1 00:01:00,811 --> 00:01:01,853 It's too much garlic. 2 00:01:02,688 --> 00:01:05,566 - You're telling me it's too much garlic? - Why don't you tell me, Carm? 3 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:18,620 Yeah, it's too much. 4 00:01:18,704 --> 00:01:19,705 What did I say? 5 00:01:34,386 --> 00:01:37,222 You know, that thing that, uh… Um… 6 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:42,352 It didn't… You know, it didn't work out, so… 7 00:01:44,396 --> 00:01:45,397 Which thing? 8 00:01:46,398 --> 00:01:47,399 Rental cars. 9 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:51,028 The thing. Yeah. 10 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:52,571 Sorry. 11 00:01:56,908 --> 00:01:58,869 - Can I ask you something? - For fuck's sake, Carm. 12 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:00,245 - What, dude? Like, what? - What? 13 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:01,872 - What were you gonna say? - Forget it, Mike. 14 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:04,249 "Everybody thought it was stupid. You do this all the time. 15 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:06,084 - You fucking…" What were you gonna say? - No. Mike. 16 00:02:06,168 --> 00:02:07,669 I was gonna ask if you gave a shit about it. 17 00:02:07,753 --> 00:02:10,547 If I give a shit about what, Carm? Fucking what people say? 18 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:12,090 - No, I don't give a shit about that. - No. 19 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:14,843 If you just gave a shit about the rental car business. 20 00:02:14,926 --> 00:02:17,179 I don't… I don't… No. 21 00:02:17,763 --> 00:02:19,848 No, I don't give a shit about that. 22 00:02:19,931 --> 00:02:23,060 You need to stir that. I mean, for Christ's sake, I hear it sticking. 23 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:24,353 All right. 24 00:02:29,608 --> 00:02:30,901 How'd you raise the money? 25 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:32,903 Second time you asked me that. 26 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,696 It's the second time you didn't answer. 27 00:02:37,282 --> 00:02:38,450 You need money, Carm? 28 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:44,247 What if I wanted to open a restaurant? 29 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:45,749 - What the fuck is that? - What? 30 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:48,293 - Why a restaurant? - Why not a restaurant? 31 00:02:48,377 --> 00:02:51,588 - You already have a restaurant. - But this would be a different restaurant. 32 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,259 Tell me more. 33 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:05,477 Look, every one of our good memories, they happen in restaurants, right? 34 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,482 Like the Homer's Ice Cream after baseball. 35 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:11,566 Uh… 36 00:03:12,609 --> 00:03:16,071 You know, Omega, after that weird birthday party with Mom. 37 00:03:16,154 --> 00:03:18,990 - You know, we couldn't stop laughing. - Yeah, fuckin… 38 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:24,287 Look, like, all this good shit, it happened to us in restaurants 39 00:03:26,164 --> 00:03:28,458 'cause restaurants are special places, right? 40 00:03:28,542 --> 00:03:29,876 Yeah. 41 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,423 And people go to restaurants to be taken care of. 42 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:39,302 All right? They go to restaurants to celebrate, to relax, 43 00:03:39,386 --> 00:03:42,055 to not have to think about anything else for a minute. 44 00:03:43,765 --> 00:03:46,226 Now, people go to restaurants to feel less lonely. 45 00:03:48,812 --> 00:03:49,896 You know, even Dad. 46 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:53,275 What do you mean "Dad"? 47 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:56,945 I don't know. The only time I can remember him being even remotely happy, 48 00:03:57,028 --> 00:04:00,282 was when he would talk about that, uh, Irish place you love so much. 49 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:02,576 You remember that? Jesus Christ. 50 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:03,660 What? 51 00:04:03,743 --> 00:04:05,954 You remember that place? You remember what it's called? 52 00:04:08,874 --> 00:04:11,293 - No, I don't remember. - It was a shithole. 