WHERE TO WATCH: Chef movies

If Jamie Oliver’s latest series, Together (8pm, Ch4), has got you in the mood for sharing food stories with friends, settle down to watch these tasty movie comedies…

Ratatouille (2007) Remy is the Parisian rat with a gastronomic gift in this uplifting animation. Fleeing the rubbish heap, Remy teams up with a clumsy kitchen hand to show him how to make culinary magic. Disney+.

Julie & Julia (2009)

Amy Adams stars as modern writer Julie Powell, who is inspired to re-create the 1960s dishes of Julia Child (Meryl Streep), in this comedy drama based on the blog created by Powell. Buy or rent on Amazon, Sky Store.

Chef (2014)

Jon Favreau is a pompous, disgraced restaurant chef who reconnects with his love of food – and with his young son – when he starts selling simple and delicious street food out of a travelling truck. Amazon Prime.

The Hundred-foot Journey (2014)

This comedy drama stars Helen Mirren as the owner of a posh restaurant in a French village – despite her pretensions, she learns a lot from the owners of a nearby Indian eatery.