Theatrical Culinary Experience and Drama

Still very theatrical, but minimalist.

Like Japanese 10 years soup bowl style.

But he was being playful, right?

Yes.

I mean, apart from the tacos.

It's a tile. It's playful.

I'm excited. We're ready for our next course,

which I think you-

Excuse me.

What the hell is going on, man?

Would you just let me finish, please? Is that okay?

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet Sous Chef Jeremy

Loudon.

Jeremy created the next dish. It's called

The Mess.

Originally from Sparks, Nevada, Jeremy studied at the Culinary

Institute in Hyde Park.

Jeremy's goal, as he wrote in a heartfelt letter,

was to work

for me here at Hawthorne.

Isn't that right, Jeremy?

Yes, chef.

Jeremy is talented.

He's good.

He's very good.

But he's not great.

He'll never be great.

He desperately wants my prestige, my job, my

talent. He aspires to greatness, but he'll

never achieve it.

Correct, Jeremy?

Yes, chef.

Like me at his age, Jeremy has forsaken everything to

achieve his goals.

Like mine, his life is, is pressure.

Pressure to put out the best food in the world.

And even when all goes right, and the food is perfect,

and the customers are happy, and the critics are, too, there

is no way to

avoid The Mess.

The mess you make of your life,

of your body,

of your sanity,

by giving everything you have to pleasing people

you will never know.

Jeremy,

do you like this life, this life that you dreamed about?

No, chef.

Mm-hmm. And do you want my life?

Not my position or my talent, my life.

No, chef.

Ladies and gentlemen, your fourth course, Sous Chef

Jeremy's The Mess.

What the fuck? What the fuck? What the fuck are you doing?

Calm down.

He's watering him.

What the fuck is that?

I know. Everything's fine.

That was a shock. I didn't see that coming.

What the fuck, man?

Please. Please. Sit.

Everything's fine. Everything's fine.

Sit, please. It's all fine.

What?

It's just part of the menu.

Come sit. Come here.

It's part of the show. This is what you-

There's a show?

That's, that's not-

This is what you're paying for.

That's a stunt? What, what, what is that?

This is an exclusive experience. Please, just-

What the fuck, man?

Turned your tip.

I got it.

Please. Thank you so much.

Is he dead?

It definitely is like a squib or, like, a, a pack-

Please. Can I invite you to sit down?

I've seen them use it before.

It's not funny. You can take a seat.

What the fuck? Is this real?

What is happening?

It looks so damn real.

No, no. No, no. Th- this, this is just theater, right?

What the fuck are you talking about, lady? He just fucking shot himself, okay?

It looked, it looked very real.

It looked very real and quite brutal.

This is, this is just theater. It's stagecraft.

This, this is what-

Is it really?

Yeah, this is what he does. It's part of The Menu.