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19. Oh.
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26. London by the sea.
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28. Nesting just a stone's throwaway from the sea front,
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33. The big soul momma, a.k.a.
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33 foster children,
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first restaurant is
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just going to go—
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40. God.
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on the outside anyway.
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44. Charita.
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Gordon.
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- Hello, Gordon.
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supposed to be about.
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spend all my life here,
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front room, otherwise,
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kick my feet up?
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everything at this place
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days a week, Charita
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64. I come from a background of bigmamas, and all of them cook.
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- Ribs!
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67. Oh, ribs.
All right.
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69. Your ribs.
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intimate squeeze.
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Indian restaurant.
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as week-day trade
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hole, a financial hole
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our way out of.
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since you've been open?
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- Maximum.
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118. - Here you go.
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clumsy mess of ribs,
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Bloody delicious.
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143. Thank you.
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144. And you know what, I thoughtit was going to be very spicy,
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Fine.
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tweak, definitely
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picture of this plate.
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Oh, god.
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Rabbit.
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shaking off the excess.
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of their first booking,
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cooking the food, then
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husband, Phil,
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from the day job
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onion rings, corn bread.
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hot gravy on hot turkey.
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chefs to dress
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Shack, is so well-kept,
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the supplies upstairs.
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of macaroni and cheese
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prime days for business.
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failing restaurants,
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some classic mistakes.
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How do I do this?
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he's an asshole.
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killing the business.
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restructuring the menu,
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is to have a starter,
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turnover treble if you
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472. Next time, they're paying you.- Yep.
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473. Did you cook this?
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474. Yes, I did.
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475. Oh, how lovely.
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476. There's no doubt that Charita
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477. is a terrific cook, but she'semploying Brian to do that job,
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478. and I'm beginning to realizeshe's wasted in the kitchen.
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479. What's it called?
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480. Soul food.
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481. Just call me momma.
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482. Momma.
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483. You got it.
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484. With Saturday night
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485. service is about
to begin, it's time
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487. It's pretty obvious that thebusiness is in dire straits,
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488. and that's real.
That's real.
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489. That's the truth.
AD: Yes, it is.
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490. Watching you guysover the last couple of days,
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491. you actually treat it likeit's your fucking home.
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492. Chilled.
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493. Relaxed.
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494. And this lady here, you talk toher almost as if it's your mum.
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495. And that really has to stop.
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496. If this is going
to go any further,
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497. and if it doesn't work, notonly are you out of business
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498. and you're livelihood is gone.
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499. All of you guys are
out of a fucking job.
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500. You've got no work.
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501. So when it's that far down, we've really have to dig deep
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502. and come up with sensible ideas.
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503. And tonight, I'm going to ask you to stay out of the kitchen.
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504. Because you've got
so much to sell.
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505. Yeah.
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506. And you, you're a
fucking good cook.
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507. Thank you.
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508. So Charita, let him cook.
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509. I'm going to let him.
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510. I'm going to let him.
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511. I am.
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512. You have to pass
the reins over now,
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513. and if you don't break awayfrom the stove, I swear to god,
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514. the business is going to close.
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515. And let him do the job thatyou fucking pay the money for.
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516. Yeah?
Yep.
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517. I'm going to go
put some makeup on
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518. because I'm going downstairs.
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519. Charita's
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520. street hustling has secureda fully-booked restaurant
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521. tonight.
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522. If we're going to
get through it,
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kitchen working
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524. like an efficient,
well-oiled machine.
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525. Hey, there, you doing
the that now, yeah?
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526. Time to whip up
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527. a better professionalism
into these boys.
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528. Gavin, can you take thosestarters and food downstairs?
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529. Don't stand there doing nothing.
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530. Thank you.
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531. He was standing there.
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532. Open up your eyes andget them fucking working.
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533. You're running
this place tonight.
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534. You know that?
- Yes.
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535. You're going to prove thatdownstairs that you can do it.
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536. And not just to her
but to yourself and me.
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537. I said no smiling, no laughing.
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538. Serious.
Yes?
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539. Yeah.
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540. Let's go.
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541. There's no smiling now.
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542. Good evening.
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543. Have you had a chance
to look at the menu?
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544. Downstairs, Charita
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545. slipped effortlessly intothe role of the hostess
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546. with the most-est.
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547. Do you eat
macaroni and cheese?
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548. We do.
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549. I'm telling you,
it's fantastic.
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550. Gordon grated my cheese.
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551. Brianis taking his first decision
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552. as a head chef.
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553. Pre-cooked buffalo
wings are off the menu.
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554. From now on, they're
being cooked to order.
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555. Chicken is being
cooked from fresh.
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556. Nice.
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557. Already this place hasturned around in 20 minutes.
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558. Well, almost.
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559. The rest of the food
is going out just
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560. as Charita has always done it.
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561. Hot food, cold plates,
inspiring salads.
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562. 4 pounds for that?
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563. That's shocking.
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564. And jaw-breaking meatloaf.
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565. Look at me cut through that.
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566. You're laughing.
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567. But let's not
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569. Can I get this one
as soon as possible?
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570. Yeah.
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571. It's going.
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572. It's going in the
oven, then the cheese.
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573. How long?
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574. Make sure you're good time.
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575. Three minutes. GORDON RAMSAY: Three minutes.
