1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,679 "ALAMESA is an oasis" The New York Times 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:11,760 "A kitchen without fires or knives becomes a powerful tool of inclusion praised by Pope Francis." EL PAIS 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:16,880 "The challenge is being able to replicate experiences like this." CNN 4 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:22,719 "The opportunity to be happy, have a job and live a fulfilling life." O GLOBO 5 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:29,719 "A language of colors and threads invisible to the customer that allow the ALAMESA staff to work without stress." EFE 6 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:37,599 "ALAMESA achieves what many documentaries don't: it moves and touches you, without resorting to cheap shots." CLARIN 7 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:41,599 100 BARES Presents 8 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,760 ALAMESA RESTAURANT 60 minutes to Inauguration 9 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,840 A JUAN JOSE CAMPANELLA Production 10 00:01:04,159 --> 00:01:09,400 Produced by MURIEL CABEZA MARTINO ZAIDELIS CAMILO ANTOLINI 11 00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:12,639 Why don't you go ahead and cut the basil that isn't here? 12 00:01:12,719 --> 00:01:14,320 Yes, where do I move them? 13 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,119 -Perfect. -Let's see, let's see. 14 00:01:16,199 --> 00:01:18,679 This is in case people ask for lemon for their Milanese. 15 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,400 So it has to be right. 16 00:01:30,679 --> 00:01:32,920 Today is the inauguration, 17 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:36,320 we are obviously anxious 18 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:37,559 to put into practice 19 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:39,719 everything we practiced for so long. 20 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,519 The day we open the restaurant to the public, 21 00:01:42,559 --> 00:01:45,199 the time for our team 22 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,760 to start serving customers 23 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,840 just like any restaurant 24 00:01:50,239 --> 00:01:52,719 Mariano... help me out here! How do you set up? 25 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:53,840 Put them further apart. 26 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,119 I don't know, I forgot, I forgot. 27 00:01:56,199 --> 00:01:57,360 We are all anxious, 28 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,679 but it is critical not to share this anxiety with the team 29 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,599 and while it is inherent to everyone to be a little anxious, 30 00:02:04,679 --> 00:02:07,039 it is very, very important 31 00:02:07,119 --> 00:02:10,239 for us to lower that level of anxiety. 32 00:02:10,679 --> 00:02:12,159 We have a unique restaurant, 33 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:15,320 we have a unique project, we have a unique system, 34 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,760 and now is the time to start testing it. 35 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,480 OK, Nacho. You are going to be the front waiter 36 00:02:21,559 --> 00:02:23,280 with Belu and Sofi. 37 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:24,800 Runners, are you ready? 38 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:29,159 From the deck, table five to table eight. 39 00:02:39,239 --> 00:02:42,719 ALAMESA: EVERYONE HAS A SEAT 40 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:46,760 The Alamesa project stems from a question that lingers in the head 41 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,480 of every father and mother of children with disabilities: 42 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,199 What will my child do when she becomes of age? 43 00:02:54,079 --> 00:02:56,239 Come on! Come on! 44 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,559 There you go! Again. 45 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,440 My daughter Julia has PDD 46 00:03:01,519 --> 00:03:05,280 and as you walk alongside a child 47 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,840 with this characteristics through life, you encounter many difficulties. 48 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,719 Suddenly, your daughter is having a bad day at school 49 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,320 and they ask you to take her home right away. 50 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,320 Schoolmates throw a party and she is not invited. 51 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,039 The bus driver does not want your child on the bus 52 00:03:19,119 --> 00:03:21,840 because no one can help should he feel upset. 53 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,199 When my 18-year-old daughter finished school, I thought: 54 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:28,760 how are we going to tackle the future? 55 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,440 And how are we going to face these challenges? 56 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:34,559 I realized that I had to create a workspace 57 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,239 where she could live a maeningful life, just like everybody else. 58 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,199 Alamesa is a lifelong empowerment project 59 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,320 and, as such, it began 60 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,559 the first day that the children arrived at the training facility. 61 00:03:50,079 --> 00:03:53,119 Our mission is to set up a restaurant, 62 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,320 but not any restaurant. We will run the best restaurant 63 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,760 among all restaurants. 