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♪ ♪

[upbeat Latin music]

♪ ♪

- Garlic shepherd's pie, up.

[sighs]

♪ ♪

- Así está bien, Javi.

Oh, careful with that, Kev.

That truffle's worth more than my car.

- Well, your car is ten years old

and the windows don't roll down.

- They roll down, you just can't roll 'em back up.

You know, I have bigger things in my mind right now.

- Oh, any word from Financing?

- Yeah, the loan was too small.

- You'll get the next place.

- Garlic, chicken and cabbage, up.

Two more orders for the lamb.

- Oh, we're 86'ed.

- Seriously, where is he? - Big brother to the rescue.

- Aha, thank you.

Oh, great.

Here. - All right.

- What do we got? - Fricassee de pollo.

What do you think?

- Not bad! - Yeah?

I've been working on it for Lola's quinceañera.

I'm telling her tonight that I'm cooking for the party.

- Nice.

- About that, can we talk? - Yeah?

Sure, yeah, outside?

- Yeah. - Got this?

- Yeah.

- I cannot believe she's turning 15.

Doesn't it feel like yesterday we were combing pink frosting

out of her hair. [laughter]

- Yeah, so, uh, well, you know, there's been

a couple minor changes to the party.

It's now a week from Friday.

- Oh, wow.

So, that's in, like...ten days.

- Mm-hmm, and it's at the Biscayne Club.

- Oh, okay.

So it's not in the backyard anymore.

- Nah, the manager's giving me a sweet deal.

- Great.

- But with the big venue now,

Dolores can invite all her relatives.

- What-what do you mean by "all her relatives"?

- Well, guest list, it's just a little--

you know, it's a lot bigger

now that we have the club.

- Like, how big?

- It's...reasonable.

I don't know, Dolores has the exact number.

- Okay, okay.

What are we--are we sure we want

the Irish girl cooking for that many Cubans?

- [laughs] Relax, it's gonna be great.

- Yeah.

It's gonna be great.

[thunder rumbles]

[jazz music]

- This isn't why I became a chef?

- Oh, that bad?

Uh, not to pile it on,

but the cream delivery is late again.

- You gotta be kidding me.

French restaurant without cream?

I'll take care of it, Dana, don't worry.

- Thank you.

[phone ringing]

- Hey, Maria, what's up?

- Well, I am a little stressed with work

and, y'know, the quinceañera.

But I did finally choose a theme.

It's gonna be Miami Spice,

which is... [chuckles]

traditional Cuban with a twist.

Hello?

Are you listening to me, Tony?

The food has to be perfect!

- Yeah, yeah. I mean, I think that's actually--

I think that's great.

I mean, Miami Vice sounds good.

- No!

Miami Spice.

Teresa's turning 15, not 50.

- Oh, man.

Yeah, yeah, I got it.

Don't worry.

Spice, toys.

Yeah, the food's gonna be amazing, don't worry, okay?

- Hey, I need to talk

to you about something when you get home.

Are you still coming tomorrow?

- Oh, yes, I'm coming for sure tomorrow.

I need some sun. I need a break.

I need to get out of here for a while.

I haven't been out of here for like two years, man.

- Yeah, well, that is the blessing and the curse

of a one-star chef. [chuckles]

Is Anna coming with you?

- Ah, Maria.

Not this time.

I'll explain that to you later.

- Okay, well, if you can,

text me your flight information

and I will see you tomorrow.

Bye.

- All right, see you later.

[crickets chirping]

- Really, you're going to cook?!

- Yes! - Thank you so much!

- You're welcome, honey. [chuckles]

- You're so brave,

cooking for 150 people, Aunt Sara.

- Oh, 150.

- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, Matt didn't tell you?

- Not...exactly.

- [whispering] You got this.

- Once word got around to the family,

we couldn't say no to anyone.

- Right.

Well, cooking for a lot of people is

what I do.

This is gonna be great.

- Recipes from my mother and grandmother.

- Oh. - You can use them for the menu.

- Oh, great.

Thank you, Isabel, this is wonderful.

- The theme's going to be Old Havana.

Come, let me show you something.

- I've never seen any of this!

- My quince in Cuba.

My party was small, but my dress was big.

Mami made her it herself.

- Well, we wanted to give Lola something more extravagant

than we could for Dolores.

- Oh, check out Romeo.

- Was he your boyfriend, mom?

- Romeo was Romero, my cousin.

You've never met him.

- We didn't let her date.

- Until I met your brother

in junior year when we moved to the neighborhood.

Somehow I found the only Irish boy

in Little Havana.

- I still remember the first time

you came here to the house.

Yeah, I saw you and Matt kiss on the front porch.

- Oh! [chuckling]

Little did I know I'd end up living here someday.

- [chuckles]

- So, how did the day change go over at school?

I got a lot of RSVPs already.

- Good, except Teresa freaked when she found out

my party's the night before hers.

- Sounds like Teresa's acting like a princesa.

What did she say?

- She was just...lame.

And she kept bragging about how fancy her dress is.

- Ah, ah, your dress is beautiful.

The one she wanted was a little bit out of our budget.

- It's fine, Mom.

I have to go finish my homework.

- I'll bring you some Mariquitas.

- That's sad.

Those two are such good friends.

- I know.

- Well, have you talked to Maria?

- I never hear from her anymore.

- What? Why not?

- She's too busy with her fancy new house

in Coral Gables. - Wow.

- We were best friends since high school

and she ditches me,

just like Tony did to you.

Sorry, Sara, I didn't mean to--

- No, it's--it's okay, it was a long time ago.

- Matt said he's coming home for Teresa's party.

I think he might have a girlfriend.

- And a star next to his name. Yeah.

Don't need to know much more than that.

Dolores, there is something I'd like to do.

With your blessing, of course.

Hey, you.

Party stuff's kind of stressful, huh?

- Totally.

- I'm sorry,

but you know your mom just wants you to have

an amazing night.

I remember the day I turned 15.

When this was my room.

[chuckles]

I snuck out the window and my dad found me at a bonfire

with all my friends.

Yeah, I was grounded for, like, a year.

- No way!

- Yeah, yeah, not advised.

[laughs]

- I wish Grandma and Grandpa were here for this.

I miss them.

- I know, honey.

We all do.

We'll do something special to remember them at the party.

[soft guitar music]

Hey, how would you feel

if I bought your dress?

The one you really wanted?

- What?

Seriously?

- Seriously!

You're my only niece,

what else am I gonna spend my money on?

- But you're saving up for another restaurant.

- Don't you worry about that.

How about we go to the dress shop on Saturday?

[laughs]

- You're the best, Aunt Sara! - Aww.

- Thank you. - Of course, sweetie.

[engine rumbling]

- There you are!

What's up?

[laughs] - Oh, mwah!

How are you? - Nice to see you, baby.

I missed you guys so much.

Hey, thank you, brother, appreciate it.

- I can't believe it's been two years.

- I know, I know, I know.

- Wait until you see the new house, it's beautiful.

And Papi's getting along so much better

on the first floor.

Yeah, well, that sounds good, but I gotta tell you,

I miss the old house.

Y'know, the neighborhood.

- Yeah, I know.

Hey.

Everybody's very excited to see you,

but Mami says you're gonna have to wear a name tag

because nobody's gonna recognize you.

- [chuckles] And there's the guilt!

