03x03 - Jones Bar-B-Q

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Guys, let me tell you.

I've been searching high and
low for the best barbecue in town

and I think that I found it.

- Oh my god.
- And this a double whammy,

we're also doing our first duo.

Oh my god, I love a duo!

Please meet the Jones Sisters.

My name is Deborah Jones
and they call me "Little."

And my name is Mary Jones
and they call me "Shorty."

Our passion is to barbecue.

It's like an art.

Okay, we got a combo-plate,

burnt ends and beef, with a baked beans.

I don't who would get out there

and cook that barbecue like we do.

Barbecue is in our DNA.

And after all these years,
it better being something,

this been a lot of
years so it's gotta be,

it's all in there
somewhere, all up in the DNA.

I don't know what else to
say, It's just all in there.

They own and operate 'Jones BBQ'

and are among the only known
female pitmasters in Kansas City.

Most pitmasters are men.

- We can get right in there with them.
- Right next to them.

- Not trying to prove nothing.
- Nothing.

We just, we can get in
there with them and do the Q.

- Yes, honey.
- Wow.

We do it old school.
We still get the wood.

We still fire it up with hickory.

Deborah and Mary have over 35
years of barbecue experience.

Wow, they're not messing around.

That's definitely older than me,

I know it's not older than some of you.

- It's older than me.
- You bitch!

They learned how to
barbecue from their father,

who owned and operated the
first Jones BBQ until he passed.

So, this has been a
generational operation.

We're very proud of
everything we've accomplished.

Even the failures that we
might have had along on the way.

Proud of them too.

Yes!

- Female entrepreneurs.
- Phenomenal.

They are nominated by
Izora, Deborah's daughter.

Love that name.

- She sounds like an island, honey!
- Right?

I'm nominating my mom and aunt,

because they reopened
this barbecue restaurant

to help me get through college.

Alright, Pumpkin, there you go.

And their work ethic,

it's hustler all day.

- They're like a moving train.
- 'Scuse me.

They never want to stop and
smell the flowers, you know.

Their life is so, so busy.

I wake up every morning around 3:00.

and I'm at the smoker cooking by 4:15.

- When do you sleep, Mary?
- Who needs it?

I'm like her, I got to keep it moving.

I'm in there at 7:30

and I come in and I
do what I have to do.

Now, I've never come past 8:30.

- Nine o'clock.
- Okay.

They are so willing
to bend over backwards

and they're always worried
about everyone else.

You always want to make sure
the customer's satisfied.

I'm pretty sure they can't
do back bends anymore.

My feet are hurting.

They were raised that way, really.

Our dad was big on education.

- He was big on education.
- Our dad was big on education.

So, I went to college,

after I graduated outta high school

and got a business degree.

And I have a business degree.

My dad always said: "Sit down

and think about what you think
you can do, turn it into something.

They've been at their current
location for five years.

It's like a little
Mississippi shack on the bayou.

It's very small in there.

Me and my sister are forever
bumping into each other.

'Cause, you know, we ain't lightweights,

we heavyweights.

And we bump into each other.

She gets on my nerves,
I get on her nerves,

- but we get through the day, you know.
- Yeah.

"They rate among the
very best in Kansas City,

but are still slightly under the radar."

It sounds to me like their food
is so good people don't care.

- Exactly!
- Also sounds like

there's gorgeous room for improvement.

Bringing the Fab Five to them

would be the best way I could
possibly give that thank you back

for putting me through college

and give them the edge
and the push they need.

Our mission this week is
to help the Jones sisters

take their business to the next level.

Let's get them out from the
smoke and into the spotlight.

Cute.

I always hear the music cue
from the beginning of the intro,

as soon as we say the word.

Got my burnt ends, sis?

Steve!

I want you to have a good
rest of the day, okay.

There you go, sir.

Dang!

Woah!

Ms. Sandy!

Kansas City is known
for a lot of things.

Numero uno is barbecue.

- Look at that line.
- That's amazing.

- We love a line.
- It's a thing here,

it's a very big thing here.

- Hi.
- Hello.

This line is major.

Hi, ladies.

Hi!

Can we come back there and help?

Yeah. Get on in here.

- We're not cutting!
- Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Hi, beautiful ladies.

Hi.

It smells so good in here.

What can we do to help
you? We want to help.

Do you have a pen and
paper? We'll take orders

Okay sir, what would you like?

I want that Tuesday Sausage Special.

Okay, here we go, baby.

Let me get out of your way.

- Ribs and sausage and baked beans.
- Ribs?

Here you go, Precious. Pork
on a bun, with a baked bean.

I want a Rib Tip Special.

Bear with me a moment, sorry.

- This is my first time at the rodeo.
- It's okay.

