SpIFF: Kings of Pastry
When it comes to food-based reality programming, I’m like a teenage boy with a copy of Hustler. I … can’t… look… away. And Kings of Pastry looks to be the ultimate food porn. Every year, the creme de la crme of French pastry chefs compete for the ultimate honor: the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France — essentially, the best craftsman among pastry chefs. It’s an honor given by President Nicolas Sarkozy — one earned over the course of three tear-filled, tension-iced, sugar-coated days. Someone called it “the culinary The Hurt Locker.” Hyperbole? Maybe. But I’ll still be drooling in the front row. (Netherlands,USA, UK, France | 87 mins)
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Friday, February 11, 2011 | 5 pm | $10;$5