53 00:04:11,376 --> 00:04:13,295 It smelled like a dumpster. It was fucking hell. 54 00:04:15,338 --> 00:04:16,798 - Well, he loved it. - Yeah. 55 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:29,144 Do you, like, do that? You think about Pop? 56 00:04:33,315 --> 00:04:34,483 What was he like? 57 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:38,320 Um… 58 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:40,947 I don't know, like… 59 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:45,285 Like, when was the last time you talked to him? 60 00:04:48,038 --> 00:04:49,581 - I don't know. - Yeah. 61 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:51,833 You feel that? 62 00:04:54,002 --> 00:04:55,253 That's pretty much it. 63 00:04:56,171 --> 00:04:57,589 Carmy, that's what he's like. 64 00:04:59,257 --> 00:05:00,884 He was an asshole. 65 00:05:03,220 --> 00:05:05,138 - Well, everybody loves restaurants. - Hmm. 66 00:05:05,764 --> 00:05:06,932 - Even assholes. - I don't know, man. 67 00:05:07,015 --> 00:05:09,226 I'm in a restaurant every single fucking day of my life. 68 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:12,938 I've definitely met thousands of people who definitely do not love restaurants. 69 00:05:13,021 --> 00:05:14,481 - They would love ours. - Why is that? 70 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:16,024 - Because it would be ours. - Carmy, listen. 71 00:05:16,107 --> 00:05:18,777 Just because you've, like, been to fucking Napa, you know, 72 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:20,779 it doesn't make this a not-fucked business. 73 00:05:20,862 --> 00:05:22,531 - Just because you put grass on plates… - I know that. 74 00:05:22,614 --> 00:05:24,741 - …and fucking, it's like… - I know that. It's fucking hard. 75 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:26,910 - Right? It's fucking hard. - You have no fucking idea. 76 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:28,787 And that's what makes it special, right? 77 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:31,665 It's fucking hard… …and it's gnarly, 78 00:05:31,748 --> 00:05:33,792 and it's brutal, and it's specific, 79 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:35,252 and not everybody can do it. 80 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,170 - That's right. - But I can do it, Mike. 81 00:05:39,589 --> 00:05:41,049 Look, we could do this. 82 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:44,219 Right? We could take care of people. 83 00:05:45,136 --> 00:05:48,014 We can make it calm. We can make it delicious. 84 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:49,975 We could play good music. 85 00:05:52,269 --> 00:05:54,771 People would want to come in there to celebrate. All right? 86 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:57,566 They'd want to come in there after they had great days. 87 00:05:57,649 --> 00:06:00,569 And they'd want to come in there even more after they had shitty ones. 88 00:06:03,446 --> 00:06:06,199 We can make people happy, Mike. 89 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:12,038 You and me? 90 00:06:14,332 --> 00:06:15,500 Yeah, you and me. 91 00:06:19,838 --> 00:06:20,839 You, like… 92 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:23,633 You really thought about this, huh? 93 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,971 - I know what it smells like. - Mmm. 94 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:31,516 What do you call it? 95 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:36,438 We could call it Mikey's. 96 00:06:48,950 --> 00:06:49,951 I think… 97 00:06:50,452 --> 00:06:52,037 I think I got a better one. 98 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:02,672 Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today. 99 00:07:04,924 --> 00:07:08,011 Hello? Hello! 100 00:07:42,212 --> 00:07:43,505 You know, 101 00:07:43,588 --> 00:07:45,507 some guys would look at this glass and they would say, 102 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:47,842 "You know, that glass is half empty." 103 00:07:47,926 --> 00:07:50,970 Other guys would say, "That glass is half full." 104 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:55,266 I think of you as a "glass is half-empty" kind of guy. Am I right? 105 00:07:57,310 --> 00:08:00,271 What would you do if you were stuck in one place, 106 00:08:00,772 --> 00:08:04,693 and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? 107 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:23,665 You're gonna have to be a little more specific. 108 00:10:29,671 --> 00:10:30,672 I, um… 109 00:10:32,674 --> 00:10:36,136 I wasn't good enough, and I need to be better. 110 00:10:36,219 --> 00:10:38,596 Okay, I-I don't know if that's the takeaway. 111 00:10:39,514 --> 00:10:40,515 What's the takeaway? 112 00:10:41,891 --> 00:10:43,518 Uh… 113 00:10:44,018 --> 00:10:47,230 The Trib ate here three times at three different restaurants. 114 00:10:48,731 --> 00:10:50,024 And the food sounded good. 115 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:52,902 Sometimes. 116 00:10:55,530 --> 00:10:56,823 They didn't like the vibe. 117 00:11:00,743 --> 00:11:05,415 They didn't like the chaos. And yeah, frankly, I don't know if I do either. 118 00:11:07,292 --> 00:11:08,668 You think I like chaos? 