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- PREVIOUSLY ON EAT DRINK LOVE...
- I HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD.
- THE RESPECT'S GONNA COME.
- MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD IS ALL BUSINESS.
IT'S--HE IS MY BOSS, AND I AM HIS EMPLOYEE.
IF MY JOB ENDED TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE I AM.
- YOU SOUNDED A LITTLE BLEAK, BABY DOLL.
- I HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE.
I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH HUMAN CONTACT EVERY DAY.
- YES, NO GO ON THE COCKTAIL DEAL.
- DON'T BE IMMATURE AND EMOTIONAL AND DRAMATIC.
- SORRY.
- OH, MY GOD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
MY P.R. TEAM JUST PITCHED TO YOU
SOMEBODY ELSE WITH MY JOB TITLE.
AM I STILL PART OF THIS COMPANY?
AM I FIRED?
I AM GONNA HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ I BEEN WAITING FOR THE TIME TO COME ♪
♪ WHEN I CAN RULE THIS TOWN FOR SURE ♪
♪ STIR IT UP ALL NIGHT, SHOW THEM I'M ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ BE THE QUEEN AND MORE ♪
♪ LOOK AT ME, I'M THE SCENE ♪
♪ AND I SAY WHAT I MEAN ♪
♪ SO WATCH ME NOW ♪
♪ I'M SERIOUS ♪
- I ORDERED THIS FOR YOU. SO IT'S VEGETARIAN.
IT'S MUSHROOM PUPUSA.
- OH, WITH CHIPS?
- I ALSO ORDERED CHIPS AND SALSA.
UM, HERE YOU GO.
- SO I HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN A CHANCE
TO SPEAK WITH KAT SINCE I TALKED TO HER
ABOUT HER REPUTATION IN THIS TOWN.
PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME THAT IF YOU WRITE ABOUT SOMEONE,
YOU'RE [bleep] THEM.
I HOPE KAT'S NOT MAD,
BUT THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
THEY HELP EACH OTHER, AND SOMETIMES
THEY SAY STUFF THAT ISN'T PLEASANT TO HEAR.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY.
- I'M SUPER NOT MAD.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT.
- I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING ANYWAY.
SO, LIKE, I APOLOGIZE. - YEAH.
- BUT I-- - THAT'S WHY I WASN'T MAD.
BECAUSE I KNEW-- - I'M SORRY.
- THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN SOMEBODY PUTS SOMETHING IN YOUR HEAD
THAT YOU KNOW ISN'T TRUE.
NOW, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET DRINKS WITH ME,
I'M GONNA THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.
AND IT'S JUST UPSETTING THAT SHE SAID IT TO BEGIN WITH.
- I JUST HAD, LIKE, THE DAY FROM HELL.
- WHAT'S GOING ON? - NOTHING, IT'S JUST BEEN
LIKE... JUST LIKE NONSTOP.
[cell phone chimes] - OH, JESS IS TEXTING ME.
"OH, MY GOD," CAPITAL LETTERS.
"QUARTER LIFE WORK CRISIS. ON MY WAY WITH WINE."
I WAS WITH HER EARLIER TODAY, AND SHE HAD, LIKE,
A MAJOR, MAJOR FREAK-OUT SESSION, AND--
- SHE HAD A WHAT?
- MAJOR FREAK-OUT SESSION WITH WORK.
- HER JOB IS EVERYTHING TO HER, SO I FEEL BAD--
- I KNOW.
- HI. - HELLO.
- HI. - HI.
- COME HERE.
- I'M, LIKE, SECOND-HAND FREAKING OUT.
- I'M EXPERIENCING A LOT OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.
- OH, MY GOD, ARE YOU OKAY? - YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME CRASH. I BROUGHT ***.
FIRST OF ALL, I AM PROBABLY GONNA TAKE A CAB HOME.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
- SO WHAT IS GOING ON? - OKAY, SO...
I RAN OVER TO MY OFFICE BECAUSE I HAD THIS MEETING
IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY.
AND SO I GET THERE, AND IT'S A NEW GUY
WHO JUST STARTED LAST WEEK.
AND HE IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOUR SALES HAVE GONE DOWN
IN THE PAST MONTH.
AND I'M LIKE, "I HAVE BEEN BUSTING MY BUTT,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS."
SLEEPING AT MY OFFICE.
AND I DO ALL THESE PACKETS, AND I TURN IT INTO THE TEAM,
AND THEY JUST TURNED IT IN
AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD DONE IT ALL.
- THAT'S NICE.
- [crying] SERIOUSLY, LIKE,
MY WHOLE TEAM STABBED ME IN MY BACK.
- THAT'S [bleep] UP.
- BECAUSE OF THIS MEETING,
I WAS FIRED.
I'M--I'M DONE.
PART OF ME WANTS TO BE A BUSINESSWOMAN
AND SAY, "LOOK AT THE SALES. JUST CHECK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT."
BUT THEN THE OTHER PART OF ME WANTS TO BE A GIRL
AND BE LIKE, "SCREW YOU," AND JUST CRY
FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR.
I HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD MY DAD.
LIKE, MY DAD'S GONNA FREAK OUT.
IF I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES,
I, LIKE, AM DONE HERE. I FAIL.
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MIDWEST AND BE THE GIRL
THAT MOVED OUT TO L.A. FOR, LIKE, A SECOND.
- JESS, YOU HAVE, LIKE, A LITTLE GROUP OF FRIENDS
THAT ARE REALLY WELL CONNECTED IN THIS INDUSTRY.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.
I PROMISE YOU.
I'VE SEEN MANY YOUNG WOMEN COMING UP IN THE INDUSTRY
THAT GET SCREWED OVER BY SOME A-HOLE
IN A POWER POSITION.
JESS IS SURROUNDED BY WOMEN WHO CAN HELP HER.
SHE'S NOT ALONE.
LISTEN, YOU'RE A REALLY STRONG BUSINESSWOMAN,
AND YOU'RE REALLY SMART ABOUT PLANNING YOUR FINANCES
AND YOUR LIFE... - RIGHT.
- RIGHT NOW IS JUST NOT-- LIKE, JUST TAKE TODAY--
- I, LIKE, DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START WITH A PLAN.
I'VE BEEN WRITING THINGS DOWN, LIKE MY--
- BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIGHT THIS SECOND.
- MY PLAN. - YOU KNOW?
- YEAH.
MY JOB IS MY IDENTITY.
MY JOB IS WHO I AM.
AND NOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LEAVES.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHO TO BE.
I JUST-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
- ♪ IT'S LIKE SUMMER ♪
♪ IT'S A BRAND-NEW DAY ♪
♪ LET YOUR SOUL SHINE ♪
♪ LET IT RADIATE ♪
♪ IT'S LIKE SUMMER ♪
- CHEF?
- HOW YOU DOING, LINDSAY. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- SO GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. - WELCOME.
- THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. - MY PLEASURE.
- HI. HOW YOU DOING? - HI. I'M NINA.
- I'M JOSIAH. NICE TO MEET YOU, NINA.
WELCOME. IT'S MY PLEASURE. - THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LETTING ME TAG ALONG.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO IN AND GET TO WORK.
