• October 6, 2012 - 11 am – 12:30 pm

Documentary Film Screenings of Loncheros Unidos & The Canvas in the Wok

Presented as part of the conference Foodways: Diasporic Diners, Transnational Tables, and Culinary Connections, University of Toronto

Loncheros Unidos: Taco Trucks and the Mexican Diaspora in California (Dir: Claire Madrone Weissbluth, 10 min) provides insight into the lives of loncheros, hard-working small-business entrepreneurs struggling to compete with the social media-facilitated businesses behind the “gourmet food truck revolution”. The Canvas in the Wok (Dir: Diedie Weng, 42 min) presents conversations with artist/restauranteur Sam Lam about his life journeys and his understanding of his practice through video, cooking and restaurant design.