Via London, Versailles, and Instagram, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles follows celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi on his quest to bring the sumptuous art and decadence of Versailles to life in cake form at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 

Program: Director Laura Gabbert joined MJFF for a live discussion about the film on Tuesday, March 23.    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RECORDED LIVE PROGRAM

Thank you to our sponsor David’s Restaurant. 

As food porn goes, this is pretty exquisite stuff’  Cinema 365

‘a feast for the eyes’ the Forward

Yotam Ottolenghi is a celebrity chef, who with Sari Tamimi, his Palestinian partner, created a whole new type of middle eastern fusion cuisine. Read more here: NYTimes

Film Details: Doc/ Dir: Laura Gabbert/USA/2020/Eng/75min

Festivals: Tribeca, Chicago Intl FF, Cleveland JFF, Austin JFF, Sidney FF