- OKAY.
- WHEN LINDSAY TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS GONNA STAGE
FOR CHEF JOSIAH,
I BEGGED HER TO TAKE ME ALONG.
'CAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT I WOULD POSSIBLY NEVER HAVE AGAIN.
DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE A LITTLE NOTEBOOK WITH ME
TO TAKE SOME NOTES? - NO, I DON'T MIND NOTEBOOK--
- I'LL COPY OFF OF YOU LATER.
- CHEF JOSIAH CITRIN IS A VETERAN
OF THE LOS ANGELES DINING SCENE.
HE'S HAD ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN TOWN
FOR A LONG TIME.
MICHELIN RATED. AND HE'S THE TOP.
- WE'RE GONNA MAKE A JELLY. A RUM JELLY.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA MAKE A BANANA SNOW
WITH LIME FIERCE.
AND MAKE, LIKE, AN EDIBLE COCKTAIL.
- HOW COOL. - ALL RIGHT?
THIS WILL BE COOL, RIGHT?
- SAY, THIS IS COOL, BUDDY. THIS IS COOL.
CHEF JOSIAH IS INTRODUCING US TO MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY,
WHICH IS THE SCIENCE OF FOOD.
BUT IT IS A COMPLETELY FOREIGN TERRITORY.
[blender whirring]
- POUR ALCOHOL IN.
I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON HOW DRUNK YOU WANNA GET,
HOW MUCH YOU WANNA PUT IN, RIGHT?
- I LOVE ME MY WOODEN SPOON,
MY SIMPLE COOKING GOODS.
BUT TO WALK INTO JOSIAH'S KITCHEN,
THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF EXCITEMENT.
ALL THESE NEW TOOLS THAT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE [bleep] TO DO WITH.
IT'S--IT'S A SCIENCE LAB.
- OKAY, NOW, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THE SPHERE.
- YEAH, SPHERE!
- THIS IS SOMETHING I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT.
SO I'M REALLY GONNA BE WATCHING YOUR TECHNIQUE.
- THAT'S THE SPHERE.
AND HERE'S THE SOLUTION TO SET THE SPHERE.
- WOW.
I LOVE LINDSAY. SHE'S MY WHOLE ME.
- WHOA, THAT ONE'S MESSY.
NINA, YOU WANNA TRY IT? - YEAH, I WANNA TRY.
SHE LOOKS OUT FOR ME
LIKE ONE OF MY OLDEST NEW YORK FRIENDS,
AS THOUGH WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER OUR WHOLE LIVES.
- AND NOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE A BANANA SNOW.
- HERE, YOU START IT UP. - OKAY.
- YOU GOT ME IN HERE.
- SO HOW MUCH SHOULD I PLOP IN THERE?
JUST ONE LITTLE SQUIRT? - START TO SQUIRT--YEAH.
NO, KEEP GOING, NO. QUITE A BIT.
- OH, OKAY. - STAND BACK A LITTLE BIT.
- COMING FROM KITCHENS WHERE, USUALLY,
IT'S LIKE ONE OR TWO WOMEN
THAT ARE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER ON THE LINE,
IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, I'VE JUST BEEN BLESSED
WITH HAVING ALL THESE WOMEN, ESPECIALLY LINDSAY,
REALLY BUILD THAT SENSE OF SOLIDARITY.
- NOW, WE HAVE THIS HERE.
- THAT'S AMAZING. - [laughing] OH, THAT'S SO COOL.
- IF US WOMEN STICK TOGETHER IN THIS INDUSTRY,
WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
- WE SHOULD PUT THIS IN HERE LIKE THIS.
- THANK YOU.
- MMM! OH, MY GOD.
[giggling] - WOW.
[laughing]
- CHEERS.
- WHY IS MY GLASS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOURS?
HE MAYBE KNOWS ME ALREADY.
- I KNOW, RIGHT?
[indistinct chatter]
- HEY, LADIES. - OH, WELL, HELLO.
- HI!
[indistinct chatter] - HOW ARE YOU?
- YOU LOOK VERY NAUTICAL THIS EVENING.
- OH, YEAH. - LOOK AT THIS.
- HI. THANK YOU.
- UM, I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE MENU.
I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD JUST LET THEM COOK...
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. - AND THEN HAVE DAVID
DO THE WINES, AND THAT WAY, WE DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. - YEAH, DONE.
- I AGREE.
YOU'RE IN CONTROL. - THIS IS DANGEROUS.
- LIVE IT UP!
GET IT UP WHILE YOU CAN RIGHT NOW, SWEETIE.
- OH, I GOTTA STRETCH FOR THIS.
GET IT UP WHILE YOU CAN RIGHT NOW, SWEETIE.
OKAY, I'M READY.
- AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU GO
BACK IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?
- IT'S FINE WITH ME.
- THE RESTAURANT SCENE IN L.A. IS A SMALL,
TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY.
IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE A FAMILY.
I COULD GET USED TO THIS.
[laughter]
- THIS IS THE RISOTTO WITH WILD MUSHROOMS.
- LOOKS AMAZING. - THOSE ARE THE LAMB MEATBALLS
AND THESE ARE THE CRAB CROSTINI.
- YOU ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY WHEN YOU SHOW UP
TO A RESTAURANT,
AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT FEELING
AND THAT SENSE OF FAMILY,
AND, LIKE, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OUR OWN.
- MEATBALLS ARE SO GOOD.
REALLY, REALLY MOIST.
- THEY ARE GOOD.
- NEXT WITH RED, THE HALIBUT.
COMING WITH A SWEET CORN SUCCOTASH.
- OH, BEAUTIFUL. THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
- WELL DONE.
- YOU STILL, I HOPE, HAVE A LOT OF ROOM.
- WE'RE PROFESSIONAL EATERS, AS YOU KNOW.
- I KNOW. - FOOD IS MY FIRST LOVE.
WOULD I GIVE UP EVERYTHING I'M ABLE TO EAT
IN ORDER TO BE TEN POUNDS THINNER? NO.
- I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.
- 'CAUSE I'M THE FAT GIRL, I KNOW.
- NO, NO, NO.
- I THINK IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES IN L.A.
AS A WOMAN, PERIOD,
BUT A WOMAN WHO WORKS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY,
I MEAN, I DON'T GET IT.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO I WORK WITH EVEN EAT.
- THE WINE IS 1985 ST. JOSEPH.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
- THIS WINE IS 12 TIMES BETTER.
- IT'S [bleep] AMAZING.
THIS WINE MAKES ME MOIST IN PLACES
THAT WE SHOULDN'T DISCUSS AT DINNER.
- SO GOOD.
- THIS WINE IS WHAT I WANT IN A MAN.
IT'S ROBUST,
IT'S DELICATE, IT HAS FINESSE.
IT'S SEXY, IT'S AGED WELL.
NOW, IT'S A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES,
BUT IT'S GOT SOME, LIKE, *** AND LIVELINESS TO IT.
- YES. YES, YES, YES.
AH, [bleep] ME.
- WHAT'D YOU THINK?
- THE SLOVENIAN WINE WITH THE MEATBALLS,
WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL, FANTASTIC.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE RISOTTO WITH THE WINE, THOUGH.
