Today is Heart Failure Awareness Day. I just broke eight girls' hearts.
I'm not proud of it. It was necessary. Am I a nice guy or what?
Girls like to think dumping a guy is easy.
It's quite hard, actually.
Especially in this case.
Honey, my flight has been canceled.
I don't know where to go. Is there a good place I can check out?
Maybe the zoo? They have shows like
"Dancing Elephants" and "Crocodile Shows."
Are you interested?
Shane. Are you with anyone?
I'm alone. Look. See?
I'm not seeing everything. I want to see what's under your towel.
I'm coming over.
Well, Anna...
I don't want that kind of relationship anymore.
Besides, I'm not a rubber doll.
I've got two words for you, then. You prick.
Quite a girl, isn't she?
But there is this special someone whose heart I will never break.
Hello. Hi, Kelly.
Shane.
Kelly.
Shane.
Kelly, are you all right?
Mickey is dead, Shane.
Hang on, Kelly. I'm coming right away.
He couldn't make it.
The vet told me everything.
About your wish to have him put down.
Mickey doesn't have to suffer anymore.
Do you think I did the right thing?
You know,
Mickey's destination
isn't heaven.
Why do you say that?
Because he's in a much better place.
Right here.
When did you learn to do this?
Do what?
Nice things.
Do you know what a prism is?
A prism has many sides.
You have to take a look at the right one, just like me.
Thanks, Shane.
It's okay.
Let's go home. I'll cook you something nice.
You know, this is my family's heritage.
Really? Seafood dipping sauce?
Of course. Before it became a common item on the dining table,
my family was the only one eating it.
You're exaggerating.
Can you go and see who that is?
And now you're using me.
You have anything to say about the surprise?
It's nothing special.
You're nothing like my mom.
My mom loves flowers, you know.
Whose flower is this? It's so pretty.
Hey!
Why did you do that? It was so pretty.
The one who should've gotten it isn't worth it.
Who did you buy it for? Your girlfriend?
You have a girlfriend?
Who has a girlfriend?
Maybe it's you.
- Me? - Yes.
It's not you, is it?
No way.
I'm just asking.
I thought the hug-in-advance would work.
Pol, dear.
Doesn't my rosy blush look pretty on me today?
If you're not pretty, then no one else is.
Oh, Pol, stop it.
Are you free tonight?
I've been waiting for you by my bedroom door every night.
I'll come and see you tonight after work.
Are you free tonight?
You men. Just leave me alone.
What did I do, Taew? I'm just asking you out to the fair.
Is there anything special you would like?
I'll get it ready for you.
It just came to me that I'm actually not free tonight.
What?
Hot and cold guys are so mysterious.
I didn't know a guy like you would buy flowers for a woman.
I didn't.
Do you really like her?
Seriously,
what do you think of Taew?
Nothing at all.
That means you like her.
I don't.
That means you don't like her.
Well, good for you.
SAMRAN KITCHEN
Women are so difficult to understand.
You probably have no problem with that.
Hey, Pol.
I'm falling in love. Can I ask for your advice?
Go ask your father.
My dad's dead.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry.
It's fine, man. It's all good.
But can you give me love advice?
I don't know how I can help you.
I never have to do anything. Women just come on to me.
That's so awesome!
- Jom. - Yes?
Are you done in there?
Go and get the stuff ready. It's going to be a tough day.
Taew probably won't be able to help you in here.
The boss wants her to cook glass noodle pad thai.
It's just glass noodle pad thai. It's not going to keep her that busy.
Eighteen orders of glass noodle pad thai for table four, please.
Coming right up.
- Jom, can you get me some tofu? - Yes?
Eighteen orders of glass noodle pad thai for table four, please.
- Jom, hand me more glass noodles. - Got it.
Nine more orders of glass noodle pad thai.
Here you go.
They just ordered 11 more, so that makes it 20.
Hey, it's too mushy.
I must have soaked it for too long. I'll make you a new batch.
See, look at Taew.
See how she's got nothing to do? Just cooking glass noodle pad thai.
Right, look at her.
She just has plenty of time left for other stuff.
Unlike you.
You're so super busy.
You can barely keep up with the orders, right?
Hey, Pol, wait.
Don't do anything. I was just kidding.
- Get out of my way. - Wait. Taew, watch out.
Please don't do anything.
I'll help her with the pad thai. Does that count as anything?
