Tamara Falcó: La Marquesa (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - La cuenta atrás y un palacio sin hacer - full transcript
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NEW YORK
When I travel to other cities,
right from a young age,
my dad took me to restaurants.
You find out a lot about people
from a country's gastronomy,
and about their culture.
We're going to see Dan Barber.
He made a last-minute gap
in his schedule...
AGENT
...so we have to be super thankful
that he's going to see us.
I'm so excited about this.
We always talked about him at Cordon Bleu
and the girl translating for me said,
"If you get the chance
to go to New York, you have to go."
I'm going to meet Dan Barber.
I really look up to him,
and I can't wait to see his place
and hear what he has to say.
It's great news!
If I wasn't so tired,
I'd be jumping for joy.
- You look thrilled.
- Right now, my strength is dwindling.
What really interested me
about Dan Barber's story
is that he came
from a family business, a farm,
and went to study as a chef in Paris...
NEW YORK
...and then came back
and took over that farm.
He turned it into a business.
I consider him a reference...
...for what El Rincón could be.
Yes...
I want to know who's behind that cuisine.
Not just any cuisine,
but rather, a signature cuisine.
Although I must say, the chickens here...
are smashing.
I'd really love to
invite Dan to try some Spanish eggs.
The Betanzos omelet, for example.
Or maybe he'd like the farm ones too.
I may have come off a bit cocky,
but, you know,
everyone loves products
from their own country.
But he's not Australian...
Whatever, he loved it.
I'm digging myself a hole.
It's really lucky that my mom
found a life partner at her age.
Mario's a wonderful partner for her.
He makes you feel
like you're the most important person.
You were a good reader
when you were at school.
Always on my own. I learned to read
early on because I was keen.
Actually, it was the security staff
who taught me how to read.
- The...
- The security staff?
Uncle Miguel's bodyguards.
Were they good readers?
I spent a lot of time with them
so they went over things with me,
and I loved stories.
The bodyguards had their own room,
and I loved being around them.
I grew up
used to their guns and everything.
I mean, you could see them.
So, there was one in particular
who helped me to read.
You have to have time.
I'm using screens all day.
You need space to meditate...
- Yes.
- ...to think, right?
What you need above all
are good recommendations.
When I have time to do it, I go places.
- I go to different places.
- You go to the future and the past.
Every morning after work,
he goes into the palace
and asks his servant...
- How lovely.
- Look at the Lion King!
The Lion King!
Going anywhere with Mario is great,
but especially a bookshop, right?
It's part of his New York world.
- Lots of new things here.
- Really?
Okay.
- They're not exactly new.
- The most important books are here.
And this one by Mark Twain?
- It's by Mark Twain.
- Yes.
Yes, of course.
It's $15,000, how about that?
Look at that.
Look at that.
- Well.
- Okay.
Salammbô by Flaubert!
My goodness, Flaubert, your favorite!
- Of course, Salammbô.
- Let's see.
Let's see.
- There?
- Here.
Salammbô, look.
It must be the first edition.
- Incredible, right?
- Incredible.
Look at that.
Flaubert may have touched this himself.
I've never held such an old book.
James Joyce, Ulysses.
- He loved that one.
- The edition with Henri Matisse.
This is the book
that brought us practically
all the modern novels.
This book is the starting point.
He reminds me a lot of Íñigo.
They're both, you know...
They're restless,
they like going to everything,
to know about everything,
and have time for everything...
They're never too lazy for anything,
the least lazy people in the world.
Mario, when did you start writing?
Was it at school?
I started writing at school, yes.
- Really?
- I was blown away by a play
which respected neither time nor space.
The first serious thing I wrote
was after seeing
that play by Arthur Miller,
Death of a Salesman.
- It's a tragedy.
- Yes, a tragedy.
But how did that motivate you?
Because your work always has light...
- And an optimistic ending.
- ...optimism and all that.
I loved Mario's books.
He's one of those people
who is so superior,
intellectually speaking,
who never makes anyone feel
inferior to him.
Your books are what saved me
- because I started...
- Thank goodness for that!
...with The Bad Girl.
Thank goodness!
I've just found out that a book
rekindled curiosity for reading.
- That's it!
- That's a good thing.
A good thing.
Pick up, my love.
He hung up on me.
I'm back and getting into my work routine.
The truth is that, because I have fun,
and enjoy the people I work with,
I look forward to it.
How long do Hollywood actresses
spend getting ready...
MAKEUP ARTIST
...before a red carpet
or on a facial drainage?
Facial drainage is normally half an hour.
- Half an hour?
- Yes.
Then makeup and hair
is normally four hours
for international events.
For ten minutes on the red carpet.
This job may look easy
and like something
that just happens naturally,
but it implies a lot of work
from a team of people in the background,
in order to get the best results.
But then things turn out perfect
and I really love doing it.
I love doing it.
I like her playful acting right now.
Like she's freezing and saying,
"I'll smile to get it over with."