- OHH. MAN.
- COME ON, SOMEONE'S GOTTA BUST YOUR CHOPS.
- OH, MY CHOPS GET BUSTED SO OFTEN.
- [laughing]
- HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?
- HER EX.
- MY EX-BOYFRIEND.
THAT'S HOW WE KNOW EACH OTHER.
- [laughing] - OHH.
- BUT SPEAKING OF YOUR EX...
- [laughs] SPEAKING OF MY EX.
- UH...WE SAW MICHAEL VOLTAGGIO.
WE WENT TO A 5X5 DINNER AT BOUCHON.
- OH, BOUCHON? YEAH, YEAH.
- MICHAEL'S ACTUALLY DOING THE FIRST COURSE.
- MWAH. GOOD TO SEE YOU. - YOU TOO.
HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU. - LET ME GET A HUG.
- WAS IT SO AMAZING?
I SAW THE MENU. - LIFE--LIFE-CHANGING.
- YEAH, I KNOW, I SAW THE MENU. IT LOOKED RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING.
- IT WAS WORTH EVERY BIT OF GRIEF I GOT
ABOUT LEAVING THE OFFICE EARLY TO GET TO IT, BUT...
- WAS IT JUST YOU GUYS AT THE TABLE?
- UM...YEAH, LINDSAY WAS INVITED,
SO LINDSAY JOINED US. - OH.
- HEY...
- HEY!
- WE JUST GOT OUR FIRST COURSE.
- JUST IN TIME, 'CAUSE WE WERE LIKE, "DO WE WAIT?"
- I LITERALLY. - CHEERS.
- CHEERS. - CHEERS.
- NICE SEEING YOU. WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING.
- SHE'S A LITTLE BIT ON MY [bleep] LIST RIGHT NOW, THOUGH,
BECAUSE I WALK IN THE OFFICE, AND MY BOSS WAS LIKE,
"I KNOW YOU WERE WITH LINDSAY LAST NIGHT."
- WHAT? - FIRST THING.
- THE NIGHT OF THE 5X5, I LEFT WORK A LITTLE BIT EARLIER
THAN MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE.
LO AND BEHOLD, I GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY,
AND BEFORE I EVEN TURN ON MY COMPUTER,
MY BOSS IS IN MY OFFICE YELLING AT ME,
SAYING THAT LINDSAY TOLD HER THAT I SNUCK OUT
SO I CAN HAVE DINNER.
SHE'S LIKE, "WAS IT A WORK EVENT?"
- YEAH. LINDSAY'S A SECRET SPY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY LINDSAY WILL GO OUT OF HER WAY
TO TALK BEHIND MY BACK.
- SO WEIRD, I...
- WELL, THAT'S WHY SHE'S KIND OF ON MY [bleep] LIST.
WHATEVER.
- MAYBE I'LL JUST THROW MY KNIFE KIT IN YOUR CAR REAL QUICK.
SINCE I HAVE IT, RIGHT? - YEAH, THE TRUNK, PROBABLY,
WOULD BE...
- [giggling]
- HEY. - HI.
- HOW'S IT GOING? - HOT.
- I KNOW. - HOT, IT IS HOT.
both: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- HOW'S IT GOIN'?
- UM, GOOD, GOOD.
- SO I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT YOU.
HOW'S YOUR JOB SITUATION COMING ALONG?
- YESTERDAY, I WAS LIKE
SUPER EMOTIONAL AND FREAKING OUT.
'CAUSE I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL AND, LIKE,
HOW EVERYTHING WENT DOWN.
- I STILL FEEL LIKE HARRY OWES YOU AN APOLOGY.
- ABSOLUTELY. - YEAH.
- ARE YOU KI--YEAH. - YEAH.
- IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE I'VE BEEN FIRED,
AND I HAVEN'T PROCESSED IT YET.
I STILL HAVE MY ALARM SET FOR MONDAY MORNING,
READY TO GO.
I FEEL IKE I HAVE SO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS,
AND IF I'M NOT DOING WORK, I'M NOBODY.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU SAID YOU HAD SOMETHING
TO CHECK ABOUT FOR WORK.
- YEAH, UM, SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS COLUMN
ON EATER CALLED "WEEKEND GETAWAY."
- OKAY. - AND THE IDEA BEHIND IT
IS TO PICK A DESTINATION
WITHIN ABOUT FOUR HOURS OUT OF L.A.
THAT YOU CAN DRIVE TO
AND HIGHLIGHT FOOD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS
FROM, LIKE, RESTAURANTS.
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW. LIKE, ANY ACTIVITIES
THAT WOULD PERTAIN TO THAT REGION LIKE--
- OH, FUN! - TOTALLY.
SO I WAS THINKING IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL
IF WE, LIKE, RENTED A REALLY AWESOME HOUSE.
AND THEN DO LIKE A WEEKEND. GO WINE TASTING.
- THAT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN.
- MAYBE, LIKE, WE COULD ALL COOK TOGETHER ONE NIGHT.
LIKE GET EVERYTHING... - YEAH!
- I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
- SO MUCH FUN! - WORK PLUS PLEASURE.
- I SO NEED THAT. DONE!
FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, I'VE BEEN
THE BRIEFCASE AND A PENCIL SKIRT.
SO SPENDING A WEEKEND WITH A BUNCH OF MY GIRLFRIENDS
WILL BE THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR ME TO ACTUALLY BE
JUST, LIKE, A GIRL WHO CAN LET LOOSE FOR A WEEKEND.
- SO I THOUGHT OF, LIKE, SANTA BARBARA, SANTA YNEZ AREA.
I WANTED AN AREA THAT IS ALSO KNOWN
FOR A LOT, UM, LIKE FARM-CENTRIC CUISINE.
AS IN, YOU KNOW, HYPER LOCAL, HYPER SEASONAL.
LITERALLY, THE FOOD THAT YOU'RE EATING
AT A RESTAURANT IS FRESH FROM THE GROUND.
- ARE YOU THINKING OF, LIKE, INVITING ALL THE GIRLS?
- I'M GONNA INVITE EVERYONE, YEAH.
- [laughs]
- I THINK THAT THIS TRIP IS GREAT FOR JESS,
BECAUSE THIS WILL GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELAX.
BRENDA LOVES WINE.
SANTA YNEZ IS A WINE REGION.
AND THEN NINA, LINDSAY, AND WAYLYNN CAN ALL
REVEL IN THE AMAZING FARM-CENTRIC PRODUCE.
EVERYONE WILL GET DRUNK. - OKAY.
- AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE GOOD.
- [laughs] - HOPEFULLY.
- HOPEFULLY. [laughs]
- HI. - HI. YOU LOOK GOOD.
- THANKS. - MM.
- UM, I ORDERED US SOME FOOD,
'CAUSE I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.
- I KNOW, I'M SO SORRY.
I DID HAVE MY FITTING FOR--
- OH, YOUR WEDDING FITTING. HOW NICE.
- YES, IT IS QUITE NICE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
- JOEY'S A GIRL WHO WORKS IN THE OFFICE WITH ME.
