Drag Brunch Saved My Life Season 1 Episode 1
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00:00Drag brunch is exactly what it sounds like.
00:05Eggs, mimosas, and drag performers giving you the best show you've ever seen.
00:10Any community in this world, you're welcome at a drag brunch.
00:13It's the perfect place to see drag, especially for the first time.
00:16They attract a ton of customers, create a lot of buzz, and makes the restaurants cha-ching!
00:22Drag brunch is the magic ingredient, the magic sauce.
00:30Are you sure this is the right place?
00:37This is it.
00:45We're going to need two sunny side ups.
00:47My name is Nalini, and I'm the owner of Bloom Bistro in Barrie, Ontario.
00:51How are you doing? How is everything tasting?
00:54Barrie is a small town that's growing, and it's a very close-knit community.
01:01But opening Bloom Bistro was a journey.
01:04This space used to be a pool hall, and the transformation cost a lot.
01:10It was a lot more than I expected.
01:12I opened Bloom Bistro $300,000 or so in debt.
01:17Another slow day again.
01:19I always wonder about my location, if it's the greatest location.
01:23I'm starting to think maybe it's not.
01:26I don't know.
01:27Too quiet.
01:28It is, we need more maybe flags, signs.
01:30I know, but there's only so much advertisement we can do right now, right?
01:33I do feel like I'm working against a negative reputation.
01:37We had a lot of reviews where people waited a long time for their food.
01:41Shaq, we gotta get the food out!
01:43Can you fix the bacon? Quickly, they're waiting.
01:46Working at Bloom can be very frustrating at times.
01:49We should never be waiting 40 minutes for breakfast food
01:52with four tables, say, in the restaurant in the first place.
01:56Thank you for your patience. We're a little short-staffed today.
01:58We're doing our best.
01:59There are days I was like, why am I doing this?
02:02And then I have to remind myself, okay, I absolutely love helping others.
02:06I thrive on seeing people happy.
02:08Can I get you anything at all?
02:10I'm very afraid of letting people down,
02:12because if this business fails, I am going to be letting a lot of people down.
02:15But more important, I'll be letting myself down.
02:17And that's not something I want at all.
02:21I desperately, desperately need Priyanka to help me.
02:25Whether it's structure, whether it's advertising, whatever it takes,
02:28I need help in every aspect to get this business going.
02:40Good luck. I don't like being surprised.
02:42Priyanka, I really need your help.
02:46Oh.
02:47Order's up.
03:05Wow.
03:13Hello.
03:14How are you?
03:15Good, how are you?
03:16Good. Is it just for one today?
03:17Just for one.
03:18Perfect.
03:19So long.
03:20Bye, Michael.
03:22Hi.
03:27It's empty.
03:28Lots of space.
03:29Holding space for space.
03:32Hi.
03:33I am Shawna, and I'm going to be your server today.
03:35Come on, Shawna.
03:36Bloom Bistro.
03:37Yes.
03:38It's cute in here.
03:39It is very cute, eh?
03:40I heard that the owner is Guyanese.
03:41Yes, she is.
03:42That's why I wore my best Guyanese flag, because I'm also Guyanese, too.
03:45Well, there you go. She's going to love your outfit.
03:47Hey.
03:48Where is everybody?
03:50Like, customer-wise?
03:51Yeah.
03:52We just need, I think, a little bit more advertising.
03:54Right.
03:55I think it might be location as well, right?
03:57So, what else do you think is not working in here?
04:00We've had some struggles in the past with certain events, like Mother's Day.
04:05It's where we overwhelmed ourself and took on too much,
04:08where they had to wait two hours past the reservation time.
04:11They waited?
04:12Past the reservation time.
04:13So, that deterred a lot of people.
04:15We ruined people's Mother's Day.
04:17Okay, well.
04:18Food time.
04:19I'm starving.
04:20I would love French toast.
04:21Perfect.
04:22And then whatever your most popular dish is here, bring that, too.
04:24Fantastic.
04:27We'll put the bananas in between.
04:28Let the strawberry shine, okay?
04:31Take care. Right behind you.
04:32Go ahead.
04:33Beautiful. Thank you.
04:35Yay.
04:36Oh, wow. Fancy.
04:38I surprised you with a skillet.
04:39This is so good.
04:40Oh, yeah.
04:42Look at this.
04:45Wait a minute.
04:46The food here is amazing.
04:47Yes.
04:48Yeah, we get lots of compliments on it.
04:49We just need the people here.
04:51After all this talking, I need to meet Nalini, my auntie.
04:55Yeah, she's going to love you.
04:56I'll be right back.
04:57I love food.
04:59Honestly, it's good.
05:03I'll bring you right over here.
05:05Priyanka, this is Nalini.
05:07Hi.
05:08How are you, mama?
05:09This is great.
05:10How are you?
05:11Good to see you.
05:12Oh, my gosh.
05:13Look at your dress.
05:14Look at you.
05:15I'm so excited you're here.
05:16I know.
05:17Thank you for having me.
05:18Your food is so incredible.
05:20Did you cook it all yourself?
05:21Me and Shaq did.
05:22Can I meet him?
05:23Of course.
05:24Come on, Shaq.
05:25Come on by.
05:26Let's go meet Shaq.
05:27Shaq.
05:28I have someone for you to meet.
05:29Hello.
05:30Hi.
05:31How are you?
05:32Good.
05:33How are you, Shaq?
05:34I heard that this is your first time meeting a drag queen.
05:35Yeah.
05:36It is.
05:37You can't look away.
05:38I'm kind of shy, so...
05:39The food that you cook is amazing.
05:41It's made with love.
05:42We always do.
05:43Is Nalini a good boss?
05:44Oh, she's the best boss.
05:45My baby, I just love him to bits.
05:46Like, he shows up for me always.
05:47Wow.
05:48He treats my business as if it's his, and I absolutely adore him.
05:49Okay, Nalini.
05:50Well, I'm here in my Guyanese outfit, so I feel like we should do something Guyanese
05:51in the kitchen, yes?