We can't let our customers wait.
Gosh, Pol.
Your heart is...
that of a heavenly saint.
And your face is that of an angel from paradise.
- Were you into theater acting? - I auditioned, but didn't get a callback.
I can see why. Come here.
Get these pad thai served. Hurry up.
I'll fry it.
You season it.
Is this really happening?
A renowned chef such as you
is helping out a mere cook like me?
Come on, wait a second.
If you want me to help, use your hands...
not your mouth.
Everybody, stop what you're doing.
There's an important announcement.
Announcement number 3/1,
of the year 1982.
- So what is it? - Well, tomorrow,
an aristocratic gentleman will be coming from Ayutthaya.
His company will celebrate its sales turnover at our restaurant.
They made nine orders in total so far.
There will be 19 customers.
Most importantly,
Taew...
So those 19 will all be glass noodle pad thai? Got it.
No pad thai.
No pad thai!
The orders are all seafood. We have to count on you now, Pol.
I have been informed that Lord Reungdej...
does not consume terrestrial animals.
Therefore, I informed my chef...
to prepare aquatic animals...
for you instead, my lord.
I'm way down the line of nobility, so you can speak normally.
- There's no need for the formalities. - Yes, my lord.
Is this the only dipping sauce you've got?
SRIRACHA
Sir,
seafood goes well with sriracha.
Everywhere I go, they only have this kind of dipping sauce.
I'm sick of it.
- Me, too. - I'm tired of it.
- We all are. - We all are.
Looks like they're serious about it.
Why are they all so sick of it?
Why? Do you like sriracha?
No.
But there's someone in my life who does.
Who's that?
My dad. But he passed away.
Hey, what are you doing?
You don't have to comfort me. I'm not sad.
When I was a child,
if there wasn't a bottle of sriracha on the table,
my dad would go crazy.
He even shipped them to me
when I was living abroad.
That's good.
But I've been wondering.
Why is it called sriracha? Are they made in Si Racha?
Sriracha sauce
was first made over 80 years ago
in Laem Fan Alley in the Si Racha District of Chonburi Province.
It was a chili paste recipe
by Thanom Chakkapak,
passed down from generations as a dip
for seafood.
But you know,
there's a more interesting story to it.
Foreigners replicated the sriracha recipe
and marketed it until it became known across the world.
Is that really so? Are you Google or something?
- I'm Wikipedia. - Are you going to keep joking?
When everyone realized that the toff wanted to try a new dipping sauce,
they were...
Why do we have to change the dipping sauce?
People have been dipping seafood in sriracha for so long.
Well, he's tired of it. He wants a new kind of dipping sauce.
I can try cooking up something different for him.
Taew, it's a dipping sauce, not pad thai.
You can't handle it. It's better to let Pol take the lead.
Right, Pol?
Where are you going?
Good evening. I'm the chef of the restaurant.
Good evening.
It's nice to meet you.
Your seafood is excellent.
- Thank you. - They're fresh.
But it could be better, with some other dipping sauce.
You can find some other dipping sauce at some other place.
That was...
one of the jokes that we tell our customers all the time.
Come on. Let's go.
Go.
- Mr. Samran. - Sir?
I won't be coming back here again.
Unless...
you have...
a unique kind of dipping sauce
that will make your seafood,
which is already good, all the better.
Do I make myself clear?
Sir.
We won't be dining here any longer, so feel free to give us the check.
I wish you success, Mr. Samran.
Because it won't be just his company that won't be coming here again.
Big shots.
Does anybody know...
how Samran Kitchen became what it is today?
- Because we have you as the boss. - Quiet.
- I don't want to say this, but... - Then don't.
- Okay, now I want to. - Then say it.
We're able to accomplish all of this because we have...
we have a good leader,
someone like Mr. Pol.
It's true, but not all of it.
I know what you mean, boss.
He means the restaurant is full of
people with unparalleled talents
and with the looks of leading actors
in big movies.
- Jom. - Yes, boss?
Get a mirror and give it to her. She needs to look at herself.
Jom, don't you move. Sit down.
Boss, what's with the drama?
Just say it. I have to catch a bus home.
All right.
Listen up, people.
Our Samran Kitchen has flourished into what it is
not because this is a workplace...
but because we're a family.
We're a family.
And when a family is in trouble,
what do they do?
They get together
and think it through until the problem is sorted out.
It's just a dipping sauce!
