>> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER, WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION AND FRIENDS OF NCI] Huell: WELL, HELLO, EVERYBODY.

I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND HERE WE ARE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON IN EAGLE ROCK RIGHT HERE ON THE CORNER OF YORK AND VERDUGO, AND WE'RE GETTIN' READY TO HAVE SOME GOOD FOOD.

NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE LITERALLY THOUSANDS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESTAURANTS WITH ALL KINDS OF FOOD, LOTS OF IT.

LOTS OF THESE RESTAURANTS ARE 5-STAR RESTAURANTS WITH CHEFS WHOSE NAMES ARE HOUSEHOLD WORDS.

LOT OF 'EM ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

LOTS OF MOVIE STARS GO THERE TO EAT.

BUT TO THIS DAY, MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REAL SURPRISES.

THEY'RE KINDA TUCKED AWAY IN PLACES YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY LOOK FOR RESTAURANTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE KEY CENTER.

THIS IS A LITTLE MINI-MALL, A LITTLE SHOPPING CENTER HERE IN EAGLE ROCK.

AND LOOK RIGHT OVER HERE.

HERE IT IS.

"POLISH CUISINE.

POLKA.

GOURMET DINING."

AND H-HERE SHE IS OUT HERE TO GREET US.

NOW, I'VE MET YOU ONCE BEFORE BECAUSE I CAME IN HERE THE OTHER DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> [POLISH ACCENT] YES.

Huell: YOUR NAME IS?

>> KATHERINE DABROWSKI.

Huell: AND YOU ARE POLISH.

>> AND I AM POLISH, DEFINITELY.

I'M ONE HUN--100% POLISH, YES.

Huell: AND WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE POLKA RESTAURANT?

>> WELL, UM, 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS COUNTRY, MY HUSBAND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER, SO I WAS LOOKING FOR A TH-THING TO DO.

UH, I THOUGHT THAT I'D BECOME A NURSE IN BEGINNING, BECAUSE, UM, I DIDN'T THINK AT THAT TIME TO OPEN A RESTAURANT.

AND MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A HOUSE ON THE HILLS RIGHT THERE, AND I DID A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL WARMING-- HOUSEWARMING PARTY, AND EVERYONE WAS SO DELIGHTED... Huell: WITH YOUR FOOD.

>> MY FOOD AND DECORATION... Huell: OH.

>> THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY START TO APPRISE ME THAT I SHOULD OPEN A RESTAURANT, BECAUSE WHAT THEY ATE AND BECAUSE HOW I DECORATE THE TABLE.

Huell: YES.

SO YOU'RE A GOOD COOK AND A GOOD DECORATOR.

>> WELL, IF YOU SAY SO.

Huell: AND THIS IS PART OF YOUR MOTIF RIGHT HERE.

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS THROW SO MUCH WATER, BECAUSE EVERY GUEST HAS TO GET A WATER, AND ONE DAY, I DECIDED THAT I'M GOING TO GROW A LE--MIENIE, GARDEN IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT BECAUSE OF THAT WATER.

WE ALWAYS WASTE THAT WATER.

Huell: SO YOU--YOU USE THE-- WHAT'S LEFT IN THE GLASSES... >> EXACTLY.

YES.

Huell: AFTER THEY LEAVE TO WATER THE PLANTS.

>> EXACTLY.

Huell: NOW, IS THIS--DOES THIS-- BUT THIS DOESN'T--THIS ISN'T A POLISH MOTIF.

THIS IS JUST KIND OF A LOS ANGELES THING THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE.

>> UH, YES.

WELL, UH, I WILL SAY IT'S A LITTLE EUROPEAN STYLE... Huell: UH-HUH.

>> BECAUSE WE ALWAYS--IN EUROPE, WE ALWAYS PUT SOME FLOWERS IN FRONT OF OUR STORES AND ESPECIALLY RESTAURANTS, SO, YES, WHEN YOU TRAVEL-- Huell: IT TIES RIGHT IN.

>> YEAH.

THANK YOU.

Huell: SO YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS... >> YES.

Huell: IN THIS SPOT, IN THIS MINI-MALL IN EAGLE ROCK.

>> YES.

YES.

Huell: HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME POLKA RESTAURANT?

>> UH, WE WERE LOOKING FOR A NAME WHICH IS VERY SIMPLE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPELL SO MUCH AND ALSO VERY CATCHY.

LIKE "POLKA" MEANS POLISH DANCE.

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> EVERYTHING--EVERYONE WILL THINK THAT IT'S DANCE ONLY, BUT "POLKA" ACTUALLY MEANS A POLISH FEMALE.

I AM POLKA, BECAUSE I AM-- Huell: "POLKA" MEANS POLISH FEMALE.

>> FEMALE.

YES.

THAT'S-- THAT'S RIGHT.

YES.

Huell: I'M LEARNIN' THINGS ALREADY.

>> YES, AND THAT'S BECAUSE I'M POLKA, THE NAME, IT'S POLKA.

Huell: AND YOU'RE POLKA.

THERE IS NO POLKA MUSIC INSIDE, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD FOOD IN THERE.

>> DEFINITELY, YES.

Huell: AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE WHOLE AFTERNOON HERE.

WE'RE GONNA EAT OUR WAY THROUGH THE POLKA RESTAURANT, AND IF YOU THINK THIS CATCHES YOUR EYE, WAIT TILL YOU GO INSIDE HERE AND FEEL THE AMBIENCE AND THE HOMINESS OF WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED INSIDE.

