What ‘The Bear’ And ‘The Menu’ Say About Restaurant Culture

The Sporkful

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4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

From the show about a thirst trap chef at a Chicago Italian beef joint, to a movie about a luxury restaurant planning to kill its customers, 2022 was the year of ambitious, experimental, and downright weird food TV and movies. This week, comedian and TV writer Ashley Ray (who hosts the podcast “TV I Say”) breaks down some of the most talked about food shows and movies of the past year, including 'The Bear,' 'Julia,' 'Atlanta,' and 'The Menu.'

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0:00.0	This episode contains explicit language.
0:10.6	This is this forkfall.
0:11.7	It's not for foodies, it's for eaters.
0:13.2	I'm Dan Pashman.
0:14.2	Each week on our show we obsess about food to learn more about people and happy new year.
0:18.4	I hope you had a great holiday season and new year celebration.
0:21.4	I hope you're getting back into the swing of things, which is exactly what we're going
0:24.2	to do.
0:25.2	Right now, we're going to start off this year with a look back at the major role that food
0:28.6	played in TV and movies last year.
0:31.0	Now of course, food on TV is not new.
0:33.8	But I do think last year was different.
0:35.9	In addition to the usual cooking competition shows, can food travel shows, food was also
0:46.9	used to offer biting commentary on class and race, as well as on the toxic culture in many
0:52.2	restaurant kitchens and dining rooms.
0:54.4	It was a play on a pentatonic.
1:01.4	It would have been beautiful if you let me finish the play.
1:06.6	I'm rich and Jeremy, which is a pleasure to meet you sweetheart.
1:09.8	Bottom line, food and movies and TV has given us a lot to unpack.
1:13.7	That's what we're going to do in this episode.
1:16.2	Later on, we'll be joined by a very special guest, a chef who consulted on the film The
1:19.8	Menu and taught Ray Fines how to cook on camera.
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