They’ve made a mistake. We should be top of the bill. Spitting Image s7e5, Emma Thompson with Kenneth Branagh & John Sessions in restaurant, ITV 1989
In dreams I would have visions of Sushi. Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Jiro, 2011
You have to fall in love with your work. ibid.
All of the sushi is simple. It’s completely minimalist. ibid. Yamamoto food critic
For fast eaters a meal there might last only 15 minutes. In that sense, it’s the most expensive restaurant in the world. ibid.
I’ve never seen another chef who is so hard on himself. ibid.
Each Tuna has its own unique taste. ibid. Yuri
105,248. You have to persevere ten years of training. ibid. Yamamoto
In order to make delicious food you must eat delicious food. ibid. Jiro
I make twenty pieces per person. ibid.
Jiro is the oldest chef to have been awarded three stars by Michelin. ibid. Yamamoto
Welcome to the ‘all you can eat’ mega-buffet: one of Europe’s biggest restaurants. Covering 27,000 square feet and serving up to 300 dishes from all over the world. The JRC Global Buffet in Watford can feed as many as 3,000 people every day. So how do you feed us as much as we want for a set price and keep your business afloat? All You Can Eat: Secrets of the World’s Mega Buffet, Channel 5 2019
And the army of people who try their hardest to keep the meal machine running smoothly. ibid.
Eight distinct areas each serving different cuisines from around the world. ibid.
The all-you-can-eat buffet is a restaurant trend that was born of the city that invented excess: Las Vegas. ibid.
Truckloads of deliveries … that means eighteen a week. ibid.
There’s a queuing system: one for bookings, one for walk-ins. ibid.
What happens to the sixty-five tons of food people leave on their plates every year? ibid.
‘We’ve never fallen behind.’ ibid. big cheese
Bacchanal Buffet: Nine show kitchens, each with a different theme, serving 500 dishes, this isn’t your regular pub Carvery. Inside the World’s Greatest Hotels s1e1: Caesar’s Palace, Channel 5 2020
The company’s UK empire now stretches from Inverness all the way down to Plymouth … The chain now has over four million followers on Facebook alone. Inside ... s2e4: Nandos, Channel 5 2018
This spicy Mozambiquian/Portuguese Peri Peri sauce was an instant hit. ibid.
Into this booking sector came Nandos which transformed itself into a restaurant. ibid.
French toast didn’t work out, huh? Better Call Saul s5e1: Magic Man, diner waitress to Saul, AMC 2020
Welcome to our restaurant with a difference … Just metres away we’ve installed a secret fully functioning gym … they are going to burn off every singe calorie that is eaten in our restaurant today. Horizon: The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories, BBC 2020
The jewel in the hotel’s crown is its restaurant which still looks as glamorous now as it did on the day it opened in 1906. Inside the Ritz Hotel s1e2, ITV 2019
Freddy, you better make it a half order [ribs]. I got a big dinner. House of Cards US s1e4: Chapter 4, Netflix 2013
Eating at fast food outlets and other restaurants is simply a manifestation of the commodification of time coupled with the relatively low value many Americans have placed on the food they eat. Andrew F Smith, Encyclopaedia of Junk Food and Fast Food, 2006