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Love, Lights, Hanukkah! Full Movie
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00:00:00To be continued...
00:00:30To be continued...
00:00:59I'm going to take two...
00:01:01Three.
00:01:03Let me see what I've got.
00:01:04Okay.
00:01:15Okay.
00:01:16I'm going to take one more.
00:01:22Okay.
00:01:26Here you go.
00:01:27Merry Christmas.
00:01:29Bye.
00:01:29Merry Christmas.
00:01:29You might want to slow your roll.
00:01:52I've waited long enough.
00:01:53It's December.
00:01:54If you keep up this pace, there'll be no room for the customers.
00:01:58It's my first Christmas without my mom.
00:02:02Decorating is how I cheer myself up.
00:02:06She was the heart and soul of this place.
00:02:10You're going to do fine.
00:02:12Just give yourself some time.
00:02:14Ease up on the decorating in the meantime.
00:02:16It's turning into Santa's village.
00:02:20What?
00:02:21You look so much like your mom sometimes.
00:02:25Really?
00:02:25Even the way I'm adopted?
00:02:28It's in your expression.
00:02:32The smile.
00:02:33Sometimes I look in the mirror trying so hard to see her in me.
00:02:41She's right there.
00:02:43Not in the mirror.
00:02:44And who you are.
00:02:54How did you like that olive oil?
00:02:58It was great.
00:02:59Order some more.
00:03:00Miss Saurity likes extra sauce.
00:03:02Coming up.
00:03:04You know, nobody talks to a busboy or leaves them a tip.
00:03:07But he always does.
00:03:08Give the Moretti some strofoli for dessert on the house.
00:03:12Here's the penny.
00:03:16Mr. and Mrs. Moretti.
00:03:18Well, I wanted to say goodnight.
00:03:20You're just like your mother.
00:03:22Sophia was always in her apron.
00:03:25The strofoli.
00:03:27Oh.
00:03:28So good.
00:03:29I hope you'll both come to my Christmas Eve dinner.
00:03:31We wouldn't miss it for the world, huh?
00:03:36You've done Sophia proud.
00:03:39I hope so.
00:03:41Ciao, Bella.
00:03:43Ciao.
00:03:44I put an offer on the house.
00:03:49I hope you get it.
00:03:50It's my Christmas wish.
00:03:52Stockings hung from my old mantle.
00:03:54And a mortgage and house insurance.
00:03:56Oh.
00:03:57Best time repairs.
00:03:57Careful what you wish for.
00:04:00Do you have a Christmas wish?
00:04:01Oh.
00:04:03The holidays are going to be pretty lonely without any family this year.
00:04:07So, I guess that would be my wish.
00:04:12Some people to love.
00:04:13Oh, lots of people love you.
00:04:17Including me.
00:04:19I get the results of my DNA test this week.
00:04:22I mean, I could, I could be related to Armani, Versace, or I could have this big family with a villa in Tuscany.
00:04:33Do I get a room?
00:04:37I always get so excited just thinking it's the results.
00:04:40Oh.
00:04:41We gotta get back to the restaurant.
00:04:43Oh, now.
00:04:45Look.
00:04:47Oh.
00:04:49I'm gonna have to replace the pipes and bring them up to code.
00:04:52There is some water damage, but I won't know how much until I get a better look.
00:04:56How long is it gonna take to do these repairs?
00:04:58Two or three weeks.
00:05:01We have to close down that long?
00:05:03Unless you want to pass out umbrellas with each meal.
00:05:06Eddie, you gotta promise me that you are gonna be done by Christmas Eve.
00:05:11I am making the feast of the seven fishes.
00:05:14It is the first time that I am doing this on my own.
00:05:17And this means more to me than anything else.
00:05:20Especially now.
00:05:22Promise?
00:05:23Promise.
00:05:30Oh, we got a Christmas card from the Morettis.
00:05:47Aww.
00:05:48Yeah.
00:05:49I called the insurance company and I sent them Eddie's invoice.
00:06:06It's very strange being out of the kitchen.
00:06:10I don't know what to do with myself.
00:06:11Try to resist the urge to decorate.
00:06:13Hmm.
00:06:14I capped off a lonely dinner with two more lawn ornaments.
00:06:20I mean, what are you gonna do?
00:06:21When you end a four-year engagement with a phone call and then you lose your mom,
00:06:29lose your North Star.
00:06:30I think a couple of reindeer seem appropriate.
00:06:35They certainly do.
00:06:36They're very cute.
00:06:40The results for my DNA test are in.
00:06:44Okay, go to the website and see what it says.
00:06:46Okay, wait.
00:06:47Just give me one.
00:06:49Okay.
00:06:50Okay.
00:06:51Okay, here we go.
00:06:52It says that I am 50% Jewish.
00:07:02Amazing.
00:07:03Wow.
00:07:04I did not see that coming.
00:07:07No.
00:07:07I guess the tenors and the villas are off the table.
00:07:12Okay.
00:07:14Hmm.
00:07:15Walking is always a good idea.
00:07:17You can process your unexpected heritage and I can get in my 10,000 steps.
00:07:21Or a hundred steps, whatever.
00:07:25I don't know anything about being Jewish and now I find out it's 50% of who I am.
00:07:30Well, your timing couldn't be better.
00:07:32Monica starts next week.
00:07:34But I'm all about Christmas and now I have to learn a whole other holiday and all the traditions
00:07:40and I'm guessing it probably doesn't involve lawn ornaments, but maybe some family.
00:07:48Let's go find out.
00:07:49It says that I have nine DNA matches.
00:07:54I am so happy for you and for them.
00:07:58Whoever they are, wherever they are, they are my blood relatives.
00:08:03And it says that I have someone in the close family category.
00:08:07Huh.
00:08:07What does that mean?
00:08:08I don't know.
00:08:09It could be a first cousin.
00:08:10I just got an email from one of my DNA matches.
00:08:17Okay.
00:08:18Here we go.
00:08:23Okay.
00:08:24It's from Becky Berman.
00:08:26She wants to meet.
00:08:29She lives in Shaker Heights.
00:08:32That's like 10 miles away.
00:08:34What if she doesn't like me?
00:08:36You're very hard not to like.
00:08:50Hi.
00:08:52Christina?
00:08:53Yes.
00:08:54Hello.
00:08:54I'm Becky.
00:08:55Hi.
00:08:56I am so happy you're here.
00:08:58So nice to meet you.
00:09:00Can I get you anything?
00:09:01No, no.
00:09:01I'm fine.
00:09:02Come sit.
00:09:03Okay.
00:09:03Okay.
00:09:12This is just kind of a big deal for me.
00:09:15Me too.
00:09:16Yeah.
00:09:17I'm just a little nervous.
00:09:19Me too.
00:09:19You're the first DNA match I actually got to meet.
00:09:24Oh.
00:09:24Yeah.
00:09:24I wonder how many of us are out there.
00:09:27I don't know.
00:09:28I was adopted by a single mother as an infant, so I really don't know any of my biological family.
00:09:35Well, you've got me now.
00:09:36Yep.
00:09:37And my two kids.
00:09:38Okay.
00:09:38Uh-huh.
00:09:39Oh, and this guy.
00:09:40Hi.
00:09:41Hi.
00:09:41This is my brother, Scott.
00:09:42Nice to meet you.
00:09:43Nice to meet you.
00:09:44Uh, Becky tells me we're related.
00:09:46Yeah.
00:09:47Well, the question is how.
00:09:48I mean, it says we're close family, possibly cousins.
00:09:51It's going to be so much fun to figure out.
00:09:53Well, it's got to be from dad's side.
00:09:55I mean, there's tons of relatives.
00:09:57Uh-huh.
00:09:57And I actually think that we have more in common than our genes because I have a restaurant,
00:10:02too.
00:10:03No way.
00:10:03That's amazing.
00:10:04Yeah.
00:10:05What kind of restaurant?
00:10:06Italian.
00:10:07Oh.
00:10:07My favorite.
00:10:08Yes?
00:10:09Yeah.
00:10:10I'll cook for you.
00:10:11I'll cook for you and your kids.
00:10:16Scott.
00:10:18Hey, guys.
00:10:20Hey.
00:10:21I don't have much time.
00:10:22I'm on a deadline.
00:10:23David, this is Christina.
00:10:24Hello.
00:10:26She's a DNA match I found online.
00:10:28Oh, that's great.
00:10:30Yeah.
00:10:30Are you another relative?
00:10:32No.
00:10:33No.
00:10:33No.
00:10:34Just an old family friend.
00:10:36I'll get those latkes ready for you to try.
00:10:37This was so good.
00:10:39Good.
00:10:39I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
00:10:41We're doing a special Hanukkah menu.
00:10:43Oh.
00:10:43David is a food critic.
00:10:44We like to get his opinion before we serve anything new.
00:10:47Oh, a food critic.
00:10:49Yeah.
00:10:49David Singer.
00:10:50He's pretty well known.
