5 Romance Movies to Watch if you are a hopeless romantic & Foodie

 

5 Romance Movies to Watch if you are a hopeless Romantic & Foodie

 1.Chocolat

This movie is a must see especially if you love chocolate, it’s about a woman who moves into a small catholic French town with her daughter to open a Chocolaterie. Vianne opens the shop in the middle of Catholic lent which does not sit well with the Count of the town who is a very strict catholic. However, Vianne’s Mayan recipes slowly catch the intrigue of the townspeople. Each chocolate changing their lives forever. Starring Johnny Depp, you will love this chocolate filled story.

 2.My Big Fat Greek Wedding

While food does not hold the spotlight here, you’ll definitely love this Greek themed movie. The movie is centered around Toula Portokalos a Greek American woman who is 30 and currently unmarried, a taboo for her family. She has lived all her life embarrassed by her family and decides to go to college and work for her Aunt’s travel agency, after she meets eligible bachelor Ian Millar, when they decide to get married Toula learns to embrace her family’s wild side as they plan a big fat Greek wedding!

3. Eat Pray Love

This movie adaptation from the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, starts with 30 year old Elizabeth realizing she doesn’t want to have kids and wants a divorce. After a trip to Bali, she asks a Guru the balance between pleasure and spirituality, she then embarks on a journey to explore, the pleasures of eating in Italy, the spirituality as she prays in a temple in India and finally learns to love the balance between the two. An amazing movie if you love travel stories filled with love, adventure and you guessed it food!

3. Last Holiday

This movie starring Queen Latifah,
follows Georgia Byrd, a modest woman who has learned to live carefully and safely. She sings in Church Choir every Sunday, always saves her money and decides to wait for something big to happen as she crushes on one of her coworkers. After getting hit on the head, she finds out she has a disease that gives her only a month to live. After she comes to terms with it, she quits her job, takes all her life savings, and decides to spend her holidays at one of the most luxurious hotels in Europe. As a woman who loves to cook, she befriends celebrity chef Didier and becomes a mysterious rich woman who always speaks her mind and lives her life to the fullest. This movie is a great light hearted holiday movie with one of the yummiest cooking scenes ever!

5. Ratatouille

Yes! You guessed it; how we could skip this one from our list. It has the perfect combination of food, romance, and Disney! In this movie Chef Gusteau has a saying “Anyone can cook!” But does he really mean anyone? It follows a Rat named Remy with an extraordinary palette and sense of smell, which make him a great chef! He goes to Paris, where he accidently comes across Linguini, a dishwasher who cannot cook to save his life! Together, they make a team to become the best Chefs at the restaurant. With Chef Colette and Linguini falling in love, this Disney classic fits perfectly especially for families!