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I Like Killing Flies
2004 · Film · documentary · 80 min
Directed by Matt Mahurin
In the cramped, cluttered confines of Shopsin’s, a legendary hole-in-the-wall diner in New York’s Greenwich Village, eccentric chef Kenny Shopsin holds court—serving up an absurdly massive menu alongside his razor-sharp wit and unfiltered philosophies on life, food, and human nature. As the family-run institution faces a forced relocation, this intimate documentary captures the controlled chaos of Kenny’s world, where every customer is a character and every meal is a performance. A love letter to stubborn individuality and the art of doing things your own way.
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The much loved Shopsin's was one of a kind not just for the food but also its gruff but lovable chef Kenny Shopsin. Documentary: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0390109/ Profiled by Calvin Trillin in the New Yorker: https://web.archive.org/web/20230313065345/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/04/15/dont-mention-it Unique Menu rules: https://www.kottke.org/04/08/shopsins-menu