Chef Gayle Pirie Of Foreign Cinema Restaurant, San Francisco’s 24-Year-Old Cultural & Culinary Hub

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” Gayle Pirie has been co-owner and co-executive chef of San Francisco’s iconic restaurant Foreign Cinema for more than two decades. In today’s episode, she talks with host Kerry Diamond about how she and her husband took over the struggling business after the dot-com bubble popped, and made it into a restaurant that reflected their own passion for food and the arts. Foreign Cinema’s name comes from the 35-millimeter films they show every night, starting at dusk, on the outdoor patio; diners can sit outside and watch while enjoying favorites from Gayle and John’s local, seasonal California-Mediterranean menu. Gayle also talks about her friends and mentors— Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and Edible Schoolyard and the late Judy Rodgers of Zuni Cafe—and shares her take on life in San Francisco right now. Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Gayle: Instagram, Foreign Cinema, website

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi, everyone, you are listening to Radio Cherrybaum, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:21.3	coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:26.4	I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting
0:31.5	women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food.
0:36.2	Today's guest is Gail Piri of Foreign Cinema, the beloved San Francisco
0:40.2	spot that combines food, film, and art. Foreign Cinema is 24 years old. I'm sure all of you know this,
0:47.1	but it is amazing for a restaurant to be around that long and still be a community hub. Gail and her husband,
0:53.6	John Clark, are the co-owners and co-chefs of foreign cinema.
0:57.1	I had the pleasure of spending time with Gail recently when we hosted a dinner with open table
1:01.7	as part of our Sit With Us series.
1:04.5	I loved meeting up with everyone who joined us and catching up with some old friends.
1:08.9	Gail is a unique human and I am honored I had the opportunity to interview her.
1:13.9	So please stay tuned.
1:15.4	And if you're in San Francisco and haven't been to foreign cinema, go visit.
1:19.9	And here's a pro tip.
1:21.2	Have your meal in the courtyard where they screen the 35 millimeter films.
1:25.3	It is quite the experience.
1:27.3	Thank you to our friends at Open Table for
1:29.0	supporting our dinner series and for supporting Radio Cherrybaum. Next up, Team Cherrybaum is headed
1:35.1	to Philadelphia. Any Philly folks out there? We are doing a live event on Thursday, September 7th,
1:41.2	that's Thursday, September 7th, for our Future of Food is You podcast and
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