The 21 Best Food Documentaries

21 documentaries

Chefs, wine, beer and what ends up on the table.

Food documentaries about obsession more than recipes. Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the definitive one, about an 85-year-old still chasing the perfect piece of fish. Food, Inc. will change what you buy, and Chef's Table is the series that made food look like cinema.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi poster
1

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011 · 1h 22m

7.899%
Chef's Table poster
2

Chef's Table

2015 · 34 eps

8.5
Food, Inc. poster
3

Food, Inc.

2008 · 1h 34m

7.895%
The Golden Spurtle poster
4

The Golden Spurtle

2025 · 1h 15m

7.693%
City of Gold poster
5

City of Gold

2015 · 1h 36m

7.289%
Somm poster
6

Somm

2012 · 1h 33m

7.078%
The Search for General Tso poster
7

The Search for General Tso

2014 · 1h 11m

6.990%
Black Gold poster
8

Black Gold

2006 · 1h 28m

7.184%
Kings of Pastry poster
9

Kings of Pastry

2009 · 1h 27m

6.986%
Red Obsession poster
10

Red Obsession

2013 · 1h 15m

6.686%
Somm: Into the Bottle poster
11

Somm: Into the Bottle

2015 · 1h 30m

7.3
The Birth of Sake poster
12

The Birth of Sake

2015 · 1h 30m

7.2
How Beer Saved the World poster
13

How Beer Saved the World

2011 · 44m

7.1
Blood into Wine poster
14

Blood into Wine

2010 · 1h 40m

7.171%
Somm 3 poster
15

Somm 3

2018 · 1h 20m

6.9
Ramen Heads poster
16

Ramen Heads

2017 · 1h 33m

7.065%
Beer Wars poster
17

Beer Wars

2009 · 1h 29m

6.867%
Barolo Boys poster
18

Barolo Boys

2014 · 1h 4m

6.5
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress poster
19

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

2011 · 1h 48m

6.360%
Noma: My Perfect Storm poster
20

Noma: My Perfect Storm

2015 · 1h 40m

6.257%
Wine and War poster
21

Wine and War

2025 · 1h 35m

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