plays of Bertolt Brecht and the music of Beethoven, to me this exquisite German film shines with the spare beauty of a Petrarchan sonnet.
— Kathy Borich
rating: 5 drums


Recipes: Featured Presentations (Main Dishes)

Afghan Lamb Kabobs:
    The Kite Runner (2007)

Almost Classic Meatloaf Recipe:
    Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

Alsatian Stuffed Chicken Breasts:
    Joyeux Noël (2006)

Anglo-Saxon Quail and Bacon:
    Beowulf (2007)

Asian Beef and Ramen Noodles:
    Ponyo (2009)

Baked Apple-Cinnamon French Toast:
    Source Code (2011)

Baked Greek Grouper:
    Clash of the Titans (2010)

Baked Lemon and Herb Trout:
    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Baked Ziti-A La Italian:
    In Good Company (2005)

Barbacoa de Cabeza:
    Giant (1956)

Beef Stroganoff:
    The Counterfeiters (2008)

Beef Wellington:
    Brideshead Revisited (2008)

Boeuf Bourguignon:
    Julie and Julia (2009)

Boomerang Chicken and Spuds:
    The Proposition (2006)

British Fried Bread and Egg:
    V for Vendetta (2006)

Buttered Mushroom Omelet:
    United 93 (2006)

Cantonese Ginger Lobster:
    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Carnivorian Steaks:
    Sin City (2005)

Cedar Plank Salmon:
    The Proposal (2009)

Chicken and Dumplings:
    The Road (2009)

Chicken Cordon Bleu :
    Cache (2005)

Chicken Curry: Cari Poule :
    Evil Under the Sun (1981)

Chicken Paprikash:
    The Company (2007)

Chicken Tikka Masala:
    2012 (2009)

Chinese Walnut Chicken:
    Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005)

Classic Chicken Casserole:
    Premonition (2007)

Classic Ratatouille:
    Ratatouille (2007)

Classic Southern Fried Chicken:
    The Help (2011)

Cuban Roast Pig:
    The Good Shepherd (2006)

Czech Chicken Paprikash:
    Beauty in Trouble (2008)

Dagwood Sandwich:
    Zathura (2005)

Dutch Fish with Edam Cheese:
    Black Book (2007)

Easter Pizza:
    The Passion of the Christ Recut (2005)

French Beer-Braised Sausages:
    District B13 (2006)

French Rabbit Stew:
    Jean de Florette (1987)

French Toast:
    Larry Crowne (2011)

French “Pot in the Fire” Stew:
    The Train (1964)

Fried Haddock:
    The 39 Steps (1935)

Gai Paht Bai Graprao (Chicken with Fresh Basil):
    Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2005)

German Apple Pancakes:
    Flight Plan (2005)

German Bierock Casserole:
    The Reader (2008)

Greek Moussaka:
    300 (2007)

Greek Pizza:
    Firewall (2006)

Ground Beef Zucchini Skillet:
    The Life Before Her Eyes (2008)

Hacker's Hash:
    Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Hawaiian Pizza:
    Duplicity (2009)

Hmong Stir-Fry:
    Gran Torino (2008)

Hunan Orange Beef:
    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006)

Hungarian Beef Roll:
    Gloomy Sunday (1999)

Italian Beef:
    Rocky Balboa (2006)

Jacque’s Parisian Chicken:
    2 Days in Paris (2007)

Kasmiri Griddle Kabobs:
    Silver Blaze (1988)

Korean Barbecued Beef:
    The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (2010)

Korean Style Grilled Chicken:
    A Tale of Two Sisters (2004)

Lamb and Potato Hash:
    Bride and Prejudice (2005)

Lamb Curry Calcutta:
    The Namesake (2007)

Lamb shanks Braised in Guinness Stout:
    The Quiet Man (1952)

Lobster Alfredo:
    Rear Window (1954)

London Fish and Chips:
    The Prestige (2006)

Made-from-Scratch Pesto Sauce:
    Hereafter (2010)

Mahi-Mahi with Pineapple-Mandarin Sauce:
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Mahi-Mahi with Pineapple-Mandarin Sauce:
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Mammoth Burgers:
    10,000 B.C. (2008)

Marine SOS Breakfast:
    Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

Martha’s Vineyard Seafood Boil:
    The Ghost Writer (2010)

Mayan Grouper in Banana Leaves:
    Apocalypto (2006)

Million Dollar Macaroni and Cheese:
    The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Moroccan Herbed Fish:
    The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Mushroom Omelettes in Port Sauce:
    Fracture (2007)

New Orleans Jambalaya:
    Déjà Vu (2006)

New York Street Food:
    Enchanted (2007)

New York Style Pizza:
    Inside Man (2006)

Okra Gumbo:
    The Skeleton Key (2005)

Overnight Oatmeal:
    Spider (2002)

Parisian Chicken:
    Taken (2009)

Pasta Carbonara:
    Mostly Martha (2002)

Perfect Roast Turkey:
    Capote (2005)

Poacher’s Pie:
    Match Point (2005)

Polish Skillet Breakfast:
    Water for Elephants (2011)

Pork Loin with Figs: Beet and Orange Salad:
    Hamlet (1990)

Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding:
    The King's Speech (2010)

Roast Beef Au Jus:
    Doubt (2008)

Rosemary Roasted Chicken:
    Atonement (2007)

Route 66 Chili:
    Cars (2006)

Russian Pirog:
    Transsiberian (2008)

Sautéed Sole Meuniere :
    Tell No One (2008)

Schnitzel Hunter Style:
    Hanna (2011)

Schnitzel with Lemon-Caper Cream:
    The Lives of Others (2006)

Seafood Risotto:
    Date Night (2010)

Shepherd's Pie:
    Serenity (2005)

Shish Kabob :
    The International (2009)

Smothered Pork Chops:
    Dreamgirls (2006)

Sole Marguery in Wine Sauce:
    Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Sole with White Chocolate and Smoked Salmon:
    Grand Hotel (1932)

Spanish Paella:
    Bella (2007)

Spanish Pork Tenderloin in Orange Sauce:
    Volver (2006)

Spicy Mongolian Beef:
    Mongol (2008)

Stargazey Pie:
    Ladies in Lavender (2005)

Steamed Blue Crabs:
    State of Play (2009)

Stir-Fried Beef with Peppers and Bamboo Shoots:
    Red (2010)

Swedish Meatballs:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)

Swedish Pancakes:
    As It is in Heaven (2005)

Swiss Tart with Pine Nuts:
    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Tex/Czech Kolaches:
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Texas Venison Chili:
    No Country for Old Men (2007)

Thai Pork Satay:
    Rambo (2008)

The Stealth Sandwich:
    Wait Until Dark (1967)

The Ultimate Cheeseburger:
    Iron Man (2008)

Thyme Roasted Sea Scallops:
    The Lake House (2006)

Timpano:
    Big Night (1996)

Veal Piccata Milanese:
    Vincere (2010)

Vietnamese Beef Pho:
    Tropic Thunder (2008)

Villa Montana Baked Ham:
    Borat (2006)

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