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Hunter’s Lamb Kebabs with Hummous and Flatbreads – American Sniper

03:20 PM, February 16, 2015 |

The Film: The Dish:

The Reason:

The most lethal sniper in US history, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is brought up to believe; ‘There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs’. It’s the job of sheepdogs like him to protect the rest of us from the wolves. In this dish, the hunks of marinated lamb appear equally vulnerable. Skewered on rosemary branches, these kebabs borrow flavours of the classic marksman’s dish ‘cacciatore’ (translating from Italian as ‘hunter’s stew’) before sending them on a Middle Eastern tour. Pieces of lamb fillet are still held shoulder to shoulder with their traditional compatriots; tomatoes and olives, yet instead of being stewed …

Chicken Under a Brick with Gin Mayo – Birdman

09:20 AM, February 16, 2015 |

Oscars festival

The Film:

The Dish:

The Reason:

Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) can’t escape the black cloak of Birdman. The comic book character who was once his ticket to fame is now a mocking spectre, haunting any attempt to rehabilitate his artistic image and egging him into dangerous deeds. There is heavy pressure on Riggan from critics and co stars to create quality art. It’s pressure that’s akin to the weight of bricks required to execute this classic dish. Here a bird is splayed and marinated in gin ( potentially left from method actors who insist on drinking it on stage), the heat of chilli and the sourness of lemon. The bricks hold the chicken …

Courtesan au Chocolat – Grand Budapest Hotel

09:22 AM, February 15, 2015 |

baking, Oscars festival

The Film:

The Dish:

The Reason:

“From the far away land of Zubrowka there lived a legendary pâtissier: Herr Mendl. He created a pastry that would captivate Zubrowka’s people for generations. Upon his passing his will stated that the recipe was never to be revealed. This recipe came from a 1963 recipe left lying on the floor in the kitchen of the Grand Budapest Hotel.”

This is almost that famed dish. It requires persistence, cunning and grace to construct; fitting for the favoured treat of a concierge as legendary as Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) at an establishment as revered as The Grand Budapest Hotel in Nebelsbad. The chocolate centre of the profiteroles is as …