Copy !req
576. There we are.
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577. Thank you, Charita.
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578. Bye.
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579. See ya.
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580. There you go.
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581. Up.
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582. The restaurant is full.
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583. But now she's front of house, Charita is using every trick
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584. in the book to boost business.
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585. Five minutes.
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586. There you go, right next
door to my friendly pub.
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587. There you go.
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588. And I will—
see you at 5:00
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589. See you at 5:00.
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590. Thank you.
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591. Thank you.
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592. Brian, move.
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593. Two hours in, and the food
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594. is not going out quick enough.
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595. Charita's faith in
Brian is dwindling fast.
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596. These guys have
been in a long time.
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597. I got kids down there.
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598. Yeah, but the
starters have just gone.
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599. I'm working on the starters.
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600. What happenedthere with starters?
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601. With our starters?
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602. They're done.
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603. So they're all in the lift.
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604. Yeah.
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605. There I gather.
What?
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606. This dozen.
For what?
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607. For this table.
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608. I'm doing them now.
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609. Oh, shit.
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610. I just told her
they're gone, man.
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611. For Brian,
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612. three years of living
in a culinary coma
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613. is a hard habit to break.
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614. He's beginning to lose it.
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615. All right.
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616. I got a table that
came in before 5:00.
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617. Other tables, they're stillwaiting on their starters.
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618. This one.
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619. And Charita's
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620. constant interruptions
aren't exactly helping.
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621. Come on, Brian.
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622. Don't lose it now, you?
No.
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623. What else
on this table?
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624. I need to see.
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625. What's on it?
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626. You got hot wings and
barbecue chicken wings.
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627. I've got the hot wings.
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628. I need whatever else is there.
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629. Because they are
getting restless.
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630. Oh, dear.
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631. All they ordered?
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632. That's it.
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633. Send it away.
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634. I am so sorry.
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635. I tell you what the problem was.
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636. With fresh
food here, you can't
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637. expect the food to just jumpon your plate just like that.
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638. It has to cook.- We'll plate that after.
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639. Chicken takes a good 14,
20 minutes to make sure
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640. that you don't kill anyone.
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641. OK.
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642. Is that pig feet go on?
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643. Because it needs to go on nowbecause it takes the time,
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644. yeah?
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645. Every
minute you're in here,
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646. we're losing money.
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647. Fucking hell.
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648. So what do you
think of that meatloaf?
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649. Bloody good.
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650. Thank you.
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651. Didn't I tell you?
Yeah.
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652. Didn't I tell you?
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653. I
thought the kitchen
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654. got off to a really good start.
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655. You were slightly
nervous being down
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656. there because you're sort of notspying on them, but coming up.
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657. Agitated.
Yeah.
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658. You lost it, Brian.
- A little bit
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659. A little bit.
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660. And this
is going on time.
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661. You said something
interesting though.
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662. Charita has to
understand it's going
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663. to take three or
four minutes longer
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664. because I'm cooking from raw.
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665. And the benefit is the customer.
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666. But I think this guy, withthe help of AD can get faster.
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667. much, much faster.I mean how would you sum up?
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668. You were in the
dining room tonight.
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669. It felt good because
I'm telling you,
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670. for three and a half
years being here,
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671. it was the first Saturday nightthat I have spent downstairs.
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672. They've seen you.
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673. That's the face they want tosee when they come to see Momma.
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674. Downstairs, I'm going to becracking the whip a lot harder.
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675. It's your business.
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676. Of course.
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677. And that's
what I was thinking.
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678. I've got to crack it.
- Let's go.
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679. OK.
- Thank you.
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680. Good.
Thank you, guys.
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681. Let me go down here
and finish saying.
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682. Fire up.
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683. Because I got a few
more desserts to sell.
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684. Yeah.
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685. IfBrian is going to win Charita's
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686. respect as a head chef,
he needs to become
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687. more involved in preparing thefood as well as cooking it.
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688. Number 13.
Copy !req
689. Lucky for some.
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690. But since his hours were cut,
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691. he's been dropped in
a catch-22 situation.
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692. Where's little lady on?
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693. Hey.
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694. Brian has
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695. being left holding the baby.
Copy !req
696. It became a
problem because Claire
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697. had to go to work.
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698. And we had to find a
way of meeting the bill
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699. at the end of the month.
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700. And that's why I can't doTuesdays and Wednesdays.
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701. The whole thing
is just confused.
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702. As Brian's
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703. involvement with the
food has diminished,
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704. so too has his confidence.
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705. The first time he made
meatloaf two years ago,
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706. it was a disaster.
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707. So we're going to prove thatBrian can not only do it,
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708. but do it better.
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709. How much influence do
you have on the menu?
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710. Even
sometimes I'll do it.
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711. The menu is on there, butshe changes it anyway.
Copy !req
712. So really I think that my own influence disappears.
Copy !req
713. But you'vegot to be strong now.
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714. Yes.
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715. You've got to concentratein the dining room you're
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716. going be running the kitchen.
Copy !req
717. You have to be strong.
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718. Huh?
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719. Yes.
Copy !req
720. Theproblem with Charita's meatloaf
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721. is the bacon.
Copy !req
722. By the time it's cooked, it'slike cutting into leather.
Copy !req
723. Back bacon, you saw dries out.
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724. I'm telling you the
fat in that bacon.
