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Chefs Kiss
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00:00:04I smell the salt in the air down the California coast,
00:00:08and it's so nice.
00:00:11There ain't nothing at all that can get me down.
00:00:14Cause I'm living it up on this merry-go-round.
00:00:19I feel so alive.
00:00:21Yeah, I'm letting go.
00:00:23I'm living my life.
00:00:27Hey, guys.
00:00:28I come bearing gifts.
00:00:31Maddie, it is 9.14 in the morning.
00:00:33And it's never too early for ice cream.
00:00:35Besides, when you've been up since 4 with a baby,
00:00:38this already feels past lunch.
00:00:41Oh, my gosh.
00:00:42This is why I love being a food-focused agency.
00:00:45Oh, come on. You can't say no.
00:00:48Okay, fine. You win.
00:00:55That is so good.
00:01:03I know what your business brain is thinking.
00:01:05Oh, you mean you flying to Italy on our dime to rescue some struggling company
00:01:10and go on some wild goose chase before they even renew our contract?
00:01:14Gee, what is my business brain thinking?
00:01:17That it's a bad idea?
00:01:19I know that you spend weeks in this campaign.
00:01:21Oh, good weeks.
00:01:23Mads, Luca spent the last 50 years building up the Russo brand in the U.S.
00:01:27He was able to take his small family name and make it global.
00:01:31I'm not just gonna let that die.
00:01:36Besides, they're our biggest client and we need them.
00:01:38Without the green light from Tuscany, you know the U.S. board is never gonna approve a total rebrand.
00:01:43It makes more sense for them to tighten the belt and tear up our contract when it expires next month.
00:01:48That's why I need to go there myself.
00:01:50I can get the Italian's attention.
00:01:52How? By sky-riding over Tuscany?
00:01:55I won't have to.
00:01:56My source has told me exactly who I need to find.
00:02:00This is Luca's sister, Francesca Russo, now the sole heir to the Russo family.
00:02:07And she still owns the original Trattoria on Tuscan family land.
00:02:12This is exactly what the brand is missing.
00:02:15We lean into this, go full origin story.
00:02:18The whole campaign is about her being the new face of Russo's pasta sauce.
00:02:22She's the heartbeat.
00:02:24Real roots, real women, real sauce.
00:02:28Right.
00:02:29It's worth a shot.
00:02:31Let's do this.
00:02:36That's my ride.
00:02:37Okay.
00:02:38Call me when you get there and have a safe flight.
00:02:42Ciao.
00:02:44And if you happen to stumble upon a ridiculously handsome Italian guy, don't overthink it.
00:02:51Bye, Mads.
00:02:57Oh my goodness.
00:03:23Let's see.
00:03:25Three Johanssonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonsonspête.
00:03:27He said the Italia Telespeciale is magnífico.
00:03:30Ah, grazie.
00:03:32It's a total prima donna.
00:03:33It's always a porcini cream.
00:03:35Knocks it out of the park every time.
00:03:39The park?
00:03:40Is this another American expression?
00:03:43Ah, for someone who claims you never think about home,
00:03:46home makes its way into the conversation a lot.
00:03:49Look, maybe I'm linguistically nostalgic, but that's it.
00:03:53No, no, I'm not convinced.
00:03:56I'll let you know I've gone a whole month
00:03:58without saying piece of cake.
00:04:01Wow, progresso. You're basically Italian.
00:04:04The sass I have to deal with.
00:04:06Yeah, if sass I worried you,
00:04:07you would have left after your first espresso.
00:04:10Yeah, good point.
00:04:11But for the record, I'm not going back.
00:04:14Not now, not ever.
00:04:21Well?
00:04:25It's not right. It still needs...
00:04:28...something.
00:04:30Well, it's time.
00:04:36I'll be right back.
00:04:39Well, I know what you are.
00:04:40I really don't know.
00:04:41I feel like a lot.
00:04:47Good point.
00:04:51Yeah.
00:05:09It's her.
00:05:12Hey, you.
00:05:13Hey, Lo.
00:05:14Hi.
00:05:16Guys?
00:05:18Welcome to Tastanier!
00:05:20Oh, my gosh.
00:05:21That looks amazing.
00:05:23Look at those cute buskers.
00:05:25They're adorable.
00:05:26Right?
00:05:26It feels like a dream.
00:05:28Whoa!
00:05:32Lo?
00:05:33Lo, are you okay?
00:05:36I am so, so sorry.
00:05:40Are you okay?
00:05:42Yeah.
00:05:43You speak English, you know, thank goodness.
00:05:45You just came out of nowhere.
00:05:47Me?
00:05:47You're the one on your phone.
00:05:50Right.
00:05:50I mean, guys, I'm close back pain.
00:05:56Are you sure you're okay?
00:05:59I'll be fine.
00:06:02I should go then.
00:06:04Again, I'm so, so sorry.
00:06:06So sorry.
00:06:34I'm so excited to be here.
00:06:37You're so rustic.
00:06:38I'm in love already.
00:06:39Go, go.
00:06:40Okay.
00:06:41I'll take it.
00:06:41Oh, thank you so much.
00:06:43I can't believe I'm here, honestly.
00:06:46It's my first time in Italy.
00:06:51Okay.
00:06:53I'm obsessed.
00:06:55You must be starving.
00:07:01Yes.
00:07:02Is this Francesca?
00:07:04Si.
00:07:05Apparently very precocious, even as a bambina.
00:07:08Bambina, I love it.
00:07:10I can't wait to meet her.
00:07:12I just want to learn everything about her.
00:07:15I was actually thinking,
00:07:16maybe we can get some footage of her cooking.
00:07:21Is something wrong?
00:07:25Francesca, she's not coming.
00:07:29But when we talked, you said that she was here often.
00:07:32Si, si, she's here, but...
00:07:34how do I say without a disrespect?
00:07:36Uh, she has made herself unaccessible.
00:07:40Today? That's fine. I'm super flexible.
00:07:43Uh, not only today.
00:07:44I told her you were coming after we DMed,
00:07:47and I assumed she'd be okay with it,
00:07:49but she wants no association with the tin sauce at all.
00:07:55Wait, what?
00:07:56She only told me today, and you're ready on your flight.
00:07:59Honestly, I was not expecting her to be so stubborn.
00:08:02She has never refused a guest before.
00:08:06Susie, I feel terrible to come all this way.
00:08:09Maybe there are some other things I cannot be planned during your stay.
00:08:13But look, she is the new face of the Russo pasta brand.
00:08:17Look, I promise you she'll love it.
00:08:19It's very doubtful. She's never cared for brands.
00:08:21But she is the brand.
00:08:24Luca and Francesca were very close,
00:08:26but their philosophies were very different.
00:08:30Francesca believes that the sauce should be made from scratch.
00:08:32Ingredients and family recipes handed down through generations.
00:08:37To mass-produce it in the factory would be a ridicule, a mockery.
00:08:43Amore, please don't take it personally.
00:08:45It's not your fault.
00:08:47She just did not support a sluggish pasta sauce.
00:08:53Sluggish?
00:08:55Millions of Americans would disagree with you.
00:08:59The Russo name means live to her anymore.
00:09:02The Trattoria is a true love.
00:09:04Kept alive for a sentiment.
00:09:14Okay, it's just a minor setback.
00:09:18All I have to do is come up with a new rebrand.
00:09:21How hard could it be?
00:09:23Look at where I am.
00:09:45Oh, wow.