00:10:52I know the name.
00:10:54Well, it's nice to know that people are reading what I write.
00:10:56Yeah, I've read every single word.
00:10:58Really?
00:10:58Yeah.
00:10:59Christina has a restaurant, too.
00:11:00Dolce, Angelo, and Cleveland.
00:11:03You just, you wrote a review, and you just said the food was predictable.
00:11:06Well, I also said it was very good.
00:11:08I just wanted to be a little bit more surprised.
00:11:11Yeah, yeah, totally.
00:11:12Okay, Bryce.
00:11:14I'm going to go check on those latkes.
00:11:16It was so nice meeting you.
00:11:17Yeah, you too.
00:11:19He's really nice.
00:11:20Yeah.
00:11:21Yeah.
00:11:23All right, so for Hanukkah, we're doing eight crazy latkes.
00:11:26Uh, so we've got the holy guacalatka, and we've also added the whole enchilatka.
00:11:36But I want you to try this one first.
00:11:38Okay.
00:11:38So, go ahead.
00:11:39Tell me what you think.
00:11:43It's good.
00:11:45Yeah?
00:11:45Try adding a little pico de gallo.
00:11:47Pico de gallo.
00:11:48No.
00:11:49Not just a Cheyna Pana.
00:11:54Yeah.
00:11:54Yeah, like, what's the deal?
00:11:56Oh, it's the family dynamic.
00:11:57You know what?
00:11:57I love them to do this.
00:11:58I don't got any pico, but I got some hot sauce.
00:12:01Let's do it.
00:12:02Lenny was my dad.
00:12:04He passed away a few years ago.
00:12:06Sports and food were his two favorite things, so he found a way to combine them.
00:12:13Same with me.
00:12:16My mom, she passed away, and then now I'm running the restaurant that I grew up in, so...
00:12:23I...
00:12:24I just can't believe how much we have in common.
00:12:27I know.
00:12:27It's...
00:12:28It's crazy.
00:12:30You know, my mom's in St. Louis, but she gets back tomorrow.
00:12:33I hope she can fill in the blanks about how we're related.
00:12:36Mm-hmm.
00:12:37Hey, why don't you come to brunch?
00:12:40Only if I can bring dessert.
00:12:42My mom will be thrilled to meet another member of the family.
00:12:57Hi, Mom.
00:12:58Hey.
00:13:00There are only four days till Hanukkah, and I...
00:13:02I have so much to do.
00:13:04That's a really nice one, Mom.
00:13:06Mm-hmm.
00:13:07Yes, I got it from a collector in St. Louis.
00:13:09It looks just like one that my grandmother gave me when I was a child.
00:13:12Well, who knows?
00:13:13Maybe it's the same one.
00:13:15That's what I told Leslie, the collector.
00:13:18Yes, to explain why I was crying over a dreidel.
00:13:21I invited someone to brunch I met on one of those ancestry sites.
00:13:25Oh, today?
00:13:26Yeah, I hope it's okay.
00:13:27Christina lost her mom recently.
00:13:29She was a chef, and so is Christina.
00:13:31Now she's running their restaurant on her own, just like me and Scott.
00:13:35Oh, I look forward to meeting her.
00:13:37Are the kids going to be here?
00:13:38No, no.
00:13:38Phil took Molly to ballet class and Max to hockey practice.
00:13:41All right.
00:13:42Well, come on.
00:13:43Help me get the food ready.
00:13:44Okay, of course.
00:14:00Hi.
00:14:01What are you doing here?
00:14:03Staying here over the holidays.
00:14:04Oh.
00:14:05Is that going to be a problem?
00:14:07Not a problem.
00:14:08Because I could eat in my room.
00:14:09Let's not make it a thing.
00:14:11Fine by me.
00:14:12Good.
00:14:16Great.
00:14:22I brought cannolis.
00:14:25Okay.
00:14:26Mm-hmm.
00:14:27They are for dessert.
00:14:29They are not for review.
00:14:31If the cannolis are predictable, I'll keep it to myself.
00:14:35Hmm.
00:14:37You might even like them.
00:14:42This is my mom, Rube.
00:14:44Oh, so nice to meet you.
00:14:46Hi.
00:14:46I made cannolis.
00:14:48You made these yourself?
00:14:49Yeah, just an old family recipe.
00:14:51Oh, yeah.
00:14:52Becky told me your mom was a chef.
00:14:53Yeah.
00:14:54Yeah.
00:14:55And this place, it's beautiful.
00:14:57Oh, thank you.
00:14:58We're getting ready for Hanukkah.
00:15:00It's my favorite time of the year.
00:15:01I hope you're hungry.
00:15:03Yes.
00:15:03I am.
00:15:04He eats enough for an army and never gains weight.
00:15:06It isn't fair.
00:15:07I run five miles a day.
00:15:09Yeah, and I run after two kids.
00:15:11You never guess how close they are.
00:15:13Do you have any brothers or sisters?
00:15:15No, it's just me.
00:15:16Well, if you're going to meet relatives online, you couldn't do better than this family.
00:15:19Thanks, David.
00:15:22Stop it.
00:15:23Well, let's see how she feels after brunch.
00:15:24Yeah.
00:15:25You just did.
00:15:26Yes, you did.
00:15:27So Becky tells me that you and David have a history.
00:15:32Oh, yes.
00:15:33A short one, about half a page.
00:15:35This guy wrote that my lasagna was predictable.
00:15:40No.
00:15:40No, did you really say that?
00:15:42I honestly, I can't remember.
00:15:44I don't remember.
00:15:45David's on his way to Europe.
00:15:47Yep, to try great food and write about it.
00:15:51Oh, I want your life.
00:15:53Well, I'm leaving on the first, so I'm kind of camping out here until I take off,
00:15:57which is lucky for me because Ruth is one of my favorite cooks.
00:16:01Oh, yes.
00:16:02David grew up around this table.
00:16:04His folks and our family, we celebrated every holiday together until they moved away.
00:16:09Every Hanukkah that I can remember.
00:16:11Lenny and my dad were best friends.
00:16:13Yeah.
00:16:14David's like family.
00:16:15Well, Christina really is family.
00:16:17According to our DNA results, we just need to figure out the connection.
00:16:20Hmm.
00:16:21Um, I was adopted, so I have no information.
00:16:26Where'd you grow up?
00:16:28Uh, here in Cleveland.
00:16:29Where were you born?
00:16:31Uh, Fairview Hospital.
00:16:34Yeah.
00:16:35When's your birthday?
00:16:37November 24th.
00:16:39I was born on Thanksgiving Day, if you can believe it.
00:16:43No way.
00:16:44You were born on a holiday.
00:16:45No.
00:16:45No.
00:16:49Well, my mom.
00:16:52Jesus.
00:16:53Excuse me.
00:16:54Excuse me.
00:17:02No.
00:17:03Well, thanks for sharing the story with us.
00:17:18It was amazing.
00:17:21This looks so good.
00:17:23Am I okay?
00:17:26Yeah.
00:17:27Is it, uh, is it about dad?
00:17:29Sometimes mom really misses him.
00:17:32I, I always miss him, but that isn't, that's wrong.
00:17:37What is it?
00:17:38This isn't the time or place.
00:17:41The time or the place for what?
00:17:43Just give me a second.
00:17:56When I was in college, I, um, I was an exchange student in Italy.
00:18:03And I, I fell in love and we got married much too young and it didn't work out.
00:18:10And so we had it annulled and when I got back to the States, I found out I was pregnant.
00:18:20Christina, I'm, I'm your biological mother.
00:18:32Uh, you were married to someone else?
00:18:36Yeah, it was many years before dad and, and for just a short time.
00:18:39How could we not know about this?
00:18:44Oh my goodness.
00:18:47This means you're my half-sister.
00:18:52There's so much I want to tell you.
00:18:56I can't.
00:18:58I'm sorry.
00:19:00No, I'm, I'm, I'm here whenever you're ready.
00:19:03I think this is just about all I can handle right now.
00:19:09I'm sorry.
00:19:09I'm sorry.
00:19:09I'm sorry.
00:19:17I'm sorry.
00:19:18Are you okay to drive?
00:19:40Can I give you a lift?
00:19:41I'm fine.
00:19:43You don't seem fine.
00:19:46I don't know what I am.
00:19:48I'm sorry.
00:19:50I just, I have to go.
00:19:52Okay.
00:20:12Is she alright?
00:20:15She'll be fine.
00:20:17I don't even know her.
00:20:18And I already love her.
00:20:21I don't know her.
00:20:22I don't know her.
00:20:23I don't know her.
00:20:24I don't know her.
00:20:25I don't know her.
00:20:26I don't know her.
00:20:27I don't know her.
00:20:28I don't know her.
00:20:29I don't know her.
00:20:30I don't know her.
00:20:31I don't know her.
00:20:32I don't know her.
00:20:33I don't know her.
00:20:34I don't know her.
