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Specialty Of The House
Black
& White version
(AHP):
Businessman Mr. Laffler (Robert
Morley) feels that two qualities
missing in
this
day and age is mystery and dignity. At a private "members only" restaurant
named Spirro's, Mr. Laffler has found both. Having already tasted some of the
club's finest gourmets, Laffler becomes more and more obsessed with the ambition
of not only gaining a lifetime membership, but learning what and how a specific
"specialty of the house" called lamb Armistran is really made of. Offered so
rarely that Laffler almost loses his patience with Madame Spirro (Spivy),
owner of the dining club, when he demands to know how the meat is prepared -
which would require a tour of the restaurant's kitchen - something that is
always forbidden. Finally persistence pays its price when Laffler is granted
his wish and learns a lot more than he bargained for! Also stars
Kenneth Haigh.
Directed by Robert
Stevens. First aired 12/13/1959.
COLOR
version
(AHPC):
Garth December (John
Saxon), an arrogant food critic of a
large circulation newspaper,
takes his friend Russ Bennett (Neil
Munro) to a restaurant entitled
"Where The Heart Is," and is given the "specialty of the house," known as lamb
fritters. For once in his lifetime, Garth is unable to describe the
ingredients, and asks Betty Jo (Jennifer
Dale), the owner and chef of the
restaurant, if he could buy her recipe for inclusion in his latest book. But
the woman turns his offer down and furious Garth goes home to write a bad review
about the dining club. Surprisingly, Betty Jo has a lot of avid supporters, who
send hate mail to Garth, and the admission lines to her restaurant don't die
down. In retaliation, Garth hires an actor to fake food poisoning outside the
restaurant, but nothing can dissuade the customers once they've eaten her food.
After many trials and errors, Garth sends in health inspectors and Betty Jo
finally agrees to let him see her make the fritters. Alone together, she takes
him into the kitchen, shows him everything, including her special ingredient,
stashed away inside a large freezer. The answer takes Garth quite by surprise,
to say the least! Directed by
Allan King.
Premiered 3/21/1987.
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