The Kitchen

- Season 1

(2012)

Max Lavrov - a talented young chef came from Voronezh to Moscow to get a job in a French luxury "Claude Monet". However, in an interview to be Max several tests. First arraignment despotic chef then ridicule and bullying staff restaurant. And the most important meeting with the art director of the restaurant Victoria, from which Max, spent the night on the eve of the morning escaped. In general, to be his in the team is not easy, so Max must show not only culinary skills.

Max is able to manage for a while in the bar, but in the end brings a mess. Vick wants to provoke dismissal Max and his fight with the bartender Bones. Chef loses his favorite knife and refuses to cook.

Max is given an assignment - to unload vegetables and kill the goose. Chef prepares a feast for the judges, which deprived him of the rights to the car. Vick pursues married persistent admirer.

Max give an important task - to cook dinner for the entire kitchen staff. Chef learns that someone from the restaurant wants to get a job to competitors, and attempts to calculate "traitor." Costa waitress bartender like Anastasia. Max decides to help a friend to establish privacy.

Max tries to prove Coast, between him and Nastya nothing. She is sure but in reverse! Fyodor causes Max to "fish" a duel, and the chefs make bets on the winner. Chef going to break a big jackpot in "kitchen" sweepstakes.

Today verification SES. Trouble in the kitchen, as the chief gave the order to clean up. Here everything is ready, but their new surprise lurking instead of good old friend comes a new inspector. Max and the bones are in stock package of rotten potatoes and throw it. But it turns out that this is not a potato and how friends thought, and truffles. Unfortunately for them the only one who can help guys - bum. But he puts it a condition to be fulfilled.

Chef burns the mouth by mistake by drinking vinegar. Occurs most terrible thing for a chef - the loss of sensitivity of taste receptors , albeit at a time. And here, as specifically , the restaurant owner Dmitry order cook makes a special sauce for an important guest who except it can do no other. Viktor turns for help to his cooks , since unable to taste , and exposes them in a lie . Max wants to live in the spare room in the apartment rented by Kostya . But Nastya also claims to cohabitation with Bones .

Live telecast culinary Victor Barinov beats for a mortgage with Elena Sokolova, chef competing restaurant. The central issue is this: Viktor believes that Elena and the day will not be able to lead the kitchen of his restaurant. And Dmitry Nagiyev gives Victoria responsible mission: to look after the "beloved" dog that has accidentally shock. Thinking that the dog died, Max Vika buy a similar dog breed Shih Tzu. Later it turns out that she was alive, and now two dogs in the restaurant.

Ex-wife chef Tatiana comes into the restaurant asking to look after her daughter Alice. But even for such a task father is unbearable. This creates an interesting situation. Max prescribed to help Louis. As a result of his burn the hands of Louis and Max is forced to prepare himself under instruction Louis. Max learns some secrets confectionery skills, and overhears the conversation interesting information from Alice.

Barinov offer to act in the culinary program on TV, but he refuses. Instead chef puts on a football match. But such a large sum had not, and he uses the money necessary for the purchase of eggs for the needs of the restaurant. It takes money, and turning the tricky operation, but it fails. Max escapes Vick, deciding that she fell in love with him. Victoria learns about this and decides to respond to Max terrible revenge. Intervention chief, displays them on clean water.

In Claude Monet "the restaurant critic whom Victoria tries to calculate among visitors glanced on a spark". The circle of suspects constantly extends, and here already misunderstanding not to avoid. Kostya shows quality of the real bartender - ability to listen. Thanks to which he receives a valuable advice of the guest of an institution. But this council slightly was I didn't cost Konstantin of work. And at this time Max defends the culinary skill, Victor Barinov defends the dominant position in kitchen.

In order to raise the restaurant's ratings, Vika tries to introduce new rules and a new menu, but Victor wants to keep the status quo. Kostya and Nastya pretend to have an argument, and end up in a real quarrel. Max vies for Vika's attention.

Chef Victor fights with Yelena over a parking space - the argument turns into an outright war. Max tells Vika a white lie, which she ends up paying dearly for. Nastya and Kostya are ready to take the next step in their relationship.

Victor ends up too drunk to create a catering banquet for the owner of the restaurant. Max tries to save Victor - and the restaurant's reputation - while also proving to Vika that he's capable of serious culinary achievements.

Vika asks Max to move in with her. Max must decide whether he's ready. Kostya finds himself home alone with Nastya, but begins to see there's something missing. Victor exploits the devotion of his sous-chef, ends up creating a "cold war" between them.

Victor believes that the sudden fire inspection at Claude Monet has been organized by Yelena. In return he tips off the immigration department about illegal workers at Arcobaleno, but ends up paying dearly for it. Max wants to make Victor's signature pâté.

The new "Chef's Special" turns out not to be Victor's creation, but fellow chef Senya's. The owner and Victor pay a "friendly" visit to Yelena's restaurant. Max is upset that Vika doesn't want to hang out with Nastya and Kostya.

Kostya and Max get a salary raise. Max teaches his friend to skim money from the bar, as a result, Kostya is stripped of his official salary. The owner is unhappy with the revenue from the restaurant and introduces new "stringency measures".

A potential buyer of the restaurant, Igor, comes onto the scene. Victor tries to stop the owner from selling. Max tells Vika he wants an open relationship, but soon has cause to regret he ever mentioned it.

Max prepares a lavish gift for Vika, but gives her an entirely different "surprise" on her birthday. Nastya asks Kostya to take their relationship to the next level - but neglects to mention which level exactly.