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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Linda Murray Berzok
lmberzok@hotmail.com
520-743-8160
SLOW FOOD TUCSON ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL
FOOD AND FILM FESTIVAL
TUCSON, Ariz. (Dec. 8, 2008) -- Slow Food Tucson announces its fourth annual food and film festival to be held from January 8-11, 2009. Classic food films, meals at premiere restaurants and international new food film screenings will be featured.
This year, in recognition of economic recession, the price of the advance purchase discounted four-day pass has been reduced below last year's level.
This year's program includes three classic food films:
● "Dinner Rush"-The chef son of a Mafia bookie invents creative takes on Italian cuisine at his trendy Tribeca restaurant, all the while struggling with kitchen staff while his watchful father (Danny Aiello) tangles with hoods and masterminds a vendetta.
● "Ratatouille" -The beloved animated Oscar-winning story of the adventures of a gang of gourmet Parisian rats who take over the kitchen of a swank restaurant, all to save the job of a good friend.
● "Bottle Shock" -French wine experts are chagrined to discover they have awarded top honors to California wines in this feature based on the famed 1976 blind wine tasting known as the Judgment of Paris.
Culinary events include an opening dinner at Primo at the JW Marriott Resort Starr Pass, a French-inspired meal and wines at Cuvee World Bistro (limited to 40), a special brunch of fine food and wines at Vin Tabla (limited to 40) and a gala closing brunch at Acacia with local beef, produce and wines.
On Saturday afternoon (Jan. 10), there will be screenings of 9 food films, including the provocative feature documentary "Eating Alaska," which is having its Southwest regional premiere and will be introduced by University of Arizona Southwest Center's sustainable environment expert Gary Nabhan. Other new films will include shorts (features and documentaries), as well as animation. Audience ballots will determined the festival's "Best of the Best" award winner.
The best value and price for the festival is the advance purchase (before December 31) full pass at $240 ($180 for Slow Food members). Regular purchase begins on January 1. Again this year, 2 + 2 packages with any two restaurants and movie events are available as are single tickets that include one meal and film. Order forms, pricing and program details are available at www.slowfoodtucson.org/filmfest.asp . For additional information, call Bob Berzok, Slow Food Tucson treasurer, at 743-8160.
Slow Food Tucson promotes eating local and seasonal foods from growers who practice sustainable agriculture, honoring culinary heritage and educating the public. As a non-profit, Slow Food Tucson donates festival proceeds to local, worthy non-profit organizations that honor Slow Food principles. The Tucson chapter is part of Slow Food USA, and affiliated with Slow Food International, which is headquartered in Italy with 80,000 members in 50 countries worldwide.
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