05:52Darn right we should.
05:53You want to make roti?
05:54That's our thing.
05:55Okay, I've actually never made roti before.
05:56I don't...
05:57We're the anka.
05:58I know.
05:59We're the anka.
06:00We're the anka.
06:02You heard it here first.
06:03I'm a virgin.
06:04Let me just mix this up along like this.
06:05My mom's going to be so proud of me.
06:06Yes.
06:07You're going to take these little balls.
06:08Little balls.
06:09I never in my life thought I'd be making roti in full drag, ever.
06:10Ever.
06:11And look at you.
06:12Ever.
06:13Ever.
06:14Ever.
06:15Ever.
06:16Ever.
06:17Ever.
06:18Ever.
06:19Ever.
06:20Ever.
06:21Ever.
06:22Ever.
06:23Ever.
06:24Ever.
06:25Ever.
06:26Ever.
06:27Ever.
06:28Ever.
06:29Ever.
06:30Ever.
06:31Ever.
06:32Ever.
06:33Ever.
06:34Ever.
06:35Ever.
06:36Ever.
06:37And look, you're doing amazing.
06:38See?
06:39Roll them out, girl.
06:40Look at this.
06:41Yeah.
06:42Oh, no.
06:43If it's sticking, just add some more flour to it.
06:44Just turn it around.
06:45Roll it.
06:46So you were born in Guyana?
06:47I was born there.
06:48I came here when I was 16 years old.
06:49Why open up Bloom Bistro?
06:50I just want to help people.
06:51I want to help people heal through food.
06:52I heal through food.
06:53I was so sick.
06:54And I just...
06:55You were sick?
06:56Yeah, I was very sick.
06:57Have you ever been sick?
06:58No.
06:59Yeah, I was very sick.
07:00I had rheumatoid and fibromyalgia since I was nine years old.
07:03But when you were dreaming of Bloom Bistro,
07:06what did you want it to feel like?
07:08My biggest thing is to see people laughing, eating, conversing,
07:11and just having a great time.
07:14That was my dream.
07:15So, here's my plan.
07:17Over the next week, you and I, plus my expert team,
07:22we're going to work with you to create the most amazing,
07:25brilliant, over-the-top drag brunch
07:28that can bring people into this place,
07:30keep the drinks flowing, and make you some more money.
07:39I feel like you can't really walk anywhere in Barrie.
07:42It's like you've got to drive.
07:46I just want to note, as the famous person of this group,
07:51I'm a little bit cheesed.
07:53Why?
07:54That I'm your driver?
07:56I'm here for it.
07:57I also feel like I don't know how hard I should be gripping.
08:05I've got to lean into my own shithandle.
08:07What?
08:16Where are you taking us? Where are we going?
08:18Oh, we are going to Bloom Bistro.
08:20The owner, Nalini, called me because they need help.
08:23And she has so much energy coming off of her, and I love her.
08:27But she just, like, has this big restaurant,
08:30and the marketing is very bad.
08:32Like, drag brunch is the thing that Bloom Bistro needs
08:35to replenish their reputation.
08:38In Barrie, there is this Mother's Day story
08:41that is beginning to sound like an urban legend.
08:44Oh, my gosh, what is it?
08:46Cue the music.
08:48In 2023, it was Mother's Day.
08:50Bloom Bistro was popping.
08:52Reservations were sold out.
08:54There was a line-up outside the door,
08:56but they were not prepared.
08:58Oh, no.
08:59What happened was people were waiting over two hours for tables.
09:03They were mad, they were sad, they couldn't believe it.
09:07And this Mother's Day was the thing
09:09that made Bloom Bistro's business fade away.
09:15Mother's Day brunch.
09:17Oh, no.
09:18Oh, no.
09:19Like, terrible reviews, and how was the food?
09:22Girl, the food was good.
09:24Like, their quality is 100%.
09:26I want Nalini to use the Mother's Day trauma to her benefit.
09:32It's all about owning it and being able to be like,
09:35listen, we all know that bad thing happened,
09:37but I'm going to serve you something new,
09:39and that's how this drag brunch is going to help
09:41Bloom Bistro be as successful as it should be.
09:49Here we are.
09:51Bloom Bistro, everybody.
09:53Huh?
09:54Priyanka is here!
09:56Oh, hi!
09:57How are you?
09:58Good.
09:59Hi.
10:00Hey.
10:01Hey, Priyanka.
10:02Hello.
10:03We're a team.
10:04I didn't meet you yesterday.
10:05So, Molly is my daughter, and my oldest.
10:07She does all the social media,
10:09every single thing that I can do or don't do,
10:11she's on me, and she takes care of all of that.
10:14So, I gave them the...
10:15411 on what's going on here when I was here,
10:17dressed as a woman.
10:18Oh, this is what I look like out of drag, Shaq.
10:20On both outfits, you look gorgeous.
10:22Woo!
10:24Shaq!
10:25Shredding, shredding, shredding there.
10:27So, we are going to just observe.
10:29We're going to poke around while y'all do your thing
10:32like it's a normal day, in the kitchen, on the floor.
10:35Okay?
10:37Get to work.
10:38Everybody, get to work.
10:40Start the clock.
10:42Hello.
10:43Hi.
10:44Oh, wow.
10:45Molly, tell me how the marketing is going.
10:47I don't know.
10:48We're trying to figure out how to get more butts in here.
10:50We've done a lot of the paid advertisements,
10:52and I feel like that has brought a lot of eyeballs to the page,
10:54but we're not translating those eyeballs
10:56into customers in here.
10:57People are looking for more joy.
10:59They want stories.
11:00I don't relate to food.
11:01I relate to people.
11:02If we're not telling those stories,
11:04we're not going to be able to sell.
11:06We're not going to be able to sell.
11:08I don't relate to food.
11:09I relate to people.
11:10If we're not telling those stories on your social media,
11:13then people are just looking at a waffle.
11:16People want those stories with their food
11:19because that's what makes it different
11:20from all the other options out there.
