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‘No Soy Sauce!’: Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Get Jiro’ Introduces Future Where Chefs Have the Most Power – and a Brand New Catchphrase
Warner Bros. Animation's series ‘Get Jiro,’ adapted from Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel introduces a future where chefs have the most power.
“Tony was a huge fan of Japanese film and television, manga, anime and all the big directors, like Ozu and most importantly, Kurosawa,” added Girardi, presenting the show at Annecy. Introducing new characters and expanding the universe where “cuisines are like cartels” was intriguing: “They had to demolish LA to rebuild it into this food ring mecca thing,” said art director Jonathan Hoekstra. “We are doing it to honor Tony’s memory, too,” he added, before treating the audience to the very first footage and a new catchphrase that might rival “I am not drinking any fucking Merlot!” from “Sideways.” Turns out, there’s only one thing chef Jiro has absolutely no tolerance for: “No soy sauce!”
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