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Here's a juicy item from the L.A. Weekly blog: L.A.'s well-known Flying Pig food truck, which roams the streets of Tinsel Town distributing tacos that are famous for being, well, moist and juicy, has been loaned out for a porn movie called The Flying Pink Pig. The film, out now and starring porn king Ron Jeremy as Sunny Lane, will be followed soon by a sequel, which also features Lane as the operator of a truck besieged by babes who want more than just a dollop of salsa on their hot tamales. We're no prudes, but we have to wonder where this X-rated trend will go. Are we ready for Daniel Does Dallas? How about The Domino Pizza Boy Really Delivers?The Chicks of Chipotle? or maybe Big Mac's Whopper?

In the end, we have to agree with Mimi Sheraton, former restaurant critic for The New York Times, who, although she was not commenting directly on the new food- porn phenomenon, did sum things up nicely when she told The Huffington Post: "I don't know where they eat it, that's what I can't figure out about a truck. Where the hell do you eat it?"

It's impossible to watch Julia Roberts twirling her spaghetti in "Eat, Pray, Love" without imagining taking a bite of your own. Or chomping into her pizza in Naples. Or slowly savoring her gelato on a Roman park bench.

Filming food can be a challenge, but when it's done right, the audience can practically taste the succulent dishes being served on screen.

Saveur has put together a list of 21 great recipes from films that make your mouth water, the Huffington Post reported.

And from Julia Child's classic boeuf à la bourguignonne in "Julia and Julia" to the bounty served in "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman," food can steal the scene in some films.

In honor of the upcoming Oscars, Cooksden has created its own Culinary Cinema awards. Categories include "Best On-Screen Feast," "Sexiest Food Movie," "Best Food Documentary," "Best Restaurant Industry Movie," "Funniest Food Movie," "Most Disturbing Food Movie," and "Best Leading Actor/Actress in a Food Movie." Nominees for the big award, "Best Food Movie," include Big Night, Chocolat, Eat Drink Man Woman, La Graine et le Mulet, Tampopo, Babette's Feast, Ratatouille, and The Scent of Green Papaya. Check out the site to see the results.

Personally, I think Like Water for Chocolate - the movie that had thousands of home cooks attempting to make quail in rose petal sauce - should have been in the running. What's your favorite food flick?

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Getting together for dinner and a movie can be one of the most prosaic (Domino's and Blockbuster) of gatherings. But it can become something significantly more special if the food and the visuals connect.

When I was a broke, just-outta-high school teen, my roommates and I would host Godfather parties, for which we'd make a lot of pasta, get some jugs of cheap wine and follow the rule of shouting "Godfather!" then clinking and drinking every time someone got whacked.

There was a "cases of champagne and little black dresses" Breakfast at Tiffany's birthday party, but the master of the art was my great friend Mr. Diva, who threw annual, movie-themed award show parties, paying homage to Picnic (fried chicken) or Blue Velvet (cherry pie and PBR).

I've been to movie theaters with upscale food before. The Landmark theater near my house serves fancy cheesecakes and local beer. However, here's one that is new to me - movie theater seats with a button to call a waiter.

Village Road Show Gold Class Cinemas is set to open 50 theaters in the US in the next 5 years. Tickets to see movies at these theaters will cost $35 - no food included. However, for your big bucks, you will get the privilege of lounging in a comfortable recliner, pressing a button, and having someone serve you made-to-order meals (including sushi).

I wonder if the waiters will serve during the movie or only before. A waiter standing in front of me as the Titanic sinks sounds worse than that tall guy with the big head who always sits in front of me.

Would you pay $35 for the gold class movie experience?

[via Variety.com]

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