1 00:00:04,313 --> 00:00:08,083 [Guy Fieri] When we shot Restaurant Hustle 2020 All on the Line, 2 00:00:08,985 --> 00:00:11,553 I thought, wow, we got a chance to capture 3 00:00:12,922 --> 00:00:15,323 unprecedented times and... 4 00:00:16,092 --> 00:00:17,993 [exhales] ...it's over. 5 00:00:17,995 --> 00:00:20,429 First table. It's all downhill from here. 6 00:00:20,431 --> 00:00:21,663 [chuckles] 7 00:00:21,665 --> 00:00:25,200 [Guy] We started to see signs that this wasn't the end. 8 00:00:25,202 --> 00:00:29,704 Matter of fact, we didn't even have an idea of when the end would come. 9 00:00:29,706 --> 00:00:32,407 Everything's cancelled. 2020 is cancelled. 10 00:00:32,409 --> 00:00:34,009 Life is cancelled. 11 00:00:34,011 --> 00:00:36,011 How do you call your four friends up and say, 12 00:00:36,013 --> 00:00:37,179 "Hey, you did a great job. 13 00:00:37,181 --> 00:00:39,714 Thanks for inviting us in. 14 00:00:39,716 --> 00:00:41,416 Thanks for being vulnerable. 15 00:00:43,186 --> 00:00:45,253 And, do you want to do it again?" 16 00:00:48,191 --> 00:00:51,693 Chef Marcus Samuelsson's worldwide restaurant empire 17 00:00:51,695 --> 00:00:54,329 took a 90% hit last year. 18 00:00:54,331 --> 00:00:56,364 Uh, it's devastating. 19 00:00:56,366 --> 00:00:58,867 So, the New York based restaurateur 20 00:00:58,869 --> 00:01:02,104 needs a complete rebound in 2021. 21 00:01:02,106 --> 00:01:05,874 New year, new restaurant. I am ready to go, 2021. 22 00:01:05,876 --> 00:01:06,975 Let's get it. 23 00:01:06,977 --> 00:01:09,444 In Los Angeles, Chef Antonia Lofaso 24 00:01:09,446 --> 00:01:12,681 is dealing with new restrictions and a shrinking work force 25 00:01:12,683 --> 00:01:15,851 by adjusting and innovating through outdoor dining, 26 00:01:15,853 --> 00:01:18,687 delivery and new media opportunities. 27 00:01:18,689 --> 00:01:20,822 All of a sudden, the next day, Guy was just like, 28 00:01:20,824 --> 00:01:23,425 "The floor is yours, I'm leaving." And I was like what? 29 00:01:23,427 --> 00:01:25,393 Chef Christian Petroni pivoted... 30 00:01:25,395 --> 00:01:28,330 Thank you so much, okay. You guys all stay safe. 31 00:01:28,332 --> 00:01:32,134 he decided to walk away in September to pursue other dreams. 32 00:01:32,136 --> 00:01:35,303 We're staying positive, it's going to be great. 33 00:01:36,305 --> 00:01:38,907 Chef Maneet Chauhan and her husband, Vivek, 34 00:01:38,909 --> 00:01:40,142 rebounded in Nashville... 35 00:01:40,144 --> 00:01:43,111 And this is the reopening. 36 00:01:43,113 --> 00:01:45,947 [Vivek] I think we should call it Chauhan 2.0. What do you think, Maneet? 37 00:01:45,949 --> 00:01:47,215 [Maneet] Absolutely. 38 00:01:47,217 --> 00:01:50,152 and expanded their reach into the brewery business. 39 00:01:50,853 --> 00:01:52,320 To our success. 40 00:01:52,322 --> 00:01:54,122 Hopefully. Fingers crossed. 41 00:01:55,925 --> 00:01:58,560 For 2021, it's a whole nother chapter. 42 00:01:59,128 --> 00:02:01,329 New year, new goals. 43 00:02:01,331 --> 00:02:04,266 So, we asked the same four chefs, my friends, 44 00:02:04,268 --> 00:02:06,201 to keep the cameras rolling... 45 00:02:06,203 --> 00:02:09,504 All right, let's see where we can put this bad boy. 46 00:02:09,506 --> 00:02:11,306 as they continue to reinvent... 47 00:02:11,308 --> 00:02:12,340 [exclaiming] 48 00:02:12,342 --> 00:02:13,108 reimagine... 49 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:15,177 [Marcus] Welcome to Overtown. 50 00:02:15,179 --> 00:02:18,246 and rebuild their businesses back in new... 51 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:19,314 Madame. 52 00:02:19,316 --> 00:02:20,582 and exciting ways. 53 00:02:21,017 --> 00:02:22,484 Holy cow! 54 00:02:23,386 --> 00:02:24,920 So excited. 55 00:02:24,922 --> 00:02:26,621 - Good things are coming for us, Babe. - Yeah. 56 00:02:27,156 --> 00:02:28,256 Tough times... 57 00:02:28,258 --> 00:02:29,658 The machine is broken again. 58 00:02:30,226 --> 00:02:31,493 make tough people, 59 00:02:32,028 --> 00:02:34,696 and these four are the toughest. 60 00:02:37,233 --> 00:02:40,335 [Marcus] We, when we work together, we can do anything together. 61 00:02:50,346 --> 00:02:53,081 [anchor] Finally, right? The world said goodbye, 62 00:02:53,083 --> 00:02:56,351 and in most cases, good riddance to 2020. 63 00:03:02,758 --> 00:03:04,259 In Venice, California, 64 00:03:04,261 --> 00:03:07,195 the warrior princess herself, Antonia Lofaso's own hustle 65 00:03:07,197 --> 00:03:08,430 has shape-shifted 66 00:03:08,432 --> 00:03:11,266 into a nationwide food shipping business. 67 00:03:12,868 --> 00:03:14,369 I am Chef Antonia Lofaso. 68 00:03:14,371 --> 00:03:16,571 I am an executive chef and restaurant owner 69 00:03:16,573 --> 00:03:18,707 here in Los Angeles, California. 70 00:03:18,709 --> 00:03:21,209 I have three restaurants, Scopa Italian Roots, 71 00:03:21,477 --> 00:03:24,045 DAMA and Black Market. 72 00:03:24,047 --> 00:03:25,513 Right before November, 73 00:03:25,515 --> 00:03:28,250 we started nationwide delivery, 74 00:03:28,252 --> 00:03:30,118 and that saved us. 75 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:31,953 You know, when I did 76 00:03:31,955 --> 00:03:34,289 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Celebrity Edition 77 00:03:34,291 --> 00:03:36,725 with Guy Fieri last year, 78 00:03:36,727 --> 00:03:39,261 we sent in the empanadas from DAMA, 79 00:03:39,263 --> 00:03:41,196 the rice balls from Scopa, 80 00:03:41,198 --> 00:03:42,464 and Guy said to me... 81 00:03:42,466 --> 00:03:45,300 If somebody calls you up, you can freeze these and ship them? 82 00:03:45,302 --> 00:03:46,301 And I was like... [gasps] 83 00:03:46,303 --> 00:03:47,435 "What do you mean?" 84 00:03:47,437 --> 00:03:49,404 And then, I was like, "Oh, we are doing takeout. 85 00:03:49,406 --> 00:03:52,474 We could do takeout nationwide." 86 00:03:53,509 --> 00:03:57,345 And so, we started developing these boxes. 87 00:03:57,347 --> 00:04:02,017 Today, we are packing out four and four ribeyes from DAMA 88 00:04:02,019 --> 00:04:04,819 in a kit to ship out nationwide. 89 00:04:04,821 --> 00:04:07,222 [Antonia] We have figured out how to sort of break down, 90 00:04:07,224 --> 00:04:09,891 create beautiful recipe cards. 91 00:04:09,893 --> 00:04:12,160 We have gotten a ton of events that have come in. 92 00:04:12,162 --> 00:04:15,196 Good morning, everybody. Excited to be here. 93 00:04:15,198 --> 00:04:20,035 And think of new creative ways to create revenue. 94 00:04:20,037 --> 00:04:24,005 Old Lightning, which was our 25-seat bar/speakeasy, 95 00:04:24,007 --> 00:04:27,776 is now Scopa shipco, which has stickers 96 00:04:27,778 --> 00:04:31,379 and vacuum seal packs and the FedEx thing 97 00:04:31,381 --> 00:04:33,948 where you can print out our own FedEx labels. 98 00:04:33,950 --> 00:04:37,852 It is no longer a... speakeasy bar. 99 00:04:37,854 --> 00:04:39,921 It is now shipeasy. 100 00:04:39,923 --> 00:04:41,489 It's a shipeasy now. I like that. 101 00:04:41,491 --> 00:04:42,957 - It's a shipeasy. - [man] I like that one, too. 102 00:04:42,959 --> 00:04:44,859 [Antonia laughing] 103 00:04:44,861 --> 00:04:47,696 Marcus Samuelsson's plan to bring a signature restaurant 104 00:04:47,698 --> 00:04:51,066 to Miami's Overtown neighborhood has been brewing for years. 105 00:04:51,068 --> 00:04:53,335 With his landmark Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem 106 00:04:53,337 --> 00:04:55,070 partially open, but quiet, 107 00:04:55,072 --> 00:04:56,871 he's committing his full energies 108 00:04:56,873 --> 00:05:00,108 to getting his new Miami spot across the finish line. 109 00:05:00,676 --> 00:05:03,044 My name is Chef Marcus Samuelsson 110 00:05:03,046 --> 00:05:07,749 and I'm the chef and co-owner of Red Rooster here in Harlem. 111 00:05:07,751 --> 00:05:11,319 We had 30 restaurants in our portfolio in eight countries. 112 00:05:11,321 --> 00:05:13,922 I have lost a lot of restaurants but, you know, 113 00:05:13,924 --> 00:05:15,457 I am healthy and I am here. 114 00:05:17,927 --> 00:05:19,894 Welcome to Overtown. 115 00:05:19,896 --> 00:05:23,264 One of the things that I love about this Red Rooster is that 116 00:05:23,266 --> 00:05:24,899 we actually have roosters, 117 00:05:24,901 --> 00:05:29,471 real roosters outside our restaurant. 