00:20:35It worked really well.
00:20:36Okay.
00:20:37We're making really good progress.
00:20:40I'll have to move the lighting fixture in the ceiling.
00:20:43And don't worry, I'll have it done by your Christmas eating
00:20:46you know I promise.
00:20:46Wonderful.
00:20:47Don't you like to come come to our Christmas dinner.
00:20:49It's uh, it's mostly the staff and their families and the Moretti's. They were really close to Sophia.
00:20:56We have a really good time.
00:20:58Yeah, sure. That'd be great.
00:21:00Okay.
00:21:08So what happened? How was your brunch yesterday?
00:21:12I just met my biological mother.
00:21:15Ruth.
00:21:16She is Becky's mom.
00:21:18Wow.
00:21:19Wow. Right?
00:21:20Becky just sent me a text. Ruth sent me an email. I don't know how to respond. I mean, I'm very conflicted.
00:21:27Sophia is my mother. It's not like I'm gonna turn around and just replace her with somebody new.
00:21:33Oh, it doesn't have to be one or the other. I mean, you can have them both.
00:21:37We don't have any history or shared memories.
00:21:40You'll make new memories.
00:21:43Well, yesterday is definitely a memory that I am never gonna forget.
00:21:50There's just so much about this I still don't get.
00:21:57I'm sure. I...
00:22:02It is so important to me to help you try to understand.
00:22:09I was really lost for so many years.
00:22:15Just constantly wondering if I had done the right thing.
00:22:22And then I had the great good fortune of meeting your dad.
00:22:26Who's just...
00:22:29He was just the kindest, most wonderful man.
00:22:32Did Dad know?
00:22:33Oh, yes, of course. He did.
00:22:38But he wanted me to be the one to tell you.
00:22:40Well, you should have.
00:22:42I know there were so many times I wanted to tell you and then...
00:22:47And then the older you got, the harder it got.
00:22:53They say timing is everything, but...
00:22:57Whatever the right time was, I must have missed it.
00:23:01Hey.
00:23:03You know, maybe this was the right time.
00:23:12On the upside, I get a sister who I really like.
00:23:17And I found her first.
00:23:19Okay, you've known her for like two minutes longer than me.
00:23:21Oh, come on.
00:23:23I have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you two squabble.
00:23:29So, I was thinking we could add another one or two tables by the window.
00:23:34Mmm, I like it the way it is.
00:23:37Why does it have to change?
00:23:39Okay, it was just a thought.
00:23:41When I look around the restaurant, all I see is my mom.
00:23:45And I just want to hold on to that for as long as I can.
00:23:51Okay.
00:23:52Hi.
00:23:53Janet.
00:23:54Meet David Singer.
00:23:55The David Singer that didn't like your lasagna.
00:23:56Yes.
00:23:57Mm-hmm.
00:23:58This is a lot of Christmas.
00:23:59Do you have a problem with that?
00:24:00No, no, it looks nice.
00:24:01Meaning overdone?
00:24:02Nice, meaning I like it.
00:24:03Why are you here?
00:24:04Ruth was worried about you.
00:24:05Ah.
00:24:06And also, I had a meeting with my editor, so I told her I'd stop by.
00:24:11I'm just trying to figure it all out.
00:24:13She also told me to try the lasagna and be nice about it.
00:24:15Uh-huh.
00:24:16I'm just trying to figure it all out.
00:24:17She also told me to try the lasagna and be nice about it.
00:24:19Uh-huh.
00:24:20Not a review.
00:24:21Just unofficially.
00:24:22We're closed for repairs.
00:24:23Yeah.
00:24:24So.
00:24:25But that doesn't mean you can't cook.
00:24:26Why don't you whip up some lasagna and try and change his mind?
00:24:29I could do that.
00:24:30Sounds great.
00:24:31Did you know that lasagna originated in ancient Greece?
00:24:32It's Italian to me.
00:24:36I know.
00:24:37I don't know.
00:24:38I know.
00:24:39It's a very small part of my life.
00:24:42I don't know.
00:24:43You know, what did you do?
00:24:44I don't know.
00:24:45I don't know.
00:24:46I don't know.
00:24:47I don't know.
00:24:48But I'm just trying to figure it out.
00:24:50I don't know.
00:24:51I don't know.
00:24:52I don't know.
00:24:53I don't know.
00:24:54I don't know.
00:24:55I don't know.
00:24:56I don't know.
00:24:57It's Italian to me.
00:25:00This is really good.
00:25:02It's not as forgettable as you remember.
00:25:08Your review came out a few weeks after my mom passed away.
00:25:15I'm so sorry.
00:25:17You weren't wrong.
00:25:18I wasn't at my best in the kitchen or anywhere else.
00:25:23Sometimes I can go a little too far.
00:25:26You know, I get a little too passionate about food.
00:25:30Where did you discover your passion?
00:25:33I worked for my dad in the restaurant supply business.
00:25:36I'd sampled the food and I began to develop some pretty strong opinions.
00:25:41And how do you know so much about lasagna and ancient Greece?
00:25:44Who rattles off these things?
00:25:45I travel a lot. Sort of a culinary wanderer.
00:25:49And I fell in love with cross-cultural cooking.
00:25:52I'm actually planning to write a book about it.
00:25:54Good for you.
00:25:55I haven't written it yet. I keep getting distracted.
00:25:59Critics can be very critical of their own work.
00:26:01Yeah.
00:26:03I gave Eddie some of your lasagna.
00:26:05He is in heaven.
00:26:07Um, what?
00:26:09I have to go.
00:26:10But Lorenzo's delivering this statue any minute.
00:26:13I know.
00:26:14And I hate to miss the unveiling.
00:26:16But I have my niece's ballet recital.
00:26:18Okay.
00:26:19Bye.
00:26:20Bye.
00:26:21See you guys later.
00:26:23It's a statue?
00:26:25Yeah.
00:26:26My mom.
00:26:27My mom.
00:26:28She always wanted a statue of an angel in the courtyard.
00:26:32And today, I'm fulfilling her wish.
00:26:34Just in time for Christmas.
00:26:36Well, you got me beat there.
00:26:38The best gift I ever gave my mom was a golf cart.
00:26:40Which had battery problems.
00:26:41Then she gave up golf.
00:26:43A statue would have been much better.
00:26:48You're funny.
00:26:50Oh.
00:26:51Cheers.
00:26:52Cheers.
00:26:53To passion.
00:26:58Wow.
00:27:01It's everything.
00:27:03And so much more.
00:27:05She'll watch over you.
00:27:07Lorenzo, thank you.
00:27:09Take good care of her.
00:27:13I will.
00:27:15I think he means the angel.
00:27:20I would say Lorenzo nailed it.
00:27:22He did.
00:27:24Anyway, I should get going.
00:27:26David.
00:27:35I think you should call Ruth.
00:27:37It's not an easy call for me to make.
00:27:39I mean, finding out you have another mother.
00:27:42It's very complicated for me.
00:27:45She has the biggest heart of anyone I know.
00:27:49I'm just saying.
00:27:53And now, I will say goodbye.
00:27:56Ciao.
00:27:58Arrivederci.
00:28:01Did you know I can say goodbye in 40 different languages?
00:28:04Okay.
00:28:06Bye.
00:28:07Okay.
00:28:08I'm out of here.
00:28:09Baba,對不對, can I see her?
00:28:10I don't see.
00:28:11Well, I'm back saying...
00:28:13Yes.
00:28:14Hey!
00:28:15I can change.
00:28:16Ah, I can I see.
00:28:17You know.
00:28:18All right.
00:28:24Snow is gently falling on the ground.
00:28:28falling on the ground.
00:28:33Angel voices sing for miles around.
00:28:47Hello, Ruth.
00:28:49It's Christina.
00:28:55I'm nervous.
00:28:57I am too.
00:29:00Now that we know who we are to each other.
00:29:02Yeah.
00:29:03Yeah.
00:29:06There's so much I want to say, and I don't even know where to begin.
00:29:11I was 19 when I met your father.
00:29:15He was Italian.
00:29:17My adoptive mom, Sofia, she was Italian.
00:29:24Oh.
00:29:25I've always felt Italian at heart.
00:29:28Yeah.
00:29:29I'm not surprised.
00:29:30Yeah.
00:29:31Giorgio, your father, he was in the Italian army, and his parents were opposed to the marriage.
00:29:39They were very set in their ways.
00:29:41And so when I found out I was pregnant, I tried to reach him, but he had been deployed.
00:29:51And there was, there was no internet then, and no emails.
00:29:56And my letters were returned, and I never did contact him.
00:30:06But I was very young, and I knew that I was not capable of raising a child on my own.
00:30:18So I gave you up for adoption.
00:30:21But I never, I never stopped thinking about you, and I never.
00:30:26I always wondered where you were, and how you were.
00:30:28It's okay.
00:30:29It's okay.
00:30:30And what your life was like.
00:30:33My, my mom, she wasn't married.
