All language subtitles for A Perfect Christmas Pairing (2023) (Awafim.tv)

[rhythmic Christmas music]

♪ Deck all the halls
Put up the tree ♪

♪ String all the lights
for the world to see ♪

♪ Open up the can of cheer
and spread it around ♪

♪ Frost up the cookies

♪ Sprinkle with love
[Ooh, ooh] ♪

♪ Break out the carols
Pa rum pa pum pum ♪

♪ If you haven't heard Kringle's
comin' to town ♪

[indistinct chatter]

- Hey boss,
these are from Table 3.

- You've got a birthday
right there.

- Hey, appreciate that.
Thanks. Hi.

Little birdie just told me

there's a birthday
over here today. Laura...

- If I am remembered
for anything,

let it be my liberal use
of cheese.

- Huh, you're legendary.

Dairy?
[laughs]

- You just had a kid,
and you already have

the dad jokes on lockdown?

Impressive. How is baby Joey,
by the way?

- You know, picky eater,
limited palette.

- Oh, that I'm used to.
[oven alarm]

Oh, I think the brussels
sprouts are done.

- Oh!

[brussels sprouts sizzling]
Oh no! They're burnt.

- Uh-oh! They are, ooh!
Hard as coal.

- Did I bump up the heat
by accident?

- It's okay.

Hey, Jules, uh 86 brussels
sprouts, and tell Silas--

- Tell me what, chef?

- ... that I have it all
under control.

- Shouldn't those be... green?

- Uh, yes, they should be
but as head chef,

I take responsibility
for their charred demise

as I take responsibility
for this.

- I never made anything
this fancy in the woods.

It was just me, a camp stove,

and a crew of hungry
lumberjacks.

- I would love to dine
at Silas' Shanty any day.

- Allow me?
- Yes.

- It's my name on the door.

Gotta earn my keep.
[chuckles]

- Chef, says they're family
of yours?

- Right, thank you.
This is Grace.

- Hey, kiddo.
- Hi, Uncle Neil!

- Let Silas know I shipped
the cases he ordered.

Should be there tomorrow.
- Oh, great!

- Would've delivered it myself
and had dinner,

but the next reservation
is three months away.

- Yeah, we are slammed.
How's the winery?

- We had a good grape year.

The B&B get mostly
wine tour groups

and the occasional stranded
motorists...

[indistinct chatter]

[glasses clink]

- Tell Aunt Trish I said hi.

[Trish]: Gracie, we're so proud
of you! You're a real star.

We read about you on
the internet.

- Oh, thanks, Aunt Trish.
I'm giving it my all.

- Do you have plans for
the holidays, sweetie?

Christmas is a week away.
- Having a full menu.

We are booked right through
the new year.

- Your present's on its way.
Should be there just in time.

- Oh, I'm so sorry, I haven't
had any time to go shopping yet.

- Don't worry about us. Your
success is the gift we need.

We love you, Grace.
- I love you, too.

[gasps]
Oh no! Ugh!

[sighs]

- Hey, Chef.
- Hey!

- I need your opinion
for Table 9?

- Uh, Table 9 had
the micro gnocchi

with the edible dandelion.

Uh... the Sancerre has
a soft, mineral finish.

It'll bring out the sage.

- The soil along the French
Riviera can do no wrong.

- Ugh, isn't that the truth.
- About Table 4--

- Hey, hey, hey!
- What's with Table 4?

- It's Delaney Fox.

- Delaney... Delaney
Fox the... is-is here?

- Hey, I didn't want her
getting in your head

and throwing you off your game!

- Anytime a Michelin-star food
critic is here,

it's the Super Bowl!

- I don't speak sports!

- I'm getting that star.

- That looks great.
Keep it up.

- I have a lovely selection
of two different wines for you.

- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, and this is
Chef Grace Cooke.

- And this is the molten
cocoa lava tart.

- Hmm.

You've been on my radar for
quite some time, Chef Cooke.

- Well, I hope it was
worth the wait.

And dessert wine to pair.
Cal's Riesling is crisp,

to balance out the fruitiness,

and Nutwood Winery's
Black Cherry Pinot

has a jammier profile
for a delicate balance.

- Balance.

Well, if that came in a bottle,
I'd take a whole case.

[laughing]

[clears throat]

- We'll do both.
Now, what's all this?

- Uh, each layer has
its own reduction,

a trend I may have started.

- Trends, huh?
Come and go so quickly.

- That, they do.

I mean, one day everybody wants
braised plum, and the next,

blanched peaches are the new it
stone fruit.

- Says restaurant row's
new "It girl".

- I don't know if
it girl is--

- No, no.

That wasn't a question.
[clears throat]

- Right.

- Something else?

- Oh... uh, no, no.

Um... bon appetit.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

[Soft jazz music plays]

- That could be you one day.

Isn't that what everybody
wants? To have it all?

[chuckles]
- My vision board is full.

The last thing I need is
a handsome distraction.

- What else is on that
vision board?

- Well, I'd love to cook with
grandmas around the world,

learn all their secrets.

- Plenty of grandmas around
here you can cook with.

Hey, where's your lucky apron?

- Oh, I spilled wine on it.

Delaney seemed happy. Right?
- Mm-hmm.

- But hardcore food critics
are notorious

for their poker faces.

I should've torched
the tart at the table.

- Don't "shoulda" yourself.
You did good tonight.

You gotta leave it all out
there on the f... field.

- Nailed it.

- Hi.

How was everything tonight?
- It was great.

- Great, all right.
- Should've torched the tart.

[soft music]

- Okay, we are all
set in the back.

- You are lucky you came
from wine country.

- Yeah. Growing up there,
I'd spend the off seasons there.

My aunt and uncle have this cute
little B&B on the winery,

it was like... living in a
fairy tale.

- Well, the region's booming.

Five new wineries opened
in the past year.

- Time flies when
you're chasing the dream.

- Trying to catch
that falling star?

- Rising star. With a Michelin
star, the only way to go is up.

- "How to Avoid Wine
Tour Fatigue:

a tasting room tutorial".

I have 99 problems, but getting
tired of wine isn't one of 'em.

Don't believe every story
you read, my friend.

- Ah, my lumberjacks would
tell some stories.

Had me believing in everything
from Santa Claus to sasquatch.

- You believe in Santa Claus?
- I believe in everything.

Especially you, chef.

Good night.

- Good night.

[whimsical music]

- I'm almost there, Mom.

[♪]

[phone buzzes]

[exhales]

The review.

[energetic music]

[call dials]

Pick up the phone, Silas.
Pick up the phone!

Whoa!

