Food Party Explained

Runtime:9-16 minutes
Director:Zachariah Durr
Creator:Thu Tran
Starring:Thu Tran
Peter Van Hyning
Country:United States
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:26
5 (Webisodes)
Network:IFC

Food Party is an American reality television series that airs on the Independent Film Channel in the United States.[1]

The show is a pseudo-reality cooking show filmed on an elaborate, technicolored cardboard kitchen set. Each episode features multi-course, out-of-this-world gourmet meals cooked up by hostess Thu Tran and a cast of colorful puppets for arriving "celebrity" guests.[2]

The show was originally produced and filmed in Cleveland for two web series based episodes, and later relocated to Brooklyn for the final web series episodes and six IFC produced shows.[3]

In October 2010, Thu Tran announced that the show was not picked up by IFC for a third season.

Characters

Characters and crew

NameActorRole
Thu TranHerselfHostess and creator of Food Party.
"Man of a Thousand Faces"Peter Van HyningPerforms numerous voices and is featured as co-star, puppeteer, illustrator, and co-writer
Head PuppeteerDavid KroftaServes as puppeteer, as well as prop specialist and co-writer
PuppeteerMatt FitzpatrickAlso co-writes and created the show's original score
Puppet makerDaniel BaxterCo-writer and creator of the show's myriad of puppets
Director, co-writerZachariah Durr
Director of Photography, Special F/XSteven Probert

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

[4]

Title Original airdate Production code

Season 2 (2010)

[5]

Title Original airdate Production code

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dave. Itzkoff. A Foodie With a Taste for the Surreal . . June 7, 2009. 2009-06-07 .
  2. Web site: About - Food Party - Original Series - on Air - IFC.com . 2009-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090526225000/http://www.ifc.com/food-party/about-the-show.php . 2009-05-26 .
  3. Web site: Thu Tran, Food Party - Gothamist: New York City News, Food, Arts & Events . 2009-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719231014/http://gothamist.com/2008/12/09/thu_tran_food_party.php . 2009-07-19 .
  4. http://www.ifc.com/food-party/episodes-season-1.php IFC.com -Food Party Show Page
  5. http://www.ifc.com/food-party/episode-guide.php Episode Guide - Food Party