Invitation to the Theater of LIfe

Mon, Sep 18th 2017 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm

What is the meaning of home for those who don’t have one – and can high-end gastronomy help meet the needs of homeless people? Discover the inside story of how 60 of the world’s most renowned chefs came together to offer a soup kitchen with a difference,



Massimo Bottura, widely regarded as one of the best chefs in the world, set up the Refettorio as a beautifully designed space offering 80 people a night the opportunity to dine with dignity.

How this high-profile initiative fared against the complex realities of homelessness and social inequality is explored through revealing interviews with the chefs and the diners, offering a candid exploration of the cultural, social and spiritual value of the nourishment we can offer one another.

BEYOND THE SCREEN:
The Grassmarket Community Project is one of Edinburgh’s network of voluntary agencies that together provide free meals daily for our most vulnerable and destitute citizens, much of this being from ‘surplus’ food. Join us before the screening to take part in this unique community dinner by booking the Meal & Film ticket. You are welcome to pay a donation which will go toward the Grassmarket Community Project or bring a dish along to the dinner (any dish much be vegetarian or unopened).

After the film we will explore responses to food poverty and social inequality, with guests including Ewan Aitken (Cyrenians), Mary Anne MacLeod (A Menu For Change), and Peter Kelly (The Poverty Alliance).

FREE (donations welcome)
Book via: takeoneaction.org.uk

Screening as part of Take One Action Film Festival. See full programme at http://bit.ly/TOAFF17

'What We Do' Main Pages:

The club supports two worldwide projects and a third in Malawi - all designed to help people cope with disaster or live a better life.

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