|
|
Documents a tiny family-owned and run Greenwich Village establishment that has become a neighborhood institution. Shopsin's is the quintessential New York restaurant, inhabited by the equally prototypical New York chef, Kenny. The Falstaff of his domain, Kenny is a person who can definitely be called a "character." Irascible and intermittently brilliant, he started cooking to earn a few extra bucks... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Documentary |
|
| Running Time: |
1 hr. 19 min. |
|
| Release Date: |
July 28, 2006 (limited) |
|
| MPAA Rating: |
R for pervasive language. |
|
| Distributors: |
ThinkFilm
|
|
| U.S. Box Office: |
$14,721 |
|
|
| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
|
|
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...an unabashedly home-cooked homage to New York eccentricity." Full Review...
|
New York Post, Lou Lumenick
"An irresistible no-budget documentary..." Full Review...
|
New York Times, Manohla Dargis
"...at once engaging and glib." Full Review...
|
|
|