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Dai's Garden
directed by Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011; produced by Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011 (Privately Published, 2017), 34 mins
Dai's Garden is a short documentary directed, shot, produced and edited by Ruohan Xu. A Chinese slow-food movement pioneer, Dai Jianjun, is dedicated to bringing back vanishing traditional Chinese culture in an era of rapid urbanization and industrialization. He runs an expensive farm-to-table restaurant in the ci...
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directed by Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011; produced by Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011 (Privately Published, 2017), 34 mins
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Dai's Garden is a short documentary directed, shot, produced and edited by Ruohan Xu. A Chinese slow-food movement pioneer, Dai Jianjun, is dedicated to bringing back vanishing traditional Chinese culture in an era of rapid urbanization and industrialization. He runs an expensive farm-to-table restaurant in the city of Hangzhou, and uses all his profits to build a green utopia in a remote village 200 miles away, where migrant workers can stay hom...
Dai's Garden is a short documentary directed, shot, produced and edited by Ruohan Xu. A Chinese slow-food movement pioneer, Dai Jianjun, is dedicated to bringing back vanishing traditional Chinese culture in an era of rapid urbanization and industrialization. He runs an expensive farm-to-table restaurant in the city of Hangzhou, and uses all his profits to build a green utopia in a remote village 200 miles away, where migrant workers can stay home.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Ruohan Xu, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Dai Jianjun, fl. 2000
Person Discussed
Dai Jianjun, fl. 2000
Topic / Theme
Restaurants, Farm-to-table movement, Slow food movement, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Ruohan Xu
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The Farmer and the Chef
directed by Michael Whalen, fl. 1999; produced by Michael Whalen, fl. 1999 (San Jose, CA: Whalen Films, 2015), 1 hour 6 mins
David Kinch of Manresa Restaurant is a world famous chef with a new project, aiming to create a two-star Michelin dining experience that reflects the Northern Californian culture he loves. Cynthia Sandberg of Love Apple Farms is a farmer who has dedicated her life to creating sustainably produced and impeccably nu...
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directed by Michael Whalen, fl. 1999; produced by Michael Whalen, fl. 1999 (San Jose, CA: Whalen Films, 2015), 1 hour 6 mins
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David Kinch of Manresa Restaurant is a world famous chef with a new project, aiming to create a two-star Michelin dining experience that reflects the Northern Californian culture he loves. Cynthia Sandberg of Love Apple Farms is a farmer who has dedicated her life to creating sustainably produced and impeccably nurtured ingredients. Will the collaboration between these two food geniuses create a world-class restaurant, or will their differences d...
David Kinch of Manresa Restaurant is a world famous chef with a new project, aiming to create a two-star Michelin dining experience that reflects the Northern Californian culture he loves. Cynthia Sandberg of Love Apple Farms is a farmer who has dedicated her life to creating sustainably produced and impeccably nurtured ingredients. Will the collaboration between these two food geniuses create a world-class restaurant, or will their differences destroy both the farmer and the chef? The Farmer & The Chef follows this ambitious pair as they work together to make the perfect biodynamic meal. It delves into their shared passion for sustainable farming and quality product, showing their return to the old values of farm-grown produce while never shying away from the latest techniques. The film provides excellent examples of how farms and restaurants do business, following Cynthia's move from a 2-acre garden to an 80-acre farm with over 300 products to keep up with Chef Kinch as he increases his cooking ten-fold. The documentary details the in-depth interdependence of farms and restaurants, and, above all, emphasizes the respectful relationship between the chef, the farmer, and the land they both depend on for survival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2015
Field of Study
Cooking
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Whalen, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Michael Whalen, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Whalen Films
Topic / Theme
United States Cuisine, Restaurants, Farm management, Farming, Farmers, Vegetables, Vegetable gardens, Organic farming, Farm-to-table movement, Sustainable agriculture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Michael Whalen
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Maharajah Burger
written by Thomas Balmes; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Thomas Balmes, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 and Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions and Canal+ (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 51 mins
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow dis...
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written by Thomas Balmes; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Thomas Balmes, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 and Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions and Canal+ (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 51 mins
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This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow disease, the Indians are appalled. One suggests that the British send their sick and old cows to India for caretaking. When McDonalds open...
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow disease, the Indians are appalled. One suggests that the British send their sick and old cows to India for caretaking. When McDonalds opened up in New Delhi, featuring the Maharajah Burger, there was outrage at this affront. To many Indians it is a symbol of Western cultural imperialism – Western greed undermining traditional values in India. One elderly maharajah hopefully observes that the Indian culture has survived thousands of years and will not succumb to this latest onslaught. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Thomas Balmes, Arvin Singh, fl. 2000, Baldev Singh, fl. 2000, Sham Giri, fl. 2000, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000, Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions, Canal+
Author / Creator
Thomas Balmes
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Indian, Cattle, Hinduism, Animal illnesses, Religious beliefs, Cultural identity, Diet and food, Sociology, Fast food restaurants, Ethnography, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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