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00:01Congratulations to Chef Anthony Romano for winning the Global Culinary Championship three years in a row.
00:08With his stars still rising, his fans fondly call him the Kitchen King.
00:12With mere three such admirers.
00:14Three Michelin-starred chef and restaurant owner Jonathan Pierce,
00:17the Crown Royale 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.
00:28Oh gosh, I'd sacrifice everything to work with the Kitchen King,
00:32but he'd never notice me.
00:34For the Kitchen King to grace the Crown Royal kitchen,
00:37I will personally give him 50 million dollars.
00:4150 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.
00:57Move aside, move aside. I'm his aunt.
00:59I potty trained him and if I say yes,
01:01it's as good as the Kitchen King saying yes.
01:03Give me the deposit.
01:04Ma'am, please introduce me to the Kitchen King.
01:07Introduce me and I will shower you with an extra five, no, ten million dollars.
01:14Well, damn! For ten million? You got a deal, sir.
01:17Yes!
01:18You liar! I'm his uncle!
01:20Don't touch me, you sicko! I'm his aunt! I'm the aunt!
01:23Chef Romano's relatives are easy to buy? Who knew?
01:27It's a kitchen king! It's a kitchen king! It's a kitchen king! It's a kitchen king!
01:40It's a kitchen king! It's a kitchen king! It's a kitchen king!
01:41Where is Chef Romano?
01:43The kitchen king is missing!
01:45Oh, breaking 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, Chef Romano would vanish. His fate, a mystery.
02:10Watch 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 feeling?
02:20Things or something.
02:22Aw, broke little kitchen boy thinks he's good enough for the head chef's daughter.
02:28Dream on.
02:30Our street urchin has feelings for Miss Laurent.
02:33A year ago, he was on the streets.
02:35She took him in, gave him food, shelter.
02:37Of course he's in love.
02:39Miss Laurent will reject any man who is not an outstanding chef, dashingly handsome, and a man of righteous elegance like, I don't know, the kitchen king.
02:50You?
02:51Oh, forget it.
02:54I need some help.
02:55Right now?
02:56What? What happened?
02:57The Saucyere will be signed. Chef Laurent has to do it himself.
02:59I need someone who can help.
03:00Again, that's the 7th Saucyere this month.
03:02Man, Chef Laurent's standards are so high.
03:05I will ever live off the level.
03:08Today is huge.
03:10You know the chairman of the restaurant association, Mr. Marcelli?
03:14He brought Benny Boucher, he a late restaurant critic, to the restaurant.
03:18That's right.
03:19If 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.
03:37Are you sure he can do it?
03:39Come to think of it, Tony'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.
04:00He 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-perv who ogles Jessica all day long?
04:15A kitchen boy?
04:16What can he do?
04:17Stay out of the way and not make it worse?
04:20Sir, Mr. Marcelli is complaining.
04:23He's hungry!
04:26Come on, cut some asparagus and some cherry tomatoes.
04:40He's too slow! I'll do it myself!
04:52Even I can cut better and faster than a simple ten!
04:55Dad, let somebody else do it!
05:01Am I blind?
05:02Is he cutting between the scents?
05:04Oh my god!
05:06He hasn't spilled a drop of moisture!
05:11No!
05:12He will help!
05:13Dad!
05:14Chef Laurent!
05:15Hey!
05:16Shut up!
05:17We're running out of time!
05:18You!
05:19Help Nolan play!
05:20Have him?
05:21Help me?
05:22No!
05:23You ruined my dishes!
05:25There's no time!
05:26Mr. Marcelli is waiting!
05:30Let's begin.
05:31Chiles 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.
05:50For the Picadillos, mince the beef, potatoes, and carrots nicely.
06:02No big chunks of pico de arbo, finely minced.
06:11What's next, boss?
06:13You...
06:14Tony, prepare a side dish.
06:16Yes, chef.
06:17Kenny Sheth's approval doesn't make you special.
06:23Know your place, kitchen boy.
06:25Excellent work, Nolan.
06:26Your months of practice have really paid off.
06:28Mr. Marcelli's gonna love it.
06:29Thank you, chef.
06:30We finally made it.
06:31Is that idiot still cutting?
06:32...
06:36Mr. Marcelli is gonna love it.
06:38Thank you, Chef.
06:39We finally made it.
06:43Excellent worth, Nolan.
06:49Your months of practice have really paid off.
06:52Mr. Marcelli's gonna love it.
06:54Thank you, Chef.
06:55We 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 fucking the head?
