In honour of the pivotal role that pickles play in Crossing Delancey, on 14 April we are partnering up with our friends at Shedletsky’s Deli for a members-only Bloody Mary cocktail hour & pickle tasting. This will be followed by a screening of a rarely screened feature that we might consider the ‘point zero’ of the modern indie rom-com.
Tickets are £15 each, available to members' and their +1, and include access to the screening, a complimentary (non-alcoholic or alcoholic) Pickleback Bloody Mary cocktail, and a pickle tasting sampler. We'll be joined by James from Shedletsky's, who will also be selling some of their products in the bar.
Please arrive from 14:00 for some members' mingling and pickle tasting. The screening will start at 15:00, with an introduction by season programmer Dr Alice Pember (University of Warwick).
Please note All screenings of Crossing Delancey will be shown with English subtitles (not HoH).
The Garden Cinema View:
Crossing Delancey is perhaps the most surprisingly under-screened of the films featured in our Trailblazers season. A warm and sharply drawn comedy drama, the film is rich and detailed in its evocation of New York Jewish life and should have long been part of the canon of greatest ever rom-coms. The film centres on Izzy, a New York intellectual torn between two men; a popular writer on whom she has a crush and the pickle salesman she is set up with by a matchmaker. Filled to the brim with charming and specific details (watch out for the late great Yiddish theatre actress Reizl Bozyk in her only English-language film and an incredible musical sequence in a hot dog bar), you’ll find yourself wondering why you’ve never seen it before (and with a hankering for pickles).
About Shedletsky's Deli:
At Shedletsky's, they love feeding people. You could say it’s in their blood. James’ great grandfather, Sam Shedletsky, ran a kosher butcher in London’s East End in the 1920s. From his base in Stepney Green he supplied the neighbourhood with the best produce and meat available at the time. A hundred years, some pop-up kimchi making classes, and endless supplies of test batches later, Shedletsky's was born, named in honour of Sam. Currently, they make a wide selection of kimchi, pickles, krauts and hot sauces from their base in Leyton. They remain committed to using classic fermentation and pickling techniques, as well as using the freshest products they can get their hands on, but have tweaked their recipes to ensure they’re delicious, exciting and easy for modern cooks. "We like to think Sam would approve."