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From Scratch- A Perfect short  tale of love and food

by Arti Rathore
From Scratch

The series takes place in Los Angeles, California, USA, and focuses on the lives of a group of low-income people living together in a housing project. In the premiere episode, “Food”, Manny Limas talks about his ability to cook anything from scratch and his love for food. He says he enjoys cooking because it is a passion of his that requires attention and discipline. He also proves that he knows how to make fried chicken better than any restaurant because he can do it better than them.

The cast and the crew

  • Zoe Saldaña as Amy
  • Eugenio Mastrandrea as Lino
  • Danielle Deadwyler as Zora
  • Judith Scott as Maxine
  • Kellita Smith as Lynn
  • Lucia Sardo as Filomena
  • Paride Benassai san Giacomo
  • Roberta Rigano as Biagia
  • Keith David as Hershel
  • Lorenzo Pozzan as Filippo
  • Peter Mendoza as Andreas
  • Jonathan D. King as Silvio
  • Terrell Carter as Ken
  • Saad Siddiqui as Dr. Atluri
  • Rodney Gardiner as Preston
  • Jonathan Del Arco as David

Everything about Amy’s family

We are introduced to a family who lives in a housing project. The father is named Lino, a Sicilian man. He is the only breadwinner and helps his family make ends meet by selling drugs and selling food. Lino also takes care of his daughter, Amy, who has Down syndrome. His wife, Zora, has an unspoken drinking problem. She leaves for the night, only to come back the next morning.

What is the interesting plot of the movie?

Zora’s sister, Lynn, is a single mother who works as a parking attendant at a hospital and struggles financially to raise her son. Her son has a heart condition and needs life-saving surgery that costs $200,000. She tries to convince Lino to sell drugs for her so she can get the money she needs for her son’s surgery. Lino refuses until Amy falls ill one day and Zora begs him to help them.

What is the background of the movie?

Lino’s grandfather, Giacomo, is an old man with a failing heart who knows the truth about Lino’s smuggling activities. He sees that Lino is unhappy in life and offers him advice that could change Lino’s fate. Giacomo has a very rare condition that requires him to eat or drink five times a day to stay alive.

How does Amy help Lino?

Amy feels something odd between her parents. One evening, she sees her father have a phone conversation with her mother about selling drugs for Lynn, who is Lynn’s cousin. She hears Lino tell Lynn that he will sell drugs for her as long as she can give him the $200,000 after she receives the money from selling the drugs. Amy overhears this and decides to help her family by being a drug mule.

Why should you watch this show?

The main characters are very inspirational, with the main character being a young girl who is intelligent and able to help her family by being a drug mule. The series is based on Attica Locke’s novel of the same name, From Scratch: The Education of an Unlikely Chef. The series features Zoe Saldaña, best known for her role in Desperately Seeking Susan and Empire Records (1995), who stars as Amy.

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