07:11Benny Boucher can't eat spicy food,
07:14and you stuff him full of chili peppers?
07:17No spices?
07:19It's all pain.
07:23Forget it.
07:24This isn't a restaurant specialty.
07:26It's trash.
07:29No mastery of heat when cooking.
07:32No aroma at all.
07:34I go filling ratios.
07:38Wrong, wrong, wrong.
07:39Oh, the knife work on the edges.
07:43Hmm, clean.
07:45Precise.
07:47Quite brilliant, actually.
07:49But it's roasted heroines.
07:52Do you have any idea how important tonight's 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.
08:07I 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.
08:19You told Gaspard?
08:27Stephen.
08:27Stephen.
08:32My dear brother, I told you a thousand times yesterday, no spicy foods.
08:51Even if you hate me, ruining tonight is uncalled for.
08:54You offended Mr. Marcelli, nearly killed Mr. Boucher and our father.
09:00His legacy, Le Cinecom, is ruined.
09:03And it's your fault.
09:05You're lying.
09:06Gaspar, 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.
09:21If you misunderstood, that's on you.
09:26None.
09:41Coleslaw, sir.
09:42Don't put that garbage in your mouth.
09:44I'm beyond disappointed in you, in your restaurant, in your whole country's cuisine.
09:57Why 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?
10:12You actually let a kitchen boy cook for Mr. Marcelli and Mr. Boucher?
10:20Steven, are you out of your goddamn mind?
10:23Oh, no.
10:25Tony'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.
10:41You'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?
11:06Then why don't you eat that pond scum yourself?
11:11Look at you.
11:12You won't even touch it.
11:13And yet act all high and mighty with me.
11:16Mr. Marcelli.
11:18You see?
11:19He disrespects you.
11:22No.
11:22No, no.
11:23That's not true.
11:24This is how your restaurant treats its guests?
11:27Tonight, you're gonna eat every shred of that wet cabbage.
11:31Eat it.
11:33Eat it.
11:35Eat it.
11:36Eat it.
11:37Eat it.
11:40No.
11:41No.
11:42No, Dad.
11:42They want to humiliate you.
11:48Mr. Marcelli.
11:49If it'll make you and Mr. Boucher happy,
11:52I will eat it.
11:55Dad!
11:55It's her!
11:56Dad!
11:56Dad!
11:56Don't do it!
11:57Don't!
11:58Don't, Dad!
11:59No.
12:24Why not?
12:26It's incredible!
12:41It's incredible!
12:45Oh, I'm pumped!
12:48Look, come on.
12:49This is beyond pathetic.
12:51Look at you.
12:52Your face is twisted in pain.
12:54You don't look like somebody enjoying food.
12:57Oh, you're choking on it because it tastes like crap.
13:02Mr. Marcelli, my brother is a loser.
13:22His food is garbage.
13:25Licinical, my father's legacy would fare better under my management.
13:31Is that so? And what exactly do you bring to the table?
13:37I've spent a fortune hiring world-class chefs.
13:42Name a dish. They've mastered it. We'll perform it, and Mr. Boucher will be satisfied. I guarantee it.
13:51Mr. Boucher lives for food. He's the world's top culinary critic alive.
13:56He has sky-high standards. If you could please him,
14:00name your price.
14:02No problem. When my dishes satisfy Mr. Boucher,
14:06will you hand me the rights to Licinical?
14:15As long as you can please, Mr. Boucher.
14:17No. Mr. Marcelli, I was set up by Gaspar. Please, give me a chance to redeem myself.
14:27I challenge him to a cooking duel.
14:31A duel?
14:32How quaint.
14:34If you lose, a restaurant won't even cover it.
14:37I'm not done. Not only does the winner get the restaurant, but the loser will sever his own
14:44tendons. Never to cook again.
14:51Very well. I'll preside. Whoever satisfies Mr. Boucher gets the restaurant.
14:59What just happened?
14:59Sir, it's an unwritten code. One cannot decline a tendon challenge. Win. The Culinary Association
15:08supports you for life. Lose. And you get the snip. And are banned forever.
15:15You can't be serious.
15:18Dad, give him the restaurant we can start over. But if you lose, you'll never cook again.
15:28When we win, we keep the operating rights.
15:32Yes, of course.
15:34Then, do you accept my tendon challenge?
15:38Knew you wouldn't roll over. Too bad for you.
15:43I came prepared.
15:45Time to show you truly exquisite technique.
16:08It's an honor to compete, Chef Laurent.