Anyone can make a dipping sauce. How hard can it be?
We just have to brainstorm and help each other out,
so it will turn out delicious and unique.
We can do it because we are
family.
We are...
- Family. - Family.
Because we are...
- Family. - Family.
We are...
What?
You think I want to count you people as my family?
Except for you, Pol.
- Hey, boss. - Yes?
I'm not great at inventing any new recipe for some dipping sauce.
But Jom and I will help out in the kitchen.
Pol and Taew can come up with the recipe.
Fine. But...
try not to be a dead weight.
Jeez.
I won't be. We'll work separately.
We Thai people eat everything
with some dipping sauce.
Hainanese chicken rice sauce.
Chili dipping sauce.
We even have standard dining table sauces,
like fish sauce with chili and lime.
So it's no surprise
that the toff would want some seafood dipping sauce.
Will they be able to make it to the man's liking?
Of course, they will.
Pol and Taew are talented.
You go first, Mam.
Because I'm the prettiest?
Because you're the eldest.
Give me that.
I have to feed you? Okay, here you go.
Great, isn't it?
- Yuck. - What?
- That's a no. - How about mine?
What?
Yuck.
None of these can compare to sriracha.
Why are you working solo?
Why don't you try coming up with a new recipe together?
This isn't going to work.
It's just like what the boss said.
We have to help each other.
Because we're a family!
What good does a family do, anyway?
It has ruined countless people's lives.
A bitter childhood, that's for sure.
We're not going to get that new dip, are we?
Taew, let me help.
Do whatever you want.
Taew, I know I'm stupid.
I barely know anything about food. I'm not as good as Mam.
But my taste buds are great. My tongue can do a lot of things.
His sense of taste is excellent.
Whenever there are new dishes, he's always the one who tastes them.
Then help me with the tasting.
You got it.
I think I have an idea.
This is bird's eye chili with lime.
It's too spicy.
Chili powder with tamarind paste.
It tastes so weird.
Palm sugar with cayenne pepper.
Are you trying to give me diabetes?
- Tauco and fresh chili. - I'm not eating that! Get rid of it!
The whole kitchen barely got any sleep.
They tried making different sauces, but it didn't yield any results.
There were two days left until Reungdej returned.
But Mom still fought on.
Here, taste this for me.
- What? - My tongue is numb.
What's wrong? What happened?
Those.
It was too much, wasn't it?
I'm sorry.
You don't have to talk, just listen to me.
Before, I used to dream about working in a restaurant.
Look at me now.
I've been working here for months,
and I only get to work on a dipping sauce, which I can't even manage.
I'm such an idiot.
It's all right.
I told you not to talk. What a chatterbox.
Fine, I'll write it down.
"Doing the smallest thing may help us accomplish
the greatest thing."
How's that?
It feels nice.
SAMRAN KITCHEN
Hey, guys.
Is there anyone who can fill in Bu-nga's spot today?
Did Bu-nga quit?
Finally! I'm so glad.
She didn't quit. She called in sick.
They want the prettiest, most attractive waiter in the whole place.
And I looked through the whole restaurant.
Nobody's that pretty.
Boss, maybe you should eat more morning glory.
- Eat what? - Morning glory.
They're good for your eyes.
Maybe then you'll see things clearer.
You've got a beauty standing right here in front of you,
and you're still not seeing her.
Who the hell is it?
Me, of course.
I used to be a beauty queen, you know.
- You were pretty? - Well, of course.
Was there an accident?
No, I got old.
- Now shut it. - Just keep chopping.
Hey, Taew.
- What is it, boss? - Come here, stand right here.
Look me in the eye.
Look left. Look right.
Turn around, just once.
Hey, Taew. One more thing.
- Pick this pencil up for me. - What?
Oh, my God. It's just what I'm looking for.
Taew, you take Bu-nga's place today.
What if someone orders pad thai?
Then sneak back in here and cook it.
- You can't tell her to do that. - Why not?
You said it has to be the prettiest woman in the whole place. But she isn't.
- How is she not? - She's the prettiest in the country.
- You and your silver tongue. - Stop it.
- Don't. I'll do it. - Why?
This is for you.
Why did you hit me?
I am the prettiest in the country.
- My head's going to explode. - Go, get dressed, Taew.
How do I look, Boss?
What's wrong with you?
Call me...Bu-nga Saeng.
