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Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy
Directed by
Elizabeth Carroll
2019
81m
Documentary
7.1
100%
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Cookbook author and environmental activist Diana Kennedy reflects on an unconventional life spent mastering Mexican cuisine.
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Cast of Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy
Diana Kennedy
Herself
Alice Waters
Herself
Rick Bayless
Himself
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy Ratings & Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Monica Castillo
A much-needed perspective.
indieWire
Jude Dry
The pleasures of the film outweigh its careful reservations, mostly because Kennedy is simply too much fun to observe in her natural habitat.
The Movie Cricket
Sean P. Means
Carroll clearly admires Diana Kennedy a great deal - and part of that admiration is to capture Kennedy as she is, sometimes surly and often passionate, curious and respectful of her adopted home.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A look at the lively life of the world's leading expert on Mexican food.
Cinemacy
Morgan Rojas
This extremely talented, smack-talking British chef informed me that I've been making my guacamole all wrong.
AV Club
Roxana Hadadi
Nothing Fancy doesn't push quite enough at understanding what comes next, but as a presentation of Kennedy's contributions and her brusque singularity, it informs and entertains.
Austin Chronicle
Matthew Monagle
The fact that Carroll and her crew choose to focus on the individual makes for a more engaging narrative, but the lack of broader context sometimes feels like a missed opportunity.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
In this time of peril and chaos, Elizabeth Carroll's documentary is a balm for the soul.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Angie Han
It's a really likable documentary, even if you didn't know anything about [Diana Kennedy]... She's a really compelling subject.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
What remains is a lively and uncritical portrait of a woman as passionate about composting as chilaquiles, one who will pitch a fit if you put garlic in your guacamole.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
A vivid and inspiring profile, adoring but not adulatory.
Variety
Guy Lodge
Elizabeth Carroll's zingy documentary portrait... puts a relevant, environmentally-minded contemporary lens on Kennedy's cherished traditionalism.
Nashville Scene
Sadaf Ahsan
What Nothing Fancy manages is an intimate exploration of Kennedy's life, home and - most importantly - hunger, which is as ferocious as it was when she began her career many decades ago.
Battleship Pretension
David Bax
...by one measure, I can consider it a success: I bought one of Kennedy's books the very next day.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
Directed by Elizabeth Carroll, the film provides that rare, genuine look inside a private and professional life
Hammer to Nail
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Carroll does more than just offer a profile of one person, however celebrated, but instead makes of this portrait a moving celebration of life in all its boundless glory.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Foodies will marvel at the delectable dishes on display, but Kennedy is the star of her own show, and her fiercely independent attitude both inside and outside the kitchen is magnetic.
Film Threat
Alan Ng
It's about as perfect a food doc gets.
Reel Honest Reviews
Pamela Powell
[Elizabeth] Carroll beautifully weaves this nine decade-long story into a humorous and engaging one that will make you cherish the contributions of Kennedy.
Unseen Films
Nathanael Hood
The joy of Elizabeth Carroll's new documentary...is how it balances these two aspects of her personality, perfectly illustrating her life-long love affair with Mexican cooking while embracing instead of downplaying her truculent coarseness.
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