Haute Cuisine

"Lovers of gastro-porn and fine French dramedy will lap up this amiable tale which feels like a cross between the Child portion of Julie and Julia, Germany’s Mostly Martha and Conversations with My Gardener. Catherine Frot makes for a fine grand dame of cuisine (mushrooms a speciality), while her scenes with d'Ormesson’s President represent the film’s highlight as they swap Ratatouille-esque stories about their favourite childhood meals."

"An airy comedy-drama whose preparation, with its conspicuous lack of Hollywood-style conflict and catharsis, is particularly French."

"Haute Cuisine is like a scrumptious slice of pastry - there's enough to stimulate the taste buds but not enough to satisfy the appetite."

"Offers all the ingredients for a great feast of enticing visions and thematic concerns, only to have them be prepared, plated, and served with the grace of Elmer Fudd."

"Nothing that will rock the foundations of cinema itself, but a well rounded, tasty dish overall."

"Haute Cuisine misses the vital ingredient of drama."

"Haute Cuisine is light on plot, long on flavor and deliciously French."