Apr 6, 2019
On Sourcing Matters episode 72 we welcome Jonathan Cianfrani –
documentary & television producer/ editor/ director at Zero Point
Zero Production. Over the past ten years Jon Cianfrani has
travelled the world in pursuit of unique stories and creative ways
to tell them. He’s been involved in all aspects of capturing
and curating these stories through documentary film and
television.
From episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” and the PBS &
Netflix program – “Mind of a Chef” – Cianfrani has been worked as a
producer, director and editor for New York City – based –
Zero-Point-Zero (ZPZ) production. Most recently, Jon directed
the feature documentary titled “Fermented” which is scheduled to
air online in April 2019. Hosted by Chef Edward Lee, the
film poses the question: “What is Fermentation?” to chefs and
artisans on the west coast, Chicago, and rural Japan.
Joining as co-host for this conversation is Jay Vilar – the founder
and practitioner at ‘Nourish’ – a bespoke consulting company with a
mission to educate, teach, and train people on the benefits of
using food to heal your body and optimize your health. Jay
has always been on the forefront of using optimal health
techniques, and bio-hacking his nutrition to achieve remarkable
results in his career.
In our 40 minute discussion we learn more about what it was like to
work with Tony Bourdain. We discuss numerous food categories
where cold-firing – or living microbes – are used to value-ad food
stuff. From beer, miso, bread, pickles, salami, kombucha,
cheese and more – we hear from Jon about the combination of art and
science used in fermentation, and how his recent film explores how
these offerings impact our lives, our health and that of the
makers. TuneIn to learn more about this culture of food.