1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,008 [uptempo music playing] 2 00:00:12,178 --> 00:00:13,013 [man] Pick up! 3 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,348 [woman] Okay, wash my hands. 4 00:00:16,599 --> 00:00:18,727 Did the marinade for this ever get made? 5 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:20,895 New Orleans is… 6 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:24,315 She's a bitch, but she's my home. [laughs] 7 00:00:27,736 --> 00:00:29,821 So our hero this week is Anh Luu. 8 00:00:29,904 --> 00:00:31,031 I'm 35 years old, 9 00:00:31,114 --> 00:00:33,950 and I'm the executive chef at the Bywater Brew Pub. 10 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:38,788 I cook imaginative Vietnamese Southern dishes. 11 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:41,166 It's not "foe." It's "pho." 12 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:44,335 "Sam, Anh's boyfriend of three years, is nominating Anh 13 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:46,880 because he wants her to start expressing herself again, 14 00:00:46,963 --> 00:00:48,256 emotionally and creatively." 15 00:00:48,339 --> 00:00:50,967 -Want me to massage your feet? -Yeah. 16 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:53,303 I was attracted to Anh right when I saw her. 17 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:54,679 And I thought she was beautiful, 18 00:00:54,763 --> 00:00:58,683 and I think that she's one of the most fun people I've been around. 19 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:00,101 [Anh] Sam is very special. 20 00:01:00,852 --> 00:01:05,398 He is my number-one supporter, my number-one super fan. 21 00:01:05,482 --> 00:01:07,192 Well, your feet don't smell, so that's good. 22 00:01:07,275 --> 00:01:08,777 [laughs] Thanks. 23 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:11,738 We have not spent very much time together very recently. 24 00:01:11,821 --> 00:01:12,947 [sighs] 25 00:01:13,031 --> 00:01:14,783 I just work a ton. 26 00:01:14,866 --> 00:01:17,577 [Antoni] "Anh doesn't remember the last time she got a haircut." 27 00:01:17,660 --> 00:01:20,371 "So she wears her hair pulled back. It keeps it out of the soup." 28 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:21,873 It's good business practice. 29 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:23,458 [laughing] 30 00:01:23,541 --> 00:01:26,503 "Anh's family was displaced after Katrina and moved to Portland 31 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,880 where Anh worked her way up the culinary ladder." 32 00:01:28,963 --> 00:01:31,382 "The same week Anh became owner of her first restaurant, 33 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:35,678 her mom tragically died in a car accident while on a road trip with Anh's dad." 34 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:38,848 I think about the "what ifs" a lot in my mom's death. 35 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,392 Me and my mother's relationship before she died 36 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:43,144 was that I chose work a lot, 37 00:01:43,228 --> 00:01:45,939 and we didn't get to spend as much time together, 38 00:01:46,022 --> 00:01:48,983 and I wish it could've gone on more. 39 00:01:50,193 --> 00:01:54,656 I really threw myself into work after that. 40 00:01:54,739 --> 00:01:58,743 I had never really experienced the stress levels that started happening. 41 00:01:58,827 --> 00:02:03,039 Gosh, just thinking about the state I was in 42 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:06,918 is making me emotional because… it was pretty bad. 43 00:02:07,001 --> 00:02:11,631 "The mounting pressure of being a chef and business owner just became too much." 44 00:02:11,714 --> 00:02:15,176 "She sold her restaurant, and Anh moved back to New Orleans, 45 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:17,220 hoping to heal and find herself again." 46 00:02:17,303 --> 00:02:18,513 Oh, Anh. 47 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:21,808 Most of my friends that know me from before 48 00:02:21,891 --> 00:02:26,563 would consider me, like, fun Anh, and, like, the life of the party, 49 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:28,398 and I am not like that anymore. 50 00:02:29,023 --> 00:02:30,859 People process grief differently. 51 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:33,528 She's not on the best terms with some of her family, 52 00:02:33,611 --> 00:02:35,446 and so that bothers her. 53 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:39,117 We found out after my mom died that she was the glue to our family, 54 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:44,247 and Vietnamese culture prides itself on being very close with your family, 55 00:02:44,330 --> 00:02:46,499 but I feel alone, 56 00:02:46,583 --> 00:02:50,420 and it's probably because I have separated myself 57 00:02:50,503 --> 00:02:52,922 because I would rather just push it out of my mind 58 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,090 than deal with it. 59 00:02:54,591 --> 00:02:56,634 "Even though she's proud of the food she makes, 60 00:02:56,718 --> 00:02:58,887 she's missing her mother's cooking." 61 00:02:59,470 --> 00:03:02,015 "Anh has finally committed to hosting the Summer Supper, 62 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:03,683 a private dinner event at the restaurant, 63 00:03:03,766 --> 00:03:05,894 to showcase her mom's beloved Vietnamese cuisine." 64 00:03:06,769 --> 00:03:09,314 [Anh] I'm currently cooking elevated bar food, 65 00:03:09,397 --> 00:03:11,524 but I wanna show people that I can do more 66 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:17,822 and throw a dinner that is not expected at a brew pub. 67 00:03:17,906 --> 00:03:21,117 I've spent the last five years hiding and being depressed, 68 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:26,831 and I feel like I'm in this working hamster wheel that I can't get off of. 69 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:31,377 I hope that Anh has the opportunity to take her time to reflect 70 00:03:31,461 --> 00:03:36,216 in a way that frees herself of her own mental trappings 71 00:03:36,299 --> 00:03:40,011 because it sucks to see her struggle. 72 00:03:40,094 --> 00:03:46,643 So hopefully this dinner will jump-start this next chapter of my career. 73 00:03:48,019 --> 00:03:50,355 [Antoni] "So our mission this week is to help this chef 74 00:03:50,438 --> 00:03:54,317 turn the Bywater Brew Pub into her Vietnamese Summer Supper Club." 75 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,277 -Yeah! -Yes! 76 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:58,071 [all] Yes! Yes! Yes! 77 00:03:58,154 --> 00:03:59,822 [Karamo laughs] 78 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:06,329 ♪ Things just keep getting better Down in New Orleans ♪ 79 00:04:08,998 --> 00:04:11,000 [rock music playing] 80 00:04:16,506 --> 00:04:17,799 [Bobby] There it is. 81 00:04:17,882 --> 00:04:19,175 [Antoni] Let's go! 82 00:04:27,392 --> 00:04:29,435 -[Bobby in Vietnamese] Hello! -[gasps] 83 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:31,104 [Bobby in English] Hi! 84 00:04:31,187 --> 00:04:32,313 Hi! 85 00:04:32,397 --> 00:04:33,773 Oh my God! 86 00:04:33,856 --> 00:04:35,566 -Hi! -Hey! 87 00:04:35,650 --> 00:04:37,485 -[in Vietnamese] Hi, Anh. -[in English] Hello! 88 00:04:37,568 --> 00:04:39,028 -How are you doing? -Oh my gosh! 89 00:04:39,112 --> 00:04:41,572 -I'm Karamo. Nice to meet you. -[Anh] Hello! 90 00:04:42,198 --> 00:04:43,241 Oh my God. 91 00:04:43,324 --> 00:04:46,160 -[Jonathan] Where's the hairnet, queen? -[Anh] Oh no, it's okay. 92 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:47,745 Welcome to my kitchen. 93 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:49,831 -What are you preparing here? -Banh mi burger? 94 00:04:49,914 --> 00:04:51,749 [Anh] This is my famous phorrito. 95 00:04:51,874 --> 00:04:54,335 It's a bowl of pho in a burrito. 96 00:04:54,419 --> 00:04:55,545 Can I have a bite? 97 00:04:55,628 --> 00:04:58,131 Yes! Eat everything. This is for eating. [laughs] 98 00:04:58,214 --> 00:05:01,592 Please. So it's made with beef belly, pho noodles… 99 00:05:01,676 --> 00:05:04,053 -Oh my God. -…Thai basil, green onions, jalapeños. 100 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:07,348 [Jonathan] Pour some of this stuff on it, Karamo. 101 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:10,935 [Karamo] Oh my gosh. Goddamn, this is good. 102 00:05:11,769 --> 00:05:12,770 That food! 103 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:14,814 Let me be honest with you, people. 104 00:05:14,897 --> 00:05:19,193 My food palette is more boxed-macaroni cuisine 105 00:05:19,277 --> 00:05:21,404 and skittles du jour. 106 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:23,406 But this food? 107 00:05:24,282 --> 00:05:26,534 I've seen him in, like, countless restaurants. 108 00:05:26,617 --> 00:05:28,244 I have never seen him like this. 109 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:30,955 Your fucking food is amazing! 110 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:31,873 I'm the food guy. 111 00:05:31,956 --> 00:05:34,667 I'm the one who's supposed to be trying all these things, 112 00:05:34,751 --> 00:05:36,461 and these muppets show up 113 00:05:36,544 --> 00:05:39,255 and grab Chef Anh's food, and they just run off. 114 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,256 Give me that too. 115 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,717 No! Leave me with one thing at least. 116 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,135 -[Karamo] Damn. -[chuckles] 117 00:05:44,218 --> 00:05:45,511 I'm ashamed. Not really. 118 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:49,098 How am I supposed to do my job if I can't try anything? 119 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,517 -Holy crap. -[laughs] 120 00:05:51,601 --> 00:05:53,770 Can you tell me about this magic green sauce? 121 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:55,980 [Anh] Okay, so, this is a basil emulsion. 122 00:05:56,064 --> 00:05:57,857 It's kind of like 123 00:05:57,940 --> 00:06:00,693 all the herbs that you normally eat with a Vietnamese meal 124 00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:02,362 mixed into one sauce for me. 125 00:06:02,445 --> 00:06:03,946 All the flavors that I work with 126 00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:07,784 are flavors that are based on the food that my mom cooked for me growing up. 127 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:10,453 She was my connection to my culture, you know. 128 00:06:10,536 --> 00:06:13,039 Were you the first one in your family born outside of Vietnam? 129 00:06:13,122 --> 00:06:17,418 Yes. So there was always a cultural kind of gap between me and my family. 130 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:20,755 So the only sense of, like, your Vietnamese culture you had at home… 131 00:06:20,838 --> 00:06:21,839 Is this food. 132 00:06:21,923 --> 00:06:24,759 I have a special dinner coming up called Summer Supper Club 133 00:06:24,842 --> 00:06:29,514 that is gonna be a little bit different than what I normally cook here. 134 00:06:29,597 --> 00:06:33,518 I'm really trying to pay tribute to my roots, my Vietnamese roots, 135 00:06:33,601 --> 00:06:38,773 and I want people to experience a Vietnamese-style family dinner. 136 00:06:38,856 --> 00:06:40,942 Is this whole supper, like, for your mom? 137 00:06:41,025 --> 00:06:45,446 It is. I haven't really gotten to do a dinner like this to honor her, 138 00:06:45,530 --> 00:06:48,533 but it is something that I wanna try to have regularly. 139 00:06:48,616 --> 00:06:52,412 You know, I love to cook, but to connect with my guests more, 140 00:06:52,495 --> 00:06:55,123 I need to talk to them, I need to be out there with them, 141 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:58,334 and I've been kind of stuck in the kitchen. I've been hiding. 142 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,628 The whole menu, is that something you've figured out? 143 00:07:00,711 --> 00:07:03,005 You're in process? Have you started testing? 144 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:05,216 -[Anh] So I've figured out most of it. -Yeah. 145 00:07:05,299 --> 00:07:08,928 So, like, every Vietnamese family dinner kind of has the same components. 