- You've arrived at Silas'
mobile message receptable.

[grunts]

- Silas!
- Yes, chef?

- I have been calling
you all morning.

- I saw that.

Forget about it.
We're moving on.

- "Chef Cooke's avant-garde
dishes are a dizzying array

of flavour, a complete disregard
of classic cuisine,

putting more emphasis
on standalone bites

than a grand vision of taste."
That was my one shot.

And I blew it.

- I used to be the chef of this
big logging outfit

in the mountains.

It took me 10 years of working
for other people's goals

for me to realize my own.

- We may get a bunch of
cancellations tonight

because nobody wants
to experience

"what amounts to basic culinary
school taste test".

- You know what?

Take a few days off.
Come back fresh.

- What, now? No way.
- You've earned it.

And you clearly need it.

- Where would I even go
on such short notice?

For the pain?

- For the destination.

- Thank you.

- Have a good time.

[whimsical music]

[Scoffs]

"Grape Theory"?

[man]: This hole-in-the-wall...

- Everyone's a philosopher.

- ...was a tiny café inside
of a massive stone cave.

And the fishermen prepared
a traditional holiday meal

for total strangers.

The best unknown chef in Greece.

- Everyone's a food critic.

- And I can't tell you
where exactly,

or it'll lose its tourist-free
charm, but I do love tourists,

as I've been one for pretty much
my entire life.

- Well, in your expert opinion,

which is the best time
to travel to Greece?

- Oh, with European wines, you
can't go wrong with any season.

- Ooh, but not everyone's
a wine expert.

- Is that... is that Grace
back there?

[chuckles]

- Hi, Mr. Cardigan.
- Well...

- Nice to see you.

- Well, I haven't seen you
since...

since you were a guest reader
here at Storytime with Santa.

Good to see you.
Welcome back.

- Thank you.
Yes, it's-it's been a while.

Sorry, carry on!

- This gal knows a lot
about grapes.

Uh, Grace, what's your hot take
on the best time

for wine lovers to travel
to Europe?

- Oh, fall.

Italians stomp grapes
in the fall.

- The Greeks pick them fresh
from the vine at the end

of a warm summer.

- But a once-in-a-lifetime
experience

would be crushing the grapes
in the original stomping ground.

- Wine mecca.

Hmm, I never knew.

- Yeah, a lot people don't.

It's just... my opinion so,
sorry for interrupting.

- Uh, hey, how long do
they let 'em ferment?

- They open the first bottle
on Christmas Eve

and do a taste test.

- Hmm.

- Pairing that first bottle
with the seven fishes,

it's a holiday tradition.

- To see if it's ready to go
or it needs more time.

- Speaking of time,
it is time for me to go! Ciao.

- And my new book, "Open Table,
Open World"

is full of such traditions.
Thank you all for coming.

[audience applauds]

You know a lot about wine
for someone who's last gig
here was...

when was it?
Santa's Story Corner.

- That was a long time ago,

and not exactly my area
of expertise.

- Well, it happens to be mine.

I'm Asher.

- A self-proclaimed
Christmas expert.

You're pretty far away
from the North Pole.

- I spend time with families
around the world

celebrating their Christmases.

Oh...

...it's all in here.
Take it.

'Tis the season.

- Just a tip for tourists,
this season, Christmas time,

is the off season for wine
country.

Thanks for the book.

- Are you a writer?

- No.

- Tour guide?

- Nope!

- Book tour crasher?

- Nailed it.

- Hey, Asher?
Your fans are waiting.

[upbeat music]

- Surprise!

- Goodness gracious! Look what
the winter breeze blew in!

- Oh, it's so good to see you!

- Come on in!

- This is for you.

- Thank you! Ah!

Oh, this is goin' right on
the tree.

[laughs]
How pretty.

Oh!
- Glad you like it.

- Oh, Gracie.

Thank you.

- Wow, your gingerbread
house looks amazing!

- Yeah, well you got here just
in time

'cause I'm gonna need
extra hands.

- I am happy to help!
- Oh, great.

- Is Felicity around?
- Of course.

We'd be swamped without her.

You know, she's probably
in the café now.

- Hey! Our favourite niece

returns from the concrete
jungle.

Uncle Neil, hi!
- So good to see you!

- Well, you look pretty good
for a gal

that lives in a commercial
kitchen.

- Is there any room at the inn?

- Nah, we're gonna turn
you away

and make you sleep in a manger.
[laughing]

- You must be hungry
after that drive.

- Oh, I'll just grab a bite
to eat at the café.

- Well, there's not much
in there.

We sometimes open on
an as-needed basis.

- Oh.

- Yeah... decorations are
still in the boxes.

- Well, I'm happy to help.
I love decorating!

- Great!
- And I love cheese.

- Well then, Queso-de-Grace-o
coming right up!

- My goodness.

- It looks...

...exactly like I remember.

- We like to believe
you're here with us

in spirit every Christmas.

You know, even if you can't be
here, be here with us.

- I've been gone too long.
- Yeah.

- I hope to never be gone
that long again.

- Come on, we keep your
room all made up.

Let's go get settled in.
It's almost happy hour.

- Happy hour, already?

- Well, any time our Gracie
girl is here

is the happiest of hours.

- What's on the menu for happy
hour, besides cheese?

[whimsical music]

[engine rumbling, approaching]

- Gracie?

- Felicity?
- Is that you?

- Felicity, hi!

- Bring it in!

- So good to see you!

I love your boots!

- I love yours, too!

- Of course!
[giggle]

- How have you been?

- Ugh, it's been a bit slow
at the café

but that's normal this
time of year. I guess.

Emotionally, a lot better
seeing you.

- Do you remember that Christmas
that my aunt and uncle

were struggling to keep up with
everything?

The tasting room, the bottling,
the café, the decorations.

I mean, it was a lot!
- A lot!

- Yes! And then, you came
along and saved the day.

The whole season, actually.

- Seasons of life
keep on coming.

But it picks right back
up in the spring.

You know the drill.

- The restaurant's busy
every season.

Hey! Why don't I help you
out while I'm here?

- Oh, you're way
too overqualified

for what we have going on
in there.

Okay.

- Thank you.

The menu looks pretty
much the same.

- Minus the more complex dishes
that I had to nix.

What's that code y'all use?
- Eighty-six.

- I had to 86 when the stove
decided to 86 itself

without a warranty.
- Oh, rustic.

- Mm-hmm, we don't get
a lot of traffic.

- Where do people go out
to eat around here?

- Beats me. I just do dinner
at the B&B.

Oh, your family knows how
to cook.

- They are the best.

Taught me to put cooking
wine in everything.