- [laughs]

- Hey, did you hear that Lola's

having her quince on the same weekend as Teresa?

- Yeah, Matt mentioned they were changing the date.

He also told me that Sara has a restaurant in South Beach.

- Yes, it's called Munch, I hear it's really good.

You should check it out.

- Yeah, I don't know about that.

I mean, wouldn't that be a little awkward?

- Absolutely. [chuckles]

But it depends if you guys wanna try

to be friends or not.

- 20 minutes here, and my past is already haunting me.

Didn't you want to talk to me about something?

- I do, but let's get through this homecoming first.

[giggles] Ta-da!

- Hello!

- Mijo! - Hey!

- Tony!

- Mom!

Viejo!

- What kind of son abandons his mother?

- Oh man, I missed you, too.

[chuckling]

- You are too thin.

Nobody wants a skinny chap.

Well, that's what I came here for ten days,

so you can fatten me up!

[chuckling]

- Hey, he's not skinny, look, muscles!

- Tío Tony!

- That's my girl right there!

- I'm so excited you're home.

- Of course, I cannot miss your biggest night.

- Oh, don't remind me how big it is.

- We're having her dress custom-made

and we've hired the best

choreographer in Miami for the dance.

- Well, it sounds like business is really good, huh?

- Come, I'm making all your favorites.

Arroz con frijoles negros.

- Sounds good, I like it, let's go!

- Ooh. - Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy.

[crickets chirping]

- Oh, man.

- [speaking Spanish]

- Man, that was good.

I mean, I actually forgot how good your cooking is.

- Gracias. - I can't even breathe.

[laughter]

- Now, why have you been avoiding us?

Is it Anna?

- No, no.

Actually, we broke up.

- Oh. - What?

- Yeah. - Well,

she wasn't the right woman for you anyway.

No woman is the right woman, Mom.

[laughter]

- Never, never.

- Hey, you guys.

I have really good news.

- What? - Okay.

- "Savory South Florida" magazine is doing

an upcoming feature on the quinceañera food scene

and they're using real families and their caterers.

So I submitted us,

and we're in!

- Wow.

- Really?

My party's gonna be in a magazine.

Okay, this is way cool.

- Right?

- That's nice, but the menu's not even ready.

- It's okay, I gave them the theme, and I told them

that you're an award winning chef, so...

- Please, Tío Tony?

- You can't say no to her!

[laughter]

- Okay.

[cheers and laughter]

♪ ♪

- Buenos dias!

- Hey, buenos dias, mijo.

- What's up? - How are you?

- Good.

Where's Maria?

- She's been gone since the crack of dawn.

She works too hard, like you.

- [laughs]

[speaking Spanish]

- How is everything at the restaurant?

- Uh, everything looks good, checked in last night.

- So, what're you gonna do this morning?

- I don't know, might go check out the old neighborhood.

- Did you talk to Matt yet?

- Not yet, I'll call him later.

- Why don't you take your Presidente?

- [chuckling] - No way, really?

You sure?

- You're a big shot now, you have to look the part.

- [laughs] Mm.

I remember when we used to go to Ocean Drive in that car.

We felt like we were such high rollers.

- Well, gas was cheap.

That was the only thing we could afford.

- [laughs]

- I am so glad you're home.

- Me too, Mom.

- I love you.

♪ ♪

- Hey, Papi!

[honking horn]

♪ ♪

- What are you thinking about this morning?

- Well, I don't need bread today, but...

- Okay, well, next time then.

- Good to see you!

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

- See you guys.

Dime, Papa!

Gracias. [speaking Spanish]

♪ ♪

- [gasps]

Mmm, wow.

Mm, maybe this'll work in a tropical layer cake.

[gasps] Oh!

Ah!

- Need any help down there?

Happens to me all the time too.

Sara?

- Tony.

- [laughs] Hey.

- Hey.

- How you doing? You look...

- Good, yeah, I'm good.

- Yeah.

I mean, hey, I heard about the restaurant.

I mean, congratulations.

- And your restaurant.

- Thank you. - Wow.

- [laughs]

Listen, I came to get some mangoes for my mom.

I actually think this is perfect.

Are you taking these mangoes?

- All yours. - All right, thank you.

- Okay, well, it was--it was good seeing you.

- Hey, do you mind if we go out for a walk,

you know, catch up a little bit?

- I...

- Please?

I have some things I wanna say.

- Sure, yeah.

- Listen, Sara, I meant what I said all those years ago.

I was very sorry.

I still am.

- I'm sorry I never responded.

I guess I just wasn't ready to hear it back then.

- Yeah, well, I don't blame you.

You know, the way I handled things.

- Leaving me out of the blue with a rusty food truck

and a broken heart?

Yeah, I was upset.

I mean, we had big plans.

But, you know, eventually I realized

you couldn't pass up an opportunity like that.

I probably would've done the same thing.

- Well, it seems you're doing great, though.

How's the restaurant? Tell me all about it.

- It's small, but it has a fun vibe.

It's kind of like what we talked about for our restaurant.

- Fun, huh?

Well, let me tell you, you're a lucky woman.

'Cause fun isn't one of the main ingredients

in my cooking these days.

- Well, this is a tough business.

Well, lucky you're getting some downtime.

- [laughs] If that's what you call it.

I'm taking care of the food for Teresa's quince.

- Me too, for Lola's.

- Really? - Yeah, I have to figure out

generations of recipes

in...nine days.

- And I have to come up with a menu worthy of a magazine.

They're featuring us in "Savory South Florida."

- That's great.

- Yeah, it's great.

- Well, good luck.

I should get back to the restaurant.

- Take care. - Make sure you call my brother.

- Yeah, I will.

It was good seeing you.

- Oh, something smells good.

It's a mojo marinade for a fresh red snapper.

- Hmm, can I try? - Oh, please.

Mm.

[coughing] - Oh.

Wow, what's...what's wrong?

- It's bitter.

How much sour orange juice did you use?

- Well, it was tasting a bit dull.

- Well, least I got my recommended dose

of vitamin C for the entire year.

- [groans]

- Hey, it was a bad joke, I'm sorry.

- No, no, it's not you.

It's just...

I ran into my ex today. The chef.

- Tony, right? - Yeah.

- How'd it go?

- It went.

- That bad, huh?

Y'know, you never told me what happened between you two.

- To make a long story short,

we applied to a cooking school in Paris.

It was a dream of ours, you know,

an adventure that we wanted to do together.

But neither of us got in, so we bought a food truck instead.

- Sara's, right?

- Yeah, it was supposed to be called Cubish.

For part Cuban-Irish fusion.

We just started working on the menu when...

a spot opened up

at the school. - Oh.

- Yeah, they offered it to Tony.

- And he put the kibosh on Cubish.

- Yep, he was gone within a week.

- Well, he's a fool for leaving you.

What's he doing in town anyway?

- He's here for his niece's quinceañera.

- Kismet?

- Or kiss of death?

- And I thought I was the dramatic one?

- No, it's just...

I thought cooking for this was gonna be fun,

and now my cooking is gonna be compared to his.

The parties have a lot of the same guests.

Oh, and they're profiling him for "Savory."

- The quinceañera feature? - Yep.

- I read about that.

You should submit your name.

The editor loved your food when you were here.

- Yeah, but the food I prepare every day.

I am way out of my element here, Kev.