146 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:11,347 It's, like, always white rice, plain, 147 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:14,308 and then there's, like, a soup that's made of vegetables or meat, 148 00:07:14,392 --> 00:07:16,394 and then there's always some pickles. 149 00:07:16,477 --> 00:07:18,563 There'll be a plate of fresh herbs and chilies. 150 00:07:18,646 --> 00:07:20,189 Must, the fresh herbs, yes. 151 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:23,985 And then a vegetarian veggie dish, that's kind of just veg. 152 00:07:24,068 --> 00:07:26,863 -What's your vegetarian dish? -I don't have one yet. 153 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:28,448 That's one that I'm stuck on. 154 00:07:28,531 --> 00:07:31,284 Growing up there was always, like, a vegetable dish 155 00:07:31,367 --> 00:07:34,912 that was, like, stir-fried or sautéed or anything like that, 156 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:37,790 so there's a hole I need to fill. 157 00:07:37,874 --> 00:07:40,710 So I'd like to volunteer to be your sous-chef this week. 158 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:41,627 Yay! 159 00:07:41,711 --> 00:07:42,712 -[Antoni] That work? -Yes! 160 00:07:42,795 --> 00:07:44,922 -[Antoni] We can ideate and figure out… -Yeah! 161 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:46,924 [Antoni] …and just to play around with some stuff. 162 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:48,926 I'm here to help her. I'm here to assist her. 163 00:07:49,010 --> 00:07:52,597 Get in the kitchen, get our hands dirty, start chopping up some stuff. 164 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,766 -[Jonathan] Yummers! -[Antoni] This is stupid good. Beautiful. 165 00:07:55,850 --> 00:07:57,643 [Bobby] I think we should go see your house. 166 00:07:58,895 --> 00:08:00,396 [upbeat music playing] 167 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,108 We're not bringing the plate? We should bring the plate. 168 00:08:04,192 --> 00:08:06,235 -[Jonathan] We're home! -[guys] We're home! 169 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:08,237 -[Jonathan] Yay! -[Anh] This is my house. 170 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,781 [Jonathan] It's so cute. Let's go. Thanks, Bobbers. 171 00:08:10,865 --> 00:08:11,699 [Karamo] Let's go. 172 00:08:11,782 --> 00:08:14,577 [Anh] Welcome to my old New Orleans shotgun house. 173 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:17,872 -Shotgun. It's quite wide for a shotgun. -[Anh] We have a lot of space. 174 00:08:17,955 --> 00:08:18,873 -Yeah. -[Anh] I like it. 175 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,419 [Jonathan] Was this your sweet mom? 176 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:27,798 We had shrines to our ancestors all over our house, 177 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:31,761 and she lit an incense for our ancestors at every shrine, every day. 178 00:08:31,844 --> 00:08:33,721 -Oh my God, I love that. -Twice a day. 179 00:08:33,804 --> 00:08:35,056 -A Buddhist thing. -Amazing. 180 00:08:35,139 --> 00:08:37,558 I regret not spending as much time as I could've with her 181 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:39,060 the last few years of her life. 182 00:08:39,143 --> 00:08:41,187 She was very caring. 183 00:08:41,270 --> 00:08:43,731 She was always worried about what everybody was eating. 184 00:08:43,814 --> 00:08:46,359 -Tried to feed everybody. -Typical Asian mom. 185 00:08:46,442 --> 00:08:47,818 -Vietnamese mom. -Yes. 186 00:08:47,902 --> 00:08:51,030 And I feel like that's where… that's why I'm like that. 187 00:08:51,113 --> 00:08:54,116 -You certainly have taken up after that. -Yes. 188 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,869 -Can we see the rest of the house? -So this is our living room. 189 00:08:56,953 --> 00:08:59,121 -[Tan] Cute. -[Bobby] I like the arch. 190 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:02,959 It's kind of a mis-mashed space. 191 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:05,711 You know, you've got sofas shoved up next to each other 192 00:09:05,795 --> 00:09:09,006 and dining tables with stuff stacked on top of the dining tables, 193 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:11,551 and it's not allowing her to breathe. 194 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:15,304 -Down this hallway is our kitchen. -Good little space. 195 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:19,267 Lavender is often not an aggressive color, but this is an aggressive lavender. 196 00:09:19,350 --> 00:09:20,226 [Bobby] Yeah. 197 00:09:20,309 --> 00:09:23,980 Anh is so vibrant, and there are so many colors, 198 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:26,107 but the colors she chose… 199 00:09:28,693 --> 00:09:31,946 I'm not even a chef, but I need counter space to be able to cook. 200 00:09:32,029 --> 00:09:33,698 That's why I bought this table. 201 00:09:33,781 --> 00:09:36,325 -[Tan] Do you struggle with the space? -[Anh] So much. 202 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:38,578 -[Bobby] So show us more. -[Anh] Okay. 203 00:09:39,453 --> 00:09:41,372 Look in here. 204 00:09:41,455 --> 00:09:44,166 -[Anh] This is the bedroom. -[Jonathan] Yes. 205 00:09:45,167 --> 00:09:49,964 The space that Anh has is… a space. 206 00:09:51,340 --> 00:09:55,136 [Anh] This is a very small closet, which is the only closet we have in the house. 207 00:09:55,219 --> 00:09:56,804 That's your only closet? 208 00:09:56,887 --> 00:10:00,057 Yes, and that's all Sam's, like, barely clothes. 209 00:10:00,141 --> 00:10:03,769 So Sam put up this, like, pull-up bar that he doesn't ever use, 210 00:10:03,853 --> 00:10:05,146 so then he put a curtain over it. 211 00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:07,106 [Jonathan] You never know when you'll need it. 212 00:10:07,189 --> 00:10:11,694 But this is our bonus room where… It's our extra stuff and my closet room. 213 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:18,576 A blow-up bed, a bunch of junk, with a rack for some clothes. 214 00:10:19,994 --> 00:10:21,203 This is not a closet. 215 00:10:21,871 --> 00:10:24,081 It's bananas. We've gotta solve this. 216 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:25,499 We're gonna go explore more. 217 00:10:25,583 --> 00:10:27,001 [Anh] Make yourselves at home. 218 00:10:28,794 --> 00:10:30,880 What do we have here? 219 00:10:30,963 --> 00:10:32,340 Ooh! Ah! 220 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:33,924 [Antoni] Whoa! 221 00:10:34,008 --> 00:10:35,885 I love a brothel fridge. 222 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:37,094 [Antoni] Obsessed. 223 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:41,474 'Cause it's sexual and necessary at the same time. 224 00:10:41,557 --> 00:10:44,101 It's 'cause there's a red container up top! 225 00:10:44,727 --> 00:10:47,521 No! I thought it was a… [laughs] 226 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:50,274 -Wait, put it back! I like the red. -That's… 227 00:10:50,358 --> 00:10:51,484 [laughs] 228 00:10:54,570 --> 00:10:55,696 [Tan] Hello. 229 00:10:55,780 --> 00:11:00,076 -[gasps] This is gonna be so chic. -[Antoni] Tanny? 230 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:03,621 Who designed it? Who purchased this? 231 00:11:03,704 --> 00:11:04,955 [Antoni laughs] 232 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:08,292 I've never been more attracted to you physically, and that tail! 233 00:11:08,376 --> 00:11:11,170 -It's the detail I didn't know I needed. -Bam! 234 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:15,341 [Jonathan] I am seeing… 235 00:11:16,175 --> 00:11:17,635 A lot of things I don't use. 236 00:11:17,718 --> 00:11:21,389 Like, I don't really know how to put on makeup, I would say. 237 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:23,849 I don't know the steps, what I should be doing. 238 00:11:23,933 --> 00:11:26,977 -Well, do you wanna wear makeup? -I mean, not on a daily basis. 239 00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:29,105 -But, like, I would like to know… -Sometimes. 240 00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:30,481 Like, if I'm going out. 241 00:11:30,564 --> 00:11:33,693 It's fun to give yourself high-glam slut when you need to. 242 00:11:33,776 --> 00:11:38,531 For me, beauty is not an avenue to express yourself for outside validation. 243 00:11:38,614 --> 00:11:41,283 -[Anh] Right. -It's actually an avenue for yourself. 244 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:42,284 Yeah, I don't know. 245 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:46,288 I… I mean, I've been having trouble zoning in on, like, what I want, 246 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:49,625 'cause, well, "Whatever is fine." That's my attitude about most things, 247 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:52,378 and so I'm trying to be more like, "This is what I like." 248 00:11:52,461 --> 00:11:55,214 [Jonathan] Yeah. Well, I like that. I like tapping into that. 249 00:11:55,297 --> 00:11:57,425 We're gonna come up with something gorgeous together. 250 00:11:57,508 --> 00:11:59,760 There is a little glamour-puss that resides in all of us 251 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:01,178 who wants to come out, 252 00:12:01,262 --> 00:12:04,223 and then we look at ourself dead in the mirror, and we say, 253 00:12:04,306 --> 00:12:07,309 "I am a sexy slut!" 254 00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:09,145 I am a sexy slut! 255 00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:11,480 -Louder! -I am a sexy slut! 256 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,733 So that the people three blocks away can hear! 257 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:16,444 I am a sexy slut! 258 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:17,695 -Yes! -[Anh laughs] 259 00:12:17,778 --> 00:12:19,447 Mmm, that was good! 260 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:22,074 [Tan] You're gonna end that with "and Tanny forever," right? 261 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:23,159 Uh-huh. 262 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:28,664 Antoni, will you help me do a push-up? 263 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:31,083 [laughs] It's called a pull-up. 264 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:33,711 I've got a feeling you don't know how to use it, so… 265 00:12:33,794 --> 00:12:36,130 -[Jonathan] You're gonna break it. -[Karamo] I can go for it. 266 00:12:36,213 --> 00:12:38,507 Oh my God, he's gonna fall. Oh my God, he's gonna fall. 267 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:39,759 -[Karamo] Ah! -[Tan] Ah! 268 00:12:39,842 --> 00:12:40,843 [Karamo screams] 269 00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:48,768 [Jonathan] Called it. Called it. 270 00:12:51,854 --> 00:12:53,606 -Bobby'll fix it. -Oh my God. 271 00:12:53,689 --> 00:12:55,691 [Karamo] Bobby! Bobby! 272 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:58,819 [Antoni] Bobby, we need you to fix something! 273 00:12:58,903 --> 00:12:59,945 [Jonathan] Bobby! 274 00:13:00,029 --> 00:13:02,782 -What? Let's look around a little bit. -Okay. [laughs] 275 00:13:02,865 --> 00:13:05,868 -So, like, I see a dining table here. -Yeah. 276 00:13:05,951 --> 00:13:09,497 But I don't really see it in the position that it's used very often, no? 277 00:13:09,580 --> 00:13:12,208 [Anh] No. I got this table because I want to be able to have 278 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:14,376 a dinner party at my house with a bunch of friends. 279 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:16,045 [Bobby] This is, like, cute test kitchen. 