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.

THE SOIREE IS SOLD OUT ! BUT YOU CAN STILL DONATE BY WATCHING THE DELECTABLE “THE TASTE OF THINGS.”

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, it includes a luminous performance by Juliette Binoche and 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.

Soiree (sold out)

Enjoy:

• 4:45pm: Registration starts
• 5pm: Soiree with bites from top Boulder restaurants, cash bar, reserved seats for the film screening, and live music from Jeff Reid

Movie program (tickets still available)

• 5:45 registration starts
• 6-6:30pm: Light refreshments for all attendees
• 6:30: Film screening of this 2024 classic culinary film
• 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 Chef Suzanne Prendergast of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.

Ticket: $25 for screening

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: A scrumptious sweet bite
• Whistling Boar: TBD

Thank you for supporting us!

Many thank to our lead sponsor, Varra Financial Associates, sponsors Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, eTown, Fisher Honda Acura, Natural Grocers, Proto’s Pizzeria Napoletana, ROOT Marketing & PR, Whole Foods Market, 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.