Recipe inspiration can come from anywhere; family traditions, travel – and now film and TV.
Signature recipes from cooking shows like The Bear and other popular TV and movie moments are taking TikTok by storm, while the delicious (and not so) concoctions are achieving a cult status of their own.
From sous chef Sidney’s Boursin omelette in the Disney+ series to the infamous blue soup Bridget Jones makes for her friends to celebrate her 33rd birthday, chefs and wannabe chefs on social media are showing fans how to make their own versions. can make.
It comes as the popularity of TV shows and films such as The Bear and Boiling Point are reigniting interest in professional kitchens and the environment that comes with them.
TikTok is full of clips that give viewers quick and easy instructions for preparing meals made famous by popular movies and TV.
Recipes inspired by TV shows and movies are taking TikTok by storm as viewers want to know how to make signature meals prepared by their favorite characters (Photo: Taste Film’s Blue Soup from Bridget Jones’s Diary)
In Bridget Jones’s Diary, the titular character throws her friends a disastrous three-course dinner to celebrate her birthday
One such recipe is Lady and The Tramp’s iconic spaghetti and meatballs, which have been copied by multiple TikTok chefs who offer their followers easy-to-follow recipes to recreate the dish.
Chief Chase, a TikTok culinary whiz, made a clip for his followers showing them how to make the iconic meal from the cartoon love story.
US account The Disney Dish has filmed its own recreation of the Lady and the Tramp spaghetti and meatballs, as well as a series of recipes made famous by both Disney films and theme parks.
Her creations include the offensive apple from Snow White that puts the princess into a deep sleep, the pear popcorn from Princess Diaries 2 and ratatouille from the Disney Pixar animated film of the same name.
In Britain, companies love it Taste film have surfaced that offer people the opportunity to watch movies while dining on the signature recipes prepared by the characters.
Examples of the recipes offered by Taste Film’s chefs include Bridget Jones’ disastrous three-course meal that she cooks for her friends on her birthday in the first part of Bridget Jones’s Diary.
One such dish is the blue soup, which the titular character wants to be an ordinary bowl of soup, but when she ties some ingredients together with a blue string, the liquid accidentally becomes infused with the unappetizing color.
A TikTok chef named Gourmet Gab has recreated Sidney’s Boursin and chip omelet from The Bear
The recipe, which has gone viral on TikTok, was created by Sidney (Ayo Edebiri, right)
Taste Film founder Amy Fernando, 41, told FEMAIL she believes audiences are “becoming more sophisticated” and want to “get closer to the characters” in their favorite films
“Nostalgia has been trending for a long time, but that’s not the only thing,” she said.
The founder, who started her career as a film teacher, added that viewers now want to “feel what the characters feel” – adding that taste is the most powerful sense you can tap to make that happen.
She said: ‘Food has exploded and immersive dining experiences are all the rage.’
Interestingly, Amy revealed that 80% of Taste Film’s audience is female, as women bring their friends and mothers to the immersive dining experience. However, she said it is also an excellent date spot for couples.
Although Amy has been running Taste Film since 2017, she admits that the market is becoming somewhat ‘saturated’ as people become more interested in recreating food experiences from TV and film.
As a result, the company is making its offering even more interactive – evidenced by customers being ‘sent down a rabbit hole’ for an Alice in Wonderland dining experience, with little quirks and details created along the way.
Taste Film’s website states: ‘We believe that films should be more than just watching, that they should be lived, and that no sentence is more meaningful and evocative than taste.
‘Taste Film transforms spaces by creating tailor-made memorable ‘moment to meal’ menus and dining experiences to accompany screenings of cult classics, transporting guests to the worlds of our favorite film characters and stories.’
The company is working with chefs and restaurants across the country to create the meals viewers will eat while watching the film.
Chef Chase, a US-based culinary standout from TikTok, is one of dozens of chefs on the social media platform recreating the spaghetti and meatballs from Lady and The Tramp
The love story between two mismatched puppies finds them sharing a plate of spaghetti and meatballs in the signature scene
Speaking to the GuardianAmy added that when setting up the business, she was inspired by the scene in the gangster film Goodfellas, where the characters make pasta in prison.
She said, “I had a light bulb moment and I thought, what if we could be closer to these characters? Feel what they feel, experience what they feel through taste?’
Amy added that Millennials and Gen Z are now more ‘passionate about food’ than ever before, with people in their 20s and 30s spending more money on tasty meals.
To make the experience as interactive as possible, the meals are delivered to viewers as they are consumed by the characters.
In the comedy film Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig’s character Annie, who is a baker, spends a scene baking and decorating cupcakes.
When the film is shown, Taste Film customers receive cupcakes to decorate and eat during the same scene.
The increased interest in on-screen recipes comes as TV shows like The Bear and Boiling Point are taking streaming services by storm.
When series two of The Bear, starring Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White, arrived on Disney+ in Britain last summer, JustWatch’s streaming guide said it was the most streamed show in the country at the time.
It also earned a whopping 13 Emmy nominations.
And the culinary show that follows main character Carmy as he sets up his own bistro in Chicago while recovering from his own time in fine dining restaurants is obviously not immune to the TikTok treatment.
Signature recipes from the show can be found throughout the video platform, including Sidney’s Boursin Omelet topped with chips.
Gastronomic Gaba TikTok chef from the US, showed her followers how to recreate the recipe to make a silky omelette filled with cream cheese.
When putting together the recipe, she referenced Sidney’s creation – and she claims the combination of Boursin and chips makes for “the perfect bite.”