- Jonathan, push the Rib Tip.
- Got it.

Oh my god. Come on.

Does someone have a pen in their purse?

- Are you a regular here?
- I've been coming here for over 20 years.

Wow, oh my gosh!

And what's kept you coming back?

- The Jones sisters, I love Shorty.
- Aw!

- Hold the bottom of that pan.
- Oh, yeah.

How long has this been in here?

Only a couple hours.

Okay, go through there with that
slab and I'll be right back with you.

- Beautiful!
- Thank you, Honey.

You alright?

I've been here for like 20
minutes and I am sweating.

I can't even imagine what
you ladies go through.

Thank you. Next order.

- Is this enough or more?
- No, a little more, more.

More, more? Okay.

Extra sauce, extra pickle.

Two sausage, extra pickles.

How much do you charge for extra
sauce when someone wants extra sauce?

- We don't.
- You don't charge for extra sauce?

Two sausages and then what's your name?

- Becky.
- Becky.

I was gonna make, like, with
the good hair, like, moment,

but...

It is gorgeous though, gorgeous.

Hi, Sweetie, be with you in
just a minute. Okay, Baby?

We outta turkey.

- Is that 1,200 or is that 12?
- Not that's $12,

because we don't have a key for 12.

Bobby got the game and gone, okay.

Have a good day, sorry for the wait.

- How many times you been?
- Four times.

- Four times.
- Oh, absolutely.

And every trip was worth it.

- Potato salad.
- Thank you.

- You're almost sold out?
- We are almost sold out.

Tip and a half with a potato salad.

I don't care how long I have to
stand, it's worth it, it's good.

Okay guys, we're all sold out.

Oh yes. Woo!

You told me to push the Rib Tips,

- I pushed those Rib Tips.
- You pushed 'em.

I said "Oh, those Rib Tips are gorgeous,

- they are special!"
- It's that special sauce though,

it's that barbecue sauce,
it goes on everything.

Do you sell the sauce on its own?

It got out of control, so I had to stop.

What does out of control mean?

At first, it's doing
five-gallon buckets once a week.

And then all of a sudden,

too many people started ordering
it, people calling from outta state.

- Ok, yeah.
- You know, I can't do that.

I don't have even a stove big
enough to even get a pot on there.

So, people wanted it, you just
weren't able to provide, basically,

because you're already overwhelmed
and this is a two-woman operation.

That's right.

Is this your air conditioning?

Sometimes, yeah.

- We come over here...
- 'Cause this isn't even cold.

I can't count the amount of
times I was bumping booties

with the Jones sisters.

This space can
definitely be reconfigured

to work a little bit better,

to where we can fit more than
just the Jones sisters in here,

because they need some help.

Come on.

Oh god, it's so much cooler out here.

What happened to your sign?

- They took it.
- Someone stole it?

- They took it.
- Some people.

I assume we need a nice open area
for people to be standing in line.

- Yeah.
- If we put some seating out here,

I can really make this into
a five star establishment.

This is so much smoke in my hair, like,

I've never had this
much smoke in my hair.

That's why I wear a pony tail.

I love your little high pony.

Do you have a perm in your hair?

- Light.
- I could feel it.

I go to the beauty
shop and get it washed.

- Do you get it blown out? What happens?
- No, she wash it,

then once it's dry,
she just combs it out.

Don't nobody do my
hair, I do my own hair.

- You do your own relaxer?
- Yes.

I haven't been to a hair
dresser since the '70s.

That's a recipe for breakage.

First of all, you're already gorgeous.

Look at this face,

she's stunning, she can't help it.

I don't know who gave you
permission, so gorgeous.

Mary has smile issues.

I can tell that, the
way she carries herself,

that it bothers her,

it affects her confidence

and it really hurts to see someone

who's amazing as Mary
struggle with this.

But, I do feel like
you guys are so busy,

your hair cannot be like in your face

and being something that
takes up a lot of time.

- Yeah.
- Do you need help?

- Oh no.
- I'm an expert wood lifter!

Okay, you've been on your feet all day,

so I thought it's wise
that we sit for a second.

- This is what you normally wear to work?
- Mm-hmm.

I hear through the grapevine that
one of you has clothes in your car,

is that right? All right, Little.

Say I tip the sauce over or something.

You know, I can't go home.
I gotta keep working...

So I take that shirt
off, go get another shirt.

Will you come show me
your clothes in your car?

- Sure I will.
- Let's have a look.

There we go. There we go.

Oh, and you've organized it so well.

Alright, and you are a jeans girl

or are you not a jeans girl?

I'm jean-skirt and jean-pants, it
depends on how I feel when I wake up.

Okay, how do you like
the fit of your jeans?

You know, they cover my booty and
everything else, so that's fine.

