Listen to WRFI's exclusive interview with Ruth Reichl about her forthcoming film "Food and Country." Felix Teitelbaum's interview with Reichl and Cornell's Rachel Bezner Kerr originally aired on WRFI on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

WRFI will present “Food and Country,” directed by Laura Gabbert, on September 17 at Cinemapolis. You can learn more and get your tickets here. The documentary is a personal and expansive look at how the pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in our food systems, offering both a critique and a celebration of those working to create positive change.

Ruth Reichl is one of America's most influential food writers and critics. With a career spanning over five decades, Ruth has shaped the way we think about food. She’s worked as a critic for the LA Times and the New York Times, and as the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine and she’s the author of several best-selling memoirs.

Rachel Bezner Kerr is a Professor in Global Development at Cornell, where she teaches courses on food systems, and does research in Africa on sustainable agriculture, gender, climate change adaptation, food security, and nutrition.

This series is made possible in part by Tompkins County Food Policy Council, Moosewood Restaurant, the Ithaca Farmer's Market, and GreenStar Coop, and in partnership with Cinemapolis.