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725. The bacon is not fat.
Copy !req
726. Streaky bacon, place one nicefatty piece of bacon there.
Copy !req
727. As it's cooking, it's puttingmoisture inside the meatloaf.
Copy !req
728. Fantastic.
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729. And if I put my foot down andsay, no, this is like this
Copy !req
730. and like that, I think I can see myself going far.
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731. I can achieve things.
Copy !req
732. It's a happy feeling.
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733. It's a happy feeling.
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734. M-m.
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735. Just look at them.
Copy !req
736. The seasoning
is just right.
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737. It's not too salty.
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738. Oh, yeah.
It's fine.
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739. It doesn't anything.
Copy !req
740. It doesn't need anything else.
Copy !req
741. Anything else at all.
Copy !req
742. With Brian's
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743. confidence slowly returning, now I've got to work on Charita.
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744. She excels as a naturalcook and a great hostess.
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745. Oh, my god.
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746. That's everything on my menu.
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747. But when it comes to business,
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748. she's a self-confessed
numbskull.
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749. Yeah.
1.5 meters long.
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750. And this tells me the money.
Copy !req
751. The money, look, that
is a bit shorter.
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752. Shorter, yeah.
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753. You want it the
other way around.
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754. I want it the
other way around.
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755. Definitely.
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756. But it's not just the takings
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757. that are the problem here.
Copy !req
758. 200 grams of butter.
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759. Like a beautifully risen cake,
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760. successful restaurants
only thrive
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761. when three key business factorsare working in close harmony.
Copy !req
762. Graduallyadding 200 grams of flour.
Copy !req
763. We establish 1/3
staff cost, 1/3 food
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764. cost, and 1/3 gross profit.
Copy !req
765. Combine all those ingredientsinto one recipe, chemistry.
Copy !req
766. You have the most amazing cake.
Copy !req
767. And that's how any
good business works.
Copy !req
768. At the moment, Charita's
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769. business cake is way of course.
Copy !req
770. I'm going to
show you something,
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771. what we've got currentlyhappening here at the Shack.
Copy !req
772. With few midweek customers,
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773. Charita's gross profits
are dangerously low.
Copy !req
774. Very,
very little profit.
Copy !req
775. Her food
Copy !req
776. costs are reasonably healthy, but massive overheads
Copy !req
777. are crippling her.
Copy !req
778. I was
going to show what
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779. it's going to cost
me when we start
Copy !req
780. adding really high staff costs.
Copy !req
781. So there's an imbalance already.- Oh, my lord.
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782. Yep.
Bloody hard.
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783. Now, I'm doing this onpurpose to prove a point.
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784. Yeah.
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785. You can't complete a recipefor successful business
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786. when you've got an
imbalanced situation.
Copy !req
787. You can tell me to
fuck off, but how
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788. much you pay yourself a month?
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789. A month?
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790. Well, I get around $200 a week.
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791. That's it.
Copy !req
792. I'm the lowest out
of the kitchen.
Copy !req
793. 200 pounds a week?
Copy !req
794. A week.
Copy !req
795. 800 pounds a month.
Copy !req
796. You're working
seven days a week.
Copy !req
797. I'm working
seven days a week.
Copy !req
798. That's a fucking disgrace.
Copy !req
799. I'm in 80
something some weeks.
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800. A commis chef that's parttime gets paid more than you.
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801. You're far too fucking soft.
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802. I know.
Copy !req
803. I know.
Copy !req
804. You
really are far too soft.
Copy !req
805. It stops now.
Copy !req
806. I know.
I know.
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807. I know.
I know.
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808. I know.
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809. I know.
Copy !req
810. That is a profitable businesswith the right ingredients.
Copy !req
811. And that is what you're
currently running.
Copy !req
812. Have a think, and let knowwhich one you'd like to eat.
Copy !req
813. Very good.
Copy !req
814. I just feel like crying.
Copy !req
815. Why are you
crying, Charita?
Copy !req
816. Because I'm not going
to lose my business.
Copy !req
817. I'm nearing
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818. the end of my week in Brighton.
Copy !req
819. Ah, fucking bollocks.
Copy !req
820. I'mnot sure I found my soul yet,
Copy !req
821. but Brian is finally beginningto behave like a head chef.
Copy !req
822. And Charita is undergoinga transformation
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823. from mother to matron.
Copy !req
824. And from now on,
she'll be ruling
Copy !req
825. this roost with an iron hand.
Copy !req
826. This is not
a drop-in center.
Copy !req
827. But we still
Copy !req
828. have a fundamentalproblem, a crippling lack
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829. of weekday customers.
Copy !req
830. What we need is a
gimmick, a bargain
Copy !req
831. that would ensure the shack isfull to the rafters all week
Copy !req
832. long.
Copy !req
833. Now, the idea is to sellyour restaurant per table.
Copy !req
834. So at table six, six chairs.
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835. Yep.
Copy !req
836. GORDON RAMSAY: 10 pound a head.
Copy !req
837. 60 pounds for that table.
Copy !req
838. If that worked every
night at 10 pound a had,
Copy !req
839. that's 360 pounds in the till.
Copy !req
840. Think of this way.
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841. They'll spend the
same amount of money—
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842. —on their alcohol.
