In Popular Culture
A Sazerac cocktail features prominently in an episode of the TV series Treme when chef Janette Desautel (played by Kim Dickens) tosses one in the face of restaurant critic and food writer Alan Richman (appearing as himself). Richman had angered many New Orleanians in 2006 with an article in the magazine GQ in which he criticized New Orleans' food culture post-Katrina. Despite reservations, he agreed to participate in the scene and called Sazerac "a good choice of weaponry, because it symbolizes the city".
In the film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Benjamin's father, Thomas Button, orders two Whiskey Sazeracs when first meeting his son at a brothel in New Orleans.
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