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- PREVIOUSLY ON EAT, DRINK, LOVE...
- HELLO? - HEY, DAD.
IT LOOKS LIKE...
HARRY AND I ARE GONNA OFFICIALLY
KIND OF PART WAYS.
- WHAT?
- I SORT OF HAVE THIS "NO CHEF" THING.
- TAKES A CERTAIN TYPE OF PERSON TO DO WHAT WE DO,
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ALL HAVE TO BE DIRTBAGS, RIGHT?
- YES, OKAY, FINE.
[laughing]
FINE, FINE. YES, I HAVE A CRUSH ON ANDREW.
- YOU SOUNDED A LITTLE BLEAK, BABY DOLL.
- I HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE.
I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH HUMAN CONTACT EVERY DAY.
- WE ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING A CLEANSE.
CHEERS! [laughs]
- 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.
- DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MARY?
- WHEN SHE SAYS, "I KNOW YOU WERE WITH LINDSAY LAST NIGHT."
- I-I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN BELIEVE...
THAT THAT'S TRUE.
- ♪ I'VE 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 ♪
- ♪ YOU'RE MAKING ME SHINE ♪
♪ ALL THE TIME ♪
- [belches, giggles]
- NICE ONE. - [giggles]
SO HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING FOR THE JAMES BEARD DESSERT.
I WANNA DO, LIKE, A LITTLE NEST.
THE PUMPKIN FONUT... [laughs]
JUST, LIKE, LITTLE SQUARES OF THE CAKE,
AND WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH CURRY.
AND THEN A SWEET POTATO PUREE.
IT'S GONNA BE A YOGURT SORBET,
SO IT'LL BE LIKE A CANELE WITH THE YOGURT SORBET.
SO IT'LL LOOK LIKE A LITTLE EGG IN THE NEST.
- THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. - IS IT ANDREW-WORTHY?
- THIS IS ART ON A PLATE. IT IS ANDREW-WORTHY.
- I'M REALLY NERVOUS, 'CAUSE, LIKE...
ANDREW INVITED ME TO NEW YORK,
AND NOW THERE'S THIS, LIKE, ROMANTIC THING
SURROUNDING OUR RELATIONSHIP.
ANDREW HAS BEEN ASKED TO COOK A DINNER
AT THE JAMES BEARD HOUSE IN NEW YORK,
AND SO THE FACT THAT HE ASKED ME
TO DO A DESSERT FOR HIS DINNER
IS SORT OF A REALLY BIG HONOR FOR ME.
HE ASKED ME BEFORE WE WERE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED,
AND NOW IT'S, LIKE, SORT OF TAKEN THIS TURN,
AND SO NOW THERE'S THIS ADDED... - OH, MY GOD, SO THIS IS LIKE--
- STRESS AND THIS ADDED PRESSURE.
- I KNOW, BUT THIS IS KIND OF A LITTLE ROMANTIC GETAWAY TOO.
- THINGS WITH ANDREW DEFINITELY HAPPENED REALLY FAST.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING AWAY TOGETHER ON A TRIP
ISN'T SURPRISING,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY, LIKE, REALLY NERVOUS.
SO, WIFEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY I CALL
NEW YORK REAL ESTATE PEOPLE...
AND MAYBE TRY AND SQUEEZE IN, JUST TO LOOK
TO GIVE US AN EDUCATED PLATFORM
TO SEE IF NEW YORK'S FEASIBLE TO OPEN A FONUTS?
OH...IT-- - BLOW UP IN NEW YORK?
- PEOPLE BEG ON TWITTER, ON FACEBOOK--
- I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
I REALLY WANT TO, AND I WANT IT,
BUT IT'S STILL SCARY.
- THIS WAS SCARY. - I KNOW, I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
- THIS IS WAYLYNN AND MY BUSINESS PARTNER, NANCY,
FROM FONUTS IN LOS ANGELES.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A STOREFRONT
THAT WE WANNA BAKE ON PREMISE.
WE WOULD BE NEEDING AROUND 1,000 SQUARE FEET.
- FOR YOUR CONCEPT, I THINK THAT'S OVERKILL...
- [retches] - [laughs]
- WA-WA-WAIT, WAIT.
$600 A SQUARE FOOT, YOU SAID?
- [mouthing]
SERIOUSLY?
LIKE, HOW DOES ANYBODY STAY IN BUSINESS?
- OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS WILL BE A GOOD START.
WAYLYNN'S GONNA COME OUT THERE, AND SHE CAN LOOK AT A FEW
AND GET AN IDEA. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
- THANK YOU. BYE-BYE.
UH, TALK ABOUT MULTITASKING--
SCALDING HOT SUGAR
WHILE YOU'RE FRICKIN' TALKING ON THE PHONE?
THAT'S INSANE, DUDE.
- NICE JUICE YOU'VE GOT THERE.
- NICE. WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU ON?
- THREE. WHAT ARE YOU ON? - THREE.
I HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED IT YET.
THANKS FOR COMING TO MEET ME IN THE PARK.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? AFTER DINNER LAST NIGHT,
I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A BETTER OPTION.
WE DON'T NEED TO BE AROUND FOOD.
- YEAH, I DON'T NEED TO BE AROUND--
- YOU'RE ALMOST DONE. I MEAN...TONIGHT...
AFTER THE ALMOND MILK.
- I'M GONNA MAKE AN ALMOND MILK WITH *** SHAKE.
- OH! I STILL HAVE ANOTHER DAY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO BE DONE. WHAT'S UP?
- OH, I DIDN'T EVEN TELL YOU ABOUT THE CONVERSATION
I HAD WITH LINDSAY BEFORE-- - OH, YEAH!
WAIT. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT?
- SO LINDSAY, I BASICALLY JUST, LIKE, FELL ON MY SWORD.
IT'S, LIKE, WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
I WAS LIKE, "I REALLY DON'T CARE."
LIKE, AND I KEPT TRYING NOT TO SAY THAT
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S RUDE,
AND THEN I'M LIKE, "NO, BUT I ACTUALLY DON'T."
- RIGHT. - AND THEN IT WAS FINE.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE'S LIKE, "LET'S BACK UP A MINUTE.
"LET'S REHASH EVERYTHING ONCE AGAIN.
I THINK YOU'RE LYING TO ME."
- LYING ABOUT WHAT?
- SHE'S LIKE, "I DON'T THINK YOUR BOSS
EVER MENTIONED MY NAME."
I'M LIKE, "OKAY, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
I SWEAR ON MY LIFE..." - YEAH.
- "THAT I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
"I HAVE NO REASON TO LIE TO YOU. LIKE, WHY WOULD I BRING MY WORK
INTO ANY ARGUMENT WITH YOU?" - OF COURSE.
- "THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT
I'M TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH YOU."
AND SHE'S JUST LIKE, "WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU."
AND THAT'S IT. - OH, MY GOD.
- WHEN DEALING WITH A WOMAN WHO DOESN'T SUPPORT
WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY, IT'S INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING,
AND IT TOTALLY UNDERMINES ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO
AND TO REPRESENT, FRANKLY.
I JUST LITERALLY WANTED TO TALK TO YOU,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T TALK TO YOU
AT THE OFFICE. - NO, I KNOW, I KNOW.