It works.
Really cool.
Beautiful.
I've got the cover shot. I have it.
TAMARA
IN PRIVATE
Íñigo isn't just a part
of my personal life,
he also helps with my work.
He's the type of person
who wants to see you grow,
and will support you to help you grow.
What's going on
with the motorbike blanket?
The blanket? But it's summer, love.
- Look at the blue sky.
- It's freezing out there.
- You'll see in El Rincón.
- The sky's so blue!
- It's freezing.
- Look at the palm trees!
- Palm trees, not oaks.
- What do you mean?
No blanket for me then.
- But, love...
- What?
The blanket's useless.
I'll get you an overcoat
and some triple leggings.
Why do you need it?
Íñigo's trying to justify
not having been to install my blanket,
and he's trying
to convince me it's hot outside,
so why do I need a blanket?
Hello? It's winter.
I want my blanket
- I gave you some thick trousers.
- I want my blanket
The trousers are a pain.
I want my blanket
At last, things are changing in El Rincón.
Things are moving.
There are workers
putting plasterboard on the wall.
We're choosing the colors and the shades.
There's an expert painter
who knows everything about old houses.
I wanted to get a closer look
but I think I made a mess of things.
So I had a go
and asked one of the workers
to help me do something on a wall
and it turned out okay.
When you watch someone
who's really used to doing something,
it looks so easy.
Then you do it yourself
and it's impossible.
I'm sure I messed up the wall.
For me, all the work
I'm doing on El Rincón
comes from a place of love
and respect for my dad.
I mean...
Well, I could
spend my time doing more lucrative things
than renovating a castle
in the middle of Aldea del Fresno,
but the truth is...
it's part of my history with my dad,
and that's why I'm doing it.
Thanks to him, I'm a chef.
I love visiting professional kitchens.
When I go in,
I love seeing how lively it is,
the different teams,
especially in haute cuisine,
because the synchronization
they have is like a dance,
and a privilege to see.
- How are you, Mario?
- Great.
- How are you?
- Can I leave it?
Yes.
How are you, love?
It's nice to have you here.
Really cool.
I have an appetizer for you.
Grilled sea cucumber.
Okay.
Isn't it good?
It's good.
Isn't it?
- I like my appetizer with a beer.
- Of course!
Beer with champagne.
Wine-pairing is important
for several reasons.
It combines the flavors perfectly
and it completes them.
Sandra is my big sister,
and she's a real wine expert,
but, above all, she loves me.
She worked with my dad,
and my dad taught her
everything he knew about wine.
Dad's not here,
so Sandra's the perfect person
to ask about pairing.
Look what I've brought!
- Perfect.
- The new XF.
WINE PRODUCER
- The new one?
- Yes.
Straight from the winery.
We were tasting it there,
and it's spectacular.
- Can we try it now?
- Of course!
Wine and food is a world of emotions,
and color is really important.
So, ultimately, rosés are joyful wines,
and have a color that help you
see the world with positivity.
Do guys drink it? It's a bit feminine.
I'm getting a lot of that lately.
The same thing happened with oil.
When Dad and I started working with oil...
- Remember you came to fairs?
- Yes.
Lots of professionals said,
"No, I'm not tasting oil,"
and now guys say to me,
"No, I don't drink rosé."
My dad's the reason
that we're doing all this.
It's a family thing.
He's present in the oil,
in the idea for the menu,
in the color choice...
I'm always thinking of him.
- It's Dad's birthday.
- I know.
I think it's fitting that we're both here
discussing our gastronomy projects,
you know?
I think he would have loved it.
He was so enthusiastic about everything,
I'm sure he would have loved it.
- He'd have been so proud.
- Yes.
Of you as well, becoming a chef
and opening a restaurant.
He always wanted
to have a restaurant there...
- Yes.
- Really?
He had plans to have it in the Octagon.
It's an old granary, you know?
He always wanted
to set up a restaurant there.
It was one of his dreams,
and you're making it come true.
How about we start with a journey
back through his life and the wines?
- Wine is part of our lives.
- Yes.
I'd like them to see who we are.
I came into my father's life
at a time when
he was ready to be a father.
Actually, my birth
coincided with his first wine harvest.
And I think...
My father and I
had a very special connection.
How old would he be?
He would be...
eighty-five years old.
- Well, to him.
- To him.
- So that he shines down on us.
- Yes.
My cordon bleu teacher
said that "the plate is everything."
It's a whole art,
the French call it l'art de la table.
Tableware is important.
ARTIST
Here already?
- Here already!
- I'm so excited!
Bárbara Pan is a friend of my mother's.
She's funny, she's kind, she's clever.
She's full of life.
Welcome to my place!
- Let's have some cake.
- Okay.
I shouldn't really.
It's a bit crooked.
- It's perfect.
- How messy.
- Try it and tell me the truth.
- Okay.
- How about it?
- Incredible?
Incredible?
