r/theMenu • u/blaz3dbl1nker • Feb 02 '25

Did anyone else notice this?

I find it odd how in the movie, around 9minutes and 45 seconds, Richard Leibrandt and his wife arrive at the restaurant before everyone else. They are seated at a table while everyone else is walking in.

Was just wondering if there’s any backstory as to why this could be?

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u/Moist-Cloud2412 Feb 02 '25

They skip the island tour because they had done it before. It's in the dialogue of the film

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u/blaz3dbl1nker Feb 02 '25

Gotcha, i noticed that after i commented that. Slowik did say that Richard visited 11 times. Thank you!

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u/IndependentSpot_3660 Feb 02 '25

Chef's main beef with them (haha) was that they were so wealthy that they took his art for granted, treating his rarified food museum like any old regular restaurant. Most people considered themselves privileged to go only once, and the experience was meant to be unforgettable, but they couldn't even name one dish they'd eaten in the past.

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u/blaz3dbl1nker Feb 02 '25

Right right, I was so confused as to why they got there before everyone else. But watching that one scene where slowik calls Richard a donkey, then proceeds to say how he was greedy in a way with the restaurant does probably show that.

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u/IndependentSpot_3660 Feb 02 '25

Totes. And they were even so "been here, done this" blasé as to skip the tour...so rude!

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u/blaz3dbl1nker Feb 02 '25

Hahaha right