Event Review: All You Need Is Brunch…… FOR REAL!
I had the absolute pleasure of attending the final day of the New York Food Film Festival. The event, All You Need Is Brunch, was genuinely surprising at how much it offered. Admittedly, I wondered whether you would get your money’s worth of good films and good food. Well, I was a fool to have doubted.
At AMC 25, a theater filled to watch 10 shorts that ranged from comedies about sourdough (My Life In Sourdough) to beautiful homages to the life of a baker (The Magic of Bread Making). Frankly, I watched Star Wars, and wanted to be a jedi. I watched Step Up, and swore I could be a dancer. Seeing these shorts influenced me so much, I have been trying cooking and baking. Yet, they taught me so much more about cooking.
The good thing about the Food Film Festival is that it was not about being healthy as much as being natural with your cooking choices. You will, eventually, eat something fried, and, of course, you are going to have candy and ice cream in your lifetime. Moderation is as important to health as the making of your food. Serving little bites of everything, you felt beyond full and enriched by organic ingredients. As you sat at your seat and watched pancakes being made or ice cream being formed, you were enthralled, and, naturally, said, “I want to eat that!” Well, PRESTO, the food was before you.
Breads Bakery, Night Kitchen’s signature Fried Chicken and Waffles, Natalie’s Juices, Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Ales, Mochi Waffles, S’mores by Mitchmallow, OMG!!!!!!!!!! There was so much food/ restaurants, and, best, you did not have to be a critic to know you were eating exceptional treats. As people waltzed from the delicious screening, which included an awards ceremony, into the after-party, I felt an inclusivity that was unpretentious. We were all people that, genuinely, loved food. While some could tell you every spice this world has to offer, others could not tell the difference between nutmeg and cinnamon. Yet, both felt entertained by the sheer love of food, and how therapeutic it is to cook and watch people cooking.
Baking looked fun! As I saw apples being sliced for tarts and breads being drizzled with balsamic and chocolate, I thought cooking is beautiful. The culinary truly is an art that involves patience, discipline, humility, and love. In a world of excess and instant gratification, The Food Film festival, inadvertently, reminded us that the simplest ingredients and the longest waits, usually, give us the sweetest treats. I grew to admire every chef that came to the Food Film Festival, which included international chefs like, Russia’s Anna Tsukanova-Kott and Chef Romy Gill. Moreover, I felt touched to know, no matter where you go, food bonds people. For More Information On The Food Film Festival Click Here.
