Join the Flatirons Food Film Festival and Meals on Wheels Boulder for Reels for Meals: The Taste of Things Movie Fundraiser, a night of food, film, and fun on Thursday, July 18th at eTown Hall (1535 Spruce Street) in Boulder.
Featuring “The Taste of Things,” a French film feast starring Juliette Binoche, Reels for Meals consists of the following events to support these 501c3 nonprofits.
Enjoy:
- Soiree at 5pm with bites from top Boulder restaurants, cash bar, and reserved seats for the film screening (sold out)
Thank you to these fine restaurants for donating bites:- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts: Savory Peach Melba (Colorado peaches, smoked duck, herbed goat cheese, raspberry gastrique, brioche)
- Boulder Cork: Teriyaki Steak Roll-ups (thinly sliced steak, ginger, peppers, daikon sprouts, and cream cheese)
- Meals on Wheels Boulder: Mushroom & Leek and Mediterranean (spinach, feta, roasted red peppers) Quiche
- Gemini: Jamon Serrano skewer (Spanish Serrano ham wrapped around sweet potato with roasted apricot)
- Jeannot’s Patisserie and Bistro: Pistachio and raspberry cream puffs and pistachio; Berry tarts with almond cream, mascarpone cream, red fruit jam, and fresh berries
- Lucky’s Bakehouse Cafe: Curry tumeric chicken sliders with super greens and cashews
- Whistling Boar: TBD
- Or come for just the film – General admission for the screening at 6:30pm of this 2024 culinary classic film
- Post-film panel discussion at 9pm for all attendees with food journalist John Lehndorff of Boulder Weekly and KGNU Community Radio; French native Julien Jeannot, Executive Chef and owner of Jeannot Patisserie and Bistro in Lafayette, Colorado; and other speakers after the screening.
Film
“The Taste of Things” is a feature film that depicts the love affair between a French gourmand and the expert cook who is his muse. Set in 1889 and starring Juliette Binoche, the movie includes mouth-watering sumptuous scenes of culinary artistry. An appreciation of food’s transcendence permeates this food cinema classic,” France’s nominee for the 2024 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Thank you for supporting us!
The proceeds of this event and any donations will go towards supporting the Festival’s upcoming screenings and Meals on Wheels Boulder, which provides nutritious meals and a daily well-being check to Boulder residents.
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council, and event sponsor eTown.
Buy Tickets soon – limited seating! $55 Soiree & Film (Sold Out) | $25 Film Only
We are adding light refreshments to your $25 ticket, the cash bar will stay open, and you will have fun with a community of friends!
https://Reels_for_Meals.eventbrite.com
If your business would like to become a sponsor for this event, please contact shoshana@mowboulder.org.