I THINK SHE'S A REALLY GREAT SOUNDING BOARD.
BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SHE'S GETTING MARRIED AND NOT COMING BACK TO WORK.
- DELICIOUS. THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.
YEAH. - SURE.
- I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR ME TO PLAN MY WEDDING
AND THINK THAT I WAS GONNA LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT LIKE THAT.
- SO I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND JESSICA,
WHO WORKS FOR HARRY MORTON.
OR, I SHOULD SAY, USED TO WORK FOR HARRY MORTON.
SHE JUST GOT, LIKE, REALLY WEIRDLY OUSTED.
LIKE, THIS IS WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.
IN THIS INDUSTRY, YOU CAN GET, LIKE, BACKSTABBED ALMOST.
SHE'S DOING KILLER, AND THEN SHE GOES INTO WORK,
AND, BASICALLY, LIKE, ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE
STARTED CLAIMING ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DID AS THEIR OWN.
- REALLY? THAT IS..
WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M STARTING MY OWN THING,
SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORK FOR ANYBODY ELSE.
- MM-HMM.
UM...SO THAT WAS THE SPECIAL.
SO I HAVE MY 18-MONTH REVIEW NEXT WEEK.
- IT'S BEEN 18 MONTHS ALREADY?
- MM-HMM. - SO I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING
MY REVIEW'S NOT GONNA GO... SWIMMINGLY.
- WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
- I'M WORRIED ABOUT...
HAVING MORE CLIENTS TAKEN AWAY.
A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS I'M GONNA BE OUT ON FRIDAY
'CAUSE I'M GOING AWAY WITH THE GIRLS FOR THE WEEKEND.
AND NOW I'M DOWN TWO CLIENTS.
I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE.
I DON'T THINK MY CLIENTS BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE
HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY WORK CAPABILITY.
I THINK IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT
THAT LINDSAY'S A LITTLE FLY IN MY BOSS'S EAR,
SAYING THAT I'M LEAVING THE OFFICE EARLY,
SO, CLEARLY, I'M NOT DOING MY JOB.
LIKE, I CAN'T HAVE A FAIR--
LIKE, PREPPING, LIKE, FOR MY EXIT,
BY GIVING MY CLIENTS TO OTHER PEOPLE,
OR IF THEY'RE GONNA GIVE ME NEW CLIENTS.
- HMM.
- WELL, THEN, THEY WOULDN'T BE HAVING YOU DO PROPOSALS
IF THEY WERE GONNA GET RID OF YOU.
- BUT, I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE.
- ♪ I CAUGHT THE BUS AND RODE IT DOWN ♪
♪ TO PHILLIPS STATION ♪
♪ I SAW A MAN HOLDING A SIGN THAT SAID "BE PATIENT" ♪
- GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND
IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED,
BECAUSE I NEED TO WORK ON BUILDING REAL FRIENDSHIPS
WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ME
AND NOT JUST HAVE TO PRETEND THEY DO
BECAUSE WE WORK TOGETHER.
[doorbell rings] HELLO!
- HI! - HI!
- HOW ARE YOU? - HI.
- YAY! HI! - HEY!
- IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME TO ACTUALLY LIVE FARM-TO-TABLE
AS OPPOSED TO JUST WRITING ABOUT IT.
SINCE THE GIRLS ALL WORK IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY,
HOPEFULLY THEY CAN HELP ME DECIDE IF SANTA YNEZ
IS A GOOD PLACE TO FOCUS ON FOR MY COLUMN.
- WE'RE JUST SCHLEPPING SOME STUFF.
- IS THAT IT? - YEAH.
- THEN WE'RE OFF. - SWEET.
- ALL I DO IS WORK, SO DO GO TO A FARM
AND DO ALL THESE FUN THINGS--
I'M ALWAYS ONE FOR ADVENTURE, SO WHY NOT?
[pounding on door] - OH, MY GOD.
- OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
- HELLOOO... - HI! COME ON IN.
MMM... - THAT WAS AN AGGRESSIVE KNOCK.
- WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
- HOW'S IT GOING?
- I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING ON THE FARM,
'CAUSE I TALK SO MUCH ABOUT SOURCING MY FOOD
FROM FARMER'S MARKETS AND THE LOCAL FARMS.
AND, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN IN L.A.,
THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE FIRST THAT I'VE GONE TO.
SO...IT'S GOOD. BACK UP MY STORIES.
MAYBE I'LL JUST THROW MY KNIFE KIT IN YOUR CAR REAL QUICK.
- YEAH, THE TRUNK... - SINCE I HAVE IT, RIGHT?
PROBABLY WOULD BE THE...
- [laughing] I DON'T KNOW, WHERE ARE WE?
- I DON'T KNOW. - DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING?
- I'LL LET YOU GUYS DO THE COOKING THIS WEEKEND.
BY THE TIME-- - HEY.
- HELLO! [overlapping chatter]
- HEY, LADIES. - HEY.
- COME ON IN.
- HEY THERE. - I LOVE YOUR PRETTY DRESS.
- MAN, LOOK HOW CUTE YOU LOOK.
- HEY! OOH.
- KAT'S FRIEND WITH EVERYONE.
AND OF COURSE SHE INVITES THE ONE PERSON
THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW...LINDSAY.
SPENDING A WEEKEND WITH LINDSAY,
I'M GONNA NEED MORE WINE THAN WINE COUNTRY
CAN POSSIBLY PROVIDE.
- WHAT'S GOING ON WITH WORK STUFF?
WITH HARRY AND ALL THAT.
- OH, THAT'S THE-- THAT--THAT--
THAT IS--THAT PART OF MY LIFE IS OVER.
- YEAH? - IT'S DONE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT.
- OH! REALLY? [laughter]
- NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT-- - LIKE YOUR JOB?
- I WANT TO PRETEND LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED.
THIS WEEKEND, I DO NOT WANT...
TO TALK ABOUT GETTING FIRED WITH THE GIRLS.
- IT'S GETTING A LITTLE LATE. - YEAH.
- SO, WHAT, IT'S LIKE A THREE-HOUR, FOUR-HOUR DRIVE?
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET ON THE ROAD, LADIES!
- I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK
THAT NINA OR LINDSAY LIKE ME VERY MUCH,
BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE LINDSAY BARTENDING GIG THING.
BUT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT THIS WEEKEND.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ON HOW
THEY'RE GOING TO INTERACT WITH ME.
- EVERYONE'S BEING ALL SHY ABOUT THIS NICE ROOM.
SORRY FOR TAKING IT, BUT... [laughs]
- I PLANNED THIS WHOLE TRIP, AND SHE GOES AND TAKES THAT ROOM.
LIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- JUST SO YOU KNOW, I COULD FALL ASLEEP
BEHIND THE WHEEL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.
- I'LL GRAB IT. - BUT I AM A REALLY GOOD DRIVER.
[laughter] I THINK, NATURALLY,
LINDSAY AND I GRAVITATE TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
THERE'S A CERTAIN MINDSET OF THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT'S LIKE USED TO CREATING AND WORKING WITH YOUR HANDS
THAT IT'S JUST THIS UNSPOKEN THING
THAT WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
- THERE'S SOME WINE BACK THERE, I THINK, IF YOU NEED SOME.
