"The Misfortune Cookie" is the third segment of the fourteenth episode from the first season (1985-1986) from the television series The New Twilight Zone.
Harry Folger is a snobby and arrogant food critic for a major newspaper. Restaurants literally live or die by his reviews, which are often nasty. Folger's hobby is to collect matchbooks of restaurants he's dished. One day he hears about a mysterious new Chinese restaurant, "Mr. Lee's Chinese Cu...
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"The Misfortune Cookie" is the third segment of the fourteenth episode from the first season (1985-1986) from the television series The New Twilight Zone.
Harry Folger is a snobby and arrogant food critic for a major newspaper. Restaurants literally live or die by his reviews, which are often nasty. Folger's hobby is to collect matchbooks of restaurants he's dished. One day he hears about a mysterious new Chinese restaurant, "Mr. Lee's Chinese Cuisine", and - without ever visiting the place - immediately begins typing a review: "If you love your Pekingese, don't ask for a doggie bag..." However, being the gourmand he is, Harry decides he simply must visit the establishment in person. When he enters the restaurant, he immediately asks for the check before trying any food. Though disappointed, the owner, Mr. Lee, presents Harry with a fortune cookie, which he says is magical. Harry reads the fortune: "You will receive a grand reward just around the corner", and exits.
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