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Marcelo the victim-chef runs Mojito Cuban Restaurant with his ex-wife Katya the victim-owner. They should both own violins for their non-stop self-pity parties.

They loved each other, but Katya discovered that she could to better. She wants more than what Marcelo can give her. He is a very needy and whiny guy. You can see how any woman would want to walk away from a big fat cry-baby man.

In regards to cooking, Marcelo is a disorganized hot mess. He has no rhyme or reason to his cooking. When a Scottish Chef (Ramsay) has to teach a fat gusano how to cook Cuban food, it is a sad day for all Cubans.

Ramsay focused on the relationship issues primarily. The restaurant business and cooking were given less time. It seemed like the food just needed some tweeking by Ramsay to make it more authentically Cuban, because Marcelo & Katya were plasticos..

Mojito Cuban Cuisine is run by Kata and Marcelo, ex- lovers and full-time drama queens. Hard to believe that Marcelo is the man, considering he is non-stop drama and crying and complaining. Kata is no slouch either when it comes to whining, cryihg, complaining, and blaming. The two of them are a toxic couple.

It is no surprise that they cannot stand being together, yet they stay together for seven years after Ramsay filmed them, motivated by greed and Kata need for attention. After Kitchen Nightmares, Kata has appeared on Chopped, Cut Throat Kitchen, and Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell.

For Kata, it is not the food, it is the audience and her desire to be a TV personality. For Marcelo, he has faded away and nobody knows what he has been doing since Mojito shut down in 2016.

The food itself was standard Cuban food. It was nothing unique or rare, and it seemed like Kata and Marcelo were mostly acting up to exagerate their problems. This was not rocket science. Rice and beans are not that hard to make, and neither are plantains and tostones.

At least Ramsay tried, but it seemed like this episode spent way too much time on the family therapy angle, and not enough focus on cooking food in the kitchen.