11:22We're working on an incredible marketing plan,
11:24and we're going to get people to come here.
11:27We need to get the tofu, scramble, the salad, the eggs.
11:29The chicken is ready for the salad.
11:31I need a salad, please.
11:33Can I have the home fried, please?
11:34Yes.
11:38What do you find are some of the challenges in this kitchen?
11:41Trying to make sure that everyone's eating at the same time,
11:44especially because that table's waiting for their third person.
11:47Yeah.
11:48This was supposed to be for the apple toast.
11:50It's off. Where did the apple toast go?
11:52Yeah.
11:54That one?
11:56So I need to ask, what happened on Mother's Day?
12:00Mother's Day, it was definitely a lack of experience
12:05and a lack of staff.
12:08Shaq wasn't here for our first Mother's Day brunch.
12:10Okay.
12:11He came in after that.
12:12And he's like a good team player to have.
12:15Well, that's what you're looking for.
12:16That's what you want, right?
12:17Absolutely, for sure.
12:21So how did you start coming here?
12:23I just popped in with a friend for brunch.
12:25Would you come to a drag brunch?
12:26Always, yeah, sure.
12:29Are you guys on Instagram?
12:31I got Instagrams.
12:32I just want to be able to scream from the mountaintops
12:34for more people to know about this.
12:35Yeah, for sure.
12:38Are you guys from Barrie?
12:39Yeah.
12:40Have you been here before?
12:41Oh, yes.
12:42We love it here.
12:43All my meetings are here now.
12:44All my friends are here.
12:46Best food.
12:47Everyone here has the same attitude.
12:48They love it.
12:49I just wish that more people knew about it.
12:51Are you following Bloom Bistro already?
12:53Okay.
12:54What do we need to find that they need to be doing?
12:55I maybe want to see some faces.
12:58I love that.
12:59People enjoying them.
13:00Maybe happy clients.
13:02More of Nalini.
13:03There's a lot of pictures of food,
13:04but there's not a lot of her.
13:06And she is the soul of the restaurant.
13:09Yeah.
13:11Hi, Ju.
13:12Hello.
13:13Hello.
13:14Hi, Priyanka.
13:15Hustling and bustling.
13:17It's hustling and bustling.
13:18You gave me part of my order and part of her order.
13:21What did you need?
13:22I need a salad and a meat.
13:23It's wild to me that there's three people in here
13:25and think this will take a long time.
13:27They're working on so many different things at once
13:29that they're forgetting things.
13:30I was going to say,
13:31do you think there's too many cooks in the kitchen?
13:32But I didn't mean it as a joke.
13:34Whoever's leading needs to lead.
13:36Right.
13:37And take the lead.
13:38And I just feel like this dynamic
13:39that we have going on right now.
13:40Yeah.
13:41It isn't really working.
13:44We noticed a lot of things.
13:45The food is great.
13:47People love Nalini.
13:49But there's some issues.
13:51Your food was beautiful.
13:54The one thing I did notice is the efficiency.
13:56We got lost there.
13:58It might be best if we have Shaq take lead.
14:01He really knows what's going on.
14:02We just want to make this way easier for you
14:04so that moving forward,
14:05when you are hosting more events and more drag brunches,
14:07that it runs fairly smooth.
14:09So Crystal, what did you observe?
14:11You're a part of the experience.
14:12Not just here.
14:13They need it on your social media page.
14:15Remember I said, use this lavender field picture.
14:17You're like, no, I don't want my face on there at all.
14:18Don't put my face on there.
14:19I don't care for people to know I own it.
14:21I'm here just to give love and make people well.
14:24But then you're like any other restaurant,
14:25but you make this restaurant,
14:27so you have to be part of it.
14:28This is the missing link.
14:29People are asking you,
14:30Nalini, please tell me more about you.
14:32And they have to see that on your social media
14:34to know that, wait, this lady's amazing.
14:37Ultimately, the choice is up to you.
14:39We don't want to come in here
14:40and steamroll over everything,
14:42so get ready to make some big decisions tomorrow.
14:45And now it's time to make...
14:50Decisions.
14:51Oh, finishing each other's sentences.
14:54Yes.
14:55Are we in love?
14:56Yes, we are.
14:57I'm your daddy now.
14:59Great.
15:02Anyways, Nalini, you called me
15:05to get some butts in the seats at Bloom Bistro,
15:08and I know that with great marketing...
15:12Yes.
15:13Efficiencies on the floor...
15:14Yeah.
15:15And the most beautiful drag brunch
15:17that Barry ever did see.
15:19Or ever gonna see.
15:20Ever gonna see.
15:21Yeah.
15:22It can happen for you.
15:23Crystal, Mitchell, bring us the options.
15:28Wow!
15:31Look at that.
15:33We have two themes to present to you.
15:36So first, we have the theme of roaring 20s,
15:40time of prohibition and opulence
15:42using props of ruby red, shimmering sequins,
15:45and lots of plush velvet fabrics.
15:47Guests will feel like they've stepped back in time.
15:50You would rock a fedora in the kitchen, actually.
15:54I will.
15:55Theme number two is rhythms of Guyana.
15:59We have our flag colors represented,
16:01and we're leaning into the tropical vibe
16:03with lots of plants, flowers, and fresh fruit.
16:06And I want to fill the space with hanging fabrics
16:09to make it super warm and inviting.
16:11It's a paradise.
16:12I do love to hear you call it paradise.
16:14It looks pretty paradise.
16:16Now, Mitchell, take it away.
16:18I was looking through your website.
16:20I was trying to find Guyanese food.
16:21I couldn't find a lot of it.
16:22Let me show you this first picture.
16:24I think having some sort of chana dish
16:26is going to be really nice.
16:28Next up, bacon saltfish.
16:30Ooh!
16:31That would be, like, a perfect menu item to add.
16:33We're going to talk about the Eggs Benedict.
16:35It would be really, really fun.
16:37Instead of using an English muffin, we use a roti.
16:40But we could use roti, I guess.
16:42Next up, we have the Double Trouble Breakfast.
