Purchased this documentary on iTunes because of the preview, but almost fell asleep watching it. During the interviews, there is no visual evidences of anything, just talking heads. When showing b-roll, there is no information on what she is cooking, plus poor sound design and bad lighting that didn’t move the story forward. Great story with great potentials, but poor execution.

Not worth watching, very poorly made not a film about Chinese food rather it is about a person first and second a whole lot of closeups of chopping, follow by a private banquet in which very little is conveyed about the actual food.

This documentary could have been wonderful - a quick google on Cecilia Chang reveals so much more about her life. Only towards the end do you get an idea of the kind of cooking she brought to the USA. Niether do we get her intriguing background, nor anythuing about the wonderful food being prepared. A shame... But, I was hungry afterwards!

Don't bother wasting your time and money.

So sad this could have been a remarkable film, but moves so slowly with no great visuals and no historical research. Painfully long interviews one after another.

Seeing so many amazing dishes being served would be okay with me, but with all of the context Cecilia provides the film really becomes something else. Add all of the awesome visuals and personal elements and this becomes way more than just a foodie doc

I caught this movie at a free screening in Brooklyn. Not only is it an interesting look at how authentic Chinese food is prepared, but also provides Cecilia Chiang’s story of her immigration to the United States to avoid the dangers of living in communist China. It’s certainly a feast, with a side of nourishing history lesson!

If you liked JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, you'll love this. Beautifully photographed, fascinating story of a Chinese food pioneer.

The only reason I wouldn't recommend watching this film is because you're GUARANTEED to order in Chinese food afterwards only to realize a few bites in that for the rest of your life you're NEVER going to eat anything as good as what Cecilia Chiang made for her banquet.