"Director: Paul Lacoste"

• Michel Bras - Inventing Cuisine | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £18.02   |  Saving you £-3.03 (-20.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Inventing Cuisine series proposes documentary portraits films of some uncommon artists: great French chefs whom keep on inventing and re-inventing today''s cuisine. Beyond their style differences this series makes us a privileged witness to their art. An art that does way more than just to look at the world it eats it all up! Michel Bras has brought new meaning to what could be considered regional cooking: a cuisine de terroir which isn''t tied to ritual and tradition but symbolically brings the region itself to the plate. Paul Lacoste''s film offers a tangible look at how the chef''s environment nourishes his creations: the light and solitude of the Aubrac are nearly as important as the ingredients that go into his pots and pans. The images alternate between the two to carry us into a world that''s austere and harsh yet also magical. A world the chef inhabits like a spirit. Michel Bras is a great shaman of cooking.

• Olivier Roellinger - Inventing Cuisine | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Olivier Roellinger's cuisine delves into childhood - his childhood. In this film by Paul Lacoste, the chef admits that he could never imagine cooking anywhere but the house where he grew up in Bricourt, a place that lies between reality and dreams. On one

• Inventing Cuisine: Nadia Santini | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £21.69   |  Saving you £-3.70 (-20.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The 'INVENTING CUISINE' documentary series looks at portraits of some uncommon artists: great French chefs who keep on inventing and re-inventing today's cuisine. Beyond their style differences, this series gives us a privileged witness and fascinating insight to their art and the unique way that each chef prepares their cuisine.After filming portraits of French chefs -all men- Paul Lacoste turns his lens to a woman, Nadia Santini. Here, as always, Nadia has her entire family by her side: her mother-in-law, her husband, her two sons, and her daughter-in-law. This is cuisine Italian-style! This film speaks about tradition, heritage, and history, but the focus is squarely on the culinary art of Nadia Santini. Although Nadia's cuisine is often hidden behind the traditions that she is constantly reviving, her absolute sincerity reveals an unassuming pride in her work. From her viewpoint at Dal Pescatore in the northern Italian town of Canetto sull'Oglio, Nadia observes the world around her. In her hands, these traditions, described as knowledge by her mother-in-law Nonna Bruna, are translated into a vision of modernity, offering a different approach to inventing cuisine.