16:45Even changing little things, like instead of home fries,
16:48we use fried plantain, option.
16:50That's a good idea.
16:51Next up, we're going to make a carrot rum pancake
16:54with, like, a coconut whip
16:56and just make a really lovely stack of pancakes.
16:58So these are the 5 items I've chosen for our brunch menu.
17:02Now it's on you guys to decide which one you'd like me
17:05to elevate and just really become
17:07the showstopper feature dish for this drag brunch.
17:14So what drag brunch theme do you think they're going to pick?
17:17I'm hoping that they pick the rhythm of Guyana.
17:20These are so fun because it's so different
17:22from what they're doing.
17:23Yeah.
17:24It would be really fun to dress up.
17:26I could see you killing it.
17:28And some flapper vibes.
17:30Yes.
17:31Yeah.
17:32Get it, get it, get it, get it.
17:34I'm too powerful.
17:35All right, guys, we have decisions to make, OK?
17:37I'm loving all of it.
17:38Honestly, I am.
17:39The Roaring Twenties is very flashy, very different.
17:43I would pick the Roaring Twenties because I think
17:45everyone kind of is very familiar with it.
17:47Very true.
17:48I love both, but this present us as a bloom bistro.
17:54We're going to bloom like that flower.
17:56So what brunch item do you think they're going to pick?
17:59I really hope that they pick the rum carrot pancakes.
18:02Mm, rum.
18:03I love rum.
18:04Rum.
18:05I wanted to go with the bacon salt fish
18:06because I love that for breakfast.
18:08I want to try it so bad.
18:09Yeah.
18:10Ah!
18:12My concern with the eggs Benedict,
18:15if you put a roadie there, like, I am not a fan of roadies,
18:18so I probably would never order it.
18:19And then we also have that option of the pancakes,
18:21where I think is a little more generic,
18:22but then we put the Caribbean spin on it,
18:24so people will be like, OK, like, that's a pancake.
18:26All the foods, they were all good,
18:28but I love the pancakes.
18:31So, guys, this is not an easy decision.
18:33Well, it's time to find out what Nalini and her team
18:36at Bloom Bistro have chosen as their drag brunch theme
18:39and their feature dish.
18:41And I have a feeling that we're going to be surprised.
18:43I'm very, very, very excited to see what you chose.
18:46It was very, very, very, very hard.
18:48What part was hard?
18:49All of it.
18:50One will appeal to the masses.
18:52One is kind of, like, more targeted.
18:54Do we take that risk?
18:55Do we not take that risk?
18:56What drag brunch theme did you choose?
18:58We have chosen...
19:01Rhythm of Guyana!
19:03Whoo!
19:04Whoo!
19:05Well done.
19:06Rhythms of Guyana.
19:08Yes!
19:09It's a good choice, my queen.
19:12There was another decision that you had to make.
19:14Which food item are you choosing to focus on to enhance?
19:19It's going to be pancakes.
19:21Yes!
19:22This is going to be a lot of fun.
19:24I think we're going to rock it.
19:34All right!
19:35Look at this beautiful space we have to work with.
19:37Wow!
19:38And also, as a drag entertainer,
19:40I don't know if you've noticed,
19:41but Mama likes to get on top of some things.
19:43Yeah.
19:44Uh-huh.
19:45Whoa!
19:46Oh!
19:47I'm very excited for what we can do with this space.
19:52Obviously, I'm super connected to this
19:54because I'm a Guyana gal.
19:57My dream for Rhythms of Guyana
19:59is to turn this place into those parties
20:03that we used to go to as kids
20:05in the basement of some auntie's house,
20:07where my dad was always the DJ.
20:09Yeah.
20:10And they would be dancing,
20:11and everyone's eating,
20:12and there's so much love in the room.
20:14Yeah.
20:15That's the energy that I want to create in here.
20:17I think it's like whatever makes people feel comfortable
20:20and at home, like Nalini makes them feel,
20:23is the Rhythm of Guyana.
20:27We know we have the stage,
20:29which will be our focal point.
20:30We're going to accentuate it using colorful tinsel
20:33and fringe chandeliers
20:34and a gauzy backdrop that will transport us
20:37back to the family parties
20:38Pri had in her basement growing up.
20:41And lastly, we're filling any space we can
20:43with amazing, big, beautiful birds of paradise.
20:47They're like big banana leaves, right?
20:49Yeah.
20:50Yeah, okay.
20:51And with this enhanced dish of the carrot rum cake
20:53pancakes that I'm making,
20:54kind of tying in with the comfort and the warmth,
20:57it's going to feel like just a big hug from your auntie.
21:01Ooh.
21:02Oh, I love this.
21:08Oh, three queens are here today.
21:11Oh, hello.
21:12Good morning.
21:13Oh, hello, good morning.
21:16Introducing Ecstasy Love.
21:18Should I go change?
21:19Because I could match this perfectly.
21:21As you know, family is so important to me.
21:23I already feel like I'm your family.
21:25This is my drag mother.
21:27I know.
21:28She came from here.
21:29Ecstasy Love performed at my birthday party in 2017
21:33and was like, hey, like,
21:34you should try drag.
21:35And I was like, there's absolutely no way
21:36that I will ever take the risk dressing like a woman.
21:39And all of a sudden, I started drag,
21:40my life has changed, and I owe it to her.
21:43This is my family.
21:44Oh, that's amazing.
21:46You owe it to your hard work as well.
21:47Those days were crunchy as hell, I know.
21:49But mama got me together.
21:52A whole new nose.
21:54That's why we're here.
21:55We're going to help you out.
21:56True mama right there, right?
21:57You know.
21:58Exactly.
21:59Takes one to know one, sweetheart.
22:01Today we're looking for one host
22:03that will be the host of Bloom Beast Show's
22:04first ever drag brunch.
22:06So exciting.
22:07And also three drag entertainers
22:10that will be the special guests.
22:11Okay.
22:12Oh, and also, what you don't know is,
22:15category is...
22:16Plot twist.