Okay.

Although they are restauraters,
these t-shirts don't reflect

the business that they have and...

I'm no Sherlock,

I just know that those
stains mean dirty clothes.

I don't carry purses
either, I carry trash bags.

Instead of a hand bag
you carry a trash bag?

- You wanna see?
- You got it here? Yeah, I wanna see it.

And it got pockets.

I bet you never seen a trash
bag with pockets, have you?

- Your trash bag has pockets?
- Uh-huh.

These are the pockets to the trash bag.

They're just Ziplocs?

- They Ziplocs.
- Great.

It's time to change it,
because my strap broke.

Did you just refer to the
handles of your trash bag

- as the straps to your...
- That's right, my straps done gave out.

We're gonna solve that problem.

When people see you they say:

"These are the Jones
sisters, they are bosses,

like, they own this place."

So, you said you've been
written up how many times, 12?

Uh-huh... and been in
about four magazines.

- Really?
- Hey y'all.

Hi, how are you? I'm
Karamo. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

That's Mr. K. That's my boo right there.

I'm going to take her outside
and talk to her for a little bit.

Oh boy, you'll like that.

- Okay, then.
- Bye, Auntie.

She's a good kid.

This has been such an extraordinary day,

spending it with your mom and your aunt.

They're very different.

They balance each other out very well.

How does it make you feel
seeing them work so hard,

- especially at their age? I mean...
- It does make me feel some type of way

like really, really sad,

because this is
something they love to do.

And then I think it was like,

okay now we're doing this,

now we can't stop and I think
they've always been like that.

It's always just been,
they very fiery, driven

we can do this, we can keep doing this.

Are they willing to take help?

No, I don't know if that's just
because they're independent, like,

that is just like a foundation
of how our whole family is run.

- You have to be independent.
- Yeah.

Don't rely on other people
to help you because you know,

they won't always be there for
you and when they're not there,

- then what are you going to do?
- That's also a cultural thing.

I think it is cultural.

- I can only depend on me...
- Yes.

- to get the work done.
- Yes.

What do you think could take
this business to the next level?

I mean, they make their own sauce,
their own beans, their own sausage.

- It's all homemade.
- Yeah.

So, it's really authentic,

so I really would love to see
them put that in a store somewhere.

I feel like they just need to go
ahead and get out there and just

take it all the way.

But, they're just not asking for help

and sometimes you just
need a little guidance,

to understanding that
you deserve the support,

you deserve the help,

but also guidance in 'this is
how you get to the next level.'

Is this the sauce right here?

I can try a little bit of it.

Take that right there.

Mm. Different, huh?

There's something in there that's
not, that's really not common,

that I really love.

You're not telling me,
okay, you know what?

I'm not going to ask any questions
that are none of my business,

'cause I get it and
you have to like respect

the integrity of the recipe,
and it's not my place.

Who keeps the recipe?

It's up here.

It's up here, you don't
have it written down?

- Oh, no!
- Oh god, no!

How did it start? Who
made it? Who invented it?

Why is it so important?

I need to know things.

Our dad!

See Antoni, we started out
from my dad as little girls.

Making sausages up on
milk crates with my dad.

It sounds like bottling this sauce,

that your dad created,

would enable you to pass on to
future generations of your family.

Mm-hm.

For sure, for sure.

- Hi, Honey.
- Come on, this is your seat.

- You've been up all day.
- Alright, thank you.

So, we have watched you
all day work so hard,

we want to know will you let us...

take over this shop
for the next five days

and by the end of this week,

we're gonna do a re-grand
opening of this place.

I don't mind.

We're not gonna ruin
your shop, we promise.

So, let's just go get this pampering on.

- Let's do it!
- Parasols out.

Alright, on three.

One. Two. Three.

Pamper!

- Yes, queen!
- Alright ladies, come on.

Come on, queens!

Is there like tamarind in
there or some kind of a curry,

like there's something...

thing in there!

This little taco shack
turned barbecue empire,

it's kinda tiny inside and,
they're at that point now

where it's time to build something.

So, my goal for the redesign

is just to make the
Jones sisters' life easier

and build that brand.

It's clear that these
women are in survival mode,

as a restaurateur myself,

I want to come in and figure out
how to make their business better.

I want them to have a
business that thrives.

They own this business.

However, they don't
look like business women.

There is a way of doing this

that reflects your business,

but still makes you look somewhat
more professional than you do now.

The Jones sisters, they're focused
on the food and the customer,

and the problem with that

is that they're not
honoring their story,

the history of how your food came about

is important in growing
and expanding your business.

What I know that I can do to
really help Mary and Deb, like,

succeed and thrive in
this gorgeous reopening,

is by teaching them how
to nurture themselves

and empower Mary and Deb to find
their own versions of self care.

