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THIRD SACRAMENTO FOOD FILM FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT CALIFORNIA FOOD LITERACY CENTER.
Ten-day festival to include seven tastings and films
As food and wine pairings continue to rise in popularity, the farm-to-fork capital is offering a different kind of pairing: food and film. The 3rd Annual Sacramento Food Film Festival will take place March 20-30 and will include food, wine and beer pairings with seven films about food. Festival proceeds will benefit California Food Literacy Center, a Sacramento nonprofit providing food literacy education to local low-income children.
“This is a chance for guests to soak up the amazing food and drinks that Sacramento has to offer while also feeding their minds,” said Catherine Enfield, festival founder and food writer.
The festival’s red carpet premier at Ten22 on March 20 features appetizers, drinks and screening of the award-winning movie, “Spinning Plates.” Cost is $40. On March 22, the festival continues at the Sterling Hotel, featuring a sneak preview of the highly anticipated, new Ruhstaller Nugget hop beer, bites from Adam Pechal and screening of “Beer Wars.” Cost is $30. “Bottle Shock” will be screened at Lucca on March 25 and will include a four-course dinner based on the film. Cost is $40, and $50 if including a wine pairing. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op offers a free event on March 26 to screen “Cafeteria Man” and will include appetizers, an appearance from the film’s star, Tony Geraci and a panel discussion with local leaders in food literacy education. Selland’s will offer a family spaghetti dinner on March 28 and screening of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” at McKinley Park’s Clunie Center. Cost is $15 for children, $25 for adults. The Guild Theater will screen “The Slow Food Story” for free on March 29. The festival wraps up on March 30 with a sushi and uni tasting by Billy Ngo from Kru, and Q & A with the film’s producer, Alexander Finden, and the star, Peter Halmay, at Sunh Fish and screening of “Sweet, Sexy Ocean.” Cost is $35.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.sacfoodfilmfest.com.
“We are proud to be the beneficiary of such a creative event that not only gives people the opportunity to enjoy the amazing food of the Sacramento region, but also helps spread food literacy through the creative medium of film,” said Amber Stott, founding executive director, California Food Literacy. “We look forward to good food and good conversations.”
California Food Literacy Center was established in July 2011 to educate and inspire low-income children to eat healthy food. Students learn fruit and vegetable appreciation, how to read nutrition labels, basic cooking skills and environmental impacts of their food choices. The nonprofit also runs the Food Literacy Academy, which trains community members as food literacy teachers. To date, the nonprofit has 60 active volunteers and serves 2,400 kids annually. After just three months of food literacy education, 70 percent of students request the foods they have tasted in class, including broccoli, celery and oranges. Ninety-two percent of K-1st grade students say healthy food tastes good, and 88 percent of children understand how to read a nutrition label. To make a donation: www.californiafoodliteracy.org.
Thursday, March 20 - 6-9pm
Food Film Festival Premiere at Ten22!
Enjoy appetizers from Ten22 while
watching the award winning Spinning Plates!
Receive a swag bag filled with vanilla beans, Bob's Red Mill, and other items!
Saturday, March 22 - 4-6pm
Film: Beer Wars
Venue: Sterling Hotel w/ bites from Adam Pechal
Featured beer: Ruhstaller's brand new Nugget beer with hops grown near Dixon!
Tuesday, March 25 - 7pm
Film: Bottle Shock
4 course dinner and wine pairings based on film.
Venue: Lucca
Menu:
Passed appetizers:
Smoked beet flatbreads, Sonoma goat cheese, arugula, toasted almonds, saba
Mushroom Bruschetta, fava bean, green garlic, borage flowers
Pork Confit Rillettes, pickled red onion, endive
then:
Delta asparagus wrapped in cured Passmore Ranch Sturgeon, mustard seed vinaigrette, chopped farm egg
Santa Maria Style Tri Tip, heirloom bean ragout 'Ranchero style', braised greens
Strawberries in rosé syrup, basil semifreddo, almond biscotti crumble, candied basil
Wednesday, March 26 - 6:30pm
FREE!
Film: Cafeteria Man
documentary on school meals with special guest,
Cafeteria Man himself!
Venue: The Guild Theater
Friday, March 28 - 6pm
Family spaghetti dinner with Sellands
Film: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
at Clunie Center at McKinley Park
Tickets
Saturday, March 29 - 5pm
FREE!
Film: The Slow Food Story
at the Guild Theater
Also, locally produced Oak Park short film!
Sunday, March 30 - 4-6pm
Film: Sweet, Sexy Ocean
documentary on sea urchin harvesting
Sunh Fish-19th & V Streets
Sushi and Uni tasting with Bill Ngo from Kru
Discussion with filmmaker and star
TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
FACEBOOK: Sacfoodfilmfest
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