FoodDoc – DocAviv 2011

FoodDoc is part of the DocAviv documentary film festival taking place this week in Tel Aviv. Many of the screenings at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque are already sold out but there are lectures and screenings at the Farmer’s Market complex that are still available. Late night screenings in the Port have been added because of high demand.

T in Tel Aviv is looking forward to seeing Noma – At Boiling Point about Noma in Copehnagen which was voted the BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD for 2010 and 2011. One has to wonder about a restaurant that one critic wrote about saying “Eating here it is as if the Mediterranean never happened.”

Panel Discussions will be held in a special compound next to the farmers' market in the Tel Aviv Port. See below for more info.

Discussion: Aesthetics & Insanity in the Cuisine and in Art

Wednesday 18/5 19:30 Does the difference between perfectionismand obsession lie solely in success? Examiningthe borders of creativity, meticulousnessand ambition in the cuisine and in art. Participants: Meir Adoni, Rea Mochiach, Yael Reich, Ray Segev, Rufina Valski, Lance Hunter. Moderator: Rafram Chaddad Followed by a screening at 20:30 of Noma - at Boiling Point

Discussion: Good, Clean and Fair

Wednesday 18/5 22:00 Slow Food isn't food which takes a long timeto prepare. It is a fresh tomato in season or achicken raised in good, traditional conditions.An encounter with members of the movementwho wish to restore taste to our food. Participants: Eyal Lavi, Shay Seltzer, Stefano Sardo, Severine Petit. Moderator: Michal Ansky Followed by a screening of the 10 min short film The Poet of Grappa and Enjoy your meal! How food changes the world at 23:00 Followed by a special priced 12:30 AM screening of Terra Madre

Discussion: Local Food and Culture

Thurdsday 19/5 19:30 What lies between local food and local culture? What defines local food within an immigrant society? What place does the Palestinian kitchen have in the story? Participants:Claudia Roden, Rafi Adar, Shery Ansky,Yuval Joov Haragil, Ari Libsker, Husam Abass. Moderator: Rafram Chaddad Followed by a screening of Langhe Doc - Stories of Heretics in the Italy of Warehouses at 20:30

Discussion: Love and Pornography in the Cuisine

Thursday 19/5 22:00 The press floods us with images of food.It also prefers superficiality and instantgratification. In the cultural age of recipes,cooking programs and food reality shows,what place does true food culture have? Participants: Dr. Eli Landau, Eyal Shani, Shaul Evron, Michal Ansky, Amit Neufeld. Moderator: Rafram Chaddad Followed by a screening of How To Pick Berries at 23:00 or El Bulli - Cooking in Progress at 23:00 Followed by a screening of Three Stars at 1:00 AM (special priced screening) Subscribe to T in Tel Aviv