118 00:05:29,473 --> 00:05:31,239 And they're not even afraid of the cars. 119 00:05:32,074 --> 00:05:33,274 Keep walking, man. 120 00:05:35,277 --> 00:05:38,513 Overtown is beautiful. It's busy. 121 00:05:39,048 --> 00:05:40,415 It's a very special place. 122 00:05:46,122 --> 00:05:48,957 Food is such a thing that brings people together. 123 00:05:48,959 --> 00:05:52,494 Being closed in New York, I have to pivot my business. 124 00:05:52,496 --> 00:05:55,263 So, the main focus is going to be Red Rooster, Overtown. 125 00:05:56,832 --> 00:05:58,700 Tristen can do the day-to-day, 126 00:05:58,702 --> 00:06:00,502 but I have to set the culture right, 127 00:06:00,504 --> 00:06:02,937 and the only way to do that is to be here. 128 00:06:02,939 --> 00:06:04,239 Marvin is in the bar. 129 00:06:04,241 --> 00:06:06,441 Uh, drinking or working? 130 00:06:06,443 --> 00:06:08,476 Uh, little bit of both. 131 00:06:08,478 --> 00:06:09,844 - Just a little bit, over here. - Yeah. 132 00:06:09,846 --> 00:06:11,112 So, the normal way, 133 00:06:11,114 --> 00:06:13,715 we would open a restaurant with a grand opening, 134 00:06:13,717 --> 00:06:16,084 and it would be a big, big, big deal. 135 00:06:16,086 --> 00:06:17,986 But because of COVID, we just opened. 136 00:06:17,988 --> 00:06:19,320 It's my first time here to this one. 137 00:06:19,322 --> 00:06:21,256 I've been to the New York one many times. I live in Harlem. 138 00:06:21,258 --> 00:06:22,824 And this one is beautiful and amazing. 139 00:06:22,826 --> 00:06:24,993 Great establishment. Great establishment. 140 00:06:28,097 --> 00:06:29,564 Zion, are you going to say hi or what? 141 00:06:29,665 --> 00:06:31,299 Hi. 142 00:06:31,301 --> 00:06:36,171 So, I've been down here with the whole family in Miami for the last two weeks. 143 00:06:38,374 --> 00:06:40,975 You know, this restaurant has opened, closed, opened, closed 144 00:06:40,977 --> 00:06:44,078 three times during 2020 because of COVID. 145 00:06:45,147 --> 00:06:47,182 New year, new restaurant. 146 00:06:47,184 --> 00:06:49,918 I am ready to go, 2021. Let's get it. 147 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,122 It's been positive to come to Miami and Florida to work at least. 148 00:06:54,124 --> 00:06:57,392 But, I know I have to go back to New York and start dealing with it. 149 00:07:01,130 --> 00:07:03,698 Marcus' fellow New Yorker, Christian Petroni, 150 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:06,100 is on a different journey in 2021. 151 00:07:06,902 --> 00:07:08,269 My name is Christian Petroni 152 00:07:08,271 --> 00:07:11,072 and I got five Italian restaurants called Fortina, 153 00:07:11,074 --> 00:07:13,408 located around the Tri-State area. 154 00:07:14,376 --> 00:07:18,847 It is 2021. The last time you saw me 155 00:07:18,849 --> 00:07:22,317 was in-- a trillion years ago in September. 156 00:07:23,686 --> 00:07:26,488 I had walked away from the restaurant company, 157 00:07:26,490 --> 00:07:27,789 the restaurant group. 158 00:07:27,791 --> 00:07:31,292 They came out of my heart and my head, 159 00:07:31,294 --> 00:07:35,129 and it was based on the experiences of my life. 160 00:07:35,131 --> 00:07:36,431 Egos got in the way, 161 00:07:36,966 --> 00:07:39,033 and not mine. 162 00:07:39,035 --> 00:07:42,270 The biggest priority, business-wise, are 163 00:07:42,272 --> 00:07:43,571 The Gabagool Shop 164 00:07:45,007 --> 00:07:46,274 and garlic bread. 165 00:07:49,011 --> 00:07:52,347 That's really the only things I should be focusing on. 166 00:07:53,849 --> 00:07:55,149 We're getting ready for the people to show up. 167 00:07:55,151 --> 00:07:56,918 We're doing garlic bread. 168 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,355 Hey, there's a new garlic bread sheriff in town. 169 00:08:03,993 --> 00:08:05,927 I just want to be the garlic bread guy. 170 00:08:05,929 --> 00:08:07,462 [customers chuckling] 171 00:08:07,464 --> 00:08:09,364 -[customer] That's awesome. Nice meeting you. -Thank you. 172 00:08:09,366 --> 00:08:10,698 Who does garlic bread? 173 00:08:12,768 --> 00:08:15,169 Who does it well? 174 00:08:15,171 --> 00:08:19,440 Who does garlic bread so well that, not only is the product delicious, 175 00:08:19,442 --> 00:08:22,710 but it's looking like I got to take a picture of it for Instagram? 176 00:08:22,712 --> 00:08:23,744 What do you think, man? 177 00:08:23,746 --> 00:08:25,280 I mean, I always loved your garlic bread, 178 00:08:25,282 --> 00:08:27,949 - but now, it's like-- - Next level, bro. 179 00:08:27,951 --> 00:08:30,018 - You got to catch up though. - I'm telling you, bro. 180 00:08:30,020 --> 00:08:32,887 - You got to catch up to this dog. - I got to catch up! 181 00:08:32,889 --> 00:08:36,357 If you take something as humble as a garlic bread, 182 00:08:36,359 --> 00:08:40,395 and you throw the best ingredients in America at it, 183 00:08:40,397 --> 00:08:44,499 turns out that you get something pretty goshdarn delicious. 184 00:08:45,367 --> 00:08:48,870 One order is one whole loaf of bread. 185 00:08:48,872 --> 00:08:52,707 It's like a 16-inch bastone. 186 00:08:52,709 --> 00:08:56,277 Bastone is the word meaning cane in Italian, 187 00:08:56,279 --> 00:08:58,046 because this bread is so long. 188 00:08:58,048 --> 00:08:59,914 [man] What a day, man. What a day! 189 00:08:59,916 --> 00:09:01,416 Whoo! Bastones. 190 00:09:01,418 --> 00:09:04,118 - Oh, right here, right here, right here. - Beautiful. 191 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,155 So, we get that bread, we split it long-ways 192 00:09:07,157 --> 00:09:09,624 and in it gets smeared 193 00:09:10,426 --> 00:09:13,895 an incredibly copious amount of butter 194 00:09:13,897 --> 00:09:16,331 that is just interlaced 195 00:09:16,333 --> 00:09:19,000 with sweet garlic confit 196 00:09:19,002 --> 00:09:22,203 that has been cooked slow and well with Frankies olive oil 197 00:09:22,205 --> 00:09:25,273 so that, it just, you really get the sweetness of the garlic. 198 00:09:25,275 --> 00:09:27,141 Open it on the foil. 199 00:09:27,143 --> 00:09:31,145 We add a copious amount of low-moisture mozzarella cheese, 200 00:09:31,147 --> 00:09:33,348 some pecorino romano, 201 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:35,383 Sicilian oregano, 202 00:09:35,385 --> 00:09:37,151 it goes in the oven, 203 00:09:37,153 --> 00:09:39,854 it comes out so crispy 204 00:09:39,856 --> 00:09:42,890 and crunchy and buttery and tender 205 00:09:42,892 --> 00:09:45,860 that your teeth just sort of shatters right through it. 206 00:09:45,862 --> 00:09:46,995 We were gonna throw it in before-- 207 00:09:46,997 --> 00:09:49,330 Throw it in. Let it simmer for another hour. 208 00:09:49,332 --> 00:09:50,698 And then, on top of that, 209 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:52,600 you get to dip it 210 00:09:53,369 --> 00:09:55,036 in the nectar of the gods, 211 00:09:55,038 --> 00:09:58,039 also known as marinara sauce. 212 00:09:58,041 --> 00:10:02,143 And, uh, serving it with hot spicy marinara sauce, 213 00:10:02,145 --> 00:10:04,846 we've been making our own spicy Calabrian chili garlic. 214 00:10:04,848 --> 00:10:07,915 So, like, you know, kind of like a Japanese influence. 215 00:10:07,917 --> 00:10:10,518 I mean, I'll take one, I'll take two right now if I could. 216 00:10:11,053 --> 00:10:12,120 Hey, big dog. 217 00:10:12,122 --> 00:10:14,422 Frank Falcinelli, the legendary. 218 00:10:14,424 --> 00:10:16,157 You want to think-- I know you're busy. 219 00:10:16,159 --> 00:10:19,193 You wanna think about how we can make some money with that pizza oven? 220 00:10:19,328 --> 00:10:20,528 [Frank] Yeah. 221 00:10:20,530 --> 00:10:22,063 [Christian] I've started, um, having some meetings 222 00:10:22,065 --> 00:10:23,898 and phone calls 223 00:10:23,900 --> 00:10:25,366 and it turns out that I was right. 224 00:10:25,368 --> 00:10:26,701 I needed to get out of the house. 225 00:10:27,403 --> 00:10:29,404 I wanted to cook. 226 00:10:29,406 --> 00:10:32,273 I wanted to start playing around with garlic bread. 