- SO WHAT'S GOING ON, JESS?
- I WANTED TO CHAT WITH YOU, 'CAUSE, I MEAN,
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT,
BUT, LIKE, AT FIRST, I WAS LIKE, NERVOUS.
LIKE, DOES SHE NOT LIKE ME? AND IT'S LIKE--
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO [bleep] BE NERVOUS AROUND ME.
LIKE, WHO THE [bleep] AM I? - YOU--YOU'RE SCARY--
[laughing] YOU'RE A SCARY PERSON.
- YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT'S TOLD ME THAT I'M SCARY.
I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO WHAT JESSICA'S SAYING, I THINK.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, I WAS KIND OF ALWAYS ANGRY
AND BROODING, AND FOR NO REASON, QUITE FRANKLY.
[laughing] I HAD AN AMAZING LIFE.
IN THIRD GRADE TO EIGHTH GRADE, I WAS 4'8".
AND THE MEANEST, LIKE-- I WAS THE BULLY.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ALL COMING FROM A PLACE OF INSECURITY.
I'M AT A POINT IN MY LIFE, JESSICA,
WHERE, LIKE, I'M NOT GONNA GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL BAD.
I'M JUST SURE OF MYSELF, AND BY ALL MEANS,
I WANNA MAKE MYSELF BETTER.
I WANNA, YOU KNOW, STRIVE TO BE A BETTER HUMAN BEING.
I THINK, AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER, I'VE JUST BUILT
A BETTER SENSE OF SECURITY,
SO I HAVEN'T HAD TO, LIKE, PUT PEOPLE DOWN
IN ORDER TO BUILD MYSELF UP.
- EVERY TIME I HANG OUT WITH YOU, IT'S A NEW SLATE.
AND LIKE, "WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS."
- GOOD. HOPEFULLY, IN A GOOD WAY.
- IN A GREAT WAY. IN A GREAT WAY.
- I THINK, IN L.A., MAYBE PEOPLE
ARE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE.
AND, COMING FROM NEW YORK, YOU KNOW,
I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A HARD EXTERIOR.
SO PEOPLE GET SCARED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT OR--
- IT'S BEEN KIND OF A ROUGH TWO WEEKS.
I HAVE SPLIT WITH HARRY AND MY JOB, SO I...
- NO WAY. - AM NO LONGER THERE. YEAH.
- YOU'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR HOW LONG?
- OVER THREE YEARS. - DAMN.
- YEAH, IT'S THE LONGEST ANYBODY'S BEEN AT THE COMPANY.
SO IT'S KIND OF A HARD... - YEAH.
- HARD WEEK, BUT, YOU KNOW...
- EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
- THAT'S WHAT-- I MEAN, THAT'S--
- I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER.
- YEAH. - LIKE SHE FELT BAD.
- BRENDA WAS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME THAT JESS GOT FIRED.
SO, ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T HEAR IT
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH,
I'M DEFINITELY JUST GONNA TAKE A STEP BACK
AND NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
- OH! - WE MADE IT.
[all cheer]
- I'M GRABBING THE WINE. - [laughs]
- OH, WOW, KAT. THIS IS AWESOME.
- WELCOME TO MY HOME. - YAY!
- WHOO!
- OHH....SO CUTE.
- IT EVEN JUST SMELLS LIKE MOM'S HOUSE.
- KITCHEN!
- NOT TOO SHABBY.
- SO WE PULL UP TO THE HOUSE,
AND THERE'S THE GRASS, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND THE POOL, AND THERE'S HORSES AND GOATS!
- WAIT, THERE'S A VOLLEYBALL NET.
- OH, MY GOSH, A WHOLE BACKYARD.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE PERKS OF MY JOB.
I-I LOVE IT, AND WHOEVER'S WITH ME
GETS TO ENJOY THE PERKS TOO.
- GET OUT OF MY WAY, I'M GOING TO THE ROOMS!
MAN, THAT'S...
[laughter]
- I'M SURE THERE'S, LIKE,
30 BEDROOMS IN HERE, RIGHT?
- THIS GORGEOUS MASTER.
- THIS IS SO CUTE.
OH, I LOVE THIS BATHROOM.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS GREAT. - ONE BED IN THERE.
- THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE BOY'S ROOM.
- AWW, IT'S CUTE.
- SO HOW MANY ROOMS ARE THERE-- ONE, TWO, THREE?
- THE INTERNET SAID THAT THIS HOUSE
HAD FIVE BEDROOMS.
YET WE'RE ONLY FINDING THREE, AND...
- THERE'S ONLY FOUR BEDS. - HUH?
- IS THERE REALLY ONLY FOUR BEDS?
- IF WE WANNA TAKE THAT BIG ONE AND JUST SPLIT IT,
THEN THEY CAN HAVE... ONE, TWO...
- EVERYONE'S BEING ALL SHY ABOUT THIS NICE ROOM.
SORRY IF I'M TAKING IT, BUT...
[cackles]
- DID YOU NOT JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WERE A BULLY AS A KID?
AND NOW YOUR FIRST MOVE IS TO TAKE DIBS
ON THE MASTER BEDROOM.
WELL, I GUESS THAT'S JUST THE NO B.S. NEW YORKER IN HER.
[laughs]
- THERE'S ALREADY CLOTHES HERE.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING ANYTHING.
NOBODY USED THEIR BIG GIRL WORDS,
SO I WENT AHEAD AND CLAIMED THE ROOM.
- WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?
'CAUSE IT'S NOT WORTH IT? - NO, LIKE, IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
- TO START IT? - YEAH.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
[laughing]
- I'M TAKING IT ALL IN!
- THAT IS AWESOME.
- THE SUNSET IS GORGEOUS.
YOU GUYS ARE MISSING IT.
OHH!
I'M FREE OF WORK AND STRESS AND WORRY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY COULD BE PISSED OFF
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
- OH, MY GOODNESS. - YAY!
- NOT WASTING ANY TIME. - CHEERS.
all: CHEERS! CHEERS!
[overlapping chatter]
- HERE'S TO A FUN WEEKEND.
- YEAH.
[rooster crows]
- JESS.
- GOOD MORNING.
- MORNING.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SO MANY CHICKENS,
AND THE CHICKENS WOKE ME UP.
- OHH, THE CHICKENS ARE A BAD ALARM CLOCK.
- ARE YOU HUNGRY? - YEAH, LET'S GO WAKE UP BRENDA.
- SHOULD WE GET COFFEE OR SOMETHING?
GET BRENDA, THEN GET COFFEE?
- YEAH, LET'S GO WAKE HER UP.
- OKAY.
- [shouting] GOOD MORNING! - AAH! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
WAKE UP! [laughter]
- YOU GUYS...SERIOUSLY?
- MOVE OVER. - GOOD MORNING!
- OH, MY GOD.
[giggling]
- MAN, ARE YOU NAKED?
[laughter]
- SHE IS NAKED. - SHE IS!
[laughter]
- WOW. - WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
- WELL, I WAS GONNA WAIT TO TELL EVERYONE,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIRST GO TO, LIKE,
A REGULAR PRODUCE FARM.
