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00:00Congratulations to Chef Anthony Romano for winning the Global Culinary Championship three years in a row.
00:07With his stars still rising, his fans fondly call him the Kitchen King.
00:11With me are three such admirers.
00:14Three Michelin-starred chef and restaurant owner Jonathan Pierce,
00:17the Crown Royal Hotel Chairman Benjamin Cross,
00:20and Vincent Russo, the U.S. Culinary Association's Director of International Affairs.
00:25They're all here eager to work with the Kitchen King.
00:27Work with? Oh gosh.
00:29I'd sacrifice everything to work with the Kitchen King, but he'd never notice me.
00:34For the Kitchen King to grace the Crown Royal Kitchens, I will personally give him $50 million.
00:41$50 million? Please.
00:44I pulled up with a hundo milli cash deposit.
00:47The Kitchen King's work is worth whatever he says it is.
00:50I'm his uncle and his business partner.
00:53Give me the deposit and the Kitchen King will be yours.
00:56Move aside, move aside. I'm his aunt.
00:59I potty trained him and if I say yes, it's as good as the Kitchen King saying yes.
01:03Give me the deposit.
01:05Ma'am, please introduce me to the Kitchen King.
01:08Introduce me and I will shower you with an extra five, no, $10 million.
01:13Well, damn. For $10 million?
01:16You got a deal, sir.
01:17Yes.
01:18You wife! I'm his uncle!
01:20Don't touch me, you sicko! I'm the aunt! I'm the aunt!
01:24Chef Romano's relatives are easy to buy?
01:27Who knew?
01:27Where is Chef Romano?
01:43The Kitchen King is missing!
01:46Breaking news!
01:47Chef Anthony Romano is nowhere to be found.
01:50After searching for days, his assistant has no leads as to why, at his career apex,
01:54Chef Romano would vanish. His fate, a mystery.
01:57Watch your eyeballs, Tony.
02:12You know, I've had my eye on you for a while now and you have your eyes on Miss Laurent.
02:17What, did you catch feelings or something?
02:21Aw, broke little kitchen boy thinks he's good enough for the head chef's daughter.
02:27Dream on.
02:30Our street urchin has feelings for Miss Laurent.
02:33A year ago, he was on the streets. She took him in, gave him food, shelter, of course he's in Luke.
02:39Miss Laurent will reject any man who is not an outstanding chef, dashingly handsome,
02:43and a man of righteous elegance like, I don't know, the Kitchen King.
02:49You, forget it.
02:52I need some help, right now.
02:55What, what happened?
02:56The Saucyere will be signed, Chef Laurent has to do it himself.
02:58I need someone who can help.
03:00Again, that's the seventh Saucyere this month.
03:02Man, Shuf Laurent standards are so high.
03:04Who will ever live up to him?
03:08Today is huge.
03:10You know, the chairman of the restaurant association, Mr. Marcelli?
03:13He brought Benny Boucher, he a late restaurant critic, to the restaurant.
03:18If we bump this up, we kiss our Michelin stars goodbye.
03:23Mr. Marcelli, he's the chairman now.
03:28Why are you standing there muttering,
03:30Look, give me someone to help now.
03:33Here, take Tony.
03:35He'll be amazing.
03:38Are you sure he can do it?
03:39Come to think of it,
03:41Tony's the only guy Chef Laurent's never chewed out.
03:43If it's about chopping up veggies or grunt work, he'll nail it.
03:50Hurry.
03:51Come on, let's go.
03:53Damn it.
03:53He can help.
04:02Tony?
04:03No, he's a kitchen boy.
04:05I sent you to get help, and you brought back a kitchen boy?
04:08Can't you find someone more experienced?
04:10Isn't this the mega-perf who ogles Jessica all day long?
04:15A kitchen boy?
04:16What can he do?
04:18Stay out of the way and not make it worse?
04:20Sir, Mr. Marcelli is complaining.
04:22He's hungry.
04:25Come on.
04:26Cut some asparagus and some cherry tomatoes.
04:49He's too slow.
04:51I'll do it myself.
04:52Even I can cut better and faster than this simple can.
04:55Dad, let somebody else do it.
05:00Am I blind?
05:02Is he cutting between the scents?
05:04Oh my God.
05:06He hasn't spilled a drop of moisture.
05:10No.
05:12He will help.
05:13Don!
05:13Chef Laurent!
05:14Hey, shut up.
05:15We're running out of time.
05:17You, help Nolan play.
05:19Have him?
05:20Help me?
05:21Help me?
05:21Help me?
05:22No.
05:22You ruined my dishes.
05:24There's no time.
05:26Mr. Marcelli is waiting.
05:27Let's begin.
05:33Chiles and nogada.
05:35Our guests like spicy food.
05:37For the Picadillos, we transported chiles de arbo from Mijocan.
05:42For the Pueblanos, make the cuts nice and smooth.
05:46No rough edges.
05:47And leaves the stem where it'll look hideous on the plate.
05:50Okay.
05:50Okay.
