: Represents the intellectualization of art to the point of sucking the joy out of it.

: Introduce Hawthorne, the $1,250-per-head restaurant, and Chef Julian Slowik, a man who has replaced his love for cooking with a clinical, vengeful perfection. 2. The Architecture of Class

: In The Menu , Director Mark Mylod uses the setting of an exclusive island restaurant to satirize the "foodie" culture of the ultra-wealthy, arguing that the pursuit of elite status through art eventually destroys the soul of both the creator and the consumer.