I think you’re probably right. However, it’s the filmmakers prerogative to make a film with situations and characters we don’t like just to prove a point. There are a lot of better food films out there that celebrate the customer.

I hear you. I’d agree with what someone else said about how all the characters are unlikable because that’s what the movie’s about. They all take on stereotypical roles to show the point that all these people are problematic types in the restaurant industry.

I think it comes from the fact that he can’t cook. There exists a stereotype in the culinary world of the guy who knows how everything is done, but can’t do it himself. I know when I’ve gone to Michelin restaurants I’ve embodied that attitude. Part of it was me playing the part of connoisseur, and part of it was the excitement I felt at the time. Part of it came from my love of food, and part of it came from watching Top Chef and the like. I don’t know how to cook but I appreciate good food when I taste it. Again, I know why the stereotype exists, and the movie is very keen to satirize it.