Top Movie Chefs
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Top Movie Chefs

Bon appetit! Which culinary star would you most want in your kitchen?

rank title points votes your vote
1 Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie and Julia (2009)
<p>Streep's Julia has a way with the classics -- coq au vin, anyone? -- and an infectiously giddy relationship with the kitchen. 22 42
2 Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher in Chocolat (2000)
<p>Eye candy Johnny Depp is no match for Binoche's Rocher who whips up the confections that deliver the story's sweetest stuff.</p> 2 34
3 Adrian Grenier as Nate in The Devil Wears Prada (2007)
<p>As the would-be chef boyfriend of Anne Hathaway, his flair for grilled cheeses (with $8-a-slice Jarlsberg) made him worth keeping around.</p> -3 29
4 Aaron Eckhart as Nick in No Reservations (2007)
<p>He's talented. He's handsome. He's witty. And he has a way with a silky saffron sauce. There's no critic (or child) who could resist his charms. -3 33
5 Sarah Michelle Gellar as Amanda Shelton in Simply Irresistible (1999)
<p>With the help of a magical crab, Gellar becomes a cook whose every dish works like an aphrodisiac. -8 30
6 Catherine Zeta-Jones as Kate in No Reservations (2007)
Zeta-Jones' Kate is all luxury -- even contemplating a kiddie dinner of fish sticks is out of the question.</p> -8 32
7 Keri Russell as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress (2007)
<p>Russell's sweet-as-pie portrayal of this down-on-her-luck server made you want to eat her up. -8 24
8 Adam Sandler as John Clasky in Spanglish (2004)
<p>From the perfectly drippy fried-egg sandwich to his seared scallops, Sandler's troubled cook hits all the right culinary notes.</p> -8 30
9 Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd in Last Holiday (2006)
Bad news turns this home cook into a culinary superstar, thanks to the help of a master French chef (Gerard Depardieu).</p> -10 26
10 Conchata Ferrell as Fiona Urich in Mystic Pizza (1988)
<p>Nobody knows what makes Mama Fiona's pizzas so delicious, but they're so irrestible, they spin a web of drama around all who try them.</p> -10 22