The Taste of Things (French: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant, lit. 'The Passion of Dodin Bouffant'), previously titled The Pot-au-Feu, is a 2023 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Trần Anh Hùng starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel.
Set in 1885, the film depicts a romance between a cook and the gourmet she works for. The character of the gourmet is based on Dodin-Bouffant created by Swiss author Marcel Rouff in his novel La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure).
The film premiered on May 24, 2023, at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award. It was released in France on November 8, 2023. The film was chosen as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. IFC Films and Sapan Studio jointly acquired the U.S. distribution rights and are scheduled to give the film a limited theatrical release on February 9, 2024, before expanding wide on February 14, 2024. Watch the official trailer below.