Copy !req
843. —on alcohol.
Copy !req
844. My plan
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845. is to trade an exciting
three-course fix
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846. buffet for each
table, simplifying
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847. the service and cherry pickingfrom the existing menu.
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848. But before we do the big
presentation to Charita,
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849. I've got to inject
some life into
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850. those god awful limp salads.
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851. How much does salad
cost on the menu?
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852. It's 4.50.
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853. 4 pound, fucking 50.
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854. Do you think that's real
good value for money
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855. for what you're serving?
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856. Not really.
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857. No?
Copy !req
858. Made a very simple
dressing here.
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859. Roasted cumin.
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860. Yeah.
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861. A little bit of olive oil.
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862. Fresh lime.
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863. Look at the difference now.
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864. Now start building it up, and get some colors in there.
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865. You have 4 pound 50 for a salad.
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866. It's a fucking joke.
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867. And sweet potatoes.
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868. Here's your soul food.
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869. All I've done,
they've been blanched.
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870. Into the pan.
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871. Here, nicely colored.
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872. Don't move them till
they get color on there.
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873. The more you move them
around, what happens?
Copy !req
874. They break up.
- They break up.
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875. That voice in the background.
Copy !req
876. She's in the kitchen again.
Copy !req
877. And lady, the secret here nowis to keep them nice and hot.
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878. They get almost like
a roasted potato.
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879. This is not a difficult,
finicky thing to do.
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880. For me, when you look atthe style of Charita's food,
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881. it's really important
to keep it rustic.
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882. Don't want anything fancy.
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883. I'm not being funny, butGavin, the kitchen porter
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884. can get this stuff done.
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885. Oh, that is good.
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886. Damn.
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887. I'm in heaven.
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I'm trying to do
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889. is make the place
look less cluttered.
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890. Yes.
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891. I understand.
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892. Because the food
speaks for itself.
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893. And sometimes I see thesemountains of food going out.
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894. And it's too much.
So come here.
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895. Here you go.
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896. Lick it.
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897. Go on.
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898. You know you want to.
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899. What can I say?
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900. Cousin Gordon's
sweet potato salad?
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901. Yeah.
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902. That's what it's
going to be called.
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903. All mixed in.
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904. I cannot mix it doing that. That was better, actually.
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905. I did better just,
so seriously, chef.
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906. No more
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908. At 10 pounds a head, as long asit's delicious, it looks good,
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909. the customers are
going to love it.
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910. The is going there.
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911. Chicken.
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912. The chicken is—
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913. Briancan clear the frozen back lot
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914. and start from fresh.
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915. Make
it a look nice.
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916. We'll sell this.
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917. Really sell it.
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918. Simple, sexy,
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919. and irresistible soul food.
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920. Salsa is rocking.
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921. Come on and do it.
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922. Do something.
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923. I can't reach over there.
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924. God.
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925. You're driving me on
the bend, you know that.
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926. Eh, what do you think?
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927. Table of four.
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928. Huh?
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929. Fucking good.
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930. This is fantastic.
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931. Honestly, what leftovers, what you can do with it.
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933. Fucking hell.
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934. All right, Charita.
Copy !req
935. Basically, we've go
through the phase.
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936. Thing will they be used up.
Copy !req
937. And every day is
going to change.
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938. Yes.
Copy !req
939. Hey, we just made a reallynice vegetable pig lily.
Copy !req
940. And it's just mayonnaise, threw brown sugar and vinegar.
Copy !req
941. Look at that there
for four people.
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942. You've got mugger's soup
as well, don't forget.
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943. I think it's quite
fresh and new.
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944. Yeah.
Copy !req
945. And it
sort of deformalizes
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946. the restaurant because
it is soul food,
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947. and it's across the table.- Yeah.
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948. Yeah.
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949. But I think it also introduceseverybody to a different taste
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950. of all the foods.
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951. Everyone is having differenttaste of everything.
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952. And the idea, of course, isonce they've experienced this,
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953. they come back Friday, Saturday for a full thing.
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954. Yeah.
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955. Yeah, this looks great.
Good.
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956. I like that.
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957. Tomorrow we go live.
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958. Don't worry.
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959. I'm going to be— now thatyou said live, you wait.
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960. I'm going to be live.
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961. It seems Charita is well
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962. and truly sold on a new idea.
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963. Whew.
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964. OK.
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965. I just gotta think
of a word for tapas.
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966. I'm going to come
up with my own word.
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967. I'm a make a word up.
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968. But I guess I can't
call it slappers
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969. because that sounds too rude.
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970. And short, dynamic,
and to the point.
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971. on a crusade.
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972. All right.
Customers.
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973. OK.
Customers.
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974. Soul in a bowl.
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975. Right?
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976. And we're launching
tomorrow evening.
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977. Having a big party down there.
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978. 10 pounds each.
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979. Three courses.
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980. Delicious.
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981. Excellent.
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982. Yeah.
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983. OK.
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984. I'm doing ribs, jambalaya, barbecued chicken.
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985. Bring some friends with you, OK?
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986. You'll love the soup.
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987. Fantastic.
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988. By tomorrow night,
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989. Charita wants the
whole of West Sussex
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990. to know about Momma Cherri's.
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991. This
is ..
