Episode 1
Episode 1
24m5.0 / 10
The new owner of Claude Monet forbids the Chef to drink alcohol while working. Max is trying to apologize to Vika for cheating, and Nagiyev is going to divorce his wife.
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The Kitchen
20126 seasons7.7 / 10
Maksim "Max" Lavrov wants to become a great chef. But he finds out that the kitchen isn't the place for an easy career. And at restaurant "Claude Monet," this job looks to be harder and much more complicated than just cooking.
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Synopsis
Maksim "Max" Lavrov wants to become a great chef. But he finds out that the kitchen isn't the place for an easy career. And at restaurant "Claude Monet," this job looks to be harder and much more complicated than just cooking.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
24m
The chef is trying to prove the advantages of French cuisine and defend Vika. Max is forced to "established" a relationship with Nastya's father. Sasha wants to be close to Max, but not only as a friend.
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Episode 3
24m
Elena provides driving services to the Chief. Max negotiates with Sasha about a free relationship. Fedya argues with Senya that he can eat a leather belt.
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Episode 4
24m
The famous French chef Voldemar Barani comes to the restaurant "Claude Monet" with a master class. Max agrees to fly to Cyprus with Sasha, but unexpectedly explains himself to Vika. Now he has to give up one of the girls.
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Episode 5
24m
The leader of the Spartak team should come to visit the Chef. Max can't make a choice between Vika and Sasha. Once in the hospital, he hopes to calmly figure everything out, but while there, Max continues to rush "between two fires".
Episode credits
Guest stars Vyacheslav Malafeev
Episode 6
Episode 6
24m
Max is worried that because of his jambs he can't get into the "special team of the Chef". He adjusts a joint trip to the bathhouse and finds out how the members of this team - Senya, Fedya and even the sous-chef - did at one time.
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Episode 7
24m
Another argument between the Chef and Elena spills into morning runs. But they have to measure themselves not with sports achievements, but with health. Nastya brings home a "guy" - a homeless man Rodion Sergeevich. Max and Kostya are not happy with the new neighbor and are trying to survive him.
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Episode 8
24m
The boss wants to invite Elena on a date, but is afraid of refusal. With Max's light hand, he learns modern courtship methods. To help Nastya make peace with her father, Kostya has to talk to him "in a manly way".
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Episode 9
24m
Max becomes a victim of harassment by Christina. He tries to understand what he is more afraid of - the Master's jealousy or the Mistress's anger. The behavior of the Chef in love causes false suspicions among the cooks.
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Episode 10
24m
The boss is in the hospital. To maintain the reputation of the restaurant, Senya is appointed to "portray" Viktor Petrovich in front of important guests. Among other things, he is visited by the creditor Chef, and now Sene himself needs support. Sasha intends to move in with Max, and Max intends to prevent her from doing so. Nastya organizes the rescue of a delicatessen turtle.
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Episode 11
24m
Doctors forbid the Chef to smoke. In order not to give up the bad habit, he goes for various tricks. Sasha and Nastya hardly get along in Max and Kostya's apartment, and all four of them suffer from it. Senya and Fedya start another argument, which develops into a quarrel, and the sous-chef tries to restore "peace and friendship" in the kitchen.
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Episode 12
24m
A young chef Alex comes to the restaurant to replace the sick Chef. Max helps him join the team, but after learning about the new boss's plans for Vika, he "helps" him to leave.
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Episode 13
24m
The chef is fed up with hospital food and is ready to do anything for a piece of meat. Max cooks for a vegetarian, but recklessly leaves the dish unattended. The owner suffers from the persecution of the journalist and asks for help from Sena and Fedya.
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Episode 14
24m
The boss receives a voucher to the sanatorium as a gift from Elena and "goes to rest". Max is concerned that Ilya, Sasha's former waiter and ex-boyfriend, returns to the restaurant.
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Episode 15
24m
The boss expects to continue the date with Elena. It remains to figure out where to invite her for this. Kostya and Nastya expand their "love horizons". Ilya is trying to get Sasha back.
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Episode 16
24m
The boss meets Elena's son. It happens spontaneously and not too successfully. Elena is looking for a way to improve her boys' relationship. Max has a plan of revenge for the intriguer Ilya, drawing inspiration from Eastern philosophy, but his victory also turns out to be a defeat.
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Episode 17
24m
Max wants to apologize to Ilya and organizes a party at home. Trying to tell his friend the truth about Sasha's betrayal, Kostya himself gets into a tangle of lies. Louis flirts with a girl and now doesn't know how to get rid of her attention. The boss, at Elena's insistence, learns to control fits of anger.
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Episode 18
24m
Max is called to replace the sous-chef during his vacation. In addition to stale products, unplanned guests and drunken cooks, an unexpected offer from the Chef is waiting for him. Kostya and Nastya's parents are seriously alarmed by a strange call: a mysterious stranger demands money in exchange for... Nastya.
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Episode 19
24m
Because of the skirmish between the Chef and Vicky, a real war begins between the kitchen and the hall workers. Max is forced to make a choice in favor of one of the parties. A regular visitor of retirement age appears in the restaurant, who is interested not only in French cuisine. The host is preparing for a meeting with a famous Romanian director.
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Episode 20
24mfinale
The boss refuses to move to Elena, fearing to lose his independence. A meeting with a former classmate makes Nastya think about the wedding. Max tries in fain to explain himself to the Chef. As a result, he gets a chance to prove himself and stay in the team, albeit in a new role.
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Cast
Dmitri NazarovViktor Barinov
Mark BogatyrevMaksim Lavrov
Elena PodkaminskayaViktoria Goncharova
Dmitriy NagievDmitriy Nagiev
Sergey EpishevLev Semyonovich Solovyov
Olga KuzminaNastya
Viktor HorinyakKonstantin Anisimov
Marina MogilevskayaElena SokolovaCredits
- Created by
- Vasily Kutsenko, Igor Tudvasev, Dimitry Jan, Pavel Danilov, Vitaly Shlyappo
- Written by
- Vitaly Shlyappo, Oleg Mastich
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 120
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Кухня
Networks & production
STSRussia
Yellow, Black & WhiteRussia- Keystone ProductionRussia
Themes
cheerfulclaude monetcomedy of situationcookingfoodfrench restaurantfriendshipinfidelity