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Six Events w/ 100+ Foods & Drinks and 40 Food Films
The Lowcountry Oyster Roast to Feature 20,000 South
Carolina Oysters + A Sideboard of Classic Lowcountry Dishes by Chef Robert Stehling of Charleston's Hominy Grill
I ♥
Japan to Feature World Premieres of New York Cooks for Tohoku with Chefs Boulud, Bouley, Payard, Romano, Telepan, Cardoz, Ono, Koketsu and Ramen Dreams with Chef Keizo Shimamoto
Food Porn Party Returns with Seattle’s Hand-Forged Top Pot Doughnuts,
Brooklyn Star Pig Tails, Dirt Candy and more
“dinner and a movie…elevated to an art form.” – New York Times
“borderline-genius” – New Yorker
The
NYC Food Film Festival returns to New York City for
its 6
th consecutive year, offering a unique series of events
where food and film lovers will
taste what they see on the screen, as
attendees are simultaneously served the food that is seen in the films.
Produced in association with
the James Beard Foundation and benefiting
the
Food Bank For New York City, the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival
runs from
October 17-21.
This year’s Festival will feature six different events showcasing 40 food
films, 18 world premieres, and over 100 foods and drinks, plus an Awards
Ceremony hosted by
NBC’s Cat Greenleaf. Highlights include an
authentic
Lowcountry Oyster Roast featuring 20,000 South
Carolina Oysters freshly harvested in Bulls Bay, the return of the
notorious
Food Porn Party with pig tails from NYC’s own Brooklyn
Star and hand-forged Top Pot Doughnuts from Seattle, and world renowned ramen
expert
Keizo Shimamoto who will journey from Japan to demo
& serve his famous ramen. See below for full event schedule.
Festival Director
George Motz said, “In our 6th year we have
hit our stride at the Food Film Festival. Once again the quality of the food
films being submitted just gets better and better. The events surrounding those
films will be unforgettable and tasty!"
“New York City is the entertainment and culinary capital of the world, and it’s
one of the many reasons that set our great city apart,” said
Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg. “The NYC Food Film Festival recognizes our city’s
diverse culinary history and it’s the perfect chance to celebrate our booming
TV and film industry while enjoying some of the best food our city has to
offer.”
Among the 18 world premiere films, a few highlights include “
An L.A.
Pastrami Story,” the story of Legendary Langer’s Deli in Los Angeles, “
Sugar
Shack,” a documentary that explores a Canadian maple farm at the peak of
maple season, “
Meat Hooked!,” a documentary about the rise and fall (and
rise again) of butchering, “
Ramen Dreams,” a documentary about blogger
& chef Keizo Shimamoto, who follows his obsession for ramen to a small
noodle shop in Tokyo and “
New York Cooks for Tohoku,” documenting a
group of world renown chefs who journey to Japan to cook for tsunami victims. A
full list of Official Selections, as well as photo stills and video trailers,
can be found at
thefoodfilmfestival.com/films.
General Admission Tickets are available to all events. A limited amount of VIP
Tickets and Festival-wide VIP Passes are also available, which include entry to
a series of pre-parties and VIP Seating. The menus each at event will include
food celebrated in the films along with beer, wine and cocktail pairings by
Festival Mixologist Allen Katz, of the New York Distilling Company and The
Shanty.
The 2012 NYC Food Film Festival is produced in association with the James
Beard Foundation and benefits the Food Bank for New York City,
which will receive top tier integration throughout the Festival to remind
guests that all New Yorkers deserve access to nutritious food. Additionally, a
portion of Festival proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank to assist in its
important work.
--- OFFICIAL EVENTS OF THE 2012 NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL ---
Single Malt Whisky: The Islay 8
Wednesday Night, 10/17/12 (Opening Night Event)
Featuring the US Premiere of Whisky: The Islay Edition, a
tasting of whisky from all 8 distilleries on the Isle of Islay in Scotland,
which is renowned for its single malt whiskies, and a special tasting menu by
Chef Chris Rendell of Highlands Restaurant.
The Films: Whisky: The Islay Edition, The Benevolent Butcher: Bacon,
Cook Book
Farm to Film to Table: Meat Your Butcher
Presented by Frei Brothers Winery and Bon Appétit
Thursday Night, 10/18/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring an evening of sustainable meat Butchering and fine wine from Frei
Brothers Winery, the World Premiere of Meat Hooked! by Suzanne
Wasserman and the meat of Fleishers, Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats and Jeffrey
Ruhalter, the original butcher of Essex Street Market. With Northern Spy Food
Co. and vegetarian delights by Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy.
The Films: Meat Hooked!, Farm to Table, Farmer
Poet
I ♥ Japan
Friday Night, 10/19/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring the world premieres of New York Cooks for Tohoku with
Chefs Boulud, Bouley, Payard, Romano, Telepan and more, and Ramen
Dreams who’s star, Chef Keizo Shimamoto, will cook and serve his legendary
ramen in the U.S. for the 1st time ever.