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992. Non-stop, wrapping up withthe house Martin's Happy
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993. Hour filling my side with—
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994. And this brand new bid-week
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995. eating concept, soul in a bowl.
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996. No, let me get some of this.
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997. This is ribs.
OK.
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998. Oh, yeah.
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999. Gorgeous.
Absolutely lovely.
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1000. You eat.
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1001. I'll talk, OK?
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1002. When you're hungry and you're inneed of a serious food attack,
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1003. just come the Momma Cherri's, the Soul Food Shack.
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1004. We've got soul in a bowl.
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1005. Three yummy courses servedon a platter, fried chicken,
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1006. jambalaya, and more.
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1007. We're talking soul food tapas.
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1008. The price is so right.
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1009. So come to the shack tonight.
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1010. Well done.
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1011. Now, seeing you're
pulling the revenue.
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1012. You have that huge
plug for nothing.
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1013. Thank you.
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1014. Thank you.
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1015. On a normal Wednesday night,
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1016. Charita would be lucky
to get eight customers.
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1017. Good morning.
Momma Cherri's.
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1018. Can I help you?
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1019. But whilst we've been out,
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1020. bookings for this
evening's launch
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1021. have gone through the roof.
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1022. —early.
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1023. I'm doing probably two sittings,a 7:00 and 9:00 o'clock
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1024. sitting.
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1025. It's all coming together,
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1026. except for one small hitch.
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1027. There's no Brian.
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1028. There's no AD There's No Gavin.
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1029. No one is here.
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1030. Brian is stuck with thefucking babysitter somewhere.
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1031. God knows where.
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1032. And you know what, if we're evergoing to get this place right,
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1033. then they're going to have toreally understand discipline
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1034. because this is a joke.
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1035. Big day.
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1036. No one in the fucking kitchen.
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1037. Where have you been?
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1038. Looking for a
babysitter, chef.
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1039. Looking for— come on.
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1040. Get changed.
Yeah?
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1041. I thought you were going
to be here by 10:00.
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1042. I was meant
to be here at 10:00,
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1043. but I tried to phone a girl wholooked after them yesterday.
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1044. She said no go.
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1045. Just like that, out of the blue.
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1046. Get changed, and let's
get fucking started.
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1047. Let's go, you.
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1048. GORDON RAMSAY I was hoping the renewed
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1049. responsibility of runningthis kitchen would relight
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1050. Brian's passion for cooking.
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1051. You
need, young man,
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1052. a fucking rocket up your ass.
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1053. Andwith it, bring a new commitment
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1054. to both raising the qualityand the urgency with which
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1055. the food is delivered.
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1056. How about
sweating off the onions
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1057. at the same time. There in front of you there.
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1058. Look.
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1059. There you go.
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1060. But even if Brian was making
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1061. a new, improved
meatloaf twice as fast,
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1062. he still wouldn't
be quick enough.
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1063. I'm just
testing it now to see
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1064. what flavors have come up.
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1065. But you haven't put thewet mixture in there yet.
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1066. So can you identify the texture?
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1067. Oh, yes.
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1068. Get the
rest to complete first,
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1069. add the breadcrumb, then
do the fucking test.
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1070. Jesus Christ.
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1071. Some mothers do have them.
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1072. And I've got one.
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1073. Thankfully, Charita
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1074. is completely unaware that Brianis already losing it upstairs.
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1075. So how is it looking now?
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1076. It's looking full.
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1077. The day of the week
on my Wednesday.
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1078. This is wonderful.
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1079. Perfect.
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1080. And 50.
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1081. 55.
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1082. A couple at a time, that's 550 pound on food.
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1083. Yep.
The same again?
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1084. Yep.
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1085. Hopefully, on the drink.
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1086. Drink.
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1087. That's 1,000 pound, which isequivalent to a Friday night
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1088. take.
- Yeah.
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1089. That's a Friday night.
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1090. Style with a touch
of flexibility.
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1091. It's a new style for the Shack.
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1092. And tonight every member
of Charita's staff
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1093. has got to give 100%.
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1094. Here
are a set of rules
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1095. that each and every one of you are now going to abide by.
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1096. And is not a
governing rule, it's
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1097. an understanding what
this business needs
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1098. to go further and forward.
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1099. I need everybody here on time.
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1100. And on time means, if I
say you start at 6:00,
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1102. That way you have
your cigarettes,
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1103. you get changed, you chat, youhave your coffee so that at 6
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1104. o'clock, you're on the floor.
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1105. The next one is there is
always something to do.
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1106. And if you can't
think of it, ask me.
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1107. The queen is now in residence.
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1108. On the floor.
- Yes.
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1109. - Exactly.- Charita is now on the floor.
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1110. Yeah. That's where I'm going to be.
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1111. And to confirm that, we're
going to raise the flag.
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1112. Yes?
OK?
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1113. You OK?
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1114. Charita is in residence, yes?
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1115. And that's where she stays.
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1116. I want you to pull
this up here together.
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1117. There you go.
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1118. Listen, have a great service.
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1119. Think customer, push the
wine, and work together.
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1120. Let's get it right
right fucking now.
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1121. Let's go.
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1122. OK.
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1123. Inside.
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1124. The success of soul in a bowl
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1126. At only 10 pound a
head, Charita must
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1128. Everything prepped?
