Munch the movies: hosting a dinner party movie screening
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Welcome, lovers of food and film! This is our series DINNER AND A MOVIE, where we show you an array of cinema inspired recipes, so you can host epic dinner party movie screenings. With table dressing ideas to set the scene, and timecodes for when to serve each dish, you can create an immersive cinematic experience at home.
Get ready to gird your loins, because in this episode, in celebration of the release of the new West End musical, we're fashioning a feast in honour of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. There is no denying that this contemporary classic is still fashionable 20 years later, and for a movie with a problematic relationship with food, there sure is a lot of it...
Food is used symbolically throughout the movie. At the start, it's used to show the contrast between Andy's world, and the image obsessed fashion world that she's entering. Then, as the movie progresses, Andy's relationships with food, and with her appearance, change as she is consumed (pun intended) by the high-pressure of high-fashion.
We've picked our fave food moments from The Devil Wears Prada and brought them together for this celebratory cinematic spread. You can find all the recipes linked below, but if you haven't watched the episode on our YouTube channel yet, show it some love here. It's full of tips and terrible jokes, so throw on your cerulean, grab a cube of cheese, and enjoy.
Shall we begin? Why is noone reeeady...
THE TABLE:
You don't need the table dressing equivalent of the Runway closet to throw your own dinner, just utilise what you have (vintage is in after all) and if you can, adding a few little additional touches as an ode to the film creates a devilish scene.
We mocked up a mini version of "The Book" to display our menu, using AI to generate an image, then printing and gluing it to this scrapbook. Miranda would never approve of carrots printed on a skirt, but you can't say our artificially intelligent friend didn't listen to the "food plus fashion" prompt...
We picked up some shoe shaped charms, painted them red, and strung them with gold thread to make our own The Devil Wears Prada themed wine glass charms.
A blue table runner is obviously non negotiable... It's not just blue though, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean. We stuck to cerulean as our primary colour as an ode to one of the movies most iconic moments (maybe you noticed the themed nails in the video too 💅 )
Bagels, shoe confetti, thats all.
Like Miranda, we must have a fresh bottle of chilled San Pellegrino on the table at all times. We also laid out bowls of almonds, and bagel chips in honour of the opening scene of the movie, when Andy's onion bagel breakfast is juxtaposed with the fashion girlies 'almond only' brekkie.
And finally, throughout the house we scattered flowers on every table, just like Ms Priestly.
That's all.
 THE MENU  Â
STARTER
We've combined two of the movie's the most iconic food moments in miniature. Thankfully, cellulite is not one of the main ingredients in our corn chowder but, you are gonna need the full $8 worth of Jarlsberg...
CORN CHOWDER
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MINI GRILLED CHEESE
Served at 24 mins & 30 secs
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MAIN COURSE
An ode to Miranda's favoured lunch of Smith and Wollensky's finest cuts
STEAK, MASHED POTATO + CHIMICHURRI
Served at 50 mins & 30 secs
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DESSERT
We've opted for a more elegant version of Emily's hospital snack.
Good luck finding this in Paris...
CHOCOLATE PUDDING
Served at 1 hour, 11 mins & 40 secs
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