Culinary Cinema
From a prison-based restaurant in Italy to Japanese slow food as a zen way of life to a Lithuanian TV cooking competition and our very own West Cork smokery, feast your eyes on our Culinary Cinema strand.
2024 Programme
THE KEEP
Documentary
Sally Barnes is the last person in Ireland to smoke exclusively wild fish. Overwhelmed by the consequences of climate change and intensive fishing, her inestimable know-how is in danger of disappearing forever. This documentary short takes us behind the scenes of Woodcock Smokery, West Cork, revealing Sally’s skill and passion for a traditional culinary art.
EVENT: Join Sally Barnes of Woodcock Smokery & Aishling Moore (Goldie), who will present a selection of fish appetisers prepared by Aishling, with wine from L’Atitude 51
SAT 16 | L’ATITUDE 51 | 13:00
TASTY (GARDUTÉ)
Subtitled, Fiction
Humble Ona and straightforward Saulé work in a local canteen, where their innovative approach to cooking isn’t welcome. One day, they enter a national cooking competition, motivated by the dream of opening their own restaurant. At first intimidated by the fact that they are competing with a celebrity chef, they start impressing the judges when they connect with their creative instincts. But the pressure mounts.
EVENT: Experience the flavours of Eastern Europe at our playfully tasty supper event at L’Atitude 51.
THU 14 | ARC CINEMA | 18:00
WELCOME TO JAIL (BENVENUTI IN GALERA)
Subtitled, Documentary
Mealtimes are an essential part of Italian culture. They are the ultimate place and time of bonding, of sharing stories. Over a delicious meal, families gather, or strangers become family. Filmed over three years, Welcome to Jail (Benvenuti In Galera) tells the story of the world’s first restaurant opened inside a penal institution. Located at the Milan Bollate Prison, In Galera is a concrete example of social reintegration for inmates. What makes it unique is not only the high-quality dining experience it offers, but above all the stories and perspectives that intersect here.
For some inmates, working in the kitchen or the dining room is a chance to prove their ability to keep up with professional standards in the industry and demonstrate their ability to work as part of a team. And it is also a way for the outside community to get in touch with prison reality in a new and different way. We invite you to enjoy a traditional Italian dinner/lunch and to remind yourself of how important this ceremonial can, and should, be.
Join food writer and founder of Flavour.ie Kate Ryan along with the people behind Cork’s own prison restaurant project: The Open Door, for a fascinating discussion on rehabilitation through upskilling in the culinary arts. The panel will include: Liam Spacey, Governor Cork Prison; Karen C. Whelan, Chief Officer Work Training, Cork Prison; JJ Healy, Culinary Lecturer MTU & The Open Door Project Coordinator, and Odran Lucey, Head Chef, Rose Hotel, Tralee.
The panel will include: Liam Spacey, Governor Cork Prison; Karen C. Whelan, Chief Officer Work Training, Cork Prison; JJ Healy, Culinary Lecturer MTU & The Open Door Project Coordinator, and Odran Lucey, Head Chef, Rose Hotel, Tralee.
MON 11 | TRISKEL | 19:45
THE ZEN DIARY (TSUCHI O KURAU JÛNIKA GETSU)
Subtitled, Fiction
Tsutomu is a writer living alone in a cabin in the mountains. He grows fruit and vegetables, forages for mushrooms, and he cooks seasonal dishes, learned from his time at a Zen monastery during childhood. Sometimes his editor, who is also his girlfriend, visits, and they cook together. He visits his mother-in-law, and converses with his brother-in-law, but he still hasn’t buried the ashes of his late wife a year after her passing.
Based on the nonfiction writings of the late author Tsutomu Mizukami, director Yuji Nakae’s beautifully serene film ensures that the careful preparation of the food is as important as the story, with everything giving a gentle consideration to what is important in our lives.
EVENT: A Zen-themed evening to remember at Ichigo Ichie, dining on traditional Japanese dishes inspired by the film.
WED 13 | ARC CINEMA | 18:00
CULINARY WALKING TOUR
Join University College Cork’s food and culinary historian, Regina Sexton, for a city food culture walking tour of Cork City.
The tour will highlight the importance of food in shaping the city’s social, economic and cultural profile through time. Starting at the Old English Market on the Grand Parade, the tour will trace Cork’s food and culinary history from the medieval period through to the present day. We will walk the different eras putting substance to the claim that Cork is the Real Food Capital of Ireland.
The tour will run to approx two hours and will cover the Grand Parade; the North Main Street; Corn Market Street; Shandon Street and the Butter Market and St. Patrick’s Street.
Please bring weather appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
Max. tour number is 18 persons.
Supported by Cork City Council’s Community Heritage Grant Scheme.
SAT 16 | ENGLISH MARKET | 12:00