16:26My name is Mason from the Institute of Culinary Education.
16:32I-C-E. Mason. Don't tell me.
16:34Three years ago, you were awarded the highest honors from the principal himself.
16:40Yes, sir. I'm flattered you remember.
16:44Whoa! Oh my God! The Institute of Culinary Education.
16:50I-C-E is the best cooking school in the world.
16:52I remember him. He always aces cutting skills classes.
17:00Who is he? Is he the real deal or what?
17:03Mason is famous for his knife work.
17:06That's why he received all the highest honors.
17:09Rumor has it he honed his knife skills from an ancient sect wushu masters in China
17:14who are known for intricate cuts and shapes with food.
17:20As for cooking, it's not suited for it.
17:23But as for his knife skills, anybody can't match him.
17:27No, Dad! What do we do now?
17:30Maybe Nolan should try?
17:31What? Compared to Mason, he's...
17:33Mason? I-C-E?
17:35Who cares?
17:36So what if he can carve rabbits from radishes?
17:39I can beat him hands down.
17:42Chef Lauren, let me put him down to size.
17:44No. You can't win.
17:46What?
17:47Why not?
17:52Old man's got a hell of an eye.
17:54Okay.
17:57Sure.
17:58I'll give it a try.
18:01Wait.
18:01What are you doing?
18:03Haven't we been humiliated enough already?
18:06Tony, don't fuck around.
18:08Just let Nolan go.
18:09Dad, if we send Nolan, we might have a shot.
18:11Tony will lose for sure.
18:13Hey, Nova.
18:14Why do there are chefs in Nolan?
18:16What is he thinking?
18:18Chef is keeping Nolan's skills a secret.
18:21Tony is just to catch the other guy off guard.
18:23Mason, when I was at I-C-E, I totes crushed the campus cooking contest thrice in a row.
18:35Who are you?
18:37Me.
18:38I'm an apprentice at La Seneca.
18:43Apprentice?
18:44Is that a joke?
18:45You send a kitchen boy to compete against me?
18:48A kitchen boy is so funny.
18:53Shall we begin?
18:54Me crushing you will be the highlight of your life.
18:58All right.
18:59Round one.
19:01And go.
19:05And go.
19:18It's too fast.
19:23I can't even see his hands.
19:25Incredible.
19:26Is this Kung Fu?
19:48Oh.
20:01As you look at the detail.
20:04So lifelike.
20:08It's pure art.
20:10No wonder he's a pride of I-C-E.
20:16Tony.
20:17What are you doing?
20:19Cut something.
20:22Oh, shit.
20:24He can't even gut a fish.
20:25Oh, we're doomed.
20:26Let Nolan go.
20:28Oh.
20:47Paper thin.
20:54Like butterfly wings.
20:57Those honors were well-deserved.
21:03What kind of knife work is this?
21:05Is he joking?
21:06That's it?
21:17What a joke.
21:20This isn't plating.
21:35This is an insult.
21:37Tony.
21:37Just get down already.
21:40Is he serious?
21:42That sashimi?
21:43I could cut thinner than that.
21:45Chef Lauren.
21:46This is what you get for not sending me.
21:49Forget it.
21:50The last two rounds.
21:51It's all on me.
21:56Too easy.
21:57This is pathetic.
22:00No.
22:02Something's wrong.
22:03What do you mean?
22:06Look.
22:07Look at the tank.
22:15No way I'm seeing this right.
22:18A skeleton fish swimming?
22:22No.
22:23No.
22:24That's impossible.
22:28That's real.
22:30The sliced up fish is still alive.
22:33How on earth did he do that?
22:35Isn't he like an intern?
22:36Holy smokes.
22:37That's some insane knife skills right there.
22:39When did Lysanical hire a pig shot?
22:41Isn't that like necromancy or something?
22:44Not necromancy.
22:46Skill.
22:46Cuts so fast, so precise.
22:50The nerves don't realize the body is missing.
22:53I read about this in ancient cooking tomes.
22:57I thought it was a legend, but...
22:59But here it is.
23:01Lysanical wins first round.
23:12A real chef focuses on taste before presentation.
23:15That's right, Nolan.
23:17It's just beginner's luck, or he wouldn't be a kitchen boy.
23:22What the hell?
23:24I didn't pay you millions to lose to a busboy.
23:27No.
23:28No.
23:29That's impossible.
23:30He can't do that.
23:31It's impossible.
23:32No.
23:33No.
23:34Who the hell are you?
23:35I don't know.
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