Cheer Up With Food

I had the pleasure of previewing an upcoming comedy-drama film, The Hundred-Foot Journey , which will be released on August 8, 2014.  This movie is about the Haji family who moves to a little town in France from India to start a new chapter in their lives by opening up a restaurant right across a Michelin -starred French restaurant owned by Madame Mallory ( Helen Mirren ).  Even before the family opens up their restaurant, their rival, Madame Mallory, stirs up the competition. The way food was brought up throughout the film was sentimental. Some of the characters in this film cook food with such passion due to the influences and memories of loved ones who were a big part of their lives.  It made me think about the fond memories I've shared with people over delicious meals. Hopefully if you watch this film it will conjure up similar feelings.  Other than feeling sentimental, you will learn a bit about Indian and French cuisine! The official trailer:

After watching the documentary, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead , I was inspired to eat more vegetables and fruits because I know I should be eating more of these two food groups! I've been making green smoothies every day mainly from fresh spinach or kale, fruits, hemp milk, etc.  So far I found great smoothie recipes from Allrecipies.com .  After a couple days of drinking smoothies, I was already getting results.  I felt more energetic and my face looked more clearer (no more little pimples)! Cheers to a healthy and yummy diet! 

Another great movie I've seen is Beers Wars .  This documentary film is all about small craft beer breweries  and how mass marketed beer corporations (Budweiser, Coors, Miller) will do anything to stay on top of the market. Movie trailer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-Bg5Odi0M

Eat Pray Love - a great movie with great food shots and a wonderful story line!   This is one of my favorite movies now, not just because of the foods :)

As much as I love to eat food, I think it is important for people to know where the source of their foods comes from.  Check out the documentary film,  Food Inc.  and you'll see what I mean...