DMANBURGER ?NYC Food Film Festival June 23-27,2010?

 George Motz burger impresario and filmmaker of award-winning film Hamburger America teams up with Food Bank NYC, the James Beard Foundation and former Schnack Dog and Water Taxi Beach Chef Harry Hawk-to bring us cavalcade of documentaries, features and short films highlighting the globes favorite foods. The Fourth Annual New City Food Film Festival is the arena where food and film blend together to make a delicious meal of sight and taste. Awards will be given out for excellence in categories such as, Best Feature, Best Short, Best Super-Short, Best Film Made in New York, Food Filmmaker of the Year and the Audience Choice Award.                                           

all photos courtesy of www.nycfoodfilmfestival.com

 The festival is already underway (started June 23-27) and I have the privilege of a special assignment involving pigs ears and of course, burgers. First on the menu will be Edible Adventure #001 Smokes, Ears and Ice Cream- which takes place Friday June 25th at Water Taxi Beach. The night will showcase films from various film-foodies (full list here) and offer up some delectable film nosh like: Pig’s Ear sandwiches from Big Apple Inn, Jackson Mississippi; Smoke Meats from Fatty Cue; and Ice Cream from Max and Mina?s.  A number of liquid pleasures are also in the cast of stars-featured, are Cucumber Soda from Dry Soda Co. And potables from Mixologist, Allen Katz.                                 

Sunday June 25th the NYC Food Festival comes to a close with an abbreviated screening of George Motz?s Hamburger America and Anat Barons ?Beer Wars? followed by the coveted awards ceremony, which is hosted by NBC?s Cat Greenleaf. The whole evening titled, ?All-You-Can-Eat Brooklyn Burger N? Beer Garden? at the Tobacco Warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge, promises to be a glitzy burger-poolaza with burgers from Pat La Frieda and Whole Foods and growlers of beer to be guzzled from Craft Beers.                                    

all photos courtesy of www.nycfoodfilmfestival.com

 For a complete schedule and tickets go to:http://www.nycfoodfilmfestival.com/tickets.html                                             

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