Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I inherently knew who Julia Child was. "I'm Julia Child!" I could warble in my best imitation, just knowing her as the jovial host of cooking shows on PBS. She was right…
When Anthony Bourdain died a couple years ago by suicide, I was one of the few people I knew that didn't have a visceral reaction to the news. I knew who he was, of course, in sort of a pop culture wa…
Entertainment has always loved a mad genius. Whether the person portrayed is a brilliant scientist, artist, or musician -- these folks almost always makes for at least interesting cinema. We lowly fol…
Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) has lost his mojo. No, let's just say he is on auto-pilot. When he started out his career, he was hailed as the next big thing by foodies, with his flair and originality…