- Would your mom approve?
- Yes. I could eat the whole cake.
Has she mentioned the restaurant?
Not a word. I don't know
whether that's good or bad.
- She's freaking out.
- But she hides it well.
- Yes, because she's Asian.
- She's Asian.
I'm so jealous of Asians.
I'm always anxious,
that's why I eat so much.
My mother is just
like my grandmother,
in that she has mastered
the art of being impassive.
I remember reading
loads of articles about her
saying, "You never know
what she's thinking."
We're completely different in that sense
because you always know what I'm thinking.
- Let's see what you think.
- Let's see.
For me, this is you.
It's your father.
- I think it's a nice tribute.
- Yes?
Do you know what fraise Melba is?
- What?
- A dessert I want to copy.
It's on a menu I found
for my great-aunt's wedding.
- You have your great-aunt's menu?
- Yes.
I should've sent you the menu.
- They had crowns.
- Yes, here's the ratpenat.
Oh my, it's like a Masonic thing.
- Stop that.
- It's scary!
- What do you mean?
- That bat...
- It's like from that movie...
- Freemasons?
We need to study the logo, not the menu.
Now it all makes sense.
Right. I think this plate is too white.
It's fine for a normal restaurant,
but yours is special, right?
- So...
- I like white.
- Oh, dear. I don't.
- What did you want to do?
I want you to color the edge.
We'll do the edge
because using the wheel is...
I mean, it's like taking...
I don't know if it's a trip or a sedative.
- It has one of those effects.
- Okay, perfect.
We need to try it out.
- Come here.
- Okay.
Come over here.
Okay. Your elbow there.
Take the brush.
Try to get this as flat as possible.
- It's best not to look.
- I'm going to move this.
Touch the plate and keep it still.
This is our Ghost moment. That's it.
Don't be scared, that's right.
Like the color?
I think it's beautiful.
Don't you?
Can't you look? What's wrong?
Don't you like it?
You have strange tastes.
That color's perfect.
Let's try to make it a bit more lively.
- It's looking good.
- It's not bad. Keep going.
Do it again lower down.
I have the bread plates,
which is a big step.
All I need is the cooker.
As well as the commitments
I have with my brands,
I've decided it's time
to release my first book.
I'm so nervous. I can hardly speak.
The time has come.
- You have to sign lots of books.
- Okay.
For at least three hours.
- I've done my homework.
- What did you do?
The only person who can really
tell me about book signings is Mario.
Sometimes I don't even see
what's right under my nose.
Is your book signature
the same one you use at the bank?
Yes.
- For everything?
- The same.
- I was wondering whether to invent...
- The same signature. What's more...
- It has to be a fast signature.
- Yes.
One that doesn't take too long.
I have the same signature
I had when I was ten.
Perfect! That's great.
Have a cup of tea.
Thank you.
I think it's a lovely idea
to alternate the recipes
with the stories of your own family,
where those recipes came from
and were enjoyed...
Do you remember when you came here
and we served you ceviche
and you asked us to never do it again?
Peruvian ceviche is the real thing.
That was the model.
"Please don't call
that seafood cocktail 'ceviche'
because it has nothing
to do with ceviche."
- Do you remember?
- Yes.
The recipe is Peruvian.
It was like a caricature of ceviche.
I remember it perfectly.
I gave Mom a book
of Peruvian recipes afterwards, but...
Do you remember a dish
from your childhood?
For some reason,
I started hating anything that had pips.
- When you were little?
- When I was little.
And it's something I still have.
I still have it
and will take it to my grave.
Pips horrify me.
How about a kiwi?
A kiwi? No! I would never eat a kiwi.
Never!
Because the pips really horrify me.
The smaller they are,
the more they disgust me.
Those of us who know him
know about his pip phobia,
and we're used to it,
but the way he tells it
always cracks me up.
I don't know if you remember
something my mom told me,
that on your first date, she came along...
She didn't know about your pip phobia,
and what was she eating?
- Was it olives?
- She offered me a plate of olives!
Olives give me the creeps
because they have stones.
- She wouldn't stop eating olives.
- Right.
And you didn't have the guts to tell her.
No, I didn't. I have the guts now...
That was seven years ago.
I'd never noticed Mario's laugh.
Mom also told me you said,
"Maybe if they cured me,
I wouldn't be able to write."
That mysterious part of your personality
that psychoanalysis can cure
doesn't interest me at all.
That's not it, Mario!
I need to have all those mysterious parts
in my personality.
It's not like that.
It's not as if you lose them.
There are things you don't know are there
and that have traumatized you.
The things that traumatize you
are perfect for a writer.
I want to be unbalanced when I write.
You're one of
the most balanced people I know.
I'm not balanced when I'm writing.
- Is that even possible?
- It's absolutely possible.
I'm scared nobody will come
to my book signing.
No, they'll go.
Lots of people will go.
You're a popular person.
- You're on the television...
- But...
- You're in magazines all the time...