HERE WE GO.

WE'RE GOIN' IN THE POLKA RESTAURANT FOR SOME GOURMET COOKING, AND BELIEVE ME, THIS IS THE REAL THING.

WE'RE INSIDE THE POLKA RESTAURANT, AND, BOY, THIS PLACE, I FEEL LIKE I'M IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.

>> YES, EXACTLY.

THAT WAS MY IDEA, SO-- Huell: LOOK.

YOU'VE GOT THE BOOKCASE AND THE GLASSWARE HERE.

AND YOU'VE GOT--WHAT ARE THESE, LACE CURTAINS?

>> YES.

YES.

LACE CURTAINS.

SO WHEN YOU WALK INSIDE, YOU FEEL LIKE IN SOMEONE'S LIVING ROOM... Huell: YEAH.

>> SO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.

Huell: NOW, DO YOU KNOW A LOT OF THESE CUSTOMERS?

>> OH, YES.

THEY'RE OUR REGULARS, LIKE-- Huell: YOU KNOW THESE 2 LADIES OVER HERE?

>> OH, YES.

WHEN WE FIRST-- Huell: LET'S TALK OVER--LADIES, YOU'RE OUR FIRST VICTIMS OVER HERE.

>> OK. ALL RIGHT.

Huell: WHO ARE THESE LADIES RIGHT HERE?

>> UH, THIS IS HELEN.

Huell: HI, HELEN.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

I LOVE YOUR PROGRAM.

Huell: THANK YOU.

>> AND DIANE.

>> AND DIANE.

HI.

Huell: AND--AND DO YOU KNOW THESE LADIES?

>> OH, YES.

THIS LADY, WE KNOW HER FOR 15 YEARS.

Huell: SO YOU WERE SOME OF THE FIRST CUSTOMERS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MY HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THAT CAME IN WHEN THEY FIRST OPENED.

Huell: SO HE GOT HOOKED FIRST.

>> YES, HE GOT HOOKED, AND HE BROUGHT ME, AND WE COME ALL THE TIME.

JUST WONDERFUL.

Huell: NOW, ARE YOU-- ARE YOU POLISH?

>> YES, DEFINITELY.

DEFINITELY.

Huell: OH.

WELL, THIS IS A HOME--THIS MAKES YOUR HEART BEAT.

>> IT DOES, AND THE HOST IS SO-- HE'S SO DELIGHTFUL, AND HE'S SO GRACIOUS AND--AND-- >> AND THE FOOD'S REALLY GOOD, TOO.

>> THE FOOD--THE FOOD IS GREAT.

Huell: YEAH.

>> THEY MAKE A SOUP LIKE I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

Huell: ISN'T THE SOUP-- HERE COMES THE SOUP.

>> IT'S GREAT.

Huell: THE SOUP IS THE FIRST THING... >> FIRST THING.

Huell: THAT COMES TO THE TABLE.

NOW EXPLAIN TO ME ABOUT THE SOUP, BECAUSE SOUP'S ONE OF YOUR SPECIALTIES.

>> YES, YES.

THIS-- TODAY WE ARE SERVING A... Huell: LOOK AT THIS, CAMERA.

>> A SPINACH SOUP.

Huell: OH, WOW.

>> IT'S MADE OF SPINACH-- Huell: NOW, DOES THAT CHANGE EVERY DAY?

>> YES.

THE SOUP CHANGE EVERY DAY.

WE MAKE-- Huell: SO YOU ALWAYS GET HOT, FRESH SOUP.

>> DEFINITELY, YES.

YES.

>> BASHA IS JUST SO SWEET.

I COME HERE, AND SHE MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD, AND I'M HAPPY THE REST OF THE DAY.

Huell: WOW.

>> AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

>> I HAVE, UH, 17-YEAR-OLD TRIPLET BOYS, AND THEY LOVE TO COME AND--YOU KNOW BOYS HOW THEY--THEY GET A LOT OF FOOD HERE, BUT THEY LOVE THE SOUP, AND YOU KNOW, CAN YOU USUALLY GET 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS TO EAT SOUP?

Huell: IS THAT A TRADITION TO HAVE THE SOUP FIRST?

>> YES.

YES.

Huell: I MEAN, TO HAVE THIS HOT SOUP JUST--AND THAT'S BROUGHT TO EVERYBODY AUTOMATICALLY.

>> YES.

YES.

Huell: SO WHEN YOU COME HERE, EXPECT YOUR VERY FIRST COURSE TO BE SOME HOMEMADE, HOT, GOOD SOUP.

GO FOR IT, LADIES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Huell: THEY WANNA START EATIN'.

ENOUGH OF THIS TALK.

HA HA!

>> WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

Huell: HE'S CUTTIN' INTO THE... >> KROLEWSKI.

Huell: OH, THAT ROLLS OFF YOUR TONGUE, DOESN'T IT?

>> HEH.

DOES IT?

I HAVE PRACTICE.

Huell: ARE YOU LEARNING POLISH WORDS?

>> I--I AM.

I THINK SO.

Huell: ARE YOU LEARNING POLISH FOOD?

>> I AM.

I AM, THANKS TO THE OWNER.

Huell: YEAH.

SO YOU KINDA CAME IN HERE AS AN ACT OF FAITH THE FIRST TIME.

>> I--I THINK SO.

I THINK SO.

IT'S A HIDDEN GEM OF EAGLE ROCK.

Huell: WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN HERE?

