Baron Ambrosia at An Beal Bocht in The Bronx, in the episode "Corned Beef Confidential"
In much the same way that Streetplay has documented the real-deal of sports in New York for the past ten years, underground filmmaker Justin Fornal, a.k.a. Baron Ambrosia, is documenting the culinary landscape of The Bronx with his hilarious drama/comedy/restaurant review series, Bronx Flavor. For those like myself not lucky enough to get BronxNet on cable, all the episodes are on The Baron’s site for your viewing pleasure.
According to a story in the NY Times, The Baron grew up in Killingworth, CT. The irony that now he’s in The Bronx and I’m in CT is not lost… still, it’s great to see The Baron go to all corners of the borough and review all the great food you can find. And if you’re a Bronx native, it’s fun to try and figure out exactly where all the locales are!
Like Streetplay, The Baron focuses on the real-deal of urban life: just like you won’t read stickball reports on ESPN.com, you probably won’t find most restaurants he visits in your Zagat Guide.
I am a huge Baron Ambrosia fan and a Bronx resident as well. He does so much for the community off the screen and shows love to all of our different peoples. He recently spoke at my son’s high school and really inspired alot of kids to stay on the right track. He is kind of like a local super hero, which the Bronx really needs! We love our Yankees but not too many of them are down in the streets everyday with us.
The Baron rocks!