36th & Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
The Book & the CookFestival 2001One Night Only! | |||
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Plot Summary for "Big Night"
( Summary written by Tad Dibbern courtesy of IMDb)
Primo and Secondo are two brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, brilliant in his culinary genius, but determined not to squander his talent on making the routine dishes that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep the restaurant financially afloat, despite few patrons other than a poor artist who pays with his paintings. The owner of the nearby Pascal's restaurant, enormously successful (despite its mediocre fare), offers a solution -- he will call his friend, a big-time jazz musician, to play a special benefit at their restaurant. Primo begins to prepare his masterpiece, a feast of a lifetime, for the brothers' big night...
Each Spring, the Palladium takes part in Philadelphia's The Book and the Cook festival, an opportunity for cookbook authors to join up with local restaurants. The Palladium has presented such authors as Claudia Rodin (Middle Eastern cuisine), Jay Solomon (Caribbean), Carol and Bill Jamison (Southwestern and Barbeque), and mystery writer-restaurant owner-food critic Lou Jane Temple.
