Hello friends!

We want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has listened, subscribed, or even thought of our podcast, The Cinema Chefs! It’s been a crazy journey, spawning from an Instagram post to a fully recorded TWENTY episodes of our show. In a world where so much seems created purely for shock value or the 3-second hook, we truly value the time you have taken out of your busy schedules to enter our world of cooking and film for a small part of your day. We are ecstatic when we meet up with a friend for drinks or dinner, and they tell us that they love the podcast or that they learned something while listening. While it is true that we are having the time of our lives (listen for a Jenn snort, the summa cum laude of response from her), recording these episodes, we are committed to teaching people to cook, empowering people in the kitchen, and entertaining them along the way.

While a movie can tell a story or multiple stories, food also has a way of telling a story. It is by learning the culture, ingredients, and techniques behind them that we gain a better understanding of the dishes and ultimately ourselves. In our Old Boy episode, we discussed Chinese dumplings and quickly pointed out that most cultures have some sort of filled dough. The Forrest Gump episode taught us much about shrimp and how this beloved shellfish is enjoyed all over the world. The Menu let us know that the best food shouldn’t only be reserved for the wealthiest folks, and sometimes the best dishes are the ones available to everyone. Good food should be accessible to all, and we believe that learning to cook is a key step in making that a reality.

Season 2 is debuting August 31st at 6pm ET. Listen to the trailer here! In the meantime, this space is where you can support the show. Your subscription funds our production costs and allows us to hire folks. You can expect bonus videos, chat episodes, cooking advice, and more.

Sincerely,

Your chef BFFs, Jenn de la Vega and Clara Park

Hello friends and ramen lovers,

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out to our inaugural Ramen Rager fundraiser at Wonderville! We also want to extend a giant dose of gratitude to everyone who donated to this fundraiser; we couldn’t have done it without you! Teamwork really does make the dream work. Jenn and I are beyond grateful for everyone who showed up to support our podcast, especially the out-of-towners! We also want to acknowledge Jason for being the best bartender ever and Jordan for engineering the afternoon. After expenses and admin, we netted upwards of $500, which will go towards hosting fees through the end of the year and brand new microphones, hooray! Please enjoy the photos taken by our friend Jeannie Houchins.

From the ultimate chef toppings bar to the true myriad of ramen flavors and the delight of all the diners, this event was a huge success. Highlights include everyone pausing to see the “correct way” to enjoy ramen according to Tampopo, the joy of the perfectly cooked sous vide eggs, and the fact that everyone went up for seconds and thirds because the ramen was just THAT GOOD. Movie trivia brought together teams of all ages, and our questions proved to be more than a little difficult. The winners only scored 50%, hahaha!

Season 2 of The Cinema Chefs is in full swing, and we encourage you to listen wherever you find your favorite podcasts. This season we explore New Orleans cuisine in The Last Holiday, school lunches in The Breakfast Club, and the joys of Hanwoo beef in the instant classic, Parasite. Our production costs have been out of pocket so far. To keep the podcast available on all platforms, we pay a monthly hosting fee on Simplecast as well as a membership to our recording platform, Riverside. Please consider becoming a subscriber here on Fourthwall, buying some merch, or making a donation (at the bottom of the page here).

See you at the movies!

Sincerely,

Clara and Jenn