- The menu could use some TLC.

- Tradition, love,
and consistency.

That's what keeps people
comin' back.

- You'd know!

Chef.

[birds chirping]

[whimsical music]

- We're going to pack in as
much Christmas as we can

while you're here.

- And as many family traditions
as possible.

Is there something
on your mind, kiddo?

- Um...

...there is another reason
why I wanted to be

with family right now.

I really screwed things up
and I'm not... much of anything,

according to a critic.

- All right.

Time to cyberbully whoever
slandered my perfect niece.

Name, please.

Come on!

- They say if you read
the good reviews,

you have to read the bad, too.

- How bad are we talking here?

- Um...

[exhales]
- I like to exact revenge.

From the comfort
and safety of my cozy B&B.

- Uncle Neil!

- I bet this guy just had a bad
day and took it out on you.

- It was a woman, actually.

- What?

- It's complicated.

- You can't let this stuff
stick to you.

- I know. Everyone thinks
I have thick skin.

- I'm sorry you had
to read that.

- You know, whenever we read
one of those

once-in-a-blue-moon types
of reviews,

we know it's by somebody
who doesn't know you.

- Aren't you guys worried
that I'm wasting my time?

I mean, I was basically
just cancelled

by a major food critic.

- We like reading updates
about you

and catching up with
your success.

- I hear having online haters
is actually a good thing.

[engine rumbles, approaching]

- Neil, that Rita Bird is here.

- Who?

[door creaks open]

- Hello!
Anybody home?

Neil, Trish!
- Hello! This is Grace...

our niece.

- Hi!

- Rita is the head of the
Winemakers Association,

and hoping to help grow
our little community here.

- Oh, do you have a winery, too?

- Not exactly.

But I do enjoy showing people
what's possible.

So, do you uh, have many
guests coming in lately?

- Oh, a handful here and there.

- Hmm.

Just a handful.

So much potential.

How about a look around?

- Yeah, of course.

- Yeah.

- Hey!
- Hi!

- What's the deal with her?

- Oh, word on the street is
she's expanding her empire.

Rita bids on vineyards, whether
or not they're on the market.

- They're not gonna sell
their home.

- Uh... Aunt Trish made
a cheese wreath.

- It's in there? Right now?
- Yep!

And we need something
to pair with it.

- Oh, time for my annual
food coma.

Oh, I love a big tree
at Christmas time.

- Watch this.

- It's perfect.
[sighs]

- Oh, my brother's in town
for a few days.

- The long-lost brother's back?
- I haven't seen him in years.

- Where was he, again?
- Where wasn't he?

So, all around the world.

[bell on door jingles]

- Hi, welcome!

- The author.

- The heckler?

- What are you doing here?

- Hold on, you two met already?

- Not really. Kind of.
It was um...

- She crashed my book signing.

Apparently she's been
stalking me for years.

- What, no? That is...
that is so not... true.

[chuckles nervously]

You must be very proud
of yourself.

Both times I've seen you,
you've been hocking
your own book.

- Felicity asked me to bring
them to sell here in the winery.

- Thank you for these.

[chuckles]

- So, what's your YPH?

- Y... P...

- Yield per harvest.

- How much wine can you squeeze
out of the vines

for a 12-month interval?

- We... typically measure
by the season.

I guess we'd have
to check our books.

- Family owned
for five generations.

- It's impressive!
With a legacy like that,

you could see a bidding war.

- Trish's folks passed it to us

when she got back from
the Peace Corps.

- I went all over the world.

I would love to go back
with Neil one summer.

[gasps]
You should! So romantic!

Go! Sell this place
and see the world!

[quirky music plays]

- So, I hear you're a city girl.
- I am.

And where are you from?

- Oh, everywhere.

Airports, hotels, hostels,
the occasional yurt.

Travel writing is just basically
a paid vacation, right?

- Hmm, it seems a little
vacation-y on the outside,

but it's a lot of work.

I'm just lucky I get to spend
a little time with my sister.

- Yeah, she's the best.

- So, what made you wander
so far from home?

- I guess I got the travel
bug from our dad.

He was a wanderer and I started
to write about it.

People liked it, so, here I am.

[clicks tongue]
- Here we are.

- I'm Asher, a travelling nomad.

- I'm Grace, a culinary
workaholic.

Where do you spend Christmas?

- Wherever my next assignment
takes me, I guess.

- I miss spending Christmas
with my family.

- Do you spend it with
your... boyfriend?

- Fiancé?

- I'm married.

To my work!

I have spent every major holiday
that I can remember,

in a kitchen.

- Workaholic finally
visits family.

That could be a good story.

- What? No, there's no story.
I don't have a story.

- Everyone has a story.

What is written was
once unwritten.

Ooh! I like that.
I'm gonna use that.

- Please don't...
write about me.

- Few skeletons in the...
wine cellar?

- No, no, I've just had
my fair share

of literary beatdowns recently
and I would love to spend time

with my family without it ending
up in print.

- Noted.

I mean, not noted.

- Thank you?

- Oh, it's a shame that little
café of yours isn't open.

I am just famished after
all that shop talk.

Well, I'm off to test those
new, robotic cork bottlers.

[clicks tongue]
Iconic.

If you're interested in selling,
I... come in peace.

It is a wine "cellar's" market.

Ha, ha! Get it?

- Yeah, huh, cellars, with a C.

- Toodles!

- Oof.
- Well.

- She's a lot.

- Ah.

With her investment, we could
hire someone to help Felicity

with the café and we could
travel. Hmm?

[giggling]
- Been a long time.

- Hey, there's the kids.

- Oh, hi!
- Kids!

- Cork toss, yay!

- Hey, I say the new
guy goes first.

- Sure!

- Hey!
- Perfect. That's great.

Have you ever done
this before?

- No, I'm a first timer.

So, is it just sink the cork,
win a prize?

- Well, the winner gets to put
the star on top of the tree

on Christmas Eve.

- Hmm, I'll try my best

but I'm gonna be on top
of a pyramid by then so.

- Hmm.

[chuckles]
- Thank you.

- Oh.
- Ooh!

- Okay, not bad.
Well, you know.

You're just warming up, right?
[laughs]

- Oh!

- Come on, Felicity.
You got this!

- Oh!

- Oh! That was so close.
- You had it.

- All right, okay.
- Come on, Uncle Neil.

- Okay, eyes closed.
Ready? Ready? Okay.

[overlapping chatter]

Look, look, look, eyes covered.

[laughing]

All right. Hey, if you sink
this, you're staying.

The rules of cork
toss are serious.

- I get it.
I respect it.

- All right.