119 00:11:11,212 --> 00:11:12,672 I mean, I… 120 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:16,509 I think you think you needed to be talented. 121 00:11:19,095 --> 00:11:21,347 You would be just as good. You would be great. 122 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:25,351 You know… Maybe even better of, you know, a cook 123 00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:29,522 without this need for, like, mess. 124 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:32,942 Congrats. That knocked the wind right out of me. 125 00:11:33,026 --> 00:11:34,819 - Well, you don't need it. - Air? 126 00:11:35,778 --> 00:11:37,030 Dysfunction. 127 00:11:40,575 --> 00:11:41,993 You're shutting down. 128 00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:43,536 I can feel you shutting down. 129 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:45,830 You can feel it in this place. 130 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,583 I have no idea, like, where you are. 131 00:11:55,590 --> 00:11:57,091 I don't like dysfunction. 132 00:11:58,384 --> 00:11:59,719 Okay, well, what do you like? 133 00:12:03,473 --> 00:12:04,641 I like this. 134 00:12:06,309 --> 00:12:11,356 Okay, that was, like, maybe the most miserable delivery 135 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:13,775 of someone liking something, I think, ever. 136 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:18,154 Yeah, I told you I'm trying to be better. 137 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:21,616 Okay. Maybe just try to be less miserable first. 138 00:12:25,161 --> 00:12:26,454 That hurt. 139 00:12:26,537 --> 00:12:27,622 Good. 140 00:12:48,643 --> 00:12:51,354 Okay. So, uh, what happened with the bear? 141 00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:53,982 Review kicked me in the nards. 142 00:12:54,816 --> 00:12:57,860 - No. I mean the bear at the store. - What'd she tell you happened? 143 00:12:57,944 --> 00:13:00,905 She came home from your house, and now she thinks you're mad at her. 144 00:13:00,989 --> 00:13:03,449 No, no, no. No. Let me tell you… 145 00:13:03,533 --> 00:13:06,494 She wanted a bear that cost a hundred bucks, and I said no. 146 00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:08,830 And then she got pissed, and I didn't back down. 147 00:13:08,913 --> 00:13:11,040 Okay, cool. That's all you gotta say. 148 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:12,959 She said she deserved it. 149 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:14,961 And I wasn't taking "no" for an answer, and I don't know. 150 00:13:15,044 --> 00:13:16,879 Does Frank buy her a lot of shit? 151 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:20,425 Maybe you guys just parent differently now, and I'm out of the loop, maybe. 152 00:13:20,508 --> 00:13:21,634 What are you talking about? 153 00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:24,387 Look, I try to establish and set rules 154 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:27,307 by fostering an independence to help her develop self-control. 155 00:13:27,390 --> 00:13:29,100 - Cool. - Not unlike the way I run my business. 156 00:13:29,183 --> 00:13:31,060 Mm-hmm. She's seven, Richard. 157 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:34,147 You know what, Tiff, I'm sorry. I gotta take this. I'll call you back. 158 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:37,233 Fuck. 159 00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:40,486 Anybody know where the… 160 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:10,558 How about you stare at it for one more minute and then we throw it away? 161 00:14:12,810 --> 00:14:14,896 Throw it away now. I'm good. 162 00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:15,980 Gladly. 163 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:22,528 - Yo. - Yo. 164 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:26,616 You good? 165 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:34,248 You ever feel like you're stuck in the same day, like, over and over again? 166 00:14:34,332 --> 00:14:35,792 Like Groundhog Day? 167 00:14:36,918 --> 00:14:38,586 Yeah, like you can't get to tomorrow. 168 00:14:39,462 --> 00:14:40,755 I have before. 169 00:14:41,756 --> 00:14:44,550 Yeah, what'd you do? Like, how'd you… how'd you fix it? 170 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:46,219 Well, started working here. 171 00:14:48,596 --> 00:14:49,680 I tried that. 172 00:14:53,434 --> 00:14:54,519 Excellent. 173 00:14:58,272 --> 00:14:59,482 Ma'am. 174 00:15:00,274 --> 00:15:02,485 - Sir. - What's going on out here? 175 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:04,612 Creating opportunity. 176 00:15:04,695 --> 00:15:06,239 All right. A new system? 177 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:09,450 For me, yes. And setting up new delivery app. 178 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:11,953 And trying to keep the window as busy as possible. 