[Lapg] : "Eat at Bill's" screens in LA June 8!

Mon May 19 20:44:51 PDT 2008

"Eat at Bill's" is finally coming to LA!
We're having a screening in Venice on Sunday June 
8th, and appearing at the LA Central Library on 
Monday June 9th. Sunday is a full screening of 
the movie; Monday we'll be showing a clip and 
participating in a panel discussion. Bill 
Fujimoto and I will attend both events.Full 
details are below; please feel free to email me 
with any questions. If you think you're coming to 
the Sunday screening, please RSVP me; it would 
help us to have a rough head count.
Please spread the word.

Thanks!

Lisa Brenneis
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Eat at Bill's: Life in the Monterey Market
a film by Lisa Brenneis

Screening June 8 2008 at Beyond Baroque at 4:30 PM
681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=681+Venice+Blvd,+Venice,+CA+90291&sll=34.454404,-119.250519&sspn=0.012085,0.017338&ie=UTF8&ll=33.99454,-118.458538&spn=0.012151,0.017338&z=16&layer=c&cbll=33.99124,-118.458511>MAP
Screening and discussion sponsored by Slow Food LA
Free admission (donations supporting Beyond Baroque gratefully accepted)
Admission will be on a first-come basis until we 
reach capacity; no reservations are required.

<http://beyondbaroque.org/>http://beyondbaroque.org/

Panel discussion Mon, Jun 09
7PM Los Angeles Central Library
LA ALOUD Arts and Lecture series
All You Can Eat: Panel Discussion and Screening 
with filmmaker Lisa Brenneis, Monterey Market 
owner Bill Fujimoto, and author Paul Roberts 
appearing in support of his latest book 
<http://www.amazon.com/End-Food-Paul-Roberts/dp/0618606238>"The 
End of Food". Moderator: Evan Kleiman, host of 
KCRW's Good 
Food 
<http://www.lfla.org/aloud/calendar/?month=6&year=2008&day=9>http://www.lfla.org/aloud/calendar/?month=6&year=2008&day=9
Reservations recommended: 
<http://www.lfla.org/aloud/registration/>http://www.lfla.org/aloud/registration/

Rising concerns over food safety and the 
environmental impact of industrialized 
agriculture suggest that the true costs of 
"cheap" calories are unsustainably high. As our 
food economy fast approaches its limits, 
California's innovative food community offers 
hope and a salad bar full of possible solutions.

ALOUD programs are held at:
Central Library
Mark Taper Auditorium
Fifth & Flower Streets,
Downtown Los Angeles

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About "Eat at Bill's"

Can one little produce market save the world?

Eat at Bill's is a video documentary about the 
phenomenon that is the Monterey Market, a small 
family-owned produce market in Berkeley, 
California that has served as crossroads and 
wellspring, an oasis that sustains a small army 
of customers, artisans and farmers. What are the 
characteristics that sustain this successful small enterprise?

Some people (who were there) insist that the 
birthplace of California's food revolution was in 
the market's stock room back in the 70's.

Over the last 30 years owner Bill Fujimoto has 
been a tireless supporter, mentor and Customer #1 
for the hundreds of small (and formerly small) farms the market supports.

Bill's enthusiasm and experience fuel the 
enterprise and illuminate the Market's wide world 
of small growers and diverse customers, which 
include a small army of well known chefs and food 
thinkers such as Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, and Judy Rodgers.

This movie is a celebration of the Monterey 
Market's colorful network of customers and 
suppliers, and a valentine to small enterprises everywhere.

Documentary director and tangerine grower LISA 
BRENNEIS, "Eat at Bill's" star BILL FUJIMOTO and 
Slow Food LA leader JORDAN VANNINI will attend 
the screening and lead a post-screening 
discussion on the peril and promise of sustaining 
successful small enterprises in the Land of the 
Big Box. The film is 66 minutes. ADMISSION: FREE; 
suggested donation supporting Beyond Baroque $5.

MORE INFORMATION:
"Eat at Bill's - Life in the Monterey Market" 
<http://tangerineman.com/eab.htm>http://tangerineman.com/eab.htm

WATCH A CLIP:
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6750096205385977686&pr=goog-sl>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6750096205385977686&pr=goog-sl

REVIEWS:

"A non-fictional look at the history and 
'backstage' stories behind California's Monterey 
Market and its second-generation owner Bill 
Fujimoto, this engaging film goes right to the 
heart of how individual buying decisions really 
have made a difference in local food communities."

Bruce Cole --- Editor, Edible San Francisco on 
<http://ediblenation.com/>ediblenation.com
http://www.ediblecommunities.com/ediblenation/?p=53

"What the film does is show how simple it could 
be to build a local, sustainable food system. I 
wish every produce manager in the world could see 
it. 
 I think it comes across that Bill is 
"making" farmers. I mean he's selecting them, 
encouraging them, carrying them, promoting them, 
and playing a pivotal role in helping them to 
achieve economic viability. But he's also 
"making" shoppers. It's clear that he introduces 
new foods and tastes, and supports his customer 
base to be adventurous and alert to pleasure. He 
does it in part by sharing his own great 
adventurous spirit and pleasure connected to 
food, and by purchasing and presenting the best food he can find."

-- Janet Brown, Center for Ecoliteracy
<http://www.ecoliteracy.org/>http://www.ecoliteracy.org/

"Bill was doing specialty produce before it was 
chic or popular, and proves it doesn't need to be 
expensive or out-of-reach to anyone who wants it 
(save for the ride to North Berkeley and dodging 
all the Volvos.) ...This is a loving, insider's 
look at one of the most unique characters who 
with good cheer and the best of intentions, built 
a strong community and strengthened the bonds 
between farmers, chefs, and customers"

David Lebovitz "
living the sweet life in Paris" blog
<http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/07/eat_at_bills.html>http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/07/eat_at_bills.html

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"Eat at Bill's: Life in the Monterey Market" is also available on DVD.

If you're interested in purchasing a copy, you have a couple of options:

•    You can buy "Eat at Bill's" DVDs (from 
Bill!) for US$20.00 at the Monterey Market.
     Monterey Market
     1550 Hopkins St
     Berkeley, CA 94707
     (510) 526-6042

•    You can buy "Eat at Bill's" DVDs for 
US$20.00 plus shipping from our web site:
     <http://tangerineman.com/eab.htm>http://tangerineman.com/eab.htm

We don't have a fancy web store or anything, but 
we do subscribe to QuickBooks Merchant Services, 
so you'll be able to pay by credit card.

This link will take you straight to the order 
form: 
<http://formdesk.com/kishu/DVD_Order2email>http://formdesk.com/kishu/DVD_Order2email.

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