MENUS-PLAISIRS – LES TROISGROS Documentary

Located just across from the train station in the unassuming village of Roanne, France, is La Maison Troisgros, which continues to thrive in its third generation of ownership. Through a bright, open concept dining area and kitchen and into the verdant farmland where ingredients are sourced, Frederick Wiseman’s observational, and exceedingly delectable documentary reveals the inner workings of the Michelin Guide three-starred restaurant, introducing a business, an experience and a philosophy that are each distinctly shaped by the family at its center. The resulting multi-layered exploration suggests that each carefully planned, prepared and served dish succeeds due to a reverent adherence to processes developed over centuries, which, in turn, are dependent upon attention to the earth, the soil, the grass on which the cows are grazing, the water that reaches that grass and the sun that warms it. –Malin Kan