00:09:54This is the most sublime pizza I've ever tasted.
00:09:58It's my girlfriend's favorite.
00:10:00Makes sense.
00:10:01I mean, crust, the cheese, the ham that doesn't taste like ham.
00:10:05Magnifico.
00:10:06I will give compliments to the chef.
00:10:07Please do.
00:10:10Chef.
00:10:11Of course.
00:10:12Okay.
00:10:13What if I team up with the chef for a few days?
00:10:16I can get all the inspiration I need just being around the food, the people, the culture.
00:10:21You know, the Trattoria is as much the heart of the story.
00:10:24Maravillosa.
00:10:24You can still do your job just in a different way.
00:10:29Maybe Francesca will come around.
00:10:31You never know.
00:10:32Hey, uh, Bella, I was thinking that we...
00:10:37You.
00:10:39What are you doing here?
00:10:41I'm the chef.
00:10:42You've already met?
00:10:45Benissimo.
00:10:45It's settled then.
00:10:48What's settled?
00:10:54Turns out he's from the West Coast and you'll never guess.
00:10:57Never guess what?
00:10:59He's also the head chef.
00:11:01From what I saw, he was pretty cute.
00:11:03I hadn't even noticed.
00:11:05Well, I'm sure he noticed you.
00:11:07Even when you're jet lagged, you're charming.
00:11:09Spookle of charming.
00:11:11You have got to see this place.
00:11:13It's literally like something out of a freaking movie.
00:11:15If you open that closet and find matching slippers to the rope you've got on, I will literally lose it.
00:11:21And it also smells like fresh flowers everywhere.
00:11:24I mean, you know how much I love crunchy numbers, but I gotta admit, you're living the dream.
00:11:30Yeah, except now that Francesca's completely blown me off, I now have to redesign a whole new campaign.
00:11:36Hey, at least the chefs agreed to help.
00:11:40Maybe.
00:11:40I just have to prove that I'm more than just another tourist you're sticking out like a sore thumb.
00:11:45And you're gonna do that by...
00:11:48Becoming more Italiano, of course.
00:11:51Everybody here gets dressed up.
00:11:52Like, the women are so glamorous and the guys, super stylish.
00:11:56Ooh la la.
00:11:58Oui, oui, oui.
00:11:59Girl, that is French.
00:12:01Touche.
00:12:08I don't like being ambushed like this, Bella.
00:12:11Por favore.
00:12:12She's a passionate and obviously molto bene at her job.
00:12:16Why don't help her out?
00:12:17I don't have time for it.
00:12:20Mmm.
00:12:21Adesso, che faille for Beto, eh?
00:12:24Give her a chance.
00:12:26She wants to create something meaningful.
00:12:28Meaningful.
00:12:29About tin sauce.
00:12:30Trust me, I've tried this stuff back home.
00:12:31It's not the same.
00:12:32Well, she grew up with it.
00:12:33It means a lot to her.
00:12:34I know her type.
00:12:35She's all hashtags and highlight reels.
00:12:38And that's not what we're about here.
00:12:40And you know it.
00:12:40Then show her what we're about.
00:12:42She'll just get in the way.
00:12:43Promise me.
00:12:49Chau?
00:12:53High heels don't belong in the kitchen.
00:13:02Grazie.
00:13:05So, how long you been in Italy?
00:13:07About two years now.
00:13:11I'm jealous.
00:13:12Have you ever seen the movie Under the Tuscan Sun?
00:13:15Paolo.
00:13:16Mazereta.
00:13:17Por favor.
00:13:18Si, chef.
00:13:28Just like Trader Joe's.
00:13:31Only cuter.
00:13:38Is that Russo's pasta sauce?
00:13:42That...
00:13:45Is Russo's real pasta sauce, passed down through generations.
00:13:50Smells just as good as the tins back home.
00:13:53Tins?
00:13:54Yeah.
00:13:55Okay.
00:13:56Okay, that's enough.
00:13:56Service starts in 30 minutes.
00:13:58You need to go.
00:13:58Okay, but just...
00:13:59No, no, no.
00:14:00Out.
00:14:01Please.
00:14:08How am I supposed to create content for a food campaign when he won't let me near the food?
00:14:13Doesn't he get it?
00:14:14I'm here to help.
00:14:16Typically, it's a chef's job to be a bruto.
00:14:19Don't take it personally.
00:14:21He can come around.
00:14:30Signora.
00:14:31Ciao.
00:14:37You're still here.
00:14:39Haven't given up yet, huh?
00:14:42You know, contrary to what you may think, I'm only doing my job.
00:14:45Which is just as important as yours, actually.
00:14:48So all I need is for you to let me get on with it, okay?
00:14:50And another thing.
00:14:52Russo's pasta sauce?
00:14:54Sure, it's sold in a tin can, but it holds a special place in millions of people's hearts.
00:14:59Including mine.
00:15:00And as a chef, you should appreciate that.
00:15:06Okay.
00:15:08Okay.
00:15:10You make a fair point.
00:15:12Oh.
00:15:13Well, good.
00:15:14Does this mean...
00:15:16Yes.
00:15:17I will help you with your project.
00:15:19Only if you lose the phone.
00:15:21Not gonna happen.
00:15:23Thought you wanted to create something meaningful here.
00:15:25Yeah, and I need to document it with my camera.
00:15:27It's not a real camera.
00:15:29Look, I just need to get the content, okay?
00:15:31It's part of my job.
00:15:32What we do here is not about content.
00:15:35It's about connecting.
00:15:39That's not bad.
00:15:40Did you just come up with that yourself?
00:15:41You're welcome to use my real camera anytime.
00:15:46Fine.
00:15:47Great.
00:15:48We'll see you back here bright and early.
00:15:50Bring it back.
00:15:51For what?
00:15:53Market day.
00:15:54You got it, chef.
00:16:05So, I'm guessing you're a regular around here.
00:16:09Yeah, I could say that.
00:16:11Francesca's had a tab here for years.
00:16:13This place is so gorgeous.
00:16:19Okay.
00:16:20If you're so against social media,
00:16:21how do you attract new customers?
00:16:24It just happens organically.
00:16:26Have you ever been on a hike,
00:16:27gone off a beaten path?
00:16:29Ended up somewhere unexpected,
00:16:30like a waterfall or a lake.
00:16:33Ended up in a Zumba class once.
00:16:35Wasn't planned.
00:16:36Definitely not organic.
00:16:40So, what are you hoping to get out of all this?
00:16:43I just want to create a fresh new campaign
00:16:46that really represents what the sauce meant to me growing up.
00:16:50You know, the magic it makes people feel.
00:16:53Not just like a can on the shelf.
00:16:57You don't often see brands caring about people.
00:17:00They should.
00:17:01Brands give a sense of belonging.
00:17:03They make memories between friends and families.
00:17:05Memories that last forever.
00:17:09Here.
00:17:12Fragola.
00:17:13From Londra.
00:17:14It's good food.
00:17:15You can actually taste where it's from.
00:17:19This is so sweet.
00:17:21Mm-hmm, right?
00:17:22Oh, my gosh.
00:17:23Definitely the best strawberry I've ever had.
00:17:24Hold up.
00:17:25This could go viral.
00:17:26I'm just saying.
00:17:27When will literally package this in stores back home?
00:17:30Mm.
00:17:31Make a lot of money.
00:17:34Here.
00:17:36Lavender or pistachio?