227 00:10:33,375 --> 00:10:34,709 Boom. 228 00:10:34,711 --> 00:10:36,944 So, a few weeks ago, I embarked on 229 00:10:36,946 --> 00:10:38,546 the garlic bread world tour. 230 00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:42,950 [Matt] All right. Wow, look at all that garlic, dude. 231 00:10:42,952 --> 00:10:44,085 Whoo! 232 00:10:44,087 --> 00:10:46,921 [Christian] I got to work up at Good Old Days Pizza 233 00:10:46,923 --> 00:10:48,656 with my boy, Matt Stanczak. 234 00:10:48,658 --> 00:10:49,924 It cooks beautifully. 235 00:10:49,926 --> 00:10:52,193 I can turn it up to nine-hundy if you wanna cook Neapolitan. 236 00:10:52,195 --> 00:10:55,263 I did a pop-up with my brother, Dan Kardos, 237 00:10:55,265 --> 00:10:58,132 at his restaurant Oar and Oak up in Stratford, Connecticut. 238 00:10:58,134 --> 00:10:59,467 And it's really cool. 239 00:10:59,469 --> 00:11:01,903 My friends at Waring, they helped me out 240 00:11:01,905 --> 00:11:05,506 giving me these two double-deck pizza ovens. 241 00:11:06,275 --> 00:11:08,609 And I've been rollin' up to my friends' places, 242 00:11:08,611 --> 00:11:11,279 setting up all my tables, setting up my generators 243 00:11:11,281 --> 00:11:14,382 and cooking garlic bread out of the back of the truck. 244 00:11:19,722 --> 00:11:23,691 So, it's a really-- it's a really great and weird feeling 245 00:11:23,693 --> 00:11:26,494 being back in a restaurant after all this time. 246 00:11:26,496 --> 00:11:28,062 It feels good. 247 00:11:32,034 --> 00:11:33,401 [customer] Heavy! 248 00:11:33,468 --> 00:11:36,337 - I put a little extra two-tier garlics on this one. - [chuckles] 249 00:11:36,339 --> 00:11:38,706 It feels good to meet really nice folks 250 00:11:38,708 --> 00:11:43,010 that were just so genuinely happy 251 00:11:43,012 --> 00:11:46,013 to come out and eat bread with cheese. 252 00:11:46,015 --> 00:11:49,050 My bastone is on the fritz. [laughing] 253 00:11:49,052 --> 00:11:51,719 - Oh, my God, the pop-ups, like... - I've been having fun. 254 00:11:51,721 --> 00:11:54,288 You're-- and what makes you happy. Cooking, right? 255 00:11:54,290 --> 00:11:56,124 [laughing] 256 00:11:56,126 --> 00:11:57,725 He loves to create, 257 00:11:57,727 --> 00:11:59,894 and when he's out there like cooking that food, 258 00:11:59,896 --> 00:12:02,897 he comes back, like, a completely different person. 259 00:12:02,899 --> 00:12:05,032 Like, "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I saw this was there. 260 00:12:05,034 --> 00:12:06,801 "Oh, my God, I saw the cutest kids." 261 00:12:06,803 --> 00:12:10,505 Good to see that baby. That garlic bread baby. 262 00:12:10,507 --> 00:12:15,143 Like, the stress from, you know, trying to put this, 263 00:12:15,145 --> 00:12:16,911 you know, new business together, 264 00:12:16,913 --> 00:12:19,147 kind of like gets to just disappear for a little bit. 265 00:12:19,149 --> 00:12:22,850 So, when you do those pop-ups, and then you come back, 266 00:12:22,852 --> 00:12:24,886 you're like, "I can't wait to do the next one." 267 00:12:24,888 --> 00:12:26,187 And, now, I have a better idea of how-- 268 00:12:26,189 --> 00:12:27,388 What I'm wanna do with the next one. 269 00:12:27,390 --> 00:12:29,690 I definitely think you can cook some more 270 00:12:29,692 --> 00:12:31,526 for your-- for your own sanity. 271 00:12:33,195 --> 00:12:35,563 [chill hip-hop playing] 272 00:12:38,934 --> 00:12:43,371 [Christian] I want the Petroni garlic bread to be a national product. 273 00:12:43,373 --> 00:12:48,009 I want it to just be like a household staple item 274 00:12:48,011 --> 00:12:52,079 the way frozen pizza is, the way these meal kits are. 275 00:12:52,081 --> 00:12:56,450 I'd like to have garlic bread in every freezer in America. 276 00:12:56,452 --> 00:13:02,056 So, I see this, right now, as a way of doin' it. 277 00:13:02,058 --> 00:13:03,925 So, it's been really cool 278 00:13:03,927 --> 00:13:07,995 and a fun way to-- to keep the creativity flowing. 279 00:13:10,299 --> 00:13:13,000 [Guy] One full year into this new food world... 280 00:13:14,970 --> 00:13:17,371 Are you ready for the finale? 281 00:13:17,373 --> 00:13:20,107 our four chefs keep opening doors... 282 00:13:20,342 --> 00:13:22,176 Holy cow. 283 00:13:24,246 --> 00:13:25,880 to possibility... 284 00:13:25,882 --> 00:13:30,351 I started selling hoodies as means of pure survival. 285 00:13:30,353 --> 00:13:31,686 and challenges. 286 00:13:31,688 --> 00:13:33,454 I was not prepared for it. 287 00:13:35,157 --> 00:13:37,091 Maneet Chauhan and her husband, Vivek, 288 00:13:37,093 --> 00:13:38,960 the total package. 289 00:13:38,962 --> 00:13:42,697 Balancing a creative business plan with a one-of-a-kind mash up 290 00:13:42,699 --> 00:13:46,000 of Indian cooking and Nashville's southern charm. 291 00:13:47,035 --> 00:13:48,669 I am Maneet Chauhan 292 00:13:48,671 --> 00:13:53,140 and I am the president and founder of Morph Hospitality 293 00:13:53,142 --> 00:13:55,910 and along with my husband, Vivek Deora. 294 00:13:55,912 --> 00:13:58,412 Vivek is the CEO and founder. 295 00:13:58,414 --> 00:14:02,116 We own four restaurants in downtown Nashville. 296 00:14:02,118 --> 00:14:06,821 Vivek and I also own a beer park called Hop Springs, 297 00:14:06,823 --> 00:14:09,156 which is on 83 acres. 298 00:14:16,031 --> 00:14:17,732 - [Maneet] Well, tomorrow is the finale. - Can't wait! 299 00:14:17,734 --> 00:14:18,833 Can't wait. 300 00:14:18,934 --> 00:14:21,135 This year, I did Tournament of Champions again. 301 00:14:21,137 --> 00:14:23,738 It's time to kick some west-coast [bleep]. 302 00:14:23,740 --> 00:14:27,575 - [crowd cheering] - The one and only, Chef Maneet Chauhan! 303 00:14:29,144 --> 00:14:31,279 [Maneet] Last year, the same tournament, 304 00:14:31,281 --> 00:14:35,283 I got knocked out in the quarter finals. 305 00:14:35,285 --> 00:14:39,220 Maneet, you are a champion. You got all the way to the semifinals. 306 00:14:39,222 --> 00:14:44,358 It hit me a lot more than just a normal win or a loss would have. 307 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,962 - [crying] I wanted to see you win. - It's okay. 308 00:14:47,964 --> 00:14:50,298 That's what life is all about. 309 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:52,033 It was just not that win or loss, 310 00:14:52,035 --> 00:14:53,868 it was the onset of COVID. 311 00:14:53,870 --> 00:14:58,372 The entire world around us was completely shattering. 312 00:15:06,815 --> 00:15:09,350 I grabbed a bottle of wine, went to the closet 313 00:15:09,352 --> 00:15:11,252 and I was just like crying my eyes out. 314 00:15:11,987 --> 00:15:13,387 I want us to win, too. 315 00:15:13,389 --> 00:15:16,657 Um, especially when it comes to the restaurants. 316 00:15:16,659 --> 00:15:19,460 Given the times that we are in, 317 00:15:19,462 --> 00:15:23,097 it just really, really hit me and really, really upset me. 318 00:15:23,099 --> 00:15:26,334 I hope we get out of this stronger. 319 00:15:26,336 --> 00:15:29,403 I keep convincing myself that we will... 320 00:15:30,706 --> 00:15:32,106 but it's frightening. 321 00:15:34,943 --> 00:15:37,712 [Guy] Who will be crowned the winner of Tournament of Champions? 322 00:15:41,416 --> 00:15:43,517 [Maneet] Long story short, I got in, this year, 323 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:46,487 to the last round of the finals. 324 00:15:46,489 --> 00:15:49,023 Are you ready for the finale? 325 00:15:49,025 --> 00:15:50,458 [crowd cheering] 326 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:51,926 Let's light it up! 327 00:15:51,928 --> 00:15:53,327 Let's get this. 328 00:15:53,329 --> 00:15:57,198 [dramatic music playing] 329 00:16:00,969 --> 00:16:03,537 Let's see what the judges say. This was a tough one. 330 00:16:03,539 --> 00:16:05,106 And the winner is... 331 00:16:11,113 --> 00:16:12,013 Maneet Chauhan! 332 00:16:12,015 --> 00:16:15,850 [all cheering] 333 00:16:15,852 --> 00:16:18,285 Vivek and I knew what the results were, 334 00:16:18,287 --> 00:16:19,887 but we hadn't shared it with the kids. 335 00:16:19,889 --> 00:16:21,122 The World Champ! 336 00:16:21,124 --> 00:16:24,291 Give it up for Chef Maneet Chauhan! 