179 00:15:12,036 --> 00:15:16,165 No problem there. The review loved your sandwiches. Nice work. 180 00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:17,625 They liked other things too. 181 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:19,502 Yeah, maybe. 182 00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:04,964 I gotta get faster. 183 00:16:05,047 --> 00:16:07,300 The review said the pasta was late. 184 00:16:07,383 --> 00:16:09,844 All three visits. I've been fucking up, man. 185 00:16:09,927 --> 00:16:12,054 Well, we're in a new system. 186 00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:15,391 They should have reviewed in a few weeks. 187 00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:19,979 I feel like the only way I can look at it is like, I gotta get my head in the game. 188 00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:22,523 I gotta focus. I gotta get faster, you know? 189 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:25,026 Take some of the positive, take some of the negative. 190 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:30,531 Head down, good work. That's my system. 191 00:16:32,366 --> 00:16:33,910 Good system, sir. 192 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,329 System, baby. 193 00:16:37,496 --> 00:16:38,497 Yeah. 194 00:16:41,792 --> 00:16:43,377 - Morning, sports fans. - Hi. 195 00:16:43,461 --> 00:16:45,379 - Hi, Mr. Kalinowski. Computer. - Hi, honey. 196 00:16:45,463 --> 00:16:47,465 - Hey, Syd. - There's something we want to show you. 197 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:49,467 - Tremendous. - Computer, display. 198 00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:51,510 - Outlet? - Uh, yeah. Right there. 199 00:16:51,594 --> 00:16:53,512 Sorry, Nat keeps calling. 200 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:58,059 Yo, yeah. I think I know what this is about. I've got Unc and Computer here. 201 00:16:58,142 --> 00:17:01,062 So I'm gonna put you on speaker. Is that all right? Okay, one sec. 202 00:17:01,646 --> 00:17:03,105 - Hi, Sug. - Hi. 203 00:17:03,189 --> 00:17:04,649 - Hi. - My sweet darlin'. 204 00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:07,026 I can probably guess what's going on over there. 205 00:17:07,109 --> 00:17:10,571 I don't know if you could. We've got Computer plugging a clock into the wall. 206 00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:11,655 Uh, why? 207 00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:12,990 Why are you plugging a clock into the wall? 208 00:17:13,074 --> 00:17:14,659 Props are proven to be effective. 209 00:17:14,742 --> 00:17:18,287 Uh, anybody read anything good lately? 210 00:17:19,121 --> 00:17:20,331 Just curious. 211 00:17:21,749 --> 00:17:23,417 Okay, moving on, moving on. 212 00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:26,837 This clock is displaying 1,440 hours. 213 00:17:26,921 --> 00:17:28,464 Anybody know how long that is? 214 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:29,882 - Three months. - Two months. 215 00:17:29,966 --> 00:17:31,634 - Fuck me. - Neph, I don't know what you're worse at, 216 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,010 math or calling people back. 217 00:17:33,094 --> 00:17:37,390 Anyway, that clock is telling you officially how much money we have left. 218 00:17:37,473 --> 00:17:39,559 Okay, but we've got ten months to pay you back. 219 00:17:39,642 --> 00:17:41,018 - Nine months. - Nine months. 220 00:17:41,102 --> 00:17:43,145 - Jesus Christ. - Which leaves a gap of? 221 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:44,522 S… 222 00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:47,275 Seven months. 223 00:17:47,358 --> 00:17:49,235 Okay. So? 224 00:17:49,318 --> 00:17:51,529 Computer, um, say it a different way. 225 00:17:51,612 --> 00:17:53,072 We have an option in the deal. 226 00:17:53,155 --> 00:17:57,785 If the business starts to bleed profusely, we're allowed to act. 227 00:17:57,868 --> 00:17:59,912 Act? So what does that mean? 228 00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:03,124 It's just a tourniquet, buddy. When that clock shows zero, 229 00:18:03,207 --> 00:18:06,168 this restaurant needs to, uh, cease operations. 230 00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:20,141 Really sorry. 231 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,443 - Sydney. - Okay. 232 00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:33,070 Am I wrong though in thinking that two months 233 00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:35,072 is actually a pretty good parachute. 234 00:18:35,156 --> 00:18:37,325 - Yeah, I agree. - No, no, you're both right. 235 00:18:37,408 --> 00:18:38,534 Then what's the problem? 