Last Night | Kitchen Patrol Benefit and Screening

Get Him to Lantern - Cliff Collins catches up to the group after running into yet another friend on his way to a screening of "Un Buen Carnicero" at Lantern in Chapel Hill. 

Nearly four months after the completion of Un Buen Carnicero, Cliff Collins had yet to see the Vittles short documentary about his namesake butcher shop. "I seen parts of it here and there, on a phone, but not the whole thing. Not like this," said a very pleased Collins following the screening event at Lantern just down the road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Director Victoria Bouloubasis personally walked Collins from the shop to Lantern, stopping often so he could catch up with all the familiar faces along the way.

Chorizo empanadas are plated as Chef Bill Smith, of Crook’s Corner, and Andrea Reusing, of Lantern, catch up prior to the screening. 

Collins and fellow butcher Tolo Martinez , joined over 50 ticketed guests to benefit Kitchen Patrol, Lantern's weekly cooking class for local children to help them discover the skills and inspiration they need for a lifetime of cooking and eating good food. "A very significant portion of our small budget was raised tonight," said Kitchen Patrol coordinator Vera Fabian. Chef Bill Smith, in attendance with members of the Crook's Corner kitchen staff, will be next week's guest chef at Kitchen Patrol, teaching students to make green gumbo and Atlantic Beach pie. If, like us, you're suddenly wishing to be back in elementary school, take a moment to enjoy this wonderful NPR Found Recipes segment on Smith's renowned pie. 

Guests enjoy a screening of  the Vittles film “Un Buen Carnicero” at Lantern in Chapel Hill, N.C., March 16, 2015. 

Thank you to Lantern Chef Andrea Reusing and her incredible staff for making the time and effort to create a special evening to share our work. Thanks also to Collins for making the long walk and to the fine folks at the Southern Foodways Alliance, for helping to make this film possible. 

Our next Vittles benefit screening event will be May 14th, at The Cookery in Durham, where we'll premiere a new short doc produced in partnership with the N.C. 10% Campaign. There will be one-of-a-kind Pie Pushers pizza, beer and bingo, stay tuned for more details.