337 00:16:24,293 --> 00:16:28,062 It was just a profound moment. Just like... 338 00:16:28,064 --> 00:16:31,866 Like, "Oh, my God. It's-- it's actually happened. It's finally happened. 339 00:16:31,868 --> 00:16:34,068 This is incredible, right. 340 00:16:34,070 --> 00:16:36,404 It's been a year of devastating losses. 341 00:16:36,406 --> 00:16:39,340 But the fact that we never stopped 342 00:16:39,342 --> 00:16:43,277 for a minute or gave into that loss is something 343 00:16:43,279 --> 00:16:46,180 that we can only show the kids through example. 344 00:16:46,182 --> 00:16:47,648 Yay! 345 00:16:47,650 --> 00:16:50,451 The next day, I was wearing my Tournament of Champions T-shirt... 346 00:16:50,453 --> 00:16:52,686 [Chagun] Mommy, are you ever gonna take that off? 347 00:16:52,688 --> 00:16:56,424 What? My Tournament of Champions swag? 348 00:16:56,426 --> 00:16:58,993 I think the only thing that winning does is, 349 00:16:58,995 --> 00:17:00,828 I think it does wonders for your ego, 350 00:17:00,830 --> 00:17:02,897 because in the end of the day, 351 00:17:02,899 --> 00:17:06,300 reality is reality. I still had to go out to work. 352 00:17:13,275 --> 00:17:15,810 - [man] Oh, my God. - [Maneet] Hello. Hi! 353 00:17:15,812 --> 00:17:17,378 How are you doin'? 354 00:17:19,181 --> 00:17:23,050 We, literally, walked into a situation the following Saturday, 355 00:17:23,052 --> 00:17:25,086 uh, reservations going through the roof. 356 00:17:25,088 --> 00:17:27,455 Chaatable is going to be doing around 200 covers. 357 00:17:27,457 --> 00:17:29,190 Mockingbird is doing 400 plus. 358 00:17:29,192 --> 00:17:31,425 Tansuo will be crossing 200 359 00:17:31,427 --> 00:17:33,494 and Chauhan, as usual, will be crossing 300. 360 00:17:33,496 --> 00:17:35,362 If I look at the dining room right now, 361 00:17:35,364 --> 00:17:38,065 I see one empty table. 362 00:17:38,067 --> 00:17:41,135 -Is that correct? There's one empty table. -There is. 363 00:17:41,137 --> 00:17:42,903 Pretty busy. [chuckles] 364 00:17:42,905 --> 00:17:44,839 Of course, we are severely short-staffed. 365 00:17:44,841 --> 00:17:46,874 We're in this industry to provide good food 366 00:17:46,876 --> 00:17:49,877 and good service and a good experience. 367 00:17:49,879 --> 00:17:52,313 So, you've got to just roll up your sleeves and do what you have to do. 368 00:17:52,315 --> 00:17:54,181 - Okay, guys. - [worker] Boss is back. 369 00:17:54,183 --> 00:17:56,350 Boss is back and Boss is just fed. 370 00:17:57,285 --> 00:17:58,886 Okay, let's do this. 371 00:17:58,888 --> 00:18:01,388 I've been talking to my friends across the country 372 00:18:01,390 --> 00:18:03,991 and everybody is having the same problem. Staffing. 373 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:07,261 So, you know what, I have hands 374 00:18:07,263 --> 00:18:10,231 and I show up on weekends and I help Chaatable. 375 00:18:10,233 --> 00:18:12,199 Which one are you giving me first, B9 or B4? 376 00:18:12,201 --> 00:18:14,001 - B9. Yeah, yeah. - B9? Okay. 377 00:18:14,003 --> 00:18:15,402 It's a lean team. 378 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:17,338 We just have to make it work. 379 00:18:18,974 --> 00:18:22,710 Can you go ahead and file B4 and B9? 380 00:18:30,218 --> 00:18:34,588 Just before the craziness of the evening was about to start... 381 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:43,264 I went to the restroom and I saw that the handle of the flush was broken. 382 00:18:52,007 --> 00:18:54,942 The first thing we did was jumped into the car 383 00:18:54,944 --> 00:18:57,378 because there was nobody else that I could send. 384 00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:02,249 Head over to the closest hardware store. 385 00:19:02,251 --> 00:19:04,285 [GPS] In one mile, turn left. 386 00:19:04,287 --> 00:19:07,087 I will if the people in front would move their [bleep]. 387 00:19:07,089 --> 00:19:10,858 The person at the hardware store gave me a couple of options. 388 00:19:10,860 --> 00:19:13,494 Bought all the options just in case one didn't work. 389 00:19:13,496 --> 00:19:14,494 Of course, this is natural, 390 00:19:14,496 --> 00:19:17,198 you see a random pink elephant right over here. 391 00:19:20,902 --> 00:19:23,137 I definitely am not a handy person, 392 00:19:23,139 --> 00:19:26,106 but, at the time of a pinch, you're figuring out how to do it. 393 00:19:26,108 --> 00:19:27,508 Yes! 394 00:19:27,510 --> 00:19:31,178 Riding on the high of winning TOC was absolutely incredible, 395 00:19:31,180 --> 00:19:35,382 but, you know what, reality is reality, it sets in. 396 00:19:37,352 --> 00:19:39,019 It's been a day, man. 397 00:19:39,021 --> 00:19:41,689 It's a good tired. Like, I'll sleep well today. 398 00:19:42,424 --> 00:19:45,025 Okay, back to the kitchen. 399 00:19:50,765 --> 00:19:54,768 In Bedford, New York, Christian and his amazing rock of a wife, Sheri, 400 00:19:54,770 --> 00:19:57,705 have doubled down on their decision to do things differently. 401 00:20:01,676 --> 00:20:05,412 What we're doin' here is puttin' out one of our weekly shipments. 402 00:20:05,414 --> 00:20:07,314 Um, we got the Gabagool here. 403 00:20:08,283 --> 00:20:10,284 I'm only about three quarters of a pickup truck. 404 00:20:10,286 --> 00:20:12,519 [chuckles] It's lame. 405 00:20:12,521 --> 00:20:16,357 There is this great new way to be able to create revenue, 406 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:17,391 create a business 407 00:20:17,393 --> 00:20:20,160 without having to open a restaurant. 408 00:20:20,162 --> 00:20:22,196 T-shirts, hoodies... 409 00:20:22,198 --> 00:20:28,969 I started preselling hoodies on my Instagram as means of pure survival. 410 00:20:28,971 --> 00:20:31,038 I have my card payments comin' up, 411 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,275 and I-- we had no more money. [chuckles] 412 00:20:34,277 --> 00:20:36,877 So, that's when 2020 Hustle kicked in. 413 00:20:36,879 --> 00:20:38,379 Diddy said it best. 414 00:20:38,381 --> 00:20:41,949 "If 2020 didn't bring the hustle out of you, then, nothing will." 415 00:20:41,951 --> 00:20:47,121 We live, we learn and we Gabagool. 416 00:20:47,123 --> 00:20:51,325 I invested the last money I had to get the initial push of hoodies 417 00:20:51,327 --> 00:20:54,028 and I posted them and two, three days later, 418 00:20:54,030 --> 00:20:55,929 we were almost sold out hoodies 419 00:20:55,931 --> 00:20:58,065 and it absolutely saved my [bleep]. 420 00:20:58,067 --> 00:21:00,334 I was very, very, very blessed 421 00:21:00,336 --> 00:21:03,304 that my husband was working hard keepin' us afloat. 422 00:21:03,306 --> 00:21:06,974 See Capocollo. That's what Gabagool is. You get it? 423 00:21:06,976 --> 00:21:10,744 I know exactly what it is. I just don't happen to really like it, so. 424 00:21:10,746 --> 00:21:14,648 Gabagool is like a funny way of saying Capocollo, 425 00:21:14,650 --> 00:21:17,685 which is an Italian cured meat. It's a joke, you know. 426 00:21:17,687 --> 00:21:21,121 - Can I just eat my Gabagool in peace please? - [all laughing] 427 00:21:21,123 --> 00:21:23,257 [Christian] I got to 40K in sales, like, 428 00:21:23,259 --> 00:21:26,694 really quick, and I screwed everything up. 429 00:21:26,696 --> 00:21:30,097 From day two or three was a real business, 430 00:21:30,099 --> 00:21:32,066 and I was not prepared for it. 431 00:21:32,068 --> 00:21:34,068 I had to bring on two employees, 432 00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:35,969 because I already running this business into the ground. 433 00:21:35,971 --> 00:21:37,571 [laughs] 434 00:21:37,772 --> 00:21:41,608 Emily and Adam, they've taken over the fulfillment in customer service 435 00:21:41,610 --> 00:21:43,777 which has been an absolute blessing. 436 00:21:43,779 --> 00:21:47,314 Restaurant merch is more popular than it's ever, ever been. 437 00:21:47,316 --> 00:21:51,018 I want like Gabagool Media to be like a fun place to go to, 438 00:21:51,020 --> 00:21:53,787 where you can probably buy some cool stuff, 439 00:21:53,789 --> 00:21:55,923 see some cool collaborations, right? 440 00:21:55,925 --> 00:21:58,859 I want it to be a lifestyle brand. 441 00:21:58,861 --> 00:22:02,196 You know, we've given away watches and rare sneakers. 