Showing posts with label Episode Titles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Episode Titles. Show all posts

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Twitter: Episode 9 title is "Trou Normand"

Episode 9 is currently entitled "TROU NORMAND"

A Note on "Trou Normand"


A small glass of apple brandy (Calvados) served between courses to restore the appetite of guests and also serves as a palate cleanser.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Episode 2 titled "Amuse-bouche"

I'm making a guess here:
Episode 2 might be entitled "AMUSE-BOUCHE"


Since we know the titles to all of the first seven episodes except Episode 3,
I'm going to assume it's that one.


A Note on "Amuse-bouche"

A the start of the "Red Dragon" movie the following exchange takes place:

Dinner Guest: Hannibal, confess ... What is this divine-looking amuse-bouche?
 
Hannibal: If I tell you ... I'm afraid you won't even try it.



An Amuse-bouche is a small appetizer, usually just one or two bites,
 and preselected by the chef and offered free of charge to all present at the table.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

IMDB: Episode 13 Title

Episode 13 is currently entitled "SAVOUREUX"


A Note on "Savoureux"


Savoureux means delicious or tasty, and can mean a "savoury dessert course".

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

IMDB: Episode 5 Title

Episode 5 is currently entitled "COQUILLES"


A Note on "Coquilles"


A coquille is a scallop-shaped dish or a scallop shell in which various 
seafood dishes are browned and served.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Facebook: Episode 6 title revealed

Episode 6 is currently entitled "ENTRÉE"





As announced by Entertainment Weekly last week, the brilliant Eddie Izzard will guest star on Hannibal, playing an inmate at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane -- the facility at which Hannibal Lecter is eventually incarcerated. Look for Eddie's character, who claims to be "the infamous Chesapeake Ripper," to make his appearance on Episode 6, entitled "Entree." #EatTheRude

A Note on "Entrée"


An entrée is a dish served before the main course.

Entrées are mentioning in three of the Thomas Harris' novels:
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In "Red Dragon"

Seven hundred miles to the southwest, in the cafeteria at Gateway Film Laboratory of St. Louis, Francis Dolarhyde was waiting for a hamburger. The entrées offered in the steam table were filmed over. He stood beside the cash register and sipped coffee from a paper cup.

In "The Silence of the Lambs"

Jame Gumb took three TV dinners from his microwave oven. There were two Hungry Man dinners for himself and one Lean Cuisine for the poodle. The poodle greedily ate her entrée and the dessert, leaving the vegetable. Jame Gumb left only the bones on his two trays.

In "Hannibal Rising"

Hannibal was trying to forget his lunch at school, an entree known as "Martyr's Relics," and he examined the bills of fare with keen interest as he passed. Soon he hoped to have the funds for a birthday dinner, and he was looking for sea urchins.

Title for Episode 7

Episode 7 is currently entitled "VERRINES"


A Note on "Verrines"


Verrines are a French confection, made by layering ingredients in a small glass. It can be either sweet or savoury, making a dessert or snack.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Episode 4 title revealed

Episode 4 is currently entitled "CEUF"



A Note on "Ceuf"


Ceuf appears to be a French word for "egg", it may be a variation
of the more commonly used "oeuf".

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Episode 1 Title

The title of the pilot is "APÉRITIF"
 

A Note on "Apéritif"


An apéritif  is either an alcoholic beverage or a light snack 
that precedes a meal to stimulate the appetite.

In the novel "Hannibal" Chapter 54: 
"In crystal, the doctor was torn between sizes in his aperitif glasses, and chose a chimney ballon for brandy, but in wineglasses there was no question. The doctor chose Riedel, which he bought in two sizes with plenty of room for the nose within the rim."

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Episode 3 Title

Episode 3 is currently entitled "POTAGE"

A Note on "Potage"



When I hear the word "potage" the phrase a "mess of pottage" comes to mind, from the biblical story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage (a stew) from Genesis 25. I thought "pottage" and "potage" were variant spellings of the same word, but although they share the same etymological root they have a somewhat different meaning; "potage" which is a thick soup, stew, or porridge with meat and vegetables boiled has its origins only in the Middle Ages, whereas "pottage" is a much older term, but is similarly a stew of vegetables (and meat if available).


It is also worth mentioning that towards the end of the novel "Hannibal" Paul Krendler is served a stew by Hannibal, and the following exchange occured: 

"Don't wait on us, Mr. Krendler," Dr Lecter urged. "Have some of your broth while it's hot."

He raised, the covered potager and straw to Krendler's lips.

Krendler made a face. "That soup's not very good."

"Actually, it's more of a parsley and thyme infusion," the doctor said, "and more for our sake than yours. Have another few swallows, and let it circulate."



Hannibal Lecter, being Lithuanian, would no doubt enjoy a cold borscht (šaltibarščiai) for his potage, but one dreads to imagine what meats he would use ;-)