00:17:38Mmm.
00:17:44Oh, my goodness.
00:17:47The crunch without the crumbs.
00:17:49Mm-hmm.
00:17:49They call that the polite crunch.
00:17:51Mm.
00:17:52Cafe?
00:17:53Mm.
00:17:53Almond Americano grande frappe.
00:17:56Por favore.
00:17:58Por favore.
00:17:59Por favore.
00:18:00Mm.
00:18:00You got it.
00:18:03So nice.
00:18:04Is everything back home as complicated as your coffee?
00:18:07Mm-hmm.
00:18:08Having choices isn't a bad thing.
00:18:10Ask the macarons.
00:18:16Espresso.
00:18:17Radical in its simplicity.
00:18:20Cheers.
00:18:21Cheers.
00:18:24Oh, man.
00:18:28That's really good.
00:18:29I'm not mad.
00:18:37Ah, buongiorno Francesca.
00:18:39Oh, tesori miei.
00:18:41Qui dentro c'è un bon profumo.
00:18:44Meet Lauren.
00:18:46L'art americana Brand Pantry.
00:18:48Ma perche è qui?
00:18:50Francesca, it is such a pleasure to meet you.
00:18:53Your reputation precedes you.
00:18:55Your tattoria, your family.
00:18:58I'm in awe.
00:19:05I've been getting to know the trattoria and the markets, and it's really been...
00:19:14Should I follow her?
00:19:17What did she say?
00:19:20It's an Italian expression, very difficult to translate.
00:19:24Yeah, she's an enigma.
00:19:33Happy朝.
00:19:38Grazie.
00:19:40It's grazie.
00:19:42Grazie...eh.
00:19:44I'll work on it.
00:19:46Alright, my station, your station, see?
00:19:49See, chef.
00:19:50Potato gnocchi.
00:19:52First, we chop potatoes.
00:19:55Whoa.
00:19:56Okay, where are we putting those?
00:19:58That goes into this.
00:19:59Yep.
00:20:01Put your potato in like this.
00:20:04Oh, those are hot.
00:20:05Then you're going to squeeze it out.
00:20:09That's it. Good. Yep.
00:20:13Pepper.
00:20:14Salt.
00:20:19Not too much.
00:20:22That'll do.
00:20:23Flour.
00:20:23One cup of flour.
00:20:25Like that.
00:20:26Oh.
00:20:27Okay, if I miss some, do I just add a little bit?
00:20:29Just throw a little bit more.
00:20:30Okay, just a little bit more.
00:20:31You're going to crack this.
00:20:33One, two.
00:20:33Right.
00:20:34You're going to catch the yolk.
00:20:36Like this.
00:20:37Gentle.
00:20:38That's it.
00:20:38Okay.
00:20:38Then create like a little...
00:20:42Take that off.
00:20:43Okay.
00:20:43Good.
00:20:44Put that in here.
00:20:46Then your massage.
00:20:49Okay.
00:21:02Wow.
00:21:03This did not go to plan.
00:21:06Great.
00:21:07My humiliation immortalized on film.
00:21:1035 millimeter.
00:21:11Adds to the drama.
00:21:13You don't really see traditional film cameras much these days.
00:21:17This was my grandfather's.
00:21:19You'd be amazed at some of the beautiful shots used to capture this old thing.
00:21:22And now it's being used to capture this.
00:21:25Don't beat yourself up, right?
00:21:26It takes years of practice.
00:21:28I mean, I'm still trying to crack the perfect gnocchi recipe.
00:21:31I'm not there yet.
00:21:32It needs that little special something, but it'll be good.
00:21:35Mark my words.
00:21:36Wow.
00:21:37Man on a mission, huh?
00:21:39Yeah.
00:21:41Seeing things play behind the scenes here has just been really helpful.
00:21:45It's so authentic.
00:21:48What?
00:21:49What did I say?
00:21:51It's just, folks around here get a little tired when tourists come and call their lives authentic.
00:21:56It just feels hollow, you know?
00:21:59Oh, I see.
00:22:00Well, how's unprocessed?
00:22:06Or raw?
00:22:07Oh.
00:22:09Oh.
00:22:09Okay.
00:22:10I see.
00:22:10Hmm.
00:22:12How's that for authentic?
00:22:14Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:16Ah-ha-ha-ha!
00:22:16Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:18Ah-ha-ha-ha!
00:22:24Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:25Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:27Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:28Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:29Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:30Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:22:32Ah-ha-ha!
00:22:32Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:22:32Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:22:33Hey, it's me.
00:22:34I just got off the phone with the Russo board in New York,
00:22:37Definitely getting the vibe they're going to kill our contract.
00:22:40So, how's the new campaign coming along?
00:22:42Going great, because meaningful storytelling
00:22:47just comes out of thin air.
00:23:40It's a typical tourist.
00:23:41Bella musica
00:23:44So I hear you're making your mark on my family's business
00:24:09So you do speak English of course. I speak English. What do you think? I have spaghetti for brains
00:24:16Well, tell me
00:24:18What are you fussing over this tomato sauce?
00:24:23Your brother Luca he had a real passion for the US company and now he's gone. There's no one to
00:24:28hand it down to
00:24:30So do you think you owe it to him to save it? Well, it's not just about Luca
00:24:36When I was a kid the first meal me and my cousin learned how to make was spaghetti with Russo
00:24:41sauce
00:24:42Kept us fed more times than I can count not to mention 50 years in the business. That's a big
00:24:47deal
00:24:47Oh 50 years. Oh, no, no, no in America, maybe but my family started farming on Toscana soil a century
00:24:54ago
00:24:55We are 100 years old this year 100 years. I had no idea
00:25:01Congratulations
00:25:03It's a scum of soil
00:25:05100 years
00:25:07Authenticity
00:25:09This word authenticity
00:25:11It's so trite
00:25:14Businesses can't afford real authenticity
00:25:17Especially not when it's served in a team
00:25:20Sealed out so it stretches father
00:25:23Loaded with preservatives so that it lasts forever
00:25:27Good food is made with tenderness and care as though it were for your own family
00:25:37Consumers don't know the difference so why bother?
00:25:40Consumers are not as dumb as you think
00:25:42Sure some may prefer homemade to off the shelf
00:25:45But for busy working families
00:25:48Russo serves a very practical purpose
00:25:50And there's nothing wrong with that
00:25:53If I were you
00:25:54I'd be so proud
00:26:00Yet
00:26:01Even practical things get chewed up and spat out
00:26:07No one could stand up to a legacy like yours
00:26:12And that's something I want to be a part of
00:26:15And that's something I want to be a part of
00:26:19I used to think so too
00:26:25Good night, Loren
00:26:27Good night, Loren
00:26:52I'll catch you tomorrow
00:26:53I want to try a few new ratios first
00:26:57Why this fixation with the gnocchi?
00:26:59It's becoming strange
00:27:00You know why?
00:27:02It's still missing something
00:27:06Assessionato
00:27:07Hey, some of the best chefs in the world take years to perfect the recipe
00:27:11The Russo sauce took decades
00:27:13If you're going to work in the kitchen
00:27:14You're going to be willing to eat it
00:27:15You're going to give it your all
00:27:18I thought the reason you came here is so that you didn't have to keep giving it your all, no?
00:27:24I think maybe you should ask yourself, hmm, is this a gnocchi more than just a gnocchi?
