The Cinema Chefs podcast highlights the fundamentals of cooking by exploring food scenes in movies. Hosted by Chefs Clara Park and Jenn de la Vega, this duo has decades of culinary experience, including Michelin-starred restaurants, all aspects of cookbook writing, product development, cooking classes, and, of course, food styling and craft services for film and TV. You might recognize them from Chopped, Snack v. Chef, Guy’s Grocery Games, and Gastronauts.
Jenn: I’m Jenn de la Vega.
Clara: And I’m Clara Park. Welcome to the Cinema Chefs.
Jenn: “The Cinema Chefs” podcast highlights the fundamentals of cooking and food culture by exploring food scenes in movies. Hosted by Chefs Clara Park
Clara: and Jenn de la Vega, we have decades of culinary experience, including Michelin-starred restaurants, all aspects of cookbook writing, product development, cooking classes, and, of course, food styling and craft services for film and TV.
Jenn: You might recognize us from Chopped, Snack v. Chef, and Guy’s Grocery Games.
Clara: We explore the Cubano from the movie Chef.
[Clip] Clara: How to make a perfect Cubano, I think you can also call it, "How to make the world's best sandwich."
Jenn: What are the best ways to cook shrimp? We look to Forrest, Forrest Gump.
[Clip] Clara: Nature's handle: the shrimp tail.
Jenn: Are all dumplings created equal? We explore their significance in Oldboy.
[Clip] Jenn: Oldboy paved the way. I really think so.
[Clip] Clara: With metal chopsticks, they react to poison.
[Clip] Jenn: Yooooooo!
Clara: The concept of 3 course dinners in Willy Wonka, and our season finale is about special occasion dining in Big Night.
[Clip] Clara: Food brings everyone together!
[Clip] Jenn: It's true, it brought us together.
Clara: Listen to The Cinema Chefs, from screen to plate. Wherever you get your podcasts.