History Fridge / TheMenu

*** I mean, that's all well and good, but the guests are also paying two-thousand dollar bills, rather than just ten, so good luck paying that in cash.

** Asking to take her burger to-go seems like a gauche insult at first, but it is actually the highest compliment one can make to a cook as it signifies someone enjoyed their meal enough to finish it later, even if it has to be reheated or eaten cold. It also further cements the working-class background connections between Margot and Julian as a.) unlike expensive gourmet food, people are usually ordering burgers as to-go, and b.) diners from more privileged backgrounds wouldn't think twice about wasting uneaten food they paid for by leaving it behind.
** Finally, Margot pays for her meal with a crumpled ten-dollar bill whereas everyone else pulls out a credit card. While credit cards are convenient, it burdens restaurants with processing fees, and Ted even insists on using the corporate card given by his employer, an insult to Julian's cooking that he doesn't think highly enough of it to pay for it himself.

* From the very beginning, Margot shows that she has a true appreciation for food that the wealthier clients have lost in the spectacle. She mentions she enjoys just a simple oyster instead of oysters with all the show, showing that her palette isn't the issue, the loveless, over-the-top food is.

* Margot killing Elsa. The whole kitchen was in on the Coast Guard "joke", but obviously they forgot to tell Elsa that Margot (or possibly any other guest, since she wasn't supposed to be there in the first place) was supposed to break into Julian's house, and she became jealous, leading to her death. Notably, Julian doesn't seem to miss his maître d' or wonders why Margot is covered in blood.

* On the way in, goats walk alongside the diners. Someone briefly says something about how "back in the day...". They're probably alluding to the tradition of Judas Goats, where a goat (that was calm because it had walked through before, and would again ) would join animals heading to the slaughter, so they wouldn't panic. That this is also, unmetaphorically, exactly what's happening (the guests have no idea what's about to happen, etc).

** Breadless Bread Plate: a blatant insult to picky customers.

** The Special Bite: a candied Passard egg, made from a chicken egg, after the men ran like chickens. Bonus points to the recipient of this dish, Ted, literally hiding in a chicken coop.
** Dessert: As earlier mentioned, the guests are literally getting their ''just desserts.''

* Tyler desperately wants to get the approval of Julian yet risks his ire by taking photos of the food in spite of Julian's express prohibition. But it's later revealed that Julian knows he's going to be killed at the end of the meal, so he should know that he's never going to be able to show those photos to anyone or even look at them again. Tyler is just that delusional.

* On the way in as goats walk alongside the diners. Someone briefly says something about how "back in the day...". They're probably alluding to the tradition of Judas Goats, where a goat (that was calm because it had walked through before, and would again ) would join animals heading to the slaughter, so they wouldn't panic. That this is also, unmetaphorically, exactly what's happening (the guests have no idea what's about to happen, etc).