The Perennial Plate is an online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating. The episodes follow the culinary, agricultural and hunting explorations of chef and activist, Daniel Klein. Season One took place over a calendar year in Minnesota where every Monday for 52 weeks, Klein and cameragirl Mirra Fine released short films about good food. In Season Two, Klein and Fine are traveling across America, taking the viewer on a journey to appreciate and understand where good food comes from and how to enjoy it. The Real Food Road Trip began on May 9th 2011, and the weekly videos have continued — bringing the audience along for stories of urban gardens, long drives, blood, hunting and guts…
Daniel Klein
After learning to cook at his mother’s bed and breakfast, Daniel went on to work and train at many of the world’s top restaurants. His culinary education brought him to Spain, France, England, India and New York, where he has worked and trained at top Michelin starred restaurants including The Fat Duck (Heston Blumenthal), St. John (Fergus Henderson), Mugaritz (Andoni Luis Aduriz), Bouchon (Thomas Keller), Applewood (David Shea) and Craft (Tom Collichio). After graduating from NYU, Daniel also pursued a career in film. He has directed, filmed, edited and produced projects on various issues including the development industry in Africa and oil politics. Daniel’s most recent film “What are we doing here?” has aired on TV, in theaters and at numerous festivals around the world.
Contact: daniel (at) kleinpictures.com
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Mirra Fine
Cameragal, Co-Producer, and Vegetarian. Mirra has worked at some of New York’s top marketing firms, including J Walter Thompson and Kirshenbaum Bond. She is a freelance graphic designer and freelance writer. She films most of the episodes in The Perennial Plate series. Mirra became a vegetarian as a result of the first episode of the show.
Contact: mirra (at) theperennialplate.com
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Special Thanks to:
Our Sponsors, Brandon, Nic, Peter and Shelagh Klein, Parker and Camille Griffin, Kiah Vanelia Rose Young-Burns, Alexandra Cortes, Demian Repucci, Maison de Macarty, Peter Borenstein, Lee Zukor, FRESH The Movie, Grist, Huffington Post, Serious Eats, Nathan Winters, Take Part, EducatedC, Giraffe PR, Mark Johnson, Osprey Packs, Lyra Designs
Photography and video:
Kate Sommers, Eric Wolfinger, Lars Swanson, Stephanie Colgan, Fischer Edit, Kevin Obsatz Nic Klein, Tim Klein, Patrick Tracy, Lily Rachles,
Music by:
Non Stop Sweat Machine, Aeon, Asylum Street Spankers, The Old 78s, Dirt Foot, Listener, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Orange Mighty Trio, The Poor Nobodys, Roma di Luna, Spaghetti Western String Co,the 4onthefloor, Spirits of the Red City, Sweetgrass, Boys ‘n the Barrels, Blake Redding, Luego, Band of Horses
“The Perennial Plate is real food TV, in every sense.”- Michael Pollan
“A level of culinary cinema verité that television can’t (or wouldn’t dare) match.”- Food & Wine Magazine
“Fascinating and Captivating”- The Huffington Post
“One of the coolest shows I’ve seen in years. This is the real thing and I love the Perennial Plate.”- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods
“Daniel has transformed his love of cooking into a web series that I find both insightful and informative”- Thomas Keller, the French Laundry
“A welcome and refreshing departure from everything else that’s on TV or the web.“ - Tasting Table
“Mouth-watering, stimulating, mind-opening eating and living.”- Ana Joanes, Director, FRESH
“Klein captures both the deliciousness and the philosophical conundrums embodied by trying to eat locally and sustainably. ”- The Ethicurean
