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Hot Docs review: Come Back Anytime
John Daschbach s gentle documentary looks at a year in the life of chef Masamoto Ueda s tiny Tokyo ramen bar By Norman Wilner
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Daschbach’s gentle look at a year in the life of Bizentei, a tiny Tokyo ramen bar where veteran chef Masamoto Ueda prepares exquisite comfort food for his loyal clientele, exists on the other end of the documentary scale from something like Jiro Dreams Of Sushi. Where David Gelb’s 2011 doc was exquisite and manicured, Come Back Anytime is messy and casual, with conversation spilling into the kitchen as Ueda does his thing.