05:57For the Picadillos, mince the beef, potatoes, and carrots nicely.
06:01No big chunks of pico de arbo, finely minced.
06:11What's next, boss?
06:13You-
06:14Tony, prepare a side dish.
06:16Yes, chef.
06:19Getting chef's approval doesn't make you special.
06:23Know your place, kitchen boy.
06:27Excellent work, Nolan.
06:49Your months of practice have really paid off.
06:52Mr. Marcelli's gonna love it.
06:54Thank you, chef.
06:54We finally made it.
06:57Is that idiot still cutting?
07:00Chef, he's a waste of time.
07:02Screw up.
07:05Am I overestimating him?
07:09Are you fucked in the head?
07:12Benny Boucher can't eat spicy food, and you stuff him full of chili peppers?
07:17No spices?
07:19It's all pain.
07:21Forget it.
07:24This isn't a restaurant specialty.
07:26It's trash.
07:28No mastery of heat when cooking.
07:33No aroma at all.
07:34I-
07:34I go filling ratios.
07:38Wrong, wrong, wrong.
07:40The knife work on the edges.
07:43Hmm.
07:44Clean.
07:45Precise.
07:46Quite brilliant, actually.
07:49But it's roasted to ruins.
07:52Do you have any idea how important a nice dinner was?
07:55A multi-billion dollar investment from an international corporation was on the line.
08:00Mr. Marcelli, sir, we're terribly sorry.
08:02We were told that Mr. Boucher loves spicy foods.
08:05I gave clear instructions to your brother, Gaspard.
08:09Mr. Boucher can't eat spicy food.
08:12Not at all.
08:13He swore to me there'd be no problems.
08:16And now it's nothing but chilies, chilies, chilies.
08:19Who told Gaspard?
08:27Steven.
08:27Steven.
08:35My dear brother, I told you a thousand times yesterday, no spicy foods.
08:51Even if you hate me, ruining tonight is uncalled for.
08:55You offended Mr. Marcelli, nearly killed Mr. Boucher, and our father.
08:59His legacy, Le Cinecom, is ruined, and it's your fault.
09:04You're lying.
09:06Gaspard, you lied to us.
09:09You wanted tonight to go wrong.
09:11You wanted to ruin my reputation.
09:13You wanted Mr. Marcelli's billion dollar deal to go belly up.
09:17I told you, Mr. Boucher, dislikes spicy food.
09:22If you misunderstood, that's on you.
09:25Not me.
09:34Coleslaw, sir, don't put that garbage in your mouth.
09:48I'm beyond disappointed in you, in your restaurant, in your whole country's cuisine.
09:55Why is Tony's side dish here?
10:00What?
10:01Who told the kitchen boy to serve a dish?
10:04Are you ruining us on purpose?
10:10Wait.
10:10Wait, wait, wait.
10:11Did I hear that right?
10:13You actually let a kitchen boy cook for Mr. Marcelli and Mr. Boucher?
10:20Steven, are you out of your goddamn mind?
10:22Oh no, Tony's in dick shit now.
10:27Serving slops you wouldn't feed pigs to honored guests?
10:32It was a mistake.
10:34A mistake.
10:37Then you eat it.
10:40Or you.
10:49You're insulting our guests.
10:52Every dish in this restaurant is prepared with care.
10:56We don't cut any corners.
10:59How dare you spit on our craft and waste food like this?
11:04Waste food?
11:05You think you're so righteous?
11:07Then why don't you eat that pond scum yourself?
11:10Look at you.
11:12You won't even touch it and yet act all high and mighty with me.
11:16Mr. Marcelli, you see?
11:19He disrespects you.
11:20No, no, no.
11:23That's not true.
11:24This is how your restaurant treats its guests?
11:27Tonight, you're going to eat every shred of that wet cabbage.
11:33Eat it.
11:35Eat it.
11:36Eat it.
11:37Eat it.
11:38No, no, no, Dad.
11:42They want to humiliate you.
11:48Mr. Marcelli, if it'll make you and Mr. Boucher happy, I will eat it.
11:55Dad!
11:55It's her!
11:56Dad, Dad, don't do it.
11:57Don't.
11:58Don't, Dad.
11:58Look.
11:59Look.
11:59Look.
12:00Look.
12:01Look.
12:08You're right now.
12:25It's incredible!
12:41It's incredible!
12:43Come on.
12:49This is beyond pathetic.
12:52Look at you.
12:53Your face is twisted in pain.
12:54You don't look like somebody enjoying food.
12:57You're choking on it because it tastes like crap!
13:04Mr. Marcelli, my brother is a loser.
13:23His food is garbage.
13:25Le Sinecal, my father's legacy, would fare better under my management.
13:32Is that so?
13:34And what exactly do you bring to the table?
13:37I've spent a fortune hiring world-class chefs.
13:43Name a dish, they've mastered it.
13:45We'll perform it, and Mr. Boucher will be satisfied.
13:49I guarantee it.
13:50Mr. Boucher lives for food.
