Monday, March 16, 2009

North Korea leader orders Italian, in a big way

Posted by Charles Ferruzza on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:58 AM

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History is filled with stories of kings and queens who had demanding culinary tastes -- the legendary chef Antonin Careme worked for King George IV and Czar Alexander -- but today's news that Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea, ordering the opening of the country's first Italian restaurant and "sending North Korean cooks to Naples and Rome last year to reproduce authentic Italian pizza and pasta" is a new twist on the tale, particularly since most North Koreans cannot afford to eat out.

 

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I was thinking more Woody Allen than Bunuel, actually. Or Judd Apatow.

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Posted by Charles on March 16, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Yes, Charles: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming becomes, well, the obvious. Or is this more of a Luis Bunuel kind or movie, do you think?

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Posted by Bob on March 16, 2009 at 4:37 PM

This whole story, about a dictator sending North Korean chefs to Italy, would make a great movie.

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Posted by Charles on March 16, 2009 at 11:25 AM

So I'm wondering if he kidnapped chefs like he did directors and actors for his movies?

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Posted by The Smoking Pun on March 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
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