Reels for Meals

Join the Flatirons Food Film Festival and Meals on Wheels Boulder for Reels for Meals, a night of food, film, and fun on Thursday, July 18th at eTown Hall in Boulder. It features "The Taste of Things," a French feast of a film starring Juliette Binoche.

This fundraiser is intended to enable the Festival to screen future films and support Meals on Wheels Boulder, which provides nutritious meals and a daily well-being check to Boulder residents.

Events

The Reels for Meals fundraiser consists of the following events.

Enjoy:

• 5pm: Soiree with bites from top Boulder restaurants, cash bar, reserved seats for the film screening, and live music from Jeff Reid
• 6:30: Film screening of this 2024 classic culinary film

For all attendees, Reels for Meals will also include the following features.

• Pre-film: Omelet-making demonstration
• Post-film: Discussion with food journalist John Lehndorff of Boulder Weekly and KGNU Community Radio; Julien Jeannot, Executive Chef and owner of Jeannot Patisserie and Bistro in Lafayette, Colorado; and other speakers.

Ticket prices: $55 for soiree, $25 for screening-only
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Bites: Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, Meals on Wheels Boulder, Gemini restaurant, Jeannot's Patisserie and Bistro, and more

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. Movie preview

Thank you for supporting us!

Many thank to sponsors Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, eTown, Fisher Honda Acura, Natural Grocers, Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana, ROOT Marketing & PR and donors Croft Family Farm and Wisdom's Natural Poultry.

This project funded (or funded in part) by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.