[cheering]

- Now she has to stay.

- She's the family
cork toss expert.

- I'm the expert at infiltrating
families during the holidays.

[laughing]

- How 'bout pizzas tonight
for game night?

[gasps]
- I love that!

- There's a pizza
place around here?

- Carvella's.
The only one in town.

Totally worth the trip.

Besides, we're celebrating
two family reunions

tonight with Santa Bingo!
Ha, ha!

- All right,
I'll snag the pizzas.

You two coming?

[both]: Sure.

- See ya!
- Well...

we'll just keep playin'.

[laughing]

Go ahead.

All right.

[both]: Oh!

- So yeah, this was the last
stop on my book tour.

I'm in town for one more day

then I'm off to literally see
the Seven Wonders of the World.

- Sounds... wonderful.

- Okay.

We got a few close to winning.

S.

- S...

- Bell!
- Yes!

- Yay!

- Oh, bingo!
- Wait, no, no, you have to--

- Oh, I mean, Santa.
- Yes.

- You get to open the first
gift on Christmas morning.

- All right.

I'll be hiking the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon by then.

- Ah.

- I wish you both were
staying for Christmas.

Are you staying
for the winter solstice?

- No, that's the night
I have to drive back.

But I promise I will try
to stay late enough

to see at least one shooting
star.

- Oh, solstice night,
there's a cosmic fireworks show.

It's incredible.
- I always loved that night.

Do you guys have any
family traditions?

- Not like this.

Our grandmother does have
a funny tradition though.

Do you remember letters
to Santa?

- Yes.

- So, over there, the children
write their wish list uh,

to Father Christmas, and then,
they throw them in the fire

so that he can read it in
the smoke.

- I love that!

- I bet you're thrilled
to take over the family business

one day.

- I have a very specific
life plan.

- On track to earn
a Michelin star.

- Mm-hmm.
[chuckles]

- Do you ever take time off?

- Uh, does jury duty count?

- Uh, no uh... oh.

[chuckling]

Okay, the green olives
balance out the black olives,

which balance out
the green peppers,

which balance out the
red peppers.

And don't even get me started
on the mozzarella.

Don't knock it 'til you try it.

- I prefer to take things
more simple.

Leaves the tastebuds
wanting more.

To me, pizza's like
a relationship.

- The only one he's ever had.

[laughing]
- Okay.

I think I need to head out

and do a little research
for my next assignment.

- I thought you were
on vacation?

- Apparently travel writing
is a vacation.

- Stay with us.
We've got plenty of room.

- You prefer a sketchy hostel?

- No, the tour put me up in
a cabin

over on West Point Lake so.

- I'll run you over.

- Thanks for sharing
our family tradition.

- Good night.

- Okay, are we playing for
second place?

'Cause I think I have a shot.

- Grace is pretty cool, yeah?

- I hadn't noticed.

[scoffs]
- Yeah, right.

- It's nice here.

I'm happy you're with
great people.

- And? I know there's
a but coming.

There's always a but with you.

- But you know how it is with
me and relationships.

It's just not possible.

- Because you don't know her?

- Because I don't know where
I'll be next week

and because I don't know her.

And my life doesn't lend itself
to commitments.

It's... I've been on more
airplanes than dates lately.

- I saw the way you
looked at her.

- Because she had the entire
produce section on her pizza.

[chuckles]

[soft music]

[engine starts]

- What's the deal with
this critic?

- One opinion can't possibly
make or break everything.

- I've worked hard to get this
far. I will get that star.

Like my mom knew I would.

- Your mom.

Oh wait, I wanted
to show you something.

Look what I found when we
pulled out the Christmas boxes.

[gasps]
- My mom's cookbook!

- She loved all those recipes.

Especially the Christmas
pecan tart.

- I remember her making that
when I was too little

to even crack pecans.

- Yep, we had more pecans
than grapes some years.

- This is her handwriting.

"Needs more cheese.

Double amount."

So, that's where I get it.

- You should have it.

- No. This belongs here.

- Well, we all do.

[Piano version of ♪ O Little
Town of Bethlehem ♪ Plays]

- "A dizzying array of flavours
from classic cuisines,

with no through line between
courses."

[blows out breath]

What even is classic cuisine
anyway?

[music continues]

Let's give that a try.

[phone buzzing]

- Good morning!

- Good morning.

- Okay, Mom, let's do this.

- Did you uh... read the
article I sent?

- I'm too busy to read the news.

- Oh, as a writer,
it pains me to hear that.

- Two cups of dry Chablis.

Gotta have Chablis around
here somewhere, right?

- Grace's name is trending.

- She gets written
up all the time.

She's a big deal.

And the food industry
is a small town.

- Why are you whispering?

- Because this is also
a small town.

- I think that's why
she's here.

When I got my first bad review,
I got outta town.

Speaking of getting outta town,
I gotta take off tonight.

[bottles clanging]

[♪]

- Oh, I just found it.

Yikes.

- People take food
too seriously.

I'll stop by for coffees on the
way over. You want the usual?

- Always.

- What's Grace's usual?

- I don't know.

- Uh, let's not mention
the article.

If she wanted us to know about
it, she would've told us.

- I'm not gonna say anything.
- Hey, girl!

- Hi! Good morning, Grace!

- I like the braid.

- Is that Grace?
- Listen, I gotta go, Asher.

Talk to you later. Okay, bye.

- Please tell me that you
have a bottle of Chablis.

- Oh, we don't.

- I know better than to start
a recipe without procuring

all of the ingredients.

Have I lost my edge?
It's been one day!

- You're fine.
You're just probably used to

a fully-stocked kitchen.

- Right.

[soft music]

- What are these?
- Oh, they're from Asher.

- It's so sweet.

Peru, the Eiffel Tower, Venice.

Wow, I would love to go
to all these places.

- To get away from
cutthroat kitchen?

[laughs]
- It's not that bad.

And where else could I go

that would allow me to have
so much creative control?

I guess control is not
the right word.

Look at that berry tart.

Freedom! Freedom.

Where else could I go

that would allow me to have
so much freedom?

[door on bell chimes]

[Soft instrumental
♪ Deck the Halls plays]

- Uh, name please?
- Asher.

- Asher, absolutely.

- Uh, can I get one latte,
one peppermint hot cocoa,

and what's your most, how do you
say this, complicated drink?

- You want something with
multiple flavours going on,

that when you take a sip
you're like "Is this chocolate?

Is it salted caramel? Wait is
this even a drink? Who am I?

What was I doing before
I had this?"

- Exactly.

- One Mrs. Claustrophobic
comin' up.

- Thank you.

