Wednesday, May 16, 2007

V is for Venality

I loved Fisher's descriptions of the restaurant's seedy Hollywood deal-making. I was also reminded of all the deal-making that takes place in restaurants on "The Sopranos." There's something intriguing and romantic about it.
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9 comments:

kc said...

I think there's been less emphasis on the table in the Sopranos, although food still figures prettly largely (The grilled meat orgy in the episode before last and the Rachael Ray late-night family pasta). Tony is portrayed less as a porky sensualist and more as a heavy-breathing fat guy with heart problems.

4:43 PM, May 17, 2007
Erin said...

Excellent point about Tony. I see that immediately. And yeah, food used to be featured much more prominently. They used to meet at Artie's restaurant all the time, Carmela's cooking (ziti, usually) was played up more, etc.

6:24 PM, May 17, 2007
Ben said...

The whole thing about the different sections people wanted to sit in really turned me off. I’m the kind of guy who would sit in the low-class section on purpose.

9:33 PM, May 19, 2007
cl said...

I don't know that I've ever sat anywhere "in a series of rigidly protected social levels," at least that I've been aware of. What about everyone else?

That really turns me off. It suggests you'd get different service if you were seated elsewhere. It's not at though you'd get a menu of different prices.

7:29 PM, May 22, 2007
cl said...

Has anyone seen "American Psycho" (I know, another gory movie) and seen the lead character agonize over where he can get a table, and where he sits? He turns it into a dark comedy.

I also read the book, but that aspect doesn't stand out.

7:30 PM, May 22, 2007
cl said...

In the same way that Fisher condemned the mix of business and pleasure at table, I think she missed the boat on mixing eating with social anxiety.

We need to try Raspberries Romanoff.

7:33 PM, May 22, 2007
Erin said...

Agreed on the Romanoff.

8:25 PM, May 22, 2007
kc said...

"American Psycho" was fun (the movie). I don't remember the table part, though.

Remember when the lady asks him what he does and he says he's into "murders and executions," and she thinks he said "mergers and acquisitions."

8:34 AM, May 23, 2007
cl said...

Hehe. And dancing around with an axe to "Hip to be Square"? Now that's my kind of movie.

5:02 PM, May 23, 2007

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