64 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,519 The Alamesa project 65 00:04:00,519 --> 00:04:04,079 is designed for people with different disabilities, 66 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:07,599 like autism or developmental delay, 67 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:13,119 to offer the opportunity to work in a resturant. 68 00:04:13,199 --> 00:04:15,119 Where the food is delicious 69 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:16,719 and people have fun. 70 00:04:17,119 --> 00:04:18,480 As a matter of fact, 71 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:21,599 neurodiverse kids are not interested 72 00:04:21,679 --> 00:04:23,239 in not being neurodiverse. 73 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,519 They're not trying to be you or me, 74 00:04:27,559 --> 00:04:29,559 but they're actually trying to be themselves 75 00:04:29,639 --> 00:04:31,440 and live their lives around like-minded people 76 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:34,320 who share their goals and desires, 77 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,800 among who their behavior doesn't attract unnecessary attention 78 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:41,199 and where they enjoy the same things than their peers 79 00:04:41,239 --> 00:04:44,039 and things they dislike, displease their peers. 80 00:04:44,079 --> 00:04:47,320 In summary, a world where they essentially feel comfortable. 81 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,159 Alamesa is a project designed from the perspective of the integrated person. 82 00:04:50,239 --> 00:04:51,760 Not from the integrator's. 83 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:56,360 You'll learn to cook dishes, you'll learn to serve tables. 84 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:00,360 When they told me about the project, 85 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,559 I was like, What? I wasn't expecting that. 86 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,639 I was surprised... For people with disabilities, I mean... 87 00:05:07,119 --> 00:05:09,599 Is this for real, or is it a drill? 88 00:05:09,639 --> 00:05:12,119 Little by little, we'll learn how to run our restaurant 89 00:05:12,199 --> 00:05:15,159 that will be just like all other restaurants, but better. 90 00:05:15,239 --> 00:05:17,159 I was very interested 91 00:05:17,159 --> 00:05:19,320 that it needed people like us to... 92 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,079 maintain and do everything. 93 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,079 I joined immediately, I really liked it, to be honest. 94 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:28,679 Team! I want to stress something very important. 95 00:05:28,719 --> 00:05:29,960 This is a job. 96 00:05:30,639 --> 00:05:32,800 And we have to take it as 97 00:05:33,079 --> 00:05:35,880 a job during which we will be serving people. 98 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,000 -Seriously. -Seriously. 99 00:05:38,079 --> 00:05:40,320 I thought: "Well, this is the stage. 100 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,880 where I have to start working, to look for a job, 101 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,920 and I kind of saw it as the beginning 102 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,159 of all that. 103 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,679 Alamesa's idea is to achieve 104 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,559 the same results as any restaurant, but using a very different strategy. 105 00:05:53,639 --> 00:05:57,000 Because we design and write all strategies 106 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:58,880 in the team's language 107 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,719 which derives from the way that the kids understand their environment, 108 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,519 so they can achieve the best results, and when you taste the food 109 00:06:05,559 --> 00:06:08,679 it's as good, or even better, than any dish you have ever eaten 110 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,000 anywhere else. 111 00:06:10,039 --> 00:06:14,480 Juanpa, you're going to be in charge of peeling the garlic now, okay? 112 00:06:14,519 --> 00:06:15,719 And have that ready. 113 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,639 We are, let's say, autistic 114 00:06:18,679 --> 00:06:21,760 or people with autism, which we could say 115 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:25,440 are, let's say, on the one hand, more shy than other people, 116 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:28,519 but on the other hand, let's say, we are more 117 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,400 attentive to detail. 118 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,400 The thing about autism is that it's not noticeable. 119 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,239 And so 120 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,239 instead of a person 121 00:06:40,280 --> 00:06:43,639 when they see these difficulties, 122 00:06:43,679 --> 00:06:46,440 instead of saying, "OK. She has autism," 123 00:06:48,079 --> 00:06:50,960 they say: "This person is really weird." 124 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,480 And sometimes this makes me a little sad 125 00:06:55,519 --> 00:06:57,960 because I am capable of many things. 126 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,360 Once we open the restaurant to the public... 127 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,400 Yes. 128 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,360 What would you like to work on? 129 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:04,599 Cook. 130 00:07:04,679 --> 00:07:05,840 -Cooking. -Yes. 131 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,800 -And you, Nachito? -Chef! 132 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:09,880 Chef? Great. You, Facu? 133 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,480 Also, as a cook. 134 00:07:11,519 --> 00:07:13,920 What I enjoy most is, well, cooking, doing something. 135 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,760 Neurodiverse people 136 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,519 work extremely hard 137 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,599 to adapt as much as possible to the world. 