1 01:00:06,173 --> 01:00:10,077 ALAMESA RESTAURANT 60 MINUTES TO INAUGURATION 2 01:00:32,633 --> 01:00:35,569 Why don't you go ahead and cut the basil that isn't here? 3 01:00:35,636 --> 01:00:37,237 Yes, where do I move them? 4 01:00:37,304 --> 01:00:39,039 -Perfect. -Let's see, let's see. 5 01:00:39,106 --> 01:00:41,608 This is in case people ask for lemon for their Milanese. 6 01:00:41,675 --> 01:00:43,310 So it has to be right. 7 01:00:53,587 --> 01:00:55,822 Today is the inauguration, 8 01:00:56,223 --> 01:00:59,193 we are obviously anxious 9 01:00:59,259 --> 01:01:00,460 to put into practice 10 01:01:00,527 --> 01:01:02,729 everything we practiced for so long. 11 01:01:02,796 --> 01:01:05,432 The day we open the restaurant to the public, 12 01:01:05,499 --> 01:01:08,135 the time for our team 13 01:01:08,769 --> 01:01:10,704 to start serving customers 14 01:01:10,771 --> 01:01:12,706 just like any restaurant. 15 01:01:13,173 --> 01:01:15,642 Mariano... help me out here! How do you set up? 16 01:01:15,709 --> 01:01:16,743 Put them further apart. 17 01:01:16,810 --> 01:01:19,046 I don't know, I forgot, I forgot. 18 01:01:19,112 --> 01:01:20,280 We are all anxious, 19 01:01:20,347 --> 01:01:23,617 but it is critical not to share this anxiety with the team 20 01:01:23,684 --> 01:01:27,521 and while it is inherent to everyone to be a little anxious, 21 01:01:27,588 --> 01:01:29,957 it is very, very important 22 01:01:30,023 --> 01:01:33,160 for us to lower that level of anxiety. 23 01:01:33,594 --> 01:01:35,062 We have a unique restaurant, 24 01:01:35,128 --> 01:01:38,232 we have a unique project, we have a unique system, 25 01:01:38,298 --> 01:01:40,667 and now is the time to start testing it. 26 01:01:40,734 --> 01:01:44,404 OK, Nacho. You are going to be the front waiter 27 01:01:44,471 --> 01:01:46,206 with Belu and Sofi. 28 01:01:46,273 --> 01:01:47,708 Runners, are you ready? 29 01:01:48,208 --> 01:01:52,079 From the deck, table five to table eight. 30 01:02:02,155 --> 01:02:05,626 ALAMESA: NEURODIVERSITY AT THE TABLE 31 01:02:06,527 --> 01:02:09,663 The Alamesa project stems from a question that lingers in the head 32 01:02:09,730 --> 01:02:13,400 of every father and mother of children with disabilities: 33 01:02:13,800 --> 01:02:16,170 What will my child do when she becomes of age? 34 01:02:17,004 --> 01:02:19,173 Come on! Come on! 35 01:02:20,240 --> 01:02:22,476 There you go! Again. 36 01:02:22,543 --> 01:02:24,378 My daughter Julia has PDD 37 01:02:24,444 --> 01:02:28,182 and as you walk alongside a child 38 01:02:28,682 --> 01:02:31,752 with this characteristics through life, you encounter many difficulties. 39 01:02:31,818 --> 01:02:33,620 Suddenly, your daughter is having a bad day at school 40 01:02:33,687 --> 01:02:35,222 and they ask you to take her home right away. 41 01:02:35,289 --> 01:02:39,259 Schoolmates throw a party and she is not invited. 42 01:02:39,326 --> 01:02:41,962 The bus driver does not want your child on the bus 43 01:02:42,029 --> 01:02:44,765 because no one can help should he feel upset. 44 01:02:45,199 --> 01:02:49,102 When my 18-year-old daughter finished school, I thought: 45 01:02:49,169 --> 01:02:51,672 how are we going to tackle the future? 46 01:02:51,738 --> 01:02:54,341 And how are we going to face these challenges? 47 01:02:55,175 --> 01:02:57,477 I realized that I had to create a workspace 48 01:02:57,544 --> 01:03:01,148 where she could live a maeningful life, just like everybody else. 49 01:03:01,648 --> 01:03:05,118 Presentation of the project. Two years to inauguration. 50 01:03:05,419 --> 01:03:07,120 Alamesa is a lifelong empowerment project 51 01:03:07,187 --> 01:03:09,223 and, as such, it began 52 01:03:09,289 --> 01:03:12,492 the first day that the children arrived at the training facility. 53 01:03:12,993 --> 01:03:16,029 Our mission is to set up a restaurant, 54 01:03:16,363 --> 01:03:20,234 but not any restaurant. We will run the best restaurant 55 01:03:20,300 --> 01:03:21,668 among all restaurants. 56 01:03:22,269 --> 01:03:23,437 The Alamesa project 57 01:03:23,504 --> 01:03:27,140 is designed for people with different disabilities, 58 01:03:27,207 --> 01:03:30,577 like autism or developmental delay, 59 01:03:31,245 --> 01:03:36,049 to offer the opportunity to work in a resturant. 60 01:03:36,116 --> 01:03:38,051 Where the food is delicious 61 01:03:38,118 --> 01:03:39,653 and people have fun. 62 01:03:40,053 --> 01:03:41,388 As a matter of fact, 63 01:03:41,455 --> 01:03:44,525 neurodiverse kids are not interested 64 01:03:44,591 --> 01:03:46,159 in not being neurodiverse. 65 01:03:46,226 --> 01:03:50,430 They're not trying to be you or me, 66 01:03:50,497 --> 01:03:52,499 but they're actually trying to be themselves 67 01:03:52,566 --> 01:03:54,368 and live their lives around like-minded people 68 01:03:54,434 --> 01:03:58,438 who share their goals and desires, 69 01:03:58,505 --> 01:04:00,707 among who their behavior doesn't attract unnecessary attention 70 01:04:00,774 --> 01:04:04,111 and where they enjoy the same things than their peers 71 01:04:04,178 --> 01:04:06,947 and things they dislike, displease their peers. 72 01:04:07,014 --> 01:04:10,250 In summary, a world where they essentially feel comfortable. 73 01:04:10,317 --> 01:04:13,086 Alamesa is a project designed from the perspective of the integrated person. 74 01:04:13,153 --> 01:04:14,688 Not from the integrator's. 75 01:04:14,755 --> 01:04:19,293 You'll learn to cook dishes, you'll learn to serve tables. 76 01:04:19,359 --> 01:04:23,297 When they told me about the project, 77 01:04:23,363 --> 01:04:26,633 I was like, "What?" I wasn't expecting that. 78 01:04:26,700 --> 01:04:29,570 I was surprised... For people with disabilities, I mean... 79 01:04:30,103 --> 01:04:32,506 "Is this for real, or is it a drill?" 80 01:04:32,573 --> 01:04:35,042 Little by little, we'll learn how to run our restaurant 81 01:04:35,108 --> 01:04:38,078 that will be just like all other restaurants, but better. 82 01:04:38,145 --> 01:04:40,080 I was very interested 83 01:04:40,147 --> 01:04:42,282 that it needed people like us 84 01:04:43,016 --> 01:04:45,085 to maintain and do everything. 85 01:04:46,420 --> 01:04:49,156 I joined immediately, I really liked it, to be honest. 86 01:04:49,223 --> 01:04:53,393 I know a little about helping in the kitchen, 87 01:04:53,460 --> 01:04:59,466 because I had washed dishes at home before 88 01:04:59,733 --> 01:05:02,669 when my sister and nephew stayed over. 89 01:05:03,070 --> 01:05:05,906 -Very well! -We will be able to apply it here too. 90 01:05:05,973 --> 01:05:07,174 The integrated 91 01:05:07,508 --> 01:05:10,143 need to address significant challenges 92 01:05:10,210 --> 01:05:11,912 to be a part of society. 93 01:05:11,979 --> 01:05:13,514 And the first of those challenges is to understand what they want. 94 01:05:13,580 --> 01:05:17,117 Then, recognizing what people can do, 95 01:05:17,184 --> 01:05:20,220 and helping them do their best on that journey 96 01:05:20,287 --> 01:05:22,656 surrounded by people who understand life in similar terms. 97 01:05:22,723 --> 01:05:24,291 Which is what we all do, 98 01:05:24,358 --> 01:05:26,727 but since this population does not have a voice, 99 01:05:26,994 --> 01:05:29,630 we never hear that they have a desire to live a meaningful life 100 01:05:29,696 --> 01:05:32,633 just like many other minorities living among us. 101 01:05:32,699 --> 01:05:35,269 Team! I want to stress something very important. 102 01:05:35,335 --> 01:05:36,570 This is a job. 103 01:05:37,237 --> 01:05:39,406 And we have to take it as 104 01:05:39,673 --> 01:05:42,476 a job during which we will be serving people. 105 01:05:42,543 --> 01:05:44,611 -Seriously. -Seriously. 106 01:05:44,678 --> 01:05:46,947 I thought: "Well, this is the stage. 107 01:05:47,014 --> 01:05:50,484 where I have to start working, to look for a job," 108 01:05:50,551 --> 01:05:53,520 and I kind of saw it as the beginning 109 01:05:53,587 --> 01:05:54,755 of all that. 110 01:05:55,355 --> 01:05:57,291 Alamesa's idea is to achieve 111 01:05:57,357 --> 01:06:00,160 the same results as any restaurant, but using a very different strategy. 