GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS

GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS

GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS, 1980
Director: Les Blank
51’, English, Colour
This most obsessed portrait that Blank has realized in the field of gastronomy, takes "bad smelling rose" as its subject. In this appetizing voyage taken with Chef Alice Waters and dedicated to the beauty of garlic, a feast worthy of your ear, nose and mouth is presented on the history, consumption, and cultivation of garlic. This voyage extends from the wok frying pan in the Chinese restaurant to the specialties in the Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkley, and from interviews with the garlic-obsessed to the Garlic Festival organized in Gilroy.

Past Programs
Indie Fetish
November 7–30, 2008