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Category Archives: Film

Link Buffet: sweet, sour, spicy

March 7, 2018by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Probably best tessellated rhubarb you’ll see today.Via @presentcorrect pic.twitter.com/CqSfkBGSyr — 78 Derngate (@78Derngate) February 6, 2018 I hope y’all can see the embedded tweets peppered throughout this post. I have […]

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Film, Food Distribution and Resources, Link Buffet

A sampler of short food films

April 15, 2016by Sara Davis 4 Comments

Just a soupçon of beautifully animated scenes of eating to start your weekend. I’m not sure when I first saw this clever stop-motion movie, but when it popped up on my […]

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Art, Film, Painting, Performance, Playing with Food

Link Buffet: Processing and progressing

January 23, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Readers and friends! I’ve missed connecting with you on this platform. January has been an incredibly busy month for me, as I wrapped up  my responsibilities at the university press […]

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"Junk" food, Cooking, Film, Link Buffet, Photography, Playing with Food, Rituals and Customs, Texture and mouthfeel, Visual appeal and presentation, Wine

The gender of junk food in Disney’s short film “Feast”

November 18, 2014by Sara Davis 2 Comments

This weekend, I went to see Big Hero 6 as a well-deserved break from the looming work deadlines that have been keeping me from my blog. (I do miss it […]

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"Junk" food, Film, Gender, Meat, Vegetable
by Maja Cule

Link Buffet: Making a Scene

July 10, 2013by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Oddly, I have two arty links about lettuce and two for jellybeans this week. Fair and balanced reportage! I just saw this Requiem for a Lettuce at Edible Geography today: a […]

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Advertising, Art, Film, Link Buffet, Music

Don’t bother with “Butter”

February 24, 2013by Sara Davis Leave a comment

I have a weakness for whimsical ensemble comedies that follow competitors in an offbeat subculture contest. I loved Best in Show, and though it’s been years since I saw it, I […]

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Dairy, Film, Regional, Sculpture

What would James Bond eat?

December 21, 2012by Sara Davis 2 Comments

Eggs, according to Elizabeth Hale, whose article in Winter Gastronomica describes a multitude of egg dishes enjoyed by the agent in Ian Fleming’s series. Apparently Bond eats eggs in every one […]

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Body, Film, Gender, Novels

Sweetrolls and soupe aux choux in Anna Karenina

November 26, 2012by Sara Davis Leave a comment

The new Anna Karenina film is absolutely gorgeous–which anyone can plainly see from the trailer–but it is also quite sharp. I read the novel over the summer and was enthralled, […]

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Cultural connotations, Film, Gender, Literature, Novels, Regional, Sexuality

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