Beware! Dad Near Stove

It is part of the injustice of the universe that the nicest ideas, don't always turn out the best art. And so, there is "Nina's Heavenly Delights," a move released in November and well on its way to DVD remainderville.

A father's death sets Nina in motion. He was a chef and she decides to win a cooking contest in his honor. Apparently, "hijinks ensue" is too complimentary a critique for the events that follow. Hopefully, the idea of a man cooking was not the drawback in creating or shooting the script. It still seems odd that a whole article can be devoted to the exotic idea that a man could be inspired to learn how to cook by his dad, a National Guard cook. And, apparently, some publisher still believes there is a market for a cookbook specific to men — as if men only understand how to boil water for pasta when it has been communicated in some sort of cootiefied tongue.

** Perhaps in the 22nd century we'll get beyond the man in the kitchen – fish on a bicycle analogy. **