What you’ll want to see next week

For your weekend viewing | Spots filling up fast | The films and the people you’ll want to be in the room for

Apr 03, 2026

Dear Friends,

Season 10 opens April 10. There’s a lot below. We recommend reserving your spot, as many events are filling quickly.

Without further ado, a few tastes of what’s coming:

April 10 | Live Mooncake Demo | 1:00-3:00pm

Christine Wong has built a following by rethinking Hong Kong cuisine through a plant-based lens. Vibrant Hong Kong Table traces how grief, identity, and the rise in anti-Asian hate pushed Christine deeper into her roots. After the screening, she’ll be in the room (mooncakes, live) and in conversation with Jenny Berg (Chair, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Studies) on food, identity, and tradition.

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Here’s a look at Christine’s energy:

April 11 | New York Craft Beer Day | 3:00-5:00pm

Our happy hour at Beer Street South happens to fall on the 2nd annual New York Craft Beer Day. Who knew! But it’s true. Join us in a room full of good people worth meeting.

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April 12 | Getting granular on local grains | 2:30-6:00pm

Bread, made from grain you can trace. Following the screenings at MoMI, Michael Robinov (Co-Founder, Farm to People) and Tyler Lee Steinbrenner (Founder, ACQ Bread Company) join Qiana Mickie (Executive Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture) for a conversation on local grains and sustainability.

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Here’s a taste of Tyler’s philosophy:

April 13 | Migration on screen, arepas in the room. | 7:00-10:00pm

One of our all-time favorite shorts will be screening at MOFAD: Arepas en Bici follows a Venezuelan chef cycling across San Francisco, carrying memory, migration, and a business in motion. Included: drinks, arepas, access to MOFAD’s current exhibition on New York City street food, and connecting with good people.

A few spots left

April 14 | A bakery, a hiring model, a neighborhood | 7:30-10:00pm

Zen Brownie, narrated by Jeff Bridges, tells the story of a Yonkers bakery built on one principle: hire anyone who shows up. It’s a simple idea with real consequences for work, dignity, and community.

The night expands into tracing how food connects to climate and sovereignty (Seaweed Stories), alongside films rooted in Ridgewood (Ice Cream Window and Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento).

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April 15 | Foraging, and the person who knows all about it | 7:00pm-10:00pm

Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge follows chef Philip Manganaro into landscapes most people never see. He’ll be there, in conversation with mushroom expert Leigh Ollman. Included: screenings, tastings by Acid Spirits, bites by Chef Abe Konick and Hieu Huynh, chai tea by Dona Chai, and good people.

Free, limited spots, RSVP