112 01:06:00,227 --> 01:06:03,597 Because we design and write all strategies 113 01:06:03,964 --> 01:06:05,499 in the team's language 114 01:06:05,566 --> 01:06:09,303 which derives from the way that the kids understand their environment, 115 01:06:09,369 --> 01:06:12,105 so they can achieve the best results, and when you taste the food 116 01:06:12,172 --> 01:06:15,275 it's as good, or even better, than any dish you have ever eaten 117 01:06:15,342 --> 01:06:16,610 anywhere else. 118 01:06:16,677 --> 01:06:18,745 Do you want to weigh? 119 01:06:21,648 --> 01:06:24,151 Or would you rather I choose someone else? 120 01:06:25,686 --> 01:06:27,287 -Do I choose someone else? -Okay. 121 01:06:27,354 --> 01:06:29,723 Okay! Mili, do you want to weigh? 122 01:06:30,557 --> 01:06:33,093 Who volunteers to weigh, then? 123 01:06:33,160 --> 01:06:34,328 Mariano? Good! 124 01:06:34,394 --> 01:06:35,996 Come, Mariano. Very well. 125 01:06:36,063 --> 01:06:38,198 We have a team of facilitators. 126 01:06:38,265 --> 01:06:41,368 The facilitators are people, whether with gastronomic expertise, 127 01:06:41,435 --> 01:06:43,770 or with psychological expertise, 128 01:06:45,005 --> 01:06:48,976 who can work with the team, making their tasks easier, 129 01:06:49,042 --> 01:06:51,712 anf therefore enhance performances constantly. 130 01:06:51,778 --> 01:06:56,183 Juanpa, you're going to be in charge of peeling the garlic now, okay? 131 01:06:56,250 --> 01:06:57,451 And have that ready. 132 01:06:57,518 --> 01:07:00,354 We are, let's say, autistic 133 01:07:00,420 --> 01:07:03,490 or people with autism, which we could say 134 01:07:03,557 --> 01:07:07,160 are, let's say, on the one hand, more shy than other people, 135 01:07:07,227 --> 01:07:10,230 but on the other hand, let's say, we are more 136 01:07:11,031 --> 01:07:13,133 attentive to detail. 137 01:07:13,534 --> 01:07:17,137 The thing about autism is that it's not noticeable. 138 01:07:17,204 --> 01:07:18,972 And so 139 01:07:20,207 --> 01:07:21,942 instead of a person 140 01:07:22,009 --> 01:07:25,345 when they see these difficulties, 141 01:07:25,412 --> 01:07:28,148 instead of saying, "OK. She has autism," 142 01:07:29,783 --> 01:07:32,686 they say: "This person is really weird." 143 01:07:33,053 --> 01:07:37,191 And sometimes this makes me a little sad 144 01:07:37,257 --> 01:07:39,693 because I am capable of many things. 145 01:07:40,661 --> 01:07:42,062 Once we open the restaurant to the public... 146 01:07:42,129 --> 01:07:43,130 Yes. 147 01:07:43,197 --> 01:07:45,098 What would you like to work on? 148 01:07:45,165 --> 01:07:46,333 Cook. 149 01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:47,568 -Cooking. -Yes. 150 01:07:47,634 --> 01:07:49,503 -And you, Nachito? -Chef! 151 01:07:49,570 --> 01:07:51,605 Chef? Great. You, Facu? 152 01:07:51,672 --> 01:07:53,207 Also, as a cook. 153 01:07:53,540 --> 01:07:58,045 What I enjoy most is, well, cooking, doing something. 154 01:07:58,612 --> 01:08:02,716 And finding a way to make my own money. 155 01:08:03,016 --> 01:08:05,485 -What do you like to cook? -Everything. 156 01:08:05,552 --> 01:08:07,387 Neurodiverse people 157 01:08:07,454 --> 01:08:10,157 work extremely hard 158 01:08:10,524 --> 01:08:13,227 to adapt as much as possible to the world. 159 01:08:13,293 --> 01:08:15,295 But there comes a time 160 01:08:15,362 --> 01:08:18,565 when they have to stop making the effort 161 01:08:18,632 --> 01:08:21,668 and finally find a place that adapts to them. 162 01:08:21,735 --> 01:08:24,671 Well, Alamesa wants to be one of those places. 163 01:08:24,738 --> 01:08:26,340 I would like to wash dishes. 164 01:08:26,740 --> 01:08:28,675 Wash dishes, and 165 01:08:28,742 --> 01:08:32,980 I would like to wait tables. And hand people the menu 166 01:08:33,046 --> 01:08:36,650 so that they know what's on it, what they want to eat, 167 01:08:36,984 --> 01:08:38,385 serve people. 168 01:08:38,452 --> 01:08:39,686 My dream is 169 01:08:40,988 --> 01:08:42,689 to work here 170 01:08:44,057 --> 01:08:48,729 and for us to start serving food to people, 171 01:08:49,463 --> 01:08:52,633 and even if things are difficult for me, to keep trying 172 01:08:52,699 --> 01:08:54,168 until I can master them. 173 01:08:54,234 --> 01:08:58,105 Put the potatoes in one of these bowls, okay? 174 01:08:58,172 --> 01:09:00,707 It's a project where I like to make friends, 175 01:09:01,675 --> 01:09:04,144 I like to cook delicious things. 176 01:09:04,211 --> 01:09:07,047 I made friends... Lots of friends. 177 01:09:07,114 --> 01:09:09,983 And I like this place because this is my family. 178 01:09:10,484 --> 01:09:12,119 Everyone can cook. 179 01:09:12,186 --> 01:09:14,254 Not everyone can create a menu, 180 01:09:14,321 --> 01:09:15,956 but everyone can cook. 181 01:09:16,390 --> 01:09:18,158 Let's take a bit off it, 182 01:09:18,225 --> 01:09:20,194 we're going to remove a bit so that it weighs less. 183 01:09:20,260 --> 01:09:22,196 I used to work in another restaurant 184 01:09:22,262 --> 01:09:25,999 and my job was, let's say, to wash dishes. 185 01:09:26,066 --> 01:09:27,467 They constantly bullied me, 186 01:09:27,534 --> 01:09:30,003 they acted as if I was, let's say, 187 01:09:31,238 --> 01:09:33,974 an idiot. I mean, they did... 188 01:09:34,641 --> 01:09:37,311 The others did things, let's say, at a different speed 189 01:09:37,377 --> 01:09:39,112 but, let's say, in a kind enviornment, let's say, 190 01:09:39,179 --> 01:09:42,416 I can complete all chores perfectly and, let's say, on time, but 191 01:09:42,482 --> 01:09:44,518 how they treated me there, let's say... 192 01:10:05,372 --> 01:10:09,209 The disability that Juan Pablo has is called Asperger Syndrome, 193 01:10:09,276 --> 01:10:11,178 which is a moderate presentation of autism. 194 01:10:11,245 --> 01:10:15,449 Since he was very young, I noticed a different sensitivity 195 01:10:15,516 --> 01:10:17,150 that was noticeable in his eyes. 196 01:10:17,451 --> 01:10:20,420 It is as if he was carrying his heart outside his chest. 197 01:10:24,057 --> 01:10:25,692 Schooling was extremely tough. 198 01:10:26,393 --> 01:10:28,328 They kept closing the doors. 199 01:10:28,395 --> 01:10:32,099 Because he was neither a "bonafide" disabled child, 200 01:10:32,165 --> 01:10:35,435 nor fully "normal". 201 01:10:35,736 --> 01:10:37,271 So, 202 01:10:37,337 --> 01:10:40,440 it was devastating and heartbreaking for him, 203 01:10:41,675 --> 01:10:43,777 and for both of us, as a family. 204 01:10:43,844 --> 01:10:47,614 It's devastating not to have a place of belonging, 205 01:10:47,681 --> 01:10:50,617 and the doors kept closing. Even once we found a place, 206 01:10:51,185 --> 01:10:52,653 Juan Pablo suffered bullying. 207 01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:55,856 The kids were not ready to tolerate someone different. 208 01:10:56,590 --> 01:10:58,692 A boy who doesn't play soccer, 209 01:10:58,759 --> 01:11:02,095 a boy who does not engage in rough physical games. 210 01:11:02,429 --> 01:11:07,067 At school, I was bullied a lot, I was mistreated a lot, 211 01:11:07,134 --> 01:11:08,635 because, let's say, mainly 212 01:11:08,702 --> 01:11:11,505 let's say, my speaking pace 213 01:11:11,572 --> 01:11:14,975 that sometimes let's say, I stutter, 214 01:11:15,042 --> 01:11:17,277 sometimes I repeat words, and all that. 215 01:11:17,544 --> 01:11:22,049 And for those reasons they bullied me, because they did not know, let's say, 216 01:11:23,050 --> 01:11:27,087 that I am neurologically, let's say, different from them. 217 01:11:30,157 --> 01:11:34,127 And once I told him, when they were saying something outrageous 218 01:11:34,194 --> 01:11:35,495 about his physical appearance: 219 01:11:35,562 --> 01:11:38,298 Didn't the person who said that to you look at himself in the mirror? 220 01:11:38,365 --> 01:11:41,401 And he answered: "Mom, you can't see that person's heart. 221 01:11:42,469 --> 01:11:45,305 He says this because of something that hurts him, 222 01:11:45,706 --> 01:11:48,141 it's not his true self, 223 01:11:48,208 --> 01:11:50,277 I'm not going to give that back to him." 224 01:11:53,747 --> 01:11:56,517 It has been very painful for Juan Pablo to grow up, 225 01:11:56,583 --> 01:11:58,685 with his heart exposed, outside his chest. 