236 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:41,037 First off, it's fine to "okay parachute," 237 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,582 for which we owe a great deal of praise to the gentleman running The Beef window, 238 00:18:44,665 --> 00:18:46,667 'cause that business is shockingly rocking. 239 00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:50,921 Secondly, this parachute doesn't take into consideration any repayment of loans, 240 00:18:51,005 --> 00:18:52,923 produce terms, and delivery terms, 241 00:18:53,007 --> 00:18:54,884 - reservation no-shows. - Mmm. 242 00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:59,430 My sampling shows no growth or escalation, which is the sign of a dead business. 243 00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:01,265 Third, you're talking about a healthy parachute. 244 00:19:01,349 --> 00:19:03,934 - This is not that. - What's making our parachute unhealthy? 245 00:19:04,018 --> 00:19:05,227 - Yeah. - Full of holes. 246 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:06,604 What kind of holes are we talking about? 247 00:19:06,687 --> 00:19:09,357 Fucking bazooka-sized holes, courtesy of Chicago fucking Trib. 248 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,566 Well, there were nice words. 249 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,861 Absolutely, but there were also words like "confusing" and "show-off-y." 250 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:15,655 - And "dissonance." - Mm-hmm. 251 00:19:15,738 --> 00:19:18,282 Tell me, Nicholas, what does that word mean to you personally? 252 00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:19,950 Harmonically fucked, James. 253 00:19:20,034 --> 00:19:22,119 Computer. What are you telling us? 254 00:19:22,203 --> 00:19:23,579 - Did you read my charts? - Absolutely not. 255 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:25,122 I color coded them for you. 256 00:19:25,206 --> 00:19:29,752 Well, I tried, and no offense, the colors were weird and it was depressing. 257 00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:31,671 - Yeah, I read the charts. - And? 258 00:19:31,754 --> 00:19:33,005 They got depressing. 259 00:19:33,089 --> 00:19:36,926 Right, so, you know, unless there's a marked difference, 260 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:40,054 like a giant fucking difference, like, "Holy shit, that changes everything. 261 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,390 That's a gigantic fucking change." 262 00:19:42,973 --> 00:19:45,601 If that doesn't happen, this is this. 263 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:49,438 Clock runs out, you close a month ago. 264 00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:53,025 - Unc, is this real? - I'm so sorry, darlin'. 265 00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:55,903 I got to put the restaurant back on the market. Try and recoup something. 266 00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:58,114 I like to bring about the inevitable instantly, 267 00:19:58,197 --> 00:19:59,990 - unlike my partner over here… - Shut the fuck up. 268 00:20:00,074 --> 00:20:02,576 …who would drag the thing along like a kid's wagon 269 00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:04,662 - that doesn't have its wheels on anymore. - Shut up! 270 00:20:04,745 --> 00:20:05,955 Oh, shit. 271 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:07,039 What's this? 272 00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:08,999 Yeah, what's going on? Hey, Computer. Hey, Unc. 273 00:20:09,083 --> 00:20:10,835 - Greetings, Neil. - Hi, my love. 274 00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:12,044 - Hey, Nat. - Hey, Sugar Bear. 275 00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:15,131 - Anybody care to catch these two up? - We have a two-month parachute. 276 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:16,716 - Sick. - No, wrong. 277 00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:18,050 - Why wrong? - Holes. 278 00:20:18,134 --> 00:20:19,885 - What kind of holes? - Big ones, honey. 279 00:20:19,969 --> 00:20:23,472 Once the parachute runs out, they're suggesting… 280 00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,391 No, not suggesting. Telling. 281 00:20:25,474 --> 00:20:29,729 They're telling us that we're gonna have to close the restaurant, 282 00:20:29,812 --> 00:20:30,980 because after that point… 283 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:32,982 Would be like beating a dead horse. 284 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:36,777 Yeah, like blasting a fucking wet crap all over it before you throw it off a cliff. 285 00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:39,155 Then running it over with a Panzer tank. 286 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:42,450 Before you set it on fire and run it through the fucking wood chipper. 