Menus Plaisirs is a film about the Troisgros family and their three restaurants: Troisgros, Le Central and La Colline, located in three neighboring locations in central France. Troisgros, a restaurant founded 93 years ago, has had three Michelin stars for 55 years and in 2020 was awarded a Michelin green star for exemplary sustainable practices. Much of the film takes place at Troisgros. The present chef, CeĢsar Troisgros, is the fourth generation of the family to be in charge at Troisgros. The film shows the day-to-day operations involving the purchase, preparation and service at this restaurant.
3. "never seen a Wiseman documentary" In response to Reply # 0
not sure if I just missed them in theaters or they have limited availability?
very interesting style: no talking heads, no labels or titles, just straight up hours of documentation vignettes
high contrast to the David Gelb's (Jiro Dreams of Sushi / Chef's Table) emotional orchestration and plot-based style that has dominated food documentaries for decades
5. "His docs are on Kanopy (free w/ participating libraries)" In response to Reply # 3
Not sure what the cadence is for his newest film to hit the platform, but 99.9% sure his entire catalog is on there.
Usually, his docs hit the festival circuit, limited theatrical runs, and then hit PBS. (Then Kanopy (since ~2018?) But yea, a major complaint was how hard his films were to access.
Luckily, I could borrow his films from my library in the early/mid 2000s. Catch 'em on PBS. I bought some DVDs from his company to plug in the holes.
I definitely think you'd dig Boxing Gym.
Since 2000, these would be my favorites: In Jackson Heights, Ex Libris, National Gallery, At Berkley, Crazy Horse, Boxing Gym.
Wholeheartedly recommend his work from '67 to '75.
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