226 01:12:00,020 --> 01:12:02,155 Typically, neurodiverse individuals 227 01:12:02,222 --> 01:12:04,224 arrive quite battered. 228 01:12:04,291 --> 01:12:07,494 They come with a story of low self-esteem, 229 01:12:07,561 --> 01:12:09,730 of feeling different, and less than others. 230 01:12:10,063 --> 01:12:12,533 Here, in addition to feeling chosen, 231 01:12:13,066 --> 01:12:16,170 we want them to feel loved and respected. 232 01:12:17,437 --> 01:12:20,207 When they called from Alamesa, 233 01:12:20,274 --> 01:12:23,177 and they said that they wanted to have a meeting, 234 01:12:23,443 --> 01:12:26,713 Juan Pablo was reluctant, 235 01:12:26,780 --> 01:12:28,582 and when he returned, 236 01:12:28,649 --> 01:12:30,017 he told me, "Mom, 237 01:12:30,617 --> 01:12:32,419 the person who interviewed me 238 01:12:32,486 --> 01:12:35,489 knew how to deal with a person with Asperger's." 239 01:12:35,556 --> 01:12:37,024 You must focus on five points. 240 01:12:37,090 --> 01:12:39,393 And he went on to list the five points 241 01:12:39,459 --> 01:12:42,362 which had to do with a non-strident decoration. 242 01:12:43,096 --> 01:12:46,767 Presenting things one at a time 243 01:12:47,501 --> 01:12:49,837 without going off on tangents, 244 01:12:50,604 --> 01:12:54,775 confirming that Juan Pablo had understood 245 01:12:54,842 --> 01:12:56,643 what was being said to him. 246 01:12:57,277 --> 01:12:59,046 Cordial treatment 247 01:12:59,112 --> 01:13:00,514 and a smile. 248 01:13:00,581 --> 01:13:03,717 Tell me, why do you want to work in a restaurant? 249 01:13:05,352 --> 01:13:09,356 I went, let's say, to places where, let's say, they treated me badly, 250 01:13:09,423 --> 01:13:14,027 and when I heard, let's say, that I was going to be treated well here, 251 01:13:17,464 --> 01:13:21,735 I was surprised and said to myself: "I have to take this job no matter what." 252 01:13:22,236 --> 01:13:25,739 As a matter of fact, I have difficulties and internal struggles, let's say, 253 01:13:25,806 --> 01:13:28,642 when it comes to dealing with people and all that. 254 01:13:28,709 --> 01:13:33,680 But still, when I learned that they are all, let's say, really good people 255 01:13:33,747 --> 01:13:35,349 after seeing the difference 256 01:13:35,415 --> 01:13:38,585 from what I experienced in other groups compared to this. 257 01:13:39,786 --> 01:13:41,555 The truth is, let's say, I consider them like family. 258 01:13:41,622 --> 01:13:44,591 And in Alamesa, what would you like to work as? 259 01:13:45,425 --> 01:13:48,295 I really don't know... 260 01:13:52,366 --> 01:13:53,834 I would say cooking. 261 01:13:54,101 --> 01:13:55,502 Cooking? 262 01:13:55,569 --> 01:13:57,337 I can handle it, let's say. 263 01:13:58,071 --> 01:13:59,506 It was the first time 264 01:13:59,573 --> 01:14:01,508 that Juan Pablo felt 265 01:14:01,575 --> 01:14:04,111 that there really was 266 01:14:04,478 --> 01:14:06,013 a planned effort targetted 267 01:14:06,780 --> 01:14:08,982 to respect and care. 268 01:14:10,250 --> 01:14:15,422 ALAMESA RESTAURANT 30 MINUTES TO INAUGURATION 269 01:14:16,356 --> 01:14:19,092 We are about to open our doors, 270 01:14:19,159 --> 01:14:22,396 and I'm pretty excited 271 01:14:22,462 --> 01:14:24,798 that people will taste our food. 272 01:14:26,099 --> 01:14:27,267 Come on, Gaspi. 273 01:14:27,568 --> 01:14:29,603 These were two years of trial and error. 274 01:14:30,470 --> 01:14:33,340 Two years of adjustments. "No, look, too much salt here" 275 01:14:33,407 --> 01:14:35,642 or "let's adujst the amount of salt a little" 276 01:14:35,709 --> 01:14:37,544 or "this is not the right amount." 277 01:14:38,278 --> 01:14:39,613 These were two years, 278 01:14:39,680 --> 01:14:41,481 let's say, 279 01:14:41,548 --> 01:14:44,184 of great fun, but also of very hard work 280 01:14:44,251 --> 01:14:45,519 adjusting, testing. 281 01:14:47,321 --> 01:14:48,488 Are we on time? 282 01:14:48,555 --> 01:14:49,823 -Yes -Okay. 283 01:14:50,524 --> 01:14:52,659 The most important thing for today is to keep ourselves 284 01:14:52,726 --> 01:14:54,628 totally professional and... 285 01:14:55,429 --> 01:14:59,032 It often happens in large groups that there are fights and all that, 286 01:14:59,099 --> 01:15:02,736 and what cannot happen, is conflict. There must be a lot of camaraderie. 287 01:15:04,671 --> 01:15:07,374 And we are good at that. 288 01:15:07,641 --> 01:15:10,310 MEETING WITH THE PARENTS TWO YEARS BEFORE THE INAUGURATION 289 01:15:10,377 --> 01:15:12,379 Hello. How are you? Nice to meet you. 290 01:15:12,446 --> 01:15:14,081 -Hello. -Sebastian, nice to meet you. 291 01:15:14,147 --> 01:15:15,349 -How are you? -I'm Barbi's mom. 292 01:15:15,415 --> 01:15:16,583 -Go ahead. -Thank you. 293 01:15:16,650 --> 01:15:19,086 In restaurants, stress 294 01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:22,489 peaks during service hours. 295 01:15:22,556 --> 01:15:26,126 So, to eliminate that stress factor, 296 01:15:26,193 --> 01:15:29,663 we put together a plan in which food is cooked 297 01:15:29,730 --> 01:15:31,798 asynchronically 298 01:15:32,132 --> 01:15:34,201 and, therefore, everything is ready and simplified 299 01:15:34,268 --> 01:15:38,438 to feed eighty people 300 01:15:38,505 --> 01:15:40,374 in an environment as stress-free as possible. 301 01:15:40,440 --> 01:15:42,476 The process is, 302 01:15:42,543 --> 01:15:46,313 basically to dissagregate the menu 303 01:15:46,380 --> 01:15:48,615 into small steps 304 01:15:49,049 --> 01:15:51,752 so team members can successfully complete their task. 305 01:15:51,818 --> 01:15:54,721 Each of the ingredients arrives at the restaurant from our suppliers 306 01:15:54,788 --> 01:15:56,456 and upon arrival 307 01:15:56,523 --> 01:15:59,293 it is assigned to the appropriate dish and its respective color. 308 01:15:59,359 --> 01:16:02,296 For example, all ingredients to cook a dish, for example, salmon, 309 01:16:02,362 --> 01:16:04,398 are now stored in orange flasks. 310 01:16:04,464 --> 01:16:07,067 Even served on an orange plate. 311 01:16:07,134 --> 01:16:08,669 Such organization 312 01:16:08,735 --> 01:16:12,372 allows team members to know that they are working on that dish. 313 01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:15,142 So, if you are a person who cannot read, 314 01:16:15,442 --> 01:16:18,111 by looking at the colors, 315 01:16:18,178 --> 01:16:22,082 if you can distinguish colors, you know which dish you are cooking, 316 01:16:22,149 --> 01:16:26,086 and which dish a customer requested. There are countless examples like this. 317 01:16:26,153 --> 01:16:27,788 We use no knives and no fire, 318 01:16:28,455 --> 01:16:31,658 so no one can burn or cut him or herself. 319 01:16:31,725 --> 01:16:35,229 We take all precautions to the limit 320 01:16:35,295 --> 01:16:37,998 for the kid with the greatest level of difficulty. 321 01:16:38,065 --> 01:16:41,602 There are thousands of these threads, like those that 322 01:16:41,668 --> 01:16:44,071 make you believe a magician is flying even though 323 01:16:44,137 --> 01:16:46,006 you know it is a trick and ignore how the hell he is doing it. 324 01:16:46,073 --> 01:16:48,542 All these are integrated into Alamesa's strategy. 325 01:16:48,609 --> 01:16:50,377 In the end, what ends up happening is that, 326 01:16:50,444 --> 01:16:54,581 since there is so much attention to processes, 327 01:16:54,648 --> 01:16:58,385 Alamesa is a restaurant that is far above average. 328 01:16:58,452 --> 01:17:02,523 And, Alamesa is an environment 329 01:17:02,589 --> 01:17:05,192 where everybody can create bonds with each other. 330 01:17:05,259 --> 01:17:08,161 Just as we create them in our lives. 331 01:17:08,462 --> 01:17:13,133 We assembled a group of more than 30 families 332 01:17:14,067 --> 01:17:17,604 that never had the opportunity 333 01:17:17,671 --> 01:17:19,706 to get together with other parents and chat. 334 01:17:19,773 --> 01:17:22,276 They never noticed that "the things happening to us" 335 01:17:22,342 --> 01:17:25,212 are faced by other families, 336 01:17:25,279 --> 01:17:29,516 that other families face similar challenges. 