Who isn’t excited to see “Julie & Julia” next week? This will be the sort of movie for which you arrange a divine dinner date beforehand — don’t come hungry, because a tub of greasy popcorn and corn syrupy candy likely won’t satisfy your palate. It is my personal belief that Amy Adams was given a terrible hairstyle in the film so that the effervescent star wouldn’t overshadow the FOOD.

Earlier this week, The New York Times ran a piece about “Cinematic Cuisine That Would Make Even Julia Child Proud.” The article discussed the evolution of film food, from motor oil-glazed turkey and scoops of lard “ice cream” to the modern incarnation of “cinematic cuisine.” That is, real, actual food that actors can eat. While other bloggers out there are reminiscing about their favorite movie food moments (incidentally, mine is the giant slices of layer cake in Disney’s “Pollyanna”), I thought we could glance back at the highs and lows in food history.