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InsideHook is a national go-to news and lifestyle recommendation platform for the affluent and on-the-go. "The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher" explores the writer's life and times. InsideHook spoke with Bezat about the process of making the film and the food...

“The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher“ dives deeply into the life and legacy of legendary Glen Ellen writer M.F.K. Fisher. Acolytes of all stripes, from literary scholars and critics to chefs, foodies, fans and followers, have long tried to put the late writer...

Gregory Bezat’s documentary, “The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher,” which has its world premiere Tuesday, October 11, at MVFF. Steeped in beauty, Gregory Bezat’s sumptuous documentary is a must-see, exploring the life and legacy of M.F.K. Fisher (1908-1992),...

When Filmmaker Gregory Mark Bezat was given an assignment from Sunset Films, a part of the then flourishing Sunset magazine empire, to film and interview renowned food writer M.F.K. Fisher in 1981, he jumped at the chance. The person he met that day in her famous...

Few writers can so poetically and eloquently describe their personal culinary adventures with the beauty of the late M.F.K. Fisher. In "The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher," San Francisco director Gregory Bezat sprinkles passages from Fisher's writing into a...

“The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher”: The influential life and reflections of gifted Wine Country culinary wordsmith M.F.K. Fisher are re-created with delicate care in this fondly crafted portrait. While it relies on incisive interviews with landmark chefs...

For fans of film and food, the premiere of this new documentary is a real treat. While many food enthusiasts are likely to be familiar with acclaimed writer M.F.K. Fisher, those who are not will find the new documentary to be a revelation. Fisher, who died in 1992 at...

After music, we have food, or specifically the craft of food writing. "The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher" tells the story of that legendary food writer, who had to disguise her womanhood to get her first book, "Serve It Forth," published in 1937. Through...

Excerpt from interview with Gary: Meyer has a film as a producer in the festival as well. “The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher,” about the pioneering mid-20th century Northern California food writer, is expected to make its world premiere. In this case, Meyer...