▁they ▁opened ▁a ▁restaurant ▁together , ▁with ▁Isabel la ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁and ▁Ton inho ▁out ▁front ▁taking ▁the ▁credit . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁for ▁Isabel la ▁to ▁control ▁her ▁motion ▁sick ness ▁is ▁to ▁control ▁her ▁motion . ▁She ▁must ▁drive ▁rather ▁than ▁ride ▁in ▁a ▁car , ▁take ▁st airs ▁instead ▁of ▁elev ators , ▁lead ▁while ▁dan cing , ▁and ▁be ▁on ▁top ▁during ▁co it us . ▁Ton inho , ▁feeling ▁em as cul ated ▁and ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁this , ▁has ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁neighbor . ▁Isabel la ▁fle es ▁Brazil ▁for ▁San ▁Francisco ▁with ▁her ▁Af ro - B raz ilian ▁trans sex ual ▁friend ▁Mon ica , ▁who ▁spent ▁her ▁early ▁years ▁with ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁fish ing ▁community ▁of ▁Salvador . ▁Despite ▁old ▁job ▁offers ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁restaur ants , ▁Isabel la ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁job ▁until ▁she ▁takes ▁over ▁a ▁cook ing ▁class ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁cul inary ▁school . ▁Cl iff , ▁a ▁neighbor ▁and ▁local ▁television ▁producer , ▁sm ells ▁her ▁cook ing , ▁follows ▁her ▁to ▁class , ▁and ▁signs ▁her ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁live ▁cook ing ▁show , ▁Pass ion ▁Food . ▁She ▁makes ▁Mon ica ▁her ▁assistant ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁Isabel la ▁performs ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁Y eman ja , ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁sea ▁god dess , ▁to ▁hard en ▁her ▁heart ▁and ▁make ▁her ▁never ▁love ▁Ton inho ▁again . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁Ton inho ' s