00:27:31See, I think this would be very illuminate and helpful for everyone
00:27:34Okay, okay, alright, thank you for the suggestion
00:27:37Ce vediamo domani
00:27:42Buonanotte
00:27:46Ah
00:27:57Quanto eravamo giovani, Luca
00:28:03Mi sembra ieri
00:28:12Mi manchi
00:28:15Me
00:28:36So, what you think of Francesca?
00:28:40She's not what I expected.
00:28:43Look, don't take it personally, right?
00:28:45She's just seen the folks back home take the Russo name
00:28:47and destroy it.
00:28:48Well, in her eyes anyway.
00:28:50Is that how you see it?
00:28:52The way I see it?
00:28:54Small companies could use folks like you.
00:28:57Here.
00:28:58Wanna give it a whirl?
00:29:00Yeah.
00:29:03Okay, come on, get your model on.
00:29:05Oh, okay.
00:29:15Who knew that a vegetable could be this beautiful?
00:29:18It can mean fruit, and then Pomodori has seeds.
00:29:21And it's flawless.
00:29:24Man, I can't remember the last time I saw a camera
00:29:26that didn't have a USB port.
00:29:28Better believe it. Chemically processed, old school.
00:29:31Yeah, take it, your photos go straight up to the digital attic, huh?
00:29:34Living their best life, free from dust and ugly picture frames.
00:29:40Here.
00:29:42Pick a pretty specialty heirloom tomato.
00:29:44Try it.
00:29:47Whoa.
00:29:49It's kind of everywhere here.
00:29:53It's got a little bit up here.
00:29:55Yeah.
00:29:56There you go.
00:29:57Good, yeah.
00:29:58What'd you think?
00:29:59It's actually delicious.
00:30:00Okay, back so we can take this picture.
00:30:07You ever been inside a proper fromagerie before?
00:30:10Does whole foods count?
00:30:12I'm gonna try and forget you just said that.
00:30:15I'm good.
00:30:16Trust me, I don't need that.
00:30:17I adore cheese.
00:30:18We go way back.
00:30:22After you.
00:30:34You okay?
00:30:37That was brutal.
00:30:39Well, you were gutsy.
00:30:40Most don't make it past the door.
00:30:48I have to confess something.
00:30:50I tried to find you on socials.
00:30:52I am?
00:30:52What'd you come up with?
00:30:54A whole lot of nothing.
00:30:57Well, that shouldn't surprise you.
00:30:58I just don't understand how you restrain yourself.
00:31:02Surrounded by all of this beauty.
00:31:05You could have millions of followers.
00:31:07Huge profile.
00:31:09Like, rugged American chef.
00:31:13Wow.
00:31:13Rugged, huh?
00:31:15It's supposed to sound mysterious and alluring.
00:31:18Like, rugged American chef moves to Tuscan countryside.
00:31:22It would be a crime not to share all of this with the world.
00:31:28Look, this may sound cliched, right?
00:31:31But when I first got here, it was like I could finally see everything clearly.
00:31:37You know?
00:31:38It'd be impossible to capture all this on a phone.
00:31:40I'd be doing a disservice.
00:31:49There's nothing like knowing.
00:31:50You know, this exact moment in this exact place is yours.
00:31:56And yours only.
00:32:01I see what you mean.
00:32:16Yeah, Francesca's grandparents built all this with their bare hands.
00:32:19Treated the soil.
00:32:21Planted their first vines.
00:32:24How's your sense of smell?
00:32:27I've never tested it.
00:32:30Back in the day, we used to go camping every year.
00:32:33This little cabin in the woods.
00:32:35And now whenever I smell like woolen sweaters or smoky firewood, I'm right back there.
00:32:41You know, do you have anything like that from when you were a kid?
00:32:45Oranges.
00:32:47When my mom and dad would fight me and my cousin would go into the kitchen and like peel oranges,
00:32:51but like try to see who could get the longest peel.
00:32:53It sounds silly, but when I think about it, it still makes me smile.
00:33:00It's funny the things that stick with us, you know.
00:33:04If only we could choose.
00:33:05You're starting to sound like a therapist.
00:33:07Hey, don't knock it.
00:33:08The longer I was in the kitchen, I'll teach you a thing or two.
00:33:11May I?
00:33:13Yes, but promise no cheeses, okay?
00:33:16I've suffered enough today.
00:33:17So much for you two going way back.
00:33:22All right.
00:33:24There we go.
00:33:26Okay.
00:33:27I want you to tell me what is this for my job?
00:33:33A hotel bar.
00:33:37Like a martini.
00:33:38It's olives.
00:33:38Is it olives?
00:33:39Sicilian grains.
00:33:40Nice.
00:33:41What about this?
00:33:44Okay.
00:33:45Yum.
00:33:45Um, coffee.
00:33:51Nailed it.
00:33:52Mm-hmm.
00:33:53All right.
00:33:53Let's put these skills to the test.
00:33:56Here.
00:33:58Mm-hmm.
00:34:08What do you smell?
00:34:10Maybe cherry.
00:34:13Rich, but not sweet.
00:34:17Sour-ish.
00:34:19Pepper.
00:34:20Cracked pepper.
00:34:22Did I just say cracked pepper and wine?
00:34:26A little hint of, like, plum as well.
00:34:28Your turn.
00:34:34Not bad.
00:34:36Can I see?
00:34:37Yeah, sure.
00:34:43It's one of my favorite reds.
00:34:46To Tuscany.
00:34:48To delicious wines.
00:34:52And great company.
00:34:58Oh, my God.
00:35:00You're back.
00:35:03Francesca wants to talk to you.
00:35:05She does?
00:35:07About what?
00:35:17Sit.
00:35:18Darling, sit.
00:35:26There is, uh, no easy way to say this, Loren, but, um...
00:35:31I am selling my shares in the Russo company.
00:35:36The final paperwork is being prepared as we speak.
00:35:39Selling.
00:35:40To who?
00:35:42To a big food company in Milan.
00:35:44Don't know exactly what to do with it.
00:35:46What are you saying?
00:35:49I know you were hoping that something different would come of your visit.
00:35:54And I admire your passion and your drive.
00:35:59But there is no one to pass the torch to.
00:36:02No one to carry on the family legacy.
00:36:06Every story comes to an end.
00:36:10You haven't failed, Loren.
00:36:14You're just trying to save something that doesn't want to be saved.
00:36:19You can't think of one sentimental reason to hang on?
00:36:24What?
00:36:25If it's not sustainable.
00:36:29Sentiment is irrelevant.
00:36:34What do they say?
00:36:36If you can't beat them, join them.
00:36:54I can't believe she's giving up.
00:36:57Right before I've even had a chance to show her what she's about to lose.
00:37:01Admittedly, this doesn't sound good.
00:37:03But let's not jump to conclusions.
00:37:05Let me do some digging on this Zocal company, okay?
00:37:08Check their track record.
00:37:10If there's a silver lining, I'll find it.
00:37:13One thing's for sure, Lo.
00:37:15No deal is ever complete until the contracts are signed.
00:37:22Disastro.
00:37:24Probably means you're next in mind on a chopping board.
00:37:27Que cosa?
00:37:27No, no, no, never.
00:37:29That's not really her passion.
00:37:30Slow down.
00:37:32Look, we just have to keep an open mind.
00:37:34It's not over yet.
00:37:35So American, believing it will work out.
00:37:38We just have to come up with something special.
00:37:41Something that showcases the wonderful things that Francesca believes in.
00:37:46You know, the true connections, the precious moments.
