Spinning Plates (2012)

A documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners.

Director:

Joseph Levy

Writer:

Joseph Levy

Stars:

Grant Achatz, Cindy Breitbach, Mike Breitbach

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Grant Achatz
Cindy Breitbach	...	Herself
Mike Breitbach	...	Himself
Thomas Keller
Francisco Martinez	...	Himself
Gabby Martinez	...	Herself

Storyline

Spinning Plates is a documentary about three extraordinary restaurants and the incredible people who make them what they are. A cutting-edge restaurant named the seventh-best in the world whose chef must battle a life-threatening obstacle to pursue his passion. A 150-year-old family restaurant still standing only because of the unbreakable bond with its community. A fledgling Mexican restaurant whose owners are risking everything just to survive and provide for their young daughter. 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.

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Taglines:

It's not what you cook. It's why.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Вращающиеся тарелки

Filming Locations:

Balltown, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,717, 27 October 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$109,757, 13 December 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chaos Theory Entertainment, Ambush Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Fun for Film Buffs and Foodies alike!

This film takes a fascinating look into three very different types of restaurants in the United States, and the people that make them possible. Like most well done documentaries, you are sucked in to the lives of the people who run these restaurants. The film strikes an emotional cord in the way that you are elated when things go well for these people and their restaurants, and you are torn to pieces when things go wrong.

The documentary flows nicely from the story of the modernist, top tier restaurant Alinea run by Grant Achatz in Chicago, to the comfortable, family run, historic Breitbach's in Balltown, Iowa, lastly to the struggling, authentic Mexican restaurant La Cocina de Gabby run by a sweet family in Arizona. Each story presents different aspects of the restaurant business at different levels of success. Each story shows the hardships, struggles, joys and pleasures of running a restaurant. And each story captivates your emotions and keeps you hopeful for their futures.

Although the restaurants are different, all three strive to be the place people want to come. This film brings to light the fact that it isn't the food that makes a restaurant, it's the people behind it who put their blood, sweat, and tears into the work. As a lover of food and film, I would recommend Spinning Plates to anyone who shares either passion. Overall, it is a heartfelt, interesting and entertaining documentary.