>> UH, CURIOSITY AND, UH-- WE ACTUALLY--THEY CATERED AN EVENT AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, AND MY WIFE GOT TURNED ON TO THE FOOD, AND WE CAME BY, AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN HERE EVERY WEEK SINCE.

Huell: WOW.

AND YOUR FRIEND HERE IS EATING... >> KROLEWSKI.

Huell: OH, BOY.

NOW, YOU SAY IT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SAID.

>> WITH THE "K" AND, UH, JUST ONLY SLIGHT PRONUNCIATION OF-- IN DIFFERENCE OF "K." Huell: ARE YOU POLISH?

>> NO.

I'M, UH, ARMENIAN-AMERICAN.

Huell: HOW DOES THIS COMPARE WITH THE KIND OF FOOD YOU'RE USED TO EATING?

>> UH, WELL, RUSSIAN FOOD VERY CLOSE TO THIS.

FOR EXAMPLE, KOTLETS AND, UH, GULASZ OR KROLEWSKI.

Huell: WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

LET'S LOOK AT YOUR PLATE.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE LOOKIN' AT?

LOOK AT THIS, CAMERA.

THIS IS THE... >> WE'RE LOOKING STUFFED, UH, CABBAGE LEAVES.

Huell: STUFFED CABBAGE.

>> YES.

Huell: STUFFED WITH WHAT?

THAT'S JUST... >> UM, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND OUT.

Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE?

>> YES, FIRST TIME HERE.

MIKE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO BRING ME OVER HERE SO I COULD TRY IT.

Huell: WOW!

OK, BUT YOU KNOW THE FOOD.

>> OF COURSE I KNOW THE FOOD.

Huell: SO OVER HERE IS THE-- WHAT'S THIS MEAT RIGHT HERE?

>> THIS IS PROBABLY, UH-- Huell: LOOK AT THIS, CAMERA.

>> UH, BEEF, UH, STEAK MEAT.

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> CUT INTO PIECES AND MAKE A-- Huell: WHAT'S THIS?

>> THIS IS, UH, KIND OF LIKE A-- THEY CALL--INSIDE, IN HERE, LET ME SEE.

OH, THERE'S POTATO AND, UM, ONIONS AND, UH, THEY'RE GROUND TOGETHER, I GUESS... Huell: WOW.

>> AND THEN SOME EGGS.

IT'S VERY TASTY, VERY GOOD.

Huell: I HAVE A FEELIN' YOU'RE GONNA BE BACK HERE.

>> UM, YOU BET I WILL.

I LIKE IT.

YES.

IT'S ALWAYS TO TRY MANY SORT OF FOOD, ALL NA-- NATIONALITIES.

THAT'S A GOOD PART OF BEING CALIFORNIA.

Huell: THEY'RE COMIN' IN THE DOOR.

THEY'RE STANDIN' IN LINE.

WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?

YOUR NAME IS?

>> MY NAME'S ERIK KUSKA.

Huell: NOW, IS--THAT'S A POLISH NAME.

>> IT IS.

Huell: IS THERE A LARGE POLISH COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

>> WELL, I ALWAYS FIND IT HERE WHEN I SHOW UP.

YEAH.

Huell: THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY GREAT POLISH RESTAURANTS HERE, ARE THERE?

>> NO.

UM--WELL, NOT-- NOT THAT I'VE FOUND OUT.

Huell: YEAH.

>> I MEAN, THIS IS MY FAVORITE.

Huell: YEAH.

AND WHO HAVE YOU GOT HERE WITH YOU?

>> UM, I'M APRIL WARREN.

I--HE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PLACE, AND IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO... Huell: AH.

AND YOU?

>> I'M HER HUSBAND BEN.

Huell: OH.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME.

>> YES.

Huell: SO YOU LIKE TO BRING CONVERTS INTO THE PLACE.

>> ALWAYS, 'CAUSE THAT'S--YEAH.

I BROUGHT MY NEIGHBOR MIKE OVER, AND--AND, UH, WE JUST WANNA HELP SPREAD THE WORD.

I MEAN, I GUESS JUST LIKE YOU'RE DOIN', TOO.

Huell: YEAH.

WELL, WHEN I WALKED IN HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PLACE JUST REACHES OUT AND GRABS YOU.

>> AND WAIT TILL, UH--WAIT TILL YOU SEE BASHA, UH, THE DAUGHTER.

SHE'LL--SHE'LL MAKE THIS PLACE-- SHE ADDS TO IT AS WELL.

Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE'S EVEN MORE TO THE FAMILY?

>> YEAH.

THERE--THERE'S A LITTLE ONE THAT'LL BE RUNNIN' AROUND HERE SOON.

YOU'LL SEE HER.

SHE'S PART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT.

Huell: NOW, YOU'RE STARTIN' WITH SALAD.

>> OH, YES.

OH, I HAD MY SOUP ALREADY.

Huell: OH, YOU'VE ALREADY-- OH, LOOK.

SHE FINISHED THE SOUP.

>> THEY HAVE THE BEST SOUP.

IT'S SO GOOD.

Huell: YEAH, AND THEN YOU GET THE SALAD.

NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THE SALAD?

>> THE DRESSING IS FANTASTIC, JUST--I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT--IT'S JUST A VERY GOOD DRESSING, VERY GOOD SALAD.

Huell: SO YOU'VE BEEN COMIN' HERE A LONG TIME, HAVEN'T YOU?

>> WE'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE PROBABLY--WELL, SINCE THEY OPENED... Huell: UH-HUH.

