Los Angeles Film Festival 2012

Artist in Residence: Michael Voltaggio in conversation about Movies and Food

plays with Dinner Rush

(2012, 120 mins)

Following his award-winning tenure as Chef de Cuisine for The Bazaar by José Andrés, Chef Michael Voltaggio went on to become a national household name after winning the sixth season of Bravo’s reality cooking show Top Chef. From there, Voltaggio opened his own immensely popular and highly praised restaurant ink. in West Hollywood, which was named “best new restaurant in America” by GQ Magazine this year.

Voltaggio has followed his passion for cooking since age 15, working his way up the culinary ladder through apprenticeships. His unconventional techniques and undeniable talent, combined with his savvy and adventurous approach to developing a signature style, make him one of today’s most important figures in the culinary arts.

Moderated by chef Evan Kleiman

Dinner Rush
(U.S.A., 2000, 98 mins)
Directed By: Bob Giraldi
Executive Producers: Michael Baumont, Robert Cheren, Robert Steuer, Phil Suarez
Producers: Louis DiGiaimo, Patti Greaney
Screenwriters: Rick Shaughnessy, Brian Kalata
Cinematographer: Tim Ives
Editor: Allyson C. Johnson
Music: Alexander Lasarenko
Cast: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Vivian Wu, Michael McGlone, Kirk Acevedo, Sandra Bernhard, John Corbett, Jamie Harris, Summer Phoenix, Polly Draper, Mark Margolis

A sleeper not enough people had the opportunity to discover, Bob Giraldi's delightful movie, set in a trendy Tribeca restaurant in New York, is like a good five-course meal. Part social comedy, part mafioso drama, part father and son story, it mixes its ingredients in fresh and unexpected ways.

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