442 00:22:02,198 --> 00:22:03,997 That's a lot of fun for me. 443 00:22:03,999 --> 00:22:07,935 But it's a little stressful, and thank God for Sheri. 444 00:22:07,937 --> 00:22:10,204 We are business partners now, like, that's it. 445 00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:13,540 I'm going to be helping him with design, help him stay focused. 446 00:22:13,542 --> 00:22:16,076 Whatever it is, you know, we are going to be a team. 447 00:22:16,078 --> 00:22:18,145 Supporting your family at the same time, that's the end goal. 448 00:22:18,147 --> 00:22:21,048 - Good things are coming for us, babe. - [laughs] 449 00:22:22,250 --> 00:22:24,985 [Antonia] Los Angeles county finally lifted its mask mandate. 450 00:22:24,987 --> 00:22:26,320 Everything is allowed to open. 451 00:22:26,322 --> 00:22:28,355 So, that was a huge deal. 452 00:22:28,357 --> 00:22:30,424 We had to prove ourselves. 453 00:22:30,426 --> 00:22:32,092 This is the newest wave. 454 00:22:32,094 --> 00:22:34,261 [Maneet] Derrick has started making different samples 455 00:22:34,263 --> 00:22:35,863 of hard seltzer. 456 00:22:35,865 --> 00:22:37,131 The machine is broken again. 457 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:46,407 Down in Tennessee, Maneet and Vivek's brewery 458 00:22:46,409 --> 00:22:47,975 has been pumping out 459 00:22:47,977 --> 00:22:49,376 high volume throughout the pandemic, 460 00:22:49,378 --> 00:22:52,880 and now, they're about to turn that volume up to 11. 461 00:22:52,882 --> 00:22:55,883 [Maneet] At Hop Springs, we have been contacted by 462 00:22:55,885 --> 00:22:59,319 some big hard seltzer companies for us 463 00:22:59,321 --> 00:23:02,356 to contract-brew hard seltzers for them. 464 00:23:02,358 --> 00:23:04,591 That is a huge market. 465 00:23:07,128 --> 00:23:09,062 But it's all fallen into place. 466 00:23:09,064 --> 00:23:12,366 Derrick has started making different samples of hard seltzer. 467 00:23:12,368 --> 00:23:14,001 To our success. 468 00:23:14,003 --> 00:23:16,170 Hopefully. Fingers crossed. 469 00:23:19,541 --> 00:23:20,974 My God, this actually is really good. 470 00:23:20,976 --> 00:23:22,709 This is the newest wave. 471 00:23:22,711 --> 00:23:24,545 Hard seltzer at the present moment is one of 472 00:23:24,547 --> 00:23:28,182 the hottest commodities in the beverage arena. 473 00:23:29,050 --> 00:23:30,117 Madame! 474 00:23:31,186 --> 00:23:33,153 Holy cow. 475 00:23:35,256 --> 00:23:38,692 [Vivek] This has been an important pivot in our business. 476 00:23:38,694 --> 00:23:42,095 This contact that we secured is gonna add some serious numbers. 477 00:23:42,097 --> 00:23:45,699 But to fulfill that contract, we need a canning line 478 00:23:45,701 --> 00:23:50,304 that can do close to about 130 to 170 cans per minute. 479 00:23:50,306 --> 00:23:53,106 We had to prove ourselves. 480 00:23:56,544 --> 00:23:58,145 The machine is broken again. 481 00:23:58,147 --> 00:24:01,014 It's right over here. 482 00:24:01,016 --> 00:24:03,984 That there is a part which is not behaving. 483 00:24:03,986 --> 00:24:08,889 We've got crews over here, waiting to help out. 484 00:24:08,891 --> 00:24:12,793 Ooh, everybody's waiting. Waiting, waiting-- Hi, guys. 485 00:24:12,795 --> 00:24:14,161 We're running against time 486 00:24:14,163 --> 00:24:16,763 because if we cannot make the delivery on time, 487 00:24:16,765 --> 00:24:18,632 we're not going to get that contact again. 488 00:24:26,875 --> 00:24:30,944 We've got thousands of cases to deliver in two days. 489 00:24:30,946 --> 00:24:33,981 This is the biggest contract that we've ever gotten. 490 00:24:33,983 --> 00:24:35,916 Each and every partner showed up. 491 00:24:35,918 --> 00:24:39,286 The brewers, literally, they were sleeping over there, 492 00:24:39,288 --> 00:24:40,821 taking two 2-hours break. 493 00:24:40,823 --> 00:24:44,057 It was literally a 24-hour production 494 00:24:44,059 --> 00:24:46,126 because we had to make so many cases. 495 00:24:47,996 --> 00:24:49,930 We were... 496 00:24:49,932 --> 00:24:54,268 you know, clenching our teeth whether we're gonna make the quota or not. 497 00:24:54,270 --> 00:24:57,271 [Vivek] Blood, sweat and tears, and then some. 498 00:24:57,273 --> 00:25:00,340 But you know what, we hit our mark. 499 00:25:01,976 --> 00:25:04,077 Throughout the summer of 2021, 500 00:25:04,079 --> 00:25:06,713 restrictions on restaurants slowly start to lift 501 00:25:06,715 --> 00:25:09,082 for Antonia and her staff in Los Angeles. 502 00:25:09,084 --> 00:25:13,186 For the moment, it's providing a much needed window to getting back to normal. 503 00:25:16,624 --> 00:25:19,226 [Antonia] California is largely reopening today. 504 00:25:19,228 --> 00:25:22,396 It means most restrictions like capacity limits, social distancing, 505 00:25:22,398 --> 00:25:27,000 mask requirements will end for those fully vaccinated. 506 00:25:27,002 --> 00:25:29,636 Los Angeles County finally lifted its mask mandate 507 00:25:29,638 --> 00:25:32,306 June 15th and said everything is allowed to open. 508 00:25:32,308 --> 00:25:35,008 Meaning anyone who's been vaccinated doesn't have to wear a mask. 509 00:25:35,010 --> 00:25:37,177 So, that was a huge deal. That being said, 510 00:25:37,179 --> 00:25:39,379 this is the most normal we've been back to 511 00:25:39,381 --> 00:25:41,048 in the last 18 months. 512 00:25:41,050 --> 00:25:42,082 Let me say that again. 513 00:25:42,084 --> 00:25:43,350 This is the most normal we've been back to 514 00:25:43,352 --> 00:25:44,217 in the last 18 months. 515 00:25:44,219 --> 00:25:45,519 It feels so good. 516 00:25:48,790 --> 00:25:51,892 I've been so skeptical this entire pandemic, 517 00:25:51,894 --> 00:25:53,760 because we've seen opening and closing, 518 00:25:53,762 --> 00:25:55,796 and you can do this or that you can't do this, 519 00:25:55,798 --> 00:25:59,199 and this has been the first time that it's going in the right direction. 520 00:25:59,201 --> 00:26:01,001 Every time I walk into this restaurant 521 00:26:01,003 --> 00:26:03,337 and I see a new thing that's back to normal, 522 00:26:03,339 --> 00:26:04,271 I wanna cry. 523 00:26:04,273 --> 00:26:06,473 Because, you know, so much has been 524 00:26:06,475 --> 00:26:09,042 stripped away this last year and a half. 525 00:26:09,044 --> 00:26:11,445 It's really somewhat emotional. 526 00:26:12,246 --> 00:26:13,914 Every guest that comes in here. 527 00:26:13,916 --> 00:26:15,616 Everyone is so happy to be out. 528 00:26:18,853 --> 00:26:21,955 What used to sort of look like a desert of tables, 529 00:26:21,957 --> 00:26:25,192 because we weren't allowed to have plates and roll-ups and glasses, 530 00:26:25,194 --> 00:26:26,760 now we actually have all of that out here. 531 00:26:26,762 --> 00:26:30,263 So it's starting to look very much like regular dining. 532 00:26:31,699 --> 00:26:34,401 Honestly, the best news that we've gotten so far is that, 533 00:26:34,403 --> 00:26:39,006 most likely, all outdoor dining is gonna absolutely stay till 2022, 534 00:26:39,008 --> 00:26:41,408 possibly 2023. 535 00:26:43,678 --> 00:26:46,079 Technically, Scopa, DAMA and Black Market 536 00:26:46,081 --> 00:26:47,347 are fully open. 537 00:26:47,349 --> 00:26:50,584 We're just trying to find enough staff to open the bar 538 00:26:50,586 --> 00:26:53,186 and then sort of going back to our large-party protocols. 539 00:26:53,188 --> 00:26:56,123 We're gonna get the bar back. We're gonna get the large parties back, 540 00:26:56,125 --> 00:26:58,525 um, and then we're gonna get ready for the holidays. 541 00:27:02,263 --> 00:27:03,330 [Guy] Coming up... 542 00:27:03,332 --> 00:27:05,432 As the world starts to open up... 543 00:27:05,434 --> 00:27:07,334 Oh, my God. This is insane, man. 544 00:27:07,336 --> 00:27:09,369 [Vivek] Everywhere I look, there are people. 545 00:27:09,371 --> 00:27:11,138 [Maneet] This is like back to normal. 546 00:27:11,140 --> 00:27:12,472 Who would have thought that normal could be 547 00:27:12,474 --> 00:27:14,274 such an exciting thing? 548 00:27:17,912 --> 00:27:19,446 [Guy] In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 549 00:27:19,448 --> 00:27:23,316 Maneet and Vivek are preparing for their first big event in 15 months. 