10 Terrific Food Documentaries To Stream On Netflix Tonight Whenever I'm hunting for a movie to watch on a Friday night, I inevitably find myself scrolling through the documentaries on Netflix. Thankfully, there are quite a few great ones, particularly in the food space. Here are 10 food documentaries you should add to your Instant View queue: Jiro Dreams of SushiGood for: Sushi lovers and those who believe discipline and hard work is the key to everything.Synopsis: Jiro Ono is arguably the greatest sushi chef in the world. This documentary looks at his life and the lives of his two sons as they attempt follow in his footsteps. Kings of PastryGood for: Anyone who pins over-the-top desserts to their Pinterest board.Synopsis: This documentary follows participants in the brutally competitive Meilleur Ouvrier de France, the legendary French pastry competition, as they vy to take the career making title of "best patissier." A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul LiebrandtGood for: Fans of haute cuisine and food as art.

Synposis: What does it take to become a successul haute cuisine chef? This doc chronicles the rise of "brilliant and controversial" chef Paul Liebrandt. Beer WarsGood for: Beer lovers, of course!sushi grade fish fayetteville ncSynopsis: Since this documentary was made, it's probably a little easier for craft brewers to get a share of the market, since craft beer is trending pretty heavily right now. yo sushi menu westfieldBut it's still hard for independent brewers to compete with the corporate giants of the beer industry. sushi london ontario wonderlandBeer geeks should look out for cameo from Sam Calagion of Dogfish Head, among others.youda sushi chef especial

Pressure CookerGood for: People who like inspirational films and believe it's important to teach young people how to cook.Synposis: With the help of their tough culinary arts teacher, three inner-city Philadelphia high school students enter a citywide cooking competition with scholarship money on the line. King CornGood for: Anyone interested in knowing where their food comes from.Synopsis: When two college friends move to Iowa to grow an acre of corn, they discover just how big a role corn plays in American life. They also hit on big issues like government subsidies and public health. FRESHGood for: Anyone who wants to see our food system transformed.Synopsis: This film is really a celebration of farmers, thinkers and businesses striving to re-invent America's food system. Among the people profiled are urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur's 2008 Genius Award, and Joel Salatin.Living Off America's WasteGood for: Anyone trying to throw out less food.

Synopsis: This film is about dumpster diving, so if you've ever wanted to get a glimpse into that world, this is it. It's also a look at America's attitude toward waste in general. FarmaggedonGood for: Anyone with a strong sense of social justice.Synopsis: In their review of the movie, The New York Times called Farmaggedon "part consumer-rights advocacy, part abuse-of-power exposé." The film focuses on small family farms forced to shut down by the government. VegucatedGood for: Anyone who's ever thought about going vegan.Synposis: This is what happens when three die-hard meat and cheese lovers try to go vegan for 6 weeks. Lots of ups, downs, and lessons learned along the way. Related: Fair Food: The Farmers, the Growers, the AdvocatesEvery Tuesday, iTunes picks a $.99 Movie of the Week and slashes the price on a bunch of rentals, too, including a notable indie and documentaries galore. But they're scattered around under various menus. We'll make it easy for you bargain-hunters and run through the new movies up for grabs.

So bookmark this page and check back each week! The Family Fang (2016) Arrested Development star Jason Bateman's second outing as a director follows a brother and sister (Bateman and Nicole Kidman) who reconnect to track down their missing parents, two performance artists known for their extreme and emotionally scarring pranks. Are they dead or is it a hoax? In true dramedy style, the pair work through their personal issues while solving this familial mystery. The Great Invisible (2014) Discounted just in time for the release of Mark Wahlberg's Deepwater Horizon, this recent documentary chronicles the events surrounding the aforementioned oil rig, from its explosive demise in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to the hearings held to investigate BP's possible negligence. The Great Invisible stitches together interviews and archival footage to understand how the hell something this catastrophic ever went down. The Last Gold (2015) Narrated by Julianna Margulies, this doc explores one of the Olympics' first doping scandals.

In 1976, the women's US swim team lost race after race to the East Germans, later revealed to be part of systematic enhancement. Then there was the last race. Full off confessional talking heads and expert research, this is a film that should help ease you out of the last few weeks of Olympics high. 30 for 30 veteran Jonathan Hock puts baseball's linchpin pitch under a microscope to better relay the exhilaration, tension, and fear of stepping up to home plate. A typical fastball lasts about 396 milliseconds. Through motion graphics, high-resolution slow motion, and interviews with major MLB stars, Hock can stretch the play into 90 minutes of gripping drama. Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and For the Love of the Game star Kevin Costner narrates Fastball, because really, who else is that qualified? The Last Man on the Moon (2016) December 14th, 1972, just after 5:30pm EST, astronaut Gene Cernan stepped back into the Apollo 17 lunar module and became the last man to set foot on Earth's ominous satellite.

In The Last Man on the Moon, Cernan whisks us back in time to the space race, shading the historic events with stories of pilot camaraderie and the tolls of being one of NASA's top dogs. A must for space buffs. A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (2015) Lizzie Velasquez suffers from a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight. When she discovered a YouTube video dubbing her "The World's Ugliest Woman," Lizzie pushed back -- in a most inspiring fashion. A Faster Horse (2015) For car buffs (or newbs who want to speak the language), A Faster Horse charts the 50-year history of the Ford Mustang by scrutinizing the design of the latest model. From the director of the modern doc staple Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Before YouTube, outtakes of a Winnebago sales video went viral on VHS. This movie delves into how it happened, and how it changed the salesman's life. Eight pro-skateboarders prepare for the Street League Skateboarding Championship in New York City.