Monet Palate™ - New York City Debut January 16th 2007GREAT CHEFS ALICE WATERS, DANIEL BOULUD AND ROGER VERGE HONOR IMPRESSIONIST CLAUDE MONET IN THE DOCUMENTARY, "MONET'S PALATE™ ," WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MERYL STREEP.AFTER THE SCREENING, A DISTINGUISHED CULINARY AND ART PANEL TO DISCUSS THE MANY WAYS FOOD, WINE ART & MUSIC ARE LINKED.Art, food, music and wine will harmonize like never before at the New York screening of Monet’s Palate at “Makor,” The 92n Street Y, 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 16th. Aileen Bordman, Creator and Executive Producer of the film, “Monet’s Palate™ ,” will take guests on a culinary pilgrimage to the epicenter of Impressionism, Giverny.“Monet’s Palate,” a 60 minute documentary film examines the connection between fine art and fine cuisine as seen through the eyes of Claude Monet. Meryl Streep’s opening narration takes the viewer through the painter’s home and gardens in the pastoral region of Normandy. The film also highlights London where the artist lived, painted and dined at the Savoy Hotel. Great Chefs such as Roger Verge, Daniel Boulud and Alice Waters share their thoughts about the cuisine Monet adored.The film was has been screened at various film festivals over the past two years and was presented at MIP Cannes in April. It received the Directors Citation Honorable Mention in February from the prestigious Thomas A. Edison Black Maria Film Festival. The Black Maria is one of a very few Academy Award qualifying Festivals.After a screening of the film, Eric Weiss, food, service and wine consultant and President of Service Arts, Inc. will moderate a discussion about Monet’s Palate™ and the connections between food, art, wine and music.Panelists include; Charles S. Moffet, Vice-Chairman, Impressionsist, Modern and Contemporary Art at Sothebys and former senior curator of the exhibition “Monet’s Years at Giverny” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Terrance Brennan, Chef/Owner of Picholine and Artisanal Restaurants, Michel Nischan, Chef/Co-Owner with Paul Newman of The Dressing Room Restaurant and author of “Homegrown Pure and Simple,” and Aileen Bordman, President of AFB Productions and founder of http://www.monetspalate.com/.As a culinary-musical coda, Mr. Weiss will introduce his latest presentation, “The Taste of Music, The Sound of Food and Wine.” Master Violinist Jennifer Choi will interpret the lush and , “Monet’s Palate™ ,”.Contacts:Aileen Bordman AFB Productions, Inc
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