- And if nobody turns up?
Haven't you ever been scared
that nobody will show up?
I'm scared of being there all by myself.
No, that won't happen.
That won't happen to you.
Is Íñigo picking you up?
No, I think I'll take it easy today.
- Sofa.
- Sofa.
- Blanket and TV.
- Yes.
- With my dogs.
- That's right.
What's your dog called?
Tama.
Tama.
Know what else I call her?
- What?
- Tami.
You do? I don't care. Your dog's perfect.
When I called my dog Jacinta,
it turns out the woman who'd looked after
my younger brothers for my dad
was called Jacinta, but it wasn't for her.
People don't like it.
I find it incredible when people say,
"I called my dog, 'Dog.'"
- "Dog"?
- You've never heard it?
- No.
- I have.
People don't make an effort, you know?
- I like funny names.
- Me too.
I'm a bit nervous.
But then I think,
imagine the amount of albums
my brother has signed.
- No, Grandma.
- No, but here.
Enrique has evolved amazingly.
At home, he was the ugly duckling,
and the naughty boy and so on,
and suddenly he mutated
and became a hottie, and shot up.
Then he released an album
which went straight to number one.
My school friends asked me
for his autograph and I was like,
"What?"
We're here.
We're here.
Gorgeous!
- How are you?
- Hi!
Hi, thanks for coming.
- Gorgeous.
- Thanks.
Hi, how are you?
There's a long queue of people,
and they're all really lovely.
Lots of religious people,
which is lovely, a gift from the Virgin.
Thanks, guys. Thanks for coming.
You're the author
who's brought the most people.
It's incredible!
I'm so thankful that people bought my book
and are queuing up for me to sign it
on a Friday afternoon.
I think it's lovely.
MY MOTHER'S RECIPES
The kitchens are ready
so we've come to see them.
El Rincón is turning out
to be a race against time.
and with all the different elements...
I'm not sure we'll make it.
- Hi, Tamara.
- Hi!
- You look pretty.
- How are you?
- Gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- Always so lovely.
- Thanks for having me again.
I'm so excited.
It's even more exciting for us.
You're opening soon.
- How exciting.
- With a demanding mom like yours,
you must be snowed under.
Yes!
She's the same now, you know?
She's just the same.
I've always been worried
about how demanding my mom is
and the truth is...
Well, I'm half her age,
so if I'm as demanding as she is,
I need to hold back a little.
- I'm most excited about my kitchen.
- It's finished.
Is it?
- I'll show it to you now.
- Really?
- It's spectacular.
- Great!
Let's go.
- Let's go and see it now.
- Let's go!
Let's go.
- I'll see you later. Ciao!
- Bye.
How does this work?
- You can turn this.
- It's really cool.
Here we are. No, leave it, don't worry.
Check out this kitchen.
Touch it.
- How about that?
- I love it.
Mom never likes to touch anything.
- How about that.
- Everything disgusts her.
It's perfect!
It's perfect!
We have to go a bit quicker
or we'll never...
You want to go faster? How can I put this?
I'd heard about the bikes at Porcelanosa,
but I didn't know they were retro bikes.
I thought they were fun,
but my handlebars weren't great.
So...
Richard Gere visited us once.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
He got on one of these bikes
and he rode one section with no hands.
He had a hell of a fall over there.
It's like the joke, "Look Mom, no hands!"
"No teeth!"
Good job he told me
or I might have done a trick
and I'd have ended up on the ground.
Careful, Tamara! That goes on its own.
It goes on its own,
and it's coming this way.
Come here, Tamara.
They follow the yellow lines.
Great.
Josepas!
Josepas!
A robot's chasing me.
- Like what you see?
- Yes.
I'm excited to see my kitchen.
See how our dreams in New York
have become a reality?
Exactly.
When I saw my kitchen...
it was beautiful,
but when I looked closer,
and saw they'd personalized it
with my name and everything,
it was such a lovely gesture
and it really moved me,
because it was a lovely surprise.
This is great, loads of space.
But where's the cooker?
- The cooker?
- Yes. I mean, this is the countertop,
but the cooker...?
- The cooker's on its way to Madrid.
- Okay.
There's a part missing, Josepas!
What's this?
Want to see how we send off
the merchandise to El Rincón?
Pull, Josepas!
I hope the truck arrives on time.
Josepas told me it will, 100%,
so we hope it gets here.
Without the kitchen, we're totally lost.
But come on, let's go.
We'll load it and that's it.
Have you seen the spotlights?
COMING UP
The big day has arrived
and I hope it will be a great night.
You said this was complicated?
This place is quite far out.
- Five minutes for the egg.
- Come on, let's go.
Are you worried about the eggs?
It doesn't look very appetizing.
Don't tell my mom.
Íñigo, what's your pact with Tamara?
What pact?
What are Íñigo and Mom discussing?
I hope they're enjoying the food.
