Dining in
August 25, 2006

Is the way to consumers’ hearts through their stomachs?

Warner continues to roll out DVDs from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia with the upcoming Everyday Food Vol. 1: Fast, Family-Friendly Ideas on Oct. 17 (prebook Sept. 12; DVD $14.97) and Martha’s Favorite Cookies on Nov. 7 (prebook Oct. 3; DVD $14.97). Everyday Food is a collection of episodes from the TV show, featuring chefs John Barricelli, Sarah Carey, Allie Lewis, Margot Olshan and Lucinda Scala Quinn whipping up such efficient gastronomical delights as “Shrimp With Garlic and Lemon” and “Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake.” In Cookies, Martha herself bakes “Gingerbread People” and “Scottish Shortbread,” to name a few.

Bon appetit

Meanwhile, WGBH Boston celebrates the original celebrity chef, Julia Child, with a three-disc set on Oct. 17 (prebook Sept. 19; DVD $39.95). Julia Child: The French Chef contains a biography on Child and 12 newly released episodes from her TV series, in which she demonstrates the techniques behind “Coq Au Vin,” “Quiche Lorraine & Co.” and “Génoise Jelly Roll.”

No appetite

Featuring food but not necessarily appetizing are a couple upcoming titles from Hen’s Tooth and HBO. The 1998 offbeat crime movie Fast Food, about “criminals who spend their days playing cards, arguing about the Royal family and eating repellent fast food,” gets greased up on disc on Oct. 31 (prebook Oct. 10; DVD $24.95). And HBO (distributed by Warner) examines the effects of obsessive food habits—women with eating disorders—in the documentary Thin (street Nov. 21, prebook Oct. 10; DVD $24.98).

Mmmm! So, what’s for dinner

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