00:30:36She really wanted a child.
00:30:39And so she adopted.
00:30:44And I was very happy.
00:30:47And I was so loved.
00:30:49It means so much to hear you say that.
00:30:54I'm glad I'm here.
00:30:57Me too.
00:30:58And I think that I like decorating as much as you.
00:31:02Really?
00:31:03Yeah.
00:31:04Yeah.
00:31:05Do you want to come to the first night of Hanukkah?
00:31:08It's, it's Thursday, and, and you could meet other family members, and get to know some of our traditions.
00:31:18Yes, I would like to come.
00:31:21Thank you for letting me into your life.
00:31:27It's okay.
00:31:38Hey.
00:31:39Hi.
00:31:40You talked to Ruth.
00:31:43I did.
00:31:44How'd it go?
00:31:45It...
00:31:46That's okay.
00:31:47You know what?
00:31:48It's between you and her.
00:31:49It's not...
00:31:50It went really well.
00:31:51I'm coming to the first night of Hanukkah.
00:31:53That's great.
00:31:55Okay.
00:31:56I should...
00:32:00All right.
00:32:01See you around?
00:32:02Yeah.
00:32:03You will.
00:32:04Okay.
00:32:05I...
00:32:06I should get going.
00:32:09Yeah.
00:32:10I have a review to write.
00:32:16I think one of us has to...
00:32:17Yeah.
00:32:18Yeah.
00:32:19Yeah.
00:32:25Arrivederci.
00:32:28Au revoir.
00:32:30Sayonara.
00:32:32Aloha.
00:32:34Adio.
00:32:36Oh, my goodness.
00:32:37Adios.
00:32:39Namaste.
00:32:40Ciao.
00:32:42Sampa yumpa.
00:32:48D
00:33:02Hi.
00:33:03Hi.
00:33:04Jessica.
00:33:05Hi.
00:33:06Christina.
00:33:07Christina.
00:33:08Christina.
00:33:09Oh, you look so lovely.
00:33:11Thank you too.
00:33:12Happy Hanukkah.
00:33:14This is for you.
00:33:15Thank you. Happy Hanukkah.
00:33:18This is for you.
00:33:18Oh, thank you so much.
00:33:19Happy Hanukkah, sis.
00:33:21Happy Hanukkah.
00:33:22Let me take your coat.
00:33:23Okay.
00:33:25That's very nice of both of you.
00:33:27Hey, come in already.
00:33:28I can't wait to meet you.
00:33:33This is my sister, Christina, you guys.
00:33:36Hello.
00:33:37Hi, I'm Phil.
00:33:39Hello, Phil.
00:33:40Your brother-in-law.
00:33:42And these are our kids.
00:33:43Your nephew, Max.
00:33:44Hi.
00:33:46And your niece, Molly.
00:33:48Hi.
00:33:48It's so wonderful to meet you.
00:33:50It's so wonderful to meet you, too.
00:33:52My fiancee, Sarah, is spending the holidays with her family in London, but she's really excited to meet you.
00:33:58I'm going to be a flower girl at the wedding.
00:34:00Are you going to come?
00:34:01Of course she is.
00:34:02She's part of the family now.
00:34:04Here, come on, come on.
00:34:05Let's go sit.
00:34:05Okay.
00:34:07We're all here together.
00:34:09Phil, can you put this up in the oven?
00:34:11It's almost done.
00:34:12It's almost ready.
00:34:12Now, this is called the shamash.
00:34:16The menorah has eight branches.
00:34:18Each candle represents one of the eight nights that the miracle that is Hanukkah lasted.
00:34:23Tonight is the first night, so we only light the first candle.
00:34:26Thank you very much.
00:34:28Thank you very much.
00:34:28Thank you very much.
00:34:29Baruch atah, Adonai.
00:34:33Eloheinu melech ha'olam.
00:34:38Ruth, this smells so good.
00:35:06I mean, you had just outdone yourself this year.
00:35:09Wow, this from a professional critic.
00:35:12Well, tonight, I am just a grateful guest.
00:35:15So how come you're staying here?
00:35:16My sublet's sold.
00:35:17I'm heading to Europe after the first.
00:35:19When his parents moved to San Diego, I said I would keep an eye on him.
00:35:23And no one should spend the holidays alone.
00:35:25Well, David, I think it's time you settle down, get a place your own, maybe have some kids.
00:35:31Did either of you happen to see any presents near the menorah?
00:35:34Oh, look out.
00:35:36Well, lucky to be.
00:35:40Seriously, David, when you're ready to buy, give me a call.
00:35:42Okay.
00:35:43He's a real estate broker with a one-track mind, but I love him.
00:35:46Oh, this looks like the best brisket ever.
00:35:51You say that every year.
00:35:53Well, it does.
00:35:54It looks so good.
00:35:55So do the latkes.
00:35:56Well, frying latkes in oil is a tradition.
00:35:59In the temple, they only add enough oil to light the lamp for one night.
00:36:03But it lasted eight days.
00:36:04That's how come it's a miracle.
00:36:06The miracle of the oil.
00:36:07Wow, you guys are very smart.
00:36:10Hey, sis, could you grab the kugel?
00:36:12Which one is the kugel?
00:36:14I've got it.
00:36:15Maybe the challah, then?
00:36:17I don't know what the challah is, because I have so much to learn.
00:36:19You have to take the whole point, Mark.
00:36:21Follow me.
00:36:23Okay, here we go.
00:36:24What is it?
00:36:25Oh!
00:36:26Oh!
00:36:27I told you.
00:36:29What did I tell you?
00:36:30Okay.
00:36:31It's my turn.
00:36:32Wow, this is quite the collection.
00:36:35Well, as my mother used to say, why do when you can overdo?
00:36:41Oh, that one.
00:36:42That one I got on a river cruise when Lenny and I went to Austria.
00:36:46And this one, this one is actually over 100 years old.
00:36:52It's beautiful.
00:36:54You know, there are letters on each of the sides of a dreidel,
00:36:57and together they mean...
00:37:00a great miracle happened there.
00:37:09Oh, oh, this is when we took the kids fishing Springfield Lake.
00:37:14I caught a catfish.
00:37:16I caught a shoe.
00:37:20Oh, and that's my Lenny with Max.
00:37:24Uh-oh, I miss him dearly.
00:37:27Oh, this is your grandmother, Rachel.
00:37:35You have the same eyes.
00:37:37She had green eyes like we do.
00:37:43So what do you think of Hanukkah?
00:37:45It's pretty great.
00:37:47And it's only the first night.
00:37:48Yeah.
00:37:49Would you guys like to come to my house for the last night of Hanukkah?
00:37:54I can't think of anything I'd like more.
00:37:57Hi.
00:38:15Hello.
00:38:16So, I'm finally outlining my new book,
00:38:18and I thought about you.
00:38:21Really? About a woman who doesn't know from Kugel?
00:38:24That's my next book.
00:38:26What's this one called?
00:38:27It's called The Cultural Heritage of Tradition and Food in the Mediterranean.
00:38:31Well, that's catchy. I look forward to reading it.
00:38:35You inspired me to do more research on the Jewish influence of Italian food.
00:38:40Okay.
00:38:41Take artichoke, for instance.
00:38:42Artichoke?
00:38:43Yeah. Well, the way you prepare it.
00:38:45Yeah?
00:38:45Fried and oil. It's called carciofi alla giudina.
00:38:48Yeah, I know what that is.
00:38:49No, I just don't. That's my... No.
00:38:52My customers aren't expecting this.
00:38:54Exactly. Maybe you could try it.
00:38:56No, thank you.
00:38:57I really, really, really don't need any more of your menu suggestions.
00:39:02Okay? I'm gonna get back to work.
00:39:12I'm sorry.
00:39:14I-I just...
00:39:16You know, everything about this place is just tied to my mother.
00:39:18So it just... It hits... It just hits a raw nerve.
00:39:23Forget everything I just said.
00:39:25Honestly, it was just an excuse to see you.
00:39:29Pretense has never been my strong suit.
00:39:32No, it really needs work.
00:39:35Next time I show up, I am gonna leave the artichokes out of it.
00:39:39I'm on my way to get a Christmas tree if...
00:39:43Do you mind if I tag along?
00:39:45I mean, if I'm gonna write this book, I need to know all about Christmas and the traditions.
00:39:51Okay.
00:39:52But I expect a very flattering thank you in your book.
00:39:55My deepest appreciation to the unpredictable, unforgettable, Christina Rossi.
00:40:06You sure you have enough lawn ornaments?
00:40:23You're critiquing my Christmas decorations?
00:40:25Oh, okay.
00:40:34Only you would have reindeer lighting the way to your Hanukkah dinner.
00:40:38And you see a contradiction in that?
00:40:40In the best possible way.
00:40:43Let's get this tree inside.
00:40:44Okay.
00:40:45Okay.
00:40:45Some of these ornaments are older than me.
00:40:51This one?