138 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,760 But there comes a time 139 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,920 when they have to stop making the effort 140 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,039 and finally find a place that adapts to them. 141 00:07:30,079 --> 00:07:33,000 Well, Alamesa wants to be one of those places. 142 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,880 Put the potatoes in one of these bowls, okay? 143 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,480 It's a project where I like to make friends, 144 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,920 I like to cook delicious things. 145 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,800 I made friends... Lots of friends. 146 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,719 And I like this place because this is my family. 147 00:07:49,239 --> 00:07:50,880 Everyone can cook. 148 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,000 Not everyone can create a menu, 149 00:07:53,079 --> 00:07:54,719 but everyone can cook. 150 00:07:55,159 --> 00:07:56,920 Let's take a bit off it, 151 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,960 we're going to remove a bit so that it weighs less. 152 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,960 I used to work in another restaurant 153 00:08:01,039 --> 00:08:04,760 and my job was, let's say, to wash dishes. 154 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:06,239 They constantly bullied me, 155 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,760 they acted as if I was, let's say, 156 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,719 an idiot. I mean, they did... 157 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,079 The others did things, let's say, at a different speed 158 00:08:16,119 --> 00:08:17,880 but, let's say, in a kind enviornment, let's say, 159 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,159 I can complete all chores perfectly and, let's say, on time, but 160 00:08:21,239 --> 00:08:23,279 how they treated me there, let's say... 161 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:41,520 The disability that Juan Pablo has is called Asperger Syndrome, 162 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,479 which is a moderate presentation of autism. 163 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,760 Since he was very young, I noticed a different sensitivity 164 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,399 that was noticeable in his eyes 165 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,720 It is as if he was carrying his heart outside his chest. 166 00:08:56,359 --> 00:08:58,000 Schooling was extremely tough. 167 00:08:58,119 --> 00:08:59,560 Juan Pablo suffered bullying. 168 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,760 The kids were not ready to tolerate someone different. 169 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,600 A boy who doesn't play soccer, 170 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:09,000 a boy who does not engage in rough physical games. 171 00:09:09,359 --> 00:09:14,000 At school, I was bullied a lot, I was mistreated a lot, 172 00:09:14,039 --> 00:09:15,560 because, let's say, mainly 173 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,439 let's say, my speaking pace 174 00:09:18,479 --> 00:09:21,880 that sometimes let's say, I stutter, 175 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,199 sometimes I repeat words, and all that. 176 00:09:24,479 --> 00:09:28,960 And for those reasons they bullied me, because they did not know, let's say, 177 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:34,000 that I am neurologically, let's say, different from them. 178 00:09:34,159 --> 00:09:36,920 It has been very painful for Juan Pablo to grow up, 179 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,079 with his heart exposed, outside his chest. 180 00:09:40,439 --> 00:09:42,560 Typically, neurodiverse individuals 181 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,640 arrive quite battered. 182 00:09:44,680 --> 00:09:47,880 They come with a story of low self-esteem, 183 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,119 of feeling different, and less than others. 184 00:09:50,479 --> 00:09:52,920 Here, in addition to feeling chosen, 185 00:09:53,479 --> 00:09:56,560 we want them to feel loved and respected. 186 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,600 When they called from Alamesa, 187 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:03,560 and they said that they wanted to have a meeting, 188 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,119 Juan Pablo was reluctant, 189 00:10:07,159 --> 00:10:09,000 and when he returned, 190 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:10,399 he told me, "Mom, 191 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,800 the person who interviewed me 192 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,760 knew how to deal with a person with Asperger's." 193 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,079 And he went on to list the five points 194 00:10:18,119 --> 00:10:21,039 which had to do with a non-strident decoration. 195 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,439 Presenting things one at a time 196 00:10:26,199 --> 00:10:30,359 confirming that Juan Pablo had understood 197 00:10:30,439 --> 00:10:32,239 what was being said to him. 198 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,640 Cordial treatment 199 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,119 and a smile. 200 00:10:36,199 --> 00:10:40,199 I went, let's say, to places where, let's say, they treated me badly, 201 00:10:40,279 --> 00:10:44,880 and when I heard, let's say, hat I was going to be treated well here, 202 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:52,079 I was surprised and said to myself: "I have to take this job no matter what." 203 00:10:52,079 --> 00:10:55,039 And in Alamesa, what would you like to work as? 204 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,720 I really don't know... 205 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,279 I would say cooking. 206 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:05,960 Cooking? 