Blogorama - 4 Stars, "An interesting looks at a changing industry."
Toronto Star - 3.5 Stars
NOW - 3 Stars
POV - "Shows pride and joy from women who break glass ceilings like crème brûlée tapped with a spoon."
The Globe and Mail - "Maya Gallus turns up The Heat on male-dominated cooking industry"
The Globe and Mail - "At Toronto's Hot Docs festival, a distinctly female gaze"
The National Post - "The Heat' doc examines gender barriers for top female chefs"
blogTO - "Female chefs in the spotlght on opening night of Hot Docs"
NOW - "Ten must-see Hot Docs films focusing on women's stories"
NOW - "Women chefs step up to the plate in Hot Docs opener The Heat"
The Kit - "10 MUST-SEE DOCUMENTARIES AT THE HOT DOCS FILM FESTIVAL"
Screen Anarchy - "Hot Docs 2018 Curtain Raiser: From M.I.A. To MeToo"
Sidewalk Hustle - "The best films to catch at Hot Docs 2018."
Mr Will Wong - #HOTDOCS: 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Preview."
The Gate - "15 Must See Documentaries from the Opening Weekend of Hot Docs' 25th Landmark Year."
Original Cin - "Hot Docs: What to see during sprawling (and way cool) Documentary Festival."