Ah!

So, y'all just been

working, working,
working, working, working?

Oh, you don't know the half of it.

It might make me sick to
sit down for a few minutes.

She had, I think, her first job
at ten, I think I was thirteen.

- Yeah.
- And worked at a corner store,

Joe's corner store.
That was my first job.

Our dad always just told us to make sure

you work and then you understand

the joy of having your own money,

instead of waiting on
somebody to give it to you.

- Mm-hm.
- He was a good man, Mr. K.

- Your father?
- Mr. Jones was top of the line.

Me and my brother, Daniel,

we always liked to play
around and we missed the bus,

he said "Well, you know what
you gonna do, don't you?'

'Well, nah. Ain't you getting
ready to roll us out there, Daddy?"

- He said 'No.'
- He said 'No, you gonna walk to school

and you better get there in enough time

so you can learn something.'

- Yeah.
- And we had to walk to school.

"'Cause, if I take
you then the next time

you feel like you wanna be lazy,

then Imma take you again and that's
not the way to go through life,

just being lazy, because
nobody's going to pick you up."

Exactly.

Oh my god, no!

Oh, you got to be joking.

- What's the matter?
- We going here?

- Are you serious?
- Yeah.

Oh no, I got to take another pill.

Oh, my god.

Do y'all know what this is?

This is the place that will help you

get your sauce bottled and everything.

They're so focused on the
customers and the food,

that they're not even realizing

that what they needed to take
this business to the next level

is right in front of them.

This is it.

They gave me the paper and
everything, but I just never have...

Oh, my goodness.

It's on my computer. I can't print out.

We're going to help them
get this sauce bottled

and on shelves everywhere.

Oh, my gosh.

We're gonna walk this way, we got you.

This is spice and foods.

Just look around, look around.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm just
astonished, when I drove up.

So, I got a surprise.

Antoni's here too,

because we're gonna to make
sure every step goes smoothly.

After you all.

- So, this is an exciting moment, right?
- Oh yeah.

For sure.

So, if you see on the
back of these bottles,

there's always a little
small bio or something

that tells a consumer
why you want Jones BBQ.

Yesterday when we were outside,

I realized that a large part
of why people love you all

is not just that the
sauce is so amazing,

because it is, everybody was
like, "We want the sauce,"

but they also fell in love with
you all, they love your story.

When I learned about barbecue,
I thought it was all white men

and to find that there is
two strong, proud, black women

at the top of their game.

You don't think so?

Yeah, I think so.

We've been just working,
so I guess we never...

thought too much about that.

That needs to be told
to the entire world.

This can be on the back of your bottle.

This will be on your menus,
so that when people come up,

they know the legacy
of the Jones family.

Okay, the obligatory hair-net.

I vote, I say we all go green.

- Green sounds good.
- Is that okay?

Sounds great.

We have never looked better.

- We're gorgeous.
- I feel that, we're gorgeous.

- After you.
- Alright.

- Gentlemen.
- Hello, how's it going?

We are all dressed. I
shaved my beard this morning,

so that I could avoid
the the beard-net.

- We appreciate that.
- Ladies, so we have Josh,

food scientist. Tommy, chef.

Deborah, Mary, creators,

near originators, because
Dad was the originator

of the barbecue sauce

and we're here to make this next
step, in the future of your sauce.

We're going to make
it taste exactly like

what your barbecue sauce does,

so that we can make it
for you in this building,

so that you don't have to
make it in your restaurant.

Full disclosure.

Let's just lay it all out in the open,

this is a big deal.

We're a little stressed.
We're a little nervous, right?

A little bit.

Why?

It's our dad's, you know. That's why.

I get it that it's something
that's very personal to them.

It's your heritage. It's who you are.

It's where you come from.

It's much more than just a sauce.

And now we want to replicate that in,

in a more professional capacity

that's available to more people.

Getting ready to see it in a
bottle, on a shelf in the store.

Right?

- We're ready?
- We're ready.

- Good.
- Let's get started.

The foundation for barbecue
sauce is really simple.

It's ketchup.

We're making ketchup from scratch.

The reason why we do that,

is it'll be more consistent from
batch to batch out in production.

Oh, okay.

So, the Jones sisters are going to
replicate their own family classic,

by adding all the
ingredients that go into it,

as well as the secret ingredient,

so that they can recreate
Jones Sisters BBQ Sauce.

So, what goes next?

Just put that in there.

- Okay.
- Brown sugar. Alright.

Only use half.

When you're making this,
do you have measuring cups?

No, I got my eyesight.

- We don't measure.
- So, you use your hands?

- No, my eyes.
- Okay.

Looking at the
ingredients in your sauce,

I thought this this might
help the flavor and the visual.