- AND WE'RE NOT EATING, SO... - HOW IS EVERYTHING AT WORK?
EVERYTHING'S OKAY? - I HAD MY REVIEW YESTERDAY.
- HOW'D THAT GO?
- IT WENT REALLY WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF, LIKE, POLITICS
THAT GOES ALONG WITH WORKING IN THE OFFICE THAT...
IT'D BE NICE NOT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT,
BUT IT'S NICE TO GET A PAYCHECK TOO.
- SURE. OF COURSE. - SO...
- GOTTA WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS.
- EXACTLY. - ALL RIGHT.
SHALL WE MAKE A MOVE? - YEAH, I GOTTA--
I GOTTA GET BACK. - ALL RIGHT.
- [grunts] IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
- OVER THE JUICE THING. AND I HAVE TO PEE.
- I'M PEEING-- THAT'S THE WORST PART.
I [bleep] PEE EVERY TEN MINUTES. - OH, MY GOD.
YEAH. IT'S SO ANNOYING.
- ♪ YEAH YEAH ♪
♪ OH OH OH OH ♪
- I'M EXCITED. I'M HUNGRY.
- ME TOO.
- HOW ARE YOU? - HELLO.
THANK YOU.
- LET'S HAVE NGUYEN JUST KIND OF
SEND US OUT SOME STUFF THAT HE THINKS IS DOPE.
- ABSOLUTELY. - NGUYEN'S AWESOME.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO MEET HIM.
- ME TOO. - HEY!
- HOW ARE YOU? AAH! - UHH!
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU! - GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- WELCOME. - HI!
- I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO NINA.
- OH, WHAT, SHE GETS THE BIG HUG?
- OKAY, OKAY, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, GET UP OVER HERE.
- AND I GET A WEASELLY HANDSHAKE?
YEAH! [laughing] - THAT PROBABLY LOOKS HORRIBLE.
I'M SO TIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HOPE YOU'RE READY TO STUFF YOUR FACES.
- OH, YEAH. - HELL, YEAH!
- HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- CAN I START YOU GUYS OFF WITH APPETIZERS?
- GARLIC NOODLES. - OKAY.
- THE CLAY POT. - MM-HMM.
- AND THEN, THE CRAB.
- YEAH!
SO HOW'S IT GOING?
- IT'S BEEN PRETTY CRAZY.
THIS IS A REALLY BIG HOUSE...
- YEAH, WE NOTICED.
- AND WE'VE ACTUALLY FILLED IT QUITE A FEW TIMES...
- LINDSAY TOLD ME KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BACKGROUND.
BUT I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOU. - THE ORIGIN STORY.
- THE ORIGIN? SO... - YEAH.
- THREE YEARS AGO, MY WIFE AND I STARTED
AN ILLEGAL AND UNDERGROUND RESTAURANT
IN THE BACK OF OUR APARTMENT.
AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME, IT ENDED UP BECOMING
THE NUMBER ONE ASIAN FUSION RESTAURANT
LISTING IN ALL OF L.A. AND YELP. - AMAZING!
- AND HERE WE ARE, POPPING IT UP.
- AMAZING. HOW COOL!
- WAIT. SO WHAT DO YOU DO EXACTLY, THOUGH?
- I'M A PRIVATE CHEF CATERER.
I'VE MANAGED TO BUILD
A REALLY WONDERFUL CLIENT BASE IN L.A.
I'M VERY FORTUNATE.
SHE'S PUSHING ME TO, LIKE,
TRY TO DO SOMETHING KIND OF SOMEWHAT SIMILAR.
THE POP-UP IS DEFINITELY APPEALING TO ME.
A POP-UP IS FOR A CHEF THAT DOESN'T HAVE A RESTAURANT
TO HOP INTO A TEMPORARY SPACE
AND JUST PUT OUT A GREAT MEAL,
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT TRIAL RUN
TO SEE IF I'M READY FOR A FUTURE RESTAURANT.
- DO YOU COOK PREDOMINATELY ITALIAN OR MEDITERRANEAN,
OR WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU-- - YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WORK--HONESTLY, I WORK PRIMARILY WITH VEGETABLES.
WHEN I'M WORKING FOR MY PRIVATE CLIENTS,
WHICH IS-- YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT.
THE FARMERS' MARKETS I LOVE.
WHEN IT'S SMALL-SCALE, I DO IT ALL BY MYSELF.
I'M NOT READY TO COMMIT FULL-BLOWN TO A RESTAURANT.
- HERE'S A-- IT'S KIND OF A CRAZY IDEA,
BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY SERVE DINNER HERE
MONDAY NIGHTS AT ALL.
AND...
WE COULD WORK WITH YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT AN IDEA LIKE THAT?
I MEAN, IT'D BE-- - IN HERE?
- I KNOW, IT'D BE DAUNTING--
- [bleep], I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"
- I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'D BE-- - I'M LIKE, "WHERE AM I?
IT'S SO BIG!"
- IF YOU CAN TACKLE A POP-UP,
IT COULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU.
- YOU HAVE A SUPPORT TEAM BEHIND YOU.
LIKE, WE'LL JUST DO IT TOGETHER.
- IF YOU FALL ON YOUR FACE,
YEAH, I'LL FALL ON YOUR FACE WITH YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING, OKAY-- - I'M READY, MAN.
I'M DOING IT. I THINK YOU'RE CONVINCING ME.
LINDSAY CAME THROUGH AGAIN.
I MEAN, SHE IS JUST HOOKING ME UP
WITH SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS BUSINESS.
BUT FEEDING 50 PEOPLE
THE BEST MEAL I'VE EVER MADE IN MY WHOLE LIFE?
THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
SO...
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING IN FIVE DAYS.
- HERE'S THE REALITY. WE KIND OF HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THE THEME TONIGHT... - YEAH, SURE.
- IF YOU WANNA PUSH OUT THE PRESS TOMORROW.
YOU KNOW KAT ODELL, OBVIOUSLY? - I DO.
- FROM EATER. LIKE, SHE'S GOING TO BE
THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THAT, TO GET EVERYONE ELSE.
- I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED HER INFLUENCE
TO GET *** IN THE SEAT.
I THINK BETWEEN THE THREE OF US,
AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU BRING ON, AND YOUR RESOURCES...
- THINK OF IT EVEN THIS WAY--
PEOPLE ONLY WANNA GO TO A THING THAT THEY THINK
IS POPULAR AND HOT, RIGHT? - SURE. SURE.
- BUT SOMETIMES THEY NEED THAT SUPPORT BEHIND THEM,
WHICH IS THE PRESS... - THE PRESS. SURE.
- AND TO LIKE-- - TO VALIDATE IT. YOU'RE RIGHT.
KAT HAS AN INCREDIBLE NETWORK OF PEOPLE,
SO I'M REACHING OUT AND SEEING
IF SHE'LL THROW SOMETHING UP.
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE [bleep] OPPORTUNITY.
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT. - NICE.
- IT COULD BE COOL TO HAVE, LIKE, JUST A--
SOMETHING ON EATER,
BECAUSE THAT'S A LITTLE-- YOU KNOW?
- OH, MY GOD.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- SO HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA BE OUT AND ABOUT?
