Греческое кино изначально было сосредоточено на социальных проблемах греческого общества. И практически сразу, в палитре их художественного отображения, греческие кинематографисты стали использовать кулинарию – глобальный язык, понятный каждому. Еда и процесс ее приготовления на экране обрел метафоричность. Эволюцию такого кинематографического приема можно проследить на примерах греческих фильмов разного периода. Но его «золотым сечением» кажется мелодраматическая комедия «Щепотка специй». читать
Автор: El Vis
MYSTERIOUS BETTY CROCKER STORY
In the history of American cuisine, the name Betty Crocker is considered iconic. Betty was called "First Lady of America in Food." More than one generation of American housewives has learned from her culinary wisdom over the 75 years during which Betty's cookbooks were reprinted and her cooking shows were broadcast on national radio and television. But the main feature of Betty Crocker is that... in reality, she never existed. read
TOP SEVEN HOT DRINKS FROM CLASSIC CHRISTMAS MOVIES
The second half of December is a good time to review the classic Christmas movies. These retro films, which we first watched on VHS tapes, remind us of eternal human values: family, love, friendship and empathy. Avoiding boring precepts, Christmas movies were skillfully disguised in a variety of genres, from melodramas and musicals to comedies, in which the traditional American passion for festive illumination, Christmas feast worship, or the habit of using a classic set of warm drinks was kindly learned. read
THROUGHOUT THE DOUGHNUT'S HISTORY
"The Great Doughnut Way, stretching from Ancient Egypt and Rome to the New World, has evolved for doughnuts from unsightly deep-fried lumps of dough to colourfully glazed torus-shaped donuts. At the same time, over the past 80 years, donuts have triumphantly exceeded the gastronomic interests of humanity and have become a cult symbol of pop culture. It's no wonder there's an incredible number of books devoted to the history of donuts. But like a giant mountain of donuts, this story is full of holes... read
CONCEPTUAL PHOTOS OF KEVIN VAN ALST
Kevin Van Alst's photographs (Kevin Van Aelst) first of all amaze the viewer with an unusual viewpoint on the objects of our daily life. The creative view of the photographer sees the most unexpected, hidden in them ideas. An apple in Van Aelst's photographs easily turns into a map of the world, and sausages combined with mustard stop being food and become physically plausible fingerprints of the author. read