I apologize - I copied this and missed getting the source! Have no idea where it came from, but sounded kinda up our collective alley...
"Sure, your guests are all abuzz about seeing Julie & Julia, (OK, we were, too), but for a more realistic look at the industry, we have a few other films recc's. Pressure Cooker is the "Hoop Dreams" for the food industry (minus the hope of a million-dollar contract from Nike in the end). The movie follows three Careers through Culinary Arts Program students in working-class Philadelphia, tracking their progress through Wilma Stephenson's book camp-style culinary arts class as they attempt to win scholarships to culinary school.
It promises to inspire, as well as bring back fond memories of that first chef or instructor who really kicked your butt. Food, Inc. has become mandatory viewing for followers of Michael Pollan ("In Defense of Food") and Eric Schlosser ("Fast Food Nation"). The movie tracks the changes to our country's food supply, revealing footage from factory farms and exposing the environmental and health problems that have resulted.
The former will inspire you, that latter will make you regret buying that large tub of popcorn even more so than usual, but both are stirring doses of food reality. "
"Sure, your guests are all abuzz about seeing Julie & Julia, (OK, we were, too), but for a more realistic look at the industry, we have a few other films recc's. Pressure Cooker is the "Hoop Dreams" for the food industry (minus the hope of a million-dollar contract from Nike in the end). The movie follows three Careers through Culinary Arts Program students in working-class Philadelphia, tracking their progress through Wilma Stephenson's book camp-style culinary arts class as they attempt to win scholarships to culinary school.
It promises to inspire, as well as bring back fond memories of that first chef or instructor who really kicked your butt. Food, Inc. has become mandatory viewing for followers of Michael Pollan ("In Defense of Food") and Eric Schlosser ("Fast Food Nation"). The movie tracks the changes to our country's food supply, revealing footage from factory farms and exposing the environmental and health problems that have resulted.
The former will inspire you, that latter will make you regret buying that large tub of popcorn even more so than usual, but both are stirring doses of food reality. "
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