00:40:52This one's Italian.
00:40:54Buon Natale!
00:40:55That's Merry Christmas.
00:40:57Who's this?
00:40:58Ooh, that is Babu Natale.
00:41:02That's the Italian Santa.
00:41:04Oh.
00:41:05Wow.
00:41:06My life is on the street.
00:41:08And my mom's.
00:41:10Mothers pass along their childhoods.
00:41:12And their taste in music.
00:41:13Yeah, who is this?
00:41:14What?
00:41:15This, this, this is Lou Monty.
00:41:18Oh, right.
00:41:19I think I have his Hanukkah album.
00:41:22I grew up listening to my mom's Christmas record collection.
00:41:25Connie Francis, Perry Como.
00:41:28But my favorite is always Lou Monty.
00:41:30I would just listen to his recording of Dominic the Donkey all the time.
00:41:35Strangely, I'm not familiar with that one.
00:41:37Lou and I do a really great duet.
00:41:39Oh, I'm sure.
00:41:39It's just great.
00:41:40Yeah.
00:41:44So this is Christmas.
00:41:45Yeah.
00:41:47What do you think?
00:41:49I understand why you don't want it to end.
00:41:51All because it's Christmas.
00:41:57I do not know what to get Christina.
00:42:00Oh, I don't either.
00:42:02I mean, she's, she's my daughter.
00:42:04She's your sister.
00:42:06There's so much I don't know about her.
00:42:08And what do we put on the card?
00:42:10Is this for Hanukkah or for Christmas?
00:42:12Both, I guess.
00:42:14What about a watch?
00:42:16No.
00:42:17No, no, no.
00:42:18It should be more personal.
00:42:19Well, like what?
00:42:21I don't have a clue.
00:42:22Maybe you should ask David.
00:42:28Scott told me that David told him that he and Christina have been hanging out.
00:42:33Oh, I had a, I had a hunch about those two.
00:42:36Well, both of them are single.
00:42:38She did mention an ex named Roger, but that sounded very over.
00:42:41Hmm.
00:42:43Oh, no.
00:42:44I know that look.
00:42:46Don't you start meddling.
00:42:49Me?
00:42:49A medal?
00:42:51Never.
00:42:52Mom!
00:42:55Very exciting.
00:42:57It is.
00:42:59I used to walk by this stall all the time, and now it's my new favorite shop.
00:43:07What do you think?
00:43:08Look good on my mantle.
00:43:09I think he's adorable.
00:43:15I just love coming here.
00:43:17You can find so many treasures.
00:43:20I come here for the food.
00:43:23The best dumplings in the city are right around the corner.
00:43:27Mmm, the Petit Chinese.
00:43:30A fusion of French and Chinese cuisine.
00:43:33Two orders of your dumplings du jour.
00:43:36Absolutely.
00:43:36Because of your review, we bought a brand new food truck.
00:43:39Oh, what?
00:43:41You give good reviews?
00:43:43Oh, yes.
00:43:47Do you do any cooking, or do you just write about people that do?
00:43:50I make a pretty mean noodle kugel.
00:43:55Want to show me how it's done?
00:43:56Of course.
00:43:59Actually, I used to make kugel with my dad.
00:44:01Not the best cook, but he's a really good guy.
00:44:04I don't know anything about my dad.
00:44:08I think about him all the time.
00:44:12Maybe I'll meet him someday.
00:44:15Yeah.
00:44:17Hey, it's time.
00:44:21Ready?
00:44:21Hey.
00:44:21Perfect.
00:44:23Perfect.
00:44:23Perfect.
00:44:24Okay.
00:44:25One.
00:44:25Two.
00:44:27Three.
00:44:28Okay.
00:44:30Um, those who sit in judgment have a fear of being judged.
00:44:35You don't have to let go of the old to embrace the new.
00:44:43Okay.
00:44:44I think fate got us confused.
00:44:46I like that our futures overlap.
00:45:00Oh, good.
00:45:01You're here.
00:45:02I want to talk to you about Christina.
00:45:05Okay.
00:45:06Yeah, it's important.
00:45:07Okay.
00:45:10I understand you've been spending a lot of time together.
00:45:14That's right.
00:45:15So, I want to get her a gift, and I have no idea what she'd like.
00:45:21I thought you were going to ask me my intentions regarding your daughter.
00:45:24Oh.
00:45:26Well, now that you've brought it up, what are your intentions?
00:45:30Just to spend some time together.
00:45:32There's something I find so endearing about her.
00:45:36Good.
00:45:37Well, as to my other question about a gift, do you have any idea?
00:45:42I want to get her something really special,
00:45:44and I feel like I'm making up for so much lost time.
00:45:47I know she's really curious about her father.
00:45:50Do you have any pictures of him that you would give to her?
00:45:53I do, but I have no idea where it is.
00:45:58But that's a really good idea.
00:46:00Do you have any way of reaching him?
00:46:03After all this time, I don't know.
00:46:05I wouldn't even know where to begin.
00:46:09What if we could find him?
00:46:11What if Christina could talk to her father, and then if they wanted to, they could take
00:46:18it from there?
00:46:20You sure you're okay with that?
00:46:21Oh, I want whatever's going to make her happy.
00:46:25I want to give her a Hanukkah Christmas gift that she'll always remember.
00:46:29I still have to get something for my dad and my nephew.
00:46:38Well, my shopping list just got a lot longer because I have to shop for my whole new family.
00:46:44Becky said that they exchanged gifts in the last night of Hanukkah,
00:46:48so I have to figure out what to get everybody, and I just want it to be perfect.
00:46:51Oh, don't put so much pressure on yourself.
00:46:53Just enjoy it.
00:46:54Yeah.
00:46:56It's funny to care so much about people that you just met.
00:47:00I mean, I don't really know how to feel.
00:47:03I'm so torn between really missing my mom and wanting to be close to these people.
00:47:11And now I just, I even feel guilty about just saying it out loud.
00:47:15You're allowed to be happy.
00:47:17Well, Becky's easy to shop for and please.
00:47:22I have no idea what to get Scott.
00:47:24And what about Ruth?
00:47:26Oh, talk about loaded shopping for your other mother.
00:47:30Well, I'm sure she's going to love anything that you get her.
00:47:32And I guess I should get something for David.
00:47:35But talk of it hard to shop for.
00:47:36He is so opinionated.
00:47:38He certainly has a good opinion about you.
00:47:41He's coming over this afternoon, and we are making noodle kubel.
00:47:47Oh, how romantic.
00:47:53Okay, what's wrong with this picture?
00:47:55I just made noodle kubel while wearing a Santa Claus apron listening to Christmas music.
00:48:00The Hanukkah aprons that I ordered haven't arrived yet.
00:48:03You know, it's kind of interesting straddling two holidays.
00:48:07Welcome to my world.
00:48:10This is so good.
00:48:12You know, kubel is just as popular in Italy as it is in Brooklyn.
00:48:17It's a truly international dish.
00:48:19Well, you should put that in your book.
00:48:22I started writing my first chapter.
00:48:24That's so great.
00:48:26Then I rewrote it.
00:48:28And rewrote it.
00:48:30Turns out I did more deleting than writing.
00:48:32Well, what do you think is holding you back?
00:48:35The fact that I'm only good for a thousand words.
00:48:39Reviews don't require a great deal of talent.
00:48:43It's funny.
00:48:44I've never admitted that to anyone.
00:48:47Not even myself.
00:48:48You should make it more personal and less factual.
00:48:52You're funny and you're off the cuff.
00:48:57Show that.
00:49:01Kugels I've Known and Loved.
00:49:02There you go.
00:49:03Who wouldn't want to read that?
00:49:04Hey, you know what?
00:49:05What?
00:49:06We should get going.
00:49:07Where are we going?
00:49:09It's a surprise.
00:49:10Okay.
00:49:11Am I dressed okay?
00:49:13We might want to lose the aprons.
00:49:15Okay.
00:49:15Okay.
00:49:18I would suppose you want to tell me where we're going.
00:49:22Aw, what would be the fun in that?
00:49:23Just a little clue.
00:49:25Okay.
00:49:25It's something I do every year.
00:49:29You are impossible.
00:49:34Oh.
00:49:36The Festival of Lights.
00:49:42It's beautiful.
00:49:48Excuse me.
00:49:52Sorry.
00:49:53Excuse me.
00:49:54Oh, yeah.
00:49:55David to make sure that she passes her life.
00:49:57She's going to be fine.
00:49:58Nobody's as cold as you.
00:49:59Mom, don't you?
00:49:59No!
00:49:59No!
00:50:00I'm Samaya.
00:50:03Happy Hanukkah.
00:50:04Shalom.
00:50:05Hi.
00:50:06Hello.
00:50:06Hi.
00:50:06Hello.
00:50:08Hello.
00:50:08Oh, this is the best.
00:50:11Oh, and look at you.
00:50:12Hello.
00:50:13We're so happy you're here.
