The Grand Budapest Hotel is certainly on the list as a favorite Wes Anderson film (up there with Fantastic Mr. Fox,The Darjeeling Limited and Moonrise Kingdom). There are just too many great ones to choose a real favorite. Anyhow, I have been obsessed with the Courtesan Au Chocolate pastry from the film’s bakery Mendl’s […]
Feb 12, 2015 | Categories: Food, Uncategorized | Tags: chocolate, courtesan au chocolate, film, food, grand budapest hotel, mendls, movie, pastry, pastry cream, pate a choux, profiteroles, recipe, sweets, wes anderson | Leave A Comment »
Well it’s the day of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Do you have your Oscar snacks ready? Did you write down your picks? I saw all of the best picture noms except The Fighter. Of course, I’m rooting for BLACK SWAN and 127 HOURS. They were both well written, directed, photographed beautifully and great acting. […]
Feb 27, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: "127 Hours", "Academy Awards", "Black Swan", Academy, cookies, film, movies, Oscar | Leave A Comment »
I was really lucky and honored to be a part of The Big Picture: The Films of Twentieth Century Fox at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night. It’s a project I had been working on for months – helping to pick films and music to be featured in the show and shepharding the project through. […]
Sep 09, 2010 | Categories: Music, Uncategorized | Tags: David Newman, film, Fox, Hollywood, hollywood bowl, movie, music, orchestra, rehearsal, score, warner bros | 1 Comment »