美食誘惑:民以食為天
美味情緣 No Reservations
Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is the head chef at the trendy 22 Bleecker Street Restaurant in Manhattan, New York. She runs her kitchen at a rapid pace as she coordinates the making and preparation of all the fantastic meals, and personally displays the food to perfection on every dish. She intimidates everyone around her, including her boss Paula (Patricia Clarkson), who sends her to therapy. Kate hates to leave the kitchen when a customer wants to compliment her on one of her special dishes, however she is ready to leave the kitchen in an instant when a customer insults her cooking.
凱特(凱瑟琳•澤塔-瓊斯 飾)天生麗質(zhì),是一所餐廳里杰出的主廚,她是個(gè)十足的工作狂,因?yàn)楣ぷ魉纳钭兊檬挚贪澹瑳]有一絲火花 。對自己的手藝非常自信的她常常都堅(jiān)持己見,老板只好強(qiáng)迫她去看心理醫(yī)生 。
凱特的妹妹因車禍而逝世了,留下年幼的女兒祖需要?jiǎng)P特照顧 。媽媽離開后,祖變得越來越封閉 。無論凱特怎么努力,祖還是與阿姨保持距離 。
此時(shí)餐廳里請來了新的廚師尼克(艾倫•艾克哈特 飾),工作態(tài)度完全有別與凱特,這使凱特?zé)o法接受,但他卻有能耐使不喜歡吃正餐的祖乖乖吃飯 。凱特不得不對尼克另眼相看,此后因?yàn)樽娴年P(guān)系他們約會(huì)漸多,凱特與尼克之間也產(chǎn)生了微妙的情緣,就連凱特與祖之間的關(guān)系也大大改進(jìn)了 。
但這時(shí),兩人在工作上卻出現(xiàn)了分歧,感情受到了挑戰(zhàn)……
美味關(guān)系 Julie & Julia
In 2002, Julie Powell (Adams) is a young writer with an unpleasant job at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's call center, where she answers telephone calls from victims of the September 11 attacks and members of the general public complaining about the LMDC's controversial plans for rebuilding the World Trade Center. To do something she enjoys, she decides to cook every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) by Julia Child (Streep) in one year; Powell decides to write a blog to motivate herself and document her progress.
對工作感到灰心沮喪的曼哈頓下城發(fā)展公司員工茱莉•鮑威爾(艾美•亞當(dāng)斯Amy Adams 飾)決定用一年時(shí)間實(shí)踐美國最受歡迎的電視名廚茱莉亞•切爾德(梅麗爾•斯特里普 Meryl Streep 飾)第一本食譜《精通法國烹飪的藝術(shù)》中的全部524道菜,并寫博客記錄每日進(jìn)展 。與此同時(shí),電影平行穿插茱莉亞•切爾德隨美國新聞署任職的丈夫保羅•切爾德(斯坦利•塔奇 Stanley Tucci 飾)于1948年來到法國巴黎居住,學(xué)習(xí)烹飪,并歷經(jīng)十年艱辛出版厚達(dá)七百多頁的《精通法國烹飪的藝術(shù)》過程 。茱莉•鮑威爾在模仿茱莉亞•切爾德的歷程中終于找到了自我,而隨著博客瀏覽量的增加,就連茱莉亞本人也得知了茱莉的存在,但結(jié)果卻在茱莉意料之外 。