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21 movies and TV shows with the best food moments
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21 movies and TV shows with the best food moments

Whether it’s because a meal made audiences wish they could jump through the screen and indulge, or it’s because the scene was so insane it made people question reality, food is often an unsung hero of entertainment. Edible delights and disasters have made on-screen instances pop in various ways, so it’s time to put them on a menu because these are the movies and TV shows that have delivered the best food moments ever.

 
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New York pizza in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’

New York pizza in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’
New Line Cinema

Even those who can’t have cheese have dreamed about dining with mutants on that New York pizza in the sewer.

 
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The pie in ‘American Pie’

The pie in ‘American Pie’
Universal Studios

That poor, poor pie.

 
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Kevin’s chili in ‘The Office’

Kevin’s chili in ‘The Office’
Universal Television

Perhaps the secret to Kevin’s chili had nothing to do with the onions and everything to do with the fact that it had carpet in it.

 
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Giant sundae in ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'

Giant sundae in ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'
Twentieth Century Fox

Kevin McCallister lived the fantasy of most kids, but anyone at any age admires that larger-than-life ice cream sundae he dines on.

 
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Signature dish in ‘Ratatouille’

Signature dish in ‘Ratatouille’
Walt Disney Pictures

A Food Network-level dining experience.

 
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No soup for you in ‘Seinfeld’

No soup for you in ‘Seinfeld’
NBC

Telling someone they can’t have soup only makes them want it more.

 
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Spaghetti kiss in ‘Lady and the Tramp’

Spaghetti kiss in ‘Lady and the Tramp’
Walt Disney Pictures

Forever the most romantic kiss to ever occur over pasta.

 
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Slippery little suckers in ‘Pretty Woman’

Slippery little suckers in ‘Pretty Woman’
Touchstone Pictures

Everyone remembers the jewelry case, but can we take a second to appreciate when Vivian can’t quite handle a fancy dinner?

 
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All the cheesecake in ‘The Golden Girls’

All the cheesecake in ‘The Golden Girls’
Touchstone Television

The Golden Girls taught the world that every late-night conversation should be had over a slice of cheesecake.

 
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Chocolate cake challenge in ‘Matilda’

Chocolate cake challenge in ‘Matilda’
TriStar Pictures

How many people have watched that scene in Matilda and thought, 'Well, I could finish that?’

 
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Krabby Patties in ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’

Krabby Patties in ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’
Paramount Pictures

Plankton is right. The world needs the recipe for those Krabby Patties.

 
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The candy factory in ‘I Love Lucy’

The candy factory in ‘I Love Lucy’
Desilu Productions

I Love Lucy remains one of the greatest television shows of all time, and because of that, it has some of the most notable scenes. One of the most revered is when Lucy and her BFF Ethel have a chaotic moment involving a conveyor belt and chocolate.

 
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“Be Our Guest” in ‘Beauty and the Beast’

“Be Our Guest” in ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Walt Disney Pictures

Dinner and a show. Only it would feel weird to dine on plates that were just in the production.

 
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The factory in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

The factory in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
Paramount Pictures

Visiting Willy Wonka's factory is a fantasy many have, only minus the whole dying on the tour thing. Many could do without that.

 
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Eleven’s Eggos in ‘Stranger Things’

Eleven’s Eggos in ‘Stranger Things’
Netflix

Eggos hadn’t had a moment since the ‘90s, but leave it to Stranger Things to make the quick breakfast treat relevant again.

 
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Hotel pizza in ‘A Goofy Movie’

Hotel pizza in ‘A Goofy Movie’
Walt Disney Pictures

Someone give the animators of A Goofy Movie a special award for making the pizza in that movie look that good!

 
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Birthday cake in ‘Sixteen Candles’

Birthday cake in ‘Sixteen Candles’
Universal Pictures

Like the kiss in Lady and the Tramp, it’s the romance of the scene that makes the food look that much better.

 
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Scrambled eggs in ‘The Bear’

Scrambled eggs in ‘The Bear’
FXP

When The Bear is all said and done, one of the things many will remember most — other than the anxiety its holiday episode in its second season caused — is the scrambled eggs from that same season.

 
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The No. 2 pie in ‘The Help’

The No. 2 pie in ‘The Help’
Dreamworks Pictures

There may not be another food scene in cinema that has caused entire audiences to both cheer and almost upchuck quite like the infamous pie scene in The Help.

 
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Snack rain in ‘Kazaam’

Snack rain in ‘Kazaam’
Touchstone Pictures

Kazaam wasn’t the greatest movie from the ‘90s, but the scene where Shaquille O’Neal made a wish come true that made snacks fall from the sky? That was pretty cool.

 
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Run-by fruiting in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire'

Run-by fruiting in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire'
Twentieth Century Fox

Mrs. Doubtfire has a lot of food moments from the hello! pie to when the titular character sets her chest on fire in the restaurant scene, but who doesn’t love it when the nanny pitches a fruit at the back of the head of the man trying to woo his ex?

Kendra Beltran went to college with no game plan and found herself falling back on her love of writing soon after graduating all the way back in 2009. Since then, she's written for MTV Geek, Cosplay Central, Collider, Apartment Therapy, and many other sites that allowed her to showcase her love of all things pop culture. When she isn't writing, Kendra is either hosting her show, Crushgasm, baking all the cookies, or spoiling her fur baby, Mason.

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