- Aren't you Felicity's brother?

- I am, yeah.
Are you a friend of hers?

- Oh, no yet.
But I'd like to be.

[laughs]
I'm--

- Rita? Oh, latte with oat milk.

- This better be oat milk.

I'm lactose intolerant.

Ungh!

You know, I stopped by to gage
if they were planning

on staying there forever.

Did your sister mention
anything?

Browsing LinkedIn
or dusting off her resume?

- No, definitely not.
She loves it there.

- I didn't catch your name.

[barista]: Asher?

- Thank you so much.
Have a good day.

- You'll hear through
the grapevine

that I'm revitalizing this area.

Big changes.

Big money.

Big ideas.

- Did the town ask you for this?

- Nobody asks for what
they want.

[chuckles]

Well, because they
don't know how to.

I also heard through
the grapevine--

- Through the grapevine, yes.

- That their niece is heir
apparent to the estate.

Think you could uh,
put in a good word for me?

- Nice to meet you.
- You know, if I took over,

tourists would flock to this
place like a goldfinch on glue.

- Is that a thing?

- It is now.

- Nice to meet you.

Have a good day.

- Samantha, hi!

- Grace Cooke!
You're all grown up!

- So good to see you.
- Thank you.

- Do you have any Chablis
by any chance?

- Hmm, a Chablis, Chablis,
where do you be?

- Preferably one
from Switzerland.

- Ah, my foreign section's
teeny tiny.

- These are all local wines?
- Almost.

Our local section just keeps
growing and growing.

- Wow! Okay, any dry European
white would be great.

- Hmm...
- It's for fondue.

- I'm afraid you're outta luck.

- Oh. I'll figure something out.

- Now, Bob! Bob, hello!

- He better not sell out to
a national bookstore chain.

Have you met Rita?

- Yeah, she came by the winery.

- Are they selling?

- I... I don't think so.

They had a great year.
Great reviews, great harvest.

- The small business survival
guide calls that

the kiss of death.

The better you do,
the shinier you are to them.

- Who's them?

- Winemakers Association.

Big wine.

This is a petition
to keep 'em out of town.

- I wish I could help.

- I wish I could help too

but I'm comin' up dry.
- That's okay.

- Tell your aunt and uncle
I said Merry Christmas

and to hang tight.

- I will.
It was good to see you.

Bye.

- You know, Bob,
that is a very cute,

little bookshop you have over
there.

- Well, thank you.
Been in our family for years.

- Hmm, track record of success.

That's very attractive.

- Oh, hi.
Excuse me.

Are there any taxis
in this town?

- There's a tour shuttle that
pulls up every so often

that'll take you anywhere you
wanna go.

- That'll do, yeah.
Hey, nice shop you've got here.

[sucks air]
- Well, enjoy it while it lasts.

- The Real Winemakers
ban corporate cash

from stomping out profits?

- They'd steal change from
a corner Santa if they could.

- Is what they're doing illegal?
- It should be.

They're storming in here
like it's a gold rush.

A grape rush.

You planning an all-nighter?

- Oh, no, they're not all mine.

My sister, Felicity,
works at the Nutwood Winery.

- Oh, I adore Felicity,
and Grace was just here.

- She was?
[doorbell chimes]

- Wait a tick.

You're that writer. I saw your
poster at the bookstore.

I wanted to go but Bob and I
have this will they, won't they.

- Oh, hey! Sorry to interrupt.

I got cornered by
that Rita again.

- I saw that.

- Oh, hey, Bob,
it's good to see you.

- Oh, hey, Asher. Nice of you
to stick around town.

- I got held up
for a little while

but I'm heading off to Europe
again tomorrow.

- I got a crate from some
hotshot European wine dealer.

I might still have it in
the back!

[laughing]
- She is such a character.

- It's here!

- Might-might have
what in the back?

- Take this to Grace. It's the
exact wine she was looking for.

- I'm sure it is.

She's all about
the exact details.

It's...

- Something going on between
you two?

- Oh... oh no.
No-o-o-o.

- I see. Grace is notoriously
single. She always has been.

Oh no.

On the house.

You just tell Grace that
I'll be telling everyone

a top chef shops here.

- Will do.

[chuckles]

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

- Good to see you.
- Safe travels.

[soft music]

- Fold in the cheese
to melt when baking.

Sounds good to me.

Hey!
- Anyone home?

- Uh, yeah, Felicity's
out at the café.

- Oh. Actually, I stopped
by to see you.

- Oh? Oh, if this is about
reading "Grape Theory"

I'm so sorry, I haven't
had time.

My hands have been full.

- I got this for you.

- What is it?

- Well, if you hate it,
blame the barista,

and if you love it,
it was all me.

- Okay.

- Wow... that's flavourful.

Um... it has a...
a hint of caramel,

with notes of espresso and...

...a sweet mocha finish.

[laughing]

- Oh, and um...

[gasps]
- Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!

- Samantha sent this over.
- This is so helpful.

I'm making a new recipe.

Well, it's-it's an old family
recipe, but it's new to me, so.

- I've been wanting to try
a dish

that by the Chef Good Food Guru
describes as the

"culinary Rainman
in an apron".

- You read that?

- Yeah, I told you,
I do my research.

Pizza.

May I?
- Of course!

[both]: I love leftover pizza!

[laughing]

- It's so good.

- It tastes better
the next morning.

- Yes! It is so cold
and delicious.

- Mm!

- Do you always wear
that before you cook?

- Uh, yeah.
It's my lucky apron.

My mom made it for me.

- Hmm.
Is it working?

- Oh, we're about to
find out! Behind.

Oh, that's kitchen code
for I'm crossing behind you.

- Okay.

- Put me to work.
- What? No.

- Show me how it's done.

- I don't have enough time
to teach you everything

you need to learn.
I mean you leave tomorrow.

- Well, just think of me
as one of your sous chefs.

- You wouldn't last
a day in a kitchen.

- What's this?

- Oh, that was my mom's.

- When you open a restaurant,

you should put all of these on
their menu.

- Okay.

Moment of truth.

You ready?

[tender music plays]

[chuckles]

- I'm getting notes
of aged white cheddar.

- Mm-hmm.
- Creamy.

With an elegant pizza
crust finish.

[laughing]

- I know you are brave
because you will eat anything

put in front of you.

- I feel seen.

Really, I do.

- Wait, shouldn't
you be packing?

- Actually, I was hoping to pack
a bottle of your finest Cab

to enjoy at the top
of Machu Picchu.

- Great.
Let's make that happen.

- Oh!
- Come on!

- You know, I once spent
a month in Bordeaux

covering French fusion
restaurants.

