Lily Collins’ Emily in Paris character name-dropped the eatery.In the series premiere, which dropped on Netflix on Friday, October 2, Emily Cooper — played by the 31-year-old actress — converses with her French coworkers about her hometown’s famous deep-dish pizza.
One of her colleagues compares the delicacy to a “quiche made of cement.”Emily then replies, “Oh, no, you must have gone to Lou Malnati’s.”The restaurant did not take the jab lightly, releasing a statement via Instagram on Wednesday, October 7. “We’ve been serving Chicago’s favorite Deep Dish since 1971,” owner Marc Malnati said. “When Netflix’ Emily in Paris writers chose to take a shot at Chicagoans and our pizza to try to get a laugh, it felt heartless and not humorous in the.
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