Submitted by curiousrobinreads t3_xtr80o in Documentaries
His cookbook was a great read cover to cover.
Do you have the name? After watching this gem I'm really interested.
Cool, have you been there by any chance?
Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin.
No, it's just a dream of mine.
I watched this around 04-05 and I still think about it pretty often.
I'll look it up, thanks!
It's a wonderful read. I truly enjoyed the book.
Phenomenal documentary!
We went to Shopsins at the Essex market a while before he died. Our kid ate a ton of bacon and he sent someone to get her a toy. It was a bath toy- we’ve still got it 5 years later. The food was great and the atmosphere was warm (lively conversation all around and his family was in and out). It was a nice place and def felt like a locals spot. The cookbook is worth getting- a good read for sure
Sounds like an awesome experience!
Indeed, it is that rawness that gets to you.
This is my absolute favorite documentary on planet earth, and even probably in my top 10 films of all time. It was soooo hard to find a DVD of this documentary. I watched this on Netflix back in the days when streaming was just getting going. Back then there was maybe a few classic films and some kind of meh TV shows on there, but also lots of documentaries and this was one of them.
Let me tell you that I never met Kenny Shopsin, but this dude changed my life, without a doubt.
"Because no matter what they do, the next enemy is going to be from within. Thus the eventual outcome of all fly killings and what not like that. Once you get rid of all the external enemy, you have to deal with yourself. So even if you solve all the outside evil you are left with your own, and the evil your parents did to you and the evil that all parents to do all people. Anyway, I like killing flies."
An absolute fucking prophet.
Love this and grateful that you shared!
My pleasure!
Absolutely one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen! I’m so happy to see this on Reddit.
Yes!!! This is my all time favorite doc!
Best quote of the doc:
"You know there's a lot of things on our menu if you put it together, you can go someplace I've never been. I took a Banana Boat and I put bananas in it and I took ice cream scoop and I made pulled pork and coleslaw in a... like an ice cream sundae, I called it a BBQ Banana Split. It's almost like putting your dick into the wrong hole, there's like a thrill to it. There's friction that occurs when you put an ingredient in an improper dish. That's the basis for all fusion cooking is that there's a sexual friction that's caused by putting the wrong food in the wrong place and sometimes it works but not always."
Same here actually.
this was on the sundance channel or independent film channel back in the day.
Ate at Shopsins in Essex Market when I last visited NYC (I'm from UK) in early 2016.
Was hungover to fuck and totally bamboozled by the insane menu (Google it!). The server was the owner's son and was, to us, an incredibly amusing blend of slightly begrudging hospitality and knowing Noo Yoik verbal abuse.
Amazing food, I still think about those mac & cheese pancakes with brisket hash. Thanks for linking the video, didn't know it existed and am looking forward to watching it.
YES! I also watched this on Netflix back in the day. Loved it. They used to have such awesome documentaries.
I remember one that was about those people who dress up as movie characters to get money from tourists in Hollywood - I think outside the Chinese theatre. Can't for the life of me remember what that doc was called?
EDIT: The Reinactors - thats what it was!
Haven"t seen this in years......loved it!
I ate there in 2008 or 2009, Kenny was asleep in the entry way and you had to quietly step over his outstretched legs to not disturb him. His son was super nice. The dish I had was pancakes with bacon and mac-n-cheese it was super delicious and perfect for my hangover.
CalypsoTheKitty t1_iqrii4n wrote
Kenny Shopsin was a real NYC character.