Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy

Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy is an intimate, candid perspective into the curious
world of cookbook author and British ex-pat Diana Kennedy – widely regarded as the
world’s expert on Mexican cuisine. At five feet tall and 97 years old, Diana is larger than
life: a foul-mouthed fireball far more feisty and energetic than her age and petite frame
let on. Author of nine Mexican cookbooks, she has spent over 60 years researching and
documenting the regional cuisines of Mexico. Kennedy has lived ‘off-the-grid’ on an
eight-acre ranch outside Zitácuaro, Michoacán since the 1970’s: composting, growing
her own crops, and using solar power to run her home. Aware of her own mortality, she
is working tirelessly to solidify the legacy of her life’s efforts, with the hope of turning her
home into a foundation for culinary education in Mexico.
Featuring extensive interviews with Diana Kennedy and famed chefs José Andrés, Rick
Bayless, Gabriela Camara and Alice Waters, the documentary provides an intimate look
at the leading expert on Mexican cuisine. A two-time James Beard Award winner, Diana
is called the “Julia Child of Mexico,” but the feisty cook prefers “The Mick Jagger of
Mexican Cuisine.”