280 00:13:16,128 --> 00:13:19,048 It's exactly what I want my space to be. 281 00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:22,468 I haven't been able to make that happen because of how busy I am, 282 00:13:22,551 --> 00:13:25,346 and how little time I spend at home, you know? 283 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,892 [Tan] How do you feel about clothes? Do you care? 284 00:13:29,975 --> 00:13:34,063 I have cared. I like these blouses. I've never even, like, worn them. 285 00:13:34,146 --> 00:13:35,439 -They are cute. -[Anh] Cute. 286 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:39,193 But, like, I go shopping sometimes and fantasize about wearing these things, 287 00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:41,362 but I don't know where I'm gonna wear them to. 288 00:13:41,445 --> 00:13:44,156 So I'm like, "Let me buy it," and then I don't wear it, 289 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,741 and then they still have tags on. 290 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:49,286 -You could throw that on with a jean. -I know, but then it's like-- 291 00:13:49,370 --> 00:13:51,372 -It's a replacement T-shirt. -[Anh] I know. 292 00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:53,999 My looks just haven't mattered in a long time. 293 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:57,211 I don't know how to style around a chef coat. 294 00:13:57,294 --> 00:13:58,879 -[Tan] Okay. -You know what I mean? Like… 295 00:13:58,963 --> 00:14:03,175 Yeah. It sounds like you're pining for the days gone by. 296 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:04,593 [Anh] I do, a lot. 297 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:08,055 The past five years have been really just a roller coaster, 298 00:14:08,138 --> 00:14:10,724 and, like, I'm having trouble just living in the present 299 00:14:10,808 --> 00:14:12,893 and then, like, forming the new me. 300 00:14:12,977 --> 00:14:16,856 And I don't want to limit myself anymore. 301 00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:19,817 You're a zesty person. Like, you do a wonderful job. 302 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:23,028 I would love for that to be reflected in the way you carry yourself… 303 00:14:23,112 --> 00:14:24,697 -[Anh] Yeah. -…going forward. 304 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:26,156 I would like that too. 305 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:27,700 -[moans] -[Karamo] Yeah. 306 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,910 Get that workout, Daddy. 307 00:14:30,786 --> 00:14:32,746 This is so fun! 308 00:14:36,834 --> 00:14:38,377 -[Antoni] Found photos. -[Tan] Oh, yay. 309 00:14:38,460 --> 00:14:40,170 [Antoni] Oh my God. Is that Chef Anh? 310 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:42,965 [Tan] Yeah, it is. 311 00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:44,216 [Antoni] Whoa! 312 00:14:45,217 --> 00:14:46,468 Where's that person? 313 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:48,095 [Tan] We'll find her. 314 00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:52,808 What has life been like since your mom passed? 315 00:14:53,851 --> 00:14:55,060 [Anh] Oh gosh. 316 00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:58,314 There was a lot of crying alone in my car. 317 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:02,818 I felt like I was sad for just years. 318 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:04,737 I just threw myself into work. 319 00:15:04,820 --> 00:15:11,327 Um, I carry a lot of mixed feelings about the way it went down with my father. 320 00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:12,578 He was driving the car 321 00:15:12,661 --> 00:15:15,289 when the accident happened that killed my mother. 322 00:15:15,372 --> 00:15:17,207 I didn't know that. I'm so sorry. 323 00:15:17,291 --> 00:15:20,336 I just felt like he changed as a person afterwards. 324 00:15:20,419 --> 00:15:23,714 And he lives in California, so he's not around here. 325 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,383 And he's remarried now, 326 00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:29,970 and I'm not close with him as I used to be anymore. 327 00:15:30,554 --> 00:15:35,184 Have you ever had a conversation with him about how you feel? 328 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:37,436 I pick and choose my battles with everyone, 329 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:39,104 but a lot of times with him. 330 00:15:40,022 --> 00:15:43,067 I have said what I wanna say to him, 331 00:15:43,150 --> 00:15:47,905 but I don't think that it was received 332 00:15:49,323 --> 00:15:51,784 in the way that I wanted it to be. 333 00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:56,705 And you needed and deserve certain things, and you didn't get them. 334 00:15:58,082 --> 00:16:00,125 Yeah. All of that is true. 335 00:16:01,710 --> 00:16:02,544 Yeah. 336 00:16:05,422 --> 00:16:08,550 -[Karamo] Who is this fella walking in? -[Anh] It's Sam! 337 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:11,804 So this is Sam? I hope it's not a random person! 338 00:16:11,887 --> 00:16:13,097 This is my partner, Sam! 339 00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:15,516 -How you living? Give me some love. -[Karamo] Sam. 340 00:16:15,599 --> 00:16:17,226 Sam, it's good to see you, Sam. 341 00:16:17,309 --> 00:16:21,230 Tell us why you nominated this beautiful young lady. 342 00:16:21,313 --> 00:16:25,609 She needs some time for herself because growth, it starts from scratch, 343 00:16:25,693 --> 00:16:29,363 and she doesn't give herself time often, I feel like, for that scratch moment. 344 00:16:29,446 --> 00:16:30,906 -[Tan] Yeah. -Are you ready to start? 345 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,866 I'm ready to start! [laughs] 346 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:34,118 Let's go! 347 00:16:34,868 --> 00:16:37,079 ♪ Get a little waken up ♪ 348 00:16:37,162 --> 00:16:39,164 ♪ Got a feeling what's to come… ♪ 349 00:16:39,289 --> 00:16:43,168 The loss of Anh's mother weighs really heavily on her, 350 00:16:43,252 --> 00:16:44,753 and she works too much, 351 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:47,715 and you can tell that from the state that her home was in. 352 00:16:47,798 --> 00:16:49,633 She needs serenity 353 00:16:49,717 --> 00:16:52,845 and a space to be able to relax. 354 00:16:52,928 --> 00:16:55,222 I wanna make her home her safe space. 355 00:16:55,931 --> 00:16:57,808 Anh is gorgeous, 356 00:16:57,891 --> 00:17:01,103 but I just know that this grief is heavy on Anh's heart, 357 00:17:01,186 --> 00:17:04,523 and she just forgot how gorgeous she is. 358 00:17:04,606 --> 00:17:07,860 My job is to help her feel secure in her essence. 359 00:17:08,777 --> 00:17:13,991 Chef Anh has developed an incredible menu that pleases all of the local clientele, 360 00:17:14,074 --> 00:17:16,035 but at the end of the week with Summer Supper Club, 361 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:19,371 this is her first opportunity to show the world who she is, 362 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:21,248 the dishes that shaped her. 363 00:17:21,331 --> 00:17:23,292 What a lovely way to honor her mother. 364 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:26,295 [Tan] She has a very simple look at her work, 365 00:17:26,378 --> 00:17:28,589 which is a pair of pants and a T-shirt, 366 00:17:28,672 --> 00:17:31,216 but she's the executive chef. 367 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:34,303 She's a powerful woman. What does she wanna convey to the world? 368 00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:37,222 [Karamo] Sometimes when we throw ourselves into our jobs, 369 00:17:37,306 --> 00:17:40,434 it's not just because we love what we're doing. It's because we're hiding. 370 00:17:40,517 --> 00:17:43,187 Anh is still grieving not only her mother 371 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:47,107 but also not getting the help that she needed from her father. 372 00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:50,194 It's time for her to confront that so that she can start healing. 373 00:17:50,277 --> 00:17:55,074 ♪ You got so much class And so much style ♪ 374 00:17:56,533 --> 00:17:57,534 ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 375 00:17:58,660 --> 00:18:02,414 ♪ A multi-million-dollar smile… ♪ 376 00:18:02,498 --> 00:18:06,085 What did your parents say about you wanting to cook for a living? 377 00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:09,088 Well, at first they were like, "Why?" 378 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,339 Because Asian, yes. 379 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:13,634 Because Asian, and they always told people that I was gonna be a lawyer, 380 00:18:13,717 --> 00:18:15,552 'cause we already had a doctor in the family. 381 00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:17,805 -Same! Same. -And I'm like, "No." 382 00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:21,391 -Yeah. -I understand this all too well. 383 00:18:22,142 --> 00:18:25,854 Was there tension between you and your mom as a kid? 384 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:31,777 Yes, because she was not, like, somebody that I felt like I could just talk to 385 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:34,321 about any problems I might have. 386 00:18:34,404 --> 00:18:36,365 You know, I was always afraid of her judging me 387 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:38,325 because of the cultural difference. 388 00:18:38,408 --> 00:18:40,869 Because she was so Vietnamese, 389 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,163 and you clearly, at that point, were so American. 390 00:18:43,247 --> 00:18:48,418 Yes. I was sent to an all-private school, which was mostly white kids. 391 00:18:48,502 --> 00:18:51,130 So it was, like, painfully obvious to me when I was growing up 392 00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:54,299 that I was different, but I feel like I grew out of that. 393 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:57,261 And after I was able to kind of establish myself 394 00:18:57,344 --> 00:18:59,888 as a chef who cooks Vietnamese food, 395 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,599 I, like, felt official to myself. 396 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,268 -You know what I mean? -[Tan] Yeah. Yeah. 397 00:19:04,351 --> 00:19:06,019 -I don't feel shame. -[Tan] Feel validated. 398 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:08,772 -I feel very proud now. -Yeah. Yeah. 399 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:11,733 I was buying the restaurant right when my mom passed away, 400 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,569 so she knew that that was happening. 401 00:19:13,652 --> 00:19:17,573 So I feel happy that she got to kind of take a glimpse 402 00:19:17,656 --> 00:19:20,492 into the path I was taking, 403 00:19:20,576 --> 00:19:23,829 but I'm sad that, like, she couldn't go on that journey with me. 404 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:26,665 -Can we try on clothes and lighten up? -[Anh] Please! 405 00:19:26,748 --> 00:19:30,294 Okay, give me a hug. I know that was a lot. I'm sorry. 406 00:19:30,377 --> 00:19:33,547 -It's all right. -But we really are very weirdly similar. 407 00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:37,843 We chatted about the kind of clothes you typically wear 408 00:19:37,926 --> 00:19:40,804 and that you don't really get "dressed up" much anymore. 409 00:19:40,888 --> 00:19:46,185 I like getting dressed up, but my formal, in my mind is, like, my fancy chef coat. 410 00:19:46,268 --> 00:19:48,478 I want to look more polished, 411 00:19:48,562 --> 00:19:52,357 but I don't know how to flatter myself at this point in my life. 412 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:55,194 I am the heaviest I've ever been right now. 413 00:19:55,277 --> 00:19:57,196 -Okay. -And I love button-up shirts. 414 00:19:57,279 --> 00:20:00,115 But I can't ever wear them because if I go a size up 415 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:03,452 because the button isn't buttoning, it makes me look bigger, 416 00:20:03,535 --> 00:20:06,205 and then it fits only right here but not right here. 417 00:20:06,288 --> 00:20:07,748 Let me tell you, they're gorgeous. 418 00:20:07,831 --> 00:20:10,417 I wanna show you how you can really balance those out 419 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:13,378 so you can feel a bit more confident when it comes to your body. 420 00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:14,338 Yeah. 421 00:20:14,421 --> 00:20:17,633 I don't expect Anh to dress in a ball gown to go to work, 422 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:20,177 but she still needs to be taken seriously. 