- I'D SAY A COUPLE, FEW HOURS. - YEAH?
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE ME A FULL REPORT ON WHAT YOU FIND.
- I WILL GIVE YOU A FULL REPORT.
I FEEL LIKE A [bleep] KID
AT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO BE IN NEW YORK
LOOKING AT POSSIBLE FONUTS LOCATIONS.
FINGERS CROSSED.
I'M KIND OF EXCITED. - ALL RIGHT, BABY.
- I'M KINDA NERVOUS. - HAVE FUN.
CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND.
- ALL RIGHT. I WILL. - YEAH?
- THANK YOU. - SMALL SPACES.
- SMALL SPACES. - IT'S EXPENSIVE.
- NEW YORK'S A WHOLE NOTHER BALLGAME.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. - LITTLE, BITTY SPACES.
- I'M A LITTLE SCARED. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M OUT THE DOOR RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
- ♪ GIVE ME WHAT I WANT AND WHAT I NEED ♪
♪ GIVE ME WHAT I WANT ♪
♪ GIVE ME EVERYTHING ♪
- HI. WELCOME. - I'M WAYLYNN.
- HI, WAYLYNN. JOHN PASQUALE,
NEW YORK COMMERCIAL, THIS IS BRIAN REVAN.
- PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
IF SOMEONE TOLD ME A YEAR AGO, "A," I'D BE DATING A CHEF,
AND, "B," I'D BE OPENING UP A SECOND FONUTS LOCATION,
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY TELL THEM TO GO [bleep] THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE CRAZY.
THIS LOOKS, UH...
- WE HAVE--THE LANDLORD--
- EMPTY AND CREATIVE AND VERY LARGE.
- IT'S AVAILABLE FOR $12,000 A MONTH.
SQUARE FEET WOULD BE ABOUT 1,500 SQUARE FEET PER MONTH.
- CONSIDERING I PAY A FRACTION OF THAT IN L.A.,
IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO SWALLOW.
- OKAY. WELCOME TO 25 HOWARD STREET, WAYLYNN.
- ALL RIGHT. - UM, WHAT'S BEING OFFERED HERE
IS APPROXIMATELY 1,100 SQUARE FEET.
- MM-HMM. - THE ASK IS 10,000 A MONTH.
- MM-HMM. - AGAIN, FIVE-TO-TEN-YEAR LEASE
IS AVAILABLE IN THIS LOCATION. - OKAY. UH-HUH.
1,100 SQUARE FEET IS A LITTLE MORE MY SPEED.
IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE
FOR WHAT I'M DOING. - MM-HMM.
- RETAIL, FOOD.
- IT'S RETAIL HERE. WE COULD, UH--
VENTING COULD BE DONE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
- SIGNING UP FOR A FIVE-TO-TEN-YEAR LEASE
ON A REALLY EXPENSIVE PLACE IN NEW YORK
IS MILDLY TERRIFYING.
BUT THEN AGAIN, I WENT THROUGH THAT
WHEN I DID IT IN L.A.
- WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR ENERGY
AND WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE STILL DAY-TO-DAY
MANAGING YOUR ENTERPRISE IN L.A.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
IT'S, UH--I'M LIKE, SORRY, I KNOW WE JUST MET.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SEE ME GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL.
AS EMBARRASSING AS IT IS IN FRONT OF THESE TWO [bleep]
THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW, I'M, LIKE, GETTING EMOTIONAL
AND STARTING TO CRY.
IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY EXCITING, THE THOUGHT,
AND NOW THAT I'M ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY HERE
HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FONUTS--
NEW YORK CITY IS A HUGE DREAM OF MINE,
AND I SEE GREAT POTENTIAL.
I'M BEYOND MOVED AND EXCITED RIGHT NOW, SO...
IT REMINDS ME OF HOW FAR I'VE COME.
IT REMINDS ME OF HOW HARD I'VE WORKED.
IT JUST REMINDS ME
OF HOW LUCKY I AM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. - MY PLEASURE.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
- PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ IT'S MY LOVE OF CONTROL ♪
♪ AND I'M LETTING IT GO ♪
♪ I LEAVE IT BEHIND ME ♪ [knock at door]
♪ I'M GONNA LEAVE IT BEHIND ME ♪
- HEY! - HI. WELCOME.
- WHAT'S UP? - GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- AM I GOOD WITH SHOES, OR SHOULD I TAKE 'EM OFF?
- UM, YOU'RE FINE. - OH.
- SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WELL, YOU KNOW NGUYEN AND THI, RIGHT?
- YES. YES. I LOVE THEM. - FROM STARRY KITCHEN?
THEY'RE AMAZING.
SO LINDSAY BROUGHT ME IN FOR DINNER,
AND I'M SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, I LOVE WHAT I DO,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY--I'M WANTING, I'M YEARNING TO KIND OF--
TO WORK WITH MORE PEOPLE, QUITE FRANKLY, YOU KNOW?
AND SO HE TOTALLY OFFERED ME
THE KITCHEN ON MONDAY NIGHT.
- REALLY? THAT'S SO COOL.
SO A ONE-NIGHT POP-UP? - OH, YEAH.
- HAVE YOU EVER DONE A-- - IN FOUR DAYS.
- OH, MY GOD.
TRANSITIONING FROM A PRIVATE KITCHEN
TO A RESTAURANT KITCHEN IS VERY DIFFERENT,
AND NINA HAS LESS THAN A WEEK TO PLAN THIS POP-UP.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO PLAN FOR ANYONE.
- IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL, IT'LL ALL BE ON MY HEAD.
- YEAH. THAT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK.
- OH, HELL, YEAH.
IT COULD BE COOL TO HAVE, LIKE,
JUST SOMETHING ON EATER.
YOU KNOW, JUST BE MORE LIKE, POP-UP DINNER, ONE NIGHT ONLY.
YOU KNOW? - MM-HMM.
UM...
EATER'S MY JOB, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME,
AND I CAN'T WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING
JUST BECAUSE A FRIEND IS DOING IT.
UM, I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ASK ME FAVORS ALL THE TIME...
- OF COURSE, OF COURSE. - YOU KNOW, EVEN FRIENDS.
AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR MY READERS,
AND I CAN REALLY ONLY PUT WHAT MAKES SENSE
FOR READERS ON THE SITE.
WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN DO A QUICKLINK,
WHICH IS A SHORT POST.
IT'S LIKE, "HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING MONDAY," YOU KNOW?
I WOULD LOVE TO GET FROM YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS.
- SURE. - SO, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY
LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE MAKING--
- PRIX FIXE. 45 A HEAD.
- OKAY. - AN AMUSE BOUCHE.
- OKAY. - AND THEN I'M GONNA DO
THREE COURSES, AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE WAYLYNN--
TALK TO WAYLYNN ABOUT POSSIBLY DOING THE DESSERT.
YOU KNOW? - OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S REASONABLE.
I AGREED TO HELP NINA BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY,
SHE'S A FRIEND, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN HER
AS A CHEF, AND I THINK
SHE COULD HAVE A POTENTIALLY BRIGHT FUTURE.
- YEAH! - AWESOME!
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS EXCITING.
- I'M EXCITED. I KNOW. - THIS IS GREAT.
