Restaurant Fiction

This is Part 2 of our chat with Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, the screenwriters behind the fictional restaurant, Hawthorn, featured heavily in the 2022 film, The Menu. This conversation breaks down the importance of the food and how The Menu was brought from the page to the screen. 

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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Fox Searchlight's 2022 film, The Menu is in theaters on November 18. The fictional restaurant in The Menu is called Hawthorn. We are talking to the writers and creators of Hawthorn, Seth Reiss, and Will Tracy.

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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The most important fictional restaurant scenes in Barry Levinson's film, Avalon, are the Thanksgiving dinner scenes. We bring along literary manager, AE Jones, an expert in all things Avalon Thanksgiving scenes to break an iconic movie and holiday down. 

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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The best and most important scene in Barry Levinson's 1990 classic, Avalon, is its Thanksgiving dinner scene. We chit chat with the literary manager, A.E. Jones to talk all things turkey and Avalon.

The Bear is a 2022 TV series on FX. It's about a former chef from the fine-dining world who is thrust into fictional restaurant dive called The Original Beef of Chicagoland. Restaurant Fiction breaks down the fictional restaurant from The Bear and talks to its showrunner/head writer: Joanna Calo.

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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Paco's Tacos is the quintessential meet-cute for Jerry and Dorothy. We break down the awesome fictional Mexican restaurant with Culver City neighbor and acclaimed novelist, Syrie James.

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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Film Director Mary Harron directed Christian Bale talking about Dorsia's sea urchin ceviche back in the late 90s. Here is Restaurant Fiction's fictional review on Dorsia and our interview with American Psycho's director, Mary.

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Food Network's Simon Majumdar is back, breaking down Paradise from the film Big Night as well as breaking down his favorite restaurants across LA. This is the continuation of an amazing conversation. 

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Simon Majumdar is a published author, Food Network personality, podcast host, influencer, travel extraordinaire, and above all else, an aficionado on the fictional restaurant from the film Big Night, Paradise. We break down the restaurant and chat all things career and Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions.

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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This is PART 2...THE SEQUEL...of our fantastic amazing conversation with Food Network personality and Chef Justin Warner. We go deep into who Justin is as a person and how everything he does is in line with his devotion for The Gem and all things Deadwood.

Hungry for more culinary adventures through the lens of your favorite TV shows and movies? You've just savored another episode of Restaurant Fiction, where we dish out the stories behind the most iconic fictional eateries. Don't let the journey end here:

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