423 00:20:20,260 --> 00:20:23,430 What is she gonna wear to her Summer Supper Clubs? 424 00:20:23,513 --> 00:20:27,768 I want her to feel very chic and also professional, 425 00:20:27,851 --> 00:20:29,603 and that's what we're gonna find here. 426 00:20:30,103 --> 00:20:31,563 -Can I see? -[Anh] Mm-hmm. 427 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:34,316 Ooh! Okay. Won't you join me please? 428 00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:35,609 [gasps] 429 00:20:35,692 --> 00:20:37,444 -Love. -Yeah! 430 00:20:37,527 --> 00:20:40,489 I wanna just pull this out just ever so slightly. 431 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:42,741 I love the shirt. The shirt's super comfortable. 432 00:20:42,824 --> 00:20:45,869 -[Tan] With the jean, it's still dressy. -[Anh] Yeah, totally. 433 00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:49,373 I don't ever tuck in my shirt either, so that's a new thing. 434 00:20:49,456 --> 00:20:53,710 The way that we, as shorter people, are going to feel our very best 435 00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:56,380 is by making sure we're balancing out our proportions, 436 00:20:56,463 --> 00:21:00,550 and so doing the little tuck-in is really gonna make all the difference. 437 00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:04,471 And then, making sure that your pants aren't too skinny at the bottom 438 00:21:04,554 --> 00:21:07,182 to really make the most of our height. 439 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:08,934 -You look gorge. -Thank you. 440 00:21:09,017 --> 00:21:11,061 I feel different in these clothes, for sure. 441 00:21:11,144 --> 00:21:13,146 -Yeah. -They make me feel more confident. 442 00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:16,024 I would like for you, going forward, to not just see it as, 443 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,734 "I've got clothes on my body." 444 00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:20,237 -It's gonna make a difference. -That's where I wanna be. 445 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,154 -Good. -Yes. 446 00:21:21,238 --> 00:21:23,031 -Shall we try on a dress? -I'm down. Yes. 447 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:24,283 Good, let's try it on 448 00:21:25,492 --> 00:21:26,326 [Anh] I'm ready! 449 00:21:26,410 --> 00:21:28,120 -[Tan] Can I take a look? -Yes. 450 00:21:28,203 --> 00:21:29,454 [Tan] Let's see it. 451 00:21:30,497 --> 00:21:32,207 -Oh! Oh! -[chuckles] 452 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:34,334 Okay, you tell me what you think. 453 00:21:34,835 --> 00:21:38,964 -Um, the dress isn't my favorite dress. -Oh. 454 00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:40,590 And this is what happens to me a lot 455 00:21:40,674 --> 00:21:43,844 with, like, dresses that have pre-boob parts. 456 00:21:43,927 --> 00:21:46,054 It's, like, this part makes me feel weird. 457 00:21:46,138 --> 00:21:48,432 Maybe if it was a little like that. 458 00:21:48,515 --> 00:21:50,642 Okay. Let me test something real quick. 459 00:21:51,893 --> 00:21:54,313 -Excuse me whilst I give you a weird hug. -[Anh chuckles] 460 00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:55,981 Okay. 461 00:21:57,024 --> 00:21:57,983 Oh, yeah. 462 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:04,323 [Tan] We've given you the waist, and then this then gives you hips also. 463 00:22:04,406 --> 00:22:07,200 Like, you have curves, womanly curves. 464 00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:10,287 -I do like that I have a chest. -Love your chest. 465 00:22:10,370 --> 00:22:15,375 I want the shape of it to honor how the rest of my body is, you know? 466 00:22:15,459 --> 00:22:16,376 Yes. 467 00:22:16,460 --> 00:22:19,046 And then the boot, I'm obsessed with, Anh. 468 00:22:19,129 --> 00:22:22,132 -Are you gonna tell me you hate 'em? -No. I actually like them. 469 00:22:22,215 --> 00:22:24,092 Great! It gives you an edge. 470 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:27,179 I love that it offers femininity without it being too on the nose. 471 00:22:27,262 --> 00:22:28,472 [Anh] I agree. 472 00:22:29,222 --> 00:22:31,683 [rock music playing] 473 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,479 ♪ Ooh ♪ 474 00:22:35,562 --> 00:22:37,522 ♪ I better get ready… ♪ 475 00:22:37,606 --> 00:22:39,358 -I'm excited to cook for you. -[Anh] I know. 476 00:22:39,441 --> 00:22:41,109 [Antoni] I'm gonna be your little sous-chef! 477 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:43,695 Right. I don't have to tell you where we are. 478 00:22:43,779 --> 00:22:44,696 Yeah, we're at work. 479 00:22:44,780 --> 00:22:46,740 Usually a little more crowded in here, huh? 480 00:22:46,823 --> 00:22:49,659 Yeah. I spend a lot of time in here alone, though, so… 481 00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:50,869 -Oh, you do? -I do. 482 00:22:50,952 --> 00:22:53,121 -I like to come before everyone else. -Gotcha. 483 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:58,168 I wanna treat this as much as testing as possible. 484 00:22:58,251 --> 00:22:59,252 Okay. 485 00:22:59,336 --> 00:23:02,506 So at the end of the week, Chef Anh is launching her Summer Supper Club 486 00:23:02,589 --> 00:23:05,092 where she gets to share dishes that she grew up with 487 00:23:05,175 --> 00:23:06,927 in her Vietnamese household. 488 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:10,639 The one thing she still has left to figure out is a plant-based recipe. 489 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:13,517 We're here to test. We're here to have fun. We're here to play. 490 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:17,687 I love that you're not too precious and, like, staying in one specific lane. 491 00:23:17,771 --> 00:23:20,440 -I don't want to do that. [laughs] -[Antoni] No, that's not you. 492 00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:22,401 -[Anh] It's not me. -Not what we're here for. 493 00:23:22,484 --> 00:23:24,069 -I was obsessed with the wraps. -Yes. 494 00:23:24,152 --> 00:23:25,487 -[Antoni] Unreal. -Thank you. 495 00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:27,489 That's how I know Vietnamese cuisine, 496 00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:30,867 is that it's all of this deconstructed and these beautiful colors, 497 00:23:30,951 --> 00:23:32,285 and you're building your own. 498 00:23:32,369 --> 00:23:33,954 That's the part of it that I love. 499 00:23:34,037 --> 00:23:37,165 One of my favorite things is recipe testing, 500 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,584 because there's so many discoveries that come from it. 501 00:23:39,668 --> 00:23:42,421 When you work with somebody else who's creative and just have fun, 502 00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:43,755 that's the best day for me. 503 00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:46,258 I know we started touching on plant-based options. 504 00:23:46,341 --> 00:23:48,009 This is a new one. 505 00:23:48,093 --> 00:23:50,595 -Okay. -So this is Beyond beef, steak version. 506 00:23:50,679 --> 00:23:52,514 -Let's see how this crisps up. -Sure. 507 00:23:52,597 --> 00:23:53,515 -Are you down? -Yeah. 508 00:23:53,598 --> 00:23:54,683 -Are you down? -I'm down! 509 00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:57,936 [Antoni] Okay, great. Boss me around. So we have our basil, our cilantro. 510 00:23:58,019 --> 00:24:00,439 We have our fresh mint, our lightly pickled carrots. 511 00:24:00,522 --> 00:24:02,399 We have our green sauce. 512 00:24:02,941 --> 00:24:06,486 Do you feel comfortable with the menu the way that it is now? 513 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:09,156 -Everything I've tried-- -I'm never satisfied, Antoni. 514 00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:12,159 So you're even tweaking things that are already working 515 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:13,994 and constantly figuring out how to… 516 00:24:14,077 --> 00:24:19,708 Yup. If I am stagnant and alone with my thoughts, 517 00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:21,543 I almost always get emotional. 518 00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:24,463 You know? When I think about my past, it, like, makes me sad. 519 00:24:24,546 --> 00:24:27,883 And then to get some of that out 520 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:32,304 is why I'm constantly, like, changing stuff with my food, you know? 521 00:24:32,387 --> 00:24:34,431 So is it sometimes, like a distraction, maybe, 522 00:24:34,514 --> 00:24:36,558 from, like, dealing with, like, feelings? 523 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:42,272 Oh yeah. I've put so much effort into what I do here 524 00:24:42,355 --> 00:24:46,943 that, like, I feel just drained of anything after I leave. 525 00:24:47,027 --> 00:24:52,491 And so then I become kind of just like a blob at home. 526 00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:56,828 [Antoni] I don't have a relationship with my mother, 527 00:24:56,912 --> 00:25:01,166 but I have these moments when I'm preparing Polish food 528 00:25:01,249 --> 00:25:02,334 where I just kind of… 529 00:25:02,417 --> 00:25:05,879 I'm immediately taken back to, like, what it was like being a kid, 530 00:25:05,962 --> 00:25:09,049 trying it for the first time, seeing the whole process and how it was made, 531 00:25:09,132 --> 00:25:11,968 that ritual of how it was presented at the table. 532 00:25:12,052 --> 00:25:12,969 Always. 533 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:16,097 My mom used to just, like, enlist my help in, like, small projects. 534 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:18,934 Like, I would peel the shrimp or rinse the rice, 535 00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:20,268 um, and I would just watch her. 536 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:22,604 When I try to recreate it, I'm envisioning it. 537 00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:24,564 -But it's a fun journey too. -[Anh] Yeah. 538 00:25:24,648 --> 00:25:28,735 And I can smell and hear and taste everything just how it was. 539 00:25:28,818 --> 00:25:31,154 -I can remember it like yesterday. -Mm-hmm. 540 00:25:31,738 --> 00:25:32,656 It's happy sad, 541 00:25:32,739 --> 00:25:36,034 and it's, like, I feel like both of them can kind of coexist together. 542 00:25:36,117 --> 00:25:37,035 Yeah. 543 00:25:37,118 --> 00:25:40,121 [Antoni] So maybe instead of using cooking as a way to forget the bad, 544 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:42,499 use it as a way to remember the good. 545 00:25:42,582 --> 00:25:45,460 Preparing her mom's food and sharing it with other people 546 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:48,171 is so important during the grieving process 547 00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:49,714 'cause it's a process. 548 00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:51,841 It doesn't just end one day when you wake up. 549 00:25:51,925 --> 00:25:54,469 Some days you're happy. Some days you're sad. 550 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,263 But you can always honor that person. 551 00:25:56,346 --> 00:26:01,351 I just hope that she continues to go as personal as she possibly can. 552 00:26:01,434 --> 00:26:03,812 [Anh] Okay, these are the things that I use in the marinade. 553 00:26:03,895 --> 00:26:06,022 -[Antoni] Granulated garlic. -This is the lemongrass. 554 00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:07,107 [Antoni] Perfect. 555 00:26:07,190 --> 00:26:09,818 [Anh] I kind of use equal parts of tamari and Maggi. 556 00:26:09,901 --> 00:26:10,735 [Antoni] Yup. 557 00:26:10,819 --> 00:26:12,654 And then our wonderful shallot oil. 558 00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:14,781 -[Anh] You don't need very much. -Okay. 559 00:26:14,864 --> 00:26:15,991 So that's it. 560 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,035 I usually marinate regular beef. 561 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,788 -Do you think we should coat it? -I think we should. 562 00:26:21,871 --> 00:26:24,624 -Perfect. -Let's just mix it all in there. 