22:17Rhythms of Guyana.
22:19Yeah.
22:20Because Nalini happens to be Guyanese as well.
22:22Okay.
22:24What is your experience with drag?
22:26I just went to a lot of drag shows in Toronto
22:28in my days when I used to learn to dance.
22:30What?
22:31You'll see a side of me you probably don't know exists.
22:33Oh no, I can feel it.
22:35So what are you looking for?
22:36What are you hoping for today?
22:37For me, it's like sauce.
22:39How much sauce they bring.
22:40How much they make the crowd want them
22:43and drool over them kind of thing.
22:45Oh, you want to be drooling.
22:46Yes.
22:47Okay, well I hope that lipstick is long wear.
22:50Bring in the entertainers.
22:53Here we go.
22:56Good morning, good morning, good morning.
23:00It's like a charcuterie board of drag.
23:02We have sweet.
23:03We have savory.
23:04We have spicy.
23:06Variety, honey.
23:07First up, Lucky Dreams.
23:09I want a little bit of a taste.
23:11How are we doing this morning, Barry?
23:15Very familiar with waking up at 4 a.m.
23:17to just slather myself in foundation.
23:19I'm going to put on some foundation.
23:21Very familiar with waking up at 4 a.m.
23:23to just slather myself in foundation.
23:254 a.m.?
23:26I paint really slow.
23:28Up next, Justin Diaz.
23:32Mm-hmm.
23:33Justin Diaz.
23:35Mm-hmm.
23:36I have to tell you, I love your fit from top to bottom.
23:39Ooh, fit check.
23:40That is my vibe right there.
23:42When I first started doing Dragonberry,
23:43I was literally the only drag performer here.
23:46I always, always explain my drag as George Lopez in a wig
23:49with the mouth of Joe Pesci.
23:52Dulce.
23:53What does your name mean?
23:54Dulce.
23:55It means sweet or short in Spanish
23:58just because I'm the sweetest queen I know.
24:00Why did you choose to wear this outfit today?
24:03I'd say because it's my most family-friendly.
24:05Give me an S.
24:07A.
24:08Give me a T.
24:09T.
24:10Give me an A.
24:11A.
24:12And give me an R.
24:13R.
24:14What's that star?
24:15Star.
24:16Star.
24:17Are we all ready for the next performer?
24:18Yes.
24:19Okay.
24:20Guy Annabella.
24:22Hi.
24:23So we're looking for a business partner.
24:25Why do you think it should be you?
24:26Rhythm of Guyana.
24:27I am Guyana.
24:28Hello, Guyana Bella.
24:30I'm already on brand.
24:31You see, I'm blooming.
24:32You're blooming.
24:33Oh!
24:34See, great at marketing.
24:35I would love to host a Caribbean theme.
24:37That's my dream.
24:38That's what I want to do.
24:39I want opportunities where I can showcase my queerness
24:41and my Caribbean identity.
24:42But I'm also more than just Guyanese.
24:44I'm very good at commanding a stage,
24:46and I can command a brunch, too.
24:48Are you ready to drop it like it's hot?
24:50I'm ready. I'm ready.
24:51Take it away.
24:52Hey!
24:54Let's go.
24:57Come on, diva.
24:59It's drama.
25:00Is it saucy? Are you saucy?
25:02I'm gonna flop her ass right now.
25:04What?
25:05Okay.
25:06Let's go!
25:07Like most drunk people at brunch,
25:08easily impressed by a stunt.
25:11I feel like he would stop working and just watch her.
25:13I would stop working.
25:15Hey!
25:21Let's go!
25:22Yes!
25:23There we go.
25:24That's our girl.
25:25Come on, Mama Berry.
25:27One thing I know about Guyanese people
25:29is they love to dance.
25:31Love it.
25:33We've auditioned six queens,
25:35and only four of them are gonna make it
25:37to the drag brunch happening in just a couple days.
25:39The decision is yours.
25:41I really like Lucky Dreams.
25:43I like that they're local.
25:44Mm.
25:45She had energy.
25:46She's classy, beautiful.
25:48I love when someone's name is how they are.
25:50Yeah.
25:51She really is a star.
25:52Saucy.
25:53Yes, she is.
25:54You're wet.
25:55I am.
25:56Love the dress.
25:57She could really rock that dress
25:59with the right performance.
26:01Knowing that your customers, like, love your heart so much,
26:04you could feel the heart in the person.
26:06Yeah, she has good energy.
26:07Wow.
26:08Justine was good.
26:10Yeah, I'd tip.
26:11But Dulce gives more rhythm.
26:13I'm having goosebumps, guys.
26:15Look, I'm having goosebumps.
26:16Like, really, like...
26:17Guy-nabella is Guyanese.
26:18Yes!
26:19Being a Guyanese, I know.
26:21We wear so much bloody hat.
26:22We can do everything.
26:23Everything and anything.
26:25All six of you did an incredible, incredible job.
26:28If you are chosen today,
26:30you will receive a gift.
26:32If you are chosen today,
26:34you will receive a golden spatula.
26:38That means that you will be performing
26:40in the Drag Brunch in just a few days.
26:44Our first performer is...
26:49Dulce!
26:50Congratulations.
26:51Oh, thank you.
26:52Yay!
26:55Our second performer is...
26:58Who's it gonna be?
27:00I don't know.
27:01Oh, no, I do know.
27:03Star.
27:05Thank you!
27:07Our last performer is...
27:13Lucky Dreams.
27:15Yes, ma'am.
27:19Congratulations.
27:21One golden spatula remains.
27:24This spatula will go to the host,
27:27the Grand Supreme Queen.
27:29The host is...
27:32You already have one.
27:35The host is...
27:39Guy Nabella.
27:44You are the host of Bloom Bistro's Drag Brunch.
27:48Yay!
27:49Congratulations!
27:52Thank you all so much for coming.
27:53Love you all.
27:54Love you all.
27:55Love you.
27:57Bye!
27:58I won!
28:00Yes, Star, that's right.
28:01Make the exit count.
28:04Okay.