- Would you agree?
- Yeah, but not all of it.

- Not all of it.
- You want me to pour some of it?

Yeah. Why don't you go ahead
and pour a little bit of it?

The mysterious,

mystical sauce!

Secret spice discussions, that we're
not... we're not privy to. Yeah.

Wait, you ain't got no more.

It's fine, I don't take
it personally at all!

I'm trying to figure
out what's in the sauce.

It's not very spicy.

It's definitely pickle-y.
Hand me the next one.

So, are you adding your
secret ingredient there?

- Yeah.
- I don't know if it's molasses...

- Alright, she's going after it.
- That was aggressive.

Or, if it's apples maybe.

She is very protective
and I respect that a lot.

Very.

So, we got the sauce to
our cooking temperature,

so we're gonna pull a sample for
you guys, so you can taste it.

Alright, here you are.

Oh my gosh, it barely moves.

Mary, Mary.

That's about as close
as it's been. That's it.

Well let's get that then.

- There it is.
- See, that looks like it, right there.

Oh, I taste that element, that thing,

that makes me think of tamarind.

You don't have to answer that.

You don't have to say anything.

I'll still pry.

Okay.

- I'm not expecting you to tell me.
- Okay.

Get back in.

How are y'all feeling?

I just never got this far.

There's not two people who deserve

the help to get to that next level.

Y'all too much.

I can't... I just haven't got this far.

Hey Mr. K, you know
I'm the cool one, right?

I'm the one that don't cry.

Oh my gosh.

Do you wanna come and
have a look at our space?

- Isn't it cute?
- It is.

- Do you remember this cutie?
- Hi.

Hey.

He's going to serve us today.

Oh, okay then.

So, Antoni's prepared a treat for us.

We're doing High Tea today.

- Okay.
- Bruley is a very hungry pupperoni

and we have to watch out,
because he loves deviled eggs.

So, we have little mini baby quiches,

deviled eggs, cucumber sammies

and some hibiscus sweet tea.

Tea is something that we have
in the afternoon in England.

It's something that the Queen does,

the Royal Family's been
doing it for years and now...

- And now we're doing it.
- It's an opportunity to just sit down

and have a moment and
actually, like, breathe.

You guys all have fun.

Thank you Antoni, this was lovely.

Okay. I know you guys have said

you don't have time to go
shopping, you're busy all the time.

So, we've set you up with
something called Trunk Club.

They send you a box of clothes

and you decide from there
which pieces you like,

everything else you send back.

I want you to just think every morning

'I'm going to put this thing on.'

I'm gonna look in the
mirror and tell myself

"I am beautiful, I am
powerful. I am a boss."

And then the rest of the day, "I'm
going to feel good about myself."

Sounds good to you, Shorty?

The lovely Shorty.

I can tell that she
doesn't feel beautiful

and it might be hindering
Shorty's confidence.

Right.

Little, so...

Tan, just for a head's up,

she's a winter warlock.

What does that mean?

I wear my winter clothes all year

and I wear my summer clothes all year

and I mix them in.

Do you know what? I don't mind that.

So, I want you to try
on this leather skirt.

Oh, I don't know now.

I know it's leather, so
it's a little bit sexy,

but I want you to
feel a little bit sexy.

- Are you open...
- I don't like them short.

It's gonna cover your knee.

I also,

I wanna give you a
little bit of a print.

- Okay.
- I would like you to try this on.

I know you said you don't like your
arms, so it will cover your arms,

but I don't want you to be like

a frumpy grandma, I want you to be sexy.

- So, we're gonna show off your shoulders.
- Okay.

- Shorty, my angel, come on.
- Yes.

I like that you already like jeans,

but I want to try a lighter wash on you.

You know that this won't
be the right size, right?

There's so much stretch in
this, we're gonna give it a go.

- So much stretch in it.
- Okay, okay.

And then I want you to wear a flowy top,

But, you said you like color,

so, I wanna give you

a pop of color to wear over the top.

- This is my favorite color.
- Oh good.

Okay, good. I love that.

Who wants to try on first?

Let's go.

Okay.

Thank you.

- Shorty, my love.
- Yes.

Are you ready to see
your glamorous sister?

I am.

Glam! Glam!

What do you think?

She looks smaller.

I know with these layers,

it doesn't highlight areas of the body

that you don't want to highlight.

It just skims them,

just because you have curves

it doesn't mean you have to hide
it away in an oversized t-shirt.

If you've got some more
room around the hips,

if you've got bigger boobs,

show it off, that's the body you've got.

Dress to make it look the best
it can and then show it off.

Why not?

Tell me what you see when you
look at your sister like this?

- Gorgeous.
- Thank you.