- IT'S SUCH A SHORT TIMEFRAME
ON BEING ABLE TO PULL THIS DINNER OFF,
I'M TAKING ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.
THANKS. - YEAH.
BYE. - BYE, MAMA.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- THANK YOU.
- ♪ ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO NOW ♪
- HERE'S THE COCKTAIL SECTION.
- YEAH, LET'S GET INTO THIS.
- THE SPECIALTIES HERE, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE?
OOH.
YEAH. I WANT TO HAVE THAT.
- YES, I'LL-- WE'LL DO TWO OF THOSE.
WHY NOT? - FANTASTIC.
- WHY NOT? - PERFECT.
- A MARGARITA ALWAYS SOUNDS AMAZING.
- SO HOW WAS THE DAY?
- THE DAY WAS AWESOME. - YEAH?
- I'M SUPER EXCITED, YEAH. - WHAT'D YOU SEE?
- SAW TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. - MM-HMM.
- COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFERENT.
ONE WAS LIKE, TWO, THREE STORIES.
JUST ONE LEVEL ALONE WAS 1,500 SQUARE FEET.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. - TOO BIG.
- WAY TOO BIG. WAY, WAY, WAY TOO BIG.
DEFINITELY, LIKE, GOT MY, LIKE,
LIKE, DREAMY, LIKE, "OKAY, YAY!
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. I'LL TAKE IT."
BUT THEN I LOOKED AT A SECOND LOCATION.
1,100 SQUARE FEET,
VERY BLANK CANVAS KIND OF SPACE.
- RIGHT. WHERE'S THAT ONE?
- SUPER CUTE STREET. - SAME NEIGHBORHOOD?
- SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. SOHO.
- WELL, I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR YOU, BABY.
- THANK YOU. - THAT'S EXCITING.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
- THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES, RIGHT?
- I KNOW, IT'S SUPER, SUPER EXCITING TO LOOK.
IT GETS ME ALL, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,
EMOTIONAL AND EXCITED.
- WAYLYNN LUCAS PHASE NUMBER TWO.
- RIGHT? - FONUTS NUMBER TWO.
- FONUTS NUMBER TWO. FONUTS NUMBER THREE, FOUR.
WHO KNOWS?
I HAVE THE BEST BUSINESS BAKERY
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL GUY THAT I'M DATING.
- CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF LOOKING.
- THANK YOU.
IT ALL MIGHT [bleep] GO TO [bleep] TOMORROW,
BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M HAPPY AND HAVING FUN.
- YOUR NEXT LITTLE CHILD. - IT'S A BIG DEAL.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT-- IT'S JUST ONE DAY OF LOOKING.
LIKE, I GET IT. - IT'S GONNA POP OUT
A LITTLE NEW YORK BABY. - I GET IT.
BUT IT IS A BIG DEAL.
NO, IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU SAY THAT,
'CAUSE THIS IS MY BABY.
IT'S LIKE I'M GIVING BIRTH
TO, LIKE, A LITTLE BABY HERE.
LIKE, GIVE ME A MINUTE.
- COME HERE. MWAH.
- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT,
BUT THE EMAIL THAT KAT SENT OUT.
- YEAH.
- SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN HER PLACE.
- HEY. - HEY.
- I BROUGHT YOU SOME FLOWERS. - AWW.
YOU'RE SO SWEET. I NEEDED THAT.
- THAT POT OUTSIDE I GOT 'EM FROM'S NOT YOURS, IS IT?
- [laughs]
JUST KIDDING. - THEY MATCH MY OUTFIT,
AND THEY KIND OF GIVE YOU A NEW YORK VIBE.
- DO THEY? A NEW YORK VIBE?
- YEAH, KNICKS COLORS, MAN. ORANGE AND BLUE. YEAH.
- OH, SEE, I'M NOT A NEW YORKER. I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S THE FACT THAT I'M NOT, LIKE, A SPORTS PERSON.
- I KNOW.
AS MUCH AS I CAME TO DROP OFF SOME FLOWERS,
I ACTUALLY CAME TO SOLICIT YOUR SKILLS.
- OH, REALLY? - YEAH.
- SOME SOLICITING GOING ON. ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY, SO CHECK IT OUT. - YES.
- SORRY. I KNOW IT'S--
[clears throat]
OKAY, UM, SO I'M DOING A POP-UP IN TWO DAYS.
- [laughs] OKAY. WAIT.
- IT SOUNDS TERRIFYING... - A POP-UP IN TWO DAYS.
- AND RIDICULOUS, AND ALL OF THE ABOVE,
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY ZEN SITUATION...
- SO IT'S LIKE A FULL-ON POP-UP, IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE, AND FORM?
- I'M IN PURE PANIC.
SO... [clears throat]
I WANTED TO SEE IF MAYBE YOU WANTED TO MAKE DESSERT.
- [chuckles]
- [laughs] DON'T LOOK AT HER, MAN.
SHE'S GONNA SAY NO.
SHE'S GONNA SAY NO. DON'T LOOK AT HER.
SO IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, DUDE,
DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME TO [bleep] OFF?
DO YOU WANT TO HOP ON BOARD? - UH--
- IT'D BE A GREAT BONDING EXPERIENCE WITH ALL THE LADIES.
- ONE SEATING? - YUP.
- ALL AT ONCE? - YUP.
- SO--OKAY. - IT'S ONE SEATING, 50 PEOPLE.
- HOW MANY COURSES?
- SO I'M GONNA DO AN AMUSE BOUCHE, AND THEN THREE COURSES.
- MM-HMM. - THE NIGHT BEFORE,
I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO ATTEND A TASTING
THAT I'M GONNA DO FOR YOU LADIES.
- SO WHEN'S THE TASTING?
- UM, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW.
[laughs and whimpers]
- UM, AWESOME. - AW, [bleep], MAN.
NOW I'M PANICKED. HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
- NINA HAS LESS THAN A WEEK TO PULL OFF THIS POP-UP DINNER,
WHICH [bleep] [bleep], MAN,
YOU'RE JUST KIND OF ASKING FOR TROUBLE WITH THAT.
I HATE TO SAY IT.
I'M JUST GONNA BE TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOU.
LIKE, THIS COULD NOT COME AT, LIKE, A MORE INOPPORTUNE
[bleep] TIME. - YEAH.
- LIKE, I'M STRUGGLING JUST TO KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER
AND, LIKE, KEEP FONUTS AFLOAT.
- I KNOW. - AND MY DESSERT CONSULTING.
- I KNOW.
- BUT I WILL NEVER LEAVE A MAN DOWN,
SO I WILL FIND SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM TO HELP YOU OUT.
- [singing] - I CAN'T--
NO MATTER WHAT, IF A FRIEND COMES TO ME,
I AM THE GIRL, AND I AM THE ONE
WHO IS THERE WITHOUT FAIL.
GOTTA BURY A DEAD BODY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT,
I'M YOUR GIRL.
LET ME BRAINSTORM AND JUST FIGURE OUT
WHAT I CAN DO, LIKE, THAT'S CHEAP AND INEXPENSIVE,
BUT STILL NICE.
I'M NOT GONNA PROMISE THE MOST AMAZING, SPECTACULAR DESSERT.