28:05Wow, look at this little spread here.
28:08We got quite the spread.
28:09I've been busy working away.
28:11How was your drag auditions?
28:12Oh, my gosh.
28:13Out of this world good.
28:14That was so fantastic.
28:16Do you have room for dessert?
28:17Absolutely.
28:18There's always room for dessert.
28:19Always, always.
28:20Today, our objective is to go over our new dish,
28:23our carrot rum cake pancakes.
28:26It's a Bloom Bistro twist on rum cake.
28:28Yum, you had me at rum.
28:30Rum cake is something you have when you're celebrating.
28:33Yes, it is, absolutely.
28:34It's warm, and it's comforting,
28:36and it's got a little spice to it.
28:38That's what our drag brunch is going to be this weekend.
28:41We've got our flour, carrots, baking soda,
28:44baking powder, and salt.
28:45For seasoning, I have a little bit of brown sugar,
28:47some cinnamon, and some nutmeg.
28:49We want to just kind of coat all of the carrots.
28:51We want to really mix it in.
28:53Next, we have my favorite ingredient,
28:55which is vanilla.
28:56Oh, yum.
28:57Add my rum, wet into the dry,
29:01and I just want to like...
29:03Fold it in.
29:04Fold it in, exactly.
29:05Pancake cooks better when it's thicker like this.
29:07Definitely, definitely.
29:08With something like this,
29:09we can have it already pre-prepped, ready to go.
29:11The thing that we want to work on is efficiency, right?
29:13Exactly.
29:14At a really busy drag brunch like this,
29:16these dishes should not take any more than 8 or 9 minutes.
29:19Yes, I agree.
29:21Okay, guys, I always like to plate things a little fancy
29:24because I'm a fancy boy.
29:25That's why you and I jive so well.
29:27Yeah, exactly.
29:28I'm a fancy girl.
29:29Yeah, there we go.
29:30Look at that drizzle.
29:31Ah, there you go.
29:32Look at that drizzle.
29:33We'll dress it up a little bit
29:35because we are putting your dishes in drag.
29:38That looks delicious.
29:41I know that you have a restaurant on you,
29:43you have staff to manage,
29:44but you got Shaq holding it down back here,
29:47you got Shana holding it down out front.
29:49You'll be able to start focusing more on you, yourself,
29:52your brand, because once people start seeing this
29:54and people start catching on,
29:55they're going to be coming in to your door every single day
29:58and they're going to be wanting dishes just like this
30:00in all the dishes you make.
30:04Okay, Shana, we have some fun projects to make.
30:08Oh, look at this.
30:10Isn't it cool?
30:11It's very interesting, yes.
30:12I would love to see what's going to happen here.
30:14This is a fringe chandelier.
30:16It's less of a light, though, and more of a sculptural item.
30:21I've got a double frame for us to make.
30:24My, look at this.
30:25This green is, like, the exact green of the Guyanese flag.
30:29How do you feel about crafts?
30:34Oh, my God, so good.
30:35You've got this.
30:36Aside from the decor,
30:37what do you think needs to change a little bit around here?
30:41Just the structure of the place,
30:43just, like, how we all communicate.
30:45Yeah.
30:46Giving Shaq more control will definitely help.
30:48I am a therapist part-time,
30:49so that's why I want to dive into this.
30:51I'm not, actually, but I like to pretend to all my friends.
30:54You have family vibes with this family.
30:57I love this family.
30:58This is the best family you would ever come across, for sure.
31:01Everyone loves Nalini.
31:02Everyone loves being around Nalini.
31:04Everyone wants to be here.
31:05It sucks that there was some, like, reputation challenges
31:08because of the Mother's Day brunch.
31:10However, I think the whole reputation can have a 180.
31:15I agree.
31:16I think everyone deserves a chance to redeem themselves.
31:18Yeah.
31:19I am so excited about how this is looking.
31:22Me, too.
31:23It's going to look so good when it's done.
31:24We just have a lot more staples to do, right?
31:30This drag brunch is going to be the place
31:32that you can barely get a ticket.
31:33It's going to be like a Taylor Swift concert.
31:35It's going to have positive vibes.
31:37Nice job.
31:42Wow.
31:43Isn't it so nice here?
31:45Oh, this is pretty.
31:46It's good, right?
31:47Who knew Barry was so nice?
31:48I did.
31:49I think that it's time for us to do a crash course in marketing.
31:53Now, as you know, I am the queen of marketing.
31:56My tagline is, what's my name?
31:58And everyone always says, Priyanka!
32:01What do you think of all this?
32:03I could feel what you said about being, like, embarrassed.
32:06Like, that's how I feel sometimes.
32:08I feel so stupid.
32:09On her personal page, she does post a lot.
32:11She posts a lot of life advice.
32:12She posts a lot about her personal life.
32:14What?
32:15You haven't checked out my personal page.
32:16I post all the time.
32:17So what is she doing your social media for?
32:19You already know how to do social media.
32:20No, no.
32:21It's totally two different things.
32:22She's literally, she's scared of the phone.
32:24I will tell you right now, it is not different.
32:27Bloom Bistro is you.
32:29Yeah.
32:30The same way that, that social media stuff that you think is easy to post,
32:33it's like, it all matters.
32:35It's how people feel connected to you.
32:37It could be sitting here at the bench.
32:38It could be you two telling the story together.
32:40People love to see.
32:41I like that.
32:42That would be amazing.
32:43Mother-daughter combos.
32:44That's relatable to so many people, right?
32:46Oh, yeah.
32:47We work so great together.
32:48I love that so much.
32:49It's the best part of all this that I get to share this journey with her.
32:51So then, let's do it.
32:53All right.
32:54Here we go.
32:55Tell your story.
32:56Three, two, one.
32:58Hi, my beautiful people.
33:00I'm here to tell you, this is how you make a comeback.
33:04This is who she actually is.
33:06She likes to talk about herself.
33:07She likes to help people.
33:08And she's sharing that from her heart and her soul.
33:11I want you to take a journey into food and see what it could do for you.
