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Dad, it's your restaurant.

If you just give it away,

then what the hell

was it all for?

Dad, it's our restaurant!

Andrei.

Pierre.

Was it 225?

Yes.

Or was it 250?

Yes.

Pierre, you ever

slept with two woman

at the same time?

Yes.

You, rascal.

I'm sorry, guys.

So, on to new adventures.

Do you ever get discouraged?

Despair is the solace

of fools, my friend.

I tell you, they're

really a fount of wisdom.

Well, khuda hafiz.

Thank you, akbar.

Truly my pleasure, samir.

Samir, what brings you here?

Oh, I was just

looking for steve.

Is he...

Oh, he's upstairs actually.

Okay, thanks.

Hey, congratulations.

Samir, I was about to

call you. What the hell

are you doing here?

Hi. Oh, wow!

Well, I was gonna

get on my hands

and knees

And beg steve for my job back.

Job? What the hell

are you talking about?

You're famous.

What?

Oh!

The times!

You got three stars.

Look, "best indian

in new york." trust me.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god. Wow!

Three stars and it

would have been four,

Except the decor was for sh*t.

Oh, my god.

I gotta go there.

Yeah, go, go!

Yeah!

Be careful with that.

Careful with that.

That's my persian

fertility relic.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hey, samir!

Where are you going?

Akron, ohio.

What?

Akron, the city of the future!

You know, about a year ago,

I met a guy from akron,

ohio in my taxi.

He was in import-export.

I told him,

"way back in the '70s,

"I used to be part

owner of a company

"that exported

lotas from calcutta."

He seemed very

interested in my idea.

Yeah, lotas. You know,

that metal bucket,

That villagers in

india carry water in,

We're going to export

those lotas to paris,

For the french to

chill their champagne.

Okay, you can't leave.

You know why?

Because we got three stars.

Oh-ho, very impressive.

Yeah.

"veritable symphony of flavors.

"inspired choice of spices.

Inspired... Blah, blah, blah,

"one occasion,

the murghi masala

was a little dry."

Ignorant bastard.

So, I need you to come back.

Yes, I do.

Because in about an hour,

There's gonna be

100 people in

that restaurant.

Why, that's wonderful!

That's wonderful.

Yeah, and some of

them may be hungry.

So, I don't know

what you want me to do.

Remember what I told you?

From here, here and here.

It's not my cooking

that they're coming for.

It's yours. You are

the chef. Not me.

You were beginning

to get the hang of it.

Now just don't think too much.

I can't do what you did.

Don't do what I did.

Do what you do.

I don't know what that is.

Don't worry, it'll come to you.

Samir?

Mom. Yeah,

put dad on the phone.

Farrida:

He's not here, beta.

He's gone to

see amit-bhai.

What, he hasn't seen the review?

He hasn't...

Okay, mom,

I have to go.

Please call him and tell him

To come to

the restaurant

immediately, okay?

All right.

I love you.

Andrei:
Step back. Step back.

Step back.

Keep it clear.

Step back.

Keep it clear.

We're not to open

for another two hours.

Sounds like it's worth the wait.

I told you, she knew everyone.

I bought you another copy.

Thank you for coming back.

Thank you.

It'll be just

a few more minutes.

Step back.

Keep it clear.

You guys busy?

What am I saying?

Of course

you're not busy.

Come with me.

No, I'm really serious.

Come with me.

Come on. Let's go.

Take this all

back to the kitchen.

Straight back.

Straight back

to the kitchen.

I'll be right in.

Andrei:
Excuse me.

It's an even dice.

See, like this.

Carrie?

I...

I figured

that you might

need a little help.

Oh.

And, I got you a little present,

Chef.

Thanks.

Okay, come on, cover up.

You know what, this is crazy.

I think I'm just

gonna get the recipes,

Just to get the basic

proportions. Okay?

Okay, I'll be right back.

No.

Pierre,

you said, "no."

That's it?

That's it.

The magic is all in here.

You sure?

Sometimes you can't tell

until it's in the oil.

So...

Come on, everyone.

Let's get to work!

Okay, whip in this

ghee, all right?

Whip it in nice and good.

Who's on that dal?

Whip it in.

Don't let it puddle, okay?

Samir:
All right. Yeah, yeah.

Put some of this in there.

There we go. Beautiful.

Okay, that's looks good.

That's great.

Put in some of this.

Yeah, keep stirring.

Keep stirring.

Okay, don't overdo it

on the tamarind glaze.

Two half tandoori chops of lamb

With gnocchi

in summer pea puree.

Next to it is a

baby goat garam masala

On top of

jerusalem artichoke puree

with cardamom braised carrots.

Just little squiggles,

little squiggles.

That looks beautiful.

Just hurry up on

those garnishes.

You can't hurry a work of art.

Samir:
Looks good.

Looking good,

everybody.

What's a guy gotta

do to get a table

in this joint?

Well, you can take

these to table two.

Go.

It's a wild king salmon

encrusted in mustard seed.

Then roasted in the tandoor oven

And finished in

mango-pickle beurre blanc.

Samir:
How we coming along?

We're running low on...

Yeah, that.

And otherwise,

everything's good.

Samir?

Not now, mom.

Uh, how's that vindaloo?

Coming, chef.

But, samir...

Not now, mom.

Uh, I need more cilantro sprigs.

But, samir...

Mom, what?

It's just that

they're asking for you.

Oh.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Enjoy your meal.

Enjoy your food.

I think it is time for me

to meet this cab driver.

He's gone.

He's gone?

Who cooked all this food?

You?

Your father was just saying,

How much he regrets

not having tasted

your cooking

And how much he's

looking forward to it.

Isn't that right, hakim?

This is bloody good food.

I'm sorry, amit-bhai.

I'm afraid the deal is off.

I'm going into business

With my son.

You don't introduce us

to your friend, beta?

Mom, dad,

This is carrie.

She's my

Sous-chef.

Sous-chef?

She helped with everything.

That's wonderful.

I'm so pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you also.

Very nice.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

You know what?

We should head back.

Oh, yeah, go, go, go.

Don't worry about us.

Go, go.

I'm sorry.

Sous-chef. Hmm.

You believe that?

Not for a second.

Do we care?

Not for a second.

So, sous-chef, huh?

Uh, yeah, well,

I think you're ready.

Really?

What does it pay?

Oh, the pay? Terrible.

But I really think

you gonna like

the benefits.

We are in the weeds,

people. Let's go!

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