Another Wiseman banger... I was locked in from the moment the Troisgros men (a multi-generational family of chefs) started planning their menu, discussing julienned rhubarb and the specifics of their almond purée. The son, César, proposes soy sauce in the purée; his father, Michel, is hesitant about that flavor; funny to learn, hours later into the film, that Michel was an outlier in French cooking due to his early Japanese culinary influence.
I expected the kitchen behind-the-scenes to be more…