I'll take this moment,
now we're with all of your loved ones,
to give you something
that's very important for us,
for our future.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
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NEW YORK
When I travel to other cities,
right from a young age,
my dad took me to restaurants.
You find out a lot about people
from a country's gastronomy,
and about their culture.
We're going to see Dan Barber.
He made a last-minute gap
in his schedule...
AGENT
...so we have to be super thankful
that he's going to see us.
I'm so excited about this.
We always talked about him at Cordon Bleu
and the girl translating for me said,
"If you get the chance
to go to New York, you have to go."
I'm going to meet Dan Barber.
I really look up to him,
and I can't wait to see his place
and hear what he has to say.
It's great news!
If I wasn't so tired,
I'd be jumping for joy.
- You look thrilled.
- Right now, my strength is dwindling.
What really interested me
about Dan Barber's story
is that he came
from a family business, a farm,
and went to study as a chef in Paris...
NEW YORK
...and then came back
and took over that farm.
He turned it into a business.
I consider him a reference...
...for what El Rincón could be.
Yes...
I want to know who's behind that cuisine.
Not just any cuisine,
but rather, a signature cuisine.
Although I must say, the chickens here...
are smashing.
I'd really love to
invite Dan to try some Spanish eggs.
The Betanzos omelet, for example.
Or maybe he'd like the farm ones too.
I may have come off a bit cocky,
but, you know,
everyone loves products
from their own country.
But he's not Australian...
Whatever, he loved it.
I'm digging myself a hole.
It's really lucky that my mom
found a life partner at her age.
Mario's a wonderful partner for her.
He makes you feel
like you're the most important person.
You were a good reader
when you were at school.
Always on my own. I learned to read
early on because I was keen.
Actually, it was the security staff
who taught me how to read.
- The...
- The security staff?
Uncle Miguel's bodyguards.
Were they good readers?
I spent a lot of time with them
so they went over things with me,
and I loved stories.
The bodyguards had their own room,
and I loved being around them.
I grew up
used to their guns and everything.
I mean, you could see them.
So, there was one in particular
who helped me to read.
You have to have time.
I'm using screens all day.
You need space to meditate...
- Yes.
- ...to think, right?
What you need above all
are good recommendations.
When I have time to do it, I go places.
- I go to different places.
- You go to the future and the past.
Every morning after work,
he goes into the palace
and asks his servant...
- How lovely.
- Look at the Lion King!
The Lion King!
Going anywhere with Mario is great,
but especially a bookshop, right?
It's part of his New York world.
- Lots of new things here.
- Really?
Okay.
- They're not exactly new.
- The most important books are here.
And this one by Mark Twain?
- It's by Mark Twain.
- Yes.
Yes, of course.
It's $15,000, how about that?
Look at that.
Look at that.
- Well.
- Okay.
Salammbô by Flaubert!
My goodness, Flaubert, your favorite!
- Of course, Salammbô.
- Let's see.
Let's see.
- There?
- Here.
Salammbô, look.
It must be the first edition.
- Incredible, right?
- Incredible.
Look at that.
Flaubert may have touched this himself.
I've never held such an old book.
James Joyce, Ulysses.
- He loved that one.
- The edition with Henri Matisse.
This is the book
that brought us practically
all the modern novels.
This book is the starting point.
He reminds me a lot of Íñigo.
They're both, you know...
They're restless,
they like going to everything,
to know about everything,
and have time for everything...
They're never too lazy for anything,
the least lazy people in the world.
Mario, when did you start writing?
Was it at school?
I started writing at school, yes.
- Really?
- I was blown away by a play
which respected neither time nor space.
The first serious thing I wrote
was after seeing
that play by Arthur Miller,
Death of a Salesman.
- It's a tragedy.
- Yes, a tragedy.
But how did that motivate you?
Because your work always has light...
- And an optimistic ending.
- ...optimism and all that.
I loved Mario's books.
He's one of those people
who is so superior,
intellectually speaking,
who never makes anyone feel
inferior to him.
Your books are what saved me
- because I started...
- Thank goodness for that!
...with The Bad Girl.
Thank goodness!
I've just found out that a book
rekindled curiosity for reading.
- That's it!
- That's a good thing.
A good thing.
Pick up, my love.
He hung up on me.
I'm back and getting into my work routine.
The truth is that, because I have fun,
and enjoy the people I work with,
I look forward to it.
How long do Hollywood actresses
spend getting ready...
MAKEUP ARTIST
...before a red carpet
or on a facial drainage?
Facial drainage is normally half an hour.
- Half an hour?
- Yes.
Then makeup and hair
is normally four hours
for international events.
For ten minutes on the red carpet.
This job may look easy
and like something
that just happens naturally,
but it implies a lot of work
from a team of people in the background,
in order to get the best results.
But then things turn out perfect
and I really love doing it.
I love doing it.
I like her playful acting right now.
Like she's freezing and saying,
"I'll smile to get it over with."
It works.
Really cool.
Beautiful.
