At times tonight, you will ingest fat, salt, sugar, protein, bacteria, fungi, various plants and animals, and entire ecosystems.” The quote is from the Hollywood movie The Menu, the gastro-comic horror movie of 2022 that spoofed the high-minded concept of fine dining.
“I don’t cook food; I tell stories,” explains chef Julian Slowik, played by Ralph Fiennes. He also kills people. And I’m afraid, as chef Vaughan Mabee approaches me with what appears to be a very sharp knife and a very dead duck, that I have signed up for the New Zealand equivalent.
