Ella Brennan is a household name in the restaurant industry. Known today as the inspirational matriarch of the rambling Brennan family of New Orleans and the force of nature behind first Brennan's and then Commander's Palace. Fired by her family at one point, she shouldered on. She was the creator of elaborate New Orleans breakfasts and jazz brunches and revolutionized creole cuisine. A pioneer of the modern American food movement, she pushed her chefs to the forefront helping to launch the celebrity chef phenomenon.
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Emeril Lagasse
Also in
The Princess and the Frog
Iron Chef America
Paul Prudhomme
Leslie Iwerks
Meg Bickford
Self
Samantha Cusimano
Drew Nieporent
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Simply Irresistible
Marcelle Bienvenu
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Daniel Boulud
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The Contender
Top Chef
Karol Martesko-Fenster
Gene Bourg
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Michael E. Tang
Dickie Brennan
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Leslie Iwerks Director
United States release October 15, 2016
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English
Release dates
United States · October 15, 2016
Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
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