Delicious UK - (12)December 2020

film night.

THEROMANTICONE

THEAPARTMENT(1960)

Lonelybutlikeableofficedrone

CCBaxter(JackLemmon)wins

thefavourofhisbossesby

lettingthemusehisflatfor

theirextra-maritalliaisons

whileheworkslate.Butwhen

theobjectofhisaffections,

liftattendantFranKubelik

(ShirleyMacLaine),becomes

involvedinoneoftheliaisons,

thingsturnsour.Directedby

thegreatBillyWilder,The

Apartmentis a cynicallyfunny

antidotetoseasonalschmaltz.

WHATTOEATWITHITFollowCC’s

leadwithspeedyspaghetti

• thoughwe’dstrainit through
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  ‘easymidweekbolognese’
  atdeliciousmagazine.co.uk.

THEFAMILYROMP

HOMEALONE(1990)

Eight-year-oldKevin

McCallister(MacaulayCulkin)

is accidentallyleftbehindbyhis

familywhentheyrushoffona

ChristmastriptoParis.Atfirst

thetroublesomeKevinrelishes

hisnew-foundfreedom,but

whenburglarsHarryandMarv

targetthefamilyhome,heis

forcedtodefendit inwhat

turnsintoan

slapstickbat

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THEACTIONMOVIE

DIEHARD(1988)

NewYorkcopJohnMcClane

(BruceWillis)is ona

Christmasbreakvisitinghis

estrangedwifeinLosAngeles

whenherofficebuildingis

hijackedduringa heistand

itsemployeestakenhostage.

Unabletosummonhelp,the

barefootMcClanetakeson

thebaddiessingle-handedly.

Respecttothemusclevest!

WHATTOEATWITHITThere’slots

ofhigh-octaneAmerican

confectioneryinthefilm,

notablyTwinkies(mini

cream-filledspongecakes).

Whipupa no-baketartwith

a chocandcaramelhit:search

‘MarsBar-styletart’at

deliciousmagazine.co.uk.

THEGROWN-UPCOMEDY

TRADINGPLACES(1983)

InthishilariousPrinceand

thePauperretellingforthe

yuppieage,preppybroker

LouisWinthorpe(Dan

Ackroyd)swapsplaceswith

streetwiseconmanBillyRay

Valentine(EddieMurphy)

at thewhimofcallous

businessmentheDuke

brothers,whoengineerit as

partofa bet.WhenBillyRay

discoversthetruth,heand

Louisjoinforcestoconcoct

a fittingNewYear’srevenge.

WHATTODRINKWITHITIna crucial

scene,Colemanthebutler

(DenholmElliott)interjects

with“Eggnog?”Searchforthe

drinkatdeliciousmagazine.

co.ukandjoininthecaper.

THE ANIMATED CHARMER

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)

An entertaining British entry

in the Christmas movie canon.

A glitch in Santa’s ultra-efficient

present-delivering operation

means a girl in Cornwall is

missed off the list. Santa’s

hapless son Arthur is tasked

with remedying the mistake,

but he has just two hours, with

only his grandfather and an

ancient wooden sleigh to help.

WHAT TO EAT WITH IT The elves

at the beginning of the film

polish off the mince pies left

for Santa in a second – we

suggest you take your time

over Richard Bertinet’s

luxurious frangipane-topped

version – search ‘clementine

and pistachio mince pies’ at

deliciousmagazine.co.uk.

THEDICKENSUPDATE

THEMUPPETCHRISTMAS

CAROL(1992)

MichaelCaineplaysit

admirablystraightasScrooge

whileTheMuppetsrun

riotinthisfunreimagining

oftheclassicChristmas tale,

completewithsongs,jokes and

KermittheFrogasBobCratchit.

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“JUST LIKE THE ONES

I USED TO KNOW...”

Hot dogs with sauerkraut

& crispy fried onions

WALT DISNEY CO/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION, GETTY IMAGES, ALAMY