I've got the cover shot. I have it.
TAMARA
IN PRIVATE
Íñigo isn't just a part
of my personal life,
he also helps with my work.
He's the type of person
who wants to see you grow,
and will support you to help you grow.
What's going on
with the motorbike blanket?
The blanket? But it's summer, love.
- Look at the blue sky.
- It's freezing out there.
- You'll see in El Rincón.
- The sky's so blue!
- It's freezing.
- Look at the palm trees!
- Palm trees, not oaks.
- What do you mean?
No blanket for me then.
- But, love...
- What?
The blanket's useless.
I'll get you an overcoat
and some triple leggings.
Why do you need it?
Íñigo's trying to justify
not having been to install my blanket,
and he's trying
to convince me it's hot outside,
so why do I need a blanket?
Hello? It's winter.
I want my blanket
- I gave you some thick trousers.
- I want my blanket
The trousers are a pain.
I want my blanket
At last, things are changing in El Rincón.
Things are moving.
There are workers
putting plasterboard on the wall.
We're choosing the colors and the shades.
There's an expert painter
who knows everything about old houses.
I wanted to get a closer look
but I think I made a mess of things.
So I had a go
and asked one of the workers
to help me do something on a wall
and it turned out okay.
When you watch someone
who's really used to doing something,
it looks so easy.
Then you do it yourself
and it's impossible.
I'm sure I messed up the wall.
For me, all the work
I'm doing on El Rincón
comes from a place of love
and respect for my dad.
I mean...
Well, I could
spend my time doing more lucrative things
than renovating a castle
in the middle of Aldea del Fresno,
but the truth is...
it's part of my history with my dad,
and that's why I'm doing it.
Thanks to him, I'm a chef.
I love visiting professional kitchens.
When I go in,
I love seeing how lively it is,
the different teams,
especially in haute cuisine,
because the synchronization
they have is like a dance,
and a privilege to see.
- How are you, Mario?
- Great.
- How are you?
- Can I leave it?
Yes.
How are you, love?
It's nice to have you here.
Really cool.
I have an appetizer for you.
Grilled sea cucumber.
Okay.
Isn't it good?
It's good.
Isn't it?
- I like my appetizer with a beer.
- Of course!
Beer with champagne.
Wine-pairing is important
for several reasons.
It combines the flavors perfectly
and it completes them.
Sandra is my big sister,
and she's a real wine expert,
but, above all, she loves me.
She worked with my dad,
and my dad taught her
everything he knew about wine.
Dad's not here,
so Sandra's the perfect person
to ask about pairing.
Look what I've brought!
- Perfect.
- The new XF.
WINE PRODUCER
- The new one?
- Yes.
Straight from the winery.
We were tasting it there,
and it's spectacular.
- Can we try it now?
- Of course!
Wine and food is a world of emotions,
and color is really important.
So, ultimately, rosés are joyful wines,
and have a color that help you
see the world with positivity.
Do guys drink it? It's a bit feminine.
I'm getting a lot of that lately.
The same thing happened with oil.
When Dad and I started working with oil...
- Remember you came to fairs?
- Yes.
Lots of professionals said,
"No, I'm not tasting oil,"
and now guys say to me,
"No, I don't drink rosé."
My dad's the reason
that we're doing all this.
It's a family thing.
He's present in the oil,
in the idea for the menu,
in the color choice...
I'm always thinking of him.
- It's Dad's birthday.
- I know.
I think it's fitting that we're both here
discussing our gastronomy projects,
you know?
I think he would have loved it.
He was so enthusiastic about everything,
I'm sure he would have loved it.
- He'd have been so proud.
- Yes.
Of you as well, becoming a chef
and opening a restaurant.
He always wanted
to have a restaurant there...
- Yes.
- Really?
He had plans to have it in the Octagon.
It's an old granary, you know?
He always wanted
to set up a restaurant there.
It was one of his dreams,
and you're making it come true.
How about we start with a journey
back through his life and the wines?
- Wine is part of our lives.
- Yes.
I'd like them to see who we are.
I came into my father's life
at a time when
he was ready to be a father.
Actually, my birth
coincided with his first wine harvest.
And I think...
My father and I
had a very special connection.
How old would he be?
He would be...
eighty-five years old.
- Well, to him.
- To him.
- So that he shines down on us.
- Yes.
My cordon bleu teacher
said that "the plate is everything."
It's a whole art,
the French call it l'art de la table.
Tableware is important.
ARTIST
Here already?
- Here already!
- I'm so excited!
Bárbara Pan is a friend of my mother's.
She's funny, she's kind, she's clever.
She's full of life.
Welcome to my place!
- Let's have some cake.
- Okay.
I shouldn't really.
It's a bit crooked.
- It's perfect.
- How messy.
- Try it and tell me the truth.
- Okay.
- How about it?
- Incredible?
Incredible?
- Would your mom approve?
- Yes. I could eat the whole cake.
