Focusing on the opening of a restaurant named Cala in San Francisco by Gabriela Camara, restaurant owner in Mexico City, this documentary shows Camara’s recruiting of ex-criminals and ex-addicts as employees to his restaurant, as well as creating a family experience among its employees that makes the restaurant industry unique. A Tale of Two Kitchens, a 2019 short documentary film directed by Trisha Ziff, reveals how a restaurant can serve as a social place.