337 01:17:29,583 --> 01:17:32,586 And sharing this makes life better, a lot easier, doesn't it? 338 01:17:32,653 --> 01:17:36,190 Alamesa is a program where no applicant is asked: 339 01:17:36,490 --> 01:17:39,026 "Can you cook?," "Can't you cook?" 340 01:17:39,092 --> 01:17:40,694 What does interest us 341 01:17:40,761 --> 01:17:43,297 is having parents who are committed to the project, 342 01:17:43,363 --> 01:17:46,500 and congratulate their children, and collaborate 343 01:17:46,567 --> 01:17:49,169 in bolstering their enthusiasm 344 01:17:49,236 --> 01:17:53,207 and recognize them as adult individuals heading towards 345 01:17:53,273 --> 01:17:54,808 a more independent life. 346 01:17:55,108 --> 01:17:57,244 Alamesa! 347 01:17:58,011 --> 01:18:00,013 We do not want to open a restaurant 348 01:18:00,080 --> 01:18:03,650 where people come to feel good with themselves because they are helping 349 01:18:03,717 --> 01:18:06,520 individuals with disabilities. 350 01:18:06,587 --> 01:18:09,356 We want a restaurant where people come to enjoy a great meal 351 01:18:09,423 --> 01:18:11,592 and participate in the gastronomic experience 352 01:18:11,658 --> 01:18:13,160 because they like it. 353 01:18:13,227 --> 01:18:15,229 To tackle this objective, which is such an ambitious bet, 354 01:18:15,295 --> 01:18:19,099 we called upon a renowned chef. And this chef 355 01:18:19,166 --> 01:18:20,334 had to accomplish a very difficult thing, 356 01:18:20,400 --> 01:18:23,303 which is to asimilate a completely different paradigm 357 01:18:23,370 --> 01:18:25,372 to the typical gastronomic perspective. 358 01:18:27,241 --> 01:18:29,109 Within the world of gastronomy, 359 01:18:29,176 --> 01:18:32,446 Alamesa is a revolution and a challenge. Why? 360 01:18:32,513 --> 01:18:34,214 In the kitchen, there's always 361 01:18:34,281 --> 01:18:36,650 chaos, nerves, 362 01:18:36,717 --> 01:18:38,151 lots of adrenaline. 363 01:18:38,218 --> 01:18:41,288 We need a steak, a fried fish. 364 01:18:41,355 --> 01:18:43,056 Kitchen is: "Go, go!" 365 01:18:43,123 --> 01:18:45,592 "That sirloin steak, how many minutes does it take to make?" 366 01:18:45,659 --> 01:18:48,495 It's screaming, chaos that is always present. 367 01:18:48,562 --> 01:18:50,364 So what do we do? 368 01:18:50,430 --> 01:18:55,269 And so, organizing properly is very important from the beginning. 369 01:18:55,335 --> 01:18:58,071 For chaos not to happen, what do we have to do? 370 01:18:59,339 --> 01:19:01,008 It's down there, like this. 371 01:19:01,074 --> 01:19:03,043 There and you dump it like that. 372 01:19:03,110 --> 01:19:06,246 We began a constant negotiation 373 01:19:06,680 --> 01:19:10,284 between the ideas 374 01:19:10,350 --> 01:19:13,220 of people that had never been 375 01:19:13,287 --> 01:19:15,756 part of a gastronomic project, 376 01:19:16,056 --> 01:19:18,225 and someone who is in gastronomy, 377 01:19:18,292 --> 01:19:21,195 and high-level gastronomy, for more than 20 years. 378 01:19:22,129 --> 01:19:24,565 So, our role as advisors was 379 01:19:24,631 --> 01:19:28,669 trying to balance and support the management team, 380 01:19:28,735 --> 01:19:31,004 on how to maintain the two axis 381 01:19:31,371 --> 01:19:35,108 of achieving an incredible customer experience, 382 01:19:35,175 --> 01:19:38,212 with excellent service and delicious food, 383 01:19:38,278 --> 01:19:41,381 while integration works 384 01:19:41,448 --> 01:19:43,717 and, importantly, workers have a great time. 385 01:19:49,456 --> 01:19:52,359 In addition to leading the Alamesa project, 386 01:19:52,426 --> 01:19:56,230 I was in the United States for many years specializing in pediatrics, 387 01:19:56,296 --> 01:20:00,200 and later infectious diseases. 388 01:20:00,267 --> 01:20:03,804 In 2003, after many years of living abroad, 389 01:20:04,505 --> 01:20:07,441 I returned to Argentina to work on respiratory diseases, 390 01:20:07,508 --> 01:20:11,578 maintaining my position as a professor at the university in the United States. 391 01:20:11,645 --> 01:20:14,581 Contrary to what you would imagine, 392 01:20:14,648 --> 01:20:18,085 Alamesa resembles a research laboratories, 393 01:20:18,819 --> 01:20:22,589 because we rapidly learned that restaurant kitchens 394 01:20:22,656 --> 01:20:25,559 are very stressful, they are very intense. 395 01:20:25,626 --> 01:20:27,761 In fact, they are exactly the opposite 396 01:20:27,828 --> 01:20:31,031 of the environment in a research laboratory, 397 01:20:31,098 --> 01:20:32,766 which is where I come from. 398 01:20:32,833 --> 01:20:35,736 A research laboratory is a quiet, calm place, 399 01:20:35,802 --> 01:20:37,504 where everything is planned, 400 01:20:37,571 --> 01:20:39,406 everything is laid out, 401 01:20:39,473 --> 01:20:44,311 and therefore, stress is minimal during experiments. 402 01:20:44,378 --> 01:20:47,581 And Alamesa is similar. We planned a lot of small tricks, 403 01:20:47,648 --> 01:20:50,150 which are imperceptible to the customer's eye, 404 01:20:50,217 --> 01:20:54,021 and allow us to achieve the same results, but using a diferent route. 405 01:20:54,087 --> 01:20:57,124 In science, there are proofs of principle. 406 01:20:57,457 --> 01:21:00,494 Projects, programs, experiments, 407 01:21:01,428 --> 01:21:06,166 that allow you to demonstrate that certain goal is possible 408 01:21:06,233 --> 01:21:08,368 Alamesa's proof of principle, 409 01:21:08,435 --> 01:21:11,004 is to create and open a restaurant in an upper middle class neighborhood 410 01:21:11,071 --> 01:21:13,240 and compete against restaurants 411 01:21:13,607 --> 01:21:17,744 where people expect a very high level of service. 412 01:21:18,178 --> 01:21:20,747 LAS CANITAS DISTRICT, A YEAR TO INAUGURATION 413 01:21:20,814 --> 01:21:22,382 We found a place 414 01:21:22,449 --> 01:21:25,786 in rather poor condition 415 01:21:26,320 --> 01:21:30,090 and we did a whole reconditioning job, 416 01:21:30,157 --> 01:21:31,825 which took quite a while, 417 01:21:32,125 --> 01:21:34,394 not only to make the place as beautiful as possible, 418 01:21:34,461 --> 01:21:36,396 but also to align it 419 01:21:36,663 --> 01:21:39,099 with the production strategies of Alamesa. 420 01:21:39,566 --> 01:21:41,335 It had to be simple, 421 01:21:41,401 --> 01:21:42,669 it had to be pleasant 422 01:21:42,736 --> 01:21:46,607 and that's why we thought of a very bright white box, 423 01:21:46,673 --> 01:21:48,775 but at the same time, with many touches of color, 424 01:21:48,842 --> 01:21:52,446 and strategic clues that make it very special. 425 01:21:52,713 --> 01:21:55,549 And we also decided that everything that had to do 426 01:21:55,616 --> 01:21:57,451 with plants and greenery 427 01:21:57,518 --> 01:21:59,820 be included inside. I mean, 428 01:22:00,187 --> 01:22:03,991 we kind of let nature in. 429 01:22:04,525 --> 01:22:05,926 We needed, 430 01:22:05,993 --> 01:22:08,929 basically, to put together a kitchen 431 01:22:08,996 --> 01:22:12,599 that had the set up necessary to allow: 432 01:22:13,166 --> 01:22:15,169 the most comfortable design 433 01:22:15,235 --> 01:22:19,540 for those with major motor challenges, 434 01:22:20,140 --> 01:22:23,477 where they could be comfortable 435 01:22:23,544 --> 01:22:26,680 with the lighting, sound and noise. 436 01:22:26,747 --> 01:22:30,150 That is why the room of the ovens 437 01:22:30,217 --> 01:22:31,618 is soundproofed. 438 01:22:31,685 --> 01:22:36,290 The kitchen is the heart of the project, 439 01:22:36,356 --> 01:22:39,226 and it occupies 440 01:22:40,227 --> 01:22:43,530 almost 70 percent of the space. 441 01:22:43,597 --> 01:22:45,499 And at the end, you can find 442 01:22:46,567 --> 01:22:49,203 the area for relaxation and rest, 443 01:22:50,404 --> 01:22:52,539 open to the garden, 444 01:22:53,307 --> 01:22:57,611 where we set up the room for relaxation and socializing. 