Based on a play by Monty Python's Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Bull Pup Cafe, a fancy oceanside restaurant and Keaton his waiter. A man attempts to rob the cafe while all sorts of shenanigans take place. Oriental dance which he performs dressed in kitchen utensils, and a scene in which Fatty and Buster demonstrate various ways of eating spaghetti. She hooks up with a bookworm she meets at the restaurant.
Bad things happen.
Peter Greenaway's notorious orgy of food, sex, violence, art and politics is full of food scenes ranging from appetite-inducing to absolutely appalling. Many people abhor this film, but those who like dark, insane, stylish films will love it. After thirteen years in Germany, Fernand, a French POW, returns home to his wife and his restaurant. But he finds that his wife is now married to the Norman chef of the restaurant, who cooks with butter when Fernand only cooks with oil.