563 00:26:24,708 --> 00:26:26,960 -[Anh] Now it can go into a pan. -[Antoni] Okay. 564 00:26:28,837 --> 00:26:30,130 Okay! 565 00:26:30,714 --> 00:26:33,216 -You can see it crisping. -[Antoni] It's getting a little brown. 566 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:34,801 I love to see that. 567 00:26:34,884 --> 00:26:36,553 [Anh] And plating is so simple. 568 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:39,180 -[Antoni] Yeah, let's try it. -[Anh] It smells good. 569 00:26:39,764 --> 00:26:42,267 Okay, that's beautiful. 570 00:26:42,350 --> 00:26:46,646 So I like herbs first, and then I do the pickled veg. 571 00:26:46,730 --> 00:26:48,857 Then I do the meat. 572 00:26:49,357 --> 00:26:52,193 -Then I go fried onions last. -[Antoni] Fried onions last. 573 00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:53,945 -You get that crunch. -[Anh] Then sauce. 574 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:55,614 -Yeah. -[Antoni] Oh, the sauce. 575 00:26:55,697 --> 00:26:57,449 -Not forgetting the sauce. -[Anh] And then… 576 00:26:57,532 --> 00:26:59,492 [rock music playing] 577 00:27:01,745 --> 00:27:02,579 Oh. 578 00:27:03,830 --> 00:27:05,498 I can't tell the difference. 579 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:08,418 That's pretty shocking. This is just like meat. 580 00:27:08,918 --> 00:27:10,962 -That's really fricking good, right? -Mm-hmm. 581 00:27:11,046 --> 00:27:12,464 -[Antoni] Holy crap. -[Anh] Mm-hmm. 582 00:27:12,547 --> 00:27:15,967 So how is this gonna complement the overall menu for the Supper Club? 583 00:27:16,051 --> 00:27:19,137 I could use the same seasoning, the same marinade, 584 00:27:19,220 --> 00:27:24,142 and then there's gonna be white rice, so people can pair it with whatever, yeah. 585 00:27:24,225 --> 00:27:27,896 It was so lucky to grow up with my mom and how she fed us. 586 00:27:27,979 --> 00:27:30,106 -[Antoni] Yeah. -It really affected the rest of my life. 587 00:27:30,774 --> 00:27:33,777 And doing a dinner like this, I wanna get out of my funk 588 00:27:33,860 --> 00:27:35,820 and get out of the kitchen, 589 00:27:35,904 --> 00:27:37,739 interact with my guests more. 590 00:27:37,822 --> 00:27:40,784 -Yeah. -This dinner is… is for me. 591 00:27:40,867 --> 00:27:42,160 -And for your mom. -[Anh] Yup. 592 00:27:42,243 --> 00:27:43,703 -You know? -And for the culture. 593 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:46,081 ♪ In love ♪ 594 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,543 ♪ Thinking about you ♪ 595 00:27:50,627 --> 00:27:51,795 ♪ Thinking about you… ♪ 596 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:56,383 [Karamo] I had a dream the other night about your food. 597 00:27:56,466 --> 00:27:58,510 -[Anh] Really? -[Karamo] I'm not even joking. 598 00:27:58,593 --> 00:27:59,469 Thank you. 599 00:27:59,552 --> 00:28:01,554 Is it relaxing when you start cooking? 600 00:28:02,055 --> 00:28:06,810 It is, but then I get immersed, and then I… I lose myself, 601 00:28:06,893 --> 00:28:08,186 and then I'm like, "Shit!" 602 00:28:08,269 --> 00:28:10,855 "Now I've been working for so long, and I'm tired as…" 603 00:28:10,939 --> 00:28:12,524 -[Karamo laughs] Yeah. -[laughs] 604 00:28:12,607 --> 00:28:13,817 [Karamo] Not enough you time. 605 00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:16,611 [chuckles] Right, but just, like, my mind clears a little bit. 606 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:17,821 Yeah. 607 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:20,532 -I wanna go back to your father a bit. -Mm-hmm. 608 00:28:20,615 --> 00:28:23,118 -[Karamo] Were you and your father close? -We were. 609 00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:24,828 -Really? -Yeah. 610 00:28:24,911 --> 00:28:26,621 -Were you, like, a daddy's girl? -I was. 611 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:30,583 And so it… it affected our relationship a lot after my mom died 612 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,253 because I felt like he wasn't the same dad. 613 00:28:33,878 --> 00:28:34,963 Mm-hmm. 614 00:28:37,882 --> 00:28:40,301 What are the things that your father did 615 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:43,138 that made you feel like you didn't have your dad? 616 00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:46,975 He remarried pretty quickly. 617 00:28:48,101 --> 00:28:51,521 It was not very long after my mother passed, so… 618 00:28:51,604 --> 00:28:53,523 -Like, how long? -Like, six months. 619 00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:54,691 -Got it. -Yeah. 620 00:28:54,774 --> 00:28:58,027 And he kept the whole thing a secret. 621 00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:01,448 So, yeah, I have a lot of feelings about that. 622 00:29:01,531 --> 00:29:04,451 So while you were grieving, 623 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:07,829 you then felt rejected from him. 624 00:29:07,912 --> 00:29:08,830 Yeah. 625 00:29:09,873 --> 00:29:11,541 I love my dad still. 626 00:29:12,083 --> 00:29:15,044 But the ones you love the most, when they betray you, 627 00:29:15,128 --> 00:29:17,714 are the hardest to talk to, you know? 628 00:29:17,797 --> 00:29:18,798 -Yeah. -Yeah. 629 00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:22,844 Anh, the only way to fix betrayal is getting answers. 630 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:25,388 Am I about to have a conversation with my dad? 631 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:27,974 -Yeah, we're gonna FaceTime him. -And he agreed to it? 632 00:29:28,057 --> 00:29:29,559 -[Karamo] He did. -Y'all talked to him? 633 00:29:29,642 --> 00:29:31,519 -I did. -[Anh] Oh my gosh. 634 00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:34,355 ♪ Don't cry ♪ 635 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:35,982 ♪ Cry comes out again… ♪ 636 00:29:36,065 --> 00:29:41,029 I have a lot of trouble communicating everything that I feel with my family. 637 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:43,198 [Karamo] Yeah. I wanna make sure that you can say, 638 00:29:43,281 --> 00:29:46,743 "You made decisions that affected how I'm feeling still to this day." 639 00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:48,536 Yeah. 640 00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:51,039 And you have to be able to express that. 641 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:53,750 -[Karamo] I want you to feel supported. -Yeah. 642 00:29:54,501 --> 00:29:56,920 So, that way, you can get what you need off your chest 643 00:29:57,003 --> 00:29:59,422 and that will be a big piece of the healing. 644 00:30:00,215 --> 00:30:02,258 When it comes to family, sometimes it feels easier 645 00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:05,762 not to focus on or deal with the issues that are tearing you apart. 646 00:30:05,845 --> 00:30:08,056 Anh has been holding onto this pain, 647 00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:11,392 and she's using cooking as a way of distracting herself 648 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:14,479 from really focusing and confronting what's bothering her. 649 00:30:14,562 --> 00:30:15,730 For Anh to move forward, 650 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:19,400 she has to confront the relationship that she's been hiding from. 651 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:20,568 Her father. 652 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:24,989 [line ringing] 653 00:30:25,073 --> 00:30:26,032 [Anh] Oh gosh. 654 00:30:28,201 --> 00:30:29,035 [man] Hello? 655 00:30:29,118 --> 00:30:30,245 [Anh] Hello, Bố. 656 00:30:31,287 --> 00:30:32,664 [chuckles] 657 00:30:32,747 --> 00:30:34,332 Long time no see, bin. 658 00:30:34,415 --> 00:30:36,000 [Anh] You look healthy. 659 00:30:37,418 --> 00:30:40,046 You want me to talk for you a little bit? To get started? 660 00:30:40,129 --> 00:30:41,172 -Yeah, sure. -Hi. 661 00:30:41,256 --> 00:30:42,841 I'm with my friend here. 662 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:43,925 [Tac] Hi. 663 00:30:44,008 --> 00:30:46,594 [Karamo] How are you? She said she was daddy's girl. 664 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:50,014 -Yeah. -You know that, and she misses her father. 665 00:30:50,098 --> 00:30:53,518 And this is an opportunity for you two to talk. 666 00:30:54,435 --> 00:30:56,312 Does that still sound good to you? 667 00:30:56,396 --> 00:30:57,814 Yeah. That's good. 668 00:30:57,897 --> 00:30:59,065 Okay, great. 669 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:01,943 Okay. Um… 670 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:06,072 I still don't understand why you lied to me about getting married. 671 00:31:06,155 --> 00:31:08,533 No, I didn't lie to you. 672 00:31:09,117 --> 00:31:09,951 And this is… 673 00:31:10,034 --> 00:31:14,706 I mean, you not inviting me or telling me about the wedding before it happened 674 00:31:14,789 --> 00:31:15,790 was lying, 675 00:31:16,374 --> 00:31:20,920 and I… I felt like you forgot about mom… or us. 676 00:31:21,004 --> 00:31:23,798 I felt like you were leaving us. [sniffles] 677 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:26,259 [tender music playing] 678 00:31:26,342 --> 00:31:28,511 And I don't know why you did that. 679 00:31:35,268 --> 00:31:36,477 Why did you do that? 680 00:31:39,772 --> 00:31:44,485 Hey, I'm here just to support both of you in having a good conversation. 681 00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:47,697 Do you feel sad for the fact that your daughter feels this way? 682 00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:49,616 [Tac] What do you want me to help you? 683 00:31:49,699 --> 00:31:51,826 [Anh] I just want you to tell me the truth. 684 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:54,537 You told us you were going to New Orleans. Remember that? 685 00:31:54,621 --> 00:31:56,664 And then you went to go marry this woman. 686 00:31:56,748 --> 00:32:00,960 You had a party, and there were pictures of it on Facebook. 687 00:32:01,044 --> 00:32:03,087 It was embarrassing. 688 00:32:03,171 --> 00:32:05,381 It was… It made me feel 689 00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:09,010 like you didn't even want me to be there. 690 00:32:09,969 --> 00:32:13,014 [crying] Why does she matter more than me? 691 00:32:16,225 --> 00:32:22,440 [Tac] In Vietnamese culture, the kid talk to a parent like this… 692 00:32:22,523 --> 00:32:23,775 [Anh] It's disrespectful. 693 00:32:24,609 --> 00:32:26,027 I don't… I don't know. 694 00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:28,988 This… this is always what happens when we talk. 695 00:32:29,072 --> 00:32:31,532 You can't just say, 696 00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:35,286 "I'm sorry, and I love you, and I'm your dad, and I'm really sorry." 697 00:32:35,370 --> 00:32:40,249 And that's all I need to hear. I don't need any excuse, and I don't need… 698 00:32:42,418 --> 00:32:44,963 [Tac] If I told you that I'm married to her, 699 00:32:45,046 --> 00:32:48,549 you'd be angry with me that time. 700 00:32:48,633 --> 00:32:52,470 And that's why you lied because you were afraid that I was gonna be mad? 701 00:32:52,553 --> 00:32:55,014 That's why I had to keep secret. 702 00:32:55,098 --> 00:32:57,141 She takes care of me good. 703 00:32:57,225 --> 00:32:58,559 And she a good woman. 704 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:01,437 Try to understand this. 705 00:33:02,355 --> 00:33:04,691 I was so very lonely, 706 00:33:05,775 --> 00:33:08,277 and I can't live there anymore. 707 00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:16,077 I don't want to see anything from your mom 708 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,914 because it would make me feel, like… 709 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,457 Sad, depressed, I know. 710 00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:25,545 If you would've told us that you wanted to be with this woman 711 00:33:25,628 --> 00:33:28,214 and you needed her to take care of you, 712 00:33:28,297 --> 00:33:30,466 of course we would've been okay. 713 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:33,094 [Tac] I'm really sorry we don't talk. 714 00:33:33,803 --> 00:33:35,430 I made a mistake. 715 00:33:39,350 --> 00:33:41,269 I'm sorry I didn't say anything sooner. 