Two 91原创 women who met while working in the local Fort 91原创 restaurant industry are releasing a web series called Bistro Eighty-Six, which premieres on YouTube on Monday, April 8.

The series was created by Alyssa Tavares and Stephanie Ross who co-created a production company in 2018 called Leftover Productions.

鈥淚 was just finishing up my waitressing career. We both kind of were wanting to do something in the industry but it鈥檚 very difficult to get cast roles that you want, so we decided to sit down and create something,鈥� explained Ross.

Bistro Eighty-Six is a mockumentary-style comedy series that follows the story of an unskilled and politically incorrect manager named Angie 鈥� who is played by Ross 鈥� and her staff. The series takes place in a bistro and the manager must adjust to a position she isn鈥檛 ready for, while being threatened by a new restaurant that鈥檚 going in next door.

Tavares also takes a role on screen, playing the character of Morgan, one of the bistro鈥檚 staff.

The creative duo don鈥檛 have an extensive history of creating web series, as this is their first one, although Ross has a theatre diploma, and Tavares is a professional dancer.

鈥淚t was a lot more work than we anticipated, but we ended up doing it all ourselves. We enjoyed the acting, and writing. It was mostly the editing that took a long time,鈥� added Tavares.

Altogether, the project took one year and two months, and was funded by Tavares and Ross who purchased their own gear, and fundraised to cover some costs.

鈥淲e had a really fun experience,鈥� said Ross, adding they will most likely do a second season.

鈥淲e really learned all the skills we needed to learn, and fine tuned the things we wanted to change.鈥�

Tavares calls the partnership a 鈥渄ynamic duo,鈥� as they each bring different skills to the table.

The series is also filmed locally in 91原创, and received it鈥檚 name from a restaurant-industry term.

鈥�86 in the restaurant industry means that you鈥檙e out of something. So when you鈥檙e out of soup or something, you say 鈥�86 soup.鈥� [For the series] we thought 鈥榤an, they鈥檙e out of everything. They鈥檙e out of common sense, they鈥檙e out of common courtesies,鈥� explained Ross.

In total, the series features 22 roles, and a production crew of eight people.

Episodes are set to come out once a week on Mondays at 6 p.m., beginning on April 8.