Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent explores the
remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and
influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his
career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering
figure in the emerging California cuisine movement. After leaving Chez Panisse,
due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters,
Tower went on to launch his own legendary Stars Restaurant in San Francisco. Stars
was an overnight sensation and soon became one of America’s top-grossing U.S.
restaurants. After several years, Tower mysteriously walked away from Stars and
then disappeared from the scene for nearly two decades, only to resurface in
the most unlikely of places: New York City’s fabled but troubled Tavern on the
Green. There, he launched a journey of self-discovery familiar to anyone who
has ever imagined themselves to be an artist. Featuring interviews by Mario
Batali, Anthony Bourdain, Ruth Reichl and Martha Stewart, this delicious
documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of America’s first celebrity
chef, whose brash personality and culinary genius has made him a living legend.
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