00:50:14So nice to see you.
00:50:17Oh.
00:50:23It's the fourth night of Hanukkah, so we light four candles.
00:50:27The menorah is the symbol of Hanukkah.
00:50:30It's the miracle of light over darkness, good over evil.
00:50:33We might each be a single light, but together we are a powerful voice.
00:50:39And she sang for money, it's the beauty of Hanukkah.
00:50:57That was nice.
00:51:14Yeah, that was great.
00:51:15Nah.
00:51:16I'm glad you guys made it out.
00:51:18So, Christina, would you like to come for brunch tomorrow?
00:51:21We could build a snowman.
00:51:22Yeah!
00:51:23I will bring bagels and lox.
00:51:24What do you say?
00:51:26You had me at snowman.
00:51:29Okay, so we'll see you tomorrow.
00:51:30See you tomorrow.
00:51:31Good night.
00:51:32Bye, Christina.
00:51:39They make a really nice couple.
00:51:41They haven't even been on a date yet.
00:51:43Scott, what do you call tonight?
00:51:45Very promising.
00:51:49One.
00:51:50Two.
00:51:50Wait, how's he going to smile without a face?
00:51:53Oh, I left it in the house.
00:51:55Give me a minute.
00:51:55I'm going to come with you.
00:51:57Okay.
00:51:58Hang on.
00:52:01I thought we were going with Ernie Binks this year.
00:52:03Becky wanted grits.
00:52:05Ah, there they are.
00:52:07A carrot for the nose and buttons for his eyes.
00:52:11And, of course, licorice for the smile.
00:52:14Ooh.
00:52:15You must think we're nuts with all the sports stuff.
00:52:17I think it's wonderful.
00:52:18Yeah?
00:52:19We're still huge Cub fans.
00:52:21That's how we keep my dad alive.
00:52:23Well, at least that's what it is for me.
00:52:25The same with me.
00:52:26For my mom.
00:52:27I'm the mom who adopted me.
00:52:29Every recipe, every tradition, every song.
00:52:34I really like getting to know you.
00:52:36Oh.
00:52:37This is what it must be like to have a sister.
00:52:40Yeah.
00:52:40So Phil says I always go overboard, which I probably do, but I'm really happy I found you.
00:52:48I think overboard runs in our genes.
00:52:51You have no idea.
00:52:53We took the kids to a basketball game once, and they were watching their mom instead of the court.
00:52:58I don't think I sat down once.
00:52:59I was hoarse from all the cheering.
00:53:01I do the same thing.
00:53:02No.
00:53:03With cooking competition shows.
00:53:04I'm just, I'm yelling, and I'm so intense, and, ah, go, go, go.
00:53:11Let's go give this snowman a face.
00:53:12Okay.
00:53:16All right, now, funny faces.
00:53:18Woo!
00:53:19Great.
00:53:20Ruth, let me get one of you and your family.
00:53:23Okay.
00:53:24You should see her face right now.
00:53:27What would I see?
00:53:28A mother's smile.
00:53:30Well, you're pretty smiley yourself, mister.
00:53:33She's good for you.
00:53:36Okay.
00:53:37Okay.
00:53:37The family.
00:53:38Come on.
00:53:38Okay.
00:53:39Family.
00:53:40Okay.
00:53:40Oh, yes.
00:53:41No, no, no, no, no.
00:53:42You don't.
00:53:43What is this family now?
00:53:44Get over here.
00:53:45Get over here.
00:53:45Okay, here we go, guys.
00:53:47One, two, three.
00:53:50One more.
00:53:50One, two, three.
00:53:54Hot chocolate!
00:53:55Hot chocolate!
00:53:56Okay.
00:53:56Okay.
00:54:03One more.
00:54:05Okay.
00:54:26It's kind of cool having a Christmas tree inside a restaurant.
00:54:29It's a nice touch.
00:54:30My mom always said it made it feel more like a home.
00:54:33Your mom was right.
00:54:35Now all we have are the lights.
00:54:39Would you care to do the honors?
00:54:41Yes, my pleasure.
00:54:42Okay.
00:54:43One, two, three!
00:54:47Yay!
00:54:47Yay!
00:54:48That is a very pretty tree.
00:55:00Oh, no.
00:55:02I'm guessing that wasn't supposed to happen.
00:55:04No.
00:55:05Okay, Eddie.
00:55:07Thanks.
00:55:07Thanks a lot.
00:55:08Have a good night.
00:55:10So, Eddie called his friend who works for the city,
00:55:13and he said that the power went out all over the block,
00:55:16but it should be back on tomorrow morning.
00:55:17So, your Christmas Eve dinner will not be in the dark?
00:55:21Apparently not.
00:55:27You know, you didn't need this elaborate ploy.
00:55:29If you wanted to hold my hand, all you had to do was ask.
00:55:32Good to know.
00:55:33Good to know.
00:55:47You should have blackouts more often.
00:55:53This is really nice.
00:55:55I had to empty out the fridge.
00:55:56I didn't want it to go to waste.
00:55:59Oh.
00:56:00Do you know as much about wine as you do about food?
00:56:02I know what I like.
00:56:03I definitely put more stock in taste than price.
00:56:07Yeah.
00:56:09What's the best bottle of wine you've ever had?
00:56:13My parents gave me a bottle of Chateau Jean Marc for my 21st birthday.
00:56:21They bought it when I was born, and they let it mature as I did.
00:56:25Are you close with your parents?
00:56:27I am.
00:56:29But you know what?
00:56:29They're in San Diego, and I'm here.
00:56:31And I'm not really even here.
00:56:33I no longer have an address, and I'm about to spend some time abroad.
00:56:39Where are you going to go?
00:56:41Mostly the Mediterranean.
00:56:43Oh.
00:56:44Yeah, I got a job to write a series of reviews, and then I'm going to do some research for my book.
00:56:47I love to travel.
00:56:50Yeah.
00:56:51I can see that.
00:56:54My dad lived a typical 9-to-5 life, and I tried it on for size and realized it wasn't for me.
00:57:03I wanted something less predictable.
00:57:07That seems to be a theme of yours.
00:57:10I wanted you to know who I am, Christina.
00:57:14Thank you for your honesty.
00:57:16You know, you seem to bring that out of me.
00:57:19Um, I wish you the greatest success on your trip, and I hope it's full of surprises.
00:57:34You surprise me.
00:57:36Juan Natali.
00:57:38Hanukkah Sameya.
00:57:39I was so happy you called.
00:57:55I'm a chef.
00:57:56I want to get it right.
00:57:57Well, making latkes is, uh, it's actually pretty simple.
00:58:01It's just potato, onion, matzo meal, a little bit of egg to hold it all together.
00:58:06And I think I just wanted us to make them together.
00:58:11Well, it's a time-honored tradition, making latkes with your daughter, just like I made them with my mom.
00:58:19Is it okay to use olive oil?
00:58:23Is that too heavy?
00:58:25No, no, no.
00:58:25Olive oil is fine.
00:58:26Okay.
00:58:30I'm emotional by nature, but this is the onions.
00:58:33I always blame the onions.
00:58:47So, what's the good news?
00:58:49A friend of mine in Sicily came through.
00:58:52I have a phone number for Giorgio.
00:58:54On behalf of my sister?
00:58:56Well done.
00:58:57I just wanted you guys to know.
00:58:59Giorgio.
00:59:00I wonder what he's like.
00:59:02Well, he's Christina's father.
00:59:05That's all that really matters.
00:59:06Yeah.
00:59:08Have you told our mom?
00:59:09Not yet.
00:59:10She's with Christina, making latkes.
00:59:13Oh, speaking of latkes.
00:59:14I tried to talk him out of it.
00:59:15A crazy latkes is doing really well, so I was thinking of adding another one.
00:59:19What do you think of the chocolate latke?
00:59:23I think you've gone a latke too far.
00:59:25Well, you haven't even tried it yet.
00:59:28Chocolatka?
00:59:29No good-ka?
00:59:30Scott!
00:59:32Giorgio's number.
00:59:36How did you find him?
00:59:38Took a little bit of research and a good friend whose dad was in the Italian army.
00:59:43Oh, what do I say after all this time?
00:59:47How do I tell him such enormous news?
00:59:50That's what you wanted, isn't it?
00:59:52Yes, I want this for Christina.
00:59:56Why don't you give him a call?
00:59:57Thanks.
01:00:00Thanks.
01:00:30Are you ready?
01:00:37Georgiou. Ciao. It's Ruth.
01:00:43Ruth? I don't believe it. What a beautiful surprise!
01:00:48Yes.
01:00:50Yeah, it's... it's been a long time.
01:00:53How are you?
01:00:55I'm good.
01:00:57And you?
01:01:00I'm great. I'm just... I'm so happy to hear your voice.
01:01:05Georgiou.
01:01:07Si.
01:01:09I have something important to tell you, but I just don't know how.
01:01:14And what could it be after so many years?