287 00:20:42,533 --> 00:20:44,577 And then scraping it up, then drowning it. 288 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:45,786 - After which… - I think we get it. 289 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:47,538 Just, thank you, though. 290 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:52,626 May I speak for a moment? 291 00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:54,545 Please. 292 00:20:55,212 --> 00:20:56,380 Um… 293 00:20:56,464 --> 00:20:58,340 All right. Uncle J, Uncle Computer. 294 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:02,553 Am I correct to assume that this presentation 295 00:21:02,636 --> 00:21:05,514 has something to do with a little unsavory article in the paper of record? 296 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:08,934 - Would be safe to assume that. Yeah. - All right. 297 00:21:09,018 --> 00:21:12,021 This is what I wanna say. This, um… 298 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:13,230 Just like we practiced. 299 00:21:13,314 --> 00:21:14,815 All right, um… 300 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:16,984 I read that article very carefully. 301 00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:20,696 Uh, I admit, initially, I did bristle and dismiss it 302 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:23,449 as the musings of some "scustumad" millennial jagoff. 303 00:21:23,532 --> 00:21:24,867 No offense. 304 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:30,122 But upon reflection and, uh, further rereading and a cigarette, 305 00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:33,918 I realized that there was a lot of truth in that article. 306 00:21:34,001 --> 00:21:36,337 Some bullshit but also a lot of truth. 307 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:39,089 Uh, I've been doing a lot of work on myself. 308 00:21:39,173 --> 00:21:44,136 I don't think that's a secret. And, um, it made me realize that I… 309 00:21:45,387 --> 00:21:48,557 I'm dropping the ball. All right? There's no excuse. 310 00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:51,310 That man came in three times. I should have known it. 311 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:53,938 Not 'cause he's a critic. Because he's a repeat guest. 312 00:21:54,021 --> 00:21:57,399 There's no excuse for that. And I am very, very sorry. 313 00:21:57,483 --> 00:22:00,152 - Richie, stop. Hold on. Stop. - I appreciate that. 314 00:22:00,236 --> 00:22:02,696 - No. Richie. - I think I should be the one 315 00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:04,073 that's taking the blame. 316 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,658 Enough of martyr Carmen. Let me just finish. 317 00:22:05,741 --> 00:22:08,327 - I'm trying to tell you it's my fault. - But you're not listening to me. 318 00:22:08,410 --> 00:22:09,620 No, you're not listening. 319 00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:11,997 - Okay, bye. - I'm the one changing the menu. 320 00:22:12,081 --> 00:22:13,165 I didn't get to the point… 321 00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:15,835 - I'm telling you I'm doing… - I hired people to help me. 322 00:22:15,918 --> 00:22:18,587 Stop hiring… fucking hiring people! 323 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:21,590 Everybody quit. I needed to replace them. That's science. 324 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,843 - Who quit? - Eric, Debbie and David. 325 00:22:23,926 --> 00:22:26,262 Who the fuck are Eric, Debbie and David? 326 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:29,098 Debbie was really nice to me, and then Eric's kinda whatever. 327 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:31,809 - But David is the best. - Fuckin' dissonance, bro. 328 00:22:33,811 --> 00:22:34,812 Okay. 329 00:22:35,646 --> 00:22:37,481 - What about when we get the star? - If. 330 00:22:38,148 --> 00:22:39,650 If we get the star. 331 00:22:45,573 --> 00:22:46,574 Right? 332 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:53,873 Yeah, as strange as it seems. 333 00:22:53,956 --> 00:22:57,418 What, the sound of her laughter may sing in your dreams? 334 00:22:57,501 --> 00:23:01,380 Oh, Rodgers and Hammerstein. 1958, '58. 335 00:23:02,131 --> 00:23:03,424 Yeah, '58. 336 00:23:03,507 --> 00:23:04,508 I'm serious. 337 00:23:05,009 --> 00:23:10,055 Carmen, this has never been more serious. Okay? Never ever. 338 00:23:13,017 --> 00:23:14,101 We're gonna get the star. 339 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,273 Well, you got that amount of time to get it. 340 00:23:25,446 --> 00:23:27,448 - Yo, Uncle Computer. - Yo, Chuck. 341 00:23:27,531 --> 00:23:28,866 I wanna let you know we got a robot. 342 00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:31,035 So nobody freak out when you see it riding around outside. 343 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:32,995 - We're listening. - His name's Chuckie. 