207 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,760 I can handle it, let's say. 208 00:11:15,359 --> 00:11:18,079 We are about to open our doors, 209 00:11:18,119 --> 00:11:21,399 and I'm pretty excited 210 00:11:21,479 --> 00:11:23,880 that people will taste our food. 211 00:11:25,079 --> 00:11:26,279 Come on, Gaspi. 212 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:28,600 These were two years of trial and error. 213 00:11:29,479 --> 00:11:32,319 Two years of adjustments. No, look, too much salt here 214 00:11:32,399 --> 00:11:34,680 or let's adujst the amount of salt a little 215 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,560 or "this is not the right amount." 216 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:38,600 These were two years, 217 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:40,479 let's say, 218 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:43,199 of great fun, but also of very hard work 219 00:11:43,239 --> 00:11:44,520 adjusting, testing. 220 00:11:46,319 --> 00:11:47,479 Are we on time? 221 00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:48,840 -Yes -Okay. 222 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,640 The most important thing for today is to keep ourselves 223 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,640 totally professional and... 224 00:11:54,359 --> 00:11:57,880 It often happens in large groups that there are fights and all that, 225 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,800 and what cannot happen, is conflict. There must be a lot of camaraderie... 226 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,319 And we are good at that. 227 00:12:09,439 --> 00:12:11,439 Hello. How are you? Nice to meet you 228 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,079 -Hello. -Sebastian, nice to meet you. 229 00:12:13,119 --> 00:12:14,319 -How are you? -I'm Barbi's mom. 230 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:15,560 -Go ahead. -Thank you. 231 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,039 In restaurants, stress 232 00:12:18,479 --> 00:12:21,439 peaks during service hours. 233 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:25,039 So, to eliminate that stress factor, 234 00:12:25,119 --> 00:12:28,680 we put together a plan in which food is cooked 235 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:30,760 asynchronically 236 00:12:31,079 --> 00:12:33,159 and, therefore, everything is ready and simplified 237 00:12:33,239 --> 00:12:37,399 to feed eighty people 238 00:12:37,479 --> 00:12:39,319 in an environment as stress-free as possible. 239 00:12:39,399 --> 00:12:41,439 The process is, 240 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:45,119 basically to dissagregate the menu 241 00:12:45,319 --> 00:12:47,600 into small steps 242 00:12:48,079 --> 00:12:50,800 so team members can successfully complete their task. 243 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,760 Each of the ingredients arrives at the restaurant from our suppliers 244 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,479 and upon arrival 245 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:58,319 it is assigned to the appropriate dish and its respective color. 246 00:12:58,399 --> 00:13:01,319 For example, all ingredients to cook a dish, for example, salmon, 247 00:13:01,399 --> 00:13:03,439 are now stored in orange flasks. 248 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,119 Even served on an orange plate. 249 00:13:06,159 --> 00:13:07,720 Such organization 250 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,399 allows team members to know that they are working on that dish. 251 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,640 We use no knives and no fire, 252 00:13:14,279 --> 00:13:17,479 so no one can burn or cut him or herself. 253 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:21,079 We take all precautions to the limit 254 00:13:21,119 --> 00:13:23,840 for the kid with the greatest level of difficulty. 255 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:25,560 What does interest us 256 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,159 is having parents who are committed to the project, 257 00:13:28,239 --> 00:13:31,399 and congratulate their children, and collaborate 258 00:13:31,439 --> 00:13:34,039 in bolstering their enthusiasm 259 00:13:34,119 --> 00:13:38,079 and recognize them as adult individuals heading towards 260 00:13:38,159 --> 00:13:39,680 a more independent life. 261 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,119 Alamesa! 262 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,880 We do not want to open a restaurant 263 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,199 where people come to feel good with themselves 264 00:13:47,199 --> 00:13:48,520 because they are helping 265 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,399 individuals with disabilities. 266 00:13:51,479 --> 00:13:54,239 We want a restaurant where people come to enjoy a great meal 267 00:13:54,319 --> 00:13:56,479 and participate in the gastronomic experience 268 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,039 because they like it. 269 00:13:58,119 --> 00:14:00,119 To tackle this objective, which is such an ambitious bet, 270 00:14:00,159 --> 00:14:03,960 we called upon a renowned chef. And this chef 271 00:14:04,039 --> 00:14:05,199 had to accomplish a very difficult thing, 272 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:08,199 which is to asimilate a completely different paradigm 273 00:14:08,239 --> 00:14:10,239 to the typical gastronomic perspective. 274 00:14:12,159 --> 00:14:14,039 Within the world of gastronomy, 275 00:14:14,079 --> 00:14:17,359 Alamesa is a revolution and a challenge. Why? 276 00:14:17,479 --> 00:14:19,119 In the kitchen, there's always 277 00:14:19,199 --> 00:14:21,640 chaos, nerves, 278 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,039 lots of adrenaline. 279 00:14:23,039 --> 00:14:26,199 And so, organizing properly is very important 280 00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:27,880 from the beginning. 