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Off the Menu: Asian America, a Documentary by Grace Lee
Filmmaker Grace Lee’s new documentary, Off the Menu: Asian America, is a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples, farms and lives of Asian Pacific Americans that explores what they eat as a reflection of these ever-evolving communities.
By Camellia Tse • • 1 min readPrepping for a communal langar meal at the Oak Creek Gurdwara in Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy of Off the Menu: Asian America)
This week on Good Food, Evan speaks to filmmaker Grace Lee about her new documentary, Off the Menu: Asian America, which premieres in LA on Sunday, October 25, at the Japanese American National Museum.
As a co-production by the Center for Asian American Media and Northern California’s public broadcasting station, KQED, Off the Menu is a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples, farms and lives of Asian Pacific Americans that explores what they eat as a reflection of these ever-evolving communities.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by writer/sociologist Oliver Wang, featuring chef Minh Pham of Porridge + Puffs; artist-cum-caterer Saehee Choof SOO Nand Johneric Concordia of Park’s Finest.
Tickets and more info can be found here. The wider release comes to PBS in December 2015.