The United States throws out 40 percent of the food it produces. The film Wasted!, executive produced by celebrity chef/writer/globe-trotter Anthony Bourdain, seeks solutions to help slice this dicey problem with waste down to size. Featuring a cast of culinary icons from Dan Barber to Eve Turow Paul, the film reclaims the parts of plants and animals that often find their way to the rubbish heap.
Bourdain and Co. extol the virtues of eating fish heads and finding more ecologically conscious ways to feed livestock, all the while relishing in the producer’s trademark cynical charm. “I don’t know if we deserve to live,” Bourdain says through a stifled giggle in Wasted!’s trailer.
If you’re still convinced life’s worth living by the closing credits, stick around for a panel discussion with local chefs and waste management experts on how businesses can minimize their trash flow. Cincy-based broth brigade La Soupe, which rescues otherwise wasted produce and turns it into nutritious meals, will provide dinner.
Check out the Wasted! trailer below:
3:30 p.m. Sunday. $20. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com.
This article appears in Jan 17-24, 2018.
