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19 min  |  Language  |  Produced by Joshua Hunter Adams, Pedro Chaves, John Licata, Jason Scott Goldberg, Nicole Licata and Paul Sinacore  |  Directed by Pedro Chaves  |  Written by John Licata  |  Starring Josue Ledesma, Diane Ciesla, Vince Edgehill, Liz Priestley and Eric Feola

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Synopsis

Sarikh Kalil returns home to Central New York to reunite with his estranged father after he suffers a debilitating stroke. But when he discovers his father can no longer run the family Lebanese restaurant and a buyer is in hot pursuit, Sarikh must choose between taking over the restaurant himself or selling out to chase his own dream. The Cookbook is a heartfelt story about preserving culture, the family traditions that connect us and the complexities of father-son relationships.

After his father's debilitating stroke, an estranged son returns home to Central New York where he's torn between taking over his father's Lebanese restaurant and carrying on family tradition or pursuing his own dream.

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