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Sunday, November 15th, 2020 10:14 AM

Live Poll: Favorite Fictional Movie Chef

The chef's role is not only to cook food; the chef is also responsible for choosing the right ingredients, creating a cuisine, and handling the kitchen. The chef is not just a cook; he or she is the director of a kitchen.

Which of these movie chefs would you like to prepare food for you?

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls086908319/

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/b-1A5iAQsqk/

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4 years ago

FYC

Swedish Chef

or the movie version not voiced by Jim Henson
Hector Elizondo (Martin Naranjo) in Tortilla Soup (2001)
Martina Gedeck (Martha) and Sergio Castellitto (Mario) in Mostly Martha
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246772/mediaviewer/rm1177655296https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246772/mediaviewer/rm1177655296

Brittany Murphy  (Abby) and Toshiyuki Nishida (Maezumi) in The Ramen Girl

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806165/mediaviewer/rm229708544

I would remove anyone we never see or is only briefly shown cooking,  like Adrian Grenier (Nate) from The Devil Wears Prada, and others to focus on Chefs or equivalents from lesser known foodie movie titles. Some lesser known chefs in international foodie movie titles include Amitabh Bachchan (Buddhadev Gupta) in Less Sugar (2007), Aasif Mandvi (Samir) in Today's Special (2009), Isabelle Carré (Chocolatier Angélique Delange) in Romantics Anonymous aka Les émotifs anonymes (2010) and Aditya Roy Kapoor (Taru) in Invitation of Love aka Daawat-e-Ishq (2014), for example.

Also, I would advocate that a couple entries should be amended to reflect culinary teams. I think you are underestimating the talent of some of the other chef characters in the same movie, as well as, how endearing these characters are to poll takers.

Tampopo

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Nate is out.

All other suggestions incorporated, except Swidish chef because I don't see his mention in plot or trailer of movie + no image available. I am looking for movie entries only, I will mention that explicitly somewhere. So, if there is a credit and an image, I will add that.

I wasn't underestimating talent of other chefs, I was merely not aware of the plot. I already had options where 2 chefs complimented each other.

Thanks for suggestions.

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If Nate is out, does Richard "Dick" Hallorann qualify? I don't remember seeing him actually cook anything.

And Mrs. Lovett is self-proclaimed one of the worst chefs in London.

FYC:

Soma Yukihira, Food Wars

Sebastian Michaelis, Black Butler

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I was pondering over Richard's inclusion. We don't see Richard cooking but he is seen overseeing the operations.

If I have better choices, which I think I have, I will get rid of Mrs. Lovett.

I will add others in some time.

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I looked over other options and they seem to be from TV series. Not adding them.

I will change the title of poll suggestion to reflect movie choices.

Moved Mrs. Lovett at the end and will see other suggestions before removing it.

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4 years ago

FYI

The film, Julie & Julia is a true story, so the chefs are not fictional and would be ineligible for this poll. "The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New Yorker Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child's cookbook in 365 days, a challenge she described on her popular blog that made her a published author."

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Conchata Ferrell (Leona) in (1988)

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101912/mediaviewer/rm2134907904

Adam Bousdoukos (Zinos) in Soul Kitchen (2009)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1244668/mediaviewer/rm4192904449

Penélope Cruz (Isabella Oliveira) in Woman on Top (2000)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206420/mediaviewer/rm1597083136

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Julie and Julia are out.

Other suggestions incorporated. I have given image for Leona and will add afterwards.

I have added Zinos and Shayn instead of just Zinos.

Thanks again for suggestions.

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Added Leona now.

Also, replaced some images with better ones.

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4 years ago

Babette without a doubt, but I'm not sure that I would eat the "caille en sarcophage" as Löwenhielm did.

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4 years ago

My favorite, Primo from Big Night. Beautiful movie, and every dish he makes looks delicious, I would try absolutely everything coming from his kitchen.

FYC:

Stephen Chow

Juana from East Side Sushi

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Stephen Chow is already on the list. Added the other one.

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4 years ago

I think Vianne and Angélique only made chocolates, so perhaps they should be removed?

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Yes correct. They are named mostly as chocolate makers. Removed.

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4 years ago

Really good, thorough list and good intro! My vote: Primo from 'Big Night.' 

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4 years ago

Congratulations, Brijesh!

Favorite Fictional Movie Chef

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/b-1A5iAQsqk/

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Thank you. :)

Updated thread.