281 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,680 For chaos not to happen, what do we have to do? 282 00:14:32,159 --> 00:14:33,840 It's down there, like this. 283 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,880 There and you dump it like that. 284 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,079 We began a constant negotiation 285 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,119 between the ideas 286 00:14:43,199 --> 00:14:46,079 of people that had never been 287 00:14:46,079 --> 00:14:48,640 been part of a gastronomic project, 288 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,000 and someone who is in gastronomy, 289 00:14:51,119 --> 00:14:54,039 and high-level gastronomy, for more than 20 years. 290 00:14:55,039 --> 00:14:57,479 So, our role as advisors was 291 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,600 trying to balance and support the management team, 292 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,920 on how to maintain the two axis 293 00:15:04,319 --> 00:15:08,000 achieving an incredible customer experience, 294 00:15:08,079 --> 00:15:11,119 with excellent service and delicious food, 295 00:15:11,199 --> 00:15:14,319 while integration works 296 00:15:14,359 --> 00:15:16,640 and, importantly, workers have a great time. 297 00:15:19,359 --> 00:15:20,960 We found a place 298 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,359 in rather poor condition 299 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,640 and we did a whole reconditioning job, 300 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,399 which took quite a while, 301 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,960 not only to make the place as beautiful as possible, 302 00:15:33,039 --> 00:15:34,960 but also to align it 303 00:15:35,239 --> 00:15:37,640 with the production strategies of Alamesa. 304 00:15:38,119 --> 00:15:39,520 We needed, 305 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,520 basically, to put together a kitchen 306 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:46,199 that had the set up necessary to allow: 307 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,720 the most comfortable design 308 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:53,159 for those with major motor challenges 309 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:57,079 where they could be comfortable 310 00:15:57,159 --> 00:16:00,279 with the lighting, sound and noise. 311 00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:03,760 That is why the room of the ovens 312 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,199 is soundproofed. 313 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:09,880 The kitchen is the heart of the project, 314 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,840 and it occupies 315 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,119 almost 70 percent of the space. 316 00:16:17,199 --> 00:16:19,079 And at the end, you can find 317 00:16:20,159 --> 00:16:22,800 the area for relaxation and rest, 318 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,119 open to the garden, 319 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:31,199 where we set up the room for relaxation and socializing. 320 00:16:44,479 --> 00:16:48,039 We thought the name Alamesa summed up very well 321 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,800 what we wanted to communicate with the restaurant, 322 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,560 from the point of view of how we felt about the restaurant. 323 00:16:56,079 --> 00:16:58,720 When the name had been chosen, 324 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,399 we realized that Alamesa was truly 325 00:17:02,439 --> 00:17:06,359 owned by the young people who work here. 326 00:17:06,439 --> 00:17:08,439 Therefore, 327 00:17:08,479 --> 00:17:13,479 people who helped us with branding suggested 328 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,680 that our workers themselves 329 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,560 participate in the design of the logo. 330 00:17:20,479 --> 00:17:21,720 Well, 331 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,760 we want you to design the logo. 332 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,279 Each one of you, letter by letter. 333 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,199 All the letters of the word "Alamesa". 334 00:17:31,279 --> 00:17:34,760 Do the letters have to be big or do they have to be...? 335 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,520 Or, I don't know, printed? How should it be done? 336 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,520 However you want, 337 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,239 whatever you think. 338 00:17:42,279 --> 00:17:45,479 For us, it's important that Alamesa 339 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,640 has a little piece of each of you, even in the logo. 340 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,680 You are responsible for every task in the restaurant. 341 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,319 Well, you're also going to create the logo 342 00:17:53,399 --> 00:17:55,279 that will be displayed at the door. 343 00:17:56,199 --> 00:17:58,600 Our concept of Alamesa is to always talk about simplicity. 344 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,199 Alamesa is what it is. 345 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:04,039 So, the end result is this handwritten logo 346 00:18:04,479 --> 00:18:06,840 made by each and everyone of the team members 347 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,640 "Alamesa". 348 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,479 We made a typographic selection, 349 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:15,279 where there is one letter per person. 350 00:18:15,319 --> 00:18:19,560 That way, they're all integrated, all there, all embodied. 351 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,319 An idea that I had from the beginning, 352 00:18:23,159 --> 00:18:24,760 was the divergent, 353 00:18:25,399 --> 00:18:26,680 the disruptive, 354 00:18:27,159 --> 00:18:28,960 combined in such a way 355 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,199 that ends up being beautiful and effective. 356 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:34,439 The logo 357 00:18:35,399 --> 00:18:36,560 reflects that. 358 00:18:39,159 --> 00:18:40,960 Let's see what your colleagues think. 