WE'RE GONNA PICK STUFF FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
- DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE ONLY HAVING VEGETABLES FOR DINNER?
- NOPE, WE'RE GOING TO-- - I'M NOT KILLING ANYTHING.
- A--YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL ANYTHING.
WE'RE GOING TO A... - THAT'S NOT OKAY.
- CATTLE FARM.
FARM-TO-TABLE CUISINE
IS BASICALLY A BUZZWORD RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS IS WHAT YOU'RE SERVING
TO A DINER IS COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE FARM.
- YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE.
THINK WE'RE GONNA DRINK WINE IN THE AFTERNOON.
- I'M READY FOR THAT. LET'S GO.
- I'M GOOD AT THAT. - LET GET COFFEE.
- [whispering] WAYLYNN'S SLEEPING.
- SHOULD WE WAKE HER UP?
- DON'T WAKE HER UP THE WAY YOU WOKE ME UP.
- MAYBE SHE SHOULD SLEEP. - MAYBE YOU SHOULD
JUMP ON HER HEAD AND SCREAM REALLY LOUD.
- NO, THAT--WHATEVER.
- GOOD MORNING, PRINCESS.
[all giggling]
- ARE YOU PETTING HER? - COME ON...
- YOU GUYS, CAN YOU GUYS GET OUT OF MY BEDROOM?
CAN YOU GET OUT OF MY ROOM, PLEASE?
- [laughing] CAN WE GET YOU SOMETHING?
- YOU WANNA BRING ME COFFEE IN BED?
- WELCOME TO SANTA YNEZ.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE TO START OFF YOUR MORNING?
- I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NOT...
GONE AND PICKED MY OWN FOOD AND COOKED IT
AND ATE IT FOR DINNER,
AND I'M BEYOND EXCITED.
[upbeat music]
- I ONLY HAVE GALOSHES.
ARE YOU GUYS GONNA MAKE FUN OF ME ALL DAY?
HARVESTING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
IS AS CLOSE TO MY HEART.
LIKE, THAT'S LIKE, MY TREK TO MECCA
IS THE FARM AND...
- IT'S GONNA BE 100 DEGREES.
- WELL, I DON'T WEAR SHORTS.
'CAUSE MY--YOUR LEGS ARE THE SIZE OF MY ARM.
SO THAT JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR ME.
UM... [laughter]
- IS THAT HOW YOU WEAR THESE THINGS?
I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE... - I THINK SO.
- SO THREE AND THREE, I GUESS, CARS.
- SHOTGUN. SUCKA!
- SHOTGUN!
- HI. - HI!
I'M KAT. - HEY.
- HI. NICE TO MEET YOU. IT'S SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TSUNAMI.
- WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? THIS IS--WHAT'S GROWING?
- THIS IS ONE FIELD HERE.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER FIELD OVER THERE.
- WOW. - AND THIS IS OUR STORE.
WHY DON'T WE WALK IN THERE? - THIS IS SO CUTE.
- I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FARMER'S TABLE
AND EATING SEASONALLY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS.
IF MY ARTICLE CAN HELP AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS,
THAT'S GREAT.
- SO HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN HERE?
- THIS IS OUR FIFTH SUMMER. - WOW.
- AND HOW MUCH LAND DO YOU HAVE?
- IT'S A 230-ACRE RANCH.
- SEEING AS HOW THIS IS KAT'S WORK TRIP,
AND SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT,
ALL I SEE KAT DOING IS TAKING PICTURES.
SHE HAS NOT TAKEN ONE NOTE.
FROM MY EXPERIENCE EVEN WITH NOTES,
AND SHE DOESN'T GET IT RIGHT...
- I FELT LIKE A LOT OF THINGS WERE, LIKE, MISREPRESENTED,
AND IT WASN'T, LIKE, KIND OF DIRECT QUOTES
OF, LIKE, WHAT I SAID.
AND I WAS LIKE, "I DIDN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT."
OR, "THAT'S NOT EVEN TRUE AT ALL."
SO MAYBE I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
- IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU, LIKE, HAD IN MIND
THAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT COOKING AND MAKING,
KNOWING THAT YOU WERE COMING HERE?
- THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY DO, LIKE, A REALLY SIMPLE,
REALLY BEAUTIFUL HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD.
MAYBE WITH JUST SOME GOOD OLIVE OIL.
- DESSERT. - I LOVE PUMPKIN PIE. PLEASE?
- OH, I LOVE PUMPKIN PIE. - PLEASE? PLEASE?
- WELL, I DID BRING A PIE DISH, SO MAYBE.
- YES! YES! [laughter]
- YOU GUYS WANNA DO SOME STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES,
WHICH ARE A LITTLE MORE DELICATE
AND LESS LABOR-INTENSIVE? - I NEED A LITTLE BASKET.
WE NEED A LITTLE BASKET. - PLUCK THE LITTLE RASPBERRIES
FROM THE-- - OKAY.
- I MIGHT USE A LITTLE OF YOUR PUMPKIN.
BECAUSE I THINK I WANT TO DO MY--DO LITTLE, LIKE, FRITTERS.
- WHAT? YOU'RE COOKING TOO NOW?
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
BRENDA IS ABANDONING ME
TO GO HANG OUT WITH THE KITCHEN GIRLS.
BRENDA, COME ON.
[country music]
- I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ON STRAWBERRY DUTY.
- IS THERE A BEE SITUATION THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
- WHERE ARE THE BERRIES? WHERE ARE THE BERRIES?
GIVE ME--I COULD PROBABLY DO THE PUMPKINS BETTER.
BECAUSE I CAN'T-- I'M VERY--
I FEEL LIKE I'M VERY STRONG.
- OH, MAN, I GOT A WHOLE--
- THAT'S AWESOME.
- I LIVE FOR PICKING MY OWN FOOD.
I MEAN, GOING INTO THE GROUND AND PULLING IT OUT OF THIS EARTH
AND SMELLING IT AND FEELING IT AND TOUCHING IT
AND WORKING FOR IT, IT JUST MAKES IT TASTE THAT MUCH BETTER.
- AAH! [laughter]
YAY! - SORRY?
- OHH, WHAT ARE ALL THE BUGS?
- HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?
- NO. - NO?
- I DO, IT'S VERY-- IT'S VERY FUN.
- YEAH? ARE YOU LYING?
- YEAH.
- I'M ASSUMING THAT JESS
IS KIND OF DOWN BECAUSE OF HER JOB.
BUT I KIND OF JUST WANT TO SHAKE HER AND BE LIKE,
"HEY, HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE'RE ON VACATION."
- BUT IT'S GREAT. IT'S--I LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR FOOD AND...
WHAT KIND OF...
ANIMALS ARE AROUND IT.
- THAT'S GOOD. - AWESOME.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT WAS SO NICE TO MEET YOU. all: THANK YOU!
- THANK YOU!
- I WANT YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, LINDSAY.
- I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] ABOUT YOUR LIFE, BRENDA!
- GOOD. - YOU'RE [bleep] MILQUETOAST,
AND YOU'RE BORING.
[cattle mooing]
- SO WELCOME TO ZACA RANCH.