- That skirt fits you so well.
- Thank you.

You look happy.

- You do actually look happy.
- Sexy.

Yeah she does. That little
bit of leather's a bit sexy.

My turn.

You are not even ready
for what you're about see.

Oh, my goodness.

Shorty, my dear.

Come show us how incredible you look.

- Yes, come out Shorty, you look nice.
- Ten years off. Look at you.

She look nice, don't she?

- Ooh, am I sexy?
- Yes!

I'm gonna give you your glasses back,
so you can actually see yourself.

Oh my.

Wow, girl's still got it.

Girl's still got it.

After all these years, girl
might still got it now, Tan.

Ooh!

I see a body I haven't seen in a while

Your body looks so good, so good.

Why go back to clothes
that aren't flattering,

when you can look this good?

Do you see this as
possibly being the new you?

I don't know, Tan, I might go
to work like this next Tuesday.

Welcome to Jones BBQ.

Can I help you?

- I like your boots.
- They're 11s.

- Okay.
- They're a big old shoe.

I'm gonna jump on you
after we get through.

Please do.

Look at where we are.

We're going in here?

Honey, we're doing a full. Spa. Day.

We're gonna get into some
wellness and self-care,

- are you excited?
- Yeah, I'm excited.

- Come with me, hold my hand.
- Alright, alright.

Come with me, I love.

So, what I want to start off
with, we need to do a massage.

Oh my.

You got some magic hands,

you do whatever it is you need to do.

Girl.

These ladies work so hard.

I just really feel it's very necessary

to like create a strong
moment of relaxation.

That was amazing.

Like I just wanna like show them

why it's important to slow
down and nurture yourself.

We are making our way out
into our gorgeous mani-moment.

And how much more energy you
have to give to other people

when you take care of yourself
a little bit because then,

when the people are like "You
don't have any extra ribs"

and you're like...

Instead of that, you're more like

"I'm sorry. I'll totally
do better next time

on having more ribs for you."

Do you wanna do that one, mommy,

or do you like a
different, more bolder red?

We have to go back to work. I
shouldn't worry about work, should I?

Yes! Yes!

My favorite color red.

Red Hot Rio.

So, let's go do some hair.

I just want to shape it up.

Give us like a little bit of a like...

that's going to be gorgeous.

Your hair is in like, amazing shape.

I try my best to take care of it.

Snaps for Jesus, honey.

That haircut is slayed.

Gorgeous. We have lift-off.

So, buzz cut right? Just kidding.

- Don't move around. I'm doing your haircut.
- Okay.

Gonna end up Halle Berry, honey,
if you move around too much.

Just kidding.

Here is my gorgeous Deb.

Oh, slam it!

- Slam it, honey!
- Slam it!

Yeah, slamming it.

Get all up in our mirror.

Get all up in her.

Thank you so much.

You are very welcome.

And here is gorgeous Mary.

There you go.

What you think?

What you think?

Oh my.

Mm.

- Hate it, right?
- Mm.

Oh my.

- Do you love how you look?
- I do, it's so different.

I love you so much, Mar!

- Thank you.
- Oh my god.

Okay, where we going?

We're having a gorgeous dental moment.

We're going to the dentist,

because we are going to have
your little baby smile fixed.

Oh.

I did notice the first day,

you kept covering your mouth
when you laughed and smiled,

so I love that we're doing this.

I just think that you
have such a beautiful light

- and a beautiful smile anyway.
- Such a beautiful light.

I... I... I...

Are you scared?

- No.
- I mean, it's been a while

since you've been to the dentist,
if you are scared, it's fine.

You also get to do, like, legal dr*gs.

Oh, and it's the best.

So, tell me, what's
going on with your teeth?

Well, Dr. Holli...

I'm missing one.

- But, then it came from...
- Was this from an injury?

- From childhood.
- Okay.

My brother let a bike go.

So, you've been hiding
your smile, haven't you?

- And I like to smile.
- You're a smiler.

- Right?
- Yes, Ma'am.

Doctor, what are we
doing today, exactly?

We're going to be
replacing Mary's front tooth

and getting rid of the gold tooth also.

And we're cleaning it?

Girl, yes!

Are you ready to get
started on your new smile?

- I'm ready.
- Okay, let's do it.

Okay.

Look, there it is.

Finally out!

- Keep it.
- Yeah, you...

Oh, Mary.

- Okay, with me. Ready?
- This is it.

We're gonna rinse it out,
but don't bite down, okay?

Girl, you cannot even get
over your face right now.

They look really good.

Oh my god, Mar!

- I'm okay.
- Have I got it too tight, okay.

- Yeah.
- No more hiding.

Are you ready to see?

Let's look at your new smile.

Thank you.

- I can smile again.
- Yeah.

