Kelly Reichardt is one of the most important filmmakers working today. Since her 1994 debut River of Grass, Kelly has produced a singular body of work, including the films Old Joy (2006), Wendy and Lucy (2008), Meek’s Cutoff (2010), Night Moves (2013), Certain Women (2016), First Cow (2019), and her latest, Showing Up. In between projects she continues to teach film at Bard College. Her career has also been notable for her decades-long collaborations with actors, cinematographers, and other creative partners.

The other day I was talking to someone about my job and how it’s sometimes hard to separate between cooking for work and cooking for fun. See cooking and teaching has always been my passion, but now that it’s also my full time job it presents some challenges such as the occasional burnout and the loss of just cooking for fun. Lately, I have been making sure that at least once a week I get a chance to cook something new without a real plan and just have fun in the kitchen.

Once a month I dig into Noted’s archive to resurface a favorite post. Because I just wrote about Sofia Coppola, her father’s process has been on my mind. Francis Ford Coppola has also been in the news recently for his ambitious, if tepidly reviewed, film Megalopolis. So, I thought it was a perfect time to revisit his notes for one of my favorite movies of all time, The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola was terrified when he wrote the script for The Godfather.

We all know the familiar saying….”Rome wasn’t built in a day.” The use of this expression is intended to remind us that the noble virtue of patience is oftentimes required when waiting for a project to be completed. Chances are good Linda Vista resident have most recently found themselves referring to this saying when driving along the stretch of Friars Road between the CA-163/Friars Road interchange and the part of Friars Road that extends west to Sea World Drive.

A couple of Chefs Fest 2023 participants, Jeff Chanchaleune and Gabriel Lewis, are in the news, and I’ve got details. On July 14, I was fortunate enough to join a dining room full of folks for dinner at Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s District 52. The occasion was a cookbook launch from chef Gabriel Lewis. Lewis, 25, is mite young for his first book, but what a life it’s been in his short time.