Updated with tasty new food film series!
Eat This Film!
Foodies and cinephiles alike take note: online film journal Reverse Shot and New York food magazine Edible bring you Eat This Film!, a summer screening series at 92YTribeca that looks at our relationship to food via the moving image. This series will highlight a unique selection of timely and timeless international shorts and features (fiction and documentary) followed by in-depth discussions with notable guest speakers, from filmmakers and authors to farmers and chefs. Whether set in today’s America, World War II–era Europe, or even among late nineteenth century Italian peasants, these films engage viewers in a dialogue about agriculture, the role of food in our lives and issues of sustenance in the world we live in. In Eat This Film!, great moviemaking is the main course.
Wed, Jun 9, 7:30 pm, $12
Film | FAST FOOD NATION
Join Richard Linklater in person for his brilliant, humane, freeform fictional adaptation of Eric Schlosser‘s (also in-person) nonfiction bestseller never got the audience it richly deserved. More than just an exposé of the meat and processed food industries, Linklater’s Fast Food Nation is a sprawling, frightening survey of contemporary culture, prismatically told through the lives of a group of characters—from corporate puppet-men to exploited Mexican immigrants—who converge in one nowheresville Colorado town. An exhilarating rant against an entrenched hierarchical system that encourages exploitation right down the line,Fast Food Nation is one of the most courageous recent American films. Part of the series Eat This Film! Co-presented by Edible and Reverse Shot. Director: Richard Linklater. 116 min. 2006. 35mm.
Wed, Jul 14, 7:30 pm, $12
Film | COOKING HISTORY
Who knew that the common thread linking victory over the Nazis in World War II, the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, the French-Algerian conflict, and the dissolution of Josep Tito’s regime was nothing more than a pinch of salt? Military cuisine takes an unlikely, central role in a vast spectrum of crucial events in Péter Kerekes’s, perceptive, persuasive and hilariously droll documentary, which delves into the regional foods that powered history via the cooks that prepared them. Conflict never looked so appetizing. We’ll be joined by one of the few culinary historians and food writers who personally remembers World War II, Betty Fussell, author recently of Raising Steaks: The Life & Times of American Beef and the renowned memoir, My Kitchen Wars. Part of the series Eat This Film! Co-presented by Edible and Reverse Shot.
Director: Péter Kerekes. 88 min. 2009. DigiBeta.
Wed, Aug 11, 7 pm, $12
Film | TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS
Ermanno Olmi, one of the great realists of Italian cinema, won the Palme d’or at Cannes for this epic study of a year in a peasant farming community in late nineteenth century. Cast with local peasants and farmers, The Tree of Wooden Clogs focuses on the daily struggles of its central families in aesthetically sophisticated tributes to the life of the farmer. The evening begins with a pre-screening discussion with acclaimed chef and restaurateur Marco Canora (Hearth, Terroir) a major proponent of cucina povera cooking whose new cookbook, Salt to Taste, was nominated for a 2010 James Beard Award. Part of the series Eat This Film!Co-presented by Edible and Reverse Shot. Director: Ermanno Olmi. 186 min. 1978. DigiBeta.
Wed, Sep 15, 7:30 pm, $12
Film | SWEETGRASS
Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s astonishing experiential documentary follows a flock of sheep on a three-month journey through Montana’s Beartooth Mountains as they search for grazing grass. This elegant, largely wordless film is about more than simply the annual routines of sheep and their herders: it’s a story of the ecosystem of the American west. Featuring gorgeous cinematography and patient, immersive storytelling, Sweetgrass is one of the best nonfiction films in years. Local sheep farmer Eugene Wyatt from Catskill Merino Sheep Farm will shed light on raising sheep. Part of the series Eat This Film! Co-presented by Edible and Reverse Shot. Director: Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor. 101 min. 2009. 35mm.
JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 2010 FOOD LISTINGS
TASTINGS ● LECTURES ● TOURS ● DEMOS
Tue, Jun 1, 10 am, 2 sessions for $50
Cooking Class with Chef Russell Moss | KNIFE SKILLS 101 + 102
Learn basic knife skills that make cooking more efficient and fun. Find out the proper way to hold and use a knife, and build muscle memory and confidence through practice in this very hands-on class taught by Café 92YTribeca chef Russell Moss.
