The Couch Critic LogoThe Couch Critic
MoviesTV ShowsTrendingTop ReviewedWhat to Watch

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics.

Discover

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • What to Watch

Community

  • Reviews
  • Join Us
  • My Profile
  • Watchlist

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 The Couch Critic. Made by movie enthusiasts in New Zealand.Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
A Tale of Two Kitchens
A Tale of Two Kitchens

A Tale of Two Kitchens

May 22, 2019
29m
Documentary
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. At Gabriela Cámara's acclaimed Contramar in Mexico City, the welcoming, uniformed waiters are as beloved by diners as the menu featuring fresh, local seafood caught within 24 hours. The entire staff sees themselves as part of an extended family. Meanwhile at Cala in San Francisco, Cámara hires staff from different backgrounds and cultures, including ex-felons and ex-addicts, who view the work as an important opportunity to grow as individuals. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of both dignity and community.

Where to Watch

Streaming
Netflix
Streaming availability data powered by JustWatch.

Details

Director
Trisha Ziff
Cast
Gabriela Cámara
Release Date
May 22, 2019
Production
No Ficción

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

Loading reviews...

Similar Movies

Land Without Bread
Movie

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.)

Land Without Bread

0

70%
Paparazzi
Movie

Paparazzi explores the relationship between Brigitte Bardot and groups of invasive photographers attempting to photograph her while she works on the set of Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (Contempt). Through video footage of Bardot, interviews with the paparazzi, and still photos of Bardot from magazine covers and elsewhere, director Rozier investigates some of the ramifications of international movie stardom, specifically the loss of privacy to the paparazzi. The film explains the shooting of the film on the island of Capri, and the photographers' valiant, even foolishly dangerous, attempts to get a photograph of Bardot.

Paparazzi

0

68%
Food Evolution
Movie

As society tackles the problem of feeding our expanding population safely and sustainably, a schism has arisen between scientists and consumers, motivated by fear and distrust. Food Evolution, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, explores the polarized debate surrounding GMOs. Looking at the real-world application of food science in the past and present, the film argues for sound science and open-mindedness in a culture that increasingly shows resistance to both.

Food Evolution

0

70%
Night and Fog
Movie

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Night and Fog

0

82%
Kill 'Em All
Movie

Mila and María are two teenagers who get to know each other through video correspondences they send to each other. One day, they arrange to meet in person.

Kill 'Em All

0

0%
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Movie

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

0

67%
Have You Ever Tried to Look Into My Eyes?
Movie

The needs of a black body are defined by whom? Have you ever tried to look into my eyes?

Have You Ever Tried to Look Into My Eyes?

0

0%
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

Breakdowns of 1938

0

50%
The American Dream: Europeans in the New World
Movie

The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss or Friedrich Trumpf, Donald Trump's grandfather. During the 19th century, thirty million people — Germans, Irish, Scots, Russians, Hungarians, Italians and many others — left the old continent, fleeing poverty, racism or political repression, hoping to make a fortune and realize the American dream.

The American Dream: Europeans in the New World

0

40%
Fata Mistake
Movie

An unintentional irregularity of a clip from Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog).

Fata Mistake

0

70%
Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System
Movie

Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and altitude through an autopilot.

Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System

0

0%
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Movie

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

0

71%