Olivia Wilde on Her Comfort Foods and Favorite Drinks

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"I guess I crave the basic, carby things that we're not supposed to eat."



Food & Wine talk to Olivia Wilde about her "favorite comfort foods" and spirits (duh!), on account of her latest film: Drinking Buddies. In Drinking Buddies, Olivia plays Kate, a brewery worker. F&W naturally had to ask if the actress was allowed to drink real beer on the set.



Read on to find out the details:

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On her craving for a deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich: Yeah, I didn't know that existed, and now I'm ruined. I'm gonna turn into Marlon Brando [...] The way the peanut butter and jelly melt together is far better than I could have imagined. It's pretty much the ultimate stoner food.

Was the liquid she drank on the set of Drinking Buddies real beer? It was always real beer. I drank gallons of beer for this movie! We were getting a lot of it from Revolution Brewing, where our characters work in the movie, which is a real brewery in Chicago.

What's her favorite beer? Even though I'm Irish and I love Guinness, dark, dark, dark beers aren't usually my thing. I like a good, aromatic IPA.

How her research for Drinking Buddies changed her taste for beer: It was all acquired in the process. On the first day, we were doing research at Three Floyds Brewing Company, and the wort—this boiling, thick, serum-y liquid—splashed into my eyeball. It did not feel good, but I wanted to play it cool and be tough, you know, because I didn't want to be a sissy. So I kept it together. Now I have become a total beer snob. I'm the annoying person who takes forever in the beer aisle at Whole Foods, because I'm standing there going, "Hmm. I'm not sure. I'm not sure if that's a good selection. Do you have anything in the back? Is this local? I've never heard of this one. How hoppy is this?" And other people are just like, "Please, move on."

On her favorite wine: Oh yeah, I'm a wino. I won't say there's one grape I like best, though, because I do like blends. Do you know The Prisoner? That's a blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. That's just a fabulous wine. But my favorite wine of all time is a Napa Valley Cabernet called Scarecrow. It's mailing-list only, so it's hard to find, but if you ever see a bottle of Scarecrow, get it.

What's her favorite "comfort food"? For me, my number one comfort food—the food that really feels like a hug on the inside—is pasta. Probably a fresh linguine with arrabbiata sauce would be my top pick. Maybe I'd have some bread on the side, with some cheese or olive oil, too. I guess I crave the basic, carby things that we're not supposed to eat.

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[via Food & Wine]

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