Has she mentioned the restaurant?
Not a word. I don't know
whether that's good or bad.
- She's freaking out.
- But she hides it well.
- Yes, because she's Asian.
- She's Asian.
I'm so jealous of Asians.
I'm always anxious,
that's why I eat so much.
My mother is just
like my grandmother,
in that she has mastered
the art of being impassive.
I remember reading
loads of articles about her
saying, "You never know
what she's thinking."
We're completely different in that sense
because you always know what I'm thinking.
- Let's see what you think.
- Let's see.
For me, this is you.
It's your father.
- I think it's a nice tribute.
- Yes?
Do you know what fraise Melba is?
- What?
- A dessert I want to copy.
It's on a menu I found
for my great-aunt's wedding.
- You have your great-aunt's menu?
- Yes.
I should've sent you the menu.
- They had crowns.
- Yes, here's the ratpenat.
Oh my, it's like a Masonic thing.
- Stop that.
- It's scary!
- What do you mean?
- That bat...
- It's like from that movie...
- Freemasons?
We need to study the logo, not the menu.
Now it all makes sense.
Right. I think this plate is too white.
It's fine for a normal restaurant,
but yours is special, right?
- So...
- I like white.
- Oh, dear. I don't.
- What did you want to do?
I want you to color the edge.
We'll do the edge
because using the wheel is...
I mean, it's like taking...
I don't know if it's a trip or a sedative.
- It has one of those effects.
- Okay, perfect.
We need to try it out.
- Come here.
- Okay.
Come over here.
Okay. Your elbow there.
Take the brush.
Try to get this as flat as possible.
- It's best not to look.
- I'm going to move this.
Touch the plate and keep it still.
This is our Ghost moment. That's it.
Don't be scared, that's right.
Like the color?
I think it's beautiful.
Don't you?
Can't you look? What's wrong?
Don't you like it?
You have strange tastes.
That color's perfect.
Let's try to make it a bit more lively.
- It's looking good.
- It's not bad. Keep going.
Do it again lower down.
I have the bread plates,
which is a big step.
All I need is the cooker.
As well as the commitments
I have with my brands,
I've decided it's time
to release my first book.
I'm so nervous. I can hardly speak.
The time has come.
- You have to sign lots of books.
- Okay.
For at least three hours.
- I've done my homework.
- What did you do?
The only person who can really
tell me about book signings is Mario.
Sometimes I don't even see
what's right under my nose.
Is your book signature
the same one you use at the bank?
Yes.
- For everything?
- The same.
- I was wondering whether to invent...
- The same signature. What's more...
- It has to be a fast signature.
- Yes.
One that doesn't take too long.
I have the same signature
I had when I was ten.
Perfect! That's great.
Have a cup of tea.
Thank you.
I think it's a lovely idea
to alternate the recipes
with the stories of your own family,
where those recipes came from
and were enjoyed...
Do you remember when you came here
and we served you ceviche
and you asked us to never do it again?
Peruvian ceviche is the real thing.
That was the model.
"Please don't call
that seafood cocktail 'ceviche'
because it has nothing
to do with ceviche."
- Do you remember?
- Yes.
The recipe is Peruvian.
It was like a caricature of ceviche.
I remember it perfectly.
I gave Mom a book
of Peruvian recipes afterwards, but...
Do you remember a dish
from your childhood?
For some reason,
I started hating anything that had pips.
- When you were little?
- When I was little.
And it's something I still have.
I still have it
and will take it to my grave.
Pips horrify me.
How about a kiwi?
A kiwi? No! I would never eat a kiwi.
Never!
Because the pips really horrify me.
The smaller they are,
the more they disgust me.
Those of us who know him
know about his pip phobia,
and we're used to it,
but the way he tells it
always cracks me up.
I don't know if you remember
something my mom told me,
that on your first date, she came along...
She didn't know about your pip phobia,
and what was she eating?
- Was it olives?
- She offered me a plate of olives!
Olives give me the creeps
because they have stones.
- She wouldn't stop eating olives.
- Right.
And you didn't have the guts to tell her.
No, I didn't. I have the guts now...
That was seven years ago.
I'd never noticed Mario's laugh.
Mom also told me you said,
"Maybe if they cured me,
I wouldn't be able to write."
That mysterious part of your personality
that psychoanalysis can cure
doesn't interest me at all.
That's not it, Mario!
I need to have all those mysterious parts
in my personality.
It's not like that.
It's not as if you lose them.
There are things you don't know are there
and that have traumatized you.
The things that traumatize you
are perfect for a writer.
I want to be unbalanced when I write.
You're one of
the most balanced people I know.
I'm not balanced when I'm writing.
- Is that even possible?
- It's absolutely possible.
I'm scared nobody will come
to my book signing.
No, they'll go.
Lots of people will go.
You're a popular person.
- You're on the television...
- But...
- You're in magazines all the time...
- And if nobody turns up?