Wed, Jun 2, 11 am, $25
GOURMET WALKING TOUR OF TRIBECA
Visit Tribeca’s most delightful gastronomic destinations with Francine Segan, stopping at gourmet stores, wine and cheese shops, bakeries and more. Taste samples and get an inside look at new products. Get tips for buying and using specialty ingredients.
Tue, Jun 15, 2 pm, $25
HISTORIC HOTEL BARS AND RESTAURANTS
Walk through the doors of a bygone era on a tour of New York’s historic hotel bars and restaurants. Winding your way through Midtown, savor the ambience and enjoy an opportunity to sip a signature cocktail at some of the city’s most beloved meeting places, including Peacock Alley at the Waldorf-Astoria, The Oak Bar at the Plaza Hotel and the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis. Join food writer and author Kara Newman for a trip back in time and learn the fascinating histories behind New York bars of the early 20th century. Newman is the author of Spice and Ice: 60 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails.
Wed, Jun 16, 11 am, $25
SOHO CHOCOLATE TOUR
Join Francine Segan for a visit to SoHo’s most innovative chocolate shops, taste samples and learn about the captivating world of chocolate. Find out how to cook with chocolate, how to make the perfect cup of hot chocolate and which cutting-edge flavors are used in today’s chocolate candy.
Updated with new food film series!
Tue, Jun 29, 10 am, $25
AN EATER’S TOUR OF CHINATOWN
Explore the zeitgeist of one of New York’s most intriguing neighborhoods with Café 92YTribeca chef Russell Moss. Venture through Chinatown’s narrow streets and stop by some of Moss’s favorite restaurants and shops. See, talk and taste Chinatown beyond what you think you know about it.
Tue, Jul 13, 10 am, $25
Cooking Class with Chef Russell Moss | QUICK SUMMER PICKLES
Take advantage of seasonal produce and learn this easy and tangy non-fermentation method of pickling. This fast way to capture the special taste of pickling is taught by Café 92YTribeca chef Russell Moss.
Tue, Aug 3, 10 am, $25
Cooking Class with Chef Russell Moss | COLD SUMMER SOUPS
Cold soups are perfect for hot summer days. Café 92YTribeca chef Russell Moss explains how to start with fresh or frozen produce and keep the oven off.
About 92YTribeca
92YTribeca is the 92nd Street Y’s new downtown arts and culture venue in New York City. Opened in October 2008, 92YTribeca presents music, comedy, film, theater, talks, classes, family events, and Jewish community and holiday programs in a versatile, street-level, modern space at 200 Hudson Street. In addition to the mainstage and screening room, the venue houses an art gallery, lounge, bar, café, seminar and meeting rooms, and free Wi-Fi around the space. And you can even take your food with as you explore everything 92YTribeca has to offer. With programs developed by a professional curatorial team in partnership with staff, local artists and arts organizations, new-media companies, fellow presenters, and community and cause-based organizations, 92YTribeca aims to engage a diverse community of young people from around the New York area with smart, relevant programming that encourages participation and conversation. For more information, visit www.92YTribeca.org.
About Café 92YTribeca
Café 92YTribeca offers a menu of fresh, made-to-order locally-sourced dishes. Executive Chef Russell Moss (formerly of The Cupping Room) has made an art of infusing familiar favorites with new and unexpected flavors – think gourmet grilled cheese with sweet onion and fig, strawberry cheesecake mousse, blueberry lemonade and cardamom rice pudding. The café is kosher and pescatarian (fish, dairy + vegetables = yes; meat + poultry = no). Beverages include wines from Israel to Australia, beers from Brooklyn to Belgium and an exclusive, freshly roasted custom blend coffee (now available by the pound to take home). Check out the view through the café’s large windows, relax on comfy couches and enjoy the free wi-fi. The free “Live at Café 92YTribeca” series includes performances by up-and-coming singer-songwriters, poets, DJs and performance artists. For a full Café 92YTribeca menu and a schedule of upcoming cafe events, visit www.92YTribeca.org/Cafe. For daily specials, join the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/92YTribeca, or follow on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/92YTribeca.