01:01:17Ruth, I'm older and wiser and hard to surprise. What is it?
01:01:22Georgiou.
01:01:26You and I...
01:01:29We have a daughter.
01:01:31You...
01:01:33I'm so glad that we're finished.
01:01:48My mom, she just... she loved this angel. And every Christmas, it was just like being reunited with an old friend.
01:01:54She is a beauty.
01:02:09Anytime.
01:02:11Okay, I have to order the brisket to serve with my Hanukkah dinner, and then we need to get the wine to serve with a piece of the seven fishes and the galliano to serve after the meal.
01:02:24And there's so much to do and I'm not even halfway through my list.
01:02:28Which list?
01:02:29But I'm spending so much time on my Hanukkah dinner, but there's no way I'm gonna be ready for my Christmas Eve dinner.
01:02:36Is this about having two dinners or two mothers?
01:02:42Stressing about a brisket is how I avoid my feelings. Thank you very much.
01:02:48Oh, you just love being right.
01:02:51And since I have some credibility, let me offer another pearl.
01:02:55Oh, this is about David. Okay, you don't have to say it.
01:02:58Okay, I like David.
01:03:01I like him.
01:03:02But that doesn't mean that I'm ready for a new relationship.
01:03:06Not that anybody is asking, including David.
01:03:10What?
01:03:12What?
01:03:13I was just gonna suggest that we update the website.
01:03:17Okay.
01:03:19Okay.
01:03:20Yes, I am good with that.
01:03:28I'm so glad you were home.
01:03:29I didn't expect to see you tonight.
01:03:31Tomorrow night's the last night of Hanukkah.
01:03:33Well, I figured you might need this, so I wanted to give it to you in advance.
01:03:38Aw.
01:03:42Here's to celebrating the old and the new David.
01:03:46It's very sweet.
01:03:47Sweet.
01:03:48Okay.
01:03:49Here we go.
01:03:53Oh, David.
01:03:54It's beautiful.
01:03:56It's Italian.
01:03:57Bellissimo.
01:04:01I would like to know how to say the prayer.
01:04:04Okay.
01:04:05Yeah.
01:04:06All right.
01:04:07Okay.
01:04:08Let's do this.
01:04:09So the first line of the first prayer goes,
01:04:12Baruch Atah Adonai.
01:04:16Baruch?
01:04:18Okay.
01:04:19Baruch.
01:04:20Is that a K or a CH?
01:04:21Baruch.
01:04:22A little more phlegm.
01:04:23Baruch.
01:04:27It's gonna be a long night.
01:04:29Oh, no.
01:04:30You can't give it to me.
01:04:31Okay.
01:04:32Baruch.
01:04:33Atah.
01:04:34Adonai.
01:04:44Oh, that is a beautiful menorah.
01:04:46David gave it to me as a gift.
01:04:53Okay.
01:04:54Okay.
01:04:55I've got this.
01:04:57Okay.
01:04:58Baruch.
01:04:59Atah.
01:05:00Adonai.
01:05:01Eloheinu.
01:05:02Melech.
01:05:03Olam.
01:05:04Asher.
01:05:05Kitshanu.
01:05:06Be'a Mitzvotav.
01:05:07Vetsivanu.
01:05:08Le'halikner.
01:05:09She'el.
01:05:10Hanukah.
01:05:11Yeah.
01:05:12Oh, hey.
01:05:13That's great.
01:05:14That's awesome.
01:05:15Wow.
01:05:16That's great.
01:05:17That's awesome.
01:05:18Wow.
01:05:19That's great.
01:05:20That's awesome.
01:05:21Wow.
01:05:22That's great.
01:05:23That's awesome.
01:05:24Wow.
01:05:25That's awesome.
01:05:26Wow.
01:05:27That's awesome.
01:05:28Wow.
01:05:29Wow.
01:05:30That's awesome.
01:05:31That's awesome.
01:05:32That's awesome.
01:05:33Yeah.
01:05:34That's awesome.
01:05:35That's awesome.
01:05:36That's awesome.
01:05:37That's awesome.
01:05:38That's awesome.
01:05:39If it tastes half as good as it smells, you got yourself a home run.
01:05:45It's my first time at bat, so I'll settle for first base.
01:05:48Phil has to take the kids to his parents for spin the dreidel and dessert.
01:05:52But we wanted to come here too.
01:05:55One of the many joys of family, juggling the in-laws.
01:05:58You juggle me?
01:05:59You're too big to juggle.
01:06:01What?
01:06:02Wow.
01:06:03Look at all this food.
01:06:05It speaks to Christina's generous nature.
01:06:07No, no.
01:06:08It speaks to my insecurity.
01:06:09When in doubt, just to keep on frying.
01:06:11Ah.
01:06:12The miracle of oil taken to new heights.
01:06:14Mmm.
01:06:15These aren't as good as mom's.
01:06:17No way.
01:06:18Because she taught me how to make them.
01:06:20Must be my DNA kicking it.
01:06:22What's DNA?
01:06:23Oh, it's that special stuff inside of us that makes us a family.
01:06:27These look so good, Aunt Christina.
01:06:30I'm someone's aunt.
01:06:33Is Hanukkah always this much fun?
01:06:36It depends on the family.
01:06:38I think I found the right family.
01:06:41Oh.
01:06:43That's for you filling the kids.
01:06:47Okay.
01:06:48Yeah.
01:06:49Oh.
01:06:50Oh, my goodness.
01:06:52Look at this.
01:06:54Christina.
01:06:55Oh, they are going to love these.
01:07:01Oh, thank you so much.
01:07:05Oh, wait.
01:07:06There's something else in the box.
01:07:08What?
01:07:09No way.
01:07:10What?
01:07:11Four floor seats to a Cavaliers game?
01:07:14What?
01:07:15Oh, my gosh.
01:07:16Wow.
01:07:17The general manager is the customer at my restaurant.
01:07:20This couldn't be more perfect, Christina.
01:07:23Okay.
01:07:24Scott's turn.
01:07:25All right.
01:07:30Whoa.
01:07:31A signed baseball from Ernie Banks?
01:07:33He's only, like, my favorite player of all time.
01:07:37My dad used to call him Mr. Cub.
01:07:39I mean, everybody did, but...
01:07:44That doesn't even begin to cover it.
01:07:47You're welcome.
01:07:51Okay.
01:07:52Stephanie!
01:07:53Stephanie!
01:07:54All right.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:56Close your eyes.
01:07:57Close my eyes.
01:07:58Okay.
01:07:59All right.
01:08:00Ready.
01:08:01I won't look.
01:08:02All right.
01:08:03It's not a bottle of wine.
01:08:04Look at the table.
01:08:05What could it be?
01:08:06Is it a blender?
01:08:07One, two, three.
01:08:12Chateau Jean Marc.
01:08:14It'll be good to drink in about 21 years.
01:08:17Maybe we can open it together.
01:08:19Stop.
01:08:20Ooh.
01:08:23I'm sorry.
01:08:24I'm sitting here.
01:08:25Yes.
01:08:26No, it's okay.
01:08:27Thanks.
01:08:28Okay.
01:08:29Let me see.
01:08:33Oh, my gosh.
01:08:35Look at this.
01:08:36Wow.
01:08:37What a beautiful dreidel.
01:08:39I don't know how old it is, but I thought that it was pretty.
01:08:43Oh.
01:08:45It's gorgeous.
01:08:46This...
01:08:47This is priceless.
01:08:49Wow.
01:08:59Okay.
01:09:00Now it's your turn.
01:09:01This isn't as amazing as the gifts you gave us.
01:09:05It doesn't get any more amazing than this.
01:09:08Oh.
01:09:09Okay.
01:09:12Here we go.
01:09:15Oh, this is such a great memory.
01:09:17Oh, look at that.
01:09:18Yeah.
01:09:19Oh, look at that picture.
01:09:20Look, it's a little cute.
01:09:21Oh, look at Molly.
01:09:22I know.
01:09:23The little ones.
01:09:24Yeah.
01:09:25Oh.
01:09:26Look at Ginger.
01:09:27You're making a good couple.
01:09:28I want a copy of that.
01:09:29Okay.
01:09:30Oh, that one's my favorite.
01:09:31Oh.
01:09:32Look at this.
01:09:33No.
01:09:34That's cute.
01:09:35Wow.
01:09:36That's nice.
01:09:37That's a beautiful picture.
01:09:38Yes.
01:09:39Oh.
01:09:40Yes.
01:09:41And...
01:09:43And that is...
01:09:45That's your father, George Hill.
01:09:49Wow.
01:09:54He's...
01:09:55He has kind eyes.
01:09:57He was so handsome in his uniform.
01:10:02What was he like?
01:10:05Oh.
01:10:06Oh, he's charming and very Italian.
01:10:10He had a smile that could light up a room.
01:10:14Like yours.
01:10:17Well...
01:10:22He looks like somebody I would like to get to know.
01:10:27Well...
