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[Ruth] It's really interesting, because every restaurant in America
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Food and Country

It's really interesting,because every restaurant in America is complaining thatthey can't...

[Ruth] It's really interesting,
because every restaurant in America is complaining that
they can't get workers, because people just don't
want to do bad jobs anymore

Full Transcript

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[Ruth] It's really interesting, because every restaurant in America
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is complaining that they can't get workers,
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because people just don't want to do bad jobs anymore.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:53
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Foothill Productions,Real Lava,Sustainable Films,Range Media Partners,The deNovo Initiative,Tiger Tales Media,Bewilder Films,Ideal Partners

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Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
[Bren] I mean, God forbid we gave people a taste of agency - Food and Country 00:07
[Bren] I mean, God forbid we gave people a taste of agency
[Ruth] There are a lot of people who are questioning, - Food and Country 00:10
[Ruth] There are a lot of people who are questioning,
And it's so funny, people from all over the industry are emailing me, - Food and Country 00:09
And it's so funny, people from all over the industry ar...
You know, I'm just learning. [laughs] - Food and Country 00:07
You know, I'm just learning. [laughs]
Food is a gateway for learning about so many things, - Food and Country 00:13
Food is a gateway for learning about so many things,
And it really wasn't just about feeding myself, I learned. - Food and Country 00:06
And it really wasn't just about feeding myself, I learn...
It was like in feeding others that I felt satiated. - Food and Country 00:06
It was like in feeding others that I felt satiated.
We are these third spaces that are just more than a transaction. - Food and Country 00:09
We are these third spaces that are just more than a transact...
I love restaurants, I hope they continue to exist. - Food and Country 00:05
I love restaurants, I hope they continue to exist.
But I feel like a lot more people have to reimagine what hospitality looks like. - Food and Country 00:06
But I feel like a lot more people have to reimagine what hos...
[Ruth] My parents didn't care about food, - Food and Country 00:06
[Ruth] My parents didn't care about food,
My father was German, and he was 26 when he came to America. - Food and Country 00:06
My father was German, and he was 26 when he came to America.
We lived near Luchow's, - Food and Country 00:07
We lived near Luchow's,
And I saw with that that it was how my father went home. - Food and Country 00:07
And I saw with that that it was how my father went home.
My father's office was above one of those little French restaurants - Food and Country 00:07
My father's office was above one of those little French...
And we had a waiter, Max, who was our waiter, - Food and Country 00:10
And we had a waiter, Max, who was our waiter,
Max would take me into the kitchen - Food and Country 00:08
Max would take me into the kitchen
And that was just a place that I loved and felt really happy in. - Food and Country 00:08
And that was just a place that I loved and felt really happy...
And my mother was enchanted with Restaurant Associates' Joe Baum. - Food and Country 00:08
And my mother was enchanted with Restaurant Associates'...
Joe Baum was the great maestro of American restaurants in the '50s and '60s. - Food and Country 00:07
Joe Baum was the great maestro of American restaurants in th...