>> REALLY.

HOWEVER--HOWEVER LONG YOU'VE BEEN HERE-- Huell: 15 YEARS.

>> 15, YEAH.

WE COME AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.

Huell: DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE GETTIN' INTO WHEN YOU CAME IN HERE THE FIRST TIME?

>> NO.

[LAUGHS] IT WAS SUCH A-- OH.

DELICIOUS SURPRISE.

Huell: YEAH.

>> WE COULDN'T GET OVER HOW GOOD IT WAS.

Huell: YEAH.

>> WE HAD TO COME BACK.

IN FACT, I THINK WE CAME BACK A WEEK LATER.

NOW-- Huell: BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD POLISH FOOD BEFORE.

>> WELL, I--I DON'T KNOW-- I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE, EITHER.

I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE JUST HOW GOOD AND WHOLESOME IT IS.

Huell: YEAH.

>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS FOOD--AND YOU GET SUCH A GOOD, BALANCED MEAL AND-- OH, WELL, ANYWAY.

HEH HEH.

WE LOVE IT.

SO TASTY.

Huell: BACK TO YOUR SALAD.

>> THANK YOU.

Huell: I HAVE A FEELIN' YOU'RE THE REAL THING.

>> OH, I SURE AM.

Huell: YOU ARE FROM... >> I'M DEFINITELY FROM POLAND.

Huell: YOU WERE BORN IN POLAND.

>> I WAS BORN IN POLAND.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1969.

Huell: NOW, DOES THIS HIT THE SPOT FOR SOMEONE FROM POLAND?

>> OH, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE REAL THING.

Huell: WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS, THE REAL THING.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKIN' AT RIGHT HERE?

>> WELL, THIS IS CALLED KO-- UH, KOTLET.

>> CUTLET.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IN POLISH, IT'S KOTLET.

Huell: MM-HMM.

>> THERE ALWAYS IS AN "O."

Huell: AND WHAT KIND OF MEAT IS THAT?

>> THIS IS PORK.

THIS IS BASICALLY SORT OF, UH, WIENERSCHNITZEL OF POLAND.

Huell: I GOT YOU.

SO YOU HAVE THE CUTLET, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE--ARE THESE THE TRADITIONAL VEGETABLES THAT YOU HAVE, THE CORN AND THE PEAS?

>> I THINK THE ONLY TRADITIONAL WOULDN'T BE THE CORN, BUT THE REST IS VERY TRADITIONAL.

Huell: MM-HMM.

NOW, IS THIS JUST YOUR FIRST COURSE, OR IS THIS-- THERE'S GONNA BE MORE AFTER THIS?

>> NO, WE'VE ALREAD--WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR SOUP, WE HAD OUR SALAD, AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FINISH THIS.

Huell: WE'RE HEADIN' OVER TO THE CORNER, BECAUSE I'M TELLIN' YOU--OH, MY GOSH.

LOOK AT THIS.

NOW, WHAT ARE WE LOOKIN' AT HERE?

>> UH, HUNTER'S STEW.

Huell: HUNTER'S STEW.

AND WHAT IS IN HUNTER'S STEW?

>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, SHREDDED ROAST BEEF... Huell: UH-HUH.

>> UH, POLISH SAUSAGE, SAUERKRAUT, UH, MUSHROOMS, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ELSE.

Huell: HOW DID YOU GET HOOKED ON HUNTER'S STEW?

>> FIRST TIME.

FIRST TIME.

CURIOSITY.

Huell: OH, THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME IN, YOU ORDERED IT JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

Huell: NO.

NO.

THE FIRST TIME I CAME IN HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT POLISH FOOD WAS, SO I--I ORDERED CHICKEN LIVERS, 'CAUSE I KNEW WHAT THAT WAS.

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> SO, UH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE TRIED THEIR HUNTER'S STEW.

Huell: OH, SO YOU'VE MOVED ON FROM THE CHICKEN LIVERS.

>> SHE MUST GET TIRED OF COOKIN' 'EM.

Huell: HA HA!

AND YOU ARE HAVING THE... >> PIEROGIES.

Huell: NOW, WHAT ARE THESE?

>> THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE DUMPLINGS, BUT THEY HAVE-- AND I HAVE, UH, WHAT THEY CALL AN ASSORTMENT.

IT'S SAUERKRAUT AND MEAT.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, 3 TIMES NOW, ACTUALLY 3 TIMES.

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> EXCELLENT.

UH, FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I'VE BEEN BACK, UH, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY WEEK NOW.

Huell: NOW, WAS IT--DID THE OUTSIDE OF--GET YOU IN, OR HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE?

WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN THE FIRST TIME?

>> UH, ACTUALLY MY BOSS I-IS POLISH... Huell: AH.

>> AND HAS HEARD ABOUT THIS AND HAS HEARD HOW--HOW GOOD IT IS, AND HE--HE BROUGHT US DOWN, AND, UH, IT'S BEEN HEAVEN EVER SINCE.

Huell: BUT YOU'RE NOT POLISH.

>> NO, I'M NOT.

Huell: AND YOU'RE... >> HISPANIC.

Huell: YOU'RE NOT--YOU'RE NOT POLISH, EITHER.

>> NO.

TODAY'S ACTUALLY MY FIRST DAY HERE.

Huell: OH.

WOW.

>> HE ACTUALLY BROUGHT ME TODAY FOR LUNCH, SO... Huell: SO HOW DO YOU DECIDE-- HOW DO YOU KIND OF ORIENT PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME IN THE FIRST TIME?

