The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada is an American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. The film adaptation stars Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs. The film was released in 2006.

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

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Movie Plot In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behaviour and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behaviour, affecting her private life and her relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. As seen on IMDb

Cast

• Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
• Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
• Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
• Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling
• Simon Baker as Christian Thompson
• Adrian Grenier as Nate Cooper
• Gisele Bündchen as Serena
• Tracie Thoms as Lily
• Rich Sommer as Doug
• Daniel Sunjata as James Holt
• Colleen Dengel as Caroline Priestly
• Suzanne Dengel as Cassidy Priestly
• David Marshall Grant as Richard Sachs
• Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz
• Rebecca Mader as Jocelyn
• Alyssa Sutherland as Clacker
• Ines Rivero as Clacker at the elevator
• Stephanie Szostak as Jacqueline Follet
• David Callegati as Massimo
• Paul Keany as St. Regis Doorman

Our Review

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Slow-Cooked Pork Gammon

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Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron released in 2009, starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. Ephron’s screenplay is adjusted from two books: My Life in France, Child’s life account composed with Alex Prud’homme, and a diary by Powell, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen.

Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

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Movie Plot In 1949, the diplomat Paul Child and his wife Julia are expatriated to France. In Paris, the bored Julia decides to learn how to cook and later to write a book teaching American housewives how to cook French cuisine. In 2002, the frustrated secretary of a government agency Julie and her husband, the editor Eric Powell, move to an apartment in Queens over a pizzeria. Julie is an aspirant writer and loves to cook and her husband suggests her to write a blog to spend her leisure time. Julie decides to write a blog about cooking and commits herself to cook the 534 recipes written by Julia Child in her book in 365 days. As seen on IMDb

Cast

• Meryl Streep as Julia Child
• Amy Adams as Julie Powell
• Stanley Tucci as Paul Child, Julia's husband
• Chris Messina as Eric Powell, Julie's husband[6]
• Linda Emond as Simone Beck ("Simca"), with whom Julia wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking
• Helen Carey as Louisette Bertholle, co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking
• Jane Lynch as Dorothy Dean Cousins, Julia's sister[7]
• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Sarah, Julie's friend.[8]
• Joan Juliet Buck as Madame Elisabeth Brassart of Le Cordon Bleu, where Julia studied French cooking
• Amanda Hesser as herself
• Deborah Rush as Avis DeVoto, Julia's long-time pen pal
• Vanessa Ferlito as Cassie, Julie's acquaintance
• Casey Wilson as Regina, Julie's acquaintance
• Jillian Bach as Annabelle, Julie's acquaintance
• Frances Sternhagen as Irma Rombauer
• Françoise Lebrun as The Baker's Mother
• Mary Kay Place as the voice of Julie's mother
• Erin Dilly as Judith Jones, Julia's editor and friend

Our Review

Julie and Julia are two very different women, but they have one delicious feature in common: cooking. One comes to us from the delicious Paris of the '50s and the American television reality of the' 60s, full of smiles, optimism and original recipes. She is none other than Julia Child, the famous chef in the country and TV personality played by Meryl Streep. For her, cooking and food are a way of life, part of everyday life and a source of her inexhaustible pleasure.

The other is Julie Powel (Amy Adams), a stressed woman living in Queens who is frustrated with her life, the September 11 injury in New York and her failed failures, and is permanently in a state of crisis and frustration. Cooking for her is a way out of everyday life, while Julia Child's recipes are a challenge for small everyday victories - both in her kitchen and in her blog. Julia's recipe book will prove to be an unexpected self-help guide for Julie, who will finally give a taste of her boring life.

It is a pleasant and romantic story of Julie and Julia. Inspired by two true stories, Ephron manages to convey to the viewer both the joy of cooking and the joy of blogging, but also the simple joy of eating, a more accessible pleasure that we have all more or less experienced during a well-cooked meal. An undeniably delicious romantic comedy that will open hearts and appetite of course.

We imagined ourselves somewhere in Franch eating of course a delicious creamy chicken, that we add bacon (which is an always delicious combination) and pasta to complete and easy, quick and tasty meal.

Bon appetit!

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Creamy Pasta with Chicken and Bacon

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Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love is an American biographical romantic drama film. It's base on Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of the same name, starring Julia Roberts. Director Ryan Murphy undertook the cinematic transfer of the book which was released in the United States in August 2010.

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

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Movie Plot Liz Gilbert (Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. As seen on IMDb

Cast

• Julia Roberts as Elizabeth "Liz" Gilbert
• Javier Bardem as Felipe, a Brazilian businessman Gilbert falls in love with on her journey
• James Franco as David, the man Gilbert has an intense relationship with while she is finalizing her divorce
• Richard Jenkins as Richard, a Texan Liz befriends at an Indian ashram
• Viola Davis as Delia Shiraz, Gilbert's best friend
• Billy Crudup as Steven, Gilbert's ex-husband
• Sophie Thompson as Corella, a woman at the Indian ashram
• Mike O'Malley as Andy Shiraz, Delia's husband
• Christine Hakim as Wayan, Gilbert's best friend in Indonesia
• Arlene Tur as Armenia
• Hadi Subiyanto as Ketut Liyer, Gilbert's advisor in Indonesia
• Gita Reddy as The Guru
• Tuva Novotny as Sofi, Gilbert's Swedish best friend in Rome
• Luca Argentero as Giovanni, Gilbert's Italian tutor and Sofi's love interest
• Rushita Singh as Tulsi, Liz's friend at the ashram who has an arranged marriage

Our Review

Liz (Julia Roberts) is too close to depression. She is not sure about her feelings and her marriage does not help her at all, since she does not offer anything in her attempt to find herself. She decides to get a divorce and enter a new, more difficult phase in her life, the one that will allow her to fill this constant gap she feels. First step, the relationship with a younger man. The second and most important step, a journey around the world that will help her calm down and finally find the element that is missing from building her personal happiness. She first travels to Italy wanting to taste good food, carefree life and of course to join the local culture, then the spirituality of Indian culture and ends up in the idyllic Bali. In her attempt to discover the source of her authenticity, she witnesses various theories and practices that will lead her to self-awareness.

Perhaps the beginning and end of every human being revolves around self-knowledge. Elizabeth Gilbert's autobiographical story seeks to show the long and arduous need of self for love, right thinking and completion. Spiritual 'resurrection' is fundamental and necessary.

The film offers several thrills, accompanied by an exquisite journey into the diversity and magic of the world. The film has strong moments. Also, the film is part of a spiritual teaching that leaves no one indifferent ...

Many of us would like to make this journey. So, somewhere in here we were also upset by the taste that we would like to travel us, in some way to the places where the film went... What is more intense than Indian culture and food? A strong taste that will bring us closer to the dream of a trip ... So try to watch the movie with a delicious chicken curry and rice in front of you ...


We wish you to enjoy both of our proposals. 

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Chicken Curry

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