- Thank you.
- It's my pleasure.

Girl, you look amazing.

- Yeah you do.
- Are you upset?

- I'm happy.
- Good.

Look at this smile.

Guys. We're here.

- Hello.
- Look at that beautiful smile.

Look at your hair.

You look so good, Little.

You just sit right here.

I know this has been

a crazy couple of days.

Yeah, I feel great.

This was probably one of the...

best weeks me and my
sister have ever had...

and together, in our life,

you guys have treated us like queens.

A lot of times we get going in life

and it starts being about work,

about family,

about everybody else
except for ourselves.

- Except for ourselves.
- That's right.

Make some time for ourselves.

And relax and yeah...

You know, I can't wait, really.

Okay, my loves.

First things first.

I want to do a work uniform first.

We got you t-shirts done,

with your logo on it.

So, you're still gonna be comfortable,

because I know you like a t-shirt.

- But, it's branded, so you're gonna look...
- More professional.

- Exactly.
- Yeah, I love it.

I'm going to give you some jeans
to try on with each of them.

I've got you some shoes.

Let's go get you changed.

- Yeah.
- Come on. Follow me, cuties.

You ready for this?

Okay, Jones Sisters BBQ.

Come on over. Come on over.

Look at those boots and those sneakers.

- Oh my god.
- Come on ladies, come on.

Look at the shoe on Mar-bear!

This is next level.

- We slaying it!
- Yeah, you are.

- You ready to see the next ones, you boys?
- Yeah.

Ladies, come and join us.

- Yes.
- Gorgeous.

- Come on over.
- Oh my god!

You love that top.

- And those boots.
- And that French tuck.

This is something they
could wear for a meeting,

'cause remember that they're
bottling their sauce now,

and to get it out there,
you've got to have meetings

with the right people, the right buyers.

And these are your meeting looks.

You look sexy and cool, but
you still look professional.

- I'm feeling sexy.
- Good job.

I love that.

This is so reflective of the
level of ferocity that you bring.

I'm glad you brought it out,
'cause I always tell her,

"Come on Shorty, let's
go do this and go here."

'Ah, Dee Dee, you go
on, if you wanna do that,

you go ahead." I'll say, "Okay."

You know sometimes you just
do need an external reminder

of how great you are
and all the positives.

You like a shopping bag, so I
got you a shopping bag shape,

- but it's not actually a shopping bag.
- That's good.

Chic, girl!

Oh, thank you.

I know nice when I see it.

- Okay.
- I think it's time to go see the new Jones BBQ.

- Shall we?
- I can hardly wait.

Are we ready, ladies?

- Okay.
- Oh, my god.

- Come right towards me.
- Duck your head a little bit.

Towards me, there you go.

- Let's do this.
- Three. Two. One.

Oh my god!

Are y'all serious?

Get outta here.

Look at the logo everywhere.

Thank you, Bobby.

Look how many more people
you're gonna be able to serve.

while they're waiting
in line, they can sit.

And these umbrellas move,

so you can move them
around when it's hot.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, and I love these red things.

- Aren't they cute?
- Yeah.

Look, Shorty, our name's up there.

Can't nobody take it now!

Okay, ready?

- Ready?
- Three. Two. One.

Go.

Yes!

Yes, queens, let's go.

Oh, my goodness.

This right here. I don't have the words.

More refrigerator room.

Oh, my god.

Oh my goodness, we got air!

You got air, you got a big new freezer.

Oh my goodness!

Oh, we ain't gotta sweat no more.

The barbecue sauce is done.

We got a register.

A real register.

I got you a new POS system from Upserve.

Oh my goodness.

We got things to stand on.

Exactly, so it doesn't hurt your back.

It's not dangerous in here anymore.

Everything has its place now.

All these new organizational
things up on the shelves.

It doesn't have to be this, like...

disorganized chaos, as it was.

So, now is the perfect time
for all this to be set up.

We wanted to make sure that you

had a proper menu,

we all worked together,

and you notice on here
and on the bottles,

it has your family history on it now.

Every time they hear
about the story you told us

of your father teaching you all

and then what you all have established.

When people come in here, they
know this is a family business,

full of love,

full of attitude, and
full of a lotta gratitude.

That's right. For sure.

I mean, this is just wonderful.

- Y'all just don't know.
- Don't know.

Oh my goodness.

- Come here. Give me your hand.
- Okay.

Okay.

Look at this, look.

I wanted to make sure I put up
all the history of this place,

of your dad and you. I love this one.

- This is the badass Pit Queens.
- Yeah.

Such an amazing rich history.

Look Dee Dee, oh look.

- Look at that.
- Everyone's going to want to leave

with a bottle of barbecue sauce.

Yes.

