Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES – Review by Brandy McDonnell

October 14, 2020October 16, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments documentary, laura gabbert, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

For the sturdy base of her documentary, Gabbert serves up a high-end variation of the pressure-cooker making-of footage that is the key ingredient to so many successful TV cooking competitions, from “Halloween Wars” to “The Great British Baking Show.”

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OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES – Review by Diane Carson

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments documentaries, laura gabbert, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles, Yotam Ottolenghi

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles shows food is mouthwatering art. Early in the documentary, London-based, self-described philosopher chef Yotam Ottolenghi receives an unusual request via an email from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Will he oversee a celebration of exquisite pastries to accompany the 2018 Visitors to Versailles exhibit documenting that French court, home of the aristocracy from 1682 to 1789.