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"  This post was written by guest blogger Betty Gold, freelance food writer. &amp;quot;Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant,&amp;quot; once said Julia Child.  Appreciation for the &amp;#039;Celebrity Chef&amp;#039; has come a long way since the days of Julia Child, as was very evident at this year&amp;#039;s James Beard Foundation Awards.  The James Beard Foundation is a national not-for-profit organization that seeks to celebrate and preserve the culinary arts and diversity of American food. It&amp;#039;s best known for its annual James Beard Awards, an event that serves to recognize culinary experts--chefs, food writers, restauranteurs, and so on--for success and distinction in their fields. Because winning a Beard Award is known as the highest honor for American food and beverage professionals, the event is regularly referred to as the &amp;#039;Oscars of the food world.&amp;#039;    This year, the event coordinators took the Oscars connection and ran with it, making the theme &amp;quot;Lights! Camera! Taste! - Spotlight on Food and Film.&amp;quot; The Awards were preceded by a glamorous red carpet event held outside of New York City&amp;#039;s Lincoln Center, where paparazzi scrambled to capture food stars, from Padma Lakshmi to Jacques Pepin to Emeril. Hosted by actor Oliver Platt, the ceremony kicked off with a montage reel of great moments in film when food took center stage, including when Clemenza says, &amp;quot;Leave the gun, take the cannoli&amp;quot; in The Godfather and Audrey Hepburn breakfasts at Tiffany&amp;#039;s. As winners were announced, social media and press teams recorded, photographed, and live-tweeted the results.   Following the awards presentation (but prior to the hush-hush extravagant after-parties), the black-tie reception featured movie-inspired hors d&amp;#039;oeuvres made by venerated chefs (Douglas Rodriguez served crispy foie gras and duck cigars-inspired by Scarface, for one). &amp;quot;Never before in history has the menu been confirmed so early, and so enthusiastically,&amp;quot; said James Beard President, Susan Ungaro.  Clearly, being a well-known chef can get you quite a bit more these days than a simple &amp;quot;seat in any restaurant.&amp;quot; Thanks to an appreciation of food that was sparked in large part by Julia Child herself, people are giving chefs the adoration they previously saved for movie stars.  Want to have your own celebrity chef movie night at home? Try the following recipe and film suggestions.   Bobby Flay&amp;#039;s Mexican Chocolate Thumb-Prints: Chocolat  Ina Garten&amp;#039;s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Turkey: The Graduate  Jacques and Julia&amp;#039;s French-style Potato Pancake: Julie and Julia  Jamie Oliver&amp;#039;s Rosemary-Cubed Potatoes: Rosemary&amp;#039;s Baby  Paula Deen&amp;#039;s Dark Rum Pecan Pie: Pirates of the Caribbean   Do you have a favorite food scene in a movie? Be sure to let us know what it is in the comments section below and we&amp;#039;ll see if we can match it with a recipe. This fall for the third year in a row Good Housekeeping will cosponsor the James Beard Foundation Food Conference.  Want to learn how we put consumer products to the test and keep you safe? Sign up for a tour of the famous Good Housekeeping Research Institute. If you visit, be sure to say hello when you come by the Kitchen Appliances &amp;amp;amp; Technology Lab. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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