Hey.
What's wrong, Lou?
Everybody at the restaurant still hates me.
I thought I was making headway.
Everyone was smiling at me all day.
And then I get off work and find out that they wrote this on my chef's hat.
Hey, maybe they meant to write quiet, bitch.
All right, honey, what's the matter?
Fine, just trying to be nice.
I mean, I have not been picked on this much since I was in kindergarten and they had to bring in someone from junior high to do the seesaw with me.
They're trying to do everything they can to make me quit.
And if it were any other job, I would, but this is something I've been waiting for my whole life.
Wait a minute, you're the boss.
Why don't you just yell at them?
Or fire them?
I would love to, but I can't.
I just can't.
You know I'm not good at confrontation.
Hey, you know what you could do?
I remember reading about this director I think it was Orson Welles who at the beginning of a movie would hire somebody, just so he could fire them in front of everybody.
Then they would all know who was boss.
Hey, come on, I'm not doing anything.
Why don't you fire me?
That's a good idea.
Do you know how to waiter?
Good enough to get fired.
Could the waiters gather around to hear tonight's specials?
Okay, first there's a Chilean sea bass prepared with a mango relish on a bet.
Why is nobody writing these down?
Because we can remember them.
And because you're all going to make up fake specials and make me cook them like you did the other night.
Well, sure, that too.
Okay, forget the specials for a minute.
Um...
Here's the thing.
For the last two weeks, I have tried really hard to create a positive atmosphere.
Can't hear you.
Positive atmosphere.
But I've had it up to here.
From now on, it is going to be my way or the highway, all right?
Does anybody have a problem with that?
Hey, new guy.
I said, does anybody have a problem with that?
No, ma'am.
Hey, he has a name.
It's Dragon.
You want to know your name?
Check your hat.
You did the hat, right?
What the hell just happened?
I am so, so sorry.
I was going to do it, really.
But then I was standing there with $327 in one hand and $238 in the other hand.
And I was thinking, wow, it's been a long time since I had...
$327 plus $238.
Very funny.
Somebody let me out, please.
Come on, I'm cold.
I'm covered in marinara sauce.
Come on, let me out.
You found that handle, did you?
That's not funny.
Well, that's not true.
I'm a good person, and I'm a good chef, and I don't deserve to have marinara salt all over me.
You know what?
If you want me to quit this bad, then all you have to do... Hey, Chef Keller.
That little speech you made the other day?
Well, I got a problem with it.
You do?
You bet I do.
I just, uh, wasn't listening then, that's all.
If you want a problem, I'll give you a problem.
What are you gonna do here?
Are you gonna fire me?
You bet your ass I'm gonna fire you.
Now get out of my kitchen!
Get out!
All right.
Anybody else got a problem?
How about you, Chuckles?
You think this is funny now?
No.
What about if I dance around all covered in sauce, huh?
You think it's funny now?
No, it's really good.
Good.
Now take those salads to table four.
And you, get the swordfish.
And you, get a haircut.