Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

Released Sep 25, 2020

1h 15m

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Celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi assembles a star-studded team of the world's most innovative pastry chefs to put on a Versailles-themed culinary gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Critics Consensus

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles may try to work in a few too many ingredients, but it's still a fun watch for fans of food documentaries.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

ABC Radio (Australia)

Shrewdly balances a careful juggling act between allowing us to celebrate the breathtaking edible artworks that the film documents, while simultaneously demanding we question the broader social, cultural and economic symbolism of such work

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

The film is frustratingly light on the palace's history. Not until the bitter end does Gabbert try to inject a little social commentary into what has largely been a de luxe cooking show.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2020

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

A more nuanced documentary - one that didn't just feel like evidence of an event that happened at a museum, but a work of art unto itself - might have made a meal out of such ideas, rather than just offering them for dessert.

Rated: C+

Sep 28, 2020

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Selina Lee

In Review Online

A diverting but ultimately unsatisfying 75 minutes, simultaneously too short and too cluttered to meaningfully explore all the fascinating implications it presents.

Jun 5, 2021

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Glossy, gleaming eye candy for those with a sweet tooth. It never feels like a full meal, though.

Feb 22, 2021

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Enlightening, erudite, but ultimately a little too ethereal.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2021

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Audience Member

A failed attempt at food porn that has seemingly never seen Masterchef. We live in a tv market saturated by food-porn of various flavours, genres and levels of drama. It's everywhere. If you're going to bring us something with such a grandiose title, then you'd better be bringing an A-game. And this isn't. I'm not sure what this thinks it's bringing to whom? It is quite scattershot in its approach. It never made my mouth water.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

I watched this after waking up at 3:30 a.m. and was utterly entranced. Food and culture and art and when will they do this again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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It was fascinating. I saw a different side to Yotam, and learned more about his move into the food industry. Great views of the Met too. I would highly recommend this documentary.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Steve Robillard

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Lauren Deuterman

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Synopsis

Celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi assembles a star-studded team of the world's most innovative pastry chefs to put on a Versailles-themed culinary gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Director: Laura Gabbert
Producer: Steve Robillard, Mohamed AlRafi, Jeff Frey, Lauren Deuterman
Distributor: IFC Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.5K
Runtime: 1h 15m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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