Directed by Lisa Hurwitz and starring Mel Brooks, this documentary film recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, which served affordable-priced quality food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America. Narrated by Mel Brooks. Presented by the Congregation Sharah Zedek and the Jewish Federation of Eastern CT.
Reception with homemade desserts made by Congregation Sharah Zedek congregants to precede the film, and is open to the public at 6 pm.