On Milwaukee: "Stage: The Culinary Internship," a look inside a real pressure cooker of a culinary experience." STAGESharon ReavesOctober 19, 2020
WestWorld: "Find out whether you'd be able to take the heat at Mugaritz, one of the world's most renowned restaurants, in the documentary Stage: The Culinary Internship." STAGEDavid PiperniJune 8, 2020
Film Threat: "Stage: A Culinary Internship is going to “wow” anyone who loves food documentaries." STAGEDavid PiperniJune 8, 2020
Unseen Films: "If you are a foodie or a food porn addict STAGE is a must." STAGEDavid PiperniJune 3, 2020
Indiewire: "Available via Virtual Cinema “Stage: The Culinary Internship” (directed by Abby Ainsworth) Distributor: Cargo Film." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 29, 2020
Film Festival Today: "Stage never loses sight of the passion and the reasons why chefs do what they do under the conditions they do it in." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 29, 2020
The Hollywood Reporter: "Abby Ainsworth's debut doc looks at a top-tier restaurant's take on the tradition of unpaid kitchen apprenticeships." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 28, 2020
Big Apple Reviews: "Chef interns with an average age of twenty-four come together to... put their very souls into the preparation of food." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 26, 2020
SingleThread: "STAGE: The Culinary Internship" follows a group of aspiring chefs during a nine-month apprenticeship at one of the best restaurants in the world." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 20, 2020
Variety: "A bustling, absorbing doc...Abby Ainsworth's handsome, diverting documentary presents it as a self-styled ivory tower." STAGEDavid PiperniMay 2, 2020
