It’s about time you watched Dinner Rush again. Remember Dinner Rush?
Dinner Rush is arguably one of the best films ever made about the restaurant industry. And do you know why? Because it was produced by restaurateurs / "industry veterans" Phil Suarez and Bob Giraldi (Giraldi directed, as well). As a matter of fact, look out for the character "Fitzgerald" the pompous art dealer (seemingly based on Larry Gagosian), and played by Mark Margolis— who just happens to look a lot like Phil Suarez.
Actually, the film has a lot of "characters" you’ll probably recognize. One of them is probably even you.
[ **Fun fact: One of Zainab Jah‘s acting credits is Bob Giraldi’s 2000 resto cult-classic, Dinner Rush (co-produced by Phil Suarez).
On her way to audition for a small role in the film, Jah was curiously approached by a man who claimed to be "Jean-Georges‘s business partner", who remarked on the book Jah coincidentally happened to be reading at the time (and clutching in her arms)— Jean-Georges’s latest cookbook, Cooking at Home with a Four Star Chef.
That man turned out to be Bob Giraldi.
Zainab Jah scored the 2-minute, 1-line role of "Adrian" in Dinner Rush. ]
Tags: BOB GIRALDI, FILMS, JEAN-GEORGES VONGERICHTEN, NETFLIX, PHIL SUAREZ, ZAINAB JAH
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