445 01:22:58,178 --> 01:22:59,546 One of the great innovations 446 01:22:59,613 --> 01:23:01,448 that I think sets this place apart 447 01:23:01,515 --> 01:23:04,218 from any other gastronomic establishment, is the rest area. 448 01:23:04,284 --> 01:23:08,956 Very pleasant, very comfortable, and it not only serves as a rest area 449 01:23:09,022 --> 01:23:12,492 after they finish their chores, 450 01:23:12,559 --> 01:23:15,562 but also serves as a place that, if they want to stay here 451 01:23:15,629 --> 01:23:20,033 after they finish their workday, they can. 452 01:23:20,801 --> 01:23:23,136 Everything has to be a complete experience 453 01:23:23,203 --> 01:23:24,805 where customers and the team 454 01:23:25,138 --> 01:23:27,407 feel in a place 455 01:23:27,474 --> 01:23:29,209 where everything is thought out, 456 01:23:29,643 --> 01:23:31,812 and all necessary things are included. 457 01:23:45,225 --> 01:23:48,795 We thought the name Alamesa summed up very well 458 01:23:49,530 --> 01:23:52,566 what we wanted to communicate with the restaurant, 459 01:23:52,633 --> 01:23:56,336 from the point of view of how we felt about the restaurant. 460 01:23:56,837 --> 01:23:59,473 When the name had been chosen, 461 01:23:59,540 --> 01:24:03,143 we realized that Alamesa was truly 462 01:24:03,210 --> 01:24:07,114 owned by the young people who work here. 463 01:24:07,181 --> 01:24:09,183 Therefore, 464 01:24:09,249 --> 01:24:14,221 people who helped us with branding suggested 465 01:24:14,521 --> 01:24:17,457 that our workers themselves 466 01:24:17,524 --> 01:24:20,327 participate in the design of the logo. 467 01:24:21,228 --> 01:24:22,462 Well, 468 01:24:22,529 --> 01:24:26,533 we want you to design the logo. 469 01:24:26,600 --> 01:24:29,036 Each one of you, letter by letter. 470 01:24:29,603 --> 01:24:31,972 All the letters of the word "Alamesa". 471 01:24:32,039 --> 01:24:35,509 Do the letters have to be big or do they have to be...? 472 01:24:35,576 --> 01:24:39,279 Or, I don't know, printed? How should it be done? 473 01:24:39,680 --> 01:24:41,281 However you want, 474 01:24:41,348 --> 01:24:42,983 whatever you think. 475 01:24:43,050 --> 01:24:46,253 For us, it's important that Alamesa 476 01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:49,389 has a little piece of each of you, even in the logo. 477 01:24:49,456 --> 01:24:51,425 You are responsible for every task in the restaurant. 478 01:24:51,491 --> 01:24:54,094 Well, you're also going to create the logo 479 01:24:54,161 --> 01:24:56,029 that will be displayed at the door. 480 01:24:56,096 --> 01:24:59,499 Can it be done in a draft? Like letter by letter, 481 01:24:59,566 --> 01:25:02,102 with the name of the restaurant? 482 01:25:02,169 --> 01:25:03,737 You're doing it on cardboard. 483 01:25:04,571 --> 01:25:06,340 You can do as many as you want. 484 01:25:06,406 --> 01:25:07,975 Explode your creativity. 485 01:25:08,041 --> 01:25:10,978 -Do you want to be president? -Bravo, grandpa! 486 01:25:11,044 --> 01:25:15,716 Grandpa, grandpa! 487 01:25:15,983 --> 01:25:18,986 -Well, then you're going to do... -Let's see if I... 488 01:25:20,554 --> 01:25:23,557 Okay. And you can decorate this one, okay? 489 01:25:23,624 --> 01:25:27,094 I don't know how to decorate it. I'll just write "Alamesa" 490 01:25:27,160 --> 01:25:29,329 However you think it'll turn out best. 491 01:25:29,396 --> 01:25:32,733 In itself, doing this is not my favorite activity, 492 01:25:33,300 --> 01:25:36,103 but if it is mandatory, well, I'll do it. 493 01:25:37,037 --> 01:25:41,074 Yeah. The sheet of paper, the pencils, the sharpener, it's not my thing. 494 01:25:41,475 --> 01:25:43,277 It lacks a bit of color, doesn't it? 495 01:25:43,744 --> 01:25:45,078 No? 496 01:25:46,180 --> 01:25:48,615 Our concept of Alamesa is to always talk about simplicity. 497 01:25:48,682 --> 01:25:50,217 Alamesa is what it is. 498 01:25:50,284 --> 01:25:54,021 So, the end result is this handwritten logo 499 01:25:54,488 --> 01:25:56,823 made by each and everyone of the team members 500 01:25:57,124 --> 01:25:59,626 "Alamesa". 501 01:25:59,693 --> 01:26:01,495 We made a typographic selection, 502 01:26:01,562 --> 01:26:05,265 where there is one letter per person. 503 01:26:05,332 --> 01:26:09,570 That way, they're all integrated, all there, all embodied. 504 01:26:09,636 --> 01:26:12,339 An idea that I had from the beginning, 505 01:26:13,173 --> 01:26:14,741 was the divergent, 506 01:26:15,409 --> 01:26:16,677 the disruptive, 507 01:26:17,177 --> 01:26:18,979 combined in such a way 508 01:26:19,379 --> 01:26:22,216 that ends up being beautiful and effective. 509 01:26:23,283 --> 01:26:24,451 The logo 510 01:26:25,385 --> 01:26:26,553 reflects that. 511 01:26:29,156 --> 01:26:30,958 Let's see what your colleagues think. 512 01:26:31,024 --> 01:26:32,326 Beautiful, beautiful, 513 01:26:33,060 --> 01:26:34,728 -I love it. -Very clean. 514 01:26:34,795 --> 01:26:36,597 I like to draw, 515 01:26:36,663 --> 01:26:40,701 so I enjoy drawing the letters. 516 01:26:41,635 --> 01:26:46,073 Being neurodivergent has advantages and disadvantages 517 01:26:47,107 --> 01:26:51,378 Our brain works differently, therefore, 518 01:26:51,445 --> 01:26:56,016 there are things that are also easier for us, so it makes me happy when in... 519 01:26:56,683 --> 01:26:59,887 Among all those difficulties, 520 01:26:59,953 --> 01:27:02,155 talent comes out and people say, 521 01:27:02,222 --> 01:27:03,624 "You are 522 01:27:05,592 --> 01:27:07,761 very, very talented." 523 01:27:09,363 --> 01:27:11,398 Here we made several, 524 01:27:12,299 --> 01:27:14,368 but my personal favorite, 525 01:27:15,302 --> 01:27:16,603 is obviously this one. 526 01:27:18,238 --> 01:27:21,642 I put a lot of colors there, which... 527 01:27:21,708 --> 01:27:24,077 Which basically symbolizes 528 01:27:24,711 --> 01:27:27,748 the union, diversity. 529 01:27:28,549 --> 01:27:30,050 Let's see, what do you think? 530 01:27:30,551 --> 01:27:32,553 -It looks good. -You, Cami? 531 01:27:32,619 --> 01:27:34,454 I liked all the letters. 532 01:27:34,521 --> 01:27:36,590 -Do you like them all? -Yes, very good. 533 01:27:36,657 --> 01:27:38,625 It gives me a lot of confidence, 534 01:27:38,692 --> 01:27:40,027 trust, 535 01:27:40,594 --> 01:27:42,095 peace, 536 01:27:42,162 --> 01:27:45,499 and above all, inspiration. 537 01:27:46,133 --> 01:27:47,568 Cesar, which one would you choose? 538 01:27:47,634 --> 01:27:50,170 The one above the pink letters, that one. 539 01:27:51,538 --> 01:27:54,141 I am happy, for us to be happier. 540 01:27:55,342 --> 01:27:56,944 More creative. 541 01:27:57,010 --> 01:28:00,214 We are a very nice group of boys and girls, 542 01:28:00,280 --> 01:28:02,149 we get along really well. 543 01:28:02,216 --> 01:28:03,750 The truth is that, 544 01:28:04,618 --> 01:28:09,957 I feel like I have more confidence in myself here. 545 01:28:10,624 --> 01:28:14,261 And above all, I am in a program 546 01:28:14,328 --> 01:28:16,063 with friends who have 547 01:28:16,630 --> 01:28:18,465 a life like mine. 548 01:28:24,204 --> 01:28:26,740 Since Alamesa started, I began to notice 549 01:28:27,508 --> 01:28:31,245 certain changes in Cata's attitudes and personality. 550 01:28:31,612 --> 01:28:34,348 Since her physical appearance 551 01:28:35,148 --> 01:28:37,417 is quite striking, so to speak, 552 01:28:37,484 --> 01:28:39,353 we often felt on display, 553 01:28:39,419 --> 01:28:43,257 the focus of gossip, or... 554 01:28:43,323 --> 01:28:46,527 Or reactions, for example, faces of disgust. 555 01:28:48,529 --> 01:28:49,763 And it was a huge effort 556 01:28:51,031 --> 01:28:53,100 on her part, since she was very young. 557 01:28:53,166 --> 01:28:54,768 I took her to the square and 558 01:28:55,502 --> 01:29:00,040 kids would say horrible things to her and she would smile back at them 559 01:29:00,107 --> 01:29:02,976 and she'd try to win everyone's heart, 560 01:29:03,510 --> 01:29:05,279 but it was pretty cruel too. 561 01:29:05,345 --> 01:29:08,315 And I think Cata learned to demonstrate 562 01:29:09,383 --> 01:29:11,385 who she is, so that is why 563 01:29:11,451 --> 01:29:14,488 she was so successful in her school integration. 