Following the success of the first edition, the Film Food section returns to the Transilvania International Film Festival (May 25 – June 3, Cluj Napoca) with delicious stories about the culinary arts and the people who dedicated their lives to food. The menu of secrets and spicy details offered by the film program will be doubled by live foodie experiences offered by three of the most appreciated chefs in Romania, invited to Cluj as special guests of the festival.
In
Michelin Stars - Tales from the Kitchen, the director Rasmus Dinesen serves us a profound, honest and timely analysis of the hierarchies
established by the most popular restaurant guide in the world. The film presented by Nespresso will be followed by a special dinner on Monday (May 28), starting with 20:00, prepared at the Bricks restaurant kitchen by chef Paul Oppenkamp
. After a wide-range international experience, Oppenkamp settled in Romania and runs The Artist in Bucharest, one of the best fine dining restaurants in Europe, as rated by Trip Advisor.
Mercedes Cordova`s
Food on the Go invites us to a round-the-world adventure led by “cucina italiana”, the Mediterranean wealth of flavors that took over the world and reinvented itself with each new million of Italian immigrants settled in places like new York or Buenos Aires. Testimonies from around the globe tell us how Italian recipes have been reinvented to incorporate the cultural infusions if immigration or to address conflicts between various traditions. The screening presented by Staropramen will be followed by a dinner prepared by chef Alex Petricean (D`Artagnan), a master in some of the best Northern cuisines. The dinner will take place at the Bricks restaurant on Tuesday, May 29, starting with 20:00.
The TIFF audience will also be able to follow on the screen the trajectory of Alain Ducasse, the world renowned master chef and culinary mentor. An understated public persona, Ducasse has been awarded 18 Michelin stars and has owned 23 restaurants. Shot over two years, Gilles de Maistre`s
The Quest of Alain Ducasse /
La quete d'Alain Ducasse, was screened this
year in Berlin. The screening presented by LIDL will be followed by the surprise dinner prepared by Florin Dumitrescu, one of Romania`s most beloved master chefs, on May 30, starting with 20:00, at the Bricks restaurant.
Marieke Schroeder`s
Schumann`s Bar Talks also talks about people and tastes. The founder of Schumann`s Bar is an institution and his book “The American Bar” has become a classic. At 75, Charles Schumann takes us on a global journey through the coolest bars from New York, through Tokyo and back to Havana – looking at their history, people and urban legends. The screening is scheduled for May 30, at 20:00, at Sapientia.
Film Food is a section presented by Staropramen, with the support of Nespresso and Lidl Romania.
Details:
www.tiff.ro
