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Pintos and Pork Jowl #FoodNFlix

This month Eliot's Eats is hosting this month's edition of #FoodNFlix. Read her invitation: here . She asked us to watch O Brother, Where Art Thou?* Believe it, or not, I have never watched this movie. Despite it being eighteen years old. Despite all of its accolades, including a soundtrack that was awarded 'Album of the Year'. And despite it being a retelling of one of my favorite books - The Odyssey  - I have never seen it. So, I was happy to change that this month. One evening, I popped in the DVD and all four of us sat down to watch it. Jake had actually seen it before; and both boys have read The Odyssey  for school. So, I thought it would be fun and told them to watch out for any food inspiration. Ehhh... On the Screen While some will find this movie offbeat and entertaining, I didn't think there was anything remarkable or memorable about it. Surely it does - and will continue to - resonate with some audience members, but I'm not one of th...