344 00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:34,413 And what does Chuckie do? 345 00:23:34,496 --> 00:23:36,749 Chuckie delivers. I got it for free with a delivery app. 346 00:23:36,832 --> 00:23:38,292 - Delivery app? - Excellent work. 347 00:23:38,375 --> 00:23:39,375 - Nice work. - Carry on. 348 00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:40,461 Thank you, Chef. 349 00:23:40,544 --> 00:23:45,341 So, just so we're clear, nobody can spend any more money, right? 350 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:46,759 I'm looking right at you, Richard. 351 00:23:46,842 --> 00:23:48,469 - Chuck's buying droids. - It was free. 352 00:23:48,552 --> 00:23:52,973 - Fucking gratis. - Look, I'm not hiring anybody else, okay? 353 00:23:55,225 --> 00:23:58,103 Anybody else? Who'd you hire? 354 00:24:04,318 --> 00:24:05,444 Nonnegotiables. 355 00:24:08,030 --> 00:24:09,031 So… 356 00:24:10,866 --> 00:24:12,952 what seems to be the biggest issue? 357 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:21,961 Whatever this is. 358 00:24:22,044 --> 00:24:24,004 Holes. Like, holes. 359 00:24:25,923 --> 00:24:28,217 Got it. Let's start with signals. 360 00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:30,260 We're gonna communicate without saying anything. 361 00:24:30,344 --> 00:24:31,595 How do we do that? 362 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:33,973 If I'm making direct eye contact, and I make this motion, you come to me. 363 00:24:34,056 --> 00:24:37,059 - How do I know you're looking at me? - Because he's looking right at you. 364 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:38,519 - Thank you, Gary. - Got it. 365 00:24:38,602 --> 00:24:39,770 - Chefs Carmen and Sydney. - Chef. 366 00:24:39,853 --> 00:24:42,815 Can you devote a daily 20-minute meeting to discuss menu with all staff? 367 00:24:42,898 --> 00:24:44,483 Yes, Chef. 368 00:24:44,566 --> 00:24:48,195 And then, uh, paupiette of Dover sole with artichoke and white truffle. Good? 369 00:24:51,198 --> 00:24:54,535 Um, maybe again. Slower. 370 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,414 Next up is the wine list. 371 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,082 Gary, feeling good about pairings? 372 00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:01,166 Yes, Chef. 373 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:04,670 The years are getting tricky. 374 00:25:04,753 --> 00:25:06,672 How are you doing with what goes with what? 375 00:25:06,755 --> 00:25:09,550 I'm getting better at it. It's just the class is so technical. 376 00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:11,885 A lot of stuff is just going over my head. 377 00:25:11,969 --> 00:25:13,012 Mmm. 378 00:25:14,722 --> 00:25:16,265 I have a friend I want you to see. 379 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:20,019 Okay. I got one. 380 00:25:20,102 --> 00:25:21,353 Yes, Mr. Kalinowski. 381 00:25:21,437 --> 00:25:26,316 What happens if a four-top cancels day of, like, happened just fucking now? 382 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,110 - Shit. - Fuck. 383 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:30,487 - It's fine. We're overbooked. - We don't overbook. 384 00:25:30,571 --> 00:25:31,780 I know. I do. 385 00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:35,242 Computer, your chart suggests midweek we average two no-shows a night, 386 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:37,745 - so I'm gonna overbook by two tables. - What if everyone shows? 387 00:25:37,828 --> 00:25:39,204 They call that a champagne problem. 388 00:25:45,419 --> 00:25:46,503 Go, Chuckie, go. 389 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:50,215 - What's this? - Green means we're on time. 390 00:25:50,299 --> 00:25:51,300 Red means we're behind. 391 00:25:51,383 --> 00:25:53,677 - Green good, red bad. - You got it. 392 00:25:56,305 --> 00:25:58,640 Okay. 393 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:00,434 We're also gonna have a timing problem. 394 00:26:00,517 --> 00:26:04,897 One's for the night. One's for the turn. One's for the dish. 395 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:07,983 We need each course out under three minutes. 396 00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,443 You're my clock. 397 00:26:09,526 --> 00:26:10,527 What do you say, Chef? 398 00:26:10,611 --> 00:26:12,321 Yes, Chef. 399 00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:32,758 Shit. 400 00:26:39,223 --> 00:26:41,100 - Marcus, you prepped for tonight? - Almost, Chef. 401 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:47,272 Sounds like Marcus needs extra hands at pastry. 402 00:26:47,356 --> 00:26:48,690 - Can somebody back him up? - I'm there. 403 00:26:48,774 --> 00:26:49,775 Thank you, Tina. 404 00:26:49,858 --> 00:26:52,653 Oh, also, somebody stands up, do not fold the napkin. 405 00:26:52,736 --> 00:26:54,780 Okay? This is not a passive-aggressive establishment. 