section YidLife Crisis in Film and other Canadian-Jewish stories

CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal

    • Eli Batalion
    • Jamie Elman
  • CA
  • 2018
  • 62 Min

From breakfast to dinner, it's "Eyns, tsvey, drey, NOSH!". Canadian-Jewish actor and comedian duo Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman take the audience on a culinary journey through Montréal, whose diverse Jewish cuisine has much more to offer than bagels.

Canada's second-largest city, home to a vibrant and diverse Jewish community, can also boast a rich culinary offering thanks to its Jewish immigrants, having roots as they do in a variety of countries. Stand-up comedians Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman delve into the mysteries of Jewish cuisine and the complex history behind it in this hour-long documentary. For a day, the makers of the web series YidLife Crisis embark on a culinary journey across Jewish Montréal that starts with breakfast, takes a detour in the form of numerous tasty snacks, and ends with dinner. In the process they learn, together with the likes of Zev Moses, director of the Museum of Jewish Montréal, about the multifaceted Jewish history of their hometown over the past 100 years and make the acquaintance of a diverse range of people who, whilst presenting their dishes, speak of the city’s Jewish past and present. In the best sense, a film that truly whets the appetite!

Text: Stefanie Borowsky
English: Peter Rickerby


Credits

original title CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal

international title CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal

german title CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal

JFBB section YidLife Crisis in Film and other Canadian-Jewish stories

  • director
    • Eli Batalion
    • Jamie Elman

country/countries CA

year 2018

duration 62 Min