Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: We binged as we watched

Bond’s martinis, The Godfather's mafia meals, the Friends coffee shop. Characters come alive when they eat and drink. So, why don’t more of them do it?

Do you remember that precedent-shattering scene in the movie Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond, when an overeager bartender asks him about his martini. “Shaken or stirred?”

Jughead from the Archie comics introduced millions of Indians to burgers and shakes.

Iron Man broke worked because Robert Downey Jr was a superhero but also a burger-loving foodie.

From Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972), it was clear that he loved food and wine.

When Sofia Coppola directed Marie Antoinette (2006), pastries conveyed the idea of decadence .

Popeye is single-handedly responsible for making spinach seem delicious.

Wimpy, a character in Popeye, devoured hamburgers all the time.

Friends had it all: Ross’ infamous sandwich, Joey loving pizza, Rachel’s trifle.