- IF YOU [bleep] DO YOUR BEST,
PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY FORGET THE FIRST THREE COURSES.
SO FEEL FREE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TAKE IT EASY.
HAVING WAYLYNN HELP OUT
GIVES MY POP-UP THAT MUCH MORE NOTORIETY,
AND JUST HAVING TWO OF US FEMALE CHEFS
EXECUTING WHAT WE DO BEST.
- ALL RIGHT, AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU.
- I KNOW. I'M GONNA LET YOU GET BACK TO WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOD! - OH, MY.
- I THINK NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION I PUT MYSELF IN
THAT'S WAY BIGGER THAN ME, I'VE MANAGED TO REALLY BUILD
A NETWORK OF INCREDIBLE PEOPLE
THAT I CAN PULL IN TO HELP ME EXECUTE MY VISION.
- MWAH. - BYE, LOVE.
both: THANK YOU. - I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- DEFINITELY.
- YOU ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON SUNDAY.
[cell phone ringing]
- HEY. YOU HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO TALK?
I HAVE A MEETING TODAY--
MY, LIKE, FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING MEETING
SINCE I'VE BEEN UNEMPLOYED--
WITH A GUY THAT I USED TO WORK WITH.
HE'S--
NO, I'M, LIKE, FREAKING OUT FOR SOME REASON.
I JUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE GAME NOW.
I'VE LOST MY CONFIDENCE, BUT I THINK THIS IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING GOES PERFECTLY.
BRENDA HAS EXPERIENCED A LOT OF THINGS IN HER PAST,
CAREER-WISE, THAT I'M GOING THROUGH NOW,
SO IT'S SUCH A GOOD HELP TO BE ABLE TO GO TO HER.
YOU'RE SO RIGHT. YOU'RE SO RIGHT.
I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
I HAVE, LIKE, THIS BLACK BLAZER AND A BLACK PENCIL SKIRT
WITH, LIKE, A GRAY CAMI UNDERNEATH.
AND THEN I'VE GOT THIS, LIKE, RED--
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S KIND OF THICK.
IT'S LIKE A REPORTER SUIT.
OH, MY GOD. I CAN'T WAIT. OKAY.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW. I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS.
LOVE YOU TOO. OKAY, BYE. - BYE.
- IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK.
- ♪ I CAN NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ I CAN ONLY REACH UP FOR YOUR HAND ♪
♪ I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU ♪
♪ YOU HAVE GOT TO BE MY DREAM COME TRUE ♪
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- HELLO, SWEET JESSICA MILLER. - HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
- YOU LOOK AMAZING. - THANK YOU.
- GOODNESS GRACIOUS. - THANK YOU.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE.
- HOW'S YOUR LITTLE MANHATTAN BEACH SPOT,
FOUR DAUGHTERS? - FOUR DAUGHTERS KITCHEN.
IT'S TRUDGING ALONG. - IS IT?
- IT'S ROCK STAR STATUS.
- CLINT AND I ALWAYS HAD
A REALLY GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP,
SO I FIGURED HE'D BE THE PERFECT PERSON TO CALL
AND SET UP A MEETING WITH.
SO, THE BIG SPLIT.
NO LONGER WITH HARRY.
- THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
- ONE OF MY FAVORITE OF MY DAD'S BUSINESS RULES
IS NEVER BURN A BRIDGE.
YOU MAY NEED THAT PERSON IN THE FUTURE.
I'VE DECIDED FOR SURE I'M NOT GONNA GO WORK FULL-TIME
FOR A RESTAURANT GROUP.
BUT, SINCE I'VE GOT THIS LLC OF RESTAURANT MARKETING,
I'D LIKE TO PICK UP A CLIENT OR TWO JUST TO DO
SOME SOCIAL NETWORKING, SOME MAINTENANCE,
BE REALLY INTERACTIVE, REALLY INVOLVED.
IF I CAN JUST PICK UP TWO OR THREE
OR FOUR CLIENTS TO BEGIN WITH,
VERY SMALL POTATOES... - YES.
- BUT WHAT DO I DO?
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER.
- THAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK STAR PLAN.
- DO YOU THINK? - 100%.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HERE.
- ABOUT THIS PLACE? - ABOUT WILSHIRE, YEAH.
- DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY RUNNING YOUR MARKETING?
- WE'VE GOT A GAL, BUT I THINK WE NEED SOME FRESHNESS.
I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF TO REENERGIZE
THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE HERE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT A BUTT-KICKER YOU ARE
AND SPITFIRE FIRECRACKER WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
AND WITH GETTING THE NAME OUT. - YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS,
AND IT'S TIME TO, YOU KNOW, REVISIT IT
AND RECHARGE IT, SO I SAY WE HAVE THAT TALK.
- I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE WILSHIRE ON
AS MY FIRST CLIENT.
- LET'S DO IT. - [shrieks]
- I'M EXCITED. HECK, YEAH.
- OH, WE'RE GONNA-- ROUND TWO.
- BADA BING, YEAH. - I'M IN.
- I WANT TO GET YOUR EYES AND YOUR BRAIN
WRAPPED AROUND THIS JOINT AND FIND OUT HOW TO--
- YOU KEEP BRINGING ME WHEREVER YOU GO,
I'LL DO THIS--I'LL BE FACEBOOKING FOR EVERYBODY.
YEAH!
I HAD SUCH LOW SELF-ESTEEM RECENTLY,
BUT NOW, MILLER'S BACK.
I'M BACK IN BUSINESS.
- I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE SHOTS.
- I KNOW. [laughter]
- ♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ GET YOUR REALITY CHECK ♪
- HEY, NGUYEN.
- YOU'RE GONNA SLAVE ME TODAY, YEAH!
- YEAH. - WELCOME.
TWO MORE DAYS! OR TWO--
YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. - AFTER TOMORROW, YEAH.
- YAY! - SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
- WHOO-HOO! - SO WHAT'S UP?
LET'S START-- SHOULD WE TALK
A COUPLE LOGISTICS REAL QUICK, DO YOU MIND?
- WELL, DO YOU WANT TO TALK LOGISTICS,
OR YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH THE KITCHEN REAL QUICK?
both: LET'S WALK THROUGH THE KITCHEN.
- I HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO KIND OF GO THROUGH.
- OKAY, COOL. - SO...
- I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BEING STRESSED RIGHT NOW,
'CAUSE I JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO.
- SO THIS WILL WORK REALLY WELL.
IN TERMS OF HOW YOU EFFICIENTLY USE IT,
THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. - SURE. SURE.
- WE'VE GOT THE DEEP FRYER.
THEN WE HAVE THIS SIX-BURNER RIGHT HERE.
- BEAUTIFUL. - WE HAVE A SMOKER.
I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT.
- OH, MY GOD! THAT'S SO--
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE TRANSPORTING MINE HERE.
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S SO EXCITING.
THIS IS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN.
THIS IS A WHOLE OTHER BEAST.
IF I'M GONNA EXECUTE THIS POP-UP PROPERLY,
I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED.
SO I THINK, ACTUALLY, LINDSAY'S GONNA COME BY.
- SWEET. - SO MAYBE WE'LL WAIT FOR HER
UPSTAIRS FOR A MINUTE.
