 Much of the show's appeal is how it captures the stressful and spiritual joy of beautiful cooking and slick restaurant running and the fierce tensions between the staff, especially between Kami and Cousin Richie. The BBC's Samira Ahmed asked Ebon Mos Bakarach, who plays Cousin Richie, to sum up his character's story so far. Sure. Sad, angry, meditative, sad, angry, sad.