- Well, what better motivator to get in your element?

You opened this restaurant because you love a challenge.

So challenge yourself.

- Not this time.

- You're no fun. - Nice try.

- Exactly how many oranges did you use?

- Okay, okay, all right.

[birds singing]

- All right, I think we're good.

You wanna try it? - Ooh, yes.

- Let me know what you think, okay?

- Okay. - All right.

- Mmm!

The Fresno chili tastes really good in there.

- You like it, huh? - Perfect with the sour orange.

- Well, let me tell you, I used a little hint,

instead of vinegar.

- Mmm?

- Mama's recipe with a twist.

- You know your father doesn't like anything spicy.

- Well, he married you, didn't he?

- Oh!

[laughter]

- I love being here cooking with you guys.

I miss it so much.

[phone rings]

Give me a second.

Hey, what's up, brother?

- Nice to finally have you home. - Yeah, yeah.

It's good to be back, man.

- Grab a beer, somethin' to eat?

- Yeah, let's do it, for sure.

How about Munch?

- Oh, Sara's place? [tapping box]

I don't know, is that a good idea?

- I mean, you've been telling me

so many good things about it.

- No, she'll disown me as a brother.

- [laughs] Come on, man.

I mean, I'm just curious about the food.

Y'know, we had a good talk today.

- Fine, at your own risk.

- [chuckles] All right, see you later.

All right.

- Um, Sara's?

- Yeah, I saw her today at the market.

- Mm, how did that go?

- Well, I apologized, for one.

- So you guys are good?

- [chuckles] Yeah, I think so.

Maybe.

What?

You asking me if I wanted to be friends?

I want to be friends.

One side of pork.

[perplexing Latin music]

- Why is he here?

- Who's he? - Tony.

- Oh-oh, he's more like five stars in person.

- Hey, my man Tony! - 'Sup bro, how you doing, man?

- Oh, Matt, I should've known.

- Good to see you, man. - Good to see you, my dude.

Got you a beer and some food. - Oh, thanks.

Appreciate it, man, thank you. The old days.

Thank you, thanks.

This is nice. - Hey, there.

Got some stout-braised steak with stack chips.

Some Irish malted bread with honey butter and lamb cobbler.

- Nice, this looks good.

[Spanish music playing]

♪ ♪

Oh, man, this is good.

Compliments to the chef.

- Thanks, I'll let her know.

- [laughs]

You're right about the vibe in here.

It's nice. - Yeah, Sara actually

wants to open up another place.

- Really, where?

- South Beach, hopefully.

- I'd like to hear about it when we have breakfast.

- Oh, actually...

Lola and I are going dress shopping in Coconut Grove.

- Mmm.

Okay, that's nice.

Enjoy.

- Enjoy the food.

- Thank you.

[Matt laughs] Oh, c'mon.

I just wanna talk shop.

- Oh, sure you do.

[laughter]

[birds singing]

- Hey, ladies! - Hey!

Where are you going? - To get my dress.

- Bonita finally finished the final alterations

and then I have an open house

and then I'm going to the bakery.

- Where's the dress shop?

- It's in Coconut Grove.

- Okay, why don't I meet you there?

I'll take Teresa home and you can go

straight to your open house.

- Since when do you like shopping?

- [laughs]

It's not about shopping, okay? - Uh-huh.

- I wanna spend time with my niece, that's all.

- Okay, but we're leaving, like, right now.

- Okay, then go to the bakery.

I'll take a shower, and then jump in Papa's car.

I'll probably beat you there.

- Okay.

That'll help. - All right.

- Hmm. - See you there.

[Latin guitar music]

- Hi, ladies!

- Hi, Bonita! - Hi.

Oh, hi.

- This is my sister-in-law, Sara.

- Nice to meet you.

- Your dresses are beautiful.

- Ay, and when it can double for a parachute,

my work is done. [laughter]

I'm just kidding, of course.

I take my work very seriously.

- Sara has offered to buy Lola

the emerald green dress she wanted.

Please say you still have it!

- Yes, you are in luck.

The last one off the rack.

It's my most popular color this year.

Apparently, pastels are out this season.

- Good to know.

- I just finished the alterations

on this other one last night.

- Wow. - This is gorgeous.

- Mm-hmm.

[sighs]

- Let me give you some shoes to try with it.

- Quinceañera has a nice ring to it.

- Tony, what--what're you doing here?

- I came to give Teresa a ride.

Oh, she'll be here in a minute. [laughs]

Oh, 'kay.

- Hey, listen, I,

I really had a good time last night.

I liked your place.

The food is amazing.

- Thanks.

- Do you think I can take you to dinner tonight?

Give you a day off from cooking.

- [small laugh]

- Here she is!

- [gasps]

- Wow!

- Mija, you've never looked so beautiful.

- It's just gorgeous.

- I really love it.

- It's a beautiful color.

- Seriously?

- Maria.

- Dolores, how are you?

- He estado mejor.

- You know each other?

- Yes, we're old friends.

- Same weekend.

Same color dress.

Perfect.

- Can't you get another dress?

- We had this one custom made, Tony.

- I can find another one, it's okay.

- No, it's not okay.

- Lola shouldn't have to give up wearing her favorite color

on the most special night of her life.

Right, Maria?

- That would be as crazy as you trying to steal

Teresa's thunder for a second time, Dolores.

- Green is in honor of Lola's Irish heritage.

The dress, a proud tribute to two cultures.

- But green with envy isn't a good color on anyone.

Is it?

- [gasps]

Is that what you think?

- Let's go!

- Yeah, um,

don't mess with the dress.

[birds chirping]

- I can't believe you got a different dress.

My daughter's too nice sometimes.

- It's okay.

I don't want the drama, Mom.

Anyway, you know how much I love pastels.

[giggles]

- Did you hear how Maria spoke to me?

And she still hasn't RSVP'd

to the new date.

- Can't you just talk to her?

I feel like this whole thing's getting really

blown out of proportion.

- It's a little bit more complicated than that, Sara.

- How?

[phone chimes]

- Oh, no, he didn't.

- Did what? What's going on?

- No, it's just Kevin submitted Lola's quince

to "Savory South Florida" magazine

and they picked us.

- Oh, really?

- Yeah, I'm definitely telling them

I am too busy.

- Teresa's gonna be in that magazine with her uncle Tony.

She posted something on her page.

- No.

Tell that magazine yes.

If Teresa and her family can be in it,

so can we.

This is going to be the best meal

anyone has ever tasted.

Right, Sara?

- Right.

- All right, ladies, leave that work for later

'cause I've got you lobster carpaccio salad

with mango sorbet.

Teresa, do you want to do the honors, please?

- Yes. - Thank you.

- How's the sauce? - Delicious.

- Mmm, amazing.

- Everything has to have a twist?

What's wrong with traditional?

- Don't worry, I can do that too.

[laughs] - With a twist.

[guitar music]

[keys tapping]

- ...in the house.

Keep learning, huh.

[phone chimes]

[keys tapping]

[phone chimes]

- Is he asking me out?

No, we're just gonna talk.

[phone chimes]

[both tapping]

[phone chimes]

[keys tapping]

[phone chimes]

- Okay.

Do you guys mind if I go to dinner tonight?

- With who?

- With Sara.

She wants to talk to me about something.

- About what?

