Michelin stars meet food banks in France's most delicious revolution.
In France, more than 10 million people of all ages are believed to rely on food aid. Faced with this reality, mutual aid initiatives are multiplying to feed, comfort, and integrate people. From lunches where everyone pitches in, to one-euro menus, workshops on how to cook healthily and cheaply, and dinners prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, solidarity kitchens are multiplying in France.
Direction
Baillon finds poetry in peeling potatoes.
Production
Access to France's most exclusive and humble kitchens.
Director
Lionel Baillon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
France's 'Restos du Cœur' charity kitchens, founded by comedian Coluche in 1985, transformed how Europeans view food aid—this film documents their radical evolution.
The Michelin-starred chefs participating reportedly fought to keep their scenes unglamorous—no hero shots, just exhausted humans at 6am.
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