You're here to serve the customers,
not to walk around and fall over on your face.
I just want to look as nice and sexy as Bu-nga.
Now, remember this,
taking care of customers isn't about seducing them.
It's about keeping our...
- Our what? - Our ears open.
Listen to them.
Listen to what they want.
And give them what they want. Do you understand?
I get it now.
I'll keep mine wide open.
Your ears, okay?
- Of course, I meant my ears. - All right.
There she goes.
What a girl.
Thank you.
Darling.
Don't forget our deal for tonight.
Don't mention it just yet.
I'm getting hot all over just thinking about it.
- A refreshing towel and some cold water. - I didn't order these.
Compliments of the house. It might help you cool down.
Keep my ears open. Listen well.
- I am good at this. - Dear,
why don't you eat your prawns up?
Well, they're...
I just had an idea for our dipping sauce!
Well, what is it?
It will be sour, spicy, salty, and sweet.
- Come on. - What? Right now?
Yes.
Is there anyone who can fill in Bu-nga's spot today?
Would you like some dessert?
Oh, we're good. Please have a seat.
Oh, I wouldn't mind.
But I can stay for just a minute. I still have to work.
You can stay all night.
Well, gentlemen these days.
You're as sweet-tongued as honey, aren't you?
Excuse me.
What is it, boss?
Please excuse me.
You're here. I've been looking for you.
Why are you with our customers?
Why else would I be unless they invited me?
Isn't that right?
That's right. I invited her.
- I see. - I feel for the old lady.
You make her work so late. It's not good for her health, you know.
- We don't know if she has osteoarthritis. - Oh, man.
- Right, ma'am? - Hey.
- That's right. - Did you just call me "ma'am"?
Can't you see the beauty queen in me?
You're gritting your teeth. Please excuse us.
- Okay...ma'am. - Stop it, boss.
Can you see my fingers? Call me ma'am one more time,
and I'll poke your eyes out.
If you want to poke anyone, poke the guy who called you an old lady.
I can't, he's cute.
But, anyway, do you have something to talk to me about?
The toff is coming tomorrow. Is our dipping sauce ready?
You don't need to worry.
It's all done.
I guarantee that the toff and his company will be mind-blown.
- What? - I promise.
As per your request for a new dipping sauce,
we've come up with two new recipes for you.
The first one is called "The Pomegranate" sauce.
I assure you it's going to be spicy.
The second one doesn't have a name yet.
Are you sure it's going to enhance the taste of your seafood?
I am, my lord.
I am certain of it, especially the first one.
"The Pomegranate" sauce is guaranteed to be delicious.
What about this unnamed dipping sauce?
Nameless, but not tasteless, my lord.
- I hope it's not going to disappoint me. - My lord.
Will he like it?
Do you have more of "The Pomegranate" sauce?
We do. It's just to your liking, isn't it?
There's more in the back.
- Our chef made a lot of it. - That's right.
I'll get you more right away.
- Bring all of it, please. - Right away.
And pour it all down the drain.
Don't let anyone else taste it.
As for this unnamed dipping sauce,
I'll name it myself.
From now on, I'll call it...
"The Seafood Dipping Sauce."
And it will be on the Thai dining table for as long as we can predict.
Hey.
- Taew. - Boss.
- How was it? - Let's go see the man. Come on.
Hurry up. Come on, follow me.
Come here. Stand here.
- You made this seafood dipping sauce? - I did.
Hey, Taew.
What did he say to you?
He asked me how I came up with it.
So how did you do it?
I just did what the boss told me.
What did he tell you?
To keep my ears open.
What?
Dear, why don't you eat your prawns up?
It's oily.
If I can get a sauce that's sour, spicy, salty, and sweet,
that would be great.
It will be more flavorful.
Seafood is so bland by itself.
COOKING TIP 106
Spicy, sour, salty, and sweet.
So how do we combine these four different flavors
and make them go well together?
Jom.
Did you use fresh coriander root for the trio seasoning?
I used the ones in the fridge.
How many times have I told you to use fresh ones for the trio seasoning?
To give it aroma and enhance the taste of garlic and pepper.
Jom.
Find me some fresh coriander root, will you?
What do you need it for?
Green bird's eye chili, red bird's eye chili, and garlic
for spiciness.
Fermented garlic juice and lime juice
for sourness.
Round it out with fish sauce and sugar.