406 00:26:54,863 --> 00:26:56,657 That's good. I hate when people fuck with our shit. 407 00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:57,950 Exactly. 408 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,620 Don't slow down. You're almost there. 409 00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:12,131 That kind of efficiency doesn't seem cost efficient. 410 00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:15,050 - Oh, we'll spend less and spend better. - Like it in theory. 411 00:27:15,759 --> 00:27:20,514 Richie, motherfucker. Our flower budget is fucking crazy, okay? 412 00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:23,350 I know, and I apologize, okay? 413 00:27:24,184 --> 00:27:26,854 I blame it on my elegance. I will happily reduce. 414 00:27:26,937 --> 00:27:30,148 Yeah, okay, but, like, actually reduce. Like, fucking reduce, reduce. 415 00:27:30,232 --> 00:27:33,151 Natalie, I apologize. You don't need to raise your fucking voice at me right now. 416 00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:35,487 Don't order so many fucking flowers. 417 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,448 Sorry, baby. 418 00:27:38,532 --> 00:27:41,743 Okay, I won't. I'm sorry. I love you. 419 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:43,704 I love you too. 420 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:45,831 Wait. Are you mad at me? 421 00:27:45,914 --> 00:27:47,499 Anybody got anything? 422 00:27:49,710 --> 00:27:51,879 That's reassuring. I'm on expo. 423 00:27:51,962 --> 00:27:54,506 Richie, Neil, Gary, Rene, and Garrett, you're out front. 424 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:55,924 Everybody else, back here. 425 00:27:58,010 --> 00:28:00,178 Seven hours to service, two hours to Beef window. 426 00:28:00,262 --> 00:28:03,307 - Every second counts. Let's get to work. - Chef! 427 00:28:09,479 --> 00:28:10,522 You good, Chef? 428 00:28:11,231 --> 00:28:13,025 Yes, Chef. Thank you. 429 00:28:23,285 --> 00:28:24,786 - Door! - Doors! 430 00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:25,954 - Doors! - Doors! 431 00:28:29,499 --> 00:28:32,002 - Fire two hazelnuts, two no shellfish. - Chef! 432 00:28:32,085 --> 00:28:33,420 - Tina, waiting on two beef. - Yes, Chef. 433 00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:35,923 We need to walk four cavatelli. Fire cauliflower. 434 00:28:36,006 --> 00:28:37,549 We need 12 panna cotta all day. 435 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:39,176 Almost there, Chef. One minute. 436 00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:42,262 And that's a paupiette of Dover sole. 437 00:28:42,346 --> 00:28:43,346 Pick up six canapé. 438 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,974 …which has a beautiful, flaky, delicate texture. 439 00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,393 - Refire cauliflower. - Yes, Chef. Ready to go. 440 00:28:48,477 --> 00:28:49,811 That is complemented beautifully 441 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:52,356 by the artichoke soubise and sunchoke puree below. 442 00:28:52,439 --> 00:28:56,693 Fire three sardine. Fire two sardine. Fire six romanesco, one no egg. 443 00:28:56,777 --> 00:28:59,071 Fire six romanesco, two no egg. 444 00:29:05,327 --> 00:29:07,829 How long on six lambs? Dragging hard. 445 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,998 Fire four lamb chops, two sub veg. 446 00:29:10,082 --> 00:29:13,126 - Hands. - Marcus, need mignardises for B4, B5 now. 447 00:29:13,210 --> 00:29:14,753 Refire tomato broth. 448 00:29:14,836 --> 00:29:16,296 Refire bass. 449 00:29:16,964 --> 00:29:19,841 Tina, waiting on ten cavatelli, six by four by two. 450 00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:22,260 - Coming right up, Chef. - Thank you, Chefs. 451 00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:23,637 Marcus, what do you have next? 452 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,432 Um, I'm walking two more peach. Peach cakes. 453 00:29:27,516 --> 00:29:28,642 The board is fire. 454 00:29:29,309 --> 00:29:31,853 Walk four cavatelli. One gluten-free to P3. 455 00:29:33,981 --> 00:29:35,107 Dragging eight cavatelli. 456 00:29:35,190 --> 00:29:37,484 - Syd, can you get eyes on pasta count? - Yes, Chef. 457 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:38,986 Waiting on six chocolate tart. 458 00:29:39,069 --> 00:29:40,737 - How long? - One minute, Chef. 459 00:29:40,821 --> 00:29:42,698 Fire four trout. Dragging six lamb chop. 460 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,825 We've got six more after this and then we're good. 461 00:29:44,908 --> 00:29:47,244 - Heard. - Order in six, one no shellfish. 462 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,414 - Thank you, Chef. - Got you. 463 00:29:50,497 --> 00:29:53,458 How long sardines for six? Pick up six canapé. 464 00:29:53,542 --> 00:29:55,752 - Tina, waiting on two beef. - Hands, please.