FOOD AND COUNTRY
Sunday, October 6 at 12:05 PM
In Person: Filmmaker Laura Gabbert
$16 Public | $10 Members
In this powerful new documentary, we follow Ruth Reichl
— trailblazing NYTimes food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor,
best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures
shaping American food culture — as she grows concerned about the fate of small
farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic
challenges as the pandemic takes hold. Reichl reaches across political and
social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive on the
frontlines. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding
stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the
Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts. As she
witnesses them navigate intractable circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her
own life, and in doing so, begins to take stock of the path she has traveled
and the ideals she left behind. Through her eyes, we get to know the humanity
and struggle behind the food we eat. As Reichl says: “How we grow and make our
food shows us our values – as a nation and as human beings.” (USA, 2024, 100
min., color, DCP)
