Eat This New York

01/30/2004

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1hr 20min

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Documentary

STORY

Eat This New York is the story of two best friends' struggle to open a restaurant in the food capital of the world. As Billy Phelps and John McCormick suffer through financial crisis, the loss of their chef, and a crumbling relationship, the filmmakers turn the camera on New York City's legendary restaurateurs who prove that dreams can come true. Billy and John's gamble to open a restaurant together takes shape on Division Street, a unique block in Brooklyn that separates the Satmar Jewish community of Williamsburg from the Latino neighborhood of the South Side. During the course of a year, they convert a former check-cashing shop located under the elevated train tracks of the J/M/Z subway lines into a retro speakeasy. But before the restaurant is fully built they come close to bankruptcy and almost call it quits on their friendship.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Daniel Boulud
  • Rocco DiSpirito
  • Sirio Maccioni
  • John McCormick
  • Keith McNally

    Director

  • Andrew Rossi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Abstract

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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