564 01:29:15,255 --> 01:29:18,325 Because, from the start she was pure love, 565 01:29:18,392 --> 01:29:21,228 pure joy, positivism. 566 01:29:21,295 --> 01:29:23,297 I think the many surgeries she had, 567 01:29:24,531 --> 01:29:27,367 which were a lot and quite complicated, 568 01:29:27,434 --> 01:29:30,537 life-threatening in some cases, 569 01:29:31,505 --> 01:29:34,575 made her get stronger and stronger. 570 01:29:34,641 --> 01:29:37,311 instead of making her fell smaller, they made her feel bigger 571 01:29:37,377 --> 01:29:38,545 For cooking, 572 01:29:39,446 --> 01:29:42,516 to later work in a restaurant called Alamesa. 573 01:29:42,583 --> 01:29:46,720 Her school friends are spectacular human beings, 574 01:29:46,787 --> 01:29:48,689 they love her with all their hearts. 575 01:29:48,755 --> 01:29:52,192 But for Cata, I think it means an effort 576 01:29:52,259 --> 01:29:56,330 to become similar to others or to become like others. 577 01:29:56,396 --> 01:29:57,564 The girls 578 01:29:58,732 --> 01:30:02,436 have other concerns, they have another way of thinking. 579 01:30:03,103 --> 01:30:04,471 In Alamesa, 580 01:30:04,538 --> 01:30:08,342 happiness comes from feeling completely understood, 581 01:30:08,408 --> 01:30:10,043 equal. 582 01:30:11,011 --> 01:30:12,713 I don't think she has to try that hard. 583 01:30:12,779 --> 01:30:15,549 My friends at school liked me, loved me. 584 01:30:15,616 --> 01:30:17,484 I had a very nice group of friends, 585 01:30:18,051 --> 01:30:22,289 but when I actually realized one day, 586 01:30:22,356 --> 01:30:24,324 and even before knowing Alamesa, 587 01:30:24,391 --> 01:30:27,127 I said: "How nice it would be to have people 588 01:30:27,194 --> 01:30:30,430 I can talk to calmly and who can understand, 589 01:30:31,064 --> 01:30:33,200 what you say, what you tell them, 590 01:30:33,267 --> 01:30:34,434 what you do." 591 01:30:35,102 --> 01:30:38,639 It makes me feel very good. And the truth is, I'm very happy. 592 01:30:39,106 --> 01:30:41,375 I feel more at ease. I feel like 593 01:30:42,075 --> 01:30:44,545 this is more comfortable for me, being able to understand, 594 01:30:44,611 --> 01:30:46,980 because they all speak the same language. 595 01:30:47,047 --> 01:30:49,349 That's what I like the most. 596 01:30:50,450 --> 01:30:54,288 LAS CANITAS DISTRICT, FOUR MONTHS TO INAUGURATION 597 01:30:55,189 --> 01:30:59,626 The day that kitchen utensils and appliances arrived, 598 01:30:59,693 --> 01:31:02,296 the cooking station, etc., 599 01:31:02,362 --> 01:31:04,131 the premises were quite advanced, 600 01:31:04,398 --> 01:31:07,534 and we decided to invite the team to visit 601 01:31:07,601 --> 01:31:11,572 with us witnessing the progress as 602 01:31:11,638 --> 01:31:13,807 the restaurant comes close to being ready. 603 01:31:14,408 --> 01:31:16,176 This is going to be the restaurant. 604 01:31:16,243 --> 01:31:17,978 Applause. 605 01:31:18,045 --> 01:31:21,148 Now you're going to go in, and see it for the first time. 606 01:31:22,749 --> 01:31:24,551 -It's still under construction. -Yes, yes. 607 01:31:24,618 --> 01:31:26,787 Yes? So you're going to see people working 608 01:31:27,054 --> 01:31:29,223 -for a few days. -Ready to explore the place 609 01:31:29,289 --> 01:31:30,724 -where you're going to work? -Yes! 610 01:31:30,791 --> 01:31:32,459 Come on! Okay... 611 01:31:32,526 --> 01:31:34,461 -Come in, follow Sebas. -Let's go. 612 01:31:34,528 --> 01:31:36,697 It was very nice to see their faces 613 01:31:37,231 --> 01:31:40,601 when they realized that everything we had been talking about, 614 01:31:40,667 --> 01:31:43,770 like their future workplace, was now a reality. 615 01:31:43,837 --> 01:31:46,139 Our kitchen, the kitchen of Alamesa, 616 01:31:46,206 --> 01:31:48,509 has different areas. 617 01:31:48,575 --> 01:31:50,077 Over there on the wall... 618 01:31:50,644 --> 01:31:52,980 There will be a screen there, showing tables, 619 01:31:53,046 --> 01:31:56,149 which one is served, which one needs service. What food they ordered... 620 01:31:56,216 --> 01:31:57,518 It is very important for the team 621 01:31:57,584 --> 01:32:01,321 to assimilate and internalize 622 01:32:01,388 --> 01:32:04,291 the rooms, noises, 623 01:32:04,358 --> 01:32:08,095 because after one to two years of work in a training facility 624 01:32:08,161 --> 01:32:10,397 they were already very familiar with that space. 625 01:32:10,464 --> 01:32:12,299 But here the dynamics are very different. 626 01:32:12,366 --> 01:32:15,502 Here, the rooms are for real, they are the areas where 627 01:32:15,569 --> 01:32:17,304 they will have to work every day. 628 01:32:17,371 --> 01:32:19,439 We are in the rest area, 629 01:32:19,506 --> 01:32:23,477 this is going to be the area where you'll be able to come in and relax, 630 01:32:23,544 --> 01:32:25,279 there won't be any customers. 631 01:32:25,345 --> 01:32:28,115 Here is the place where you can relax, be quiet, 632 01:32:28,182 --> 01:32:29,483 clear your head. 633 01:32:29,550 --> 01:32:31,051 -All together. -Not all together. 634 01:32:31,118 --> 01:32:32,653 You will be using the room in small groups. 635 01:32:32,719 --> 01:32:36,223 -Are you going to put beds or chairs? -No. Not beds! 636 01:32:36,290 --> 01:32:37,591 Not beds. 637 01:32:37,658 --> 01:32:40,794 One of the worst things you can do, is surprise them. 638 01:32:41,094 --> 01:32:44,565 Changing their workplace without warning. 639 01:32:45,232 --> 01:32:47,668 Therefore, making sure they have time to process the move, 640 01:32:47,734 --> 01:32:51,171 visiting the restaurant in advance is very important 641 01:32:51,238 --> 01:32:53,307 I loved coming, 642 01:32:54,708 --> 01:32:56,109 I am very excited 643 01:32:56,176 --> 01:33:00,581 -and I'm willing to work hard. -Great. 644 01:33:00,647 --> 01:33:03,584 My whole family asks me, sometimes they drive me crazy, 645 01:33:04,251 --> 01:33:07,487 they tell me: "When are you going to open?" "I don't know." 646 01:33:07,554 --> 01:33:09,556 -Are you anxious? You really want... -Yes. 647 01:33:09,623 --> 01:33:11,458 -to start. -Yes, yes. 648 01:33:11,525 --> 01:33:14,127 -Who else? -It is different now 649 01:33:14,194 --> 01:33:17,931 seeing the place. Before, 650 01:33:17,998 --> 01:33:20,300 it could be something, but now 651 01:33:21,435 --> 01:33:23,437 it's much more rigid, the subject is, so... 652 01:33:23,504 --> 01:33:25,005 Things got serious. 653 01:33:25,072 --> 01:33:26,507 Things got serious, yes. 654 01:33:27,441 --> 01:33:29,576 Julia. What do you want to say, Juli? 655 01:33:30,177 --> 01:33:34,114 I like the new Alamesa. 656 01:33:34,181 --> 01:33:35,682 Did you like the new Alamesa? Great. 657 01:33:35,749 --> 01:33:37,184 New Alamesa? Yes. 658 01:33:37,251 --> 01:33:40,220 I liked this workplace. 659 01:33:40,554 --> 01:33:43,724 I'm going to work here with you, with all my colleagues. 660 01:33:44,024 --> 01:33:46,460 And I am very happy to have met everyone. 661 01:33:46,527 --> 01:33:49,196 I love you all very much. 662 01:33:49,263 --> 01:33:52,332 And we love you too. We are so happy to have met you. 663 01:33:53,700 --> 01:33:57,104 We know that Alamesa 664 01:33:57,538 --> 01:34:01,074 is, in some ways, a project that resembles a birth. 665 01:34:01,141 --> 01:34:03,911 Once it's born, it's born. 666 01:34:03,977 --> 01:34:05,512 And you cannot turn the clock back. 667 01:34:05,579 --> 01:34:08,649 Until then, we scheduled a series of tests 668 01:34:08,715 --> 01:34:11,151 that allow us to reach the opening day 669 01:34:11,218 --> 01:34:12,586 as safely as possible. 670 01:34:13,387 --> 01:34:16,256 So far, in our previous kitchen, we trained 671 01:34:16,323 --> 01:34:19,359 without any rush. We had time. 672 01:34:19,426 --> 01:34:21,628 But we are already close to the opening, 673 01:34:21,695 --> 01:34:25,098 so we have to practice more and more 674 01:34:25,165 --> 01:34:26,466 how to serve customers. 675 01:34:26,800 --> 01:34:29,403 -As if it were a drill. -Exactly. 