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1129. Yes.
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1130. Are you nervous?
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1131. - Yeah, I am.
- Good.
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1132. It's a good sign.
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1133. Start shitting yourself.
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1134. Brian, AD,
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1135. and Gavin have got
to get those platters
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1136. flying down those stairs.
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1137. But they're only justpeeling the last potatoes.
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1138. We're going to send youdown a tray designed for two.
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1139. It comes with cornbread
and soup as a starter.
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1140. The soup is excellent.
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1141. So enjoy it.
I think you will.
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1142. - Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
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1143. Unfortunately, we'refully booked tonight, but—
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1144. It'sthe first Wednesday night ever
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1145. they've had to turn
customers away.
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1146. Slightly spicy, sweet taste.
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1147. Table 3, two mixer pass.
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1148. Just to bring it
up to the quality.
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1149. Three bowls of soup.
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1150. Table 7 that you'vegot up there, it's down as 3.
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1151. They've had a person jointhem, so it's now for four.
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1152. It's already looking better,
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1153. but tonight is
going to be perfect.
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1154. Take thefucking bowl off the tray.
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1155. Put it in a bowl.
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1156. I still don't want all
of this shit everywhere.
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1157. They were nice and clean.
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1158. Fucking clean.
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1159. Come on.
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1160. Andfor the first time this week,
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1161. Brian is not smiling.
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1162. That is something.
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1163. Well done.
This turn, please, AD.
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1164. Send it under way.
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1165. So now we're looking for afour soup and a three soup.
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1166. Four cornbread, Three cornbread.
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1167. Gavin, you're taking
care of the desserts.
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1168. Yeah?
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1169. Chicken.
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1170. The team is pulling together.
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1171. Can you put a small, justa bowl of vegetable jambalaya
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1172. on it?
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1173. And then the key one is
going to have the meat.
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1174. Come on.
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1175. We've gotta pump.
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1176. If we slow down, I'm
going to lose it.
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1177. Communication
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1178. is much, much better.
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1179. Can I get a timing on someof these so I can tell them?
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1180. Five minutes.
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1181. Five minutes.
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1182. On all of them.
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1183. Here we go, Brian.
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1184. Ideas.
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1185. So far so good, You're
doing a good job.
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1186. If they can keep it going, wemight just pull this one off.
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1187. They said
they are stuffed.
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1188. It was delicious.
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1189. All of the different
flavors that
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1190. go with it, fully satisfied.
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1191. I'm going to take
them some dessert.
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1192. You see that?
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1193. Empty bowls.
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1194. And for that dessert,
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1195. AD surprises us all with
his homemade pecan pies.
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1196. That is delicious.
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1197. That beats panelbeating any day.
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1198. You know that.
Any day.
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1199. At just 40 pence
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1200. to make each slice is 1/5cheaper and 10 times tastier
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1201. than the ones Charita
has been buying in.
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1202. How is the soup?
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1203. Good?
Yes
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1204. All right.
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1205. Things
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1206. must be going OK because
we've hardly seen
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1207. her in the kitchen all night.
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1208. We've startedto turn the tables down.
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1209. I'm starting
to turn, but I've
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1210. got to get these things out.
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1211. But this
is the crucial thing.
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1212. At 10 a head, we have
to turn those tables.
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1213. So can we do two
trays at the same time?
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1214. Is it possible?
- We can.
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1215. Yes?
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1216. Now the pressure is really on.
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1217. We're losing.
Come on.
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1218. Let's get some
organization, guys.
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1219. Come on.
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1220. It's still not perfect.
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1221. The table is called away.
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1222. You stick that
ticket on the tray.
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1223. No one touches it.
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1224. Butthe vibe up here has definitely
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1225. got more professional.
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1226. We're losing
valuable time, man.
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1227. What are you doing?
AD: My shift.
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1228. We're two minutes over.
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1229. How is it
feeling up here?
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1230. Hot.
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1231. Pumping.
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1232. I can't quite
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1233. believe I'm saying
this, but I think Brian
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1234. is actually breaking a sweat.
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1235. Looking good.
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1236. They're loving it.
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1237. People are loving it.
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1238. It's very tasty.
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1239. Very good food.
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1240. You got the salads
well done, man.
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1241. Thank you.
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1242. I haven't eaten anythingquite like this before,
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1243. and it's really nice.
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1244. Booth 20 is a
two, a six, and a four.
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1245. Then we're finished.
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1246. You couldn'tget better value for more.
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1247. It's a smart bowl.
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1248. That's going go.
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1249. Last table goes out just
like the first table.
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1250. Yes?
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1251. Oh, we'll come
back, definitely.
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1252. Definitely, we'll come back.
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1253. That's
an order of beef.
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1254. Fucking well done.
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1255. Everybody good.
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1256. That's one day.
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1257. The real work starts tomorrow. Yep.
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1258. Let's go.
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1259. I don't know how muchl was going to cook today,
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1260. you know?
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1261. I didn't know if I was goingto cook or break, basically.
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1262. But just one thought in mymind is to get through this.
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1263. Thursday morning, and
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1264. the whole team are in early.
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1265. We've got to
get that well done.
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1266. They're
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1267. clean out of food stocksand fully booked tonight.
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1268. So they started
completely from scratch.
