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Quotes
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Matthew Bennell : What is that supposed to be?
Chef : It is cervelles en matelote.
Matthew Bennell : In English, what would I be eating if I ate that?
Chef : Ah. Calves' brain in red wine.
Matthew Bennell : Red wine and what else?
Restaurant Owner : Mais, c'est impossible. It's impossible. It's a secret, Mr Bennell.
Matthew Bennell : You don't have any secrets from the Department of Health, Henri.
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Matthew Bennell : [Bennell has just removed a small indistinct object from a stock pot with a pair of tweezers] What is that?
Cook : A caper.
Matthew Bennell : Nope.
Restaurant Owner : You presume to tell me what is in the stock?
Matthew Bennell : It's a rat turd.
Restaurant Owner : A what?
Matthew Bennell : A rat turd!
Restaurant Owner : [sniffs the "caper"] A caper!
Matthew Bennell : A rat turd.
Restaurant Owner : [sniffs again, now angry] A CAPER!
Matthew Bennell : If it's a caper, eat it.
[the restaurateur sheepishly demurs]