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Last night, Halcyon hosted the premiere of the first docu-movie about Montclair - Montclair The Show!
Montclair The Show is a combination documentary and travel show, captured in an original 30-minute film. Directed by filmmaker and creative director Mido Emad, and hosted by Melody Kettle, Montclair The Show aims to reveal the best of what Montclair has to offer from an on-the-ground perspective. As seen through the perceptive and creative lens, the show will zoom in on Montclair’s culturally rich, dynamic and diverse mixture of art, restaurants, and overall lifestyle.
Montclair The Show from Mido Emad on Vimeo.
"Montclair the show"
A combination of a documentary and a travel show captured in an original 30-minute Film. Directed by filmmaker and creative director Mido Emad Hosted by Melody Kettle, the show aims to reveal the best of what Montclair has to offer from an on-the-ground perspective.
As seen through the perceptive and creative lens, the show will zoom in on Montclair’s culturally rich, dynamic and diverse mixture of art, restaurants, and the overall lifestyle.
The show has been funded by local small businesses of Montclair, such as CSA Audio, Bangz, Egan’s & Son, Ecco Bella and other institutions like New Jersey Monthly, the Montclair Art Museum, and Kean University.
(left to right) June Stanton, Bob Feinberg, Dick Grabowsky, Robert Jackson, Melody Kettle, Mido EmadThe show will be viewed on a variety of social media platforms, including participants’ and featured businesses’ websites, as well as local channel 34 of Montclair. An additional 4000 DVDs will be available for purchase in local stores in Montclair by December 2012.
Mido Emad is a ten year Montclair resident and film maker / creative Director at his own agency in SoHo New York and Montclair- New Jersey. Mido was inspired by Anthony Bourdain “No Reservations” to go out and create a series of episodes that reveals the over all life style of America’s cool suburban towns. What better town to start with than Montclair-New Jersey? Using his background in film and advertising, he began shooting with his team in January 2012, and in February, Mido began working with food writer Melody Kettle.
In the most simple definition, a gastropub or gastrolounge is a dining establishment that serves both high-end food and beer.
Gastropub is derived from the words: gastronomy, love of the art or science of food; and pub. Nary 20 years old, the term has evolved from its origins and has become so much more - even taking on uniquely American characteristics.
The first gastropubs appeared in London in the early 1990's when young chefs, tired of traditional pubgrub, offered food of a higher caliber. During the “cool Britania” era of Tony Blair all things British found their way to America bringing the new Mini, Doctor Who, Colplay, and Gastropubs to colonial shores. The most recognized of the early US gastropubs is the Spotted Pig in Manhattan.