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The Restaurateur: Danny Meyer
A film by Roger Sherman 57 minutes + 27 minute epilogue, documentary, color, English, 2010
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This intimate documentary follows Danny Meyer, one of America’s preeminent restaurant owners, over a 12 year span as he struggles to open not one but two ambitious restaurants next to New York’s Madison Square Park. Tabla and Eleven Madison Park, if successful, will join Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern as the jewels in Meyer’s crown. We follow the restaurateur and his team as they experience gut-wrenching construction delays, missed deadlines, and the firing of a chef. We visit Tabla’s chef Floyd Cardoz in his tiny home kitchen where he creates his now classic watermelon curry. We’re there as chef Kerry Heffernan takes over Eleven Madison Park just weeks before opening, and then later, after a countrywide search, when Daniel Humm is hired, leading to a coveted four star review from the New York Times, one of only six restaurants to be so honored. Danny Meyer bares all in this portrait. Watching him and his inner circle, we witness first-hand how difficult it is to create a world-class restaurant. The Restaurateur is nothing like those reality shows. This is real.WINNER! Best Food Documentary, Sonoma Int'l Film Festival Watch the Trailer
Reviews "A breath of fresh air in this world of reality television and food-tertainment. It's an honest portrayal of Danny Meyer's struggles and successes, a must-see for documentary lovers, entrepreneurs, and foodies." - Blanca Valbuena, FriendsEat.com "Beg, borrow as needed, but do yourself a favor and see The Restaurateur. I can't think of a single food freak who wouldn't love it: charming, compelling and Tom Colicchio with hair!" - Kat Kinsman, CNN's Eatocracy.com Recommended Reading The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Mix Shake Stir: Recipes from Danny Meyer's Acclaimed New York City Restaurants Disc Features ● Epilogue
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by Daniel Humm & Will Guidara
by Danny Meyer
by Danny Meyer
