Park Chan-wook does it again! No Other Choice is deliciously entertaining combination of darkness and humor, all, of course, delivered up with a ton of style. Awards material? I hope so. In the meantime, I’m thinking that The Handmaiden is ripe for another look. Hmm.

So what’s this “king” business? The French (and others) celebrate Epiphany (January 6th) during the month, with a Galette des rois (Kings cake), a buttery sweet pie made of puff pastry with almond cream filling. It is sliced up and distributed among the guests and, inside one piece will be found the fève (a trinket, coin, bean, or even a small plastic baby). Whoever finds the fève is crowned king or queen for the night. The prize tonight was meant to be free drinks for the monarch, but I won, so the point was moot. Not a fix, I promise.

Thanks to Annalise for baking, and bringing. Fun!