Don't just stand there, Cook!"
"Don't Just sit there, Eat!"
I had a cup with my brilliant cousin Dave Burnett last Thursday to see his latest production: "The Gefilte Fish Chronicles", an hour-long film on family, values, cooking and cooking. Iris Burnett's mom was one of seven sisters who met annually to cook for 75. David has been documenting the event for the past eight years on video. Dick Swanson did the editiing. So the Burnetts have a hit! They've put together a touching tribute to the generation of "strong minded" women. It's nice to see our friends producing and controlling their ideas. David's work has just been getting more interesting and he's always cooking!! It's also nice to commiserate about pushing ideas and those frustrating trips to the Post Office.
There's an accompanying cookbook and they are both available at the Gefilte Fish Website. The show is currently scheduled for nine PBS stations and it's good to watch Dave and Iris continually produce and control their material. The book and video are available as a set for $40.00. Support your local artist!!!! And I will get to Iris's book "So You Think You Can Be President" in a future post.