359 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:42,319 Beautiful, beautiful, 360 00:18:43,079 --> 00:18:44,000 I love it. 361 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,439 Being neurodivergent has advantages and disadvantages 362 00:18:49,479 --> 00:18:53,720 Our brain works differently, therefore, 363 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,000 there are things that are also easier for us, 364 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,359 so it makes me happy when in... 365 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:02,239 Among all those difficulties, 366 00:19:02,319 --> 00:19:04,520 talent comes out and people say, 367 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,000 "You are 368 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,119 very, very talented." 369 00:19:11,239 --> 00:19:12,720 Let's see, what do you think? 370 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,199 We are a very nice group of boys and girls, 371 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:22,880 I feel like I have more confidence in myself here. 372 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,000 And above all, I am in a program 373 00:19:27,239 --> 00:19:29,000 with friends who have 374 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,399 a life like mine. 375 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,279 Since Alamesa started, I began to notice 376 00:19:40,039 --> 00:19:43,760 certain changes in Cata's attitudes and personality. 377 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,880 Since her physical appearance 378 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,920 is quite striking, so to speak, 379 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,880 we often felt on display, 380 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,760 the focus of gossip, or... 381 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,039 Or reactions, for example, faces of disgust. 382 00:20:00,279 --> 00:20:03,239 And I think Cata learned to demonstrate 383 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,800 who she is, so that is why 384 00:20:06,159 --> 00:20:09,199 she was so successful in her school integration. 385 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,039 Because, from the start she was pure love, 386 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,600 pure joy, positivism. 387 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,760 Made her get stronger and stronger. 388 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,520 instead of making her fell smaller, they made her feel bigger 389 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:22,760 For cooking, 390 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,640 to later work in a restaurant called Alamesa. 391 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,840 Her school friends are spectacular human beings, 392 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,800 they love her with all their hearts. 393 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,319 But for Cata, I think it means an effort 394 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:40,159 to become similar to others or to become like others. 395 00:20:40,319 --> 00:20:43,119 My friends at school liked me, loved me. 396 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:45,039 I had a very nice group of friends, 397 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,840 but when I actually realized one day, 398 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:51,880 and even before knowing Alamesa, 399 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,680 I said: "How nice it would be to have people 400 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:58,000 I can talk to calmly and who can understand, 401 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,760 what you say, what you tell them, 402 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,000 what you do." 403 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:03,800 It makes me feel very good. 404 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,199 And the truth is, I'm very happy. 405 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,920 I feel more at ease. I feel like 406 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,119 this is more comfortable for me, being able to understand, 407 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:14,520 because they all speak the same language. 408 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,920 That's what I like the most. 409 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:23,680 This is going to be the restaurant. 410 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,479 Applause. 411 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,680 Now you're going to go in, and see it for the first time. 412 00:21:30,079 --> 00:21:31,399 Ready to explore the place 413 00:21:31,399 --> 00:21:32,840 -where you're going to work? -Yes! 414 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,560 Come on! Okay... 415 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,600 -Come in, follow Sebas. -Let's go. 416 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,800 It was very nice to see their faces 417 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:40,960 when they realized that everything 418 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,720 we had been talking about, 419 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,880 like their future workplace, was now a reality. 420 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,239 Our kitchen, the kitchen of Alamesa, 421 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:50,359 has different areas. 422 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,000 After one to two years 423 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,840 of work in a training facility 424 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,079 they were already very familiar with that space. 425 00:21:56,239 --> 00:21:58,039 But here the dynamics are very different. 