- "HEY, GUYS, A FRIEND OF MINE
"IS COOKING A POP-UP THIS COMING MONDAY NIGHT
"AT TIARA CAFE, AND I WANTED
"TO INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND.
"THE MENU IS PRETTY RAD.
I HELPED OUT WITH IT A LITTLE BIT."
[laughing] OKAY.
"XX, KAT."
KAT DID A BLOG POST, BUT THEN SHE SENDS OUT
A PERSONAL EMAIL TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR NINA'S MENU.
IT'S LIKE, "COME ON, REALLY?"
- HEY. - LINDSAY.
- HEY, LINDSAY. - HEY.
- WHAT'S UP, LOVE? HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO SEE YOU.
- SEXY CHEF. - THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
- WHAT AM I THEN? - THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
- SEXY RESTAURATEUR. - OH, THANK YOU.
- HE'S BIEBER CHEF.
- I DON'T--I'M 34. I DON'T CARE.
OKAY, THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET TO WORK.
- YEAH, I HAVE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING MAPPED OUT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH IT,
YOU THINK THAT IT'S DOABLE IN THE SPACE.
- OKAY. OKAY. - MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS ICE.
WHAT KIND OF--WHAT IS IT, LIKE CHIPPED ICE?
- NO. THEY'RE ALL, LIKE, ICE--
NOT CUBES, BUT, LIKE--YOU WANT ME TO GO GET IT REAL QUICK?
- YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
- OKAY, I'M GONNA GO GET THE ICE REAL QUICK.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. - THANK YOU.
- MM-HMM.
- I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PAIR WITH YOUR FOOD.
- DUDE, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS WHOLE THING HAPPEN FOR ME.
- YEAH.
UM, SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF BOTHERING ME
IS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT,
BUT THE EMAIL THAT KAT SENT OUT, HER GENERAL INVITE.
- YEAH, I SAW IT.
- I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT,
BUT I'M REALLY NOT COOL WITH THAT.
- THE FACT THAT SHE SAID SHE HAD SOME INPUT IN THE MENU...
- IS THAT TRUE AT ALL? - YEAH, NO.
BUT WHAT REALLY BOTHERED ME
WAS JUST THAT MY NAME WAS NOWHERE ON THAT EMAIL.
- YEAH, THAT WAS THE SECOND THING
THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME. - OKAY.
I DON'T NEED ANYBODY TAKING CREDIT FOR MY SUCCESS, SO...
- SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN HER PLACE.
- YEAH.
- WHEN I FIRST MET JESS, SHE WAS LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD, I WANT TO SET YOU UP WITH SOMEONE,"
AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY, GREAT."
AND I WAS LIKE, "THANKS, THAT YOU THOUGHT I WOULD BE
INTO A 350-POUND MAN, BUT I'M GOOD."
- THAT'S KRUMPING, DUDE. - WHAT IS IT?
- KRUMPING. - KRUMPING.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN SAYING IT RIGHT.
ST WANT TO TAKE HER HOME
WITH ME LIKE A WIND-UP TOY
AND HAVE HER GIGGLE AND DO STUPID TRICKS
IN THE CORNER OF MY BEDROOM AND MAKE ME LAUGH ALL NIGHT.
[laughs]
- I'M JUST TRYING TO WORK HERE.
- HI. HAVE YOU BEEN HELPED?
- IF YOU ASK ANY GIRL IN L.A., DATING IN L.A. SUCKS.
IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN ON A PROPER DATE.
MY DIVORCE WAS REALLY *** ME.
AND I FELL IN LOVE HARD, AND I GOT REALLY HURT.
AND NOW I LOOK AT EVERY POTENTIAL NEW RELATIONSHIP
VERY GUARDED, BUT, IN MY HEART OF HEARTS,
BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE FOR ME.
JESS WANTS TO SET ME UP WITH HER FRIEND, MICHAEL.
I THINK I'M MEETING THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND YOU.
[chuckles]
- HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.
- JESS HAS DONE ME RIGHT HERE.
HE'S, LIKE, BETTER LOOKING THAN HIS PICTURES.
- SO HOW DID JESSICA SUGGEST THAT WE GET TOGETHER?
- WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY A FUNNY STORY,
BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST MET JESS,
LIKE, ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I MET HER, SHE WAS LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD, I WANT TO SET YOU UP WITH SOMEONE."
AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY, GREAT. LIKE, "LET ME SEE A PICTURE.
"WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? LIKE, IS HE CUTE?
LIKE, YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE."
SHE'S LIKE, "WELL, HE'S A LITTLE BIGGER."
"LIKE, HOW MUCH BIGGER?"
AND SO SHE TOLD ME WHAT HIS NAME WAS, I LOOKED IT UP,
HE'S, LIKE, 350.
NERVOUS ME ON THE FIRST DATE IN TWO YEARS,
AND MY MOUTH IS MOVING FASTER
THAN MY BRAIN AT THIS POINT, CLEARLY.
- THE SUIT'S VERY SLIMMING, ACTUALLY.
- YOU'RE REALLY 350 POUNDS. - CLOSE. YEAH.
- DO YOU WANT A DRINK? DO YOU DRINK?
- I'M GONNA PROBABLY JUST HAVE ICED TEA.
- YOU DON'T DRINK?
- WE'LL GET INTO THAT. IT'S A STORY.
- [laughs] OKAY.
I JUST HOPE THAT HE DOESN'T JUDGE ME
THAT I LIKE A GLASS OR THREE AT DINNER.
I'M GONNA DO A ROSE. - OKAY.
- GOOD CHOICE. - GREAT. THANKS.
- THANKS. - SO WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT HOW YOU DON'T DRINK, BUT--
- I DON'T--IT'S NOT NEVER. IT'S JUST RARE.
I THINK CASUALLY DRINKING TAKES 10 TO 15 HOURS A WEEK,
SO I TRY TO EITHER RUN, SURF, DO YOGA,
OR OPEN-WATER SWIM-- TWO OF THOSE FOUR--EVERY DAY.
- YOU'RE, LIKE, SUPERHUMAN.
I ACTUALLY FIND THIS KIND OF REFRESHING--
A GUY WHO DOESN'T DRINK, TAKES CARE OF HIMSELF,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DOESN'T MIND WHEN I DRINK.
OKAY, LET'S ORDER.
I'M, LIKE, A SHARER.
- OKAY, LET'S DO IT. - I LIKE TO, LIKE, PICK.
OH, BUT I DON'T EAT RED MEAT.
- REALLY?
- OR POULTRY.
SORRY.
- WOW. - DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU
FROM GETTING SOME RED MEAT IF YOU WANT IT.
- OKAY. - NO JUDGMENT HERE.
AS LONG AS YOU DON'T JUDGE ME FOR DRINKING.
- NO. HAVE ONE FOR ME. MAYBE TWO.
- YOU KNOW. - SO TELL ME--
- NO, WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GONNA DO, LIKE,
A BUNCH OF, LIKE, PLATES.
- OKAY. GREAT.
- SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO THE SQUASH BLOSSOMS...
- GREAT. - THE GRILLED OCTOPUS.
AND DID WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE?
- I THINK THAT'S A GOOD START.
- PERFECT. - YEAH.
- EXCELLENT. - I MEAN, YOU RAN.