The aroma of coriander root
blends the sourness, spiciness, saltiness, and sweetness together,
and intensifies the flavors at the same time as well.
Just that, and the dipping sauce
will go well with bland seafood.
Really.
Hey, Taew.
I thought you were stupid.
- But... - I'm smart.
Okay, I'll admit that you're smart.
Come to my office after work today.
I need to talk to you.
- You can say it right here, boss. - Right.
- So we can all know about it. - Right.
I can't.
This kind of thing needs to be discussed in private.
Can't I take Jom with me?
- That's right, boss. Let me accompany her. - Jom. In private.
Right, boss. In private.
All three of us, in private.
Jom. For a guy who looks smart, how can you be so thick?
What?
Taew.
Tonight,
I'll make you the happiest woman in the world.
Taew, don't be scared, okay?
If he tries anything,
knock on the table three times and I'll come to the rescue.
It's probably nothing, just like last time.
Taew, you can't trust the boss around a pretty person like you.
Go on in, I'll wait here. And remember, three knocks.
Okay.
Taew, you did a great job.
Do you remember what happened in this room when you were in here?
I could never forget it.
Then forget it, let's not talk about that anymore.
Raise your right hand.
Why, boss?
Just do as I say.
Now, repeat after me.
"I, Miss Taew..."
I, Miss Taew...
"...am thankful for the appreciation..."
...am thankful for the appreciation...
"...and accept the recognition for what I've done for Samran Kitchen."
...and accept the recognition for what I've done for Samran Kitchen.
"It is to my greatest honor..."
It is to my greatest honor...
- "...to accept..." - ...to accept...
- "...the position..." - Really, boss?
- Just repeat after me. - "Just repeat after me."
No, don't repeat that one.
"From now on..."
From now on...
"...I will be promoted to a new position..."
...I will be promoted to a new position...
"...without a raise."
- Can I not say that? - Say it.
Without a raise.
"I will be promoted to
the restaurant's sous-chef."
I will be promoted to the restaurant's sous-chef.
Yes!
This will be effective
from today onwards.
- Yes! - I'm coming, Taew!
Boss, you can't do this to her.
You threaten your own people,
and now you're being a filthy old man, too?
Jom, stop.
What happened, Taew? Did he do anything?
Are you hurt?
- No one did anything to me, except you. - What?
The boss just told me to meet him
to promote me to Pol's sous-chef.
- Really? - Yes.
- Seriously? - Yes.
- All right! - Yes!
I'm so happy for you, Taew.
Wait, are you two going out?
- I wish we were. - No, we're not.
Well, it's all good.
I won't take offense for you calling me names this time.
I understand.
It's normal for young people to be jealous. I'm okay with that.
Suit yourselves, you two.
The room is yours now. Would you like the curtains closed, too?
Make yourselves comfortable.
Don't forget the curtains.
What's wrong with him?
Don't mind him.
Taew, I'm so glad.
You're one step closer to your dream now.
In the future,
you'll be the chef of a five-star hotel somewhere.
Stop it.
I can only dream of that.
You'll get better.
Because the boss's rule says
that the chef has to teach the sous-chef everything.
You'll get to learn everything from Pol now.
Don't you want to be Pol's sous-chef anymore?
I used to want that, but I don't think I can.
I'm not as good as you.
I'm good at tasting, that's it.
That's good enough.
Thanks so much for helping me with the sauce,
even if it numbed your tongue.
It's all right.
Anything for you.
What's the matter? Aren't you happy?
Of course, I am.
Tomorrow, we'll tell everyone and throw a party.
Okay.
- I should go home. - I'll walk with you.
You don't have to.
I'm meeting someone.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Where was your mother going?
Take a guess.
To see your father?
Your father is neither Pol nor Jom, is he?
I'm not going to tell you that.
The flavor is well-balanced.
Salty, spicy, sour, sweet.
- Blended with coriander root. - It's good, isn't it?
Very.
Do you know why there is seafood dipping sauce
in every restaurant nowadays?
Why is that?
Because the seafood dipping sauce doesn't change the flavor of the food.
It enhances it
and gives it more dimension.
That's true.
Just like my love
for you.
I'm not trying to change you.
But I hope that my love
will make you more comfortable being yourself
and happier being with me.
Do you think talking like that would work?
Why? Isn't it working?
No.
- What the... - What the...
Shane!
Subtitle translation by Mingchut Anuwatnonthaket