THIS IS A, UH, ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING CATTLE RANCHES
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS TAKE YOU, AND WE'LL FEED SOME CATTLE.
- UM... I'M--I'M SORRY.
FEED COWS?
- COME ON, COWS!
MAKE IT HAPPEN! - COME AND GET IT, FOLKS.
- WANT MORE? WE'RE GOOD.
- IT'S HOT AND IT'S DUSTY.
- GROWING UP IN COLORADO,
LIKE, YOU WOULD RAISE COWS IN 4H, AND YOU'D NAME 'EM.
AND YOU'D KILL 'EM, AND THEN YOU'D EAT OFF OF 'EM
FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
[cow mooing]
- HERE IS YOUR, UM, PAYMENT
FOR FEEDING THE CATTLE.
- THANK YOU. - GREAT.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- THAT IS AMAZING.
- I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY SICK
THAT THEY PRESENTED US WITH THE STEAK
RIGHT AFTER WE JUST FED THE COWS.
[cow mooing]
- ♪ EH, OH, OH ♪
♪ 'CAUSE LIFE IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL ♪
♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
- HI. - HELLO, LADIES.
HOW ARE YOU? - HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. WELCOME TO SUNSTONE.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - HI, I'M NINA.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - KAT.
- KAT? OKAY. - BRENDA.
- BRENDA. - JESSICA.
- HI. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE AT SUNSTONE.
all: THANK YOU. - FOLLOW ME. WE'LL GET STARTED.
- COOL! SO EXCITED. - NICE.
- THANK GOD. WHERE'S MY BRENDA POUR?
THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED FOUR HOURS AGO.
- THIS IS LOVELY. - THIS IS PHENOMENAL, YEAH.
- WE LOVE YOU. [laughter]
- I SPENT SO MUCH TIME SNEAKING INTO BARS WITH FAKE I.D.s
AND TREMBLING EVERY TIME I GOT CARDED,
SO THAT I'M BEYOND OF AGE AND HE WANTS TO CARD ME,
IT'S LIKE, "GO AHEAD."
- NOW WE'RE GONNA DO THE RESERVE SYRAH.
- WOW.
- NO, BRENDA'S NOT DUMPING ANYTHING, YEAH?
- YES. - IN HERE?
- DOESN'T MATTER.
[laughter] - SO BLEND 'EM UP.
[indistinct chatter]
- I'M A PUBLICIST.
- PROMOTING YOUR WINE.
- HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT BION IS CERTAINLY MY TYPE.
GOOD-LOOKING, OWNS A VINEYARD.
KIND OF MY DREAM SITUATION.
THIS IS THE PLAN, IS THAT WE MARRY A WINEMAKER,
AND THEN I'LL BE THE PUBLICIST FOR THE VINEYARD
THAT WE OWN TOGETHER. - OKAY.
- NO, I DON'T. CAN YOU WORK ON THAT PART?
- THE, UH, BRANDY THAT YOU'RE USING,
CAN YOU DESCRIBE IT, OR WHERE DO YOU GET IT OR...
- YEAH, THE BRANDY, WE ACTUALLY DON'T DISTILL.
SO WE BUY, UM, BY THE BARREL...
[indistinct chatter]
- SO HOW MUCH TRAVELING HAVE YOU DONE
IN YOUR LIFETIME?
BUT A GOOD AMOUNT OF EUROPE?
- LINDSAY IS AN AMAZING COCKTOLOGIST.
[laughter]
- WOW.
- NICE.
- I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH WINE IS MAKING ME FEEL
INCREDIBLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
I-I LOOK AT LINDSAY, AND I CANNOT SHAKE THE FACT
THAT SHE TALKED [bleep] BEHIND MY BACK.
- OKAY. - CAN I TAKE THIS GLASS?
- YES. - PERFECT.
- YOUR CALL.
- IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE,
I DON'T EVER WANNA GO BACK TO L.A.
- [sighs] GOD, ME NEITHER.
MY BOSS, UM, SHE'S TAKING AWAY MY CLIENTS
AND SHE'S GIVING THEM TO OTHER PEOPLE.
- YOU'RE KIDDING. - NOT A GOOD SITUATION.
- LINDSAY, ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH MARY?
- VERY GOOD FRIENDS. I HAVE--
I HAVE EAR MUFFS ON RIGHT NOW.
- I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER
AT HIS POINT IN THE TRIP
NOT TO TALK ABOUT WORK IN FRONT OF LINDSAY.
I MIGHT HAVE JUST [bleep] THAT UP.
- SO WHAT'S HAPPENING, BRENDA? ARE YOU GOOD?
- I FEEL LIKE I JUST TALKED [bleep] IN THE CAR,
AND NOW LINDSAY WAS IN THE CAR,
AND SHE'S BEST FRIENDS WITH MY BOSS.
- BRENDA, I DON'T REALLY GIVE A [bleep], I MEAN--
- I GIVE A [bleep], AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING
IN MY LIFE, I DON'T NEED TO RELAY THAT TO MY BOSS.
- I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO MARY SINCE--
- HOW DID SHE KNOW I WAS WITH YOU AT THE 5X5 DINNER?
- I DON'T KNOW, BRENDA.
- SHE COMES INTO MY OFFICE AND BERATES ME
BECAUSE SHE KNEW I WAS WITH YOU.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING SHE SAID.
AND WAS IT A WORK EVENT, AND I GO,
"NO, BUT I CAME IN TO WORK EARLY BECAUSE--"
- UM, BRENDA, ARE YOU TRYING TO BLAME YOUR SITUATION ON MARY--
- WHAT'S MY SITUATION?
- YOUR SITUATION WITH MARY ON ME?
- YEAH, HOW DID SHE KNOW I WAS WITH YOU AT THE 5X5 DINNER?
- THERE'S INSTAGRAM, THERE'S FACEBOOK,
THERE'S SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE'S KAT O'DELL.
YOU'RE SERIOUSLY DELUSIONAL.
DON'T BLAME ME FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL MISERY.
IT'S NOT MY [bleep] FAULT.
I THINK BRENDA'S HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO DRINK,
AND I AM THE EASIEST TARGET AS HER SCAPEGOAT.
WELL, SHOULD WE DRINK SOME MORE WINE, LADIES?
- I'M DELUSIONAL, SO APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW...
MY BOSS HAS NO REASON TO LIE TO ME.
AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT THERE'S ANYONE ELSE
THAT COULD HAVE SAID ANYTHING BESIDES LINDSAY.
KEEP WALKING, LINDSAY. WHATEVER.
- [scoffs]
DO YOU HAVE MORE YOU WANNA SAY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS.
- EVERY ISSUE THAT I HAVE IN MY JOB
IS BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU TOLD MY BOSSES.
- I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOUR BOSS IN OVER THREE MONTHS.
- OKAY. OKAY. SAYS YOU. SAYS YOU.
MY BOSSES TELL ME THAT YOU TALKED TO THEM.
SO, I MEAN, I DON'T-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
- DO YOU WANT MY PHONE? DO YOU WANT MY AT&T BILL?
- I WANT YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, LINDSAY.