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1269. It's my kitchen.
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1270. It's my kitchen.
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1271. Fresh home
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1272. cooking straight from the soul.
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1273. Hallelujah.
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1274. Can I just say
you set me a target.
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1275. When I spoke to you last night, we hadn't reached that target.
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1276. 800 pounds last night.
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1277. I asked for 1,000.
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1278. When I cashed
out, I hit 1,000.
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1279. Yeah.
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1280. Fantastic.
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1281. What was it, 1,080.
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1282. And these two, they did it.
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1283. AD has
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1284. quietly impressed me this week.
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1285. But if he really wants
to make it as a chef,
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1286. he's got to decide
where his loyalties lie.
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1287. I do enjoy it,
but I don't think—
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1288. I don't like the hours.
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1289. I don't want to be workingthose sort of hours
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1290. unless I'm as rich asyou, and then I won't mind
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1291. You fucker.
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1292. Can I just say when I wasyour age, the age of 20,
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1293. there wasn't enough hours in the fucking day for me to work.
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1294. So yeah, I'd be very happyif you become successful,
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1295. but you've got to
work for it, big boy.
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1296. It doesn't just come
on a plate where
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1297. you've got to read thefollowing, and it will happen.
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1298. And Brian, well,
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1299. the success of Momma
Cherri's depends
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1300. on his strength
and his commitment,
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1301. more than anybody's.
Copy !req
1302. You've really pissed meoff this week, you know that?
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1303. Yes.
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1304. I felt really bad after,
especially yesterday
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1305. when I realized that Ihaven't been really sort of—
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1306. it's like I didn't care almost.
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1307. I just thought when Ifirst saw you in the kitchen,
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1308. you were treating it
like a job, no passion.
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1309. But last night it cameback, and I could feel it.
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1310. You are the head chef.
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1311. So act like the head chef.
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1312. Take responsibility
as a head chef.
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1313. Get a grip, wake up, and
fucking stop dreaming.
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1314. And I think
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1315. Charita knows what she must do.
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1316. You are the most marketableasset in this restaurant.
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1317. Well, I'm going to
be selling myself now.
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1318. I'm in that kitchen.
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1319. Now, understand,
kitchen, morning.
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1320. AM Hosting the room andbeing present in the evening.
Copy !req
1321. You have got to continue that.
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1322. I will do.
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1323. And I've got to take
some control back.
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1324. Set a fucking example.
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1325. Do not be scared to
get rid of baggage.
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1326. Back in December,
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1327. I spent a week at Momma Cherri'sfailing Soul Food Shack,
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1328. and I've never spent
a week quite like it.
Copy !req
1329. I fed Gordon Ramsay.
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1330. And he cleaned his plate.
Copy !req
1331. No discipline.
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1332. If you turned up for workhalf an hour late in my kitchen,
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1333. you'd be home for the daylooking for a new fucking job.
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1334. And 65,000 pounds in debt.
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1335. Every
minute you're in here,
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1336. we're losing money.
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1337. Fucking hell.
Copy !req
1338. I whipped
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1339. the head chef into shape.
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1340. I said no smiling,
no laughing.
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1341. Serious.
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1342. Yeah.
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1343. You need, young man, afucking rocket up your ass.
Copy !req
1344. And the momma
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1345. found her true calling.
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1346. If you don't break
away from the stove,
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1347. I swear to god thebusiness is going to close.
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1348. What's it called?
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1349. Soul food.
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1350. Just call me momma.
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1351. Momma.
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1352. You got it.
Copy !req
1353. Together,
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1354. by the end of the week, we hadthe Shack firmly back on track.
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1355. See that?
Copy !req
1356. Empty bowls.
Copy !req
1357. It's a Wednesday night,
Copy !req
1358. and I'm just hoping the Mommawill be glad to have me back.
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1359. Oh, my god.
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1360. Hello.
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1361. Oh, my god.
Copy !req
1362. My cousin.
Copy !req
1363. You're in the dining room.
Copy !req
1364. Hello.
Of course.
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1365. Good to see you.
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1366. Where else would I be?
Copy !req
1367. I'm out of the kitchen,
and soul in the bowl—
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1368. Still go?
Copy !req
1369. Going well.
Copy !req
1370. I mean, I wish you couldhave been here last night.
Copy !req
1371. We were absolutely full.
Upstairs—
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1372. On a Tuesday?- On a Tuesday.
Copy !req
1373. Upstairs and downstairs.
Copy !req
1374. Amazing.
Copy !req
1375. Staff wise, how.
Copy !req
1376. Not better.
Copy !req
1377. You see, Lauren is
actually in a uniform.
Copy !req
1378. Hi, Lauren.
Are we late today?
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1379. No.
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1380. I came early today, actually.
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1381. Early?
Early.
Copy !req
1382. Oh, yes.
I know.
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1383. Yeah. Damn.
Copy !req
1384. My moonwalker.
Where is he?
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1385. Oh he's upstairs.
Copy !req
1386. Is he?
Copy !req
1387. It's where he's
supposed to be.
Copy !req
1388. Yeah? Can I go up there and see him?
Copy !req
1389. Yeah.
Go on and surprise him.
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1390. It'sgreat to hear that Brian sorted
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1391. out his babysitting problems.
