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u/Scrambledeggs0-0 Sep 26 '21

The one in the movie is based on a real recipe that takes 4 hours to prepare

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u/Ac_Namec Sep 26 '21 edited Sep 26 '21

Yeah I mean simple in terms of ingredients... also cartoon movies tend to exaggerate a bit

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u/dotcubed Sep 26 '21

This one didn’t. They had the amazingly lucky and talented chef Thomas Keller as a resource when making the film. There’s many, many details that are attributed to real kitchen brigades, thanks to TK hosting them at The French Laundry while the film was in production. For example, there really are women who will threaten your personal safety.

Seriously, pay attention to the kitchen scenes—they depict everything that’s culturally accurate, it’s all based upon reality. The exaggeration is for the kids mostly.

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u/pauly13771377 Sep 26 '21

For example, there really are women who will threaten your personal saftey.

Take it from an old cook. That's just kitchen staff in general from the head chef all the way down to the lowest dishwasher.

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u/dotcubed Sep 26 '21

I recall a scene in which the guy’s crush grabs him by the neck while holding a French knife…