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Reno's 'Cheese Truck' Subject Of Quirky Documentary
"Reno, Nevada. The Biggest Little City in the World. Famous for our casinos, quick divorces, and legalized prostitution."
So goes the opening narration to "The Cheese Truck," a funny little documentary made by Jason Spencer of Storm Front Productions. The 26-minute film follows what amounts to a day in the life of GourMelt owners/drivers/cheese geeks Jessie and Haley, as they feed Reno's hungry masses.
This gem of a film caught my attention for three reasons: I just flew in from Reno last night, after spending a week in Lake Tahoe visiting my brother and his family; I work in the cheese industry and did a book signing at Wedge, Reno's new (only?) cheese shop, six days ago, and I couldn't believe someone had made a movie about Reno's on-trend food scene. Ouch.
"The Cheese Truck" may also gently poke fun, but its objective is to show viewers how much work goes into operating a food truck, as well as highlight Reno's Renaissance. As my experience at Wedge also showed, there are a lot of fun things popping up in the Biggest Little City, especially the South Virginia Street Corridor neighborhood.
Look for more details on the second coming of Reno next week. I'll tell you where to find a great bottle of wine, used combat boots, and handcrafted soppressata, amongst the tattoo parlors and crack houses.
So goes the opening narration to "The Cheese Truck," a funny little documentary made by Jason Spencer of Storm Front Productions. The 26-minute film follows what amounts to a day in the life of GourMelt owners/drivers/cheese geeks Jessie and Haley, as they feed Reno's hungry masses.
This gem of a film caught my attention for three reasons: I just flew in from Reno last night, after spending a week in Lake Tahoe visiting my brother and his family; I work in the cheese industry and did a book signing at Wedge, Reno's new (only?) cheese shop, six days ago, and I couldn't believe someone had made a movie about Reno's on-trend food scene. Ouch.
"The Cheese Truck" may also gently poke fun, but its objective is to show viewers how much work goes into operating a food truck, as well as highlight Reno's Renaissance. As my experience at Wedge also showed, there are a lot of fun things popping up in the Biggest Little City, especially the South Virginia Street Corridor neighborhood.
Look for more details on the second coming of Reno next week. I'll tell you where to find a great bottle of wine, used combat boots, and handcrafted soppressata, amongst the tattoo parlors and crack houses.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason Spencer Nov 30th 2012 2:17PM
Thanks for giving a really awesome shout out to the film and Gourmelt!
Norma Dec 6th 2012 10:12PM
These ladies are amazing and they create deliciousness beyond compare. I'm in shock: A no show??? I cannot imagine anyone being able to pass up the opportunity to show up at one of their locations after requesting them to come. Jason, Your documentary gives us great insight to all they do to serve our comfort cravings : ) What I love the most (besides the food), is their resiliency. One truly has to commend them for starting each day with a fresh attitude & rolling with the punches. Tough to watch allllll those garlic fries and have to wait till daylight lol! Keep on cookin ladies!
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