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We Watch Food

Sophie Gareau-Brennan & Mitch Dexter

Sophie Gareau-Brennan & Mitch Dexter sit down to talk about the most flavourful food shows available for your screens. They'll dig into movies, shows, and series' that revolve around food, cooking, or the culture of eating. Tasty eats equal tasty ear-treats, right? Come away with an appreciation for whatever part of the "Foodiverse" they explore on that episode.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best We Watch Food episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to We Watch Food for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite We Watch Food episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Ep. 62

It's time to look at ugly things through a beautiful lens, which means it's time for 1989's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

Sophie & Mitch talk about this grimy movie and what make it so intriguing to watch. We talk about the distance style creates between an audience and a piece of art. We discuss how presenting crass or vulgar content can serve a greater purpose. It's a loaded conversation for a dense film!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our favourite recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Big Night (1996)

Big Night (1996)

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07/13/19 • 53 min

Ep. 61

We just watched the wonderful film Big Night (1996), aka Two Brothers with a Restaurant and They're Italian.

We discuss the impressive directorial decisions, the written & visual storytelling, and a final scene that is one of the best from any movie we've seen - food-related or otherwise. Plus drunken octogenarians, Italian Bilbos, and so much more.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our favourite recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Food on the Go (2017)
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03/16/19 • 63 min

Ep. 52

Sophie & Mitch go over a delightful little documentary about Italian food: Food on the Go (E il cibo va) (2017).

How does food travel and how does it change when it does? What happens to Italian cooking and techniques when they immigrate to the United States or to Argentina? All of these questions are at play in this week's episode.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Acid
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03/02/19 • 45 min

Ep. 50

Finally on track with the titling in Netflix's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Episode 3 is all about Acid

We're visiting the Yucatan in order to see all the different things to use acid for. With a wide variety of citrus, a surprising type of honey, and a few other acidic ingredients, Samin Nosrat shows off how all of this balances your food.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Mostly Martha (2001)
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02/02/19 • 56 min

Ep. 46

We're repeating ourselves this week with the 2001 German film Mostly Martha!

We discuss why this movie is so tasty & why the American remake No Reservations (2007) was so bland. We solve issues of adaptations, talk about what makes for compelling drama, and figure out how long it takes to drive from Hamburg to Italy.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Waitress (2007)

Waitress (2007)

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01/05/19 • 71 min

Ep. 42

Let's start 2019 fresh with 2007's Waitress.

Sophie & Mitch discuss all the complexities of this simple little film about a waitress with an abusive husband, imaginative pies, and a bun in the oven. We question the subjectivity of stories, wonder about the process of pie-making, and we explain the tragic meta-text surrounding this movie.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Nailed It! Holiday p.2
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12/29/18 • 86 min

Ep. 41

Our coverage of Nailed It! Holiday continues this week!

This podcast covers episodes 4, 5, 6, and the bonus 7th one! We talk about all the impossible tasks these contestants have to attempt, the odd editing choices, and the possibility of Nailed It! spinoffs - based off of the DIY 7th episode. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes - like Sophie's Rice Krispies!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Nailed It! Holiday p.1
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12/22/18 • 82 min

Ep. 40

Get outta here season 3; it's Nailed It! Holiday time! This podcast covers episodes 1, 2, and 3 of this specialty season. We discuss all the reasons why we're excited for this over a proper season three, we're excited by returning guests, and - most of all - we're happy to share some holiday cheer through food and people trying their best. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes - like Sophie's Buttercream!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
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12/01/18 • 76 min

Ep. 37

Time to dive into one of the few food-film-franchises, beginning with 2009's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Sophie & Mitch talk about the insanity of both the protagonist and the concept of food falling from the sky. We also break down all the small details and character work going on in this film. Not only that, but we continue our meatball talk with a small report on the history of the form. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our personal recipes - like Mitch's Meatballs! Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We Watch Food - The God of Cookery (1996)
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07/27/19 • 56 min

Ep. 63

Continuing the summer movies with Stephen Chow's 1996 film The God of Cookery, and hoboy what a movie.

We try to discern the actual plot, make sense of the intense stylization, and figure out if Stephen Chow (the character) ever really learned the secret of cooking. We know he has magic food-related kung fu, and that's worth the watch alone, if you're looking for something wacky and more.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with news, to join the discussion about food, and to check out all of our favourite recipes!

Music Credits: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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