Food Chains – Documentary Review

This movie was very well developed, produced, directed, and edited. There was just the right amount of interviews mixed with personal point of views and facts. It really was a very well written and researched documentary.

This documentary showed the troubling facts around the low wages of farm workers in this country. It described the immigration of different nationalities to different countries for farm labor, for example Filipinos to Hawaii and Mexicans to the US. This movie really showed the lives Mexicans and Hispanics lead to feed their families by working for sometimes less than minimum wage. The movie chronicled the fair food act hunger strike in Florida to try and make Publix add 1 cent extra per basket of tomatoes the farm workers pick. You will have to watch the movie to find out what happened in the end…

I would recommend this movie to any documentary lover or agriculture fan. I would rate this movie a 9 out of 10.

The Search for General Tso – Documentary Review

This movie was reasonably short, however it got to the key points and didn’t seem to waste any time. This documentary was chronicling the origins of the dish General Tso’s chicken found on many US Chinese menus. Through the use of historical evidence about the general, about Chinese immigration to the States, and about certain chefs everything about this movie seemed to come together in the end to a penultimate answer.

The Search for General Tso was well researched. The interviews provided in the movie were worth watching and were meaningful. The background information was also very relevant. However, the ending did go on for a little more than it should have, I don’t think it needed to be more than an hour long, I think a little more editing was needed. However, I would recommend this movie to any documentary lovers, and would rate it an 8 out of 10.

Departures – TV show Review

This was amazing from beginning to end and does not get enough mention anywhere. This TV show showed the expedition and adventures of three friends as they traveled to multiple places around the world, even Antarctica discovering their love for cultures, nature, and society. They learned some of the most valuable lessons, they met some of the most amazing people, they experienced some of the most amazing places, that I could only dream about visiting. These guys are an inspiration to the multiple travelers worldwide trying to discover different places that the world has to offer.

I would congratulate these guys for documented the best travel series I have ever watched and highly recommend this show to anyone. This is a must see TV series and I would rate it 11 out of 10.

Chef’s Table – TV Show Review

This Netflix original was really well directed, filmed, designed, and organized. It really detailed the chefs restaurants and food in the best manner for each of the chefs. Each chef story was portrayed extremely well, with lots of variety in the styles of chefs. Most of the chefs I had never heard of before which was really good also.

The skill that went into how the chefs learned and now cook was amazing. This show really enlightened the lives of very experienced chefs. The only thing I am disappointed about this show is that there were only 6 episodes, I would have hoped to have had more, but what was there was really well done.

I would recommend this to any food lovers, or documentary lovers. I would also rate this TV show a 9 out of 10.

Street Food Around The World – TV Show Review

I have quite a lot to say about this TV show because when looking at the comments on Netflix you either found people who loved it or people who hated it. The reason people hate it was mostly because of the presenter, also people who loved it liked the presenter and the way the show was done.

First off this TV show isn’t like most of the travel and food shows you get on Travel Channel or the Food Network. The presenter is a quirky and corny guy, you have been warned. One episode when they went to Paris, he went the whole day wearing a barret (a French hat), which can be seen as a very touristy thing to do. He seems like just an average guy who loves to blog about his love of street food. People say on Netflix that he was rude to the locals, and that he didn’t comment very much on the taste of the food. Personally, I think he wasn’t really rude and you didn’t need as much commenting with this kind of TV show.

I really liked this TV show. It was well filmed, there was great food and the presenter did a pretty good job. He sometimes did get annoying, but it was all in the fun of the show. I would give this show a 9 out of 10, and would recommend it for any food and/or travel enthusiast.