- First Movie I Ever Saw:
- The Conversation
- First Binge
- Jeeves and Wooster
- All-Time Faves
- The Blues Brothers, The French Chef, The Night Manager, Four Days in October
- Current Obsession
- The Handmaid's Tale/Watching Hallmark Christmas movies hoping for a Gritty cameo/Hoping for a Gritty storyline in S3 of The Handmaid's Tale
- If I Were A GIF...
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The Latest
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René Redzepi's 'Omnivore' Is Culinary Smooth Jazz ... And That's Just Fine
By Jonathan Beecher Field •At its best, Omnivore feels like if Les Blank had a bunch of frequent flyer miles and a translator. -
'Reacher' (The Show) and 'Reacher (The Book Series) Approach Their Female Characters Very Differently
By Jonathan Beecher Field •Reacher’s writers are facing a dilemma, as the choices they make are likely to make either fans of the TV show or fans of the novel unhappy. -
'Dinner Time Live': David Chang’s Netflix Cooking Talk Show Needs Better Ingredients
By Jonathan Beecher Field •It is possible that David Chang might have both a Seth Meyers and an Emeril Lagasse inside of him – but not at the same time. -
'The Official Netflix Cookbook' Is Perfect For Foodies Who Want To "Netflix and Cook" Before They "Netflix And Chill"
By Jonathan Beecher Field •We are not sure which Netflix exec greenlit this project, but they did very well to enlist Anna Painter as the one who actually wrote the recipes. -
The 'Yellowstone' Cookbook Will Keep You Well-Fed Until The Season 5 Return Date
By Jonathan Beecher Field •This cookbook feels very much like the expression of a specific cook’s aesthetic and philosophy, rather than a paint-by-numbers cash grab. -
'Murder She Wrote' and 'Maine Cabin Masters' Will Give You That Vacationland Vibe
By Jonathan Beecher Field •In a perfect world, we’d be dipping our toes in the Atlantic, eating lobster rolls, and crushing a Lunch. -
'Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody' On Netflix Delightfully Veers Away From The Standard Culinary Travel Doc Template Popularized By Bourdain and Chang
By Jonathan Beecher Field •When it comes to pork, Koreans are absolutely not playing around. -
'Bama Rush' Isn't A Frothy Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Alabama Sorority System — It's Shot And Scored Like 'Murdaugh Murders'
By Jonathan Beecher Field •The documentary focuses more on individuals trying to join these powerful institutions than on the institutions themselves. -
Cheeseburger in Hell: 'The Menu' Plays With Its Foodies, But To What End?
By Jonathan Beecher Field •The most interesting parts of the movie seem to be there almost by accident. -
Jingle Binge
'Martha Holidays' On The Roku Channel Is A Hype Video For The Whole Martha Stewart Vibe
By Jonathan Beecher Field •At one point, Martha commands her assistant to "Lick it." -
Stream It Or Skip It
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Love Charlie' on VOD, A Documentary About The Legendary Chicago Chef Who Elevated American Cuisine
By Jonathan Beecher Field •Love Charlie is a must-see for fans of Charlie Trotter's restaurant and people who wish they could have been fans of Charlie Trotter's restaurant. -
'Batali: The Fall Of A Superstar Chef' Glosses Over Some Of The Worst Aspects Of Mario Batali's Toxic Behavior
By Jonathan Beecher Field •There are at least four different stories fighting for prominence in this documentary. -
"Get In, Sickos, We’re Going to Iowa”: How a Meme Might Change How You Watch College Football (For The Better, Right?)
By Jonathan Beecher Field •Following the Way of Sickos allows you to enjoy more college football in more ways, including today's "El Assico" matchup between Iowa and Iowa State. -
Netflix's Woodstock '99 Documentary Failed To Learn The Lessons Of ESPN's Outstanding 'Hillsborough' Documentary
By Jonathan Beecher Field • 142 SharesSimply put, what Hillsborough gets right will give you a good BS detector for all of the things Trainwreck gets wrong. -
'Reacher' Needed A Bigger Star Than Tom Cruise To Reach Its Full Potential
By Jonathan Beecher Field • 136 SharesAlan Ritchson is what we call a UNIT. -
'The Next Thing You Eat': David Chang's Sobering Look At The Future of Food
By Jonathan Beecher Field •Compared to Ugly Delicious, this features a very different and more serious tone from Chang. -
'Eater's Guide To The World' Is The Love Letter To Restaurants We All Need To Watch Right Now
By Jonathan Beecher Field •By subtracting the presence of the on-camera host, we hear directly from the people who are the subject of the show in the first place. -
Cooking With Paris raises more questions than it answers. Questions like "will there ever be a second episode?" and "why"?
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To Eat, Perchance To Stream
Chef Asma Khan And Her All-Female Kitchen Staff Dazzle In The Latest Season Of 'Chef's Table'
By Jonathan Beecher Field •What she's doing at London's Darjeeling Express is nothing short of radical. -
To Eat, Perchance To Stream
Kat Kinsman Infuses Her Instant Pot Recipes With A Delightfully Disturbing Lovecraftian Vibe
By Jonathan Beecher Field • 1103 SharesThe Instant Pot is a combination crock pot and pressure cooker that many Americans revere with a passion usually reserved for automatic weapons.