00:37:49Friends, family, the works.
00:37:53What about a party?
00:37:55It's perfect timing to mark the hundred years.
00:37:58Party?
00:37:59Yeah.
00:38:00I love a party.
00:38:01But what will a party do to help?
00:38:03If we celebrate Francesca's past, then maybe she'll be inspired to hold on to the future.
00:38:09Okay, look, we'll meet at a tasting menu.
00:38:11Yeah, can do.
00:38:12But I leave on Sunday, which only leaves us two days to prep.
00:38:14Well, it's a good thing I thrive under pressure.
00:38:16Well, that makes two of us.
00:38:18Okay, we will kick off the night with the campaign pitch.
00:38:22Uh...
00:38:23I will have it ready, okay?
00:38:24I promise.
00:38:25Trust me.
00:38:26Then we'll celebrate with dinner.
00:38:28We'll need the guest list.
00:38:29Of course.
00:38:30We'll invite all the local press and the mayor.
00:38:32Wait.
00:38:33Is there a mayor?
00:38:34Si.
00:38:35I have a 2019 Barolo jam.
00:38:36It's his preferito.
00:38:38And that'll pair well with my Nautilizuka.
00:38:40Do not ask me to help you there.
00:38:42There.
00:38:43Okay, can we maybe anchor the menu in Russo's pasta sauce?
00:38:47Of course, yeah.
00:38:48Um, Prada de Pomodoro for the mayor.
00:38:50Perfect.
00:38:51Let's show Francesca that the Russo legacy is worth hanging on to.
00:38:55All right, well, let's meet back here first thing.
00:38:57We'll need an early start.
00:38:58Okay.
00:38:58And let's keep this a surprise for Francesca.
00:39:01Leave it to me.
00:39:03Fantastica!
00:39:03Okay.
00:39:06Okay.
00:39:08Okay.
00:39:13Okay.
00:39:52Maybe I can help.
00:39:54Be my guest.
00:39:56My pressure's on.
00:39:58From Russo's crop to your chop.
00:40:04What?
00:40:05All right.
00:40:06All right.
00:40:07So...
00:40:09From Russo's vine to your dine.
00:40:13Love it first bite.
00:40:15Okay.
00:40:16How about you stick to making it taste good,
00:40:18and I'll make it sound good.
00:40:20Yeah.
00:40:22Did you write the first one down?
00:40:23I think it's got legs.
00:40:25Are you being funny?
00:40:26No, it stopped meant to sound funny.
00:40:28It sounded very funny.
00:40:30It was good.
00:40:37I'll, uh, meet you in the garden.
00:40:41I gotta hand it to you.
00:40:43You know how to hustle.
00:40:45I mean, we might actually pull this off.
00:40:48You mean we are definitely pulling this off?
00:40:53Okay.
00:40:54Ice cream back home is great, but this is, like, next level.
00:40:58How did it get it to be rich and silky?
00:41:01Toss a coin in an acid fountain.
00:41:02The site of our first meeting.
00:41:04It was, like, weeks ago.
00:41:06more than another.
00:41:06Mm.
00:41:08Come on.
00:41:09I put my glasses on.
00:41:16I don't know.
00:41:18Come on.
00:41:38Cute. Is that?
00:41:40Allegra, Bella's girl.
00:41:42She's visiting from Firenze.
00:41:48I can't believe I've barely posted or even checked my feed, and I don't miss it.
00:41:53Whoa.
00:41:54Mm-hmm.
00:41:58Who, me?
00:42:04Whoa.
00:42:06Do they teach these moves in culinary school?
00:42:09You'd be surprised what they put a rugged chef do.
00:42:14Well, you've definitely found your calling.
00:42:18The dancing or the cookie?
00:42:21Both.
00:42:25I've seen you riding all afternoon.
00:42:28How's it going?
00:42:30Warming up.
00:42:32If someone asked, I would deny it.
00:42:35But slowing down has its advantages.
00:42:40Feels good, just letting go a little.
00:42:45It's you, too.
00:42:48You know, sometimes, when we're not looking, the best things find us.
00:42:59Scusate.
00:43:00Amici miei, this is for you, mia bella.
00:43:08What a compliment.
00:43:10Bruno's famous, you know?
00:43:16That's it.
00:43:19It's so simple.
00:43:21I gotta go.
00:43:22I'll see you both tomorrow.
00:43:32Gracie is finally napping.
00:43:35Great.
00:43:36This has changed me on a molecular level, by the way.
00:43:40I'm pretty sure that's just the sugar taking the edge off.
00:43:43Mm.
00:43:43Maybe.
00:43:45You spent all day investigating this local group and looking at our options.
00:43:50The brand pantry might become the empty pantry if we're not careful.
00:43:53Hey.
00:43:54We're not there yet.
00:43:56The first five years are always brutal.
00:43:58You knew that going in.
00:43:59It doesn't make it any easier to swallow.
00:44:02Yeah.
00:44:07Lo?
00:44:08Are you okay?
00:44:09Must be late there.
00:44:11It is late, and yes, I'm okay.
00:44:13Better than okay.
00:44:14I'm calling because I need a favor.
00:44:16Actually, two.
00:44:17And big ones.
00:44:36Ciao.
00:44:46Ciao, Bella.
00:44:47How's it going?
00:44:48I've got Francesca's favorite.
00:44:50And everything else is all set?
00:44:52Si.
00:44:52Guest list confirmed.
00:44:536 p.m. tomorrow.
00:44:55Someone's had a productive evening.
00:44:58I think Francesca's going to love it.
00:45:00You don't think she has any idea, right?
00:45:02All she knows is that she's coming here for a meeting.
00:45:05Don't worry.
00:45:06She's always dressed for a party even when it's laundry day.
00:45:09All right.
00:45:10Can you stir this off with me somewhere safe?
00:45:11Mm-hmm.
00:45:14Where's Mason?
00:45:16He's not having the best day.
00:45:21Problem?
00:45:21My supplier is out of trout.
00:45:26You up for a road trip?
00:45:28Si.
00:45:29I'll grab the camera.
00:45:33Are we taking the truck?
00:45:35Nope.
00:45:44Oh.
00:46:04Yeah.
00:46:07Well, that could have gone worse.
00:46:10La Vespa in Liberta.
00:46:12La Vespa is freedom.
00:46:16Well, okay, now, I am no fisherwoman,
00:46:19but even I know that we're gonna need more than our bare hands
00:46:22to go fishing for trout.
00:46:24See that guy over there by the boathouse?
00:46:27Cass sat here every afternoon.
00:46:29Cute.
00:46:31Let's go.
00:46:37My cuz would love it here.
00:46:39It's great you're so close with your family.
00:46:41Well, me and Matty are.
00:46:43Especially since Mom and Dad split.
00:46:45As for the rest of us...
00:46:48Well, let's just say we are dysfunctionally functional, I guess.
00:46:52Yeah, we got our fair share of dysfunction, too.
00:46:55Divorce is tough, though.
00:46:56I mean, sorry to hear.
00:46:59I can't wait for you to see the rebrand campaign.
00:47:01I'm super excited about it.
00:47:03That sounds great.
00:47:04I mean, if all goes to plan,
00:47:05your phone will be ringing off the hook when you get home.
00:47:09Right.
00:47:11You sure you haven't started practicing in front of the mirror yet?
00:47:15If I did, I wouldn't tell you.
00:47:17See? I knew it.
00:47:18Yeah.