- Uh, I don't know, maybe about your behavior.

- [chuckles] - Mm, that's not nice.

- It's not. - That's not nice.

[soft music playing]

♪ ♪

- Hey, welcome.

- Thank you, good to see you.

Oh, great, thanks.

- [exhales]

You look so beautiful.

- Thank you. [giggles]

- You're welcome.

- I remember when your mom was prep cook here.

- Yeah, I mean, she worked here for, like, 15 years.

I always wanted her to get her own place, you know.

Her food is so good.

- It was the best.

Why didn't she?

- Well, you know, my parents used to live

from paycheck to paycheck.

I think something like this was not in the cards.

That's exactly why I was so desperate to get my own place.

Wanted to help them.

- Two canchàncharas.

- Oh wow, thank you. - Hey, hey, Ernesto.

Thanks, man. Thank you.

- On the house. - Oh, really?

Thank you, man, appreciate it.

You remember Sara Kelly?

She owes Munch now.

- Yes, wonderful.

- You wanna join us for a minute?

Grab a chair, yeah.

- Please. - Sure.

- Try this. - Cheers.

- Cheers.

Let me know what you think about this.

This is really good.

- Mmm.

- Mmm.

Wow, that's delicious.

What is that, lime juice,

rum and honey, right?

- Yes.

- Ah, well, I can serve that at Lola's party.

- For sure.

A quinceañera canchànchara sounds good.

- Oh, catchy. [laughter]

- And it's said to have healing powers.

- Well, then it's definitely going on the menu.

- Hey, man, I'm sorry, I haven't been here

in such a long time.

Work, you know.

- Hey.

Perfect timing.

I'm selling it.

- You're selling this place?

Come on, man.

You're an institution around here.

You can't do that. - Ah, gracias [speaks Spanish]

It's been a good run.

Hey, great to see you, Tony.

- Pleasure, man.

- Ah.

- May I recommend the palomilla steak?

Mmm!

- Oh, great.

Thank you.

That's why I became a chef right there.

- Yeah? What?

- Smiling customers.

Sometimes I sneak a peek to see if they're enjoying their food.

Their faces say it all.

For better or for worse.

- Look at you, huh?

Never thought of it that way.

- Well, Mom and Dad were such foodies.

They were always so encouraging anytime I wanted

to try another recipe, especially if it was Irish.

- Yeah, I'm sure they would've been very proud

of you with the restaurant.

- Yeah.

So you should know... - Yeah?

- The magazine's gonna include us too.

- Really?

That's amazing.

- Is it? - Yeah!

- I feel like it's gonna send Maria over the edge.

- Hey, no, Maria needs to relax, man.

She's been taking this way too seriously.

I've been out of here for, like, two years?

Y'know, I just wanna have a good time.

- Do you miss home?

- Uh...

Yeah, yeah.

You know what, I miss a lot of things around here.

- Do you have a girlfriend?

Because I heard... - No.

No, I don't have a girlfriend.

Y'know, I had one but we broke up.

- Oh, what happened?

- I don't know, I just--

Y'know, I think I just realized that

two chefs is like, y'know, a soufflé.

You know, you start out with high hopes.

If you don't pay attention, it falls flat.

You know...

the schedule is crazy.

To be honest...

well, the chemistry wasn't there.

- What? - What?

[laughs]

It's beautiful out here, huh?

- Yeah, it is.

But I should--I should get going.

- Yeah, let me walk you.

[upbeat Latin music playing loudly]

[laughs]

- Buenos dias.

- Hey, mijo, buenos dias. - Hi.

- What's going on here?

I mean...

never thought I missed the macarena.

- Y'know, Maria just wants the dance to be perfect.

- Does it have to be this early on a Sunday morning?

- You know, we're actually going salsa dancing

with Maria and Estevan tonight.

Come with us.

[distant scream]

- [yelps] - [gasps]

- I just got an email from "Savory."

The reporter wants to interview you tomorrow for the piece.

- Oh! - Okay, all right.

- They had such a huge response on their page

and they loved your backstory so much,

they wanna make the feature the cover.

- Wow. - Mm. [chuckles]

- Wait, wait, what do you mean, backstory?

- Yes, it's between you and Sara.

They're gonna decide based on the photoshoot

and obviously whoever's food is best.

- Photoshoot?

- Yes, tomorrow after the interview,

the girls will be there.

You and Teresa are gonna look so cute together.

Tony, we have to get this cover for her.

- Yeah.

- [squeals]

- Does it have to be tomorrow?

- They wanna have the cover ready

since it goes to print

a few days after the parties.

- But I still need to finish the centerpieces,

the seating plan, and order of the flowers.

And the food!

How's the food?

- Relax, Dolores, Sara's got this.

- Yeah, everything's been ordered.

And I sent you the final menu for approval.

- Maybe I can relax if I had a party planner

and a choreographer.

Have you seen Lola's dance?

[Latin music plays]

- Pobrecita.

- Oh, okay, wow.

[music stops] Well, uh,

certainly proves two left feet run in the family.

- Well, Lola may not be the best dancer

but she's beautiful.

And smart.

So get us that cover, Sara.

- Yeah, I'm on it.

The main course is simmering as we speak.

[engine rumbling]

[phone rings]

- Hey, Tanya, what's up?

- The produce guys didn't bring

cherry tomatoes.

They brought cherries instead.

20 pounds of cherries.

- All right. Call José at the grocery store

down the block. - Mm-hmm?

- Have his guy run over enough tomatoes

for lunch and dinner services for today.

He owes me a favor.

Then do a cherry wine reduction for the duck.

And the rest, give it to Armando

and the pastry guys.

They know a dozen different cherry desserts.

- Got it.

- Should I be worried?

- No, no, it's fine.

I can do this.

- All right, thank you, Tanya.

- That sounded intense.

- Hey. - Hey.

- That was my sous chef back in New York.

- Ah, yeah, well running a restaurant's like...

putting out a million fires every day.

- Ah, tell me. - Right?

Try delegating more.

Remember why you became a chef in the first place.

Kevin runs the show for me every Sunday.

- Okay.

- So are you gonna

tell me why you're at my house?

- Oh, yeah. [chuckles]

Well, Matt told me where you live.

I hope you don't mind I came by.

You know, you're the only person I know in Miami

who rides their bike everywhere they go.

- Have you seen my car?

[laughs] - No.

- Come in.

[laughs]

Welcome.

- Nice house, I like it.

Whoa, what's that smell?

You making ropa vieja?

- It's been cooking for hours.

I just went out to get some stuff

to try and tweak it.

- Look at this Irish girl

turning Cuban on me.

I like it. [laughs] I like it.

- So, what's going on?

- Oh, you know this...

magazine cover, man, it's like people are forgetting

what the real reason to celebrate is.

The girls. - I know, right?

And I don't even think I can live up to it.

Or what Dolores wants, for that matter.

Just ask my ropa.

- Mm-hmm.

- Do you want to try it?

- Try it? - Yeah?

- Isn't that like eating with the enemy?

- Oh, right, sorry.

- Oh, come on. I'm just kidding.

Of course I want to try it.

Let's see.

All right, wow, it looks good.

- All right. - [laughs]

- Oh, I'm kinda nervous.

- Oh, that's a big bite right there.

- You can handle it. Okay.

Go easy on me.

Whoo!

- Mmm.

