New ‘Eat Our Feelings’ Web Series Films At Wheated
Seated at what is, in real life, Wheated (905 Church Avenue), but in the “Eat Our Feelings” web series is a brunch spot filled with dialogue ranging from the Lizzy McGuire theme song to an Andy Warhol-inspired restaurant that serves only tomato soup, four characters begin to discuss eggs and cactus – the meal that sits before one of them.
“Guys, these eggs? You wouldn’t think that eggs went well with cactus but it’s really …” Michael Cyril Creighton trails off.
“Good?” asks one of the web series co-stars, Sasha Winters.
“I wouldn’t say good like yum, but good like… interesting,” Michael concludes, after which the character gives a bite to Sasha, who scrunches her face a bit and asks, “Hmm…is that sand?”
“Yeah, they source it from the Mojave,” Michael says matter-of-factly.
Suffice to say, the 15-minute episode of the relatively new web series that’s a scripted comedic cooking show (the episode ends with a how-to guide for making things like a tomato and cheddar scramble with avocado and oat cakes with a ginger-raspberry-pear compote) is chock full of hilarious bits like these. And with the episode (which also co-stars Emma Jane Gonzalez) centering around an anxiety-ridden world in which brunch can make or break you and sentences like, “Or there’s that place that serves brunch for babies – but it’s always filled with babies, which is kind of a downer,” it seems a bit like “Portlandia” meets Ditmas Park.
Which is to say, it’s seriously funny. And they filmed it at the Mojave-sand-free Wheated – so, really, how can you not love it?
Doug Anderson, the show’s producer and a Park Slope resident, told us that, when looking for a restaurant to film in that would be closed on a Monday – and, for a Kickstarter-funded project, wouldn’t break their bank – he immediately clicked with Wheated owners David Sheridan and Kim McAdam.
“The first time I ever ate at Wheated was the night I went to scout it out,” Doug wrote to us.
“I loved the way the space was designed to feel welcoming,” he continued. “From a filmmaking perspective, the pleasant lighting, the antique wood, and the beautiful bold wallpaper were really perfect. I chatted at the bar with David and ordered the Borough Park, which is a delicious white sourdough pizza with pineapple, gorgonzola, arugula, and pecorino. The ingredients they use are fresh and flavorful. The menu is playful but not over-the-top, which I appreciate.”
Wheated ended up giving the “Eat Our Feelings” folk their run of the place for about 14 hours on a Monday in November (the episode, which too features Dylan Marron and was directed by Adam Goldman, was just recently released). And, Doug noted, while many of the restaurants they were looking at were going to charge an arm and a leg to let them use their space, David and Kim were way more awesome.
“We were so touched by their generosity,” Doug wrote to us. “It was clear they didn’t see us as a way to make a quick buck, but as a potential long-term partnership. That was a huge vote of confidence; it’s not like we’re HBO, or some proven entity that’s immediately going to give them a lot of exposure. These are people well aware of the challenges.”
Besides having a great time shooting at Wheated, Doug said they loved being in our neighborhood in general.
“We really liked shooting in Ditmas Park,” he wrote. “By some miracle we were within walking distance from a bodega on Church Ave that sold cactus — one of the food-props the script called for. The Mexican and Thai food we ordered for cast and crew was fantastic. We all love the neighborhood and would love to shoot there again!”
To see Wheated play its starring role in “Eat Our Feelings,” you can go here, and to find out more about the show in general, you can visit the its website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
All photos courtesy “Eat Our Feelings.”