00:47:20Marcello! Ciao!
00:47:23Marcello!
00:47:23Come and roll in.
00:47:35Pretty bold move, coming to live out here by yourself?
00:47:39I could never pull that off.
00:47:41I'm sure you, of all people, could pull off anything you set your mind to.
00:47:45Miss, uh, what was it again?
00:47:47Trailblazer and new business award.
00:47:49Well, well, well.
00:47:51Looks like someone does know how to use the Internet after all.
00:47:54Yeah, guilty.
00:47:56Well, I wouldn't miss home either if I was surrounded by all of this.
00:48:01Yeah, sometimes I do.
00:48:02I mean, my friends, family, Bronco.
00:48:06The four-wheel of the four-legged kind?
00:48:08He's my dog.
00:48:09Uh-uh.
00:48:10Yeah, my parents are pretty eager to get me home too, that's for sure.
00:48:15What made you leave?
00:48:17Ah.
00:48:19I used to run this kitchen back in San Francisco, high-end place.
00:48:23Success meant being the best, no matter what it took.
00:48:28One day I realized I hadn't tasted my own food in weeks.
00:48:33I was too busy yelling at line cooks and chasing perfection.
00:48:38I was on the verge of burnout, so I quit.
00:48:42Didn't look back.
00:48:44Wow.
00:48:45I wanted to remember what it was like to cook because you care about people.
00:48:50Not because you want to win.
00:48:53Sounds like you did the hardest thing.
00:48:57Walking away from all of that, being true to yourself,
00:49:01that takes real strength.
00:49:05Thanks.
00:49:09So, what brought you to Italy?
00:49:12Well, I was actually on my way to Australia.
00:49:16Yeah, the plan was to, uh, hire a combi and travel the outback.
00:49:21You know, check out witchetty grubs and damper rolls.
00:49:23Back off the beaten path again?
00:49:25Back off the beaten path again?
00:49:25Yeah.
00:49:26Yeah.
00:49:26Mm-hmm.
00:49:26And then I found Tuscany.
00:49:29Fell in love.
00:49:32Found what I was looking for.
00:49:33Sounds romantic.
00:49:42Speaking of finding what you were looking for, I've been thinking about your gnocchi.
00:50:13Oh, yeah?
00:50:15Magical.
00:50:22Here, let me take a photo of you.
00:50:23The light is just perfect right now.
00:50:25Nah, it's okay.
00:50:29Let's just keep this one for us.
00:50:50All right, here we go.
00:50:53I've got a comb already.
00:50:55One, two, three.
00:50:57I must have helmet hair.
00:50:58Do I?
00:51:02Actually, you're perfect.
00:51:04You're just saying that so that I'm not self-conscious about my helmet hair.
00:51:07Not at all.
00:51:08I just think we happen to make a great team.
00:51:13We do, don't we?
00:51:16Look, this past week has been more than I could have ever expected.
00:51:23And you were a big part of that, whether you're meant to be or not.
00:51:27Well, uh, I'm just glad I got to watch you pull it all off.
00:51:36Hello.
00:51:37Oh, my gosh!
00:51:39Hi!
00:51:42Maddie, this is Mason.
00:51:43Mason, this is my cousin, Maddie.
00:51:44Nice to meet you.
00:51:45Hi.
00:51:46Oh, my gosh!
00:51:47This is wild.
00:51:49Did you get him okay?
00:51:49How's the fight?
00:51:50Did you look around?
00:52:03Oh, my God.
00:52:07I love it.
00:52:08How did you get everybody in the same room?
00:52:10Oh, come on. Free food.
00:52:13Wow. This is perfect, Mads. You're the best.
00:52:17Thank you for coming here.
00:52:18I know that it was a big ask,
00:52:20but with this whole Francesca and Zocul situation,
00:52:23anything could happen, and...
00:52:25I just needed you here with me.
00:52:27Hey, what is family for, okay?
00:52:30And it is already worth it.
00:52:33So did you manage to find out anything else?
00:52:35Okay, turns out Zocul is known for stripping on companies
00:52:39to absorb their resources.
00:52:41Ultimately, it's to remove them as competitors from the market.
00:52:43So they're gonna kill the brand?
00:52:45Bingo.
00:52:46Bingo.
00:52:47So if this party flops, that's the end of Russo's pasta sauce.
00:52:51And you and me will be working overtime
00:52:53to make up for everything that we've put into this.
00:52:55You know, we...
00:52:56What?
00:52:57Con i complimenti de lo chef.
00:52:58Grazie, Paolo.
00:53:01Okay, I just gotta say, Lil, this trip is looking good on you.
00:53:06The dress, the hair, the lingo.
00:53:09There must be something in the food.
00:53:11Or the drinks.
00:53:13Mm-hmm.
00:53:16Also, kind of felt like I was interrupting something earlier.
00:53:20You know, with le chef.
00:53:22Girl, that is French again.
00:53:24Okay, le chef, le chef.
00:53:25It doesn't change the fact that he's a bit of a snack.
00:53:28In another life, maybe.
00:53:30But he loves it here so much.
00:53:33So what's the point of starting something that we can't see through?
00:54:39Wow.
00:54:47That's the guy I saw Francesco with.
00:54:49He's gotta be from Zolphe.
00:54:56Looking for someone?
00:54:58Aspetta, ti richiamo, va bene.
00:55:00Ciao.
00:55:02Ah, americane.
00:55:03Piacere.
00:55:04Vincenzo Morganella.
00:55:06Actually, I've heard about you, Loren, vero?
00:55:09And, uh, Maddy Navarro.
00:55:11Yeah.
00:55:13I'm putting together a plan about what we may do to this place once we take it over.
00:55:17Take over what?
00:55:19The tattoria?
00:55:21Si, of course.
00:55:22You know, Francesca needed some convincing, but in the end, everything has a price.
00:55:28Actually, I wanted to talk to you about your brand company.
00:55:32Brand Pantry.
00:55:33Whatever you call it.
00:55:35Impressive digital footprint, yeah?
00:55:37And since the American market is where we're headed and you understand pasta brands, Zoku would like to pick you
00:55:43on a retainer.
00:55:45Huh?
00:55:46I'm sure we can work out a substantial boost.
00:55:50I've created this beautiful new company.
00:55:52Ah, we don't, uh, overcomplicate things.
00:55:54We're moving to the influencer partnership and market saturation sort of thing.
00:55:59That's good business.
00:56:01We have no intention of keeping the Russo brand intact.
00:56:04In fact, we may even change the name.
00:56:06Okay, I've heard enough.
00:56:07Oh, benissimo.
00:56:10No, no, benissimo.
00:56:12We only work with companies we believe in.
00:56:16Believing?
00:56:17Mm-hmm.
00:56:18Well, that doesn't pay the bills, Bella.
00:56:21Look, whatever Zoku's decides to do with the Russo brand, if it doesn't honor the family legacy, then it's not
00:56:27good business.
00:56:29And that's something we can't be a part of.
00:56:34A pity.
00:56:35I commend your spirit.
00:56:37But the reality is you are painfully naive.
00:56:42Arrivederci.
00:56:47What?
00:56:51Cuma, benissimo.
00:56:54Yeah.
00:56:56Mama mia, what is this?
00:56:58It's ahi amarillo sauce.
00:57:01Well, as close as I could get it with what I had.
00:57:03It's great, huh?
00:57:05Spectacular.
00:57:05You did it.
