An iconic funnyman is picky about who makes him lunch.
On October 9, Steve Martin posted a recent meal he had on Instagram and Facebook, causing a stir in his comments section.
“That's a pass for tomato soup and grilled cheese???” the 80-year-old actor captioned a photo of him looking gorgeous with grilled cheese and tomato soup. “I feel bad for the kids today.”
The 16-time “Saturday Night Live” host's meal included a bowl of tomato soup drizzled with plenty of olive oil and a grilled cheese sandwich pan-fried until golden brown with gooey cheese oozing out of the sides.
Many of his fans seemed to take his all-caps complaints seriously.
“Campbell's soup is the only tomato soup!” one Facebook user replied.
“Where's the triangle? Where's the pickle spear? And why did someone draw a cobra eating its own tail in your soup?” asked another.
“What do you expect from a linen tablecloth restaurant?” someone else asked. “Maybe try a diner down the street? It's better.”
Another replied: “Come on Steve. We know you're 80 but don't get carried away. This looks great.”
Although the Only Murder in the Building star didn't reveal the origin of his comfort food, chef Alex Guarnaschelli retweeted the post on Threads and claimed it was her own.
“This is my fault, Mr. Martin. At Clara. Enjoy,” she wrote, referring to the dish from her and chef Michael Jenkins' New York City restaurant. Clara's Instagram account followed suit, retweeting a screenshot of Martin's post.
“@stevemartin, we are truly honored to be featured in your dynamic food series. Thank you. Please enjoy,” the restaurant wrote.
In this so-called “food series,” Martin pokes fun at the many dishes put before him in a similar way. So, no, he probably wasn't actually complaining about Guarnaschelli's take on classic comfort food.
“Is this what they call a raspberry soufflé now? I feel bad for the kids today,” Martin wrote in a post showing off a delightfully light dessert.
“Kids today only know a single swirl of lemon aioli, pickled mustard vinaigrette,” Martin wrote in another salad post. “They will never know the double swirl of my youth.”
He also tried similar fresh tomatoes, baked Alaska, Carol Burnett Metropolitan Cake, and even his own birthday cake.
“Sorry, but today's tuna towers don't compare to the ones I ate as a kid in Texas,” he wrote in another post, lamenting a food he claimed he grew up with in the late '40s and '50s.
Considering that tuna was considered of such low quality that it wasn't ground into pet food until the 1970s, it's fair to say that Martin is taking advantage of what comedy professionals call a “walk-on.”
So, the next time you find yourself on Martin's social media, remember: he's just a wild and crazy person.