- I once spent a month learning
how to julienne a carrot.

[laughing]

Oh my gosh.

[laughs]
Grace's special blend.

Aged 10 years.

- I'll take it.

- Absolutely not. You are way
too tough of a critic.

- No, better this.

- Thank you for this.

- My pleasure.

- So, how 'bout a
tour before I go?

- Let's do it.
- Excellent.

A wine tour today,
pyramid tour tomorrow.

Tough life.
- Sounds like it.

This way.

- Do you know the difference
between red and white grapes?

- Yes, colour.

[laughs]

And acidity and density.

So, they add a variety
of flavour.

Dark is bold
and light is sweet.

- I'd love to own
this much land.

Look at that view.

Pure nature, as far
as the eye can see.

I'm envious of ya.
- Me? I'm envious of you!

You get to see what's beyond
all this.

- Yeah, I can't knock it.
Travel's been my passion.

- But?

- But there's another life
where you settle somewhere

and get mail.

- You don't get mail?

- Okay, so you don't get mail.

- Why do you think I mail
Felicity postcards?

No return address.

- Ah.

So, what does a vagabond
cherish the most?

- A hot shower.
[laughs]

And a pillow.

And um...

oh... and uh...

...and this.

My dad gave it to me.

- It's a compass.

It's very beautiful.

- And very old.

And it directs you just west of
where you're trying to go, so.

- Was your father
a traveller too?

- Uh... sort of.

He never settled in a place
long enough

to build a home like this.

But... what about you, the chef?
Your parents were good cooks?

- Yes, they were.
They had this little

hole-in-the-wall
grilled cheese shop.

I was in charge of the cheese.

Until they closed it all up

to take a cruise around
the world.

- Nice.

- From grilled cheese
to the high seas.

- Not bad.

- Thank you.
[laughing]

- Uh, well I should um...

I should get that wreath
in the oven.

I'm gonna grab some flour from
the café before we head back.

[soft music]

[phone keys clacking]

[♪]

- Did you get your flour?

- I sure did!

You should see this place in
the summertime.

It is packed.

If you ever get assigned
an expose on dessert wine,

you should come back.
- Oh, I certainly hope to.

That'd be a dream come true.

- Oh, my apron.

- Oh, behind.
- You remembered.

- How can I forget?

- I can't believe it!

- Oh, the-the... it happens
all the time.

- I just saw that Rita lady
and she has an agenda.

- She said something
odd to me too.

- Really?

- I think she's angling
to take over the winery.

- What?!

- Well, you're the sole heir
of this place

so the only way to keep it
in the family

is for you to inherit it.
- Great, done. Where do I sign?

- It's a bit more complicated
than an autograph.

- Tell me.

- You'd have to leave behind
Atlanta,

the restaurant and... move here.

- And my shot at
the Michelin star.

- But you do have options.

- Yeah! Like, we could
clone you.

City Grace, country Grace,
one there, one here.

- We'll figure it out.
- When?

We both leave tomorrow and who
knows what will happen then?

- Talk to your aunt and uncle.
Tell them what you wanna do.

They'll love you no matter what.

- Thank you for saying that.

- Uh, I better get back
to the cabin and pack.

Uh, I'll do some more research
on it, though.

- See ya in a little bit.

- Yeah, I'll figure out
science, cloning.

[phone buzzes]

- Where are you?
Are you still at the lake?

You missed your flight.

The tour company's waiting
for you to go to the airport.

Mr. St. James, be a saint
and call me.

[soft music]

- Okay, I wanna go over the
particulars of everything

that needs to be updated
so you're all good to go

when I leave.
Here's the plan.

We will keep the classics from
the old menu

but modify them so the
ingredients are either local

or things you can grow here.

So, this, this,
and this will stay.

This goes and this goes because
those are too complicated

and we need to focus on
consistency.

- These are all 86'd.
- Hoo-hoo.

- Exactly.

And I pulled some unnamed wines
from the cellar

for us to play around with.

- What should we call this one?

We never gave it
a proper name.

- Smells like raspberries. Yum.
- Hmm.

- As you guys know, when it
comes to cooking with wine,

it's all about finding
the perfect pairing.

All of the supplies that I
ordered should be here today.

I got tablecloths
and silverware.

Ooh, napkins.

I saw some nice ones
at Samantha's shop.

If they are still there,
I will get enough

for a full day's service.

I know it's a lot, guys,
but we can do it.

Look, just go over everything

and I'll answer any questions
when I get back, okay?

- Okay.
- We got this!

- Yes, we got this.

- Silas, hi, you
miss me already?

- Of course we do! How's home?

- It's great.
A few surprises,

but mostly just
fun with the family.

- You sound different.
Relaxed.

[laughs]
- I wish I was.

- I'm putting the schedule
together

and wanted to know when
we should expect you back.

- Actually, if it doesn't put
you in too tight of a spot,

I would love to stay here
a couple more days.

I didn't realize how much
needed to be done.

- Spend Christmas
with your family.

I have it all under
control here.

- You sound like me.

- Only less relaxed.

Merry Christmas, chef.

- You too, Silas.

[Christmas music plays
in the shop]

- Thank you. Enjoy.

- If you change your mind,

my contacts are a who's who
of rare livestock.

Their cheeses are "udderly"
delicious.

Get it?

- Udders.

Where cheese comes from!

- You know your industry.
That's good.

Ciao!

[boorbell chimes]

- These big wine whackos
are intense.

- Yeah, she tried to get
my sister

to turn Grace against
her family.

- She just needs to move along

and go play monopoly with
another town.

[doorbell chimes]

- She seems like a real game
player

and I'm worried that she hopes
it's an opportunity

for something it isn't.
- That's the thing.

Some people are optimists.
Some are realists.

- That gal's straight
delusional.

- She won't be around
much longer.

Just have to wait it out.

- Ambitious people are intense.

- I hear ya.

- Okay, so what cheeses would
you recommend for a fondue?

Uh, Grace is making her family's
special recipe

and I wanna get her the best.
- I've got just the thing.

- Okay.

- Grace!

Hey.

- Figured out your tradition.

It's saying goodbye
and then not actually leaving.

- Confession, this is
the most cheese

I've ever bought in my life.

- Oh, you? The guy who's been
everywhere and done everything?

You know, I've been called
intense before,

in person and in print.

- Intense is just another
word for passion.

- Well, if you meant passion,
then say passion.

I overheard you venting
to Samantha.

About how you worry that I hope
for an opportunity

for something that it isn't.

- I wasn't talking about you.

I was talking about
that Rita person.

- Oh.

