Food

Avocado Pears (1966)

Top chefs and confectioners do unexpected things with avocados in a culinary competition.

Spaghetti Eating Race (1959)

A comical item about a spaghetti eating race between men with handlebar moustaches and showgirls!

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 303 - Spaghetti Eating Race (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories featured in CP 303.

Macaroni (1939)

Pasta factory in Scotland.

Chimpanzee (1954)

Gene Detroy and Val Glen take their performing chimpanzee for a meal in Soho. London.

Italy In London

Nice material showing the influence of Italy over 1950s London.

Cookery Hints AKA Cooking Tips (1957)

Little film showing a few tips on how to present food graciously.

Soho Food (1954)

Good footage of people eating in a Soho restaurant in London.

Dinner Cooked In Seconds (1965)

Good item showing quick meals made by early microwaves in restaurant in Chester, Cheshire.

Food Hits Front Page (1960)

Good footage of the food fair in Olympia, London.

Spaghetti Race AKA Eating Spaghetti Race (1960)

Fast and furious macaroni eating race at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Clacton, Essex.