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

HOW DO YOU--YOU'VE GOT A HUGE MENU.

>> YES.

I ALWAYS RECOMMEND ROYAL PLATE, BECAUSE ROYAL PLATE HAS, UH, PIEROGI, GOLABKI, AND GULASZ WITH VEGETABLES, AND THAT'S-- Huell: KIND OF LIKE A SAMPLE.

>> LIKE A SAMPLE PLATE, AND THAT'S WHAT, REALLY, POLISH FOOD IS ABOUT.

SO I-- Huell: WOW.

AND YOU'RE STARTIN' OFF WITH THE FAMOUS SOUP.

>> YES.

IT LOOKS TASTY.

Huell: THIS IS HER FIRST DAY.

I HAVE A FEELING IT WON'T BE YOUR LAST.

>> IT WON'T.

Huell: BON APPETIT.

OR HOW DO YOU SAY BON APPETIT IN POLISH?

>> SMACZNEGO.

Huell: SMATCH... >> SMACZNEGO.

Huell: SMACZNEGO >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Huell: THEY'VE JUST PULLED IN, AND YOU'RE A REGULAR.

YOU'RE BRINGIN' NEW CONVERTS.

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

>> NEW CONVERTS, MOST OF 'EM FROM OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

Huell: OH, WOW.

OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

>> UH, I ACTUALLY-- I'M ACTUALLY--THIS IS ACTUALLY MY LANDLORD AND GOOD FRIEND.

>> WE'RE NEIGHBORS.

>> AND NEIGHBORS, AND, UH-- Huell: SO SHE BROUGHT YOU ALL.

>> WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS, YES.

>> SHE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR--EVER SINCE I'VE MET HER.

Huell: AND YOU'RE CONNECTED... >> UH, I LIVE THERE, TOO.

YEAH.

Huell: SO YOU'RE BRINGIN' THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE.

>> BUT SHE'S FROM SWEDEN.

SHE JUST GOT HERE LAST WEEK.

Huell: OH.

SO THIS IS VERY INTERNATIONAL.

>> THIS IS ANNA.

Huell: THIS IS VER--AND YOU'RE GONNA ORDER FOR EVERYBODY, OR YOU GONNA LET PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION?

>> WELL, A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH PROBABLY.

>> AND, UH, WE RUSH WITH THE SOUP, BECAUSE PEOPLE, WHEN THEY'RE HUNGRY, THEY ARE ANGRY, SO WE RUSH WITH THE SOUP.

Huell: OK. OK. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MET YOU YET.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYBODY.

>> I AM ANDREW DABROWSKI, AND MY JOB IS ASSISTANT OF MY WIFE.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: YOU STARTED OFF, SHE SAID--SHE TOLD US EARLIER YOU STARTED OFF AS A TRUCK DRIVER.

>> WELL, I USED TO DRIVE-- WELL, DRIVING AMERICAN TRUCK WAS ALWAYS MY DREAM, DREAM OF MY LIFE, SO I QUIT STUDYING POLISH LITERATURE IN WARSAW UNIVERSITY, AND I CAME TO AMERICA AND DROVE BIG RIG FOR 17 YEARS.

IT WAS FASCINATING, AND-- Huell: AND NOW YOU'RE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS.

>> YEAH.

WELL, UH, THAT'S BECAUSE SHE IS SUCH A GOOD COOK, SO I DECIDED THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I AM MORE MATURE, I STOP DRIVING AND SERVE, UH, PEOPLE SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

Huell: SEE, YOU KNEW ALL ALONG WHAT A GOOD COOK YOUR WIFE WAS.

>> WELL, YES.

Huell: IT TOOK A FEW YEARS FOR THE REST OF LOS ANGELES TO FIND OUT, DIDN'T IT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH, INDEED.

AND BY THEN, I HEARD THAT, UH, SOME GUESTS SAID THAT, UH, "THIS IS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT," AND THIS REMINDS ME MY DAUGHTER, WHO ALWAYS SAYS, "YOU ARE THE BEST DAD I EVER HAD."

BECAUSE-- BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 2 POLISH RESTAURANT ON THE WHOLE--IN THE WHOLE HUGE METROPOLIS.

THERE ARE LIKE TENS OF THOUSANDS ETHNIC RESTAURANTS, SOME 24,000 CHINESE RESTAURANTS.

ONLY 2 POLISH.

Huell: WELL, YOU GOT A CORNER ON THE MARKET.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE POLISH FOOD IS SO ELABORATE, SO TIME-CONSUMING THAT YOU HAVE TO EXACTLY KNOW-- KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

LIKE I CAN DO MEATBALLS OR CHOW MEIN ANY DAY, BUT, UM, TO MAKE GOLABKI, PIEROGI, IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME.

Huell: NOW HERE'S A GLANCE AT THE MENU.

IT'S A--IT'S A RATHER STRAIGHTFORWARD MENU.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET?

>> WELL, USUALLY WHEN I COME DOWN HERE, I--I LIKE TO GET THE KIELBASA.

UH, THAT'S-- Huell: KIELBASA.

THAT'S THE-- >> THE SAUSAGE.

Huell: THE BIG SAUSAGE.

>> THE BIG SAUSAGES.

I LIKE TO GET THE SPICY SAUSAGE.

Huell: WOW.

HAVE YOU TRIED A LOT OF THESE THINGS?

>> I--I HAVE-- Huell: OR ARE YOU ONE OF THESE GUYS WHO STICKS WITH WHAT YOU LIKE?