Sorry.

[soft music]

I just heard you say that
she's delusional

and I assume that people
think that

when I say I want
a Michelin star.

- I don't think you're
delusional for wanting that.

In fact, it's quite
the opposite.

- And how do you feel about
ambitious people?

- Ambition's a good thing,

especially when it's paired
with talent, and heart and...

...it's a very attractive
quality in someone who knows

what they want and is more than
capable of getting it.

- Thank you.

We present the
Christmas wreath!

- Ah!
- Aw!

[hands clap]
- And a pot of cheese lava.

- Oh!

- Using your finest
muscadine wine.

Voted most delicate
by Wine and Dine Guide.

- Bravo.

- Bravo.

[chuckling]

Okay, a new family tradition.
Everybody, dig in!

- Mm!

- Your mom would love this.

- I feel her now,
more than ever.

- Me too.

I'm glad you pushed your
assignment to stay a bit longer.

- I'm just not ready
to leave yet.

It's so nice here.

- It's nice having you.

Now, for another tradition,

as the longest night of the
year is ahead of us,

and a whole year behind us...

- Winter solstice
year in review.

Highs and lows.
Who's gonna go first?

- I'll start.

Um, the reason I came back out
of the blue

is because I was running from
a situation

that I couldn't control.

I got my shot at the Michelin
star, and I blew it.

And everyone out there can see
my demise, and so,

I am taking a break from packed
tables

and potential disappointment.

- I don't believe everything
I read, which annoys my brother,

but you're good at what you do.

- Cooking lets me teleport
to places that I want to be.

And that's good enough for me.

- The meteor shower started! Oh!
- Let's go!

- Okay, let's bundle up,
everyone!

- Okay!
- We'll finish this later.

- All right!
[all laugh]

[crickets chirping]

- The North Star must be...

- There.

Make a wish.

- You deserve a star.

You'll get it.

- Tell me the story.

I know what's in your book
but I wanna hear it.

- My dad had a wandering
spirit.

And one year he decided
he wanted to get a boat

and sail to England to visit
his mother. And so, he did.

It was just him, the open
ocean, and a compass.

He almost made it, but his boat
got stuck just off the shore.

Here's where it gets good.

Suddenly, he saw something
in the surf.

It was a... a girl who was
swimming out to him.

- Who was she?

- My mother.

He gave her that compass when
he knew he loved her.

- That's a beautiful story.

- Thank you.
[chuckles]

- What do you say we go back in
the old homestead and get warm?

[all laughing]

[soft music]

[laughing gently]
- That's so funny.

- Hey! You two look great!

- Ah, there's a wine
expo in the city.

- Fun!

- Get whatever you need
for the café.

- Thank you for trusting me.

- We trust you with all of it.

- Christmas Eve is in
a couple of days.

Should we do the
big dinner party?

- I love that!

I'll cook for it.

I will debut a whole
new tasting menu.

- The Christmas tree needs
to be decorated

and set for the tree
lighting but...

- It'll be the grand re-opening
of the café.

Invite all our friends.

- Let's put the word out!
- Sounds great.

- Question for you.

How long were you two together
before you knew that you...

You know?

- Two and a half years.

- Three harvests.

- Wine math.

- Have fun.
- See ya.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[upbeat music]

- Hi.

- Good morning.

Are your aunt and uncle here?

- Uh, no.
They stepped out for a bit.

- And left you in charge,
all alone?

That seems like an awful
lot for just one person.

- Are you two here
for a tasting?

- Uh, we're here
to do an appraisal.

- An appraisal? Why? What for?

- It's a... it's a lot
of legal mumbo-jumbo.

It's kind of hard to explain.
- I got it.

You see, we're here to assess
how much the property

and its assets are worth
in order to put in

an accurate bid to buy it.

- But they're not selling it.

- Oh, not yet.

But they're also not planning
a trip to backpack around
the world together... yet.

- Which they will do.

And this place will still
be here when they get back.

You think that you can run this
place better than my family,

but you would run it
straight into the ground.

- But there's a reason--

- That it's been in my family
for five generations.

- A-a-and with my plans,
five more.

- Why would we give it up now,

when our wines are still
winning awards?

- You know, we'll just
come back another time.

- We'll always be here.

Oh, by the way, I don't know
what you're doing

on Christmas Eve, but if you're
not bulldozing a playground,

you should come by the café.

We're having a big dinner
to celebrate the success

of the family business.

You should come.

- Hmm.

[soft music]

[dialling]

- Hey, it's your
favourite client.

I got something big to pop off.
I need to run it by you.

I'm headed to the airport soon.
Call me.

[whimsical music]

[laughs]

- Hey, guys, I have an idea for
what we should name this.

- Yeah?
- Really? Oh, great!

[call rings]

- Hey, sorry for the late call.

- Is that you, Harry Houdini?

- I can explain.
I'm on a red-eye.

- This isn't like you, Asher.

- The Wonders of the World have
been there a long time

and they'll be there tomorrow
when I land.

Just sending you an email.

Keep an eye out.

- Sounds good.

- Thanks.

[exhales]

[indistinct chatter]

[soft music]

- That was a good one!
I'm impressed!

[bell on door jingles]

- Asher!

- Hey, how's it goin'?

- Oh...

Well... it's been years since we
had a Christmas tree lighting,

and the ghost of Neil past
wasn't very good at organizing.

- I can see that.
[laughing]

- Oh.

- Hey, I got a question for ya.

What made you want
to run a winery?

- Well... I wanted a simple
life.

And all I needed was
grapes and patience.

- And I got neither,

but I admire what you built
for your family.

Grace told me how she got
her first start

at her parents' sandwich place.

- Yeah.

Until her mom got sick.

They didn't know how long she
had, so they closed up shop

and took a cruise to see
the world.

Grace was eight.
She stayed with us.

Not long after they got
back, she passed.

- And her dad?

- Just a year later. His heart.

As you can imagine,
it hit Grace pretty hard.

She was only a kid.

She's always been pretty good
at looking after herself.

Losing her folks so young.

What do you think?

- I... I think she's strong,
and resilient, and ambitious,

and she knows what she wants.

- I was talking about
the lights.

But you're spot on about Grace.

[laughing]

- Thank you.

- Well, hello!

- It's gonna look great, guys.

- Look at this.
Oh!

- It's starting to feel
like Christmas in here.

- Ooh, can I do the bows?

- Hey! These are for
the party tomorrow.

- Oh, my goodness!

- Think they look good?

- So, before I leave, I wanted
to share something

as a thank you for sharing
your traditions with me.

In the spirit of our Gram
in England,

we're gonna write letters
to Father Christmas.

