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Food Fight: Tomorrow Night at the Riverview Theater

First, there was Fresh. Then, Food, Inc. Now, the latest food documentary that begins with the letter F gets its own Minneapolis screening tomorrow night.

Food Fight approaches the local-food movement from the perspective of a chef, acknowledging that food is, above all, “a sensual experience.” Fittingly, it prominently features the chefs, like local-food icon Alice Waters, who were among the first to claim that the best-tasting food comes from the healthiest, most sustainable sources. Or, as nutritionist Marion Nestle exclaims on camera, “Who would ever have guessed that the taste of vegetables would turn out to be the start of a revolution?”

The film begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Riverview Theater, and will be followed by a panel discussion that includes the director, Chris Taylor, as well as our friend and advisor, Tracy Singleton of Birchwood Café.

Food Fight is part of the “Celebrating Local Food/Protecting Community Spaces” film series, sponsored by the Midtown Farmers’ Market and Gardening Matters, with support from Birchwood Café, Common Roots Café, Environmental Justice Advocates of MN, Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Land Stewardship Project, MN Food and Justice Alliance, Peace Coffee, and Seward Co-op.

When: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where: Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave. South, Minneapolis, 55406
Tickets: $10 at the door
Contact: jesse.gardeningmatters@gmail.com