13:53He's the world's top culinary critic alive.
13:56He has sky-high standards.
13:58If you could please him, name your price.
14:02No problem.
14:03When my dishes satisfy Mr. Boucher, will you hand me the rights to Le Sinecal?
14:15As long as you can please, Mr. Boucher.
14:17No, Mr. Maselli, I was set up by Gaspar.
14:22Please, give me a chance to redeem myself.
14:25I challenge him to a cooking duel.
14:29A duel?
14:30How quaint.
14:31If you lose, a restaurant won't even cover it.
14:36I'm not done.
14:37Not only does the winner get the restaurant, but the loser will sever his own tendons.
14:44Never to cook again.
14:46Very well.
14:52I'll preside.
14:54Whoever satisfies Mr. Boucher gets the restaurant.
14:58What just happened?
14:59Sir, it's an unwritten code.
15:02One cannot decline a tendon challenge.
15:05Win.
15:06The Culinary Association supports you for life.
15:09Lose.
15:10And you get the snip.
15:12And are banned forever.
15:15You can't be serious.
15:17Dad!
15:18Give him the restaurant we can start over.
15:20But if you lose, you'll never cook again.
15:23When we win, we keep the operating rights, yes?
15:31Of course.
15:33Then, do you accept my tendon challenge?
15:38Knew you wouldn't roll over.
15:40Too bad for you.
15:42I came prepared.
15:44Time to show you truly exquisite technique.
15:53Round one, knife work.
16:23It's an honor to compete, Chef Laurent.
16:26My name is Mason from the Institute of Culinary Education.
16:30I-C-E.
16:32Mason.
16:33Don't tell me.
16:35Three years ago, you were awarded the highest honors from the principal himself.
16:39Yes, sir.
16:41I'm flattered you remember.
16:43Whoa!
16:44Oh, my God!
16:46The Institute of Culinary Education.
16:49I-C-E is the best cooking school in the world.
16:52I remember him.
16:53He always aced his cutting skills classes.
17:00Who is he?
17:01Is he the real deal or what?
17:03Mason is famous for his knife work.
17:05That's why he received all the highest honors.
17:08Rumor has it he honed his knife skills from ancient sect Wushu masters in China, who are known for intricate cuts and shapes with food.
17:19As for cooking, it's not suited for it.
17:22But as for his knife skills, anybody can't match him.
17:26No, Dad!
17:27What do we do now?
17:29Maybe Nolan should try?
17:31But compared to Mason, he's-
17:33Mason?
17:34I-C-E?
17:35Who cares?
17:36So what if he can carve rabbits from radishes?
17:39I can beat him hands down.
17:41Chef Laurent, let me put him down to size.
17:43No.
17:44You can't win.
17:45What?
17:46What?
17:47Why not?
17:52Old man's got a hell of an eye.
17:57Sure.
17:58I'll give it a try.
18:00Wait.
18:01What are you doing?
18:03Haven't we been humiliated enough already?
18:05Tony, don't fuck around.
18:07Just let Nolan go.
18:08Dad, if we send Nolan, we might have a shot.
18:11Tony will lose for sure.
18:13Hey, Nova, why did there a chef send Nolan?
18:16What is he thinking?
18:17Chef is keeping Nolan's skills a secret.
18:20Tony is just to catch the other guy off guard.
18:26Mason.
18:27When I was at I-C-E, I totes crushed the campus cooking contest thrice in a row.
18:34Who are you?
18:36Me.
18:38I'm an apprentice at La Seneca.
18:42Apprentice?
18:43Is that a joke?
18:45You send a kitchen boy to compete against me?
18:48A kitchen boy is so funny.
18:52Shall we begin?
18:54Me crushing you will be the highlight of your life.
18:57All right.
18:59Round one.
19:00And...
19:01Go!
19:02And...
19:03Go!
19:04And...
19:05Go!
19:21It's too fast.
19:22I can't even see his hands.
19:24Incredible.
19:25Is this Kung Fu?
19:54As you look at the detail, so lifelike.
20:08It's pure art.
20:09No wonder he's a pride of ICE.
20:14Tony, what are you doing?
20:19Cut something.
20:21Oh shit, he can't even gut a fish!
20:25Oh, we're doomed.
20:26Let Nolan go!
20:51Paper thin, like butterfly wings.
20:57Those honors were well deserved.
21:04What kind of knife work is this?
21:05Is he joking?
21:06That's it?
21:19What a joke!
21:21This isn't plating, this is an insult.
21:36Tony, just get down already.
21:39Is he serious?
21:40That sashimi?
21:41I could cut thinner than that.
21:44Chef Lauren, this is what you get for not sending me.
21:48Forget it.
21:49The last two rounds, it's all on me.
21:54Too easy!
21:56This is pathetic!
21:59No.
22:00Something's wrong.
22:02What do you mean?
22:04Look!
22:06Look at the tank!
22:11No way I'm seeing this right.
22:18A skeleton fish?
22:20Swimming?
22:21No!
22:22No!
22:23That's impossible!
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