The  French director Claude Chabrol takes his food very seriously. Even the humble fried egg must be cooked perfectly.

The magisterial Margaret Rutherford quizzing a hapless Alastair Sim about digestive biscuits.

Can anyone describe a recipe in quite the same wonderful way as the great Margaret Rutherford?

Marcel Hillaire, one of the screen's great character actors, teaches a class of would be Cordon Bleu graduates that includes Audrey Hepburn how to crack an egg. A scene from Billy Wilder's frothy comedy "Sabrina".

Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, that unlikely agent who takes great pleasure in culinary skills.

One of the most beloved of actresses, Audrey Hepburn, in one of the most memorable openings of a film

Alfred Hitchcock's wicked sense of humour at work again.

One of the truly great food scenes in modern cinema. Jack Nicholson somehow manages to be both patient, sarcastic and frightening all at the same time.

Simply an explosion of joy!

Albert Finney and Joyce Redmond in one of the most celebrated of all eating scenes. Talk about circumventing the censor's disapproval!