676 01:34:29,469 --> 01:34:33,407 During these months, we trained 677 01:34:33,473 --> 01:34:35,342 with unlimited time to complete the tasks 678 01:34:35,409 --> 01:34:40,681 that is to say, team members could cook at their own pace. 679 01:34:40,747 --> 01:34:43,016 But now that we are here in the restaurant, 680 01:34:43,083 --> 01:34:45,419 we're under another type of pressure, 681 01:34:45,485 --> 01:34:48,055 with certain deadlines that we have to meet. 682 01:34:48,722 --> 01:34:50,691 In today's drill, 683 01:34:51,124 --> 01:34:54,995 -what we will be practicing is service. -Okay, let's get ready. 684 01:34:55,062 --> 01:34:57,664 And we hired Agustina, 685 01:34:57,731 --> 01:35:01,301 who is our souschef and will be with us all the time 686 01:35:01,368 --> 01:35:05,239 helping ensure the quality of the dishes 687 01:35:05,305 --> 01:35:07,307 how preparations should be made. 688 01:35:07,374 --> 01:35:09,109 Okay guys, now we're going to make 689 01:35:09,176 --> 01:35:11,712 the chicken sandwich and the salmon Milanese. 690 01:35:11,778 --> 01:35:13,680 Let's time it, and next time, 691 01:35:13,747 --> 01:35:15,916 we'll try to improve. Okay? 692 01:35:15,983 --> 01:35:20,020 Okay, let's get started: 3, 2, 1, go. 693 01:35:21,788 --> 01:35:27,160 The big difference is that after customers sit down at the table 694 01:35:27,227 --> 01:35:31,498 and place the order, the goal is that in 15 minutes 695 01:35:31,565 --> 01:35:32,766 we bring out the meals. 696 01:35:35,068 --> 01:35:36,937 They have to take out of the refrigerators 697 01:35:37,004 --> 01:35:39,740 that are under their countertops, the plates. 698 01:35:40,240 --> 01:35:44,411 These plates have to be held by the oven operator, 699 01:35:44,478 --> 01:35:47,481 it goes in the oven, and when it comes out, it goes to the plate-handler. 700 01:35:47,548 --> 01:35:51,218 All of these mechanics are what we're seeing in this exercise. 701 01:35:51,285 --> 01:35:54,521 First this, then salmon, okay? 702 01:35:54,588 --> 01:35:57,324 Each of the plates have a symbol 703 01:35:57,391 --> 01:35:59,526 resembling the peace sign. 704 01:35:59,593 --> 01:36:01,395 This allows the children 705 01:36:01,461 --> 01:36:04,331 to put the protein in the large area under the sign 706 01:36:04,398 --> 01:36:08,268 and in the two lateral areas are the side dishes. 707 01:36:08,335 --> 01:36:10,737 This goes in a cart, okay? 708 01:36:11,004 --> 01:36:14,675 The carts have letters representing the positions 709 01:36:15,142 --> 01:36:16,710 of the people who placed the order. 710 01:36:16,777 --> 01:36:20,180 This strategy decreases the stress level 711 01:36:20,247 --> 01:36:22,182 solving table service. 712 01:36:22,716 --> 01:36:27,387 This project is unique worldwide 713 01:36:27,454 --> 01:36:29,456 and there are not many examples. 714 01:36:29,523 --> 01:36:32,626 So, every day something new happens. 715 01:36:33,193 --> 01:36:34,928 Totally silent, 716 01:36:34,995 --> 01:36:38,031 with movement as minimal as possible, 717 01:36:38,098 --> 01:36:41,335 and dishes that come out on time and delicious. 718 01:36:41,401 --> 01:36:43,637 How do we do it? That's our mission. 719 01:36:45,072 --> 01:36:47,574 ALAMESA RESTAURANT 15 MINUTES TO INAUGURATION 720 01:36:48,709 --> 01:36:50,978 I want to congratulate you all. 721 01:36:51,044 --> 01:36:52,212 We all grew up, 722 01:36:52,679 --> 01:36:54,314 you learned to cook, 723 01:36:54,381 --> 01:36:56,049 you learned to be waiters. 724 01:36:56,783 --> 01:36:58,785 You learned to be receptionists, 725 01:36:59,553 --> 01:37:02,155 and today is the day to make it all worth it. 726 01:37:02,956 --> 01:37:04,324 Finally, 727 01:37:04,625 --> 01:37:07,394 after so much time practicing, 728 01:37:07,461 --> 01:37:10,430 it's time to really start serving people. 729 01:37:10,497 --> 01:37:13,267 We're going to have fun, we're going to do things the best we can, 730 01:37:13,333 --> 01:37:15,469 and every day will get better and better. 731 01:37:15,536 --> 01:37:18,572 And in the meantime, we will continue to be a group of friends 732 01:37:18,639 --> 01:37:19,973 that have a good time, 733 01:37:20,307 --> 01:37:21,909 that go out, that have fun, 734 01:37:21,975 --> 01:37:23,544 that work together 735 01:37:24,645 --> 01:37:26,680 and enjoy everything we've been doing 736 01:37:26,747 --> 01:37:29,383 for so long, guys. So girls, boys... 737 01:37:29,650 --> 01:37:31,351 -Let's go! -Okay! 738 01:37:37,758 --> 01:37:40,160 Good evening, welcome to Alamesa. 739 01:37:40,227 --> 01:37:41,628 -Thank you. -Do you have a reservation? 740 01:37:41,695 --> 01:37:43,497 -We have a reservation -Can I have your name? 741 01:37:43,564 --> 01:37:44,565 Liliana. 742 01:37:45,465 --> 01:37:47,067 -Are there four of you? -Yes. 743 01:37:47,134 --> 01:37:49,002 Well, here is my colleague Juli, 744 01:37:49,770 --> 01:37:51,638 she will accompany you to your table. 745 01:37:51,705 --> 01:37:53,774 -Table 11. -Thank you. 746 01:38:09,389 --> 01:38:10,557 Shall we start? 747 01:38:10,624 --> 01:38:12,459 -Agus, green light? -Yes, let's go. 748 01:38:12,526 --> 01:38:15,596 -Let's get started. -Let's get started. There's people. 749 01:38:15,662 --> 01:38:18,232 I need three milangas and a salmon. 750 01:38:24,338 --> 01:38:28,242 The most important thing at this moment, at the inauguration, 751 01:38:28,308 --> 01:38:29,676 is to repeat 752 01:38:29,743 --> 01:38:34,047 what we've been doing all this time in training, 753 01:38:34,114 --> 01:38:35,382 and in the drills, 754 01:38:35,449 --> 01:38:37,417 and that our staff 755 01:38:37,784 --> 01:38:39,520 keeps working 756 01:38:39,586 --> 01:38:41,655 with the same tranquility and the same happiness 757 01:38:41,722 --> 01:38:44,324 that we've been working with this whole time. 758 01:38:50,063 --> 01:38:51,632 Two Milanese and two salmons. 759 01:38:52,299 --> 01:38:55,302 I remember when we started with all this work, 760 01:38:55,369 --> 01:38:56,737 since 761 01:38:58,071 --> 01:39:02,442 a year and a half, almost two years, since we started with all this, and 762 01:39:02,943 --> 01:39:08,682 instead of friends, I entered a family. 763 01:39:11,051 --> 01:39:13,053 I need that pastrami, let's go. 764 01:39:13,687 --> 01:39:15,055 Carefully. 765 01:39:16,323 --> 01:39:18,525 All right, number seven. 766 01:39:19,226 --> 01:39:21,595 I didn't know anything about gastronomy before, 767 01:39:21,662 --> 01:39:24,131 all I could cook was noodles, 768 01:39:24,198 --> 01:39:27,100 a salad, a sandwich, or a cake. 769 01:39:27,167 --> 01:39:28,735 And we have a lot of fun. 770 01:39:30,037 --> 01:39:33,574 In the kitchen and... And we are very happy here. 771 01:39:33,640 --> 01:39:35,075 Is there a salmon in there? 772 01:39:35,442 --> 01:39:37,578 When you sit down to watch the team 773 01:39:37,644 --> 01:39:39,213 work in the restaurant, 774 01:39:40,113 --> 01:39:43,650 it's really impressive to see the choreography. 775 01:39:43,717 --> 01:39:46,320 How those responsible for different tasks come and go 776 01:39:46,987 --> 01:39:49,990 and the magic stems from us preparing everything for so long 777 01:39:50,057 --> 01:39:53,794 as if it were a long and repetitive theater performance. 778 01:40:01,535 --> 01:40:04,204 Alamesa does not have a different inauguration 779 01:40:04,271 --> 01:40:06,640 of what the following days of work will be like, 780 01:40:06,707 --> 01:40:08,342 it just starts working. 781 01:40:08,408 --> 01:40:11,512 It's going to have bugs, and things that need to be improved. 782 01:40:11,578 --> 01:40:13,013 And I always keep in mind, 783 01:40:13,080 --> 01:40:14,615 that this is a long-term bet. 784 01:40:15,048 --> 01:40:16,316 The inauguration is over, 785 01:40:16,717 --> 01:40:18,051 everything went perfectly. 786 01:40:18,585 --> 01:40:22,523 Since the computer system that'll handle everything that is the dispatch 787 01:40:22,589 --> 01:40:24,691 is not fully ready, 788 01:40:24,758 --> 01:40:28,495 we had to do the dispatch by ourselves, with our own hands. 