MUBI Presents Let’s Eat! Food And Film-A Celebration Of Cinema’s Most Memorable Meals
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MUBI presents Let’s Eat! Food And Film, a celebration of cinema’s most memorable meals spanning all of MUBI’s global platforms.
MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service, and production company, is excited to share additional programme highlights. These are part of their new season, LET’S EAT! FOOD AND FILM. The season spans MUBI’s global streaming platform, the MUBI Podcast, and Notebook magazine. It also includes a number of special in-person events. It explores the rich relationship between food and cinema across decades, cultures, and genres. The season features works, contributions, and insights from Kelly Reichardt, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Trân Anh Hùng, Alfred Hitchcock, George Miller, Eileen Myles, and more.
Announced today as part of LET’S EAT! FOOD AND FILM, the award-winning MUBI Podcast returns. It celebrates its tenth season with a four-course serving of stories about food on film. Titled “A Feast For The Eyes”, the series digs into the ways filmmakers use food to provoke hunger. It features guests including Brad Bird (Ratatouille), Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), and David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi). It also includes cult NY Times food writer Alison Roman, and more. The first episode will be released on Thanksgiving, 27 November.
Let’s Eat! A Film Feast, an all-day celebration of cinema’s most delicious stories, will also take over the Cinema at Selfridges from 2 pm until late evening on Thursday 20 November. Enjoy culinary cult classics and tasty new films on the big screen, food-obsessed talks, a pop-up exhibition, and a food-and-film quiz.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
The season’s highlights include:
STREAMING ON MUBI
Beginning with the release of Winter in Sokcho (Koya Kamura) on 7 November, the platform will showcase a wide-ranging programme of films. In these films, food takes centre stage. From cult classics to contemporary discoveries, titles include The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra), La Cocina (Alonso Ruizpalacios), and Flux Gourmet (Peter Strickland). Additionally, The Taste of Things (Trần Anh Hùng), Dessert for Constance (Sarah Maldoror), and many more are included.
MUBI PODCAST SEASON 10: “A FEAST FOR THE EYES”
Just in time for holiday eat-a-thons, the award-winning MUBI Podcast is back and celebrating its tenth season with a four-course serving of stories about food on film. Titled “A Feast For The Eyes,” the season digs into the ways filmmakers use food to provoke hunger, thought, nausea, political action… and sometimes all the above.
Joining host Rico Gagliano is a sampler platter of luminaries from the film and culinary worlds. This includes directors Brad Bird (Ratatouille), Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), and David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi). NY Times food writer Alison Roman, and more, are also featured. Gluttons for great cinema stories can start chowing down on episodes weekly, starting Thanksgiving Day. Please see below for a full list of episodes. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts, mubi.io/podcast.
SPECIAL EVENTS
To celebrate the season, MUBI will host a series of special screenings and live conversations across the globe..
Let’s Eat! A Film Feast is an all-day celebration of food in film at the Cinema at Selfridges on Thursday 20 November. Catch cult classics and rare gems from the Let’s Eat! film collection and beyond on the big screen, experience thought-provoking discussions, and enjoy some great food.
NOTEBOOK MAGAZINE ISSUE 8: “SHOESTRING SPAGHETTI”
Available January 2026, the next issue of MUBI’s print magazine Notebook, titled Shoestring Spaghetti, will take a fresh, in-depth look at the intersection of food and cinema. Highlights include “The Alfred Hitchcock Dinner Hour,” featuring rare archival photographs and recipes from the Hitchcock household; “Across the Table,” a series of conversations between critics and culinary experts; “Eating is Not the Point,” an exploration of the Hollywood power lunch written by filmmaker Courtney Stephens, and contributions from cultural figures such as George Miller, Wesley Morris, Eileen Myles and more.
FULL LIST OF FILM STREAMING ON MUBI AS PART OF LET’S EAT!
Below are the films streaming on MUBI during the event. These are:
The Taste of Things (2023) (Trần Anh Hùng)
La Cocina (2024) (Alonso Ruizpalacios)
Winter in Sokcho (2024) (Koya Kamura)
Flux Gourmet (2022) (Peter Strickland)
Sexual Drive (2021) (Kota Yoshida)
Krisha (2015) (Trey Edward Shults)
Dessert for Constance (1981) (Sarah Maldoror)
Delicatessen (1991) (Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro)
Ramen Shop (2018) (Eric Khoo)
Soul Kitchen (2009) (Fatih Akın)
The Lunchbox (2013) (Ritesh Batra)
Tavern Man (2012) (Aki Kaurismäki)
First Cow (2019) (Kelly Reichardt)
The Gleaners and I (2000) (Agnès Varda)
FULL LIST OF EPISODES MUBI PODCAST SEASON 10: “A FEAST FOR THE EYES”
Live: Nov 27: EPISODE 1: RATATOUILLE- A rat (and two cooks) in the kitchen
The story of how Pixar Studios turned an animated rodent into maybe the most beloved fictional chef of all time. Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and producer Brad Lewis (Cars 2) take us through the movie’s nearly 7-year saga, from soup to nuts to confit byaldi.
Live: Dec 4: EPISODE 2: THE TASTE OF THINGS – Alison Roman savours the opposite of a chef movie
Alison Roman talks with Rico about the tropes of fictional film chefs, and how the dreamy Cannes-winner The Taste of Things quietly roasts them over a spit.
Live: Dec 11: EPISODE 3: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI… and David Gelb changes the world
Director David Gelb’s documentary about a tiny, austere sushi joint and its perfectionist chef defined a food-film style… and set off an international omakase craze.
Live: Dec 18: EPISODE 4:THE LUNCHBOX and SALAAM BOMBAY – Romance and politics, straight to your door.
Directors Mira Nair and Ritesh Batra made two very different hit films about the very different sides of India’s food delivery system. Batra tells Rico about the romance of dabbawallas. Meanwhile, Nair remembers the mean streets of Mumbai’s chaiwallahs and what she serves her son Zohran Mamdani at home.
Let’s Eat! Food And Film is now streaming globally.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
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