Ristorante Paradiso (リストランテ・パラディーゾ)

Claudio...

Think you could take off...

your glasses for me?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Here is tonight's dolce.

How did you know that today was my birthday?

I heard it from a customer here, one year ago today.

I remember it was raining that night.

You were with some close friends, Madam.

You remembered that?

I'm glad it's not raining this year.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

Another year has come and gone, it seems.

Indeed it has. You're welcome to stop by anytime.

This mysterious restaurant is on a road just a little ways from the center of Rome.

Oh, if that's the place you're looking for,

just take a left at that corner and it's right up the street.

Grazie.

Do you have a reservation?

It's a popular spot, so you probably won't get seated without one.

Good luck.

It's really that popular?

Ristorante casetta dell'orso...

This is it.

Buonasera.

Buonasera.

Do you have a reservation?

No, I don't.

I'm afraid we're entirely booked tonight...

Umm...

Is the owner in?

He should be here any minute.

Forgive me, but who might you be?

Well... I'm the daughter of an acquaintance of his!

In that case, please have a seat and wait over here.

Grazie.

Allow me to take your coat.

Excuse me.

Grazie.

Is this your first time in Rome?

My first since I was a little girl.

I was actually born here.

Fantastic.

I really came here.

For you.

My, he looks so kind.

Grazie.

They're all older men with spectacles...

What kind of restaurant is this?

Owner!

You have a guest waiting for you.

Oh?

Who might it be?

What the hell are you doing here?!

I have something to tell the owner - your husband.

About the fact you're really a divorcee with a twenty-one year old daughter.

Oh no, you don't! No way!

I could care less what you think.

Listen to what your mother says!

I've never once thought of you as my mother!

Fine. Then you aren't my daughter.

How about you take this conversation inside? You two must be cold out here.

Be right in!

OK.

Look, just leave me alone tonight. We'll talk this over tomorrow, OK?

OK?

I've really never considered her my mother.

She got divorced from my father fifteen years ago and left.

She left me at my grandmother's.

Look, Mommy really wants to get married to someone,

but he told me he won't get married to someone who's been divorced.

So you understand, right?

But...

I'll come back to see you.

Ciao.

I can literally count the number of times she actually came to see me.

I grew up without ever saying a word about it,

but I've run out of patience.

I'm gonna tell him tonight.

What's the matter, Nicoletta?

You're quieter than usual tonight.

Oh, this is that 1994 I ordered last month...

Guess again.

He seems a little strange.

So, how do you two know each other?

Umm, the truth is...

She's Nicoletta, the daughter of a friend of mine!

She's on vacation here in Rome.

Huh?

I'm gonna take good care of her while she's in town!

Thank you.

My mother would be so happy!

Excuse me.

This is the man from before...

Yes, this is our head cameriere, Claudio.

This is Nicoletta.

She's the daughter of one of Olga's friends.

Seems she's sightseeing here in Rome.

I see. So that's how you know each other.

Th-That's right.

This is tonight's antipasto.

He's so graceful in his work.

Please take your time to savor it.

I see. He's a real gentleman.

What?

What kind of restaurant is this?

Everyone's got googly-eyes.

This is delicious!

Yes, our chef is quite talented.

No wonder it's popular.

When I walked in, they told me I'd need a reservation.

Yes, most of our customers come to pursue the waitstaff.

Huh?

We get bombarded with women infatuated with real gentlemen.

It's like this every single night.

It's like a different world to me.

Excuse me for a moment.

We have a customer who doesn't eat beef,

so please prepare one portion of the antipasto accordingly.

Understood.

Miss, the restroom is the door to your right.

Thank you.

Oh, this is our chef.

The antipasto was fantastic.

Thank you very much.

Another pair of spectacles...

Spectacles must be required wear here, huh?