The Films: New York Cooks for Tohoku, Ramen Dreams, Tako
NY, Sushi: Handcrafted Happiness, Kasadela Izakaya: The
House That Chicken Wings Built
Edible Adventure #005: Sweets, Meats and Fun Buns
Saturday Afternoon, 10/20/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring Bark Dogs from Brooklyn, Hangover Buns, A Dirt Candy Surprise,
Strawberry Pie and Fresh Maple Syrup Taffy!
The Films: A Taste of Home, An L.A. Pastrami Story, Artisan
Baker, Bark Butter: Why Every Hot Dog Needs a Little More Pork Fat, Hangover
Buns, Mexican Cuisine, Pat and Stick’s Great Big Ice Cream Sandwich Adventure,
Sidesaddle Kitchen: Vegan Bakery, Sugar Shack, Brooklynography: Matt &
Allison Robicelli, Wooly’s Ice: Pimping Out Mad Flavas of Taiwanese-Style
Shaved Ice in New York City
The Food Porn* Party and Awards Ceremony
Hosted by NBC’s Cat Greenleaf of Talk Stoop
Saturday Night, 10/20/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring Extreme close-ups, Food Burlesque and more! Eat Seattle’s Hand-Forged
Top Pot Doughnuts, Brooklyn Star Pig Tails and more. Meet Food Porn star Larry
Cauldwell and enjoy a special performance by the Sundelles.
The Films: 10,000 Cases, Bon Appetit, By the
Fireside with Larry: The Zimlet, Deep-Fried Tofurky: A Thanksgiving
Miracle, Dog Eats Dream, Food Porn, How to
Make Vietnamese Coffee, The Benevolent Baker: Doughnuts, The
Benevolent Baker: Bacon
The Lowcountry Oyster Roast (Closing Night Event)
Sunday Evening, 10/21/12, IndieScreen / Windmill Rooftop, Williamsburg
Featuring an Exclusive Screening of The Mud and The Blood and
an all-you-can-eat Bulls Bay oyster roast. Charleston’s own Hominy Grill + Chef
Robert Stehling will round out the southern coastal feast and M Shanghai String
Band will perform.
The Films:
The Mud and the Blood,
Mickle’s Pickle, Tic Tac
Toe Chicken and Mama Sugar’s Sweet Potato Cobbler.
NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS
The NYC Food Film Festival is proud to announce its primary sponsors for 2012,
which include
Sugar in the Raw,
Jarlsberg,
Frei Brothers Winery,
Bon Appétit,
Bloomberg and
Warsteiner, the exclusive imported beer of the 2012 NYC
Food Film Festival.
New York Mouth, the leading source for indie food and tasty
gifts, is the exclusive online retailer of the 2012 Food Film Festival season
and is offering a special discount of 10% off the entire mouth-watering site
through the duration of the Festival – use the code 'NYCFFF10’.
NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL JUDGES
The NYC Food Film Festival is a competitive film festival that presents awards
in seven categories: Best Feature, Best Short, Best Super-Short, Best Film Made
In New York, Best Food Porn, Food Filmmaker of the Year, and the Audience
Choice Award.
The Official Selections of the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival are reviewed by a
judging panel comprised of members of New York City’s food and film
communities. The 2012 judges are: Edible’s
Rachel Wharton, NBC’s
Cat
Greenleaf of Talk Stoop, Chef, TV Host and Author
David
Rosengarten,
Lawrence Kretchmer of Bold Food, New York
City Film Commissioner
Katherine Oliver and
Dori
Begley of Magnolia Films.
THE 2012 FESTIVAL VENUES
The New York Distilling
Company, 79 Leonard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
AMC Village 7 Theatres,
66 3
rd Avenue, East Village, Manhattan
IndieScreen / Windmill Rooftop,
285 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
ABOUT THE NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL
Returning to New York City for its 6th consecutive year offering a unique
series of events where food and film lovers return to
taste what they
see on the screen, the NYC Food Film Festival is the only festival in the
world that serves the food that is seen in the films. Produced in association
with the James Beard Foundation and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City,
the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival runs from October 17 through October 21 in
Manhattan and Brooklyn. The NYC Food Film Festival has grown from an intimate
food-nerd date-night destination to one of New York City’s most beloved
festivals, and the largest of its kind in the world. Last year, the Food Film
Festival made its 2nd trip to Chicago, where it will return this year from
November 15
th – 17
th for the Chicago Food Film
Festival. The NYC Food Film Festival was created by George Motz, the
documentary filmmaker behind the award-winning Hamburger America film, book,
and mobile app, and host of Travel Channel's
Burger Land, along
with Harry Hawk. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival
presents the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite and exotic
foods on the big screen...and then serves them to the guests. The NYC Food Film
Festival is co-produced by Grease Bomb LLC and Food Films America.