YOU EARNED IT.
- OF COURSE. - I DIDN'T.
- OKAY, SO WHERE-- WHERE ARE YOU FROM ORIGINALLY?
- NEW JERSEY.
- AHH, WHERE?
- ESSEX COUNTY.
- AND DO YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY BACK THERE?
- I'M THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR.
- OKAY, SO AM I.
I HAVE THREE OLDER SISTERS.
- OHH. HOW WAS THAT?
- MY SISTERS ARE GREAT, SO...
VERY CLOSE TO ALL OF THEM. - ARE THEY MARRIED?
- TWO ARE, AND ONE JUST GOT ENGAGED, SO...
- OH, NICE. - YEAH.
- YUM.
THANK YOU. - WOW.
- DELICIOUS. - WOW.
- WHERE TO START...
- GO AHEAD. DIG IN.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO SOMETHING REALLY FUN,
LIKE DATING IN L.A.
- I'VE HAD SOME REALLY NICE DATES
AND THEN NEVER HEAR FROM PEOPLE AGAIN.
LIKE, I DON'T-- I DON'T--I DON'T--
I HAVEN'T MASTERED IT YET.
- INTERESTING.
HERE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A LOT MORE EFFORT.
- MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY NICE TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE.
NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD--
OR HAVE OFFERED TO DO THAT FOR ME, SO...
- DOES THAT MAKE ME BRAVE OR FOOLISH?
- BRAVE.
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH ROAD LEADING UP TO THIS POINT.
AND A GREAT FIRST DATE NOT ONLY GIVES ME HOPE
THAT I'M GONNA SEE HIM AGAIN,
IT KIND OF REASSURES ME
THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND LOVE AGAIN.
OH, MY GOSH.
- WOW. - HOW PRETTY.
HOW ARE YOU ON TIME?
- I'M GOOD.
- I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU OUT TOO LATE.
- I'M JUST GETTING WARMED UP.
- [laughs] REALLY?
- I WANT TO WORK ON THAT SAUCE REAL QUICK FOR THE PASTA,
'CAUSE THAT'S, LIKE, I HAVEN'T TESTED THAT YET.
THIS PRE-TASTING WITH THE GIRLS
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE HALF THE TIME
I CONCEPTUALIZE A DISH, I'VE NEVER EXECUTED IT BEFORE.
BEFORE YOU TOSS THE OIL IN, JUST TOSS IT ALL TOGETHER.
HAVING A NICE, LITTLE PLATFORM OF WOMEN
GIVING ME SOME FEEDBACK IS GONNA BE INSTRUMENTAL
TO EXECUTING THE PERFECT POP-UP.
DO YOU HAVE A BIG SPOON, OR NO?
HEY, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?
- IS THIS IT? - YEAH, I THINK SO.
IS THAT NINA CLEMENTE?
NINA BANINA. - HI, LADIES.
- ARE YOU CRAZY YET?
- NO. - OH, YOU'RE SO CUTE.
- I JUST GOTTA GET IT DONE.
I JUST HONESTLY-- AND, LIKE, I LOVE YOU GUYS,
BUT I'M, LIKE, TRYING TO GET YOU IN
AND TRYING TO GET YOU OUT,
'CAUSE I GOT SO MUCH [bleep] TO DO.
- I BROUGHT A NOTEPAD AND SOME PENS.
SO I KNOW, LIKE, WHEN YOU GET GOING--
- COOL. MORE THAN ANYTHING, PROBABLY,
JUST TAKE NOTES FROM THE TABLE--
- OH, GREAT. - I'LL PRESENT IT,
AND THEN I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU, AND THEN YOU GUYS
WILL PASS AROUND ONE PLATE.
- YEAH. WE'LL MAKE SOME NOTES.
VERY COOL. - AND YOU'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
- HOW ARE TICKET SALES?
- I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD. I THINK WE'RE SOLD OUT.
SO I'M EXCITED.
- TYPICALLY, IT TAKES AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS
TO FIND A SPACE, TO PLAN A MENU,
TO DO A TASTING, TO PROMOTE THE DINNER,
AND GET PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
I THINK THIS IS GOOD. - OKAY.
- IF NINA CAN PULL THIS OFF,
SHE PULLED OFF A MAJOR MIRACLE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
- SO TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR DATE WITH MICHAEL!
- UH...
FIRST OF ALL, HE'S BEING REALLY CUTE,
'CAUSE HE KEEPS TEXTING ME. - OH, MY GOSH!
- AND HE'S GONNA COME TO THIS DINNER TOMORROW.
- I TEXTED HIM, AND I WAS LIKE,
"HOW DID THE DATE GO?"
BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO TALK TO YOU.
- I COULD TELL HE WAS, LIKE, A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT--
- AND HE'S KIND OF NERDY A LITTLE BIT,
BUT IT'S CHARMING. - YEAH.
HIS NERDINESS IS, "I'M SMART AND SUCCESSFUL,"
NOT, "I'M A SCHLUB" NERDY.
SO, YEAH, HE'S CUTE.
- OH, HELLO. - I KNOW.
WELL, OKAY, JESS...
- I'M JUST SAYING. - WELL DONE, JESS.
[laughs]
- I HAVE BEEN VINDICATED
AND WIPED THE SLATE CLEAN WITH BRENDA.
- HOLA. - HEY.
- HI! - OH, MY GOD, WE'RE MATCHING!
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- HOW'S IT GOING? - GOOD.
- NINA SAYS WE'RE APPROACHING GO TIME,
SO WE SHOULD TAKE A SEAT AT A TABLE.
- OH, OKAY. - YAY! IS THIS OUR TABLE?
- HERE? - YES, OVER HERE.
- I JUST WANT TO REALLY GET THIS MEAL OUT,
BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH PREP TO DO, YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, WILL YOU MAN THE SAUCE
AND JUST THIN OUT THE SAUCE FOR ME A LITTLE BIT?
- IT'S GONNA BE A BIG DEAL, THOUGH.
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING FOR HER,
SINCE SHE'S NOT REALLY USED TO IT.
- THIS USUALLY TAKES ME THREE WEEKS TO PUT TOGETHER.
- NINA HASN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF KITCHEN EXPERIENCE,
AND THIS IS HER FIRST POP-UP.
SHE'S GONE FROM PRIVATE CHEF TO FULL-ON POP-UP,
AND I REALLY HOPE SHE CAN PULL IT OFF.
- NO, NO, NO, THAT'S MY GRAPE SEED BACK THERE.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER DINNER THAT I'VE DONE
BECAUSE IT TRULY IS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE YEARS
OF ALL MY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
AND IF I'M ABLE TO EXECUTE THIS,
I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE NEXT STEP
IS A RESTAURANT FOR ME.
SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE AN ESSENCE OF CORN SOUP WITH SOME BEET POWDER.
FEEL FREE TO PLOP YOUR ICE CUBE INTO THE SOUP,
AND IT'LL GRADUALLY MELT.
ENJOY.
- HI.
- SORRY. HOW MUCH DID I MISS?
- NOT VERY MUCH ACTUALLY.
- IT NEEDS SALT DEFINITELY.
- PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT THE ICE
DOESN'T MELT, PERIOD, IN THIS,
AND THAT'S WHERE THE SALTINESS COMES FROM.