[clears throat]

- Is it that bad?

- No, it's not bad.

It's just, you know, it's just difficult

to get the taste just right.

- Uh-huh. - Because you know

how Cubans, we are a little difficult.

You know, we sometimes don't like

the Cuban foods too spicy,

but then it becomes so boring, so.

Do you have chile relleno? - Oh, yeah.

I just got it actually. - Yeah? Let's try a little bit.

Got a knife. You have a knife?

- Mm-hmm.

Got it?

- And sometimes what I do, too, is that I add a little bit

of something sweet to offset the spice.

- You know what, I have a crazy idea.

- Yeah?

- What if we try...

- Mm-hmm? - Have it somewhere here...

Mint.

- Mint? - Yeah.

- I don't know about that, it's a little off.

But you know what?

Nothing wrong with trying something new.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

- Been doing a lot of that lately.

- That's what cooking is all about.

Seeing what works.

- Yeah. - Right?

- Do you remember our idea for the food truck?

The main course.

Ropa pie.

It was, like, our take on shepherd's pie.

- Ropa pie.

Yeah, of course, I couldn't forget.

Perfect Cuban Irish fusion.

- Even though I had no clue how to cook Cuban.

- I didn't know how to cook Irish, either.

[laughs]

What did you end up naming the food truck, anyway,

after I left?

- Just "Sara's."

- What do you think if we...

if we make that ropa pie?

The way we were supposed to do it years ago?

What do you think?

- I'm game. [chuckles]

[upbeat Latin music]

♪ ♪

[inaudible]

♪ ♪

- Wow, that thing looks beautiful.

- And there we have it.

- Nice. - A "Cubish" creation.

- Nice, you see, that's what cooking is all about.

- It's fun, right?

- Fun, having a great time.

We were always such a good team.

- Yeah, we were.

- Do you ever wonder what--

what it would be like if I hadn't left?

♪ ♪

- Sometimes.

- Yeah, me too.

- Well, we shouldn't let this get cold.

- Yeah, do we--we don't really need a plate, right?

- No!

- All right. [chuckling]

- All right. - Ready?

- Mmm. - Mmm.

- Oh, my God.

Oh man, this is so good.

And you know what, I can't believe

what I'm about to say but the mint works.

- The cool offsets the hot.

- My mom would love this, man.

Wow.

By the way, do you wanna come dancing with us tonight?

My family would love to see you, Sara.

- Oh, I still have so much to do.

- Breaks?

You can take breaks?

- Yeah, but... - You're allowed to, come on.

- We have the photoshoot tomorrow.

And trust me, you don't want to see me turn into a pumpkin.

And then there's the moves.

You know how bad those can be.

- Come on, stop with the excuses.

I'll lead.

- Oh...

Okay.

[salsa music playing]

♪ ♪

- Ready?

- Sort of. [both chuckling]

- What's up?

[laughs]

- Oh, man, all right, we're here.

Ready? - I'm scared already.

- What do you think about the place, huh?

- Ooh, am I ready?

- See my family there?

- Oh, hey!

- Mijo.

[speaking Spanish]

- So good to see all of you again.

- Good to see you. - Hi, how are you?

- Tell me, how is Dolores doing?

- Good, she's good.

You should call her.

- Does she want me to?

- Definitely.

- Really?

Because she seems very upset.

- Well, for starters, she said you still have an RSVP'd.

- Ay, dios mio.

I completely forgot.

Thank you for reminding me.

- Is there something else going on between you two?

[crowd applauds] - I mean, if there is,

it's a mystery to me.

- What are we waiting for, everyone?

Let's dance!

- Let's go.

- Let's dance.

- Yes, let's go.

- Oh, no. - Let's have a little dance.

Okay, c'mon.

So, first thing we're gonna do

is let the music in, all right?

- Okay. - Let it get ahold of you.

All right?

Enjoy.

- Oh, boy. - [laughs]

This is very important, all right?

I'm gonna take you around the world.

[both laugh]

- Whoo!

Ooh. - There you go.

♪ ♪

- [singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

- There you go.

[indistinct chatter]

[all clap]

[laughter]

- Ah, bueno.

That was a workout, huh? - Whew.

That was quite a workout.

- You have a good time?

- I don't know. - I'm out of shape.

I mean, I guess too much cooking lately.

[both laugh]

- It happens.

- Wow.

- Hi, can I get

a grapefruit daquiri please?

- That's a refreshing choice.

Okay, I'd like...

I'll have the same thing, please.

Gracias.

- You were never a fruity drink guy.

- [laughs] We're in Miami.

I guess it's fine.

- [laughs]

- Listen, can I ask you something personal?

- Okay.

- Why are you single?

I mean, you're such a beautiful woman.

You know, you're smart and you know how to cook.

- [laughs]

- I mean, that's amazing.

- I just haven't met the right guy.

Y'know, someone who can handle my hours.

My passion for the restaurant.

You know the deal.

- Yeah, I know the deal.

[laughter]

- Oh Sara, you know, my mom and dad.

My dad used to work hours fixing cars

and my mom in the kitchen.

But they never complained.

They were always so happy when they were together.

[soft guitar music]

♪ ♪

We had that once.

- Two daquiris for you.

- All right, two daquiris.

Thank you.

Gracias. - Cheers.

- Thanks.

- Let's try it, cheers.

- Cheers. - Salut.

♪ ♪

All right, so what do you think

if we go out before I take you home?

Check out the old neighborhood?

- Why not?

I've already turned into a pumpkin.

- Come on, never.

- [giggles]

[engine rumbling]

[sighs]

[chuckling]

Y'know, it feels so strange

being home and knowing someone else

lives here now.

- Remember when we got those walkie talkies for Christmas?

- Ah, yes, I do.

'Course I do.

We'd have these long talks window to window.

- So much better than texting.

[laughs]

We just clicked.

Our families clicked.

- Yeah.

Yeah, those were good times.

You know, I'm...

I'm happy my parents and Maria stayed here

as long as they did, but sometimes,

I wish they never moved.

This street.

This street has many memories.

Mostly of you.

You remember the first time we kissed?

- [sighs]

- It was right there. That tree.

Fourth of July weekend.

- We could hear the fireworks.

- Best three years of my life followed that kiss.

- Then why was it so easy for you to leave?

- It was not easy.

I was just young, you know?

I thought that to make something of myself,

I have to leave Little Havana.

I didn't know how good I had it here.

I miss you a lot.

- Really?

- Yes.

You know, I wanted you to come with me to France.

- Then why didn't you ask me?

- How could I?

When my dream was the only one coming true.

I'm sorry about everything.

- I forgive you, Tony.

I gotta tell you, I'm...

I'm impressed with everything you have accomplished.

It actually makes me a little jealous, you know?

- What, why?

- Because you are, like, living out your dreams.

Y'know, living out your passion and actually having fun

while you're doing it.

You got it all figured out.

- Thanks.

But honestly...

feel like I'm trying to convince people I'm worthy.

You know, trying to prove myself.

- Well...

you've done that as far as I'm concerned.

- Would you tell that to the bank?

[chuckling]

[distant Latin music playing]

- What is that?

You hear the music?

- Oh, that's Lola.

She's practicing with her court.

Actually, would you mind coming in for a minute?

- Oh, no, I don't mind, let's go!

