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Spinning Plates

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Levy, Joseph, Jacqueline Lesko, Miranda Bailey, Matthew Leutwyler, Grant Achatz, and Thomas Keller. Spinning Plates. , 2014. Spinning Plates is a film that follows three chefs from three very different parts of the United States that share a very similar story in the food world. The film starts off in Chicago, Illinois at the molecular gastronomy restaurant called Alinea. Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas are cofounders of the 3 Michelin star awarded restaurant known for the elaborate deconstructions and preparations of typical flavors. Chef Achatz claims that it takes a staff of five people a total of twelve hours to make a piece that can be consumed in 2 ½ bites. He continues on to say that his food is an expression of himself. Achatz says that sometimes …show more content…

Chef Achatz gets tongue cancer and almost dies, but the University of Chicago is able to help him keep his tongue. The film progresses to Breitbach’s Country Dining in the very small town of Belltown, Iowa. The restaurant began in the late 19th century by the Breitbach family who migrated from Germany. It serves anywhere from a couple dozen to a couple thousand people every day. It not only serves as a restaurant, but as a community center for the small town. The restaurant burned down twice and through the goodness of the people in the community, it was rebuilt twice. The last restaurant is called La Cocina de Gabby in Tucson, Arizona and its run by Francisco Martinez. His restaurant serves traditional Mexican food and the head chef is his wife, Gabby. The business is run by Francisco Gabby’s mom, sister, niece, and their daughter, Ashley. The Martinez’s decided to open a restaurant because of the struggle to make a decent living. They only serve a small amount of people every day and continue to struggle until they are forced to shut down their

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