- YEAH, IT'S JUST--
- THAT'S SUPPOSED TO ADD THE DIMENSION TO IT.
- YEAH, IT'S JUST TAKING A LONG TIME.
- THIS ISN'T MELTED.
- OKAY.
- SORRY, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE STILL TASTING,
BUT PASTA DOES NOT WAIT.
SO THIS IS A LITTLE SAMPLING OF A HOMEMADE AGNOLOTTI
WITH A HOMEMADE RICOTTA FILLING
WITH SOME DANDELION GREENS, A LITTLE LEMON ZEST,
AND IT'S TOSSED WITH A SIMPLE CREAM OF KOMBUCHA.
ENJOY.
- THAT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF SALT TOO, FOR ME.
- IT'S LOW ON SALT.
- YEAH, IT'S VERY UNDERCOOKED.
- YEAH, I AGREE.
- THERE'S NOT MUCH SEPARATION BETWEEN THAT AND THE FILLING.
- YEAH.
- I'M NOT IMPRESSED BY NINA'S FOOD.
ALL ROADS ARE LEADING TO MAYBE NOT SUCH A GOOD REVIEW.
- HELLO. - HELLO.
- HEY, CHEF.
- HERE WE HAVE A LITTLE ARCTIC CHAR
THAT'S BEEN POACHED IN SOME HOMEMADE VERBENA OIL
WITH A LITTLE CRISPY PARSLEY ON TOP,
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME HOUSE-SMOKED PEACHES
WITH SOME BELUGA LENTILS
AND SOME HEIRLOOM SPINACH THAT'S BEEN SEARED
IN A LITTLE GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL.
ENJOY.
- WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
- IT'S COLD.
- I ALSO THINK THAT THE SMOKE-- THE SMOKY FLAVOR
IN THE LENTILS OVERPOWER THE DELICATE FISH.
- AS A CHEF, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST DISH YOU SERVE,
AND IF SHE [bleep] IT UP, THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A PERSON
OUT THERE WHO THINKS THAT NINA'S A [bleep] CHEF,
AND THAT SUCKS, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
THERE'S ZERO ROOM FOR MISTAKE.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES.
LET'S HEAR IT. EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE,
LIKE, ABOUT TO [bleep] ATTACK ME.
I'M SCARED. - ARE WE GOOD?
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES, BUST IT OUT.
GIVE IT TO ME.
- ARE YOU PREPARED FOR-- IF YOU'RE STUCK
ON THE FLOOR EXPLAINING TO TABLES
WHAT THE FOOD IS, AND PEOPLE ARE CHATTING
AND TALKING TO YOU-- LIKE, YOUR TEAM KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT TO GET TO NEXT WITHOUT YOU BEING THERE?
- UM...
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES, BUST IT OUT.
GIVE IT TO ME.
'CAUSE I GOTTA-- [bleep], I GOTTA GO.
I GOTTA GET BACK IN THERE.
- THE SOUP SHOULD BE WARM. - YEAH.
- ACROSS THE BOARD.
- NOTES ON THE PASTA?
- I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT UNDER-SEASONED.
- THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS PEOPLE TASTING YOUR FOOD
AND SAYING IT'S UNDER-SEASONED.
- IT NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF SALT.
- THERE WAS, LIKE, A TOUCH OF SWEETNESS IN THE BEET POWDER.
DID YOU GET ANYTHING FROM IT OR NOTHING?
- I DIDN'T. - NO, I DIDN'T EITHER.
- THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
- AND THEN, ALSO, WE THOUGHT
THAT THE PUREE WAS A LITTLE BIT GRAINY.
- AND THEN THERE WAS NO SEPARATION
BETWEEN THE FILLING AND THE THING--
- SO HOPEFULLY, THIS NEXT BATCH THAT WE MAKE TONIGHT,
THE INSIDE TOO WILL BE, LIKE, A LITTLE FLUFFIER.
IT WON'T BE LIKE A CREAM.
PERFECT.
- BRENDA SAID, "BEST DISH YET,"
BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE COLD.
- YEAH, IT WAS JUST CO-- YEAH, THAT--HANDS-DOWN,
I COULD EAT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
- THE FISH OR THE-- NICE.
- BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE PLATE, IT WAS--
- YOU'RE SAYING IT JUST WASN'T A HOT ENOUGH PLATE, BASICALLY?
THIS IS A LOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [bleep] I'M GONNA DO,
QUITE FRANKLY.
- THOSE ARE ALL THE FOOD NOTES THAT WE HAD.
- DO YOU THINK I NEED TO SERVE A SLICE OF LEMON
FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO HIT THAT FISH WITH?
- NO. - NO, RIGHT?
- I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOOD,
BUT NOTHING'S REALLY GREAT.
I REALLY HOPE THAT SHE CAN MAKE THE CHANGES,
'CAUSE SHE'S FAR FROM SPOT-ON.
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR-- IF YOU'RE STUCK ON THE FLOOR
EXPLAINING TO TABLES WHAT THE FOOD IS,
AND PEOPLE ARE CHATTING AND TALKING TO YOU--
LIKE, YOUR TEAM KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO GET TO NEXT
WITHOUT YOU BEING THERE?
- UM...
- AT THIS POINT, NINA HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO DIGEST.
I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF.
- ON THE SEASON FINALE OF EAT DRINK LOVE...
- I HAVE AN ISSUE. - YOU ALWAYS HAVE AN ISSUE.
I FEEL LIKE YOU ALWAYS HAVE AN ISSUE.
- BUT WHEN YOU SEND A PERSONAL EMAIL OUT
TO YOUR GUEST LIST AND YOU DON'T INCLUDE THE CHEF'S NAME.
- I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR ANYTHING.
[loud clatter]
- WHOA. - WHAT THE [bleep]?
THAT WAS SUCH BULL[bleep].
- I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS DINNER AT THIS POINT.
I'M SORRY, BUT I JUST CAN'T.
- YOU REALIZE, IF NOBODY SHOWS UP,
HER COSTS AREN'T GONNA BE COVERED.
I'M TEXTING KAT. SHE NEEDS TO BE HERE.
IT WOULD BE, LIKE, A TRAVESTY FOR EATER
IF SHE IS NOT HERE.
- WE'RE ALL WOMEN
WORKING IN A PREDOMINATELY MALE-RUN INDUSTRY.
AND IF WE CAN'T PUT OUR [bleep] ASIDE
AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER,
THEN WHAT THE [bleep] ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
- EDWARD IS DEFINITELY A KEY PLAYER
IN CREATING SOME BALANCE IN MY LIFE,
EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.
- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. - THANK YOU.
- OH, [bleep].
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING.
I NEED SERVERS, NGUYEN. I NEED SERVERS.
WAS THIS BETTER THAN YESTERDAY?
[groans] GOD, I'M GONNA KILL MARCEL.
JUST TURN IT OFF, DUDE.
[bleep].
THAT'S THE LAST [bleep] I NEED RIGHT NOW.
- WHOA.
- GET THAT OUT OF MY MOTHER[bleep] FACE.
I'M NOT EVEN [bleep] KIDDING.
- FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EAT DRINK LOVE,
GO TO BRAVOTV.COM.