[laughter]

♪ ♪

- Yeah, wow. [chuckles]

- Aunt Sara! - Hey!

Hi, Mr. Rodriguez.

- You can call me Tony, please.

So I see you're doing doing the mambo, huh?

- Trying.

- Well, actually, Tony here

has some really, really good moves.

Maybe he could show you a thing or two.

[quietly] Sorry. Dance emergency.

- Yeah. [chuckles]

I see.

All right, let's go, then!

One, two...

♪ ♪

Yeah, keep going.

There you go!

Hey, hey!

Give me some hips.

You gotta have more hips.

No hip, no good!

All right?

Hey!

There you go. All right.

Wanna jump in?

[laughter]

- I forgot everything I learned.

- It's mambo, right? No, you followed it all right.

[laughter]

All right.

[crickets chirping]

- Thank you for tonight.

You really helped out Lola.

You are very, very patient.

- Actually, thank you for coming.

- Just don't tell Maria, maybe?

- Don't worry, Maria trusts you.

- Tony.

This isn't a good idea.

- Why not?

- You're going back to New York.

And you said it yourself, two chefs.

Not a recipe for success. - [sighs]

Tell me I'm wrong, but I know we have something...

Here.

- We had something a long time ago, too,

look how that turned out.

I'll see you at the shoot tomorrow.

- Okay.

- Thanks for tonight.

- Yeah, have a good night.

[sighs]

[speaking Spanish]

- Wait, this is all for us?

- Yes, baby, this is all for you.

It's beautiful, it's gorgeous.

- Amazing, huh?

- I love it, I love it. - You happy?

- Yeah. [camera shutter clicking]

- [chuckling]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't RSVP.

We're going.

- Thank you.

- Hello!

I'm Stefan.

Nice to meet you all in person,

and welcome to your kitchen for the day!

I'll be running the photoshoot.

And Sara, the editor sends his regards.

- Oh.

- I'm Megan, I'll be writing

the article and doing the interviews.

- Thank you so much for including us.

- It's an honor.

- All right, ladies, if you'll follow me,

we have hair and makeup in the trailers.

All right, come with me.

- Go get pampered.

Bye, guys!

- Follow me.

- So who would like to be interviewed first?

- Oh, he can. - Ladies first.

- No, really, he's the pro.

- Oh, come on.

- So, why'd you become a chef?

- Let's just say I'll never get tired

of hearing the words, "My compliments to the chef."

- Understandable.

- Well, I loved cooking ever since I was a little kid.

I would get in the kitchen with my mom

and spend hours with her.

- So what kind of food can we expect

at the quinceañera?

- There'll be a lot of old recipes

from Lola's grandmother.

- My mom's classic Cuban dishes

with a little bit of a twist.

- Arroz con pollo.

- Well, you are up for the cover

against an award winning chef.

Is a star really all it's cracked up to be?

- Well, not always.

But I mean, Tony's an amazing chef.

- So tell me, how would you feel

if an amateur gets the cover?

- An amateur gets the cover?

[chuckles]

You know, I gotta tell you something.

Sara doesn't have an award, but...

Besides, I don't think it is about that.

I think this is about the girls,

about the food, you know, to show her

how much we care about her.

How much we love her.

- This food is from my heart and soul.

It's my gift to Lola.

- This is gonna be spicier than I thought.

[birds singing]

- Wow!

- Oh, the camera's gonna love you two.

- Wow, you look beautiful.

- Let's head to set.

[indistinct chatter]

All right, friends, are we ready?

All right, big smiles, now.

Big smiles.

Good, good, good.

All right, let's cross our arms.

Cross your arms, right here, right here, right here.

Keep those arms crossed, yeah.

Okay.

Yeah, right here, right here.

Perfect, give me a little juggle, Teresa.

Get those eggs up. - [indistinct]

- [laughs] - Yeah, right here, right here.

Great, Sara.

Put that frosting right on her nose.

Right there, right on her nose.

Oh, I love it.

Perfect, Sara, if you can pick up

those two numbers for me.

Yeah, great.

Right at the camera.

[screams and laughs]

Love the kick!

Let's get some hair, let's get some hair.

Yeah, let's see, yep.

All right, perfect, everybody.

And friends, that is a wrap.

Incredible job, everybody.

- I can hardly walk in this dress in the sand.

- Me too.

- Hey, you were great today.

- So were you.

- Teresa,

I'm sorry that my party's the day before yours.

- It's okay, I get it.

There's just so much drama with quinces anyway.

My mom's obsessed with everything being perfect.

- Yeah, what's up with our moms, anyway?

They barely even talk anymore.

- I know.

- Come, Lola.

We need to get home.

- Bye. - Bye.

- Mama, mama.

- That was more fun than I thought it'd be.

- Yeah, it was fun.

Listen, you wanna go grab a bite?

You know, looking at all that food made me hungry.

- Yeah, I really need to get to the restaurant

before Kevin files a missing person report.

- Okay.

All right, see you. - Thanks.

[sighs]

- My friend,

the sous chef at Ernesto's... - Yeah?

- Just said it went on market today.

- Oh yeah, I heard that was gonna happen.

- Get a bid in. Fast!

It's popular. You know how restaurant's go around here.

- I don't even have my financing together.

- Well, worry about that when your bid gets accepted.

You'll find a way this time.

[pensive Latin music]

♪ ♪

[phone ringing]

- [groans softly]

[sighs]

Hello?

- Hey, did you see the "Savory" post?

- No.

- You're gonna wanna check out their page

and make an offer on Ernesto's.

Today.

I sent you the realtor's number and asking price.

- [sighs]

Wow, you really know how to wake up a girl, huh?

- Rise and shine.

- What do we got here?

"Who will grace the next

"'Savory South Florida' magazine cover?

"Chef Sara Kelly or Chef Tony Rodriguez?

"He says she's an amateur.

She says the star isn't all it's cracked up to be."

Amateur? Seriously?

[perplexing Latin music]

♪ ♪

- Tony, you need to come see this.

Look at this.

- She said that about me?

- Look what you said about her.

- No, I said she's a great chef.

That's what I said.

- Whoa, it has a lot of likes.

- Wow, this is how she repays me, huh?

Y'know, I gave her that tip for her ropa vieja

and helped Lola with the dance.

- Why? - Because that's

the right thing to do.

- Okay, I'm totally reposting this on my story.

- No, Teresa, don't do it.

Don't do it, please.

- Oh, and I heard Ernesto's

is on the market.

- I'm starting to regret I pushed you

into doing this party.

- You know what, maybe Tony has a point.

I'm trying to cook authentic Cuban

for the first time for 150 people.

- Well, did he train under French chef?

- Yes.

- And he was praised

for cooking food he didn't grow up with.

Listen.

You respect our traditions

and our food.

And you're taking the time to learn both.

That's what matters.

- Thank you, Dolores.

So I did something today.

- What?

- I made an offer on Ernesto's.

- Really?

That's great!

- Yeah, I figured the bank will

give me the same smaller loan they were offering before

and I can sell Munch to raise the rest.

- I thought you were going to keep it?

- Well, this is the only way I have a chance at it.

[doorbell rings] Oh, I'll get it.

- Hey.

Matt told me you were here.

- Thanks, Matt.

- Why did you say those things about me?

- I could say the same to you.

- Listen, amateur was not my word.

It was hers.