716 00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:43,438 I really am, because I just miss you, 717 00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:47,108 and I just wanna be able to feel comfortable around you, 718 00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:50,278 and I couldn't do that without talking about it. 719 00:33:50,778 --> 00:33:53,781 [Tac] I apologize for that. 720 00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:55,366 Thank you. 721 00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:56,993 I accept it. 722 00:33:57,744 --> 00:34:01,914 [Tac] I want to bring her to everybody, 723 00:34:01,998 --> 00:34:05,168 meet everybody in our family. 724 00:34:05,752 --> 00:34:09,756 Well, I think enough time has passed that we can try to make that happen. 725 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:10,965 I love you, bin. 726 00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:12,592 I love you too, Bố. 727 00:34:13,551 --> 00:34:15,887 All right, sir. We'll talk to you later, okay? 728 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:18,056 -[Tac] Thank you. -[Karamo] Have a good one. 729 00:34:18,139 --> 00:34:18,973 [Anh] Bye. 730 00:34:21,142 --> 00:34:22,143 How do you feel? 731 00:34:23,603 --> 00:34:26,439 -You just got a lot off your chest. -I know. I really did. 732 00:34:26,522 --> 00:34:28,524 We'll just take a deep breath. [chuckles] 733 00:34:28,608 --> 00:34:32,487 Whoo! Stretch it out. You just did some emotional growth and healing there. 734 00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:33,529 You did a good job. 735 00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:34,572 Yeah. 736 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,908 -He's still grieving. -Yeah. 737 00:34:36,991 --> 00:34:39,702 The unfortunate part is your father ran away from the grief. 738 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:44,123 He didn't have the emotional language and tools to be able to support you, 739 00:34:44,207 --> 00:34:47,960 but what's the most important is you got to say your truth. 740 00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:51,255 -You have to feel empowered right now. -I do. I really do. 741 00:34:51,339 --> 00:34:53,591 But now it's up to me, right? That's… 742 00:34:53,674 --> 00:34:55,551 To go on my forgiveness journey. 743 00:34:55,635 --> 00:34:58,971 Don't feel like you ever have to go into this place where you cannot talk 744 00:34:59,055 --> 00:35:00,848 or you cannot share what you're feeling. 745 00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:03,059 You just stay firm like how you did here. 746 00:35:03,893 --> 00:35:05,853 I feel a lot better. 747 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:07,855 -Good. -Yeah, I do. 748 00:35:08,856 --> 00:35:09,941 Thank you. 749 00:35:12,610 --> 00:35:14,612 [upbeat music playing] 750 00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:21,035 Anh has such a bubbly personality, 751 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:24,497 but her house was kind of devoid of anything that really says, 752 00:35:24,580 --> 00:35:28,918 "This is Anh's house." Although it is a more narrow space, 753 00:35:29,001 --> 00:35:32,130 I put wallpaper on the ceiling 'cause it draws your eye up, 754 00:35:32,213 --> 00:35:35,550 and it made the space feel even larger than it did before. 755 00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:38,886 It feels so cool, and I cannot wait for Anh to see it. 756 00:35:41,222 --> 00:35:43,558 [curious music playing] 757 00:35:44,851 --> 00:35:45,893 ♪ La, la, la, la ♪ 758 00:35:45,977 --> 00:35:47,395 ♪ Getting the best, best… ♪ 759 00:35:47,478 --> 00:35:48,688 [Jonathan] Ah, yes. 760 00:35:48,771 --> 00:35:51,607 -Here we are at Salon Society. -[Anh] All right. 761 00:35:51,691 --> 00:35:52,775 -[Jonathan] Yes. -Thank you. 762 00:35:52,859 --> 00:35:54,360 Ha! Okay. 763 00:35:54,443 --> 00:35:55,611 Take a seat here. 764 00:35:55,695 --> 00:35:59,157 You want coffee? You want water? You want tea? How about an Arnold Palmer? 765 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,950 I'm okay. [laughs] 766 00:36:01,033 --> 00:36:03,077 Okay, she said, "Hair!" 767 00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:04,412 [chuckles] And lots of it. 768 00:36:04,495 --> 00:36:07,373 -Look at your gorgeous hair, lady. -Thank you. 769 00:36:07,456 --> 00:36:11,377 How do you stand looking at yourself, being so attractive day in and day out? 770 00:36:11,460 --> 00:36:12,295 Are you tired? 771 00:36:12,378 --> 00:36:14,463 I don't look at myself in the mirror a lot. 772 00:36:14,547 --> 00:36:16,007 Like, low self-esteemitis? 773 00:36:16,090 --> 00:36:17,842 -Yeah. -[Jonathan] I got the antidote. 774 00:36:17,925 --> 00:36:20,261 We have to look at the low self-esteemitis and then say, 775 00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:22,346 "Ka-ka! Ka-ka!" 776 00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:23,347 [Anh laughs] Exactly. 777 00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:26,017 -"Look at me." You know what I'm saying? -Okay. 778 00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:29,979 So you're minding your own business, and you got a haircut last… when? 779 00:36:30,062 --> 00:36:32,398 Um, probably around this time last year. 780 00:36:32,481 --> 00:36:34,901 I don't get anything too crazy when I go, 781 00:36:34,984 --> 00:36:37,570 but I have been known to have bangs in the past. 782 00:36:37,653 --> 00:36:39,989 You have been known to have bangs in the past. 783 00:36:40,072 --> 00:36:40,948 -Yes. -Yes. 784 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:43,367 -[Anh] Dyed it blond before. -Yes? 785 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:46,037 And I have, like, shaved the back of my head. 786 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:47,747 She's done undercut. 787 00:36:47,830 --> 00:36:51,709 If we did like a little shattery long frontal fringe. 788 00:36:51,792 --> 00:36:53,878 A little length off is pretty. 789 00:36:53,961 --> 00:36:55,880 And then, like, let's really, like, layer it out. 790 00:36:55,963 --> 00:36:59,800 And also, a little bit of a lighter brown to open up the face a little. 791 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:01,802 -It'll be super low maintenance. -All right. 792 00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:02,803 -[Jonathan] Okay. -Okay. 793 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:04,305 ♪ To explode… ♪ 794 00:37:04,388 --> 00:37:07,850 I can tell that Anh is not feeling as gorgeous as she could, 795 00:37:07,934 --> 00:37:08,893 inside or outside. 796 00:37:08,976 --> 00:37:09,810 [Anh] Ah! 797 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:12,438 [Jonathan] ♪ Release your job Release your vibe, release your… ♪ 798 00:37:12,521 --> 00:37:14,357 -[both laugh] -[Anh] Here it goes. 799 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,692 [Jonathan] She doesn't really like to nurture herself, 800 00:37:16,776 --> 00:37:18,861 so we got to drum up the gorge-ocity. 801 00:37:18,945 --> 00:37:20,613 So we gotta do a dance break. 802 00:37:20,696 --> 00:37:21,697 ♪ Say you feel it ♪ 803 00:37:21,781 --> 00:37:24,617 ♪ Oh, na, na, na, na, na… ♪ 804 00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:29,872 [Jonathan] Just because we experience loss, sorrow, grief, heartbreak, 805 00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:33,918 that doesn't mean that we're not allowed to still enjoy life. 806 00:37:34,001 --> 00:37:35,461 [laughs] 807 00:37:35,544 --> 00:37:37,838 ♪ I want you, yeah ♪ 808 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:43,427 -[Jonathan] You okay? -Mm-hmm. 809 00:37:43,511 --> 00:37:46,889 -Good. -I'm just… reflecting. 810 00:37:46,973 --> 00:37:49,016 Oh. On what, honey? 811 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:52,103 -[Anh] The conversation with my dad today. -[Jonathan] What happened there? 812 00:37:52,186 --> 00:37:53,854 We apologized to each other 813 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:58,901 for a lot of stuff that was… unspoken for a long time. 814 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:00,361 Whenever we try to talk, 815 00:38:00,444 --> 00:38:04,031 he tries to explain away the things that are actually happening, 816 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:05,283 but it was good. 817 00:38:05,366 --> 00:38:07,576 I felt like we were finally on the same page 818 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:13,916 of wanting to move past all the crazy trauma. 819 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,794 I mean, what you guys went through is, like, so… 820 00:38:18,546 --> 00:38:20,631 Ugh. There's just… There's no… 821 00:38:20,715 --> 00:38:23,926 Like, there's no road map for that kind of sudden traumatic loss. 822 00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:27,430 A lot of people experience loss and then never talk to each other again. 823 00:38:27,513 --> 00:38:29,849 Exactly. My parents were older when they had me, 824 00:38:29,932 --> 00:38:31,642 so he's not very young. 825 00:38:31,726 --> 00:38:33,352 He's about to be 80. 826 00:38:33,853 --> 00:38:36,897 I did have a big fear that if we didn't make up before he died, 827 00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:38,316 I would've regretted it, you know. 828 00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:41,319 My grandma used to say, "Never let the sun set on your anger." 829 00:38:41,402 --> 00:38:43,362 You know, I was reading this thing, 830 00:38:43,446 --> 00:38:45,406 and it was talking about how, like, 831 00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:49,160 once we know the story of our trauma and pain, 832 00:38:49,243 --> 00:38:52,079 then part of it is just, like, letting it go, 833 00:38:52,747 --> 00:38:56,208 'cause you don't have to keep going back to, like, kick that tire. 834 00:38:56,292 --> 00:38:59,420 It's important to you 'cause it makes you who you are, but… 835 00:38:59,962 --> 00:39:03,215 -You don't have to carry the hurt. -You don't have to keep hurting. 836 00:39:03,299 --> 00:39:05,634 "That's an old story that I'm not gonna tell myself anymore." 837 00:39:05,718 --> 00:39:06,594 It's true. 838 00:39:06,677 --> 00:39:08,763 -We are moving some mountains today. -I'm so done! 839 00:39:08,846 --> 00:39:13,851 Are you, like… We are giving, like, Whitney and Mariah, Prince of Egypt. 840 00:39:13,934 --> 00:39:16,354 I also love this color. It's gonna be so slutty. 841 00:39:16,437 --> 00:39:17,313 [Anh] Yeah. 842 00:39:18,105 --> 00:39:20,232 -♪ Uh-huh ♪ -♪ And the rent's due, honey… ♪ 843 00:39:20,316 --> 00:39:23,069 [Jonathan] Give us the brow, honey. 844 00:39:23,152 --> 00:39:24,403 ♪ A retail junky ♪ 845 00:39:24,487 --> 00:39:25,821 ♪ So pay me my money… ♪ 846 00:39:26,322 --> 00:39:27,823 Anh is hot. 847 00:39:28,574 --> 00:39:29,533 ♪ Pay me my money… ♪ 848 00:39:29,617 --> 00:39:32,870 Summer in August in New Orleans, honey. That's how hot Anh is. 849 00:39:32,953 --> 00:39:35,539 Oh my God. 850 00:39:35,623 --> 00:39:36,874 [Anh] I love that. 851 00:39:38,376 --> 00:39:40,044 [Jonathan] I feel like sometimes we struggle 852 00:39:40,127 --> 00:39:42,797 with, like, I-don't-realize- how-hot-I-am-itis, 853 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,050 but not only physically, but also, like, inside, you know? 854 00:39:46,133 --> 00:39:48,010 -Yes. -[Jonathan] You're a great person. 855 00:39:48,094 --> 00:39:49,762 You're a hard on yourself sometimes. 856 00:39:49,845 --> 00:39:53,432 I feel it, I see it, and what my biggest hope in my queer heart of hearts is, 857 00:39:53,516 --> 00:39:56,894 is that you walk out of this experience speaking kindly to yourself 858 00:39:56,977 --> 00:39:58,938 because you're a good person, you work so hard, 859 00:39:59,021 --> 00:40:02,358 you're an incredible daughter, and you're enough just as you are, you know? 860 00:40:02,441 --> 00:40:03,526 Thank you. 861 00:40:03,609 --> 00:40:05,027 -Are you ready? -[Anh] I'm ready. 862 00:40:05,111 --> 00:40:09,198 [Jonathan] Oh my God. Three, two, one. Here you are. 863 00:40:09,281 --> 00:40:11,409 Oh my God. [chuckles] 864 00:40:11,492 --> 00:40:14,161 And you can, like, go like this and, like, go like this. 865 00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:15,496 I like that. 866 00:40:15,579 --> 00:40:20,209 All right! Oh my gosh. I love it. The makeup is perfect. 