Haven't you ever been scared
that nobody will show up?
I'm scared of being there all by myself.
No, that won't happen.
That won't happen to you.
Is Íñigo picking you up?
No, I think I'll take it easy today.
- Sofa.
- Sofa.
- Blanket and TV.
- Yes.
- With my dogs.
- That's right.
What's your dog called?
Tama.
Tama.
Know what else I call her?
- What?
- Tami.
You do? I don't care. Your dog's perfect.
When I called my dog Jacinta,
it turns out the woman who'd looked after
my younger brothers for my dad
was called Jacinta, but it wasn't for her.
People don't like it.
I find it incredible when people say,
"I called my dog, 'Dog.'"
- "Dog"?
- You've never heard it?
- No.
- I have.
People don't make an effort, you know?
- I like funny names.
- Me too.
I'm a bit nervous.
But then I think,
imagine the amount of albums
my brother has signed.
- No, Grandma.
- No, but here.
Enrique has evolved amazingly.
At home, he was the ugly duckling,
and the naughty boy and so on,
and suddenly he mutated
and became a hottie, and shot up.
Then he released an album
which went straight to number one.
My school friends asked me
for his autograph and I was like,
"What?"
We're here.
We're here.
Gorgeous!
- How are you?
- Hi!
Hi, thanks for coming.
- Gorgeous.
- Thanks.
Hi, how are you?
There's a long queue of people,
and they're all really lovely.
Lots of religious people,
which is lovely, a gift from the Virgin.
Thanks, guys. Thanks for coming.
You're the author
who's brought the most people.
It's incredible!
I'm so thankful that people bought my book
and are queuing up for me to sign it
on a Friday afternoon.
I think it's lovely.
MY MOTHER'S RECIPES
The kitchens are ready
so we've come to see them.
El Rincón is turning out
to be a race against time.
and with all the different elements...
I'm not sure we'll make it.
- Hi, Tamara.
- Hi!
- You look pretty.
- How are you?
- Gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- Always so lovely.
- Thanks for having me again.
I'm so excited.
It's even more exciting for us.
You're opening soon.
- How exciting.
- With a demanding mom like yours,
you must be snowed under.
Yes!
She's the same now, you know?
She's just the same.
I've always been worried
about how demanding my mom is
and the truth is...
Well, I'm half her age,
so if I'm as demanding as she is,
I need to hold back a little.
- I'm most excited about my kitchen.
- It's finished.
Is it?
- I'll show it to you now.
- Really?
- It's spectacular.
- Great!
Let's go.
- Let's go and see it now.
- Let's go!
Let's go.
- I'll see you later. Ciao!
- Bye.
How does this work?
- You can turn this.
- It's really cool.
Here we are. No, leave it, don't worry.
Check out this kitchen.
Touch it.
- How about that?
- I love it.
Mom never likes to touch anything.
- How about that.
- Everything disgusts her.
It's perfect!
It's perfect!
We have to go a bit quicker
or we'll never...
You want to go faster? How can I put this?
I'd heard about the bikes at Porcelanosa,
but I didn't know they were retro bikes.
I thought they were fun,
but my handlebars weren't great.
So...
Richard Gere visited us once.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
He got on one of these bikes
and he rode one section with no hands.
He had a hell of a fall over there.
It's like the joke, "Look Mom, no hands!"
"No teeth!"
Good job he told me
or I might have done a trick
and I'd have ended up on the ground.
Careful, Tamara! That goes on its own.
It goes on its own,
and it's coming this way.
Come here, Tamara.
They follow the yellow lines.
Great.
Josepas!
Josepas!
A robot's chasing me.
- Like what you see?
- Yes.
I'm excited to see my kitchen.
See how our dreams in New York
have become a reality?
Exactly.
When I saw my kitchen...
it was beautiful,
but when I looked closer,
and saw they'd personalized it
with my name and everything,
it was such a lovely gesture
and it really moved me,
because it was a lovely surprise.
This is great, loads of space.
But where's the cooker?
- The cooker?
- Yes. I mean, this is the countertop,
but the cooker...?
- The cooker's on its way to Madrid.
- Okay.
There's a part missing, Josepas!
What's this?
Want to see how we send off
the merchandise to El Rincón?
Pull, Josepas!
I hope the truck arrives on time.
Josepas told me it will, 100%,
so we hope it gets here.
Without the kitchen, we're totally lost.
But come on, let's go.
We'll load it and that's it.
Have you seen the spotlights?
COMING UP
The big day has arrived
and I hope it will be a great night.
You said this was complicated?
This place is quite far out.
- Five minutes for the egg.
- Come on, let's go.
Are you worried about the eggs?
It doesn't look very appetizing.
Don't tell my mom.
Íñigo, what's your pact with Tamara?
What pact?
What are Íñigo and Mom discussing?
I hope they're enjoying the food.
I'll take this moment,
now we're with all of your loved ones,
to give you something
that's very important for us,
for our future.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.