Nov. 30 Spinning Plates
Dir: Joseph Levy 93 mins USA
Documentary 2013
This is about three extraordinary restaurants and the incredible people who bring them to life. A world-renowned chef competes for the ultimate restaurant prize in Chicago, while privately battling a life-threatening condition. A 150-year-old restaurant in Iowa is still standing only because of an unbreakable bond with the community. And a fledgling Mexican restaurant in Tucson struggles as its owners risk everything to survive. Their unforgettable stories of family, legacy, passion and survival come together to reveal how meaningful food can be, and the power it has to connect us to one another.
“Two years after opening Alinea, it was named best restaurant in the nation. Two years after that, Grant got the diagnosis that thrust him into a fight for his life,” says Levy.
He hadn’t heard of Breitbach’s Country Dining prior to 2010. “I knew the basic blueprint I was looking for - a place where everybody seemed to know everyone else and the color of your collar didn’t matter. It was a place where community just happened around food.”
La Cocina de Gabby, was difficult to find and took Levy months of searching. “I knew the story I wanted,” described the director, “a
restaurant run by owners who came to the U.S. in search of the American Dream. I also knew that I wanted the drama driving their story to be completely true.”
Showtimes: 7 + 9:30
all screenings in room 1-306 at the College of New Caledonia
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