33:14Just the way you did for me.
33:16Come visit us.
33:19I hate you.
33:21I love you.
33:22I'm like crying and shit.
33:24You're amazing.
33:25There's something about where you are now in this journey.
33:28Admitting that Bloom Bistro is in dire need of help and just owning it.
33:34I think we should go.
33:35Because we have a drag brunch tomorrow.
33:36We have a drag brunch.
33:37Oh, my gosh.
33:38We have so much to do.
33:39Get out of here.
33:40Let's go, man.
33:47It's officially brunch day, everybody.
33:49Yeah.
33:50The pause.
33:51Yeah.
33:53As long as we can get this brunch together, maybe I'll actually be able to get into drag.
33:56So.
33:57Well.
33:58No pressure.
34:04All right, guys.
34:05T-minus one hour and a half until drag brunch.
34:08Feeling ready?
34:09Yeah.
34:10We got a full house today.
34:12We have almost 100 people coming.
34:16We need all hands on deck.
34:17But the true test is going to be when brunch actually comes and these people come in the door.
34:25Okay.
34:26Wow.
34:27We have a lot happening.
34:30Our fringes are going in.
34:31We're covering the walls.
34:33And the table layout is going to allow a very important flow here.
34:39So how are your pipes?
34:40How are our muscles today for moving tables around?
34:42I am so strong.
34:47We have a lot to pull off.
34:48All of our table placements.
34:50Those are heavy tables.
34:51Our stage needs to be installed.
34:53Really strategically lit.
34:54And we need to do all of our table settings.
34:57Really what we're leaning into is all the themes of Guyana.
35:00The rainforest and the tropical and the birds and how different it is from Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
35:06Rhythm of Guyana is a theme that is emotionally connected to Nalini, to Nalini's family, to Priyanka.
35:13So this room needs to be perfect.
35:17The queens are here.
35:19Welcome.
35:20This looks so good.
35:21Welcome, welcome.
35:22Hello, everybody.
35:23Hi.
35:24It's gorgeous in here.
35:26Oh, my God.
35:27It's really pretty.
35:28Oh, my God.
35:29This looks so good.
35:30This is wild to do a Rhythms of Guyana drag run.
35:32We are going to recreate caravana and have a parade come through the front door.
35:38It's going to be us queens.
35:40It's going to be this amazing, amazing West Indian carnival troupe called Carnival Spice
35:47that are going to be with us as well.
35:49I've always wanted to do caravana and drag.
35:52So being able to do that here and celebrate our culture, that's so special.
35:57I'm excited to represent us, represent you, represent our culture.
36:00It's going to be a vibe.
36:01Are your parents coming or anything?
36:02My parents are coming.
36:03They are?
36:04Yeah.
36:05It's the first time they're going to see me in drag.
36:06That's monumental for your life, for your parents to come see you.
36:08They did a lot of learning to kind of figure out what drag was.
36:11It's crazy how this is all coming together.
36:16People will say what they have to say about our community and what they think drag is
36:20and why they shouldn't do it and all this stuff,
36:22but I dare you to go to a drag show and tell me it wasn't entertaining.
36:26So we're going to prove that today with Guy and Abella's parents.
36:31It's my first drag brunch hosting.
36:33You all hosted before, yeah?
36:35Yeah.
36:36I performed in drag brunch but never hosted, so I will take any tips.
36:39Definitely interact with the crowd.
36:41I think if you give them almost like a personal one-on-one,
36:44even if it's a brief second, they'll remember that and they'll feel like they're part of it.
36:48When people are in the audience, they really want to feel like a connection.
36:52I also think for us to have the energy all the way up to ten
36:56and come in with such force that it wakes the audience up,
37:00that's always been the go-to for me.
37:08Okay, it's time!
37:10Come on, come on, come on.
37:12This is such a special, special moment.
37:15It truly is the new beginning for Bloom Bistro.
37:18Are you all ready to see how we transformed it?
37:20Yes!
37:21Let's go.
37:22Ready?
37:28This is amazing!
37:31This is more than I could have imagined.
37:33How did you do that?
37:36It doesn't look like Bloom.
37:38It looks like a different place.
37:40This is Bloom.
37:41This is what Bloom Bistro can look like.
37:43Hello!
37:44Look at the gals!
37:45Look at Adam!
37:46Yeah!
37:47Stunning!
37:48Gorgeous!
37:52Really, it's hard to believe it's the same space, right?
37:56I love these.
37:57I love these.
37:58I love these.
37:59I was like, they're just so pretty.
38:01The chandelier.
38:02Yes.
38:03The friendly chandelier.
38:04We wanted to really make the ceiling, the walls, the tables,
38:07everything feel like Rhythm of Guyana.
38:11I love it so much.
38:12Because I don't get to go back for Carnival.
38:14So it's nice that Carnival came to me.
38:16That's right.
38:17Carnival came to Bloom!
38:19We're missing a major element right now.
38:22We are.
38:23We're missing a human.
38:24Hello!
38:25Oh!
38:27Oh, wow, what is that?
38:28That looks so good.
38:30Mitchell works his magic and enhanced this amazing dish.
38:34Carrot rum cake pancakes.
38:36We basically turned a rum cake into a pancake.
38:39I can smell it from here.
38:41Who wants to try this?
38:43I'm trying.
38:44Let's go.
38:45Woo!
38:46Forks and a cup of carrot.
38:47Oh, I'm so happy.
38:49Oh, my gosh.
38:50That's amazing.
38:51And now, we have our new brunch menu.
38:54Oh!
38:55Look at that!
38:56So we want to give this a bit of a Guyanese twist.
38:58So what we started with today is our chana curry,
39:01which we're going to have served with either rice or roti.
39:04Next, we have the bacon saltfish, which I'm the most excited to try.
39:08And guess what?
39:10We have a sold-out brunch.
39:12It is going to be amazing.
39:14Congratulations, Nalini.
39:16Let's go, everybody.
39:17Have a good drag brunch.
39:18Mwah!
