Praise for Food and Country

“Food and Country is a balm but also a map.”

- VARIETY / LISA KENNEDY

“Food and Country is...aptly titled: caring about how we get our food and what we do with it isn’t just about culinary creativity. It’s about caring for our neighbors, our country and the world.”

- NY TIMES / ALISSA WILKINSON

In filmmaker Laura Gabbert’s revelatory documentary Food and Country, Reichl examines that issue and the impact our broken food system has had on farmers, ranchers and chefs and how they have coped with its challenges, particularly during the pandemic.

- SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER / JAMES AMBROFF-TAHAN

“Found Food and Country unexpectedly moving. At the apocalyptic, revelatory moment of the first pandemic year, Ruth Reichl examines America's very broken food system, with the help of restaurateurs, farmers, ranchers, and  CITY OF GOLD director Laura Gabbert.”

- VOX / ALISSA WILKINSON (VIA TWITTER)

“[Food and Country] explores a bit of Reichl’s past, and her views have evolved since her idealistic days as a restaurant worker in Berkeley, California in the 1970s.

- EATER (AUSTIN) / ERIN RUSSELL

“Food and Country thrives as an intriguing, vital exploration into the need for everyone in America to champion sustainability and social justice in the food  and restaurant industry.”

- CINEMA DAILY US / KAREN BENARDELLO

“Food and Country will offer inspiration and hope to work toward a healthier nation from within and above ground with every living animal, human, and plant.”

- FILM THREAT / SABINA DANA PLASSE

“…stands out as the first substantive look at the emerging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and shift in awareness about the country’s food system.”

- THE UTAH REVIEW / LES ROKA