How cool is this?

I know that it took a lot for

you to be comfortable in, like,

letting somebody else
have a hold of your recipe.

You were very secretive.

I still haven't figured out
what the hell is in this bottle,

but you know what it's
probably for the best,

'cause it's going to remain this
beautiful little mystic secret

that you guys get to
share with the world

and know that they have your
back at the bottling company.

Because it's sacred to you, they
understand what it means to you,

they understand its humble beginnings.

This is the thing that you
thought you weren't able to do.

- That's right.
- And it's just the beginning.

You guys gave us tools to work with.

Tools that we didn't have,

but now we have them.

Where's it going to go? Show me.

- Right there.
- Perfect.

Come on out girls.

- Come on.
- Okay.

Have a seat right here.

On your new benches.

Okay.

You guys have been
doing this for 35 years.

Do you now feel like it represents that?

- For sure.
- Yes.

It represents the legends and the
amazing women that you guys are.

- Exactly right.
- That and more.

You all were always your
knight in shining armors

but you never allowed yourselves
to be your damsels in distress.

Meaning you never allowed
yourself to be taken care of

and to show yourselves love.

Now, you can say, "It's our time."

- Right?
- Exactly.

- We are Power Women now.
- Yes.

Power Women do what?

- We...
- Slay it!

Yeah, we, we slay. We just slay!

What do we do Mary? We...

Slay it.

Slay!

We gonna sell that sauce,
you gonna be so proud.

Yes!

We gonna do that, okay! And
we'll forever be grateful.

You looked at us

and you knew we had good sense.

You encouraged us.

You went outside the box with us.

You said things that some people
wouldn't have the heart to say to us

all out of love.

We love you and we appreciate you.

All y'all.

You got to get ready
for a party, come on.

Let me get my sweaty body all over you!

Thank you so much.

- Pinky promise.
- I promise.

Do not be in that kitchen tonight.

- Love you.
- Congratulations you guys.

Have fun tonight.

Guys, look what we have.

Jones Sisters BBQ.

- Are you serious?
- Legit!

We have ribs,

there are burnt ends right
on the edge over there.

And the potato salad.

Can I sit here?

What, Tanny?

Alright Barbaras, press play.

Ah, here we go, guys.

Oh, my gosh!

- That is cool.
- Oh my...

That is cool.

Hi, guys.

Aunt Fanny! I'm so proud,

I wish Mama and Daddy was here.

I'm seeing like a whole new person here.

She's beaming.

Yes, look at it!

We in the house!

She's so proud of the BBQ sauce.

And this our Jones BBQ logo now.

Oh, my God.

Your hair is so beautiful.

Can we talk about how
good her highlights look?

The way that wind is catching
it, honey. It's giving me life.

What? Wait a minute, come here. Do it.

- They look beautiful.
- Ain't they beautiful?

This is a new day, pumpkin!

And did they cut the bob? It's cute.

- They cut my hair, you like Auntie's hair?
- I do like it, yes.

Come on in, see it.

You on top, kid.

Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful.

We need to get some food going here.

Shorty, delegate is what
they told us, put that down!

Yes, that's right, take a break.

This is the grand
opening of a new start,

so enjoy!

Alright!

- I love that.
- Shorty, I love that.

This is the grand
opening of a new start.

Not to mention like,

her being willing to
like show her smile.

That's the first time I saw her like

speak in front of people
and not go like this.

Now, it feels like a
destination restaurant.

You would want to go there and
eat and spend an evening out.

Guys, coming in your local store.

I'mma need you to support us, okay?

- It was so good.
- Take it home with you.

It's gonna be in the
local store, yes it is!

Marinate your steaks in it.

I love her.

At the end of the day we work hard,

because we want support other people,

to give the next generation
the best life possible.

- Thank you, thank you.
- I'm so proud of you.

You look beautiful.

Take a step back and
look at the big picture.

- Ask for help.
- You're not invincible.

Because we've got to love ourselves
in order to love other people,

so that you don't burn
your candle at both ends.

Our dad, Levy Jones Senior,

would be jumping off.

He would be so happy

and proud of us.

'Cause I know he's looking
over our shoulder right now.

Feel that pat?

Thank you, Daddy.

- To legacy!
- Legacy.

And that'd be nice...

Got to get all that
stuff on your cuticles.

Dry hands got you down,
honey? Not anymore.

Start off with a gorgeous
exfoliation moment.

We're gonna rinse them off.

Dry them off.

Get your gorgeous moisturizer

and slather it on, sister.

Now, here is where the hip-tip
kicks into high gear, honey.

You're going to take some socks

and you're going to
keep that body cream in

all night long.

Yes.

And then go to sleep.

And when you wake up,
dry, crusty hands no more.