Seasons & episodes

S1 · E5Episode 5 2012-10-29 · 24 min＋

Max is trying to prove to Kostya that there is nothing between him and Nastya, but Nastya is sure of the opposite! Fedya and Max are competing to see which of them will cook the fish better.

S1 · E6Episode 6 2012-10-30 · 24 min＋

The boss prepares for the arrival of the inspection from the SES and organizes cleaning in the kitchen. Max and Kostya accidentally throw out rare expensive mushrooms. To correct the mistake, friends have to accept the help of the homeless mand return him.

The chef burns his mouth with vinegar and can't appreciate the taste of his own dish. He turns to the cooks for help, but catches them in a lie. Max has to "compete" with Nastya for a free room in Kostya's apartment.

Viktor Barinov makes a bet with the chef of a competing restaurant Elena. They argue that Elena won't be able to spend a day in the kitchen of the Claude Monet restaurant. Nagiyev also asks Vika to babysit his dog.

The boss's ex-wife Tatiana brings their daughter to the restaurant and asks Vika to sit with her, but it's not so easy to keep track of little Alice even for her own father. Max is assigned to help Louis, but he has to replace him. As a result, he comprehends the secrets of confectionery and more.

The boss doesn't want to work on television, but he wants to make a big bet on football. He can't get the necessary amount and uses the money to buy black caviar in the hope of getting even. Max thinks that Vika is in love with him and begins to avoid her, which is why Vika lies to Max that she is pregnant.

Vika learns that "Claude Monet" should be visited by a restaurant critic. She is trying to calculate the criticism among restaurant visitors. Max, meanwhile, defends his culinary abilities, and the chef defends his leadership in the kitchen.

To raise the rating of the restaurant, Vika tries to introduce new ideas, new orders and a new menu, and the chef tries to defend the old ones. Max seeks Vicky's attention persistently and not without results!

The boss is quarreling with Elena over a parking space. Max comes up with a "lie to save Vicky", for which she has to pay. Nastya and Kostya are going to move on to "real" intimacy in a relationship.

The chef is "unable" to hold an outdoor banquet - he turns out to be very drunk! Max decides to save the banquet from failure. Staying in the kitchen for the chief, Lyova gets the opportunity to prove himself as a chef.

Vika offers Max to move in with her. Max will have to figure out if he is ready to live together. Kostya stays in the apartment alone with Nastya. He enjoys the opportunities, but gradually realizes that he is missing something. The chef takes full advantage of the kindness and gentleness of the faithful sous-chef and at the same time sets him up. A cold war begins between old friends.

In "Claude Monet" an inspection from the migration service came. Max, meanwhile, is trying to figure out the recipe for the chef's "branded" pate.

A new seasonal dish "from the chef" is a dish from Senya. The owner and the chef pay a "friendly visit" to Elena's restaurant, but the chef is hostile. Max is upset that Vika doesn't want to communicate with Nastya and Kostya - he comes up with a way to bring his friends closer.

Kostya and Max are going to raise the rent. Max teaches his friend to get left-handed earnings from the bar. Nagiyev is dissatisfied with the restaurant's income and introduces a strict austerity regime, which is why he fires several kitchen workers.

Igor, a potential new owner, comes to the restaurant. The boss tries to influence the owner's decision, returns his team to work, and loses his job on television. Max tells Vika that they have a free relationship, but soon he has a reason to regret these words.

The Chief's drunken prank threatens him with severe punishment of the master, but turns into a holiday for the whole team. Max is preparing a luxurious gift for Vicky, but on her birthday he presents her with a completely different "surprise". Nastya offers Kostya to move to a "new stage of relationship", but forgets to specify which one.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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".