01:10:31This is his phone number.
01:10:34Ooh.
01:10:36So...
01:10:37Oh, no.
01:10:38I'm sorry.
01:10:39You just call him when you're ready.
01:10:44Thank you for this.
01:10:51Would you guys...
01:10:52Would you guys like to come to my restaurant for my Christmas Eve dinner?
01:10:56There's gonna be lots of food.
01:10:58Sold.
01:10:59Yeah.
01:11:01Of course.
01:11:02Nice people.
01:11:03Yes.
01:11:04You'd be honored.
01:11:06Great.
01:11:08Happy Hanukkah.
01:11:16Oh.
01:11:17Is everything okay?
01:11:18Yeah.
01:11:19Yeah.
01:11:24I wanted to make a special dessert for Christmas Eve, and I found my mom's...
01:11:33...soyatella recipe.
01:11:34And we always just made it together.
01:11:35Because this dinner...
01:11:36...was so important to her.
01:11:39And now I have invited Ruth.
01:11:40I only have one mom.
01:11:41And that's complicated enough.
01:11:42But having two moms?
01:11:43That's...
01:11:44That's...
01:11:45That's...
01:11:46That's twice the love.
01:11:47Yeah.
01:11:48Yeah.
01:11:49And then...
01:11:51And then...
01:11:52That's...
01:11:53That's...
01:11:54That's...
01:11:55That's twice the love.
01:11:56Yeah.
01:11:57And then...
01:11:58There's David.
01:11:59Oh, what about him?
01:12:01I care for him.
01:12:18There's David.
01:12:21Oh, what about him?
01:12:25I care for him.
01:12:28Oh, well, what's the problem with that?
01:12:33I'm just overwhelmed.
01:12:35Why don't you just take your time and see what happens?
01:12:41Because when you...
01:12:44when you lose someone you love so much,
01:12:49it's very scary to love again.
01:13:05How could you not smile with a tree like that?
01:13:07Oh, I just have a lot going on.
01:13:10You deserve a break.
01:13:12Why don't we do something fun tonight?
01:13:14Ice skating?
01:13:15A moonlit walk?
01:13:17Just to be clear, this is me asking you to go on a date.
01:13:22I have a lot to do.
01:13:24I don't think it's a good idea.
01:13:26Ice skating?
01:13:28Or us going on a date?
01:13:30You're going away.
01:13:31You don't live here anymore.
01:13:33You don't know when you're coming back
01:13:35or how long you're going to stay, which is fine.
01:13:39It's only one date.
01:13:41But then what happens after that?
01:13:44Oh, I'm just...
01:13:45I feel like I'm just saying way too much
01:13:47and I'm getting embarrassed, so please just...
01:13:49please just feel free to stop me.
01:13:51Please.
01:13:53That was a very charming rejection.
01:13:56It's not a rejection.
01:14:02I'm just not ready.
01:14:05My heart, it just can't keep up with all these changes right now.
01:14:10I understand.
01:14:13Let's just leave all enough alone.
01:14:15Christina, just so you know, when I get on that plane,
01:14:28I won't just be thinking about where I'm heading.
01:14:33I'm gonna remember everything I'm leaving behind.
01:14:40Arrivederci.
01:14:43Ciao.
01:14:45This night.
01:15:05Warm you up a bit.
01:15:06Thanks.
01:15:09That was a good day.
01:15:11A snowman with a licorice smile.
01:15:13Mm-hmm.
01:15:16Yeah, he's smiling, but you're not.
01:15:20What's going on?
01:15:23I don't think Christina and I will be seeing each other anymore.
01:15:28I think you're telling me this because you know what I'll say.
01:15:32What's that?
01:15:35Don't let her go.
01:15:39She's not ready for a relationship.
01:15:40Oh, no.
01:15:42She's just as guarded as you are.
01:15:44You traveling everywhere, living life on the road,
01:15:48not committing to anything longer than a meal.
01:15:52This is your review of my life?
01:15:54Mm-hmm.
01:15:56Well, whatever it was that kept me in motion before,
01:15:59it just doesn't seem enough now.
01:16:01Yeah, you fell for someone who's just as cautious as you are.
01:16:06The only problem is she might be the one.
01:16:10According to you?
01:16:13According to you?
01:16:14And that look on your face.
01:16:16Mm-hmm.
01:16:19Just give her time.
01:16:21Just be her friend.
01:16:23The rest will follow when she's ready.
01:16:28So your review has a happy ending.
01:16:30I am Christina's mother, and I want only the best for her.
01:16:36And I just happen to believe that the best is you.
01:16:42We have 9,000 steps to go.
01:16:46So David asked me on a date.
01:16:48Uh-huh.
01:16:49And I said no.
01:16:50What?
01:16:51Because he's going away after the holidays.
01:16:53Oh, for how long?
01:16:54I don't know.
01:16:55He doesn't know, but that's not the point.
01:16:57Okay, what is the point?
01:16:59I'm really gonna miss him.
01:17:00I know you're scared.
01:17:04But that's how you know you have something real.
01:17:06When you take that leap of faith, that could lead to love.
01:17:10I don't know.
01:17:11Maybe.
01:17:12I mean, I...
01:17:14What I did is for the best.
01:17:16I'm sure of it.
01:17:17Except when I look at my Christmas tree, or my menorah, or a picture of him.
01:17:26Oh, well, if this is for the best, I'd hate to see what dead long looks like.
01:17:47There's something I forgot to say, and I hope it's not too late.
01:17:55Okay.
01:17:57Come in.
01:18:07Now, we can take it as slow as you want, but I need you to know how much you matter to me.
01:18:13It's not that I don't care for you.
01:18:15I do.
01:18:16I'm going on my trip, and I'll be back in six weeks.
01:18:20And I'm gonna settle down and write my book.
01:18:24Here in Cleveland.
01:18:26I called Phil and told him to find me a house.
01:18:31I am going all out to get this date.
01:18:36Okay, but are you sure?
01:18:39This is where you want to be.
01:18:41I want to be wherever you are.
01:18:44Come here.
01:18:46As incredibly complicated holidays go.
01:18:59This one's turning out really well.
01:19:01Christina, hi.
01:19:20Hi.
01:19:21Thank you for coming.
01:19:23Oh, yes.
01:19:24What can I do?
01:19:25Do you need help in the kitchen?
01:19:27I just, I need help making a phone call.
01:19:30Some moral support.
01:19:32I thought Christmas Eve would be a nice time to call my father.
01:19:37Yeah.
01:19:37I'm here for you.
01:19:38I'm here for you.
01:19:40Whatever you need.
01:19:47Okay.
01:19:50I'll be right here.
01:19:51Hello?
01:20:03Is Giorgio there?
01:20:04Christina?
01:20:05Yes.
01:20:10I've been waiting for your call.
01:20:12It's very nice to meet you.
01:20:17You are the most precious surprise.
01:20:20You must come to Italy.
01:20:23Will you?
01:20:25I would like that very much.
01:20:33Merry Christmas.
01:20:34Okay, so when the restaurant reopens, I want to add some new items to the menu to reflect
01:20:46both sides of my heritage.
01:20:49She has another heritage?
01:20:51Yeah.
01:20:51Christina took a DNA test and it turns out she's half Jewish.
01:20:54I have a brother, a sister, and a biological mother.
01:21:00Oh, that's wonderful.
01:21:01Is he your brother?
01:21:02No.
01:21:04That's David Singer, the one who wrote the review.
01:21:06And she came back to make the Feast of the Seven Fishes?
01:21:09Oh, it's a long story.
01:21:19Hello.
01:21:20Hi, Christina.
01:21:21Oh.
01:21:23Hi.
01:21:24I like your restaurant.
01:21:25You do?
01:21:26Well, I hope you come here all the time.
01:21:30Hi.
01:21:31Merry Christmas, Christina.
01:21:33Happy holidays.
01:21:38Oh, Christina, it looks lovely.
01:21:42This is what Sophia will want for you.
01:21:44Don't forget, your mother always made a little toast, huh?
01:21:47Yeah, she did.
01:21:53Hi.
01:21:55Wow.
01:21:55I spoke to my father, and he wants me to come to Italy.
01:22:04Maybe we can go together.
01:22:06I think we can embrace the old and the new.
01:22:11And I can celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas every year.
01:22:15And I can do it with you.
01:22:17Christina, I cannot wait.
01:22:20Thank you all for being here.
01:22:33I think you know how much tonight means to me.
01:22:36I made a Christmas wish this year.
01:22:39I wanted to have love in my life.
01:22:42And my wish came true.
01:22:44Oh, cheers.
01:22:51Happy Christmas.
01:22:52Merry Hanukkah.
01:22:53Happy Hanukkah.
01:22:54Happy Hanukkah.
01:22:55Happy Hanukkah.
01:23:02Here.
01:23:02Here's to many, many more.
01:23:12Here's to many, many more.
01:23:13I'm so happy.
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