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Eat This New York (2004)

Name: Eat This New York
Director: Kate Novack
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-01-30
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Daniel Boulud, Rocco DiSpirito, Sirio Maccioni, John McCormick, Keith McNally

IMDb 5.41h 20mDocumentary

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Plot Summary

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.