- I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] ABOUT YOUR LIFE, BRENDA!
- GOOD! - YOU'RE [bleep] MILQUETOAST,
AND YOU'RE BORING.
DRINK SOME MORE WINE.
- HAVE ANOTHER GLASS OF WINE?
THAT'S THE BEST YOU GOT, COMING FROM A BARTENDER?
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU SAY IN YOUR DAILY LIFE?
- OH, MY GOD. [bleep] WINO.
- KEEP WALKING.
[bleep].
CAN SOMEONE OPEN THE DOOR, PLEASE?
WHO HAS THE KEY TO THE [bleep] DOOR?
[indistinct chatter]
- OHH, THAT SUCKS.
- YOU KNOW, WE'LL LET EVERYONE TAKE THEIR CORNERS.
S.
- OHH, THAT SUCKS.
COOL OFF.
- I'M GOING IN THE POOL TO COOL OFF.
NO, I DON'T THINK ANY MORE WINE IS NECESSARY.
- CAN I JUST, LIKE, SAY, I'M COMPLETELY NEUTRAL.
ALL I KNOW IS THERE'S, LIKE, A LOT OF REALLY MEAN [bleep]
BEING SAID, AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF, LIKE,
HEATED EMOTION BEHIND WHATEVER'S GOING ON.
- YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IF SOMETHING AFFECTS YOUR JOB,
THEN YOU HAVE TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
- ALL I GOTTA SAY IS, THIS IS WHY I WORK IN A KITCHEN,
AND I HANG OUT WITH A BUNCH OF DUDES.
BECAUSE THIS [bleep] DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH A BUNCH OF DUDES.
[laughing] I JUST WANNA GO SWIMMING.
BRENDA MIGHT BE RIGHT,
BUT SHE NEEDS TO WORK ON HER PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.
- WHATEVER YOU WANT.
- CAN WE CHAT ABOUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU GOOD? - NO, NO. I'M OKAY.
WAIT, I'M SORRY--I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION.
DO YOU THINK I'M VANILLA? DO YOU THINK I'M BORING?
- OBVIOUSLY NOT--YOU'RE, LIKE, THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.
YOU'RE LIKE A CHILI PEPPER.
- YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NOW, THOUGH.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS,
I'M GONNA GO INTO WORK ON MONDAY,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE AN ISSUE NOW.
I-I'D BE SURPRISED IF SHE'S NOT CALLING MY BOSS
ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW.
- I WAS LIKE, "HOW CAN YOU BE PISSED OFF?
LIKE, HERE, IN THIS-- LIKE, AFTER THIS DAY.
[overlapping chatter]
- [sniffing]
EVERYONE HAS THEIR BUSINESSES. THIS IS MY LIFE.
AND WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB WITH YOUR AGENCY
BECAUSE OF THE BULL[bleep] THAT HAPPENS,
LIKE, AND YOU'RE TALKING YOUR MOUTH LIKE...
- I GOT FIRED 'CAUSE OF THIS [bleep].
I GET IT!
BRENDA HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE AS UPSET AS SHE IS RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IT IS WORKING WITH LINDSAY,
AND SHE'S NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
- YOU GUYS, I'D GET RID OF ALL OF THEM IN ONE SECOND.
DON'T [bleep] WITH ME.
AND DON'T [bleep] WITH MY FRIENDS.
BRENDA DOESN'T MAKE THINGS UP,
AND LINDSAY JUST ALWAYS STIRS THE POT FOR NO REASON,
SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF LINDSAY WAS TALKING [bleep]
BEHIND BRENDA'S BACK.
- SHE NEEDS SOMEBODY TO BLAME.
IT'S AN EASY TARGET. - YOU KNOW WHAT?
- OF COURSE. - LET IT BE.
- I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST THAT, LIKE,
SHE WANT TO BLAME AND POINT THE FINGER.
I THINK THAT'S LIKE-- - NO, NOT EVEN THAT--
- WHERE--I THINK THAT'S LIKE WHEN THE ALCOHOL,
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THE DRUNK, BELLIGERENT,
LIKE, "[bleep] [bleep]!"
- THIS TRIP WAS SUPPOSED TO REALLY BRING
EVERYBODY CLOSER TOGETHER.
INSTEAD, THE TRIP IS, IN ONE WORD, DISASTER.
- [crying] I GREW UP WHITE TRASH,
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY WHOLE LIFE
TO GET AWAY FROM IT.
- ARE WE DRINKING MORE?
DO YOU WANT A SNACK?
- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? - THE DIP.
THIS IS WHAT I COOK.
- I RESPECT PEOPLE'S, LIKE, PROFESSIONAL LIVES.
LIKE, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
YOU DO YOUR THING, AND I DO MY THING.
- I MEAN, I--YEAH. I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE, AT THIS POINT,
IT'S JUST GONNA BE LIKE A "HE SAYS, SHE SAID."
LIKE, I DON'T REALLY-- - WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE.
- I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY, LIKE, RESOLVE.
- YEAH.
- CHEERS. - CHEERS.
- GOT YOUR BACK, SISTER. - CHEERS. CHEERS.
- I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT MY BACK.
I APPRECIATE IT.
- I JUST DON'T REALLY WANT ANY PART IN THE DRAMA.
IT'S EXHAUSTING.
- STOP THINKING ABOUT COOKING.
- JESS, WHAT IS THAT? - IT'S HUMMUS.
- MM-MMM. ONION DIP.
- IT'S TRAILER PARK HUMMUS, SWEETIE.
WHITE TRASH AMAZING THIS IS.
[laughing]
SO GET IN THERE.
YOU'LL LOVE IT.
[laughing]
- I WAS JUST CALLED WHITE TRASH.
IF I BRING A DIP THAT IS NOT...
TO THEIR, LIKE, SCHMANCY STANDARDS,
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME WHITE TRASH.
- I WANT SOMETHING.
[indistinct chatter]
- JESS, WHERE ARE YOU?
- JESS. - I JUST, I GREW UP WHITE TRASH.
[crying] I AM WHITE-- - NO, YOU'RE NOT.
- I--THAT'S ME. - JESS...
- AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY WHOLE LIFE
TO GET AWAY FROM IT.
- NEXT TIME ON EAT DRINK LOVE...
- WHEN I TOLD YOU, "I BROUGHT THIS DIP, THIS OR THAT,"
YOUR NEXT COMMENT WAS, "OH, AND YOU BROUGHT WHITE TRASH DIP."
- I DIDN'T MEAN IT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
IF IT HURT YOUR FEELINGS, THAT'S YOUR [bleep].
- WHAT A SELFISH ANSWER.
- WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU TODAY?
- WE ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING A CLEANSE.
- NO ALCOHOL, IF YOU CAN.
- AND YOU DON'T EAT ANYTHING? - NO.
[groans]
UM...
[phone line ringing] - HELLO?
- HEY, DAD. IT LOOKS LIKE...
HARRY AND I ARE GONNA OFFICIALLY KIND OF PART WAYS.
- YOU'RE WHAT?
- [sniffling]
- DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MARY?
- YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVEN'T.
LINDSAY JUST CALLED ME A LIAR TO MY FACE.
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