The film focuses on the Troisgros family's Michelin 3-star restaurant "Le Bois sans feuilles" ('The Woods Without Leaves') and the farms which provide them the food, with more brief segments focusing on two other Troisgros' restaurants, Le Central and La Colline du Colombier.

[1] Like Wiseman's other documentaries, the film uses only observational footage with no interviews, music, or voiceover narration.

[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 91 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".

[9][10][11][12] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called the film "deeply pleasurable", praising Wiseman's "analytical and dialectical" approach.

[1] Both Variety and Eater noted the rhythmic nature of the film and described it as "mesmerizing".