00:57:06Your signature gnocchi.
00:57:08Yeah, well, it wasn't my idea.
00:57:10This one's all Lauren.
00:57:11I think she's in the wrong industry.
00:57:13Ah, I should have guessed.
00:57:15What more proof do you need?
00:57:16Huh?
00:57:17Proof of what?
00:57:18A perfect worry that you two are perfect for each other.
00:57:22As a matter of fact, I'd have guessed that you were in love with her.
00:57:26I...
00:57:26You can't fool me, Mason.
00:57:28I saw the way you heard her dancing at the fountain.
00:57:31You know I have a good eye for romanticismo.
00:57:34Just admit it to yourself and go tell her how you feel.
00:57:37Yeah, but I mean, what if she...
00:57:40I mean, we're both...
00:57:44Not everything needs to be spelled out, does it?
00:57:49Does it?
00:57:53Your face is saying it's...
00:57:55Time to insert grand romantic gesture here.
00:57:59Si, right, right!
00:58:00Okay, okay, okay.
00:58:02Tapito.
00:58:13Damn, cuz.
00:58:14That was badass.
00:58:16Then why do I feel sick to my stomach?
00:58:18I just walked away from the only real offer on the table.
00:58:21I should have just played it safe for the company,
00:58:24just like Francesca is.
00:58:25But instead, I'm out here on a limb with no plan B.
00:58:29What if he's right?
00:58:30Wait, what if...
00:58:31What if I am really naive?
00:58:33Oh, come on.
00:58:33Every business goes through this at one point.
00:58:36It's the fork in the road.
00:58:38You either stay true to your ideals
00:58:40or take a more lucrative route.
00:58:42Well, here I am, staying true to my ideals.
00:58:45Where has that gotten me?
00:58:46Okay, Lo, we're gonna figure this out.
00:58:48Together.
00:58:49Like we always do.
00:58:51Will we, though?
00:58:53Well...
00:58:54Because I'm feeling like I'm messing up everything that really matters.
00:58:59We're not just talking about business, are we?
00:59:02Lauren, the time we've spent together has been...
00:59:06Lauren, I need to tell you how I feel.
00:59:09And that is...
00:59:10Um...
00:59:11Look, I was so, so stupid.
00:59:14I got swept up in this place
00:59:16and I let my feelings call the shots.
00:59:18Me and Mason, it's fantasy land.
00:59:21We're going in two different directions.
00:59:23Wrong place, wrong time.
00:59:26Starting to think you were right.
00:59:29About what?
00:59:31I never should have come here.
00:59:43What is with this defeatist energy?
00:59:45Did that Vesperide shake a few screws loose?
00:59:50Remember what Tia says?
00:59:52You can never go wrong if you follow two things.
00:59:55Your gut and your heart.
00:59:58Yeah.
01:00:00Typical me.
01:00:02Developing a crush in the middle of a crisis.
01:00:04Well, here's a radical idea.
01:00:06Maybe you're allowed for something good to happen when everything's a mess.
01:00:09Love is a luxury I can't afford right now.
01:00:12Oh, please.
01:00:13Love isn't a luxury.
01:00:14It's necessary.
01:00:17That's a good one.
01:00:18So long as you're following your heart,
01:00:20you're doing the right thing.
01:00:22Trust me.
01:00:24You deserve it all, though.
01:00:26Not just the side salad, the whole damn meal.
01:00:28Okay, okay.
01:00:29You're making some really good points here,
01:00:31which is why you're so good at your job.
01:00:33How can I say?
01:00:34It is not easy being right all the time.
01:00:36Goodbye.
01:00:39Goodbye.
01:00:42I-
01:00:46seem to be so線路
01:00:47I'll see you soon.
01:00:51Goodbye.
01:00:53Goodbye.
01:00:56My dear
01:00:57My dear
01:00:57Give me sunglasses
01:01:03I'm so sorry,
01:01:03I'll see you soon.
01:01:05My dear
01:01:34Let's go.
01:01:36Hey, Bella. Okay, I was thinking that we could sit the press from La Nazione across from Italia One and
01:01:42then Francesca next to the mayor. She would like that, right?
01:01:45Perfecto.
01:01:46Okay, cool.
01:01:47So, how did it go?
01:01:50How did what go?
01:01:52Last night, Mason, he went to see you at the villa.
01:01:56I didn't see me and Maddie.
01:02:22Hey.
01:02:24Hey.
01:02:24What do you think about this menu?
01:02:27I'm obsessed with this typeface.
01:02:29See?
01:02:29Yeah, looks good.
01:02:34Is that?
01:02:37Yep. Well, first attempt.
01:02:40What?
01:02:44Oh.
01:02:46That's amazing.
01:02:48You did it.
01:02:49Well, credit goes to you.
01:02:53Well, yeah.
01:02:56I, uh, got you a little something.
01:02:59Something to remember us by.
01:03:02No matter what happens tonight, I wanted you to remember that your time here, it, it meant something.
01:03:15I love it.
01:03:18I love the frame, too.
01:03:20Yeah, it's...
01:03:26Hey, if you're ever in San Diego, I'd love to show you around.
01:03:32We actually have the largest little Italy in the U.S.
01:03:35Oh, is that so?
01:03:36Mm-hmm.
01:03:38Yeah.
01:03:39Well, shame we don't live in the same city.
01:03:43Yeah, then I could meet Bronco.
01:03:45Yeah.
01:03:45We talk food.
01:03:47And family.
01:03:49Typeface.
01:03:51Authenticity.
01:03:52Oh.
01:03:53I'd love to.
01:04:00But...
01:04:01Um...
01:04:02Maddie probably needs me.
01:04:03Yeah, I'm just gonna...
01:04:04That was really good, yeah.
01:04:05Because, wow, the frame.
01:04:07Yeah.
01:04:08It's good.
01:04:09Bye.
01:04:16Bye.
01:04:21Basta, basta.
01:04:23State, siti, state, siti.
01:04:24Vengono, vengono.
01:04:25Ma cosa sta succedendo, Bella?
01:04:29Dimmi, per favore.
01:04:30Dimmi un tuo, Francesca.
01:04:32Oh, sorpresa.
01:04:36Sorpresa!
01:04:36Sorpresa!
01:04:37Sorpresa!
01:04:38Sorpresa!
01:04:39Sorpresa!
01:04:40Sorpresa!
01:04:40Per me!
01:04:42Oh, ma che delizia!
01:04:45Non ho più paura...
01:04:47Ciao!
01:04:48Ciao, belli!
01:04:50Ciao!
01:04:50Di dirti che ti amo...
01:04:52Come stai?
01:04:53Dammi un...
01:04:54Non ho più paura...
01:04:57Di amarti come sei...
01:05:03Apro gli occhi e tu...
01:05:07Sei qui vicino a me...
01:05:13Sono felice di...
01:05:17Saperti accanto a me...
01:05:21Legacy isn't something tangible.
01:05:24That's handed down from generation to generation.
01:05:29It's about the relationships that we build along the way.
01:05:37Bringing them together.
01:05:41The Russo name encapsulates the importance of familia and friends.
01:05:47All across America.
01:05:49Di fingera me sei so...
01:05:53E penso che domani...
01:05:56This is their gift to you.
01:06:00From Italy.
01:06:02With love.
01:06:03Saremo ancora noi...
01:06:08Diremo ancora amore...
01:06:12Nelle vie di Roma...
01:06:24Let's make a toast.
