Released:
2004-01-30

Overview:
Eat This New York is the story of two best friends' struggle to open a restaurant in the food capital of the world. As Billy Phelps and John McCormick suffer through financial crisis, the loss of their chef, and a crumbling relationship, the filmmakers turn the camera on New York City's legendary restaurateurs who prove that dreams can come true. Billy and John's gamble to open a restaurant together takes shape on Division Street, a unique block in Brooklyn that separates the Satmar Jewish community of Williamsburg from the Latino neighborhood of the South Side. During the course of a year, they convert a former check-cashing shop located under the elevated train tracks of the J/M/Z subway lines into a retro speakeasy. But before the restaurant is fully built they come close to bankruptcy and almost call it quits on their friendship.

Directors:
Kate Novack, Andrew Rossi

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Daniel Boulud
  as
  Self
• 
  Rocco DiSpirito
  as
  Self
• 
  Sirio Maccioni
  as
  Self
• 
  John McCormick
  as
  Self
• 
  Keith McNally
  as
  Self