This movie depicts the fall of a great chef & a restaurant (Hawthorne restaurant) . From one of the scenes where he explains that the critics of the food critic aided this. He & his sous-chefs therefore creates a hostage situation by trapping the customers. He then serves them exquisite meals. The surprising meal of all is the breadless bread course.
The chef sees cooking as an art that should be appreciated.
The suspense is one that is excellent. Whoever wrote this movie did an excellent job.