426 00:21:58,039 --> 00:22:00,039 Here, the rooms are for real. 427 00:22:00,199 --> 00:22:02,640 Therefore, making sure they have time to process the move, 428 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:06,119 visiting the restaurant in advance is very important 429 00:22:06,199 --> 00:22:08,279 I loved coming, 430 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,079 I am very excited 431 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:15,560 -and I'm willing to work hard. -Great. 432 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,560 My whole family asks me, sometimes they drive me crazy, 433 00:22:19,199 --> 00:22:22,439 they tell me: "When are you going to open?" "I don't know." 434 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,520 -Are you anxious? You really want... -Yes. 435 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,399 -to start. -Yes, yes. 436 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:29,079 -Who else? -It is different now 437 00:22:29,159 --> 00:22:32,880 seeing the place. Before, 438 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,239 it could be something, but now 439 00:22:36,399 --> 00:22:38,399 it's much more rigid, the subject is, so... 440 00:22:38,479 --> 00:22:39,960 Things got serious. 441 00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:41,479 Things got serious, yes. 442 00:22:42,399 --> 00:22:44,520 Julia. What do you want to say, Juli? 443 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:49,079 I like the new Alamesa. 444 00:22:49,159 --> 00:22:50,640 Did you like the new Alamesa? Great. 445 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,159 New Alamesa? Yes. 446 00:22:52,439 --> 00:22:55,840 We know that Alamesa 447 00:22:56,239 --> 00:22:58,479 is, in some ways, 448 00:22:58,479 --> 00:22:59,800 a project that resembles a birth. 449 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,640 Once it's born, it's born. 450 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,239 And you cannot turn the clock back. 451 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,239 I want to congratulate you all. 452 00:23:10,319 --> 00:23:11,479 We all grew up, 453 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,600 you learned to cook, 454 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,319 you learned to be waiters. 455 00:23:16,079 --> 00:23:18,079 You learned to be receptionists, 456 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,439 and today is the day to make it all worth it. 457 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,000 We're going to have fun, 458 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,680 we're going to do things the best we can, 459 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,640 and every day will get better and better. 460 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,800 for so long, guys. So girls, boys... 461 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,720 -Let's go! -Okay! 462 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,520 Good evening, welcome to Alamesa. 463 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,000 -Thank you. -Do you have a reservation? 464 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:54,720 Shall we start? 465 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,600 -Agus, green light? -Yes, let's go. 466 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,760 -Let's get started. -Let's get started. There's people. 467 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,399 I need three milangas and a salmon. 468 00:24:08,439 --> 00:24:12,359 The most important thing at this moment, at the inauguration, 469 00:24:12,439 --> 00:24:13,800 is to repeat 470 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:18,159 what we've been doing all this time in training, 471 00:24:18,239 --> 00:24:19,520 and in the drills, 472 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,520 and that our staff 473 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,640 keeps working 474 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,760 with the same tranquility and the same happiness 475 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,680 that we've been working with this whole time. 476 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,399 Two Milanese and two salmons. 477 00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:39,079 I remember when we started with all this work, 478 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:40,479 since 479 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:46,199 a year and a half, almost two years, since we started with all this, 480 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:52,439 and instead of friends, I entered a family. 481 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,800 I need that pastrami, let's go. 482 00:24:57,319 --> 00:24:58,880 And we have a lot of fun. 483 00:25:00,199 --> 00:25:03,720 In the kitchen and... And we are very happy here. 484 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,239 Is there a salmon in there? 485 00:25:05,479 --> 00:25:09,000 it's really impressive to see the choreography. 486 00:25:09,079 --> 00:25:11,680 How those responsible for different tasks come and go 487 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,359 and the magic stems from us preparing everything for so long 488 00:25:15,399 --> 00:25:19,159 as if it were a long and repetitive theater performance. 489 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,039 The inauguration is over, 490 00:25:27,439 --> 00:25:28,760 everything went perfectly. 491 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,479 We had to run a little and we resisted, 492 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,520 we are ready to go to war and win. 493 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,439 We have shown 494 00:25:38,199 --> 00:25:39,359 that this could be done. 495 00:25:39,439 --> 00:25:42,079 That this project, whether it's a restaurant for 32 people, 496 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:43,960 or a pharmacy with ten people, 497 00:25:44,039 --> 00:25:46,079 or a supermarket of 50 people, 498 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,000 or a four-person business, it can be done. 499 00:25:49,399 --> 00:25:51,279 This project, 500 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:54,159 for us, is something very special. 