>> I USUALLY STICK WITH WHAT I LIKE, BUT I'VE TRIED ALMOST EVERYTHING ON THE MENU.

Huell: YEAH.

>> YEAH.

Huell: AND IS--IT'S KIND OF HEAVY FOOD, ISN'T IT?

>> IT IS.

IT IS.

IT IS.

IT KIND--IT KIND OF IS, BUT IT'S GOOD.

Huell: YEAH.

>> IT'S GOOD.

IT'S GOOD FOOD.

Huell: AND LOOK AT THIS LADY NEXT TO YOU.

NOW SHE'S MOVED ON.

LOOK AT THIS PLATE.

EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE LOOKIN' AT.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S A PLATE OF FOOD.

>> YES, IT IS.

HEH.

THESE ARE PIEROGI, UH, CHEESE AND POTATO PIEROGIES.

Huell: MET A LADY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT WHO WAS HAVIN' THESE, BUT WE WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT'S IN 'EM.

>> WELL, THIS--WELL, NOW, I GET CHEESE AND POTATO.

SHE GETS MA-- UH, SAUERKRAUT.

THERE'S CHEESE-POTATO, SAUERKRAUT, AND-- Huell: SO YOU CAN PUT DIFFERENT THINGS IN YOUR PIEROGI.

IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED?

>> RIGHT.

UH-HUH.

Huell: PIEROGI?

>> PIEROGI.

I'M NOT SURE I'M SAYING IT RIGHT, 'CAUSE I'M NOT POLISH, BUT, UH, IT'S LIKE A DUMPLING.

Huell: NOW, THIS IS INTERESTING.

WE HAD TALKED WITH YOU EARLIER... >> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: RIGHT OVER HERE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: THEN I TALKED WITH THIS FELLA, AND IT TURNS OUT THERE'S A CONNECTION HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

HE'S THE ONE THAT INTRODUCED ME TO THE RESTAURANT.

Huell: HE'S YOUR BOSS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: HE BROUGHT YOU HERE THE FIRST TIME.

>> YES.

AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW HE'D BE HERE TODAY.

>> SO HE'S SNEAKING OUT.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GONNA BE HERE TODAY?

>> NO, NOT AT ALL.

>> I'M SURE I'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT LATER.

Huell: YEAH.

BUT YOU SEE, YOU GOT HIM-- >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

Huell: YOU GOT HIM HOOKED... >> YEAH, I GOT HIM HOOKED ON THIS.

Huell: ON THIS PLACE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: 'CAUSE IT REALLY DOES KIND OF GET TO YOU.

>> IT'S EXCELLENT.

ONCE YOU TRY THE FOOD, YOU--YOU'LL KNOW WHY.

Huell: YEAH.

>> WITHOUT A DOUBT.

ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND IT'S A...LITTLE BEFORE 1:00 NOW.

WHAT TIME--WHAT TIME DOES HE HAVE TO BE BACK TO THE OFFICE?

>> A HALF-HOUR AGO.

HALF-HOUR AGO.

Huell: ANDREW WANTS TO SHOW OFF SOME SALAD DRESSING.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, BUT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

>> WELL, UH, WHEN WE OPENED THE RESTAURANT, MY WIFE SOMEHOW DIDN'T LIKE ALL THOSE--ALL THOSE POPULAR DRESSINGS, SO SHE WORK AND WORK ON THE BEST FORMULA, AND FINALLY SHE CAME UP WITH THIS, WHICH IS CALLED SESAME DRE--SESAME DELIGHT.

AND SO WE HAVE THE TRADEMARK WITH, UH-- WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, AND EVERYTHING IS VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE.

AND IT IS, UH, ABSOLUTELY--I AM EXPLOITING MY CHILD, BECAUSE I AM PUTTING HER PICTURE HERE.

Huell: OH, THIS IS YOUR CHILD'S PICTURE ON HERE.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

BUT I HOPE WHEN, UH--WHEN SHE GETS TO COLLEGE BECAUSE OF THIS DRESSING, SHE WILL FORGIVE ME THIS EXPLOITATION.

Huell: WELL, NO.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

>> I AM TELLING YOU, THIS DRESSING IS SO DELICIOUS, AND IT'S SO LIGHT.

DOESN'T HAVE TRANS-FAT, NO CHOLESTEROL, AND IT'S REALLY THE--THE, UM-- IT'S SWEET AND SOUR.

EVERYONE-- PEOPLE BUY THEM.

THEY'RE-- Huell: SO YOU SELL IT HERE AT THE POLKA RESTAURANT.

>> YEAH, I SELL IT HERE, YES.

Huell: AND EVERY BIT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS SALAD DRESSING GOES DIRECTLY INTO YOUR DAUGHTER'S COLLEGE FUND.

>> ABSOLU--ABSOLUTELY.

YALE OR HARVARD, SO--HARVARD, SO YOU KNOW--AND I'M SAYING THIS IS SO DELICIOUS STUFF, PEOPLE BUY THEM JUST FOR GIFTS FOR-- FOR BIRTHDAYS.

AND I'M TRYING TO MARKET IT, BUT THERE--THERE IS A WALL.

IT'S--YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, ONLY THE-- Huell: IT'S HARD TO GET IT IN THE STORE.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

Huell: WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR PART TO HELP PUSH THIS SALAD DRESSING RIGHT HERE.

AND YOUR DAUGHTER'S NAME IS... >> IT IS BASHA.

