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Germany. 2010. Dir.: Lutz Hachmeister. Digital Projection. 94 min.

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Three stars is the highest rating that can be awarded to a restaurant in the Michelin guide, considered as the ultimate reference in France. It’s a distinction shared by only a few, the chefs who represent the top of the fine cuisine in the entire world.

It is set in an alien and exclusive world, withdrawn from most of us: the highly stylized gourmet restaurants and their often cramped and noisy kitchens. Focusing on nine Michelin starred chefs from three continents, the film depicts their everyday life behind the scenes. Far from the common and superficial TV portrayals, it reveals the real business of cooking on the highest level, by cross cutting between the various kitchen routines, tastes and culinary philosophies. Exclusive interviews and shots of the chefs' ancillary activities combine with strikingly spectacular images of the natural or man-made surrounding landscapes.

Watch in wonder as these culinary masters perform such gastronomical feats as the deconstruction of a raspberry, the delicate assembly of caviar blinis with salmon cream, decrusting rhubarb baked in a sugar cylinder with the blow of a hammer and the perfecting of quintessential handmade pasta. With access to the vision, craft and kitchens of some of the most revered chefs in Europe, and with commentary from the powers that be at the Michelin Guide, Three Stars is a cinematic foodie fantasy experience. The Chefs include Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Chef of Jean George in New York; René Redzepi, Chef of Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark; Yannick Alléno, Chef of Le Meurice in Paris; Nadia Santini, Chef of Dal Pescatore in Runate, Italy; Olivier Roellinger, Chef of Les Maisons de Bricourt in Cancale, France; Sergio Herman, Chef of Oud Sluis in Sluis, the Netherlands; Sven Elverfeld, Chef of Aqua in Wolfsburg, Germany; Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, Chefs of Arzak in San Sebastian, Spain; and, Hideki Ishikawa, Chef of Ishikawa in Tokyo.

“Most captivating!” – CHICAGO READER

“Another welcome addition to the smorgasbord of approaches to documenting the endlessly fascinating process of how food is prepared."
– NEW CITY (Chicago)

Original version in English, French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Italian and Spanish with English subtitles

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