episodes
- 1. No Pain, No Gain Manel is a young cook from Braga who arrives in the capital to try his luck: to get a job in the Divina Comédia, the most «in» restaurant in Lisbon. With the optimism and the ease that characterize h...
- 2. There Is A Friend Where You Less Expect Manel is smart and determined. Carlos, the bartender, is naive and kind. The two will become great friends. Kika does not want to take risks, she feels that the involvement she had with Manel can hurt...
- 3. The Future Is Unpredictable Manel has already realized that his work in the Divina Comédia is not a bed of roses. To test him, the Chef entrusts him with boring and discrediting tasks, has him unload vegetables and kill a duck....
- 4. Not Everything Is What It Seems! The Chef gives a mission to Manel: cook for the staff. The task seems easy, but nothing is simple in the Divina Comédia. The lunch will be complicated, thanks to the pranks of Fanã and Samu. Make thei...
- 5. There are Days to Forget! Carlos is hurt. He thinks that Manel betrayed him with Tania and stopped talking to him. Fanã also suspects about Manel and invites him to a "fish duel", in order to find the best cook. Of course the...
- 6. Prepared For Whatever Comes With the unexpected arrival of a sanitary inspector, the confusion settles in the Divina Comédia. Kika gets angry, she hates being caught in infractions. The Chef devalues the situation. He thinks tha...
- 7. A Friend Will Not Let Us Down The Chef freaks out because he temporarily loses his palate. Unable to prepare one of his specialties, in panic, he asks the cooks for help. Then, he realizes that, out of pity, nobody tells him the t...
- 8. Who Never Made A Mistake Introduces Him Or Herself Vítor Guerreiro and Helena Paixão are invited to a TV show. Live, Helena proposes a challenge to the rival: to be her who commands, during one day, the kitchen of the Divina Comédia. In the room, the...
- 9. Where's Alice? Tatiana, a former wife of the Chef, leaves a daughter Alice delivered to the care of her father and Aunt Kika. Alice, a funny but mischievous girl, will cause caos in the kitchen and in the living roo...
- 10. Who Has No Money, Has No Addictions Vítor doesn't want to become a TV cooking shows' host, but is forced to accept because he needs money, he has a gambling debt to pay. Manel is too young to commit to Kika. Although he likes her, he b...
- 11. Who's Who? Kika is in panic, she has learned that a prestigious food critic is going to have lunch at the Divina Comédia. The problem is that nobody knows him. Kika's nerves "infect" the cooks, and in the room,...
- 12. As Times Change, So Do Wills Kika thinks that a good restaurant should always be up to date, so she offers the Boss some changes in decoration and service. Not content with the changes in the salon, she asks the Chef for a new me...
- 13. To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due Vítor Guerreiro is known for his bad temper, and it's not just for his staff. When he sees that Helena Paixão, the competing restaurant's Chef, parked the car in the place where he usually stops, Vito...
- 14. Show What You're Made Of! Bruno Falcão asks the Chef to do his best preparing a catering that will be served at VIP friends' house. For Kika, the moment is of great stress, nothing can fail. For Vítor Guerreiro it is the oppos...
- 15. Disagreement is Disagreement Kika invites Manel to go live with her. The decision is not easy, Manel is afraid to compromise too much. Carlos likes to be alone with Tânia, but quickly realizes that he lacks someone with whom to p...
- 16. Not Everything Is What It Seems! The spell had been turned against the sorcerer. This