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SHANGHAINESE “LION’S HEAD” MEATBALLS By Melissa King| eatdrinkfilms.com
A debate on water, movies & inspiration By Ari Gold. (October 21, 2025) Where does inspiration come from? My answer can sound like I read books: Francis Coppola’s “Live Cinema”, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Psychomagic,” Werner Herzog’s “Conquest of the Useless.” But let’s be honest, my lifelong hunt for mentorship can feel like distraction. Today, inspiration comes from my […]|
By Noma Faingold Steve Peletz, 65, underplays his high-risk activities. He’s been scuba diving for more than 40 years. He joins marine biologists on expeditions in remote, exotic waters off the coast of Costa Rica, Columbia, Mexico and the Galápagos Islands. As a volunteer “citizen scientist“ his task is usually to tag different types of […]|
SHANGHAINESE “LION’S HEAD” MEATBALLS By Melissa King| eatdrinkfilms.com
Lemongrass Cioppino Melissa shares her recipe for Lemongrass Ciopinno I had to pay homage to my city’s iconic seafood stew, cioppino. Italian immigrant fishermen working on San Francisco’s Fisherma…| eatdrinkfilms.com
Recipes by Erica Perez and John Beaver unless otherwise noted. Curated and adapted by Gary Meyer (updated August 30, 2025) Spices from the Oaktown Spice Shop can take a very good dish to new levels…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (Updated September 10, 2025) Artist Rose B. Simpson is more than a little preoccupied with vessels. She views pottery, cars, her figurative sculptures, the womb and clay, a materi…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (August 13, 2025) The family hi-fi set-up, anchored by two giant hidden speakers, was located in the dining room. We never ate there unless we had company. No one who came to the …| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (August 1, 2025) “I never wanted to be a poet. It chose me. I didn’t choose it. One becomes a poet almost against one’s will, certainly against one’s better judgeme…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (July 31, 2025) The summer camp movie has become its own genre. By now, what audiences have come to expect is low-brow comedy (balanced by a poignant lesson), with hits like, “Wet …| eatdrinkfilms.com
A Profile of Filmmaker Kristin Tièche By Noma Faingold. (May 1, 2025) Kristen Tièche walks into Le Café du Soleil, a French bistro in the Lower Haight, with unremarkable décor, clutching her littl…| eatdrinkfilms.com
A sneak preview of the opening weekend at the oldest film festival in the Americas. By Meredith Brody (April 23, 2025) After a five-day iteration in 2024, SFILM returns in 2025 with eleven days st…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (April 16, 2025) Watching the 28-minute, 10-screen film/art installation, “Lessons of the Hour,” by British artist/filmmaker Sir Isaac Julien, isn’t as overwhelming as one might th…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Gary Meyer and his AI bestie (April 15, 2025) When I read that (not my) POTUS was getting his physical from a Dr. Barbabella I misread it as the French satirical science fiction comic strip her…| eatdrinkfilms.com
By Noma Faingold (April 6, 2025) They baked. They came and placed their cakes on white tablecloths. They devoured. The official count was 1,387 cakes (and at least that many participants) at the CA…| eatdrinkfilms.com
“CAKE PICNIC™ was born out of a simple desire to eat a lot of cake. And be surrounded by friends,” writes founder Elisa Sunga. “It is a gathering for the love of cake. It celebrat…| eatdrinkfilms.com
An interview with Film Director Bess Kargman By Noma Faingold (July 18, 2024) Director Bess Kargman knew going in that prolific songwriter Diane Warren, the subject of her latest documentary, doesn…| eatdrinkfilms.com
