Friday, December 16, 2011

Appetizer and Becoming Jane



The Film: Becoming Jane (2007) a UK film about the life of Jane Austen

The Plot: A 20 year old aspiring writer named Jane Austen meets a young lawyer named Thomas Lefroy, they begin a romance that later influences her famous works. Years later when Lefroy is the Chief Justice of Ireland, his encounter with an older Jane, is bittersweet and tragic as his own daughter Jane watched Austen at a reading. However, if Jane and Thomas had not parted they may not have become the people they did later in life.

The Appetizer: A medley of roasted roots served with Scottish malt whiskey mixed with Coca-Cola. Add with cheddar for more flavor.

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