I mean, what's the point of the story

if it doesn't mean someone is better?

- Have you ever wondered why

it's always male chefs winning awards

for their fine dining?

Only 20% of all chefs are women

and most can't even get funding

for anything other than a mom and pop place.

We're worthy too.

Of financing

and awards and magazine covers.

- I'm sorry.

Okay?

Listen, you know I think you're talented.

- And you know, I think your accomplishment is amazing.

[sighs]

Who knew "Savory" could be so salacious.

- Oh, man.

I don't know, I mean...

We've known each other for too long

to let a magazine come between us.

You know I care about you.

A lot.

- Tony, you and I--

- I know we're in different places in our lives

right now, but better places.

- Yeah, but 1,000 miles apart

instead of 4,000.

- Okay, how about if I...

if I come to Miami more often.

I mean, we're both busy, anyway.

We can take it day by day.

See where things go.

- Long distance?

Yeah, I...

I can't go down this road with you again.

Not even to see where it goes.

You really hurt me, Tony.

[moody guitar music]

♪ ♪

[laptop ringing]

- Hey. - Hey.

- So your uncle was at my house

talking to my aunt.

I think they like each other.

- They're sort of cute together.

- Yeah, but my aunt told him it's not gonna happen.

- [groans]

Poor Tío Tony.

- Everyone's acting so weird.

It's supposed to be about family

and everyone coming together for us right now.

- I know.

I just want our moms to be friends again.

- We used to practically live at each other's houses.

- Y'know, we need to end this family feud.

- Yeah, but how?

- Hola, Mama.

- Hola, mijo. - Como estas?

- Bien. - [kisses]

- What are you thinking?

- [sighs, chuckles]

What makes you think I'm thinking about something?

- Yo te pari.

I know you well.

- [sighs] I...

I talked to Sara this morning.

- I can tell you like her again, mijo.

- I...

I did. And I still do.

- So tell her.

- I did--well.

Sort of.

I felt like she wasn't into it.

Y'know, I feel like, I don't know, like, maybe...

our past...

the distance...

- So, move home.

I can always hear in your voice

how much you miss Miami,

you are happier here.

- I know, Mom, pero, I have a life in New York.

You know, I have to go back pretty soon.

- Oh, you have work in New York and that's important.

But as far as I'm concerned,

your life is here with your real family and friends.

- I know, Mom, I know, but...

I don't know. It's just, you know,

I can't just throw everything away.

You know, I've worked so hard.

- I don't have all the answers, mijo.

But I know sometimes the best things

come from big risks.

When your father came to America from Cuba,

he told me he would send for me later.

It was the hardest thing I ever did, saying goodbye.

I was terrified that I would never see him again.

But I had to.

I had to let go.

I had to trust.

So if you love her, you'll find a way.

[soft guitar music]

♪ ♪

- Mmm, that's pretty good, man.

So, here's the thing.

I'd like to make an offer on the restaurant.

Keep it the way it is.

- That's great, but this is a little awkward.

Your girlfriend just made me an offer.

- Sara made a bid? - This morning.

- She's, um, she's my friend, by the way.

- Oh. Well, here's the thing.

I have a higher bidder than her.

I put this place on the market,

and it was like a feeding frenzy.

- Think Sara's gonna go higher?

- The realtor says she can,

but if you can beat the top bid,

my place is yours.

I'd love to sell it to a friend.

Keep it authentic.

[birds singing]

[engine rumbling]

- Hey, there.

- Hey.

- Where you going?

Want a ride?

- Hey.

- Listen, I went to see Ernesto.

- Yeah, apparently you out-bid me.

Congratulations.

- No, no, wait, wait.

Somebody was out-bidding you,

and I out-bid that person. I would never do that to you.

- Why didn't you tell me you were putting an offer?

- You didn't tell me, either.

- Because I didn't want you to feel sorry for me

if I didn't get it.

Which is what's happening right now.

- [chuckles]

Listen, hear me out, okay?

Since I want to open a place and I don't have the time

to be all in, I thought you might

be interested in being my partner.

What do you think? - Like 50/50?

- I hadn't thought about the number yet,

but you can be in charge

and I can come home every...other week.

I gave Ernesto a bid that can work for both of us.

- I haven't seen you for ten years.

You ride into town and suddenly wanna

go into business together?

Look, I know you mean well,

but I don't need rescuing, Tony.

And I certainly don't need anyone planning

my future behind my back. - No, no, no.

That was not my intention, Sara.

Okay?

I just thought we can do something together.

Something great together. - No.

Thank you, though.

[melancholy music]

- Oh, man...

[birds singing]

- Party favors. - Check.

- Centerpieces. - Check.

- Accessories and shoes.

Good.

And the laptop has all the photos and videos.

Oh, and the easels.

- Already in the van.

- And most of the food

was delivered last night,

and I brought the cake to the club.

The kitchen staff is great.

- I told you. - Yeah.

- I'm gonna pick up the meat

after I drop all this stuff off.

- Great, and I'll start cooking. [phone ringing]

- I can't believe it's almost time.

- This is Matt.

Oh, no.

No, are you serious?

Yeah, yeah, we can

talk about rescheduling later.

Thank you.

[tense music]

- What happened?

- The manager from the club said

there was a kitchen fire overnight.

- What? Ay, no, no.

- Listen, we can still have it happen in the backyard.

- There's too many people.

Everything but the meat's probably ruined.

- I'm sure that they will give you a new date

with the same deal.

- But everyone's coming tonight.

Mami and Papi's house is full of family.

Ay!

- They will understand.

Okay?

- How am I gonna tell Lola?

The magazine people were supposed to come tonight.

This is a disaster. - I will call the magazine.

Can you call Lola at the school?

- She has a spare first period.

- Okay, well,

at least she can get word out to our friends quickly.

- You should call.

- Hey.

Hey, what's going on?

- Party's off.

There's a problem with the club.

- What?

Can you reschedule?

- I don't even think I want it anymore.

- No, you have to!

- It's too stressful.

- I have an idea.

- A double quince?

No.

This is your night, this is for our family.

- Mami, the Kelly's used to be like family.

Okay, we need to help them.

- Maria?

- Can we tell them to come to the rehearsal tonight?

- We are not their charity case.

- Please, Mom?

- But you need a special night just for you.

- And why wouldn't it be special

with all our friends and family there?

- She's got a point.

We could give the Sanchez's the money

we were gonna give to the club.

And the meat.

- And the party favors and flowers.

- Dolores, I think it could work.

[contemplative music]

- But I'm barely talking to Maria.

- Ay caramba!

We know, Mom.

- Fine.

But I want separate tables.

- Well, this should be interesting.

- [chuckles]

[knocks on door]

You okay?

- Yeah.

I'm gonna need a T-shirt after this.

"I survived a quince catastrophe."

- Character building.

- It would be so much better if our moms were getting along.

- Yeah, I know.

- And what about you and Tony?

- What about us?

- I heard you two talking at the front door.

- Oh.

You're just like me where I used to spy on your dad.

It's complicated with us.

- But if you like him?

- It wouldn't work.

- Are you going to cook with him at least for the party?

You've worked so hard.

- We'll see.

But what we really need to talk about

is Maria and Dolores.

I think I might be able to fix it.

I'm gonna need your help.

- So we're going to divide everyone into main course

and appetizer duty tomorrow.