867 00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:21,961 -[Jonathan] Get all up in it. -[chuckles] 868 00:40:22,044 --> 00:40:26,966 [Jonathan] I went in with the layers, so it can give this when she's working. 869 00:40:27,049 --> 00:40:27,883 Okay, yeah. 870 00:40:27,967 --> 00:40:30,594 [Jonathan] She can give this, and then just put in a little clip. 871 00:40:30,678 --> 00:40:33,013 Yeah! Oh my gosh, I miss having bangs. 872 00:40:33,597 --> 00:40:35,266 -[Jonathan] You missed it? -I missed it. 873 00:40:35,349 --> 00:40:36,851 I do. I love it a lot. 874 00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:38,561 -[Jonathan] Sexy. -[Anh] Slut! 875 00:40:38,644 --> 00:40:41,272 -[Jonathan] Sexy. Yes! -[Anh] Slut! 876 00:40:41,355 --> 00:40:43,732 ♪ I'm on the loose, loose, loose ♪ 877 00:40:43,816 --> 00:40:45,067 ♪ Somebody stop me ♪ 878 00:40:45,151 --> 00:40:47,611 ♪ Before I start making The news, news, news ♪ 879 00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:50,698 ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ 880 00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:52,450 ♪ Give in to the atmoshere ♪ 881 00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:54,702 ♪ Now let it swallow all the fear ♪ 882 00:40:54,785 --> 00:40:59,623 ♪ Just take me as a souvenir And watch the rest just disappear ♪ 883 00:40:59,707 --> 00:41:01,500 -♪ Oh my God… ♪ -[horn honks] 884 00:41:01,584 --> 00:41:04,545 -[guys] Yay! -[Bobby] There they are. 885 00:41:04,628 --> 00:41:06,464 -[Karamo] Oh, look! -[Antoni] You look gorgeous. 886 00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:09,842 Oh my God. The fringe is so good. 887 00:41:09,925 --> 00:41:12,178 -[Karamo] Ready to come in? -[Anh] Yes! 888 00:41:12,261 --> 00:41:14,680 [Bobby] Okay, are we ready? 889 00:41:14,763 --> 00:41:16,891 -[Jonathan] Surprise. -[gasps] 890 00:41:16,974 --> 00:41:20,728 Oh my God. Oh my God! 891 00:41:22,062 --> 00:41:25,191 -This is so beautiful. -[Jonathan] Yes. 892 00:41:25,941 --> 00:41:26,817 [Anh] What?! 893 00:41:27,526 --> 00:41:29,278 Hashtag wallpaper ceilings… 894 00:41:29,361 --> 00:41:31,447 -Oh my gosh. -…are the coolest thing ever. 895 00:41:31,530 --> 00:41:34,200 -[Bobby] Makes the room feel even taller. -Yes, it really does. 896 00:41:34,283 --> 00:41:36,452 -Oh, Sam's gonna love this. -[Karamo] Look at that couch. 897 00:41:36,535 --> 00:41:39,205 -[Anh] This couch is so fabulous. -[Bobby] You love it? 898 00:41:39,288 --> 00:41:42,166 I feel like I'm in a trendy restaurant. [laughs] 899 00:41:42,249 --> 00:41:43,209 [Bobby] Hey! 900 00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:47,296 Lots of texture, lots of natural materials. 901 00:41:47,379 --> 00:41:51,634 The altar is still there with the same little incense thing. 902 00:41:52,593 --> 00:41:56,764 [Bobby] Oranges. I wanted to make a really special place to remember your mom. 903 00:41:56,847 --> 00:41:59,141 -[Anh] Oh my gosh! -[Bobby] So every time you come… Right? 904 00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:02,102 This is what my mom used to plug the incense in 905 00:42:02,186 --> 00:42:04,772 for the ancestor shrines in our home. 906 00:42:04,855 --> 00:42:06,815 She would love this. 907 00:42:06,899 --> 00:42:08,192 It's so classy. 908 00:42:08,275 --> 00:42:10,819 I want you to remember how proud of you she is. 909 00:42:10,903 --> 00:42:11,904 [Anh] Mm-hmm. 910 00:42:13,781 --> 00:42:15,699 -Thank you so much. -[Bobby] Of course. 911 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:17,284 -Are you ready to see more? -[Anh] Yes! 912 00:42:17,368 --> 00:42:18,786 -[Bobby] Yeah? Okay. -[gasps] 913 00:42:18,869 --> 00:42:20,579 This is so beautiful. 914 00:42:20,663 --> 00:42:23,624 -Look at these plates! -[Jonathan] Oh my God, a banquette table! 915 00:42:23,707 --> 00:42:26,669 The dining room in here, and you have the living room in here. 916 00:42:26,752 --> 00:42:29,004 -I wanted to mix that up. -[Anh] Okay. 917 00:42:29,088 --> 00:42:31,048 [Bobby] I wanted to give you a space to entertain, 918 00:42:31,131 --> 00:42:34,843 and this being the closest to the kitchen, it makes more sense when you're cooking. 919 00:42:34,927 --> 00:42:36,387 -Yes! -Functional and pretty. 920 00:42:36,470 --> 00:42:38,556 [laughs] Oh my gosh! 921 00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:39,932 I love it. 922 00:42:40,432 --> 00:42:45,104 ♪ Let's take a journey to your kitchen ♪ 923 00:42:45,187 --> 00:42:46,438 Oh my gosh! 924 00:42:46,522 --> 00:42:47,731 [Bobby] ♪ To your kitchen ♪ 925 00:42:47,815 --> 00:42:49,441 Oh, it's so light in here. 926 00:42:49,525 --> 00:42:51,610 I love it. Oh my gosh. 927 00:42:51,694 --> 00:42:52,945 New refrigerator. 928 00:42:53,028 --> 00:42:54,321 -[Jonathan] Cute! -New dishwasher. 929 00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:56,073 [Bobby] All these great new Smeg appliances. 930 00:42:56,156 --> 00:42:57,992 Ah! Knife magnets! 931 00:42:58,075 --> 00:43:00,995 [Bobby] A whole wall for pots and pans. Not just that one little peg. 932 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:02,496 -Love. -[Anh] Love! 933 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:05,457 -You've got more counter space. -[Anh gasps] Oh my gosh! 934 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:06,750 [Antoni] Obsessed! 935 00:43:06,834 --> 00:43:09,420 -You can take a deep breath in here now. -Yes. 936 00:43:09,503 --> 00:43:12,298 With all the colors before, it felt a little collegey. 937 00:43:12,381 --> 00:43:14,592 -[Anh] Yeah. -This feels a lot more sophisticated. 938 00:43:14,675 --> 00:43:17,094 This is your test kitchen for your summer dinners. 939 00:43:17,177 --> 00:43:18,095 [Anh] Yes! 940 00:43:18,178 --> 00:43:19,722 -[Tan laughs] -[Anh laughs] 941 00:43:19,805 --> 00:43:22,975 Guys, this is so perfect. 942 00:43:24,143 --> 00:43:25,060 [gasps] 943 00:43:25,561 --> 00:43:28,981 -[Bobby] I love those type of reactions. -Oh my God! 944 00:43:29,064 --> 00:43:30,816 The ceiling is amazing. 945 00:43:30,899 --> 00:43:33,902 [Jonathan] Honey, this room says, "Sensual!" 946 00:43:33,986 --> 00:43:36,030 -[Karamo] Oh my gosh! -Oh my God! 947 00:43:36,113 --> 00:43:39,491 -[Jonathan] It's giving erotica! -[Anh] I could never imagine the bed here. 948 00:43:39,575 --> 00:43:42,661 Flow-wise, putting the bed opposite of the door is always better 949 00:43:42,745 --> 00:43:45,914 because the energy flows in and out of the room. 950 00:43:45,998 --> 00:43:48,500 -[Antoni] This a big old bed. -[Anh] I love it. Yeah. 951 00:43:48,584 --> 00:43:50,628 Do you know what I'm obsessed with? 952 00:43:50,711 --> 00:43:52,921 The detailing on the doorway. 953 00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:53,922 [Anh laughs] 954 00:43:54,006 --> 00:43:55,382 [Bobby] They broke that. 955 00:43:55,466 --> 00:43:57,092 [laughs] 956 00:43:57,176 --> 00:44:00,471 Which leads me to my lesson, which is we're going to get on the bed. 957 00:44:00,554 --> 00:44:02,389 -We're gonna learn our choreography. -Okay. 958 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:04,350 -[Bobby] ♪ Don't you mess up the bed ♪ -It goes… 959 00:44:04,433 --> 00:44:08,187 One, two, three, four, five. 960 00:44:08,270 --> 00:44:09,647 -It's pretty, right? -[Anh] Yeah. 961 00:44:09,730 --> 00:44:11,357 [laughing] 962 00:44:11,940 --> 00:44:15,778 What we're really going to talk about is, like, "Queen, how do I do my face stuff?" 963 00:44:15,861 --> 00:44:17,488 -[Anh] Yeah. -This is gonna be our lesson. 964 00:44:17,571 --> 00:44:18,447 Okay. 965 00:44:18,530 --> 00:44:20,324 [Jonathan] You're gonna take some tissue paper, 966 00:44:20,407 --> 00:44:22,618 and you're going to pat all the excess mascara off. 967 00:44:22,701 --> 00:44:24,828 -You don't need that much mascara. -Right. 968 00:44:24,912 --> 00:44:27,164 I'm really just trying to aim towards your tips. 969 00:44:27,247 --> 00:44:28,248 Not the whole thing? 970 00:44:28,332 --> 00:44:30,125 -[Jonathan] I like the tips better. -Okay. 971 00:44:30,209 --> 00:44:31,377 Up. Up. Ah! 972 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,879 It looks so good. So you repeat on this side. 973 00:44:35,923 --> 00:44:38,967 There you go. Love. Now curl while it's wet. 974 00:44:39,468 --> 00:44:41,595 Yes, queen. I'm living for what you're doing. 975 00:44:41,679 --> 00:44:42,805 Lashes are killing it. 976 00:44:42,888 --> 00:44:43,889 It looks so good. 977 00:44:43,972 --> 00:44:46,475 Anh, whenever we get overwhelmed, 978 00:44:46,558 --> 00:44:48,102 whenever we get stressed, 979 00:44:48,185 --> 00:44:51,480 you have an internal wisdom that knows how to take care of yourself, 980 00:44:51,563 --> 00:44:53,107 knows how to forgive yourself. 981 00:44:53,190 --> 00:44:55,025 That's your inner sexy slut, 982 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:58,696 'cause I won't always be there as your fairy godparent. Zing! 983 00:44:59,488 --> 00:45:00,739 -[Karamo] Hi, gorge. -[Anh] Hi. 984 00:45:00,823 --> 00:45:03,492 -How are you doing? -I'm doing good. 985 00:45:03,575 --> 00:45:04,743 -Good. -Yeah. 986 00:45:04,827 --> 00:45:05,994 When we first came in, 987 00:45:06,078 --> 00:45:09,832 you had said to me that you had so much that was weighing you down. 988 00:45:09,915 --> 00:45:10,749 Mm-hmm. 989 00:45:10,833 --> 00:45:13,669 And me seeing you show up for yourself in the way you did 990 00:45:13,752 --> 00:45:18,340 by speaking up for yourself and advocating for what you were feeling 991 00:45:18,424 --> 00:45:20,342 was a very powerful moment. 992 00:45:21,301 --> 00:45:24,054 I just… I… I knew that I couldn't hold it in anymore. 993 00:45:24,638 --> 00:45:28,726 It's funny that my dad brought up the fact that I don't normally talk to him that way 994 00:45:28,809 --> 00:45:30,269 because it's disrespectful, 995 00:45:30,352 --> 00:45:34,189 and it was like… it just prompted me even more to say what I wanted. 996 00:45:34,273 --> 00:45:35,232 Good. 997 00:45:35,315 --> 00:45:37,443 That's why our relationship has fallen apart, 998 00:45:37,526 --> 00:45:42,281 because of this construct that isn't real. 999 00:45:42,865 --> 00:45:46,827 I was trying to connect with him on a person-to-person level, 1000 00:45:47,786 --> 00:45:51,790 which is something that I've never felt like I've been able to do 1001 00:45:51,874 --> 00:45:55,544 with my mother throughout her whole life, and with my father now. 1002 00:45:55,627 --> 00:45:56,462 Good. 1003 00:45:56,545 --> 00:45:59,715 So I don't want that to happen with him too. 1004 00:45:59,798 --> 00:46:01,508 -Good. -[Anh] I feel better about it though. 1005 00:46:02,009 --> 00:46:04,094 -I feel good about it. -You're good. 1006 00:46:04,178 --> 00:46:05,012 [both laugh] 1007 00:46:05,095 --> 00:46:07,181 -You're great too. I'm just sayin'. -You're good. 1008 00:46:07,264 --> 00:46:08,640 [Karamo] You're good. You're good. 1009 00:46:10,184 --> 00:46:11,560 -[Tan] About tonight? -[Anh] Yes. 1010 00:46:11,643 --> 00:46:15,481 -It's your first proper Summer Supper. -[Anh] It is. 1011 00:46:15,564 --> 00:46:18,692 [Tan] Just because it's your first one, I think it'd be nice if you did 1012 00:46:18,776 --> 00:46:20,527 wear something like a chef's coat. 1013 00:46:20,611 --> 00:46:23,447 Maybe just keep it a lot more simple, but not casual-casual. 1014 00:46:23,530 --> 00:46:25,032 -Right. -[Tan] And we can work on that. 1015 00:46:25,115 --> 00:46:25,949 Okay. 1016 00:46:28,243 --> 00:46:30,329 [overlapping chatter] 1017 00:46:30,412 --> 00:46:32,039 -[Antoni] Oh my God. -[Bobby] Hi, Sam. 1018 00:46:32,873 --> 00:46:34,750 -Hello. -[Karamo] Blown away? You can take it in. 1019 00:46:34,833 --> 00:46:37,544 -[Sam] Is this the right address? -This is it! This is your home. 1020 00:46:37,628 --> 00:46:40,047 -[Jonathan] It's amazing. -[Sam] I mean, oh my gosh. 1021 00:46:40,130 --> 00:46:42,382 [Jonathan] I can't wait till you see Anh. 1022 00:46:43,592 --> 00:46:46,804 Wow. This is just, like, "Wow." I'm just gonna… [breathes deeply] 1023 00:46:46,887 --> 00:46:49,389 -[Tan] All right, kids. Oh, hey, Sam! -[Sam] Hey, Tan. 1024 00:46:49,473 --> 00:46:51,892 -Hello, mate. How are you? -[Sam] Good to see you. I'm great. 1025 00:46:51,975 --> 00:46:54,895 Wait till you see her. She's gorge. So, Anh? 1026 00:46:55,479 --> 00:46:57,439 Oh, Didi! Oh my gosh! 1027 00:46:57,523 --> 00:46:59,024 [Karamo] Oh, sexy! 1028 00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:01,819 -Sam! -[Sam] Hey! 1029 00:47:01,902 --> 00:47:03,362 -[Anh] Hi! -Oh, I love it. 1030 00:47:03,445 --> 00:47:04,780 [Sam] You look great! 