Ella Brennan : : Commanding the Table

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Call Number: DVD 921 Brennan, Ella
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Program content: ©2016.
Wide screen.
Narrator, Patricia Clarkson ; commentators, Ella Brennan, Emeril Legasse, Paul Prudhomme, Jeremiah Tower, Leah Chase, Drew Nieporent, Danny Meyer, Daniel Bouloud, Tim Zagat.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks brings Ella Brennan's remarkable story to the screen showing how she became a leading force in the contemporary restaurant business despite the challenges of being a woman in a male dominated field. With the success of New Orleans iconic establishment Commander's Palace, restaurateurs and chefs from around the world and all walks of life credit the important role Ella has played in building and enhancing American cooking and hospitality.
DVD; NTSC, Region 0; widescreen presentation, 1.77:1 aspect ratio; stereo.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Ella Brennan: commanding the table submitted by pattyz on December 27, 2018, 12:44pm .

A Female Food Icon submitted by Meginator on July 15, 2020, 9:31pm Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table: 5
https://aadl.org/catalog/record/10386567
This documentary offers commentary on some of the significant changes in American cuisine since the 1950s, explored through the lens of Ella Brennan’s leadership of New Orleans culinary mainstays Brennan’s and Commander’s Palace. The filmmakers interview Brennan herself and several other major players, including members of the Brennan family and some of Ella’s protegés, tracing her story from the original restaurant’s humble beginnings to her current culinary empire, including difficulties such as a fierce falling-out between family members and post-Katrina efforts to rebuild. The documentary achieves a decent balance between a narrow focus on Brennan’s life and the story of U.S. cuisine coming into its own, though it often pulls back from the bigger picture a bit prematurely. Even so, the story is captivating, I learned a lot of things about culinary history that I didn’t know I didn’t know, and all of the food looked delicious, save maybe a few choice dishes from the mid-20th century.