Film Reviews

Is it really possible to boil cooking down to balancing just four elements that, when understood, can make anyone a great cook? Well, that’s the premise and purpose behind chef, author and now documentary host Samin Nosrat’s four-part Netflix series, Salt Acid Fat Heat, based … [Read more...] about Exploring Four Dimensions Of Flavor With Samin Nosrat’s Senses-first Approach in Netflix’s Four-Part Series: Salt Fat Acid Heat

Wendell Berry has been the conscience of rural America for several decades, presenting a cohesive, considered response to the over-industrialization of our lives. He has done so through his essays, novels, and poetry, while living a life as a Kentucky farmer with a deep … [Read more...] about Film Portrait of Wendell Berry Disappoints Expectations

The Netflix documentary series Chef's Table, created by David Gelb (director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the 2011 documentary film about 85 year old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef), is now in its third season. Each episode of the globetrotting … [Read more...] about Dan Barber, Blue Hill Chef & Author of The Third Plate, Profiled on the Documentary Series Chef’s Table

The Perennial Plate has created more than 150 short documentaries that share the theme of Adventures in Sustainable Eating. A recent documentary produced by the two-time James Beard Award winning online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous … [Read more...] about The Perennial Plate Documentary Series Strikes Gold For St. Patrick’s Day

We have sung the praises of the Slow Food movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1989 as an outgrowth of his campaign against the McDonald's fast food chain opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome. This global, grassroots organization's mission is to prevent the disappearance of … [Read more...] about Raw Roots of The McDonald’s Corp Exposed in The Founder Starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc