tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post5132250126782707893..comments2024-02-05T00:53:15.750-08:00Comments on Food Writer’s Diary: Food by which to butcher peopleBret Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-2323683196268879982016-03-14T08:03:00.654-07:002016-03-14T08:03:00.654-07:00Ah, so it could be two dishes. I guess I'll ha...Ah, so it could be two dishes. I guess I'll have to watch the movie again.Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-23181120919605514562014-04-11T03:39:11.950-07:002014-04-11T03:39:11.950-07:00Hi. I don't think there is a dish like "S...Hi. I don't think there is a dish like "Squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth with goat cheese profiteroles" in the movie. There are two waiters speaking in that very first scene. One of them says: "Squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth."<br /><br />And then we hear the end of the sentence of the second waiter: "...with goat cheese profiteroles."<br /> emzegrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837396904348651294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-29317569327769333652013-10-20T23:37:40.117-07:002013-10-20T23:37:40.117-07:00I know this is an old article, but I thought you m...I know this is an old article, but I thought you might like to have this cleared up for you.<br />This is a reference to the book. The pretentious-sounding menu choices here are meant to be completely disgusting combinations that only sound interesting to a layman. The book does the same thing with fashion. The combinations in suits that the characters are described to wear are actually horrific if you know what the items really look like.<br /><br />This can't translate to the movie, of course. So here we have stuff like these restaurant intro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-84446396176578631322011-11-09T04:02:26.530-08:002011-11-09T04:02:26.530-08:00I hate to rain on your parade braingirl but when B...I hate to rain on your parade braingirl but when Bateman has this urinal cake served to his date (who is his fiancee), she isn't high at all. The fact that she doesn't dare to say it tastes awful is because it came in a Godiva box, and that's what this book is all about, obsessive lifestyles based on brands as status symbols.<br />I do have to agree with you, this book is a masterpiece!Jürgen De Nevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-42909498653927088352011-11-04T08:55:35.050-07:002011-11-04T08:55:35.050-07:00Ah, good to know. Thanks S.H.. Kingston.Ah, good to know. Thanks S.H.. Kingston.Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-43669848182262446322011-11-03T20:24:02.738-07:002011-11-03T20:24:02.738-07:00The "snuff" film is actually The Texas C...The "snuff" film is actually The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...S.H. Kingstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-49963645616631529102010-02-26T11:55:52.606-08:002010-02-26T11:55:52.606-08:00haha i like this description. i agree on the rare ...haha i like this description. i agree on the rare roast partridge.but i think the swordfish meatloaf would cook way too fast and be dry as hell. READ the BOOK, you'll love it. also he orders 2 stolis on the rocks, not 1. which would make them 12.50 apiece. Back in the 80s they didnt have frosted bottle premiums like Grey Goose and Belvedere, so back then Stoli was considered to be the top shelf vodka. So 12.50 at a club in manhattan is not that ridiculous.drehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933244260223821473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-70602652535533510562009-11-04T09:57:07.952-08:002009-11-04T09:57:07.952-08:00Thanks Urmston. It’s interesting that the food fad...Thanks Urmston. It’s interesting that the food fads of the late 1980s had circled back and were trendy once again in 1999-2000, when I lived in New York and was eating at pretentious fine-dining restaurants. Trust me, the food in American Psycho was just slightly more extreme than what some restaurants were offering at that time (although missing chervil).<br />As for the swordfish issue, was that dish in the book, too, or do you think maybe Mary Harron was making a statement about the craven nature of the characters and the food they were eating?Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-36034064359474120552009-11-04T09:41:35.839-08:002009-11-04T09:41:35.839-08:00Saying that the menu seems "very 1999-2000&qu...Saying that the menu seems "very 1999-2000" to you is not only extremely pretentious, it's also very wrong. The vast majority of the dishes you mentioned are included in the book (published in 1991) and therefore represent the ideas of Bret Easton Ellis a decade earlier and not the people involved in making the film.<br /><br />Additionally, the years during which this film was being made coincide with the height of the "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign during which no reputable chef, specifically on the East Coast and in particular New York City, ever used swordfish in any one of their dishes. I can't be certain that none of the other dishes were in vogue around this time, but swordfish meatloaf is, once again, certainly not "very 1999-2000."urmstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759415271166847798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-48451163688015704022008-06-11T06:34:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:34:00.000-07:00yeah, this is terrific. maybe do bonfire of the va...yeah, this is terrific. maybe do bonfire of the vanities next? i remember the food in the book being described in detail, although i don't remember how important it was to the movie...maurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534041506957747833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-28164534553058192632008-06-04T15:45:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:45:00.000-07:00Paul, is that sort of like Liquid Smoke? I’m not o...Paul, is that sort of like Liquid Smoke? <BR/>I’m not often struck by the food in movies in the way I was with American Psycho, but I’ll keep my eyes out and feature more of them if I can.<BR/>I’m glad you liked this one.Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-5441989181641777322008-06-04T08:53:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:53:00.000-07:00This is great. Do more movies!Charcoal arugula cou...This is great. Do more movies!<BR/><BR/>Charcoal arugula could be good if it's anything like Ferran Adria's vegetables seasoned with charcoal-flavored sunflower oil: grilled taste without any grilling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-50238060591688969022008-06-03T13:19:00.000-07:002008-06-03T13:19:00.000-07:00You'll love the book -- even more outrageous when ...You'll love the book -- even more outrageous when it comes to the crazy pretentiouness of NYC in the 80s. At one point, he has the restaurant serve his date a urinal cake instead of dessert. She is, of course, high and doesn't get it while he goes on about what a great dessert it is.braingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159313924554241811noreply@blogger.com