39:19Mwah!
39:20Mwah!
39:21To the kitchen.
39:22To the kitchen.
39:23Everybody, you come here.
39:24You're going to get ready.
39:25We're going to let people in.
39:28Rhythms of Guyana Drag Brunch is here.
39:30Ah!
39:34This is fun!
39:36Thank you so much.
39:38To be able to take your culture, your heritage, your roots,
39:43and put it up in such a mainstream way to share with everyone
39:47is one of the most important things I'll ever do in my entire life.
39:51The place looks amazing.
39:53Oh, my goodness.
39:54I can't even believe where we walked in.
39:56We were like, oh, my God!
39:58OK, I'm setting that one.
40:00Then you have four chana curries coming up.
40:02OK.
40:03We got the first order.
40:05Let's go, guys.
40:07Two orders of plantain, one order of home fries, please.
40:10How's everyone feeling?
40:12Good?
40:14Order up.
40:15We're ready to go.
40:17I'm feeling really, really good about how this team
40:19has completely pulled it together.
40:21So the pancakes and the bloom benedict, right?
40:23I'm so grateful that everything is working out.
40:25I'm so excited.
40:27See everybody laughing, chattering with each other,
40:30excited for the show.
40:32This is what hope looks like.
40:34This is wild to look out and see this.
40:36While I'm in drag, I'm going to start crying.
40:39We all look amazing.
40:40I hope you all are ready to go in there
40:42and show them what a good time is.
40:44Hello!
40:45On the count of three, Bloom Bistro.
40:48One, two, three.
40:50Bloom Bistro!
40:52Let's go, everybody.
40:53Come along, come along.
40:55Oh!
41:00Hello!
41:02Wow.
41:03There are colors everywhere, and light, and people,
41:06and love, and joy, and happiness,
41:09and I'm feeling the most proud I've ever felt
41:12in my entire life.
41:14Hey!
41:18Hello, everybody, and welcome to Bloom Bistro's
41:21Rhythms of Guyana Drag Parade!
41:24Hey!
41:26Hey!
41:28Wow.
41:30I bet you never thought you'd ever be
41:32at a drag brunch like this.
41:35And now a drag brunch would not be a drag brunch
41:38without a host.
41:40Everybody make some noise for your host,
41:42Guyana Bella!
41:47Look at this place, Bri!
41:49We are literally in Guyana.
41:51Never in my dreams would I have imagined
41:53a Guyanese drag brunch.
41:55You see the power of community?
41:58Millie, we shout out to you for doing that,
42:01for doing this brunch.
42:03My name is Guyana Bella.
42:05Can you guess where I'm from?
42:07Yes, exactly!
42:09My parents are from Guyana,
42:11and they're actually here in the audience right now.
42:14Make some noise for my parents!
42:17It's the first time that they're gonna see me in drag.
42:20Sorry, I'm getting a little emotional.
42:23First time they're seeing me in drag,
42:25and first time I'm gonna get to perform for them!
42:32Seeing that Guyana Bella's dad is here
42:34has changed my world.
42:36music plays
42:38screaming
42:40music plays
42:42singing
42:44music plays
42:46singing
42:48music plays
42:50singing
42:52music plays
42:54singing
42:56music plays
42:58singing
43:00music plays
43:02singing
43:04music plays
43:06singing
43:08music plays
43:10singing
43:12music plays
43:14singing
43:16music plays
43:18singing
43:20music plays
43:23music plays
43:24instrumental music
43:26Now I guess you're seeing, in real time,
43:28how drag is so important
43:30and seeing the love that's in her space.
43:32music plays
43:34singing
43:36music plays
43:38singing
43:40music plays
43:42singing
43:44music plays
43:46screaming
43:48music plays
43:50Wow, the energy is absolutely incredible in here.
43:57So much love to all of you that came out for this brunch.
44:00I'm so happy to introduce our next performer,
44:04and someone who I look up to dearly.
44:07When they won Canada's Drag Race, I cried.
44:10I cried because I saw a reflection of myself on TV,
44:14and I don't often see that, you know?
44:16I love Priyanka so much, she doesn't even know.
44:18Please make the loudest noise you can make
44:20for our queen, Priyanka!
44:24Let's go!
44:55Hey, how y'all doing, how y'all doing?
44:57Come back, come back, y'all want money?
44:59Hey, where y'all at, where y'all at?
45:01When I stop, y'all hop on, y'all watch me win.
45:03Let's hear it.
45:05Let's party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party, party
45:35How am I to do it?
45:36No pillars whilst they switch it
45:37Tip tip tip
45:38Don't work it out
45:39Bippity hop it
45:40Rockda
45:40Sally up
45:41Catch up baby
45:42Baby cause we ain't done coke
45:44Hey, hey, Silly Lou, Silly Lou
45:45estly then
45:46Silly Lou, Silly Lou
45:47Silly Lou, Silly Lou
45:48Hey hey, hey, hey
45:49Hey, hey, hey
45:49Sammy A, Samy A
45:50Says what ya on
45:51Ma, you watch me
45:52Name
45:52messed up
45:52Field
45:53Girl
45:55Party, party, party
45:56Oh party, party, party
45:58Oh party, party, party
45:59Attend
45:59Like
46:00Party
46:01Breathe
46:01For
46:01Who
46:02Lost
46:04My
46:05Life
46:05I just want to thank all of you so much for making our dreams come true.
46:30And thank you, Nalini, for choosing me to be your host.
46:33Something I will carry for the rest of my life.
46:41I don't know what's happening in my restaurant right now, but it is on fire.
46:46The energy is incredible.
46:49The crowd, the people, the laughing, the dancing, like it is out of this world incredible.
46:54I did not know this was going to look like this.
46:58I didn't know it was going to feel like this, never mind look like this.
47:02I didn't know what to expect and it was just incredible.
47:05I love it so much.
47:06I love having you guys.
47:07Now that you have all the tools that you need to have drag brunches
47:10and amazing events going forward, have so much fun.
47:13I'll miss you.
47:14Goodbye.