Step Up to the Plate

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  • Opened September 14, 2012 (NY)
  • 1 hr 27 min
  • NR

  • French chef Michel Bras, one of the most influential chefs in the world, has decided to hand over his renowned 3-Michelin-Star restaurant to his son Sébastien. Having worked with his father for 15 years, Sébastien is ready. But it’s not easy to take over the family business when your father is a master in his field. Filmed in the gorgeous Aubrac region in the South of France, home to the Bras family for generations, STEP UP TO THE PLATE offers a rare glimpse into the Bras’ culinary process while capturing one of the most closely watched transitions in the world of haute cuisine. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sebastien Bras, Michel Bras, Veronique Bras, Ginette Bras
  • Director: Paul Lacoste
  • Genres: Documentary

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The A.V. Club
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Step Up To The Plate is as much about the passing along of a legacy as it is about cooking. Read full review

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The New York Times
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What resonates here are two men, two good men, whose lives have a paradoxically simple and complex bond beyond their profession. Step Up to the Plate asserts how family, in multifarious ways, can be the most deeply affecting of ensembles. Read full review

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Washington Post
| Michael O'Sullivan

It's the story of changing chefs and changing seasons. It looks at food as not just something that nourishes our bodies, but as something that enriches our lives and our relationships. Read full review

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Slant Magazine
| Chuck Bowen

Paul Lacoste's almost purely observational approach allows him to come about as close to documenting the process of creation as anyone ever has. Read full review

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