BARBARA, BUT NICKNAME IS BASHA.

Huell: BASHA.

YOU JUST KIND OF SITTIN' OVER HERE QUIETLY... >> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: AT YOUR TABLE WITH ALL THIS COMMOTION GOIN' ON.

DO YOU COME HERE FOR THE FOOD, FOR THE ATMOSPHERE, FOR THE... >> YES.

EVERYTHING.

THE FOOD, THE ATMOSPHERE, THE--HEH.

I MEAN, JUST--JUST LOOKING AROUND THE PLACE, YOU KNOW.

I-IT'S EYE CANDY.

YOU'RE JUST-- Huell: YEAH.

>> YOU CAN'T STOP LOOKING AROUND.

Huell: YOU REALLY DON'T FIND MANY PLACES LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

WE GOT SO MANY CHAIN RESTAURANTS AND--YOU KNOW, IT'S-- THEY'RE ALL KIND OF THE SAME.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU--YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE IN LOS ANGELES OR OKLAHOMA CITY.

Huell: YEAH.

>> YEAH.

Huell: YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE WHEN YOU'RE HERE.

>> WELL, WARSAW.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: YOU HAVEN'T HAD TO SPEND MUCH MONEY ON ADVERTISING OVER THE YEARS, HAVE YOU?

>> NO, NOT MUCH.

Huell: IT'S ALL WORD OF MOUTH FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> YES.

>> AND I--I BROUGHT MY COUSIN AND HIS WIFE FROM GLENDORA HERE, AND WE'RE COMING EVERY MONTH.

Huell: OH, WOW.

SO ONCE YOU GET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR, YOU'VE GOT 'EM.

>> YES.

PRETTY MUCH.

Huell: OH.

LOOK OVER HERE.

OH, BOY.

HERE IT COMES.

NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS MORE... >> PIEROGI.

Huell: PIEROGI.

>> THE SAME PIEROGIES.

Huell: AND THEY'RE-- SOME OF 'EM ARE... >> UH, POTATO AND CHEESE AND SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOMS.

Huell: AND WHAT IS THIS?

>> AND THIS IS GOLABKI.

Huell: GAWUMPKI.

>> CUT INTO THAT SO WE CAN SEE IT.

Huell: GAWUMPKI.

>> GOLABKI, YES.

IT'S A STUFFED CABBAGE.

Huell: OH, YEAH.

OH, BOY.

NOW, I KNOW YOU LADIES DIDN'T EAT ANY BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, DID YOU?

>> WELL, I WAS--YES, PREPARED TO REALLY--TO HAVE A FEAST.

>> I KNOW.

RIGHT.

I HAD A VERY LIGHT BREAKFAST MYSELF.

Huell: AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY LIGHT DINNER AS WELL.

>> YES.

>> EXACTLY.

Huell: BECAUSE REALLY YOU-- YOU GOTTA COME HERE WITH A GOOD APPETITE.

>> YES.

Huell: YOU SERVE A HEARTY MEAL HERE.

>> YES, WE DO, AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE AT HOME AGAIN... Huell: UH-HUH.

>> SO, YOU KNOW, COMFORTABLE AND THE SAME COMFORTABLE WHEN EATING.

Huell: YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS WHOLE RESTAURANT.

>> YES.

I HAVE SOME PRACTICE, I WILL SAY.

AFTER 15 YEARS, YOU GET, UH--TO GET TO THE POINT OF PERFECTION.

Huell: BUT PEOPLE WANNA TALK.

>> OH, YES, YES.

Huell: AND YOU--SO THAT SLOWS YOU DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

>> YES, BUT I HAVE HELP IN THE KITCHEN, SO EVERYTHING IS PRE--PRETTY MUCH PREPARED FOR ME, LIKE SOUP IS, UH-- Huell: SO YOU GET HERE EARLY.

>> YES.

YES.

Huell: DO A LOT OF THE PREPARATION.

>> YES.

Huell: EVERYTHING MADE FROM SCRATCH.

>> YES.

Huell: ALL HOMEMADE.

>> EVERYTHING HOMEMADE, YES.

Huell: JUST LIKE YOU MADE IT FROM THE TIME YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

YES, AND I-- Huell: WERE YOUR--WAS YOUR MOTHER, WAS YOUR FATHER, WERE YOUR-- >> UH, MY MOTHER AND MY GRAND, UH, MOTHER WERE EXCELLENT COOKS.

Huell: SO THESE ARE ALL FAMILY RECIPES HANDED DOWN... >> YES.

Huell: FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.

>> THAT--YES, DEFINITELY.

YES.

Huell: LOOK WHO HAS ARRIVED.

I'VE SEEN YOUR PICTURE ON THE SALAD DRESSING BOTTLE.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

>> BASHA.

Huell: BASHA.

>> BASHA IS NICKNAME FROM BARBARA, LIKE IN SPANISH, YOU WOULD SAY, "BARBARITA."

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> BARBARA, IN POLISH, YOU SAY, "BASHA."

AND, UH, IF I COULD MENTION THIS, THAT, UH, BASHA WAS THE GREATEST SURPRISE IN MY LIFE.

I NEVER THOUGHT A CHILD COULD GIVE SO MUCH--SO MUCH JOY, SO MUCH, UH, EXCITEMENT... Huell: YEAH.

>> EVERY DAY, SO I'M WARNING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, NEVER GIVE IT UP.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CHILD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU REALLY ARE FULL PERSON, AND YOU-- Huell: AND YOU ALSO PUT HER TO WORK RIGHT AWAY, TOO, DIDN'T-- HERE IN THE RESTAURANT.