All right, we're gonna have a lot of people coming,

so better be ready.

Hmm?

All right, keep moving.

All right, let's go.

- Hey, Sara.

- Don't read into it.

Couldn't leave you on your own with all these meals

and trust me, this is when you want a food truck girl.

- I couldn't agree more.

Thank you for coming.

Appreciate it.

- You're welcome.

- Appreciate it.

[indistinct chatter]

- Thank you for doing this.

- It's for Lola.

Entonce...mambo. - Mambo.

- Mami, I think I actually like the dolls here

and the flowers over there.

Come on in, ladies.

Okay, so after the DJ

announces the parents and the padrinos

and then you two for your grand entrance,

you'll make your speeches while you light the candles.

We'll do the traditions

and then the main course

before the dance number.

So if you girls want,

take the courts out and keep practicing

while we finish the run through.

- We'd actually like to practice part of our speech.

- Oh, yes, of course.

Let's do it.

- They say it takes a village to raise a family.

- And in our case, it was two houses on Delfina Street.

- Two moms who shared everything,

including raising us.

- Mrs. Sanchez, you were like

a second mom to me.

- And Ms. Kelly,

you were the same to me.

- If I had a scraped knee...

- Or broken arm...

- It didn't matter what house we ran to,

we knew we'd be loved and taken care of.

- We didn't have a lot back then.

But to us,

our world was perfect.

- We were protected and loved

by one big family.

Now please...

- Take a look at the screens.

[warm music]

♪ ♪

- [chuckling] - Aww.

[chuckles]

- Wow.

[laughter]

- [speaking Spanish] - Aww.

Aww.

♪ ♪

- I'm sorry, Maria.

- I'm sorry too.

But please tell me what I did.

- You barely talk to me.

It's like I'm not good enough for you anymore.

- Of course you're good enough.

I'm sorry.

I've just been so busy

with work and with Teresa's school

and now this party, but you're right,

I need to be better.

Wait, is there something else?

- You really don't know?

You knew how much we loved your house.

And you took a stranger's bid over ours.

- I explained to you what happened.

They paid cash and they offered over asking,

so we took it.

- I thought loyalty and friendship are more important

to you than money.

- It is.

I'm gonna make this up to you.

I'm gonna find you a great house

and I'm gonna make the best deal.

We're family.

Come here.

Family. - [sniffles]

- Aww.

These girls, get over here.

[laughs]

- Aw. - [kisses]

[speaking Spanish]

- Okay, okay.

Let's get this rehearsal started.

- Oh, has anyone heard anything

from the magazine reporter?

- Oh, yes, yeah.

I talked to her, I told her what happened.

She wasn't happy.

They liked the dueling chef angle so much,

it probably won't run as a cover anymore.

[bombastic Latin music]

- You ready for this? - Ready!

Send them out.

[indistinct chatter]

[camera shutter clicking]

♪ ♪

- Here you go.

All right, looking good, huh?

- Sara, Tony.

- What's up, Kevin? - Hey!

- How you doin', man, good to see you.

- Hey, you guys are done for the night.

Like, seriously, go enjoy the party.

- Thanks. - Really?

- Yeah.

- You closed the restaurant?

You are such a wonderful woman!

[laughter]

- Thank you so much.

- You're welcome.

You came!

- Because of you and Tony.

That call you made to my editor made quite the splash.

The story of two families coming together was

far better than stirring up drama that,

if I'm being honest, really wasn't there.

Oh, and I brought you something

you might be interested in.

- Tonight we are celebrating the wonderful transition

from childhood to womanhood

for two sensational señoritas.

And now,

the moment you've all been waiting for.

Let's put our hands together

for our first quince queen,

nuestra primera reina de esta noche,

Teresa Sanchez!

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ ♪

And now, our second quince queen,

nuestra segunda reina de esta noche,

Lola Kelly!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Applause, applause, applause!

[cheers and applause]

[soft guitar music]

♪ ♪

- So, thank you, Mom and Dad.

- Mami and papi.

- For giving us the best life.

- And the best celebration.

- I know it was a labor of love.

- Te queremos mucho.

- We love you so much.

[giggles]

[applause]

[cheering]

♪ ♪

Let's give it up for Lola and Teresa,

our beautiful women.

[cheers and applause]

- Well, before we eat, we have two more people to thank.

- Our aunt and uncle, Sara and Tony.

- Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

- Not only for this amazing food tonight,

but just for always being there for us.

- Sometimes two ingredients may not look like they go together.

- Like mint and habanero peppers.

- But just give it a chance

and it might surprise you. [both giggle]

- We never thought we'd be up here

celebrating together,

but we wouldn't change it for anything.

- We hope everyone has a great time tonight.

- Enjoy the food!

- You heard the ladies!

[speaking Spanish]

[upbeat music]

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

[inaudible conversation]

♪ ♪

- Now, we have

a wonderful surprise for you all.

The queens and their courts would like to show you

something they've been working very hard on.

[speaking Spanish]

[East Village Opera Company's "La Donna Mobile Redux" plays]

♪ ♪

- [singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- All right, can we have everyone's attention please?

Girls, can you come over, please?

- Come close, we have things we'd like to say.

- Yeah.

- Well, um,

we've learned a quinceañera

is like writing a new recipe.

Y'know, a lot of trial and error.

Sometimes you add a little bit of this,

try a little bit of that.

Sometimes it can take a while to get it right,

but some dishes are worth the effort.

Because they're that special.

- Lola and Teresa, we are so proud

of the maturity you showed

bringing our families together again.

- You're very special women.

And you deserve the best.

- It was an honor to be a part of tonight.

Happy birthday and always keep today in your heart.

- Felicidades.

- And without further ado.

[ooh's and applause]

♪ ♪

- Tonight was really special.

- Yes, it was.

I mean,

the food was definitely a hit.

I saw a lot of smiles in there.

- [chuckles]

And your idea to talk to the editor of "Savory,"

thank you for that, by the way.

- Couldn't have done it without you.

- Tony,

about the restaurant. - Yeah?

- I realize after this whole...adventure,

that we really do make a good team.

I know. - Really?

[laughter]

That's good.

- And I was thinking, if the offer's still open...

- Yes, it is.

I meant what I said.

I cannot do it alone.

Listen, I'm...

I'm sorry if I find this behind your back, okay?

- Sometimes I'm too proud for my own good.

- Yeah, yes, you are sometimes.

- [laughs]

I'd like to do the partnership.

- Okay.

That sounds good to me.

We can do whatever split you like.

60/40, for you?

- 70/30.

I figure 70%'s about what I can afford,

and we can go from there.

- Okay, deal.

♪ ♪

- Great.

So I guess this means I'm gonna be

seeing a lot more of you?

♪ ♪

[fireworks exploding]

- All right.

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

- Welcome, everyone, to the grand opening of Cubish.

- So glad you could make it.

- Yeah, so whether you're Irish.

- Whoo-whoo!

[laughter]

- Or Cuban! - Yeah.

[cheering]

- Or you just like

fine dining served with a side of comfort,

we hope you enjoy.

- Come on, let's go, come on!

- Cute dress!

Enjoy.

Enjoy, beautiful.

- Thank you.

- [laughs]

- Well, we did it.

- We did.

[upbeat Latin music]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

- [whispering] Tony, yes!

[laughter]

♪ ♪