Best Food Scenes in Movies

Get ready to fill your Netflix queue with 100-plus romantic, uproarious, charming, kooky, or otherwise memorable food moments in movies.

Fatty Daddy Cocktail

You've not "made it" until you've an eponymous cocktail all your own. Witness the Fatty Daddy, a sweetly surprising number that packs a punch, just like our own dear David.

45 mins

All-Butter Pie Crust

Much as we love lard, we gotta say, this all-butter pie crust has a special place in our hearts. And on our thighs.

2 hrs 20 mins

Vegan Fudge Brownies

Proof that spectacularly fudgy, messily gooey, intensely chocolatey brownies can be made without butter or eggs.

3 hrs 55 mins

Chocolate Mousse for One

This sophisticated chocolate fix draws on just three ingredients, comes together in minutes, and is satiating beyond belief.

20 mins

No-Knead Pumpkin-Sunflower Seed Bread

A sturdy, healthy whole-wheat loaf brimming with nutty goodness, this bread takes its crunch from pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds. Fantastic as toast and for sandwiches.

5 hrs

Thin Pancakes

Thicker than crêpes, thinner than buttermilk pancakes, and lovely with toppings savory or sweet.

45 mins

Whipped Feta Dip

You're only 10 minutes and 6 ingredients away from a scoopable, snackable, crave-worthy dip. I guarantee this one's going to be on repeat.

10 mins

Quick Puff Pastry

What if we told you it's actually quite quick, simple, and well worth the effort to make your very own rich, flaky puff pastry? Believe it.

1 hr 45 mins

Lady Baltimore Cake

This American classic is, in a nod to its Southern origins, hospitable as can be thanks to vanilla cake layers with a meringue frosting that conceals a creamy filling containing--surprise!--coconut, Maraschino cherry, and oatmeal cookie crumbs.

1 hr 25 mins

Chocolate Babka

Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we're hearing 'bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.

4 hrs

Chili Cheese Fries

Honest grub with demolish-the-entire-panful-while-standing-at-the-counter allure. Grab some napkins.

1 hr

Baja-Style Tempura Fish Tacos

Relax with these crunchy-tender fish tacos filled with a kicky cabbage slaw and sweet-tart mango-banana salsa. Think flip-flops and a beer—all year long.

1 hr

Fig, Apricot, and Pistachio Biscotti

This beauty of a biscotti may seem a descendant of sorts from fruitcake, though it boasts a heck of a lot more allure than its stodgy ancestor.

1 hr 15 mins

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

This small-batch refrigerator jam from the famed Sarabeth's Bakery takes barely any effort and just half an hour. And simply stash it in the fridge. No canning required.

30 mins

Choriqueso

Choriqueso = chorizo (spicy Mexican sausage) + queso (Spanish for cheese) melted into a puddle in a skillet. Perfect for dipping.

10 mins

Roasted Potatoes with Dill

A handful of cheap ingredients. The exact perfect temperature and timing. And a little patience, please, while spuds are elevated from simple to stellar.

1 hr 5 mins