- Oh, okay!

[tender music]

- Okay, so, toss your letters
into the fire

and the smoke will carry your
wish up to the North Pole.

There we go.
All right, come on up.

- I seriously believed her
when she had us do this.

- Oh, me too.
Fooled me every time.

- Do you think uh, that he has
any restaurant connections?

- Hmm, anything's possible.
[chuckling]

- He's given me everything
I want right now so...

keep it comin'.

- I think she's talking
about me.

[all laugh]

- You being here, it's good.

- I hope to come back soon.

- You should.

[all laugh happily]

- Hot chocolate? Let's get some
hot chocolate, you guys.

- Wait, that's what I asked
Father Christmas for.

- That was sweet.

- So, um... what'd you wish
for you in your letter?

- That's between me
and Kris Kringle.

- Oh. I know!
That elusive star.

- I can have many
wishes at once.

For you to remember us by.

- As if I could ever forget.

Thank you.

- You're welcome.

[emotional music]

- This is great! I love it!

[Singing] Jingle bells,
jingle bells.

[laughs happily]
Come on! In the spirit we are.

Christmas Eve has
arrived, kiddo.

- I have an idea for the menu
tonight, if I can pull it off.

- Do you need anything?

- Nothing.

I have everything
I need right here.

Come on! Let's get decorating!

- Madam.

- Party time!
- Here we go!

[sighs]
- This is gonna be great.

[instrumental
♪ Joy to the World plays]

[sighs]
- We did good.

[♪]

- Thank you for coming.

Can I shake your hand?
All right, then.

- Thank you.

- Thank you for coming
to our party.

Hi, so good to see you.

Hey, beautiful.

[curious music]

[indistinct chatter]

- Eggnog.

[Dog barks in distance]

[Screams]

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental ♪ O Christmas
Tree ♪ Plays]

- Hi! You're back! Oh!

Why? What happened?

- I was on my layover in London

and suddenly realized that you
might need a sous chef.

- It's perfect timing.

But what about your
next assignment?

- It's complicated
and I like simple.

- You do.

- Hey! You're back!

- Hey, Neil.

- We're about ready.

- Okay.

- Are you nervous?

- I should be.

But I'm not.

Are you?

- Terrified.

I've never worked in a
commercial kitchen.

[chuckling]

- Do you remember
when we first met?

- The public humiliation part?

[laughing]
- No!

No, about the Italians
and how they open a bottle

of the new batch on Christmas
Eve to check its fermentation?

- Yeah.

- Stay right here.

[hopeful music]

- Grace's special blend.
- Mm-hmm.

- May I?
- Yes!

- Thank you.

- Oh no!

- It smells like poison.

- It's so bad!
We can't drink that.

- Show time?

- Yes!

Let's do this.

- Moment of truth.

[easy jazz music]

- Please.

Thank you, all, for joining us
for the reopening

of our little café, which would
not have been possible

but for our Grace.

- I am so thankful for
the opportunity

to get to cook
for you all.

And I am so excited to debut
our new sweet and zesty wine,

Felicity Raspberry.

It's what we use to cook
with at home

so we named it after the sweet
and zesty member of our family.

Now, for dessert, we have the
Christmas pecan tart,

an old family recipe, paired
with our Southern Blackberry 36.

This is what you can expect
when you come to our winery

for a tasting or a tour.
These recipes and wines

have been in our family
for five generations.

- Cheers to many more!

- Cheers!

[all cheering]

[glasses clinking]

- Let's light the tree!
- Yes!

- It's almost time
for Christmas.

- Welcome to the family.

- All right,
let's do a countdown.

[all]: Three, two... one!

Merry Christmas!

[all cheer, glasses clinking]

[phone ringing]

- Silas, hi.

- I have some news, and it's
not a big deal to me

but I know it is to you.

- She's coming back?

- The day after Christmas.

[phone rings]

- World News editor,
Roger speaking.

- Rog, it's Asher.
Did you get the uh...

- I tried to reach you
at your hotel in Agra,

but you hadn't checked in.
This story is legit!

I had my fact-checkers take
a shot at it... and congrats!

It's a Christmas miracle.

- What are you saying?

- I'm staying front page.

Full reach of all the outlets.

We're blowing the roof
off this one.

Nobody messes with
a mom and pop. Nobody.

I dunno what you were doing
wherever you were

but, it worked.
- I love it.

- I respect you for sticking
your neck out on this.

- You know, and I need to stick
it out a bit further.

I've got a pitch for you.

It's a bit bigger than a story.

- Grace!

- Hi!

- Snacks for the road?

- Uh, something like that.

- You forgot your lucky apron.

- Thank you.

I have to do this.

- I know.

Behind.

It's kitchen code for
I've got your back.

[whimsical music]

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

[engine starts]

[playful music]

- Silas.

- Hey, chef! You look like you
had a merry Christmas.

- I did.

- Remember what I told you.

- You don't speak sports?

- And time away can do you good.

- It has.

- Welcome back.

[cheerful music]

- Okay, guys, time to try it!

[happy instrumental ♪ Jingle
Bells ♪ Plays]

Let's see if it held up!

- Looks delicious! Oh my.

- Be honest.
Give me the real thoughts.

- Mm!

- What do you think?
Good? Do you like it?

- Mm-hmm!

- Michelin star good?

- A-plus.

- Okay! Hopefully she likes it.

[♪]

- Behind!

- Back in the apron?

- Only time I didn't wear it

was last time she was here.

Okay. Silas?

- Yes, chef?

- What is this?
Where is it going?

Oh.

Okay.

[exhales nervously]

- Ooh!

- We have one pecan
tart for you.

Careful, it's a little hot.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft music]

Hey chef, she wants
to talk to you.

Maybe something about the tart.

- I have to go.

- Have you checked the news?

Big expose and a takedown
of big wine,

courtesy of your biggest fan.

[whimsical music]

- Grace?

- Hi.

- You're back?

- I told you not
to write about me.

- You said this was
a little bit off.

But it led me exactly
where I wanted to be.

At home.

With the people I love,
running this café,

making recipes I love.

That's my story.

What's yours?

- I told my editor I'm stepping
back from all the travel.

I have other things to explore.

[inhales deeply]

- I do need a sous chef.

Even though you don't really
have any experience.

- Well, I may have
an in with the chef.

[♪]

- I got something for ya.

- You did?
- Yeah.

A little Christmas present.

- Airline tickets?

- Someone told me fall was
the best time to visit Italy.

Stomp grapes in the
original stomp--

- It is the perfect time to go.

- It is perfect.

[chuckles]

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