501 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,199 He sketched out ideas, 502 00:25:56,279 --> 00:25:59,159 and told me: "Mom, I want to work in a restaurant." 503 00:25:59,199 --> 00:26:01,359 So, the exercise 504 00:26:01,399 --> 00:26:05,039 was to accompany him to write it, as a wish. 505 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,119 The truth is that right now it's like... 506 00:26:08,199 --> 00:26:10,239 Well, dreams do come true. 507 00:26:10,239 --> 00:26:13,199 and this really empowered him 508 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,119 in a very, very nice way. 509 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,520 What it means for someone to be trusted. 510 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,359 The pain of seeing your child without the opportunity 511 00:26:22,439 --> 00:26:23,920 of having a job, 512 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,960 and well, having this come up, is incredible. 513 00:26:26,039 --> 00:26:27,600 So, 514 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:28,720 thank you. 515 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,680 Alamesa is a party. 516 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:32,720 Alamesa is more social life. 517 00:26:33,239 --> 00:26:35,239 Alamesa is empowerment. 518 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:36,880 Real work. 519 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,039 Alamesa has to transform us all. 520 00:26:40,479 --> 00:26:44,560 It has to transform the kids' lives, your lives, our lives 521 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,159 and, if possible, the lives of all customers. 522 00:26:47,479 --> 00:26:48,920 Alamesa is going to be them. 523 00:26:49,439 --> 00:26:52,079 From day one until now, 524 00:26:52,239 --> 00:26:54,680 -What did you find here? -Friendship. 525 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:55,920 Friendships. 526 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,920 What else? What else? Did you find other things? 527 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,239 -Teamwork. -Teamwork. 528 00:26:59,239 --> 00:27:02,119 Here I quickly learned many things, 529 00:27:02,399 --> 00:27:05,800 and I loved meeting you... 530 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,119 All of you. And Mili. 531 00:27:09,399 --> 00:27:11,159 It's your turn, Mili. 532 00:27:11,199 --> 00:27:14,159 At first, I felt that... 533 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:15,960 I felt like I didn't fit in, 534 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,119 like I wasn't going to find my place. 535 00:27:18,399 --> 00:27:21,880 I'd tell myself that I wasn't going to be able to make it 536 00:27:22,199 --> 00:27:25,439 I have never found more support than here. 537 00:27:26,279 --> 00:27:27,479 Never. 538 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,760 I met a lot of people. 539 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,279 -I'm very happy to be here. -How great! 540 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,800 If I need something, 541 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,479 someone always notices it and offers it to me, 542 00:27:42,079 --> 00:27:45,600 and they're all very empathetic colleagues, 543 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,000 and well, that's very nice. 544 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,039 Juli, did you like Alamesa? 545 00:27:51,319 --> 00:27:52,159 Alamesa... yes. 546 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:53,560 Do you want to keep coming? 547 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:54,880 -Coming, yes. -And to see... 548 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:55,960 Great. 549 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:57,960 how this has changed Julia's life. 550 00:27:58,039 --> 00:27:59,920 How it expanded her 551 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:03,800 friends, communications, connections, 552 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,119 and her desire to come here to work... 553 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,319 That is what moves me. I do this for them. 554 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,920 That is the truth. And since friends 555 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,800 around Julia 556 00:28:15,399 --> 00:28:17,840 have become such an integral part of her life, 557 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,479 I do this for them. 558 00:28:19,479 --> 00:28:21,560 My dream is to work in gastronomy. 559 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,560 Being able to cook more meals, 560 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,439 have a job. Be able to marry my boyfriend. 561 00:28:28,479 --> 00:28:30,680 Be able to start a family. 562 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,560 Since I was bullied a lot at school, 563 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,079 and well, now... 564 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,800 Being here, meeting so many people who love each other, 565 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,680 and there is a lot of camaraderie. 566 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:43,560 Well, I learned, 567 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,000 in the sense of learning, let's say, that 568 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,680 the world is not so dark. 569 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:50,920 How nice. 570 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,000 One, two, three... 571 00:28:53,359 --> 00:28:56,840 Alamesa! 572 00:28:57,359 --> 00:28:58,520 Very good! 573 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,079 Bravo! 574 00:29:03,439 --> 00:29:07,479 ALAMESA: EVERYONE HAS A SEAT 575 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,319 ONE MONTH AFTER OPENING ITS DOORS, ALAMESA'S RESERVATIONS WERE FULLY BOOKED 576 00:29:14,399 --> 00:29:17,680 FOR MORE THAN 4 MONTHS, HAD OUTSTANDING REVIEWS FROM COSTUMERS, 577 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:21,960 AND ALMOST 100 THOUSAND FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.