BENJAMIN LHOMMAS

DELICIOUS (2021)
Starring Isabelle Carré, Grégory Gadebois, Benjamin Lavernhe, Patrick Chesnais, Félix Fournier, François De Brauer, Benjamin Lhommas, Louise Rossignon, Fabien Rasplus and Nicolas Fine. Directed by Éric Besnard.

The story is set in 1789 France, where prior to the dawn of the Revolution, gastronomy remains strictly the domain of the aristocrats; indeed, the prestige of a noble house is entirely dependent on the quality and reputation of its table. So, when the talented but prideful cook Manceron serves an unapproved dish of his own creation at a dinner hosted by the self-entitled Duke of Chamfort, the repercussions are brutal, and he is promptly dismissed.

The wounded Manceron swears off his passion and retreats with his son to a regional inn visited only infrequently by travellers, and where vegetable soup is the common meal. But when a mysterious woman arrives and offers to pay to become his apprentice, the stage is set for a wildly enjoyable tale of reignited passion, mentorship and revenge... and of the creation of France’s very first restaurant.