>> WELL, SHE--IN THE EVENING, SHE IS BUSGIRL, AND SHE MAKES ONE DOLLAR A DAY... Huell: OH.

>> WHICH SHE PUTS IN HER PIGGY BANK, SO SHE ALREADY PAY-- Huell: YOU'VE ALREADY GOT HER HERE AT THE RESTAURANT.

>> YES.

YES.

Huell: DOES SHE LIKE WORKING HERE?

>> OH, SHE LOVES IT.

Huell: YOU LIKE COMING TO THE RESTAURANT?

>> WE ONLY WORRY ABOUT THE CHILD, UH... Huell: LABOR LAW.

>> CHILD--LABOR LAW, YES.

Huell: AW, I THINK YOU'RE OK.

I THINK YOU'RE DOIN' OK. >> SHE--SHE MADE-- Huell: WOW.

SO THIS WILL BE THE NEXT GENERATION HERE.

>> YES.

YES.

BASHA IS GOING TO BE-- >> ESPECIALLY SHE LOVES THE BUSINESS.

SHE ALREADY LIKES TO LEARN TO COOK, AND--AND SHE'S GOOD WITH GUESTS.

SHE LIKE IS ENTERTAINMENT, FREE ENTERTAINMENT.

WE EVEN CONSIDER TO ADD ONE DOLLAR PER BILL FOR ENTERTAINER.

Huell: AH, THE SURCHARGE FOR THE FLOOR SHOW.

HA HA!

>> OH, YEAH.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PLACE TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY, SO TONIGHT WE HAVE, UH--OUR DEAR, NOBLE, UH, GRACIOUS LADY HELENKA, AND, UH, EVERYBODY SINGS NOW.

>> ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ >> LOUDER!

>> ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR HELENKA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ Huell: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

Huell: AND LOOK WHAT SHE'S HAVING FOR BIRTHDAY.

NOT CAKE, BUT... >> CREPES.

THIS IS--WE CALL THEM NALESNIKI.

Huell: OH, MY GOSH.

>> AND, UH... Huell: YOU CAN BLOW THOSE OUT.

I THINK YOU BETTER BLOW 'EM OUT.

>> I WISH.

Huell: OH, BOY.

AND THOSE CREPES, NOW THAT IS A SERIOUS DESSERT RIGHT HERE.

>> YES.

YES.

VERY DELICIOUS.

IT--AND INSIDE, IT'S CHEESE AND, UH, CHERRIES.

IT'S A SPECIAL SECRET, UH, CREAM IN IT.

Huell: OH, BOY.

>> AND IT'S VERY, VERY YUMMY.

EVERYONE LOVES THEM.

Huell: YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A BIT OF THAT.

>> VERY GOOD.

Huell: YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER THIS BIRTHDAY FOR A LONG TIME.

>> YES, I WILL, FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR A LONG TIME.

Huell: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> THANK YOU.

WE SAY IN POLISH, "STO LAT."

Huell: STO LAT.

>> YOU HAVE A HUNDRED YEARS TO US.

Huell: WELL, THAT'S IT, OUR DAY HERE AT THE POLKA RESTAURANT IN EAGLE ROCK.

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY WE'VE HAD.

WHAT A SURPRISE IT IS TO FIND THIS PLACE.

I--YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE BACK HERE A LOT, DON'T YOU?

>> YES, YES.

I KNOW.

YES.

>> WELL, WE--WE ARE DELIGHTED.

WE ARE--FIRST OF ALL THAT YOU CAME VISIT US, AND SECONDLY WE ARE DELIGHTED BY THE WHOLE BUSINESS.

IT'S LIKE A DREAM CAME TRUE.

WE SUCCEEDED MOSTLY BECAUSE WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.

WE COME HERE.

WE KIND OF MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY.

THEY HAVE GOOD FOOD.

THEY HAVE GOOD CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S WHY, UH, ESPECIALLY THAT FRIENDSHIP IS THE SECOND FACTOR FOR HEALTH.

THE FIRST IS AGING, THEN FRIENDSHIP.

THERE'S A SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

AND THEN, UH, EXERCISE, SO--SO THE RESTAURANT SERVES GOOD PURPOSE AND MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY, AND THAT'S WHY-- Huell: IT ALL WORKS.

>> IT WORKS.

Huell: AND TRUTHFULLY YOU GOTTA COME CHECK THIS PLACE OUT FOR YOURSELF.

THIS PLACE, THE POLKA RESTAURANT, IS NOT ONLY WHAT FINE DINING IS ALL ABOUT.

THIS PLACE IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

WE HAVE HAD AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL DAY.

>> WE ARE DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

Huell: NOW WE'RE GONNA CUT OFF THE CAMERA, AND WE'RE GONNA EAT.

>> SO, UH, SO FAR SO GOOD.

NO COMPLAINTS AS YET.

>> NO.

>> OK, IF YOU HAVE ANY--NOT YET.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION AND FRIENDS OF NCI] >> OK. >> THANK YOU.

>> HELLO, EVERYONE.

>> HI.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> DOING GREAT.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

>> DOING GREAT.

>> WE ARE SERVING SPINACH SOUP WITH VEGETABLES, SOUP DU JOUR.

EXCUSE ME, IF I MAY.

ENJOY THE SOUP.

AFTER YOU FINISH THE SOUP, I WILL TAKE YOUR ORDER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER, WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.

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