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Movie Overview
Director
• Doris Dörrie
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for brief strong language
How to Cook Your Life (2007)

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OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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4/5
"A playful and enlightening documentary featuring Zen master and accomplished cook Edward Espe Brown with nourishing tips on food and paying attention."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

2.5/4
"Doris Dorrie's loving portrait of Buddhist priest and chef Edward Espe Brown showcases his message that paying attention to the mundane processes of food production, preparation and consumption can be a gateway to larger spiritual revelations."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

3/4
"A tasty dish; but you'll be hungry again in an hour"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

2/4
"Gentle preaching is still preaching."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

B-
"... more of a snack than a meal: Zen and the art of culinary simplicity as a temporary spiritual retreat."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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