01:06:28Cento anni.
01:06:29To Lauren, who had this beautiful idea.
01:06:33Si.
01:06:34To Lauren.
01:06:35To Familia.
01:06:38From Italy.
01:06:40With love!
01:06:47Oh, Nona Nona would be so proud.
01:06:51One hundred unforgettable years.
01:06:55Toluca.
01:07:10I see, eh?
01:07:12Alas, all good things must come to an end.
01:07:17It appears someone forgot to invite me.
01:07:20But don't be preoccupied, eh?
01:07:21It does not matter.
01:07:23Francesca, is this a good time?
01:07:27No, Enzo.
01:07:29Not here.
01:07:31It's not far like it, Regina.
01:07:33This is the perfect setting amongst family and friends.
01:07:37Amante, you must tell them.
01:07:39I said no, Enzo.
01:07:42And when a woman says no, she means no.
01:07:46Now, vatene, vai!
01:07:50Shall I remind you, Francesca, that we had a deal?
01:07:59I've changed my mind.
01:08:05The Russo legacy belongs to us.
01:08:10Well, that's a little too late.
01:08:13The contract has been negotiated and it's as good as signed.
01:08:17I'd be careful if I were you, Enzo.
01:08:20Verbal promises don't really hold up when challenged.
01:08:25You wouldn't dare.
01:08:28Actually, I believe she would.
01:08:30Excuse me?
01:08:31What do you know?
01:08:33I know that when anything is as good as signed, it means it's not signed.
01:08:37They teach you that on day one.
01:08:38We shook on it.
01:08:40Shook on it?
01:08:41How painfully naive of you.
01:08:49Oh, please.
01:08:51I lunch with three of the best lawyers in California.
01:08:54Handshakes don't scare us.
01:08:57You hurt, Francesca.
01:08:59I think you need to leave.
01:09:02You can be as short as I will.
01:09:04Don't go away!
01:09:05Don't do me!
01:09:06Don't get hurt!
01:09:07Don't do anything.
01:09:08Don't get hurt or don't get hurt!
01:09:11Don't go away!
01:09:12Don't do anything anymore!
01:09:13Motherfucker, I don't believe it.
01:09:16Ciao, Enzo!
01:09:18Ciao!
01:09:20Yeah!
01:09:24Yeah!
01:09:29Yeah!
01:09:31Yeah!
01:09:33Yeah!
01:09:33Yeah!
01:09:33Yeah!
01:09:33Yeah!
01:09:37I didn't know you were a lawyer.
01:09:39You don't need to be a lawyer to know the law.
01:09:41Besides, it's all about attitude.
01:09:45But did you really mean what you said about the Russo legacy belonging to you?
01:09:51It's a wonderful campaign, Lorraine.
01:09:53It's full of heart, and it honors the past, and it points to a bright future.
01:10:01But even with the rebrand, it's going to be better than I ever imagined.
01:10:10And the trattoria?
01:10:11Of course it stays.
01:10:14Dios mío, Dios mío, Francesca, gracias.
01:10:18Oh, the days work.
01:10:23Oh, my gosh. What is this texture?
01:10:27The polite crunch.
01:10:36And how long has this been going on?
01:10:38Ah, it's amore.
01:10:40Oh, my gosh.
01:11:01It's been a memorable week.
01:11:04You can say that again.
01:11:07After tonight, I was thinking you and Lorraine might, um...
01:11:13Nah, she goes home tomorrow.
01:11:16Besides, I mean, she can't run the new campaign from here.
01:11:19It's just...
01:11:21It's not possible.
01:11:23We're both not.
01:11:25Excuse me, but why are you in your pajamas?
01:11:28Because I'm done with meetings and I'm about to go to sleep?
01:11:32But it's your last night.
01:11:35Mads, look, I know where you're going with this.
01:11:38Then why aren't you going with it?
01:11:39We're not geographically aligned right now, so what's the point?
01:11:44Yeah, that's just...
01:11:46I don't know if I'm ready to go back.
01:11:51When you first arrived here, do you know why I hired you?
01:11:56American chef in a Toscana kitchen, que sacrilegio?
01:12:02It was because I saw a kindred spirit.
01:12:07Someone desperate to rekindle their passion.
01:12:12Not just for cooking, but for living.
01:12:16Geography has nothing to do with it.
01:12:18Just tell him how you feel.
01:12:20But I can't expect for him to give up on his dreams when I won't give up on mine.
01:12:24But how do you know what his dreams are actually even made of?
01:12:27Better still, maybe he wants to make new ones.
01:12:31You worked hard to allow yourself to heal.
01:12:36And now it's time to take the next step.
01:12:40Sharing the stuff with the people you love is what life is all about.
01:12:45Life is only worth living when we can share it with the ones we love.
01:13:00Don't confuse what you think you want
01:13:03with what you actually need.
01:13:21I've made a mistake, haven't I?
01:13:23Get moving, girl.
01:13:38I know.
01:13:42Hello?
01:13:44Hey.
01:13:46Just mister.
01:13:47Check the chaturria.
01:13:48Grazie a maids.
01:13:53noite.
01:13:55No.
01:13:57No.
01:13:58No.
01:14:04No.
01:14:31I found you.
01:14:33Well, technically speaking,
01:14:34I found you, but I'm glad you're here.
01:14:38I had to get the coin tossing.
01:14:40You know how it is.
01:14:42Well, you have something important to tell you,
01:14:43but of course, after you've finished the coin toss.
01:14:46What a coincidence.
01:14:48I'm already done.
01:14:50Go on.
01:14:51Well, I had this crazy idea.
01:14:56Okay, I'm listening.
01:14:59This last week has got me thinking,
01:15:01and it made me realize that going home doesn't mean
01:15:04I have to walk the same path again.
01:15:07I get to create my own chapter.
01:15:12So, you mean you're thinking of going home, like home home?
01:15:15Hey, Kobe!
01:15:19Everything okay?
01:15:21Si, it's better than okay.
01:15:23I just came from a board meeting,
01:15:24and it was a unanimous yes.
01:15:27But they agreed.
01:15:28Agreed to what?
01:15:29To Mason running at Trattoria Russo in San Diego.
01:15:34And Bella is going to be taking over the running of the Trattoria here.
01:15:40I may not have my own bambini, but I was wrong to think I had no family.
01:15:46Because here you all are.
01:15:50But that's enough now.
01:15:51I have to go.
01:15:52I have a date with Dario.
01:15:54Who?
01:15:55The mayor.
01:15:56Oh, okay.
01:15:58So, until we meet again.
01:16:01Ciao.
01:16:07Is this for real?
01:16:10Yep.
01:16:11It's all thanks to you.
01:16:15What about us?
01:16:18Well, I was hoping the offer to show me around still stands.
01:16:23Of course.
01:16:25Besides, you'll need an efficient team to build you the perfect marketing plan.
01:16:30I was hoping to find an award-winning, trailblazing creative
01:16:35who might be able to steer me in the right direction.
01:16:37You know anyone?
01:16:39No.
01:16:40In exchange for an unlimited supply of macarons?
01:16:44I think I'd be able to find a suitable someone.
01:16:48So, uh, what'd you wish for?
01:16:53She's tall.
01:16:55And handsome.
01:16:59And rugged.
01:17:02I was thinking the authentic type, you know?
01:17:07This authentic enough for you?
01:17:09Do you think I could try to find an delivery vehicle of treatment?
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