Spinning Plates

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A feast for the heart and the senses, SPINNING PLATES is an enjoyably poignant and piquant profile of three disparate U.S. restaurants. On the surface, the three establishments couldn’t be more different: a Chicago-based world-class leader in molecular gastronomy; a Mexican spot in Tucson; and a mom-and-pop comfort-food shop in Iowa. But SPINNING PLATES masterfully shows no matter their menu or location there is a shared passion and persistence that keeps all of them going. Winner of top film festival awards from Santa Barbara to Austin, SPINNING PLATES is a stirring documentary about family, community, and survival, and the power of food to both nourish us and connect us with one another.

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Release Date:	Oct 25, 2013
Running Time:	95 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

This award-winning documentary follows three extraordinary restaurants and the engaging stories of those who bring them to life. A top Chicago chef competes to rank among the world’s best, while privately battling tongue cancer. A 150-year-old restaurant in Iowa is still standing only because of an unbreakable bond with the community. And a fledgling Mexican eatery in Tucson struggles to keep its doors open as its owners risk everything to provide for their young daughter. Through fires, financial hardship and personal adversity, SPINNING PLATES charts how each of these restaurants overcomes potentially tragic obstacles to survive, through sheer force of will and the help of the people they serve.