550 00:27:23,318 --> 00:27:26,286 Hello! How are you doing? 551 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:27,921 So nice to see you! 552 00:27:27,923 --> 00:27:29,322 Oh, my God. This is insane, man. 553 00:27:30,425 --> 00:27:34,061 So, June 5th, we set up at Hop Springs 554 00:27:34,063 --> 00:27:36,229 a Justin Moore concert. 555 00:27:36,731 --> 00:27:40,267 The first big concert. 556 00:27:40,269 --> 00:27:42,636 So, what are we expecting, 3,000 people tonight? 557 00:27:43,071 --> 00:27:45,172 I hope so. 558 00:27:45,174 --> 00:27:49,209 [Maneet] 3,000. Like, just that number, it gave us goosebumps. 559 00:27:49,211 --> 00:27:52,579 Given the fact that last year around this time... 560 00:27:53,815 --> 00:27:57,150 there weren't more than 30 people allowed. 561 00:27:59,487 --> 00:28:02,389 [Vivek] We used to have this area loaded with people. 562 00:28:02,391 --> 00:28:04,124 Today, it's empty. 563 00:28:04,126 --> 00:28:08,862 So, just leaving the Hop Springs brewery, 564 00:28:08,864 --> 00:28:11,531 what do you think Vivek? Do you think we'll make it? 565 00:28:13,101 --> 00:28:14,568 Do we have any other option? 566 00:28:18,005 --> 00:28:19,239 [guitar music playing] 567 00:28:25,246 --> 00:28:27,147 Hello! 568 00:28:27,149 --> 00:28:29,983 [Vivek] Everywhere I look, there are people. 569 00:28:29,985 --> 00:28:32,953 This is like back to normal. Like, who would have thought that normal 570 00:28:32,955 --> 00:28:35,088 could be such an exciting thing? 571 00:28:39,393 --> 00:28:40,961 [Vivek] This concert is a kick-off, 572 00:28:40,963 --> 00:28:43,764 not only for kicking COVID's butt, 573 00:28:43,766 --> 00:28:46,366 - but it's also to relax our souls a little bit. - Yes. 574 00:28:46,368 --> 00:28:50,270 So, now that you've seen life over here, it's like, yes! 575 00:28:50,505 --> 00:28:51,805 So excited. 576 00:28:51,807 --> 00:28:53,006 [crowd cheering] 577 00:28:53,008 --> 00:28:55,709 Well, I have the pleasure of introducing you 578 00:28:55,711 --> 00:28:58,078 to Food Network Tournament Champions winner, 579 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:59,913 she's a partner here at Hop Springs, 580 00:28:59,915 --> 00:29:02,849 she's now one of Nashville's own, Maneet Chauhan. 581 00:29:02,851 --> 00:29:04,417 [crowd clapping and cheering] 582 00:29:05,319 --> 00:29:08,155 This was a cool rock star moment. 583 00:29:08,157 --> 00:29:09,523 Thank you so much. 584 00:29:09,525 --> 00:29:11,191 Tried to put it down, team. 585 00:29:11,193 --> 00:29:13,493 Many smiles for joining us. 586 00:29:13,495 --> 00:29:15,729 So, so excited to be here. 587 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:22,002 [singer] Live music is back! 588 00:29:25,139 --> 00:29:27,941 Justin Moore started his concert. 589 00:29:27,943 --> 00:29:31,678 [Maneet] And then I walked back to the tap room 590 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,282 and I see Jerry, who is running around, 591 00:29:37,218 --> 00:29:39,319 and I just kicked into my chef mode, 592 00:29:39,321 --> 00:29:42,055 where I am like ringing up everything, 593 00:29:42,057 --> 00:29:44,157 making sure that the line is moving. 594 00:29:44,159 --> 00:29:47,194 Would you like a receipt? Thank you. Enjoy. 595 00:29:47,196 --> 00:29:50,363 In all honesty, this was an event 596 00:29:50,365 --> 00:29:53,033 where Vivek and I had actually 597 00:29:53,035 --> 00:29:55,335 really planned to just stay back and enjoy. 598 00:29:55,337 --> 00:29:57,671 Like, take in the moment. 599 00:29:57,673 --> 00:30:00,240 I was on the stage. How did I end up over here? I have no idea. 600 00:30:00,242 --> 00:30:04,110 Only Maneet can jump from big stage to Jack and Coke. 601 00:30:04,112 --> 00:30:07,314 Look at the line. There's like a 20-minute wait to get a beverage. 602 00:30:07,715 --> 00:30:10,217 When it rains, it pours right? 603 00:30:10,219 --> 00:30:14,120 It's pouring right now. You know what's pouring? A lot of beer, baby. 604 00:30:15,323 --> 00:30:17,357 It was crazy. 605 00:30:19,594 --> 00:30:21,661 Look at this, I mean... 606 00:30:24,932 --> 00:30:29,236 [Maneet] The next thing I realize is when I look up, it's dark outside. 607 00:30:29,238 --> 00:30:33,506 When it started kind of winding down, that's the time that we 608 00:30:33,508 --> 00:30:35,275 stepped away. 609 00:30:36,310 --> 00:30:37,878 I think, at this moment, 610 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,680 we can say that we are getting back. 611 00:30:43,885 --> 00:30:49,122 What this entire experience has taught us is never get comfortable. 612 00:30:49,124 --> 00:30:53,059 Always be on your toes, because you never know what life holds for you 613 00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:55,128 around the next corner. 614 00:30:56,464 --> 00:31:00,967 We also are strong believers that after the darkest night, 615 00:31:00,969 --> 00:31:03,503 what follows is the brightest day. 616 00:31:03,505 --> 00:31:07,073 Right now, we are at the breaking of dawn. 617 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,446 [Guy] Coming up... 618 00:31:13,514 --> 00:31:16,750 Our innovative and greatest chefs spread their wings. 619 00:31:16,752 --> 00:31:19,386 [Antonia] I'm slightly sweating and hyperventilating. 620 00:31:19,388 --> 00:31:23,390 I just kind of felt the magnitude of that moment. 621 00:31:24,859 --> 00:31:27,193 [Guy] Out in LA, Chef Antonia has no clue 622 00:31:27,195 --> 00:31:30,730 just how nutty I'm about to make her life. 623 00:31:30,732 --> 00:31:33,300 [Antonia] 2020 and because of the documentary, 624 00:31:33,302 --> 00:31:36,002 there are more opportunities that have been opening up 625 00:31:36,004 --> 00:31:37,370 as far as television is concerned. 626 00:31:37,372 --> 00:31:39,039 And that feels nice. 627 00:31:40,374 --> 00:31:42,742 I went to set for Grocery Games, 628 00:31:42,744 --> 00:31:45,145 and one of the producers said, 629 00:31:45,147 --> 00:31:47,347 "Guy wants you to host half of the show with Hunter." 630 00:31:47,349 --> 00:31:48,882 And I was like, what? 631 00:31:48,884 --> 00:31:50,450 I thought I was judging that day. 632 00:31:50,452 --> 00:31:53,119 Guy, like, gave up his power and went and sat at the judges' table, 633 00:31:53,121 --> 00:31:54,888 and, suddenly, I'm telling Guy what to do. 634 00:31:54,890 --> 00:31:55,555 And cut to... 635 00:31:55,923 --> 00:31:57,323 We go to Orlando. 636 00:31:57,325 --> 00:32:01,261 - Nice to meet you all. - And he's doing Guy's chance of a lifetime. 637 00:32:01,263 --> 00:32:04,698 It's Christian and myself with his partner, Robert Earl, 638 00:32:04,700 --> 00:32:06,266 who is the owner of the Planet Hollywood 639 00:32:06,268 --> 00:32:09,369 and has me sitting on the panel 640 00:32:09,371 --> 00:32:12,339 as we're choosing six contestants, who will essentially 641 00:32:12,341 --> 00:32:14,274 win a Chicken Guy! franchise. 642 00:32:14,276 --> 00:32:17,577 This is going to be the most challenging job interview you've ever had. 643 00:32:17,579 --> 00:32:21,881 This is the largest cash prize that has ever been given away 644 00:32:21,883 --> 00:32:24,384 on a culinary competition ever. 645 00:32:24,386 --> 00:32:26,953 Chicken Guy! is at the point of a nationwide launch. 646 00:32:26,955 --> 00:32:28,154 Yeah, this is what I was born to do. 647 00:32:28,156 --> 00:32:29,422 This is what I am made for. 648 00:32:29,424 --> 00:32:31,791 I came out the womb, ready to operate this business. 649 00:32:31,793 --> 00:32:33,026 This is what I do. 650 00:32:33,028 --> 00:32:37,163 Guy, I am your Chicken Guy, and that's all I gotta say. 651 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:39,699 I'm in an interesting position to be on that panel 652 00:32:39,701 --> 00:32:41,701 to sort of guide a lot of these contestants, 653 00:32:41,703 --> 00:32:43,703 for them to really understand what it means 654 00:32:43,705 --> 00:32:46,239 to be like a true, authentic person 655 00:32:46,241 --> 00:32:47,640 in order to win this thing. 656 00:32:47,642 --> 00:32:49,943 - This is me talking very real to you, okay? - Okay. 657 00:32:49,945 --> 00:32:51,911 You have a calling to the restaurant industry I'm assuming. 