789 01:40:28,562 --> 01:40:32,099 We had to run a little and we resisted, 790 01:40:32,165 --> 01:40:35,102 we are ready to go to war and win. 791 01:40:35,636 --> 01:40:37,404 I always say 792 01:40:37,471 --> 01:40:41,608 Alamesa has already been successful. And if one day it has to be reformulated 793 01:40:41,675 --> 01:40:43,710 to continue, then we'll do it. 794 01:40:44,211 --> 01:40:45,746 But we have shown 795 01:40:46,513 --> 01:40:47,681 that this could be done. 796 01:40:47,748 --> 01:40:50,384 That this project, whether it's a restaurant for 32 people, 797 01:40:50,450 --> 01:40:52,286 or a pharmacy with ten people, 798 01:40:52,352 --> 01:40:54,388 or a supermarket of 50 people, 799 01:40:54,454 --> 01:40:57,324 or a four-person business, it can be done. 800 01:40:57,724 --> 01:40:59,593 This project, 801 01:40:59,660 --> 01:41:02,496 for us, is something very special. 802 01:41:03,030 --> 01:41:04,531 He sketched out ideas, 803 01:41:04,598 --> 01:41:07,467 and told me: "Mom, I want to work in a restaurant." 804 01:41:07,534 --> 01:41:09,670 So, the exercise 805 01:41:09,736 --> 01:41:13,373 was to accompany him to write it, as a wish. 806 01:41:14,141 --> 01:41:16,443 The truth is that right now it's like... 807 01:41:16,510 --> 01:41:18,712 Well, dreams do come true. 808 01:41:18,779 --> 01:41:23,383 It makes him have a place in the family where he also goes to work, 809 01:41:23,784 --> 01:41:26,753 and this really empowered him 810 01:41:27,454 --> 01:41:29,690 in a very, very nice way. 811 01:41:30,224 --> 01:41:33,060 What it means for someone to be trusted. 812 01:41:33,126 --> 01:41:36,663 We've lived very enthusiastically this project from the very beginning. 813 01:41:37,197 --> 01:41:39,967 The pain of seeing your child without the opportunity 814 01:41:40,033 --> 01:41:43,570 of having a job, and well, having this come up, is incredible. 815 01:41:43,637 --> 01:41:45,205 So, 816 01:41:45,272 --> 01:41:46,507 thank you. 817 01:41:46,573 --> 01:41:47,774 Now, 818 01:41:48,075 --> 01:41:49,376 I'm going to tell you 819 01:41:49,443 --> 01:41:50,744 what Alamesa is, 820 01:41:51,578 --> 01:41:52,813 and everyone sees it. 821 01:41:53,514 --> 01:41:55,282 Alamesa is a party. 822 01:41:55,549 --> 01:41:57,317 Alamesa is more social life. 823 01:41:57,851 --> 01:41:59,853 Alamesa is empowerment. 824 01:42:00,320 --> 01:42:01,488 Real work. 825 01:42:02,155 --> 01:42:04,658 Alamesa has to transform us all. 826 01:42:05,092 --> 01:42:09,162 It has to transform the kids' lives, your lives, our lives 827 01:42:09,229 --> 01:42:11,765 and, if possible, the lives of all customers. 828 01:42:12,099 --> 01:42:13,534 Alamesa is going to be them. 829 01:42:14,034 --> 01:42:16,670 From day one until now, 830 01:42:17,037 --> 01:42:18,238 how do you feel now? 831 01:42:18,305 --> 01:42:20,040 -Good. -Good. 832 01:42:20,107 --> 01:42:22,075 -What did you find here? -Friendship. 833 01:42:22,142 --> 01:42:23,310 Friendships. 834 01:42:23,377 --> 01:42:25,746 What else? What else? Did you find other things? 835 01:42:25,812 --> 01:42:28,482 -Teamwork. -Teamwork. 836 01:42:28,549 --> 01:42:30,184 It's your chance 837 01:42:30,250 --> 01:42:32,452 to show that something different can be done. 838 01:42:32,519 --> 01:42:35,622 They always tell you that it can't be done, that it doesn't make sense. 839 01:42:35,689 --> 01:42:37,424 And yes, it does make sense, 840 01:42:37,491 --> 01:42:40,594 because if you change the life of just one of the guys, 841 01:42:40,661 --> 01:42:41,995 you already did it. 842 01:42:42,062 --> 01:42:45,632 I loved it, I'm proud 843 01:42:45,699 --> 01:42:50,637 that I was offered the opportunity to come and work 844 01:42:50,704 --> 01:42:55,676 and prove that I can work, 845 01:42:55,742 --> 01:42:58,745 do activities, 846 01:42:58,812 --> 01:43:01,715 and earn my money. I like it. 847 01:43:02,549 --> 01:43:05,452 Here I quickly learned many things, 848 01:43:05,719 --> 01:43:09,122 and I loved meeting you... 849 01:43:09,189 --> 01:43:11,458 All of you. And Mili. 850 01:43:12,726 --> 01:43:14,461 It's your turn, Mili. 851 01:43:14,528 --> 01:43:17,497 At first, I felt that... 852 01:43:18,098 --> 01:43:21,435 I felt like I didn't fit in, like I wasn't going to find my place. 853 01:43:21,702 --> 01:43:25,205 I'd tell myself that I wasn't going to be able to make it 854 01:43:25,506 --> 01:43:28,742 I have never found more support than here. 855 01:43:29,610 --> 01:43:30,811 Never. 856 01:43:32,045 --> 01:43:33,347 Lu, what did you learn? 857 01:43:34,414 --> 01:43:37,217 I learned teamwork... 858 01:43:38,051 --> 01:43:40,587 And cooking. I got to know many flavors. 859 01:43:40,654 --> 01:43:43,624 You know, at home we always eat the same thing. 860 01:43:45,259 --> 01:43:49,796 I made friends, and met a lot of people. 861 01:43:50,664 --> 01:43:53,200 -I'm very happy to be here. -How great! 862 01:43:53,267 --> 01:43:56,370 Over time, I began to feel 863 01:43:57,371 --> 01:44:02,276 this feeling that I'd never had, of integrity. 864 01:44:02,342 --> 01:44:04,645 Before it was like... 865 01:44:05,412 --> 01:44:06,580 I... 866 01:44:07,381 --> 01:44:09,082 I am in a group of people 867 01:44:09,149 --> 01:44:11,118 they don't reject me, 868 01:44:11,185 --> 01:44:15,322 but I don't feel completely integrated either, 869 01:44:15,389 --> 01:44:17,991 but in this group, I feel like 870 01:44:18,058 --> 01:44:20,594 a little more cared for, like... 871 01:44:21,094 --> 01:44:23,530 If I need something, 872 01:44:25,566 --> 01:44:29,203 someone always notices it and offers it to me, 873 01:44:29,803 --> 01:44:33,340 and they're all very empathetic colleagues, 874 01:44:33,407 --> 01:44:35,709 and well, that's very nice. 875 01:44:36,677 --> 01:44:39,046 Juli, did you like Alamesa? 876 01:44:39,112 --> 01:44:41,281 -Alamesa... yes. -Do you want to keep coming? 877 01:44:41,348 --> 01:44:42,616 -Coming, yes. -And to see... 878 01:44:42,683 --> 01:44:43,684 Great. 879 01:44:44,084 --> 01:44:45,686 how this has changed Julia's life. 880 01:44:45,752 --> 01:44:47,621 How it expanded her 881 01:44:47,688 --> 01:44:51,525 friends, communications, connections, 882 01:44:51,592 --> 01:44:53,827 and her desire to come here to work... 883 01:44:54,428 --> 01:44:57,030 That is what moves me. I do this for them. 884 01:44:57,097 --> 01:44:59,633 That is the truth. And since friends 885 01:44:59,700 --> 01:45:02,536 around Julia 886 01:45:03,136 --> 01:45:05,572 have become such an integral part of her life, 887 01:45:05,639 --> 01:45:07,574 I do this for them. 888 01:45:07,641 --> 01:45:11,011 First prize for the best colleague. 889 01:45:11,078 --> 01:45:12,312 -Cata! -Cata! 890 01:45:12,379 --> 01:45:14,414 -Cata! -Yes! 891 01:45:14,481 --> 01:45:16,450 It's obvious they're having a good time. 892 01:45:16,517 --> 01:45:20,587 They started going to the movies and hanging out together in their homes. 893 01:45:20,654 --> 01:45:24,324 They began to have, many of them, their own social life, 894 01:45:24,691 --> 01:45:28,262 which, for the first time, was not being managed by their parents. 895 01:45:30,163 --> 01:45:32,232 My dream is to work in gastronomy. 896 01:45:32,599 --> 01:45:35,235 Being able to cook more meals, 897 01:45:35,302 --> 01:45:39,106 have a job. Be able to marry my boyfriend. 898 01:45:39,173 --> 01:45:41,341 Be able to start a family. 899 01:45:42,309 --> 01:45:45,279 Since I was bullied a lot at school, 900 01:45:45,345 --> 01:45:46,747 and well, now... 901 01:45:46,813 --> 01:45:49,483 Being here, meeting so many people who love each other, 902 01:45:49,550 --> 01:45:51,351 and there is a lot of camaraderie. 903 01:45:52,486 --> 01:45:54,221 Well, I learned, 904 01:45:54,288 --> 01:45:56,690 in the sense of learning, let's say, that 905 01:45:57,391 --> 01:46:00,360 the world is not so dark. 906 01:46:00,427 --> 01:46:01,595 How nice. 907 01:46:01,662 --> 01:46:03,664 One, two, three... 908 01:46:04,031 --> 01:46:07,534 Alamesa! 909 01:46:08,035 --> 01:46:09,203 Very good! 910 01:46:09,603 --> 01:46:10,771 Bravo! 911 01:46:14,107 --> 01:46:18,178 ALAMESA: NEURODIVERSITY AT THE TABLE 912 01:46:21,548 --> 01:46:25,018 ONE MONTH AFTER OPENING ITS DOORS, ALAMESA'S RESERVATIONS WERE FULLY BOOKED 913 01:46:25,085 --> 01:46:28,355 FOR MORE THAN 4 MONTHS, HAD OUTSTANDING REVIEWS FROM COSTUMERS, 914 01:46:28,422 --> 01:46:32,626 AND ALMOST 100 THOUSAND FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.