Copy !req
1392. Charita has been
able to take him
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1393. on full time as Momma
Cherri's head chef,
Copy !req
1394. and he's a changed man.
Copy !req
1395. How are you doing, big boy? You well?
Copy !req
1396. I'm good.
I'm finally in gear.
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1397. Good to see you.- It's nice to see you again.
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1398. On week days,
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1399. he's running the
kitchen single handed,
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1400. and he seems to be thrivingon the responsibility.
Copy !req
1401. That
looks fantastic.
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1402. You're not throwing thingsin there any more now.
Copy !req
1403. You're placing them
in there nicely.
Copy !req
1404. That actually looks smart.
Copy !req
1405. It looks better.
Huh?
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1406. It does.
Yes.
Copy !req
1407. What's happen toyou over the last two months?
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1408. I went through a
phase like the state
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1409. you found me in when you came.
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1410. It was sort of—
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1411. The lord hascome down and touched you.
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1412. I've given up.
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1413. All credit to Brian.
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1414. He's taken soul in a
bowl and run with it.
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1415. It's looking really fresh.
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1416. Now, you
also get starters
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1417. and you get a choice
of nachos or soup.
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1418. Nachos.
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1419. Nachos.
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1420. Nachos.
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1421. Nachos.
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1422. Nachos.
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1423. Five nachos.
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1424. How long does it take younow for food to come out?
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1425. On the trays?
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1426. On the trays?
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1427. It's taking about at least six, seven minutes.
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1428. Five minutes.
So quick.
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1429. Quick as possible
as I can be, yeah.
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1430. So youhaven't lost your touch then.
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1431. No.
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1432. Not really.
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1433. It's coming back slowly.
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1434. When you lose a
bit of confidence,
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1435. it's kind of difficult
to sort of try
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1436. and find yourself back again.
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1437. But at the moment,
I'm so into it,
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1438. and I'm going to get it
done, whatever happens.
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1439. OK.
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1440. Here we go.
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1441. Theteam has been stripped down,
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1442. and the customers seem tolove their new, improved food.
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1443. It's all good for business.
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1444. It smells good.
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1445. We've got
some jerk chicken,
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1446. your meat jambalaya, hotwings, barbecued ribs, and—
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1447. January's takings
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1448. are up a staggering 60%on last year, despite now
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1449. being closed on a Monday.
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1450. And last Saturday, Charita
filled the restaurant
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1451. three times over
with Brian and AD
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1452. cooking for a massive
105 customers.
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1453. I'd love
to see you spinning
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1454. around doing 105 covers.
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1455. You know that.
Yeah?
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1456. I'd bet
you were moonwalking
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1457. all over the fucking shop.
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1458. I did a moonwalk
for a second there.
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1459. OK.
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1460. Here we go.
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1461. Soul in a bowl.
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1462. M-m.
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1463. M-m.
Thank you.
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1464. There you go.
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1465. Let's see what we've got
here for you tonight.
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1466. Brian looks well.
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1467. Is exactly
what I wanted,
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1468. him to get some confidence, andhe's got that self-confidence.
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1469. I'm
walking in to see
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1470. what you've done to the menus.
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1471. You've seen what
I've done to the menus?
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1472. They look fantastic.
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1473. You've see what I've
done to the menus.
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1474. And I've also created my ownsoul and explaining it out.
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1475. Easy format.
No intimidation.
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1476. Yeah.
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1477. And when I think back to thatfolder and go throw those pages
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1478. and all that crap on that.
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1479. I wonder if people—
it seemed like a book.
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1480. I think it was too much.
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1481. It was taking
up too much space.
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1482. But that's smart.
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1483. What's
happening now is I've
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1484. got people coming
in on the week days
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1485. ordering the soul in the bowl.
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1486. And then they say
to me, I can't wait
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1487. to book a weekend because I know now I'm having those ribs.
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1488. They weren't enough.
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1489. I saw how worried you were.
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1490. I saw what was happening
to the business largely.
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1491. But that stress is gone.
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1492. That stress
is gone because now
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1493. I feel that there is a future.
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1494. Before I didn't think
there was a future.
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1495. I've got that fire
back inside of me.
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1496. I know
what you're saying.
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1497. And you know where
the business is going.
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1498. Yeah.
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1499. And I know where it'sgoing, and where it can go.
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1500. So are you makingthe perfect fucking sponge
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1501. cake?
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1502. Do you remember that one?
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1503. Yes.
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1504. I will never forget that one.
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1505. So if you ever
pull it together now,
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1506. how would it come
out, your cake?
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1507. My cake would comeout better than your cake.
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1508. That meansyou're cooking the books.
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1509. Long live Momma Cherri
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1510. and her finger licking food.
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1511. I'll definitely
be back for more.
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1512. Great.
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1513. Great.
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1514. Great.
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1515. I bet you you can't
make it past 20 meters.
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1516. 30 meters.
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1517. You're full of shit.
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1518. You know that.
- OK.
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1519. Go for it.
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1520. Tired?
- No.
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1521. Not yet.
Not yet.
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1522. Well,
you look tired.
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1523. You fucking wimp.
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1524. Still going.
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1525. I know.
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1526. Give us a spin.
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1527. Give us a spin.
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1528. Spin.
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1529. Spin.
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1530. Spin.
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1531. Fuck off.
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