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Our favourite food films (and snacks) to keep you company

Ratatouille

Escape to the world of French fine-dining, haute cuisine, covetable kitchens and signature recipes – as told by a mouse with a nose for flavour combinations.

Snack On: Baked camembert with beetroot and red onion compote

The Hundred Foot Journey

Travel to Indian food markets and restaurants, where rich aromas hang in the air. Get to know the spices and delicacies of Indian cuisine and see what happens when classical French cuisine meets home-grown cooking.

Snack On: Char-grilled nectarine and ricotta bruschetta

Chef

Watch a dispassionate chef regain his love for cooking as he travels across America in a food truck selling Cuban sandwiches.

Snack On: Bite-sized churros

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

A misfit scientist invents a machine able to transform water into food. The result? We get to see our childhood dreams of food raining from the sky come true!

Snack On: Caramel popcorn ice-cream sandwiches

Haute Cuisine

Based on a true story, this movie tells the story of a chef from a Perigord truffle farm invited to be the personal chef of the president of France. Though finding herself challenged, she creates sublime, awe-inspiring dishes.

Snack On: Goat’s cheese and pistachio stuffed dates

Julie & Julia

Delve into the life of talented food blogger Julie, who is obsessed with culinary extraordinaire Julia Child. She resolves to cook every dish in Child’s cookbook, Mastering The Art of French Cooking, and the experiment leads her on a drool-worthy adventure.

Snack On: Pain perdu with warm berries

Waitress

Eating your feelings may not be a bizarre concept to many, but cooking them into your meals may just be. This is what the main character in Waitress does; baking pies to work through everything she’s going through – and she creates some stellar combinations while she’s at it.

Snack On: Boston cream pie bites

Chocolat

Single mother Vianne moves to a remote French village and opens a little chocolatier. Each of her creations awakens and evokes emotions in those who taste them. Get ready for a smorgasbord of chocolate, featuring decadent hot chocolate, truffles and more.

Snack On: Nut crunch chocolate fudge 

Eat Pray Love

Follow Julia Roberts as she eats her way through Italy, with delectable stops made in Rome and Naples as she discovers ‘the art of doing nothing’.

Snack On: Classic Margarita pizza with buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil

The Trip

In The Trip, a food critic and comedian traverse Northern England eateries for mouth-watering dishes.

Snack On: Coconut prawns and Thai-mayonnaise dip