1031 00:47:04,863 --> 00:47:06,990 [Anh laughs] 1032 00:47:07,074 --> 00:47:10,035 -[Jonathan] Yes! Kiss her! -[Anh] I wasn't expecting you here. 1033 00:47:10,118 --> 00:47:11,829 [Jonathan] Kiss her! Kiss her! 1034 00:47:11,912 --> 00:47:14,456 Yay for kisses! 1035 00:47:14,540 --> 00:47:16,250 -All right, Sam. Sit down! -Okay, sit down. 1036 00:47:16,333 --> 00:47:17,918 -So-- -She looks good, doesn't she? 1037 00:47:18,001 --> 00:47:20,504 She looks amazing. Babe, you look fabulous. 1038 00:47:20,587 --> 00:47:21,421 [Karamo] Aw. 1039 00:47:21,505 --> 00:47:23,882 Because you're gonna be cooking, there's one thing missing. 1040 00:47:23,966 --> 00:47:25,259 -Give me two seconds. -Oh. 1041 00:47:25,342 --> 00:47:26,260 Oh my God. 1042 00:47:26,343 --> 00:47:27,594 -Is it a hat? -It's a tiara! 1043 00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:30,514 -You just need one final touch. -Oh! 1044 00:47:30,597 --> 00:47:33,809 You can't be a chic executive chef without… 1045 00:47:33,892 --> 00:47:35,269 Oh, cute! 1046 00:47:35,352 --> 00:47:37,688 -[Antoni] Oh my goodness. -Chef's coat! 1047 00:47:37,771 --> 00:47:39,898 -[Anh] Oh my God, snapping! -[Tan] Yeah. 1048 00:47:39,982 --> 00:47:41,066 [Jonathan] Yes, queen. 1049 00:47:41,149 --> 00:47:42,359 I love it. 1050 00:47:42,442 --> 00:47:45,279 -This is cute! -[Tan] Look at how professional she looks. 1051 00:47:45,362 --> 00:47:48,115 -[Anh] Thank you. This is so nice. -[Tan] You're ready. 1052 00:47:48,198 --> 00:47:50,534 I say, "Summer," you say, "Slut." 1053 00:47:50,617 --> 00:47:51,827 -Summer! -Slut! 1054 00:47:51,910 --> 00:47:53,161 -[Jonathan] Summer! -Slut! 1055 00:47:53,245 --> 00:47:56,248 -[Jonathan] Yay! -[laughing] 1056 00:47:56,331 --> 00:47:58,333 [uplifting music playing] 1057 00:48:03,505 --> 00:48:05,632 Summer Supper Club! 1058 00:48:05,716 --> 00:48:10,721 This is the most exciting series of the New Orleans social calendar, honey. 1059 00:48:10,804 --> 00:48:13,724 A culinary extravaganza, if you will. 1060 00:48:14,892 --> 00:48:16,393 [Anh] Welcome to my kitchen again. 1061 00:48:16,476 --> 00:48:18,645 You two pass the menus out. 1062 00:48:18,729 --> 00:48:23,066 Okay, I want to give a nice little zhuzh to these sesame rice crackers 1063 00:48:23,150 --> 00:48:24,818 with the torch right here. 1064 00:48:25,611 --> 00:48:26,612 [Bobby] Yeah. 1065 00:48:26,695 --> 00:48:29,031 [Jonathan] We're running around, setting up, pouring water, 1066 00:48:29,114 --> 00:48:31,783 doing menus, saying hello. We got a lot of stuff to do. 1067 00:48:31,867 --> 00:48:34,161 I need a hot coffee for table six, stat. 1068 00:48:34,244 --> 00:48:35,370 [Anh laughs] 1069 00:48:35,454 --> 00:48:37,873 Go find a front-of-the-house person. 1070 00:48:37,956 --> 00:48:41,251 -Where are the crushed peanuts? -So once that comes out… 1071 00:48:41,335 --> 00:48:44,922 [Tan] Anh is nervous. She's not just cooking her food. 1072 00:48:45,005 --> 00:48:48,467 She has to entertain her guests. She has to tell them what it's all about. 1073 00:48:48,550 --> 00:48:51,595 Like, I still have to send out the first course, the oysters. 1074 00:48:51,678 --> 00:48:53,347 They're going to be baked first. 1075 00:48:53,430 --> 00:48:55,223 They have the butter and the scallions, 1076 00:48:55,307 --> 00:48:58,268 and then we're sprinkling peanuts on top of them. 1077 00:48:58,352 --> 00:49:01,688 [Tan] She's going to honor her mom in the most beautiful way, 1078 00:49:01,772 --> 00:49:05,108 and I know that she's gonna make her mom so proud. 1079 00:49:05,859 --> 00:49:07,903 -[Bobby] How are you feeling? -[Anh] I'm feeling good. 1080 00:49:07,986 --> 00:49:10,072 A little nervous, but good. Excited. 1081 00:49:10,155 --> 00:49:11,949 -[Bobby] You got this. -I got this. So ready. 1082 00:49:12,032 --> 00:49:13,158 -So ready. -[Anh] Totally. 1083 00:49:13,241 --> 00:49:15,953 And we're also stopping by delegation station 1084 00:49:16,036 --> 00:49:19,957 so you don't stay back here too long so that you can mingle with the people. 1085 00:49:20,040 --> 00:49:23,502 -Because you are what? -Boss bitch, sexy slut, Anh Luu. Yes. 1086 00:49:23,585 --> 00:49:25,045 -[cheering] -[laughs] 1087 00:49:25,128 --> 00:49:27,297 Go on, you sexy slut. Say hi! 1088 00:49:27,381 --> 00:49:29,466 [ethereal music playing] 1089 00:49:33,887 --> 00:49:35,472 Fringe trick. Fringe trick. 1090 00:49:35,555 --> 00:49:38,016 Here. Thank you. Yeah, there you go. All fixed. 1091 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:41,561 Hello, everybody. 1092 00:49:41,645 --> 00:49:43,563 [cheering] 1093 00:49:43,647 --> 00:49:48,068 Thank you for coming to this very special dinner of mine. 1094 00:49:48,151 --> 00:49:51,405 I wanna share with you a little bit of how I dined 1095 00:49:51,488 --> 00:49:55,325 on a daily basis growing up in a Vietnamese home. 1096 00:49:55,409 --> 00:49:58,787 I've had an incredible week with my new friends right here. 1097 00:49:58,870 --> 00:49:59,705 Yeah. 1098 00:49:59,788 --> 00:50:04,960 And I've grown closer to myself and to my mother who has passed, 1099 00:50:05,043 --> 00:50:07,129 and this dinner is a tribute to her. 1100 00:50:07,212 --> 00:50:09,589 And I feel like I really channeled my mother 1101 00:50:09,673 --> 00:50:11,425 while I was cooking this food. 1102 00:50:11,508 --> 00:50:13,427 We're gonna eat a little bit with our hands, 1103 00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:15,971 a little bit with our chopsticks, a little bit with our spoons. 1104 00:50:16,054 --> 00:50:19,725 We're all family here tonight, okay? I'll be out here with y'all. 1105 00:50:19,808 --> 00:50:21,685 -[Tan] Yeah! -[Anh] Y'all enjoy. 1106 00:50:21,768 --> 00:50:23,854 -We love you! -[Jonathan] Love you, Anh! 1107 00:50:24,479 --> 00:50:27,733 Anh is in control of this evening. 1108 00:50:27,816 --> 00:50:29,151 She is in her element, 1109 00:50:29,234 --> 00:50:32,279 and I just could not be any prouder of her. 1110 00:50:32,362 --> 00:50:34,573 Oh my God! Ooh! 1111 00:50:36,616 --> 00:50:39,036 -Do you like these oysters? Great. -[woman] Delicious. 1112 00:50:39,119 --> 00:50:41,830 Thank you so much. Enjoy. 1113 00:50:41,913 --> 00:50:44,666 I want y'all to get your hands dirty and shit, you know? 1114 00:50:44,750 --> 00:50:45,751 [laughs] 1115 00:50:46,501 --> 00:50:50,589 [Antoni] It's nice to kind of look back and look at the food that shaped you, 1116 00:50:50,672 --> 00:50:52,799 look at the rituals you had with your family. 1117 00:50:52,883 --> 00:50:56,178 And that's what Chef Anh does, and she's gonna continue doing it. 1118 00:50:56,261 --> 00:50:57,888 She gets to share that with the world, 1119 00:50:57,971 --> 00:51:01,808 and what a wonderful gift she's providing anyone who's lucky enough to try her food. 1120 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:05,145 I love you guys. I'm glad you got to come to this. 1121 00:51:05,228 --> 00:51:07,439 What do y'all think of the Beyond Meat dish? 1122 00:51:07,522 --> 00:51:09,107 -[woman] I'm on my third bowl. -[Anh] Wow. 1123 00:51:09,191 --> 00:51:11,401 -[man] It's great food! -Thank you so much. 1124 00:51:11,485 --> 00:51:12,486 So good. 1125 00:51:12,569 --> 00:51:15,906 [Tan] Anh, when we first met her, was kind of in a dark place. 1126 00:51:15,989 --> 00:51:18,200 She was still grieving the loss of her mom 1127 00:51:18,283 --> 00:51:21,536 and didn't know quite how to process those feelings. 1128 00:51:21,620 --> 00:51:24,664 But this week, I think she got the closure she needed, 1129 00:51:24,748 --> 00:51:27,042 and there's nothing holding her back now. 1130 00:51:27,125 --> 00:51:29,878 We should do this, right? We should do this all the time. 1131 00:51:29,961 --> 00:51:31,004 -[Nahum] Right. -Yeah. 1132 00:51:31,088 --> 00:51:33,840 She's empowered, and she knows that her voice matters. 1133 00:51:33,924 --> 00:51:36,468 And she's not gonna let anybody treat her like it doesn't. 1134 00:51:37,052 --> 00:51:39,638 -[Tan] My love, thank you for everything. -We love you, Anh. 1135 00:51:39,721 --> 00:51:40,555 [Anh] Bye! 1136 00:51:40,639 --> 00:51:43,850 I really thought I was gonna be stuck in my mindset that I was in before this 1137 00:51:43,934 --> 00:51:45,102 for a long time. 1138 00:51:45,185 --> 00:51:49,064 And it feels really good to know how to cope 1139 00:51:49,147 --> 00:51:52,984 and have the courage to accommodate myself. 1140 00:51:53,068 --> 00:51:55,529 I feel like a new person. 1141 00:51:55,612 --> 00:51:56,905 -I love you. -I love you too. 1142 00:51:56,988 --> 00:51:58,406 My gosh. Thank you so much. 1143 00:51:58,490 --> 00:52:00,867 We supported Anh. My belly is full. 1144 00:52:00,951 --> 00:52:03,537 But now it's time for Anh to do this on her own. 1145 00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:04,538 She's got this. 1146 00:52:04,621 --> 00:52:06,373 -Bye, everyone! -[Anh] See you next time! 1147 00:52:06,456 --> 00:52:08,208 Nice to meet you. That way? 1148 00:52:08,708 --> 00:52:09,668 -[Tan] Bye. -[Bobby] Bye! 1149 00:52:09,751 --> 00:52:11,211 -[guests] Bye! -[Karamo] Bye! 1150 00:52:13,046 --> 00:52:14,297 [Anh] Shot o'clock! 1151 00:52:16,341 --> 00:52:18,343 [jazz music playing] 1152 00:52:20,887 --> 00:52:24,057 Sage advice on some of my favorite herbs, 1153 00:52:24,141 --> 00:52:27,811 starting with cilantro, the most commonly used herb in the world 1154 00:52:27,894 --> 00:52:29,896 and also the most polarizing. 1155 00:52:29,980 --> 00:52:33,191 Rosemary. This is a hard herb that needs a bit of cook time 1156 00:52:33,275 --> 00:52:35,861 to really release that flavor and soften up nicely. 1157 00:52:35,944 --> 00:52:38,697 Mint. So much more than just a garnish on a crème brûlée 1158 00:52:38,780 --> 00:52:40,365 with a single little strawberry. 1159 00:52:40,448 --> 00:52:44,119 Dill. Found in literally every jar of anything that's ever been pickled. 1160 00:52:44,202 --> 00:52:48,165 Parsley. Chop it up real nice and fine, and it wakes up any single dish. 1161 00:52:48,248 --> 00:52:50,917 And if your breath ain't so good, have a leaf. 1162 00:52:52,752 --> 00:52:55,714 I'd love to tell you more, but, unfortunately, I'm out of "thyme." 1163 00:52:56,214 --> 00:52:57,299 Wait, I'm not. 1164 00:52:59,217 --> 00:53:01,219 ["All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" playing] 1165 00:53:01,928 --> 00:53:04,764 ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ 1166 00:53:06,266 --> 00:53:07,100 ♪ All right ♪ 1167 00:53:08,351 --> 00:53:09,978 ♪ Mmm ♪ 1168 00:53:10,061 --> 00:53:11,021 ♪ Ah ♪ 1169 00:53:13,773 --> 00:53:14,608 ♪ Whoo ♪ 1170 00:53:15,942 --> 00:53:19,905 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 1171 00:53:19,988 --> 00:53:21,740 ♪ All right ♪ 1172 00:53:22,324 --> 00:53:26,369 ♪ All things just keep getting better ♪ 1173 00:53:27,370 --> 00:53:28,413 ♪ Huh ♪ 1174 00:53:29,497 --> 00:53:32,000 ♪ You came into my life now ♪ 1175 00:53:32,083 --> 00:53:33,877 ♪ You came into my life now ♪ 1176 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:36,171 ♪ The world never looked so bright now ♪ 1177 00:53:36,254 --> 00:53:38,215 ♪ The world never looked so bright now ♪ 1178 00:53:38,298 --> 00:53:40,800 ♪ And things just keep getting better ♪ 1179 00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:42,761 ♪ Things just keep getting better ♪ 1180 00:53:42,844 --> 00:53:46,264 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 1181 00:53:47,140 --> 00:53:49,559 ♪ All things just keep getitng better ♪ 1182 00:53:49,643 --> 00:53:52,103 ♪ Things just keep getting better ♪ 1183 00:53:52,187 --> 00:53:56,024 ♪ Things just keep getting better ♪ 1184 00:53:57,108 --> 00:53:58,068 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1185 00:53:58,944 --> 00:54:01,613 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 1186 00:54:02,822 --> 00:54:05,492 ♪ All right, yeah ♪ 1187 00:54:06,159 --> 00:54:10,455 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 1188 00:54:11,206 --> 00:54:12,207 ♪ Eh ♪ 1189 00:54:13,208 --> 00:54:18,588 ♪ Things just keep getting better Down in New Orleans ♪ 1190 00:54:18,672 --> 00:54:19,589 [man] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1191 00:54:19,673 --> 00:54:21,925 [Jonathan] I say, "Sexy," you say, "Slut." 1192 00:54:22,008 --> 00:54:23,051 -Sexy! -[Anh] Slut! 1193 00:54:23,134 --> 00:54:24,344 -[Jonathan] Sexy! -[Anh] Slut!