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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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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 1
The Victor restaurant opens in the five-star boutique hotel "Eleon". The boss has a lot of contradictions with the hotel administrator. Denis wants to propose to Katya at the opening of the restaurant.
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Episode 2
Denis is tormented by his conscience because he cheated on Katya, and he is going to confess everything. A "secret customer" stays at the hotel.
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Episode 3
The owner of the hotel Eleonora Andreevna is trying to fire Denis, and Denis can't admit to Katya that he cheated on her.
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Episode 4
The boss and Elena are starting their relationship again. Katya is going to give Denis an erotic surprise. She is waiting for Denis in a suite, but Eleonora Andreevna unexpectedly comes there.
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Episode 5
Max returns to Moscow. Elena meets Eleonora Andreevna, who invites her and the chef to an exhibition of her own paintings. Max is trying to find out the term of Vicky's pregnancy. Denis admits to Katya that he cheated on her and leaves the hotel.
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Episode 6
Max and Vika go to the registry office to file for divorce. Max stubbornly does not leave attempts to find out who Vica is pregnant with. Katya falls into a depressed state, accompanying him with drinking alcohol.
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Episode 7
The boss beats the oligarch in the casino. Max does not leag behind Vicky and returns to work in the kitchen. Marina is jealous of Senya to Katya and gets a job with him.
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Episode 8
An Arab sheikh is coming to the hotel. Everyone is trying to please him. One of his wives is blackmailing Katya and the boss. Kostya thinks that the sheikh wants to take Nastya to the harem.
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Episode 9
Max does not leave attempts to regain Vicky's favor and promises her that he will never lie again. Elena finds an old suit of Viktor Petrovich, which is too small for him, after which Victor makes a bet that he can easily lose weight in a week. Lova falls in love with Gulnara, Ainura's niece.
Guest stars Natalya Yunnikova
Episode 10
A commission comes to the hotel to assign "stars" to the hotel. The chief has to replace Mikhail Dzhekovich before the commission. Max and Kostya are looking for a hypnotizing fraudster who pays with unreal money.
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Episode 11
Max is visited by his grandparents, who know nothing about Max and Vicky's divorce. The chef hires a new cook to spite Eleonora Andreevna, but when he finds out the truth about him, he turns everything in his favor.
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Episode 12
Viktor Petrovich is preparing a birthday present for Elena, but everything turns out a little differently. Max thinks that a pimm massage therapist is coming to Vika. Max and Vika are getting divorced.
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Episode 13
Viktor Petrovich celebrates Elena's consent to become his wife, and the restaurant staff at this time gives free rein to their own fantasies about their soul mates.
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Episode 14
Elena bought Viktor Petrovich a ticket for the Spartak match as a gift, but because of the boss's gambling, they had to celebrate the anniversary in the kitchen of the restaurant. Max gets into a sensitive situation with Eleonora Andreevna.
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Episode 15
Elena informs Viktor Petrovich that she is not yet divorced from her ex-husband. Viktor Petrovich takes on the divorce. Maxim helps Vika in front of Eleonora Andreevna. A new waiter appears in the restaurant - Nikita.
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Episode 16
Mikhail Dzhekovich tries to get Eleonora Andreevna's attention, remaining a secret admirer. Max meets his first love. Nikita hides from Katya that he has a rich father. The kitchen staff makes fun of Max, and he makes fun of them, not suspecting what it could lead to.
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Episode 17
Mikhail Dzhekovich wants to fight with Nagiyev because of jealousy of Eleonora Andreevna, and Viktor Petrovich does not allow him to do anything stupid. Max finds out that Vicky had false fights, but later she has real ones. Nikita has to steal Nagiyev's car.
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Episode 18
Max, together with Viktor Petrovich, is preparing to check out Vicky from the maternity hospital. They have a conflict with their neighbor. Lova tries to get Guli's attention, but she has false suspicions. Nikita is preparing a romantic surprise for Katya and is looking for a musician.
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Episode 19
Nagiyev wants to return Viktor Petrovich to Claude Monet and comes up with a clever plan. Inspector Michelin is coming to Moscow. Nikita is preparing a romantic evening for Katya, and Maxim gets an unexpected promotion.
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Episode 20
Senya and Fedya decide to make fun of Lova and Nikita, after which Katya finds out the truth about Nikita. Max and Viktor Petrovich make a deadly bet. Nagiyev self-servingly decides to take a big step in his relationship with Eleanor Andreevna. There is another cool turn in Max and Vicky's life.
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