658 00:32:51,913 --> 00:32:54,280 - Mmm-hmm. - We need to know what that feels like. 659 00:32:54,282 --> 00:32:56,449 I'm ready to do everything they have put in front of us. 660 00:32:56,451 --> 00:32:58,518 All of a sudden, the next day, Guy was just like, 661 00:32:58,520 --> 00:32:59,986 "The floor's yours. I'm leaving." 662 00:32:59,988 --> 00:33:01,221 And I was like, "What?" 663 00:33:01,223 --> 00:33:02,956 He likes to just like do these things 664 00:33:02,958 --> 00:33:04,357 where he doesn't really tell me what he's doing 665 00:33:04,359 --> 00:33:05,358 and then, just does it. 666 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,161 Suddenly, I was in charge of the board room. 667 00:33:09,063 --> 00:33:11,931 And I'm slightly sweating and hyper-ventilating. 668 00:33:11,933 --> 00:33:16,036 I just kinda felt the magnitude of that moment. 669 00:33:16,038 --> 00:33:19,005 The three of us are normally in competition together. 670 00:33:19,007 --> 00:33:21,041 All the sudden, we all start sweating, they put a microphone on us, 671 00:33:21,043 --> 00:33:22,509 so it's like a whole thing. 672 00:33:22,511 --> 00:33:25,278 It was a pretty big moment that made me like wanna go throw up. 673 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:26,279 [chuckles] 674 00:33:26,281 --> 00:33:29,249 So, I go into things with no expectation. 675 00:33:29,251 --> 00:33:32,352 It's more just like my fear of being vulnerable, to be honest. 676 00:33:32,354 --> 00:33:33,987 [man] Everybody ready? 677 00:33:33,989 --> 00:33:35,889 So, when he comes in, I'm starting the clock. 678 00:33:35,891 --> 00:33:36,990 Correct? 679 00:33:36,992 --> 00:33:39,893 I literally heard my father's 680 00:33:39,895 --> 00:33:42,695 strong Italian, Long Island accent, and he's like, 681 00:33:42,697 --> 00:33:44,898 "Well, you either gotta [bleep] or get off the pot." 682 00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:47,400 [laughs] I was like, "What is wrong with me?" 683 00:33:47,402 --> 00:33:49,035 We're not competing! 684 00:33:49,037 --> 00:33:51,504 We can calm down. Don't worry. [laughs] 685 00:33:54,041 --> 00:33:55,241 I was a little awkward. 686 00:33:55,243 --> 00:33:56,776 It took me a second to get my footing. 687 00:33:56,778 --> 00:33:59,245 I was not as confident and as sure. 688 00:33:59,247 --> 00:34:01,047 So, we've got a big day ahead of us. 689 00:34:01,049 --> 00:34:02,182 Let's get into it. 690 00:34:02,184 --> 00:34:04,417 I ran the board room. I ran the contestants. 691 00:34:04,819 --> 00:34:06,086 Presentations. 692 00:34:06,088 --> 00:34:09,389 I wanna bring the next franchise to Atlanta. 693 00:34:10,157 --> 00:34:11,491 - [applauding] - How we doing? 694 00:34:12,093 --> 00:34:13,893 [all screaming] 695 00:34:13,895 --> 00:34:16,229 Chicken Guy!, fellas. Here to stay! 696 00:34:16,231 --> 00:34:17,197 [Antonia] It's been a whirlwind. 697 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:18,698 It's been super exciting. 698 00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:21,101 As you are on stage and as you've been going through this, 699 00:34:21,103 --> 00:34:24,037 - this has also been Antonia's debut. - Oh, my God. 700 00:34:24,039 --> 00:34:26,706 As a co-host and I think, she's done a great job. 701 00:34:26,708 --> 00:34:27,407 - Don't you think? - Yes. 702 00:34:27,409 --> 00:34:28,842 I'm impressed. 703 00:34:28,844 --> 00:34:30,043 [Antonia] I love doing television. 704 00:34:30,045 --> 00:34:31,311 Who knows how far that's gonna go? 705 00:34:31,313 --> 00:34:32,545 So, it's a big deal. 706 00:34:32,547 --> 00:34:33,947 It's a really big deal. I'm excited about it. 707 00:34:33,949 --> 00:34:35,415 [all cheering] 708 00:34:37,118 --> 00:34:38,218 Back on the East Coast. 709 00:34:38,220 --> 00:34:40,386 Christian's taking a different kind of break 710 00:34:40,388 --> 00:34:42,689 to take care of an issue he's been putting off, 711 00:34:42,691 --> 00:34:43,923 in my opinion... 712 00:34:43,925 --> 00:34:45,425 for way too many years. 713 00:34:49,230 --> 00:34:50,330 [man] What are we doing today? 714 00:34:50,332 --> 00:34:51,698 [Christian] Getting heart surgery. 715 00:34:51,700 --> 00:34:53,233 The old ticker. 716 00:34:53,235 --> 00:34:55,902 So, I've been living with atrial fibrillation now 717 00:34:55,904 --> 00:34:58,037 for the past like two, three years. 718 00:34:58,139 --> 00:34:59,172 Foolishly. 719 00:34:59,174 --> 00:35:02,041 I should have got it taken care of a long time ago. 720 00:35:02,043 --> 00:35:05,845 And now, it's gotten to a point where I'm just super uncomfortable. 721 00:35:05,847 --> 00:35:09,215 My demeanor, it's not the normal Christian Petroni. 722 00:35:09,217 --> 00:35:12,719 A-fib leaves you like totally depleted of energy. 723 00:35:14,155 --> 00:35:16,089 So, like, she's so excited because-- 724 00:35:16,091 --> 00:35:19,025 - I have been begging him for the longest time. - Yeah. 725 00:35:19,027 --> 00:35:21,561 [Sheri] I've seen how hard it is on him, 726 00:35:21,563 --> 00:35:23,029 and how much it's changed him. 727 00:35:23,031 --> 00:35:24,297 It's too scary not... 728 00:35:24,498 --> 00:35:25,532 to be handled. 729 00:35:25,534 --> 00:35:27,400 This is my go-bag. 730 00:35:27,402 --> 00:35:30,170 Sheri put this thing for me obviously. 731 00:35:30,172 --> 00:35:32,305 Some sort of instructions in there. 732 00:35:32,307 --> 00:35:35,208 The major source of anxiety for me lately 733 00:35:35,210 --> 00:35:39,012 has been I'm so grateful to be on Food Network. 734 00:35:40,781 --> 00:35:42,849 And then, at the same time, it's like... 735 00:35:42,851 --> 00:35:45,084 I'm hoping that when I'm on location 736 00:35:45,086 --> 00:35:46,452 somewhere else in the country. 737 00:35:46,454 --> 00:35:49,055 That my A-fib doesn't get the best of me. 738 00:35:49,057 --> 00:35:50,557 Yes, that's what would drive me nuts. 739 00:35:51,158 --> 00:35:53,126 You really enjoy being on set, 740 00:35:53,128 --> 00:35:55,028 and filming with basically all your friends. 741 00:35:55,030 --> 00:35:56,729 It's like a non-stress environment. 742 00:35:56,731 --> 00:35:58,598 [Christian] Yeah, I am pretty happy-- 743 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:01,768 -A lot of times, it's such a-- A lot of stress brings on... - when I'm doing it. 744 00:36:01,770 --> 00:36:03,403 Yeah. 745 00:36:03,405 --> 00:36:06,005 We're gonna bring this to the hospital, you never know. 746 00:36:06,007 --> 00:36:06,940 We might need them. 747 00:36:06,942 --> 00:36:07,840 So that's everything. 748 00:36:07,842 --> 00:36:09,142 This is my life. 749 00:36:09,144 --> 00:36:11,377 Whatever is left of me is in this bag, baby. 750 00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:13,179 Remember me. 751 00:36:14,014 --> 00:36:15,381 Don't forget me. 752 00:36:15,383 --> 00:36:16,649 Will you remarry? 753 00:36:18,185 --> 00:36:19,219 [chuckles] 754 00:36:19,221 --> 00:36:20,787 I don't believe you. 755 00:36:20,789 --> 00:36:24,157 It also doesn't hurt that Guy said to me 756 00:36:24,159 --> 00:36:26,292 that if I don't take care of this, 757 00:36:26,294 --> 00:36:28,294 he won't put me on any more of his shows. 758 00:36:28,296 --> 00:36:30,897 [vocalizing] 759 00:36:30,899 --> 00:36:32,532 - Are you driving or am I driving? - I'll drive. 760 00:36:35,502 --> 00:36:36,936 All right. Be right back out. 761 00:36:36,938 --> 00:36:38,204 Oh, I'm just nervous. 762 00:36:39,039 --> 00:36:40,273 - I'm a mess. - [producer] Yeah. 763 00:36:40,275 --> 00:36:41,874 But we're not gonna tell Christian that. 764 00:36:41,876 --> 00:36:43,443 We're gonna pretend that I am... 765 00:36:44,011 --> 00:36:45,211 cool as a cucumber. 766 00:36:52,353 --> 00:36:53,853 [Christian] So, I'm going in now. 767 00:36:53,855 --> 00:36:54,420 Incredible. 768 00:36:54,422 --> 00:36:56,022 Stamford Hospital. 769 00:36:56,024 --> 00:36:58,324 This is definitely gonna be the catalyst 770 00:36:58,326 --> 00:37:00,994 for me getting healthy. 771 00:37:03,297 --> 00:37:04,197 All right. 772 00:37:05,899 --> 00:37:07,200 Not fun. 773 00:37:07,202 --> 00:37:08,501 Road to recovery. 774 00:37:09,069 --> 00:37:09,669 New life. 775 00:37:10,337 --> 00:37:11,237 Healthy. 776 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:12,605 Healthy, healthy, healthy. 777 00:37:17,344 --> 00:37:18,444 [Guy] Coming up... 778 00:37:18,712 --> 00:37:21,281 A year ago, I wasn't sure if this would even happen. 779 00:37:21,849 --> 00:37:23,216 But we pushed through. 780 00:37:23,218 --> 00:37:25,285 We collectively did that. 781 00:37:25,287 --> 00:37:27,720 The fries are coming from this station? 782 00:37:27,722 --> 00:37:29,122 Anything works, it's just different. 783 00:37:29,124 --> 00:37:30,456 We can do anything together. 784 00:37:30,458 --> 00:37:32,992 We truly can. This is the proof of that. 785 00:37:36,030 --> 00:37:37,463 For Marcus and his team, 786 00:37:37,465 --> 00:37:40,066 another long 4-year dream comes to fruition. 787 00:37:40,068 --> 00:37:43,069 With a plane ride down to the Bahamas. 788 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:47,106 Right now, we're at Marcus at Baha Mar. 789 00:37:47,108 --> 00:37:51,077 And tomorrow, we have our grand opening. 790 00:37:55,516 --> 00:37:58,318 I came here to open Baha Mar in Bahamas... 791 00:37:58,320 --> 00:37:59,385 four or five years ago 792 00:37:59,387 --> 00:38:01,254 always with a vision and the mission 793 00:38:01,256 --> 00:38:04,190 to open this beautiful restaurant. 794 00:38:05,326 --> 00:38:08,027 Three years ago, there was a hurricane. 795 00:38:08,029 --> 00:38:11,397 Hurricane Irma has strengthened now to a Category 5, 796 00:38:11,399 --> 00:38:14,701 making it the strongest storm to hit the Atlantic in a decade. 797 00:38:14,703 --> 00:38:17,403 Then right after that, COVID. 798 00:38:18,272 --> 00:38:19,105 I was scared. 799 00:38:19,107 --> 00:38:21,040 I was emotional, like a wreck. 800 00:38:21,042 --> 00:38:23,910 And a year ago, I wasn't sure if this would even happen. 801 00:38:23,912 --> 00:38:25,745 We're not in New York right now. 802 00:38:25,747 --> 00:38:27,313 We're in a different country. 803 00:38:27,315 --> 00:38:29,682 How do we get products is different than how you get it in New York. 804 00:38:29,684 --> 00:38:30,983 Anything works, it's just different. 805 00:38:30,985 --> 00:38:34,954 All of it took papers, it took permits. 806 00:38:34,956 --> 00:38:38,324 And to do that during COVID in a different country was just-- 807 00:38:38,326 --> 00:38:39,959 It takes a lot. 808 00:38:39,961 --> 00:38:41,694 But we pushed through. 809 00:38:41,696 --> 00:38:43,696 We collectively did that. 810 00:38:43,698 --> 00:38:44,697 So, yeah, it is emotional. 811 00:38:49,002 --> 00:38:50,370 Our restaurant... 812 00:38:50,372 --> 00:38:53,239 is pre-standing on the water. 813 00:38:53,241 --> 00:38:55,241 It's really fine-dining food. 814 00:38:55,243 --> 00:38:56,809 It's the bar itself. 815 00:38:56,811 --> 00:39:01,848 This is the place where people can gather casual or just stare at the ocean. 816 00:39:01,850 --> 00:39:03,149 I grew up on the water in Sweden. 817 00:39:03,151 --> 00:39:04,884 It never looked like that. 818 00:39:04,886 --> 00:39:05,952 It's a dining room. 819 00:39:05,954 --> 00:39:07,420 Open kitchen. 820 00:39:07,422 --> 00:39:10,022 It was really important to showcase the local talent, 821 00:39:10,024 --> 00:39:12,058 who cooks your dinner. 822 00:39:12,060 --> 00:39:15,528 And that's when the restaurant goes from just being four walls 823 00:39:15,530 --> 00:39:18,030 to something super dynamic and special. 824 00:39:18,032 --> 00:39:20,900 Upstairs, which is the bar, which we want people to come 825 00:39:20,902 --> 00:39:23,169 and have a cocktail and watching the sun go down. 826 00:39:23,171 --> 00:39:24,103 The patio. 827 00:39:24,105 --> 00:39:25,338 The party will be right here. 828 00:39:25,340 --> 00:39:28,141 We'll be cooking over there and cooking over here. 829 00:39:28,143 --> 00:39:29,242 Lights, fire, action. 830 00:39:29,810 --> 00:39:31,110 What are we doing for dessert? 831 00:39:31,912 --> 00:39:33,413 - [chef] The Viking. - Right. 832 00:39:34,181 --> 00:39:35,081 As a chef, 833 00:39:35,083 --> 00:39:37,049 you can do nothing without teams. 834 00:39:37,051 --> 00:39:40,920 To build a restaurant like that, it's got around 90 jobs. 835 00:39:40,922 --> 00:39:45,191 And then, as we opening up, probably get to 140 or something like that. 836 00:39:45,193 --> 00:39:47,894 Make sure we cook so it's ready for the next course. 837 00:39:47,896 --> 00:39:49,829 Getting to know the local team. 838 00:39:49,831 --> 00:39:52,565 Learn from Garrett what is the dish 839 00:39:52,567 --> 00:39:54,267 so you know how to present it. 840 00:39:54,269 --> 00:39:59,005 Then, making sure that we're cooking the right way, seasoning the right way. 841 00:39:59,007 --> 00:40:01,941 - The fries are coming from this station? - Yes, sir. 842 00:40:01,943 --> 00:40:05,945 So, before you present them toss in salt, right? 843 00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:08,414 Nothing leaves the station without being tasted, okay? 844 00:40:08,416 --> 00:40:09,649 Nothing! 845 00:40:09,651 --> 00:40:10,983 Nothing, nothing, nothing. 846 00:40:10,985 --> 00:40:14,153 So, as a leader, you have to be firm but also calm. 847 00:40:14,155 --> 00:40:15,922 You have to calm the team down. 848 00:40:15,924 --> 00:40:17,657 How do we do this the right way? 849 00:40:18,892 --> 00:40:20,960 - Okay, now you have better contrast right? - Yeah. 850 00:40:20,962 --> 00:40:21,994 - You see? - And that's very-- 851 00:40:21,996 --> 00:40:23,896 - Now, it's more elegant. - Yes, it is. 852 00:40:23,898 --> 00:40:25,498 I want them to understand that, 853 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:27,166 end of the day, we are creating and experience, 854 00:40:27,168 --> 00:40:28,468 and they're a part of it. 855 00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:30,203 And we can't do it without them. 856 00:40:35,075 --> 00:40:36,976 Today is the grand opening. 857 00:40:36,978 --> 00:40:38,978 It is the day. I'm beyond excited. 858 00:40:38,980 --> 00:40:40,112 It's been a long journey. 859 00:40:40,114 --> 00:40:41,881 For chefs, regardless of where you are, 860 00:40:41,883 --> 00:40:45,418 openings are the most exciting thing in our industry. 861 00:40:45,420 --> 00:40:48,221 They're the most complicated, but also the most exciting. 862 00:40:48,223 --> 00:40:50,423 - Marcus, thank you. - [all applauding] 863 00:40:50,425 --> 00:40:52,124 It's hundreds and hundreds of people 864 00:40:52,126 --> 00:40:55,828 that kept on working during COVID to create this. 865 00:40:55,830 --> 00:40:58,297 Thank you so much and now... 866 00:40:58,299 --> 00:41:01,434 let's go down and have dinner and have a good time! 867 00:41:01,436 --> 00:41:03,102 [all cheering] 868 00:41:03,104 --> 00:41:05,571 My first goal is to open for dinner. 869 00:41:06,773 --> 00:41:08,241 It's really been a great project 870 00:41:08,243 --> 00:41:10,977 that I was very worried about a year ago, 871 00:41:10,979 --> 00:41:12,845 because I didn't think it would happen because of COVID. 872 00:41:12,847 --> 00:41:14,413 I didn't have a lot of hope. 873 00:41:17,050 --> 00:41:19,852 Today, I'm happy. I'm extremely happy. 874 00:41:19,854 --> 00:41:22,455 And it shows that we, when we work together, 875 00:41:22,457 --> 00:41:23,890 we can do anything together. 876 00:41:23,892 --> 00:41:24,824 We truly can. 877 00:41:24,826 --> 00:41:26,158 This is the proof of that. 878 00:41:29,396 --> 00:41:32,665 I don't even have words. But what I do have... 879 00:41:33,834 --> 00:41:35,401 is... thanks. 880 00:41:36,470 --> 00:41:38,137 Thanks to the customers. 881 00:41:38,139 --> 00:41:39,872 Thanks to the guests. 882 00:41:39,874 --> 00:41:42,041 Thanks to the people that pivoted. 883 00:41:42,043 --> 00:41:44,810 Thanks to the industry supporting one another. 884 00:41:44,812 --> 00:41:47,146 Thanks to the people that came back to work. 885 00:41:47,148 --> 00:41:51,017 So, on behalf of Chef Marcus, Chef Antonia, Chef Monique, Chef Christian 886 00:41:51,019 --> 00:41:53,019 and the millions of my brothers and sisters 887 00:41:53,021 --> 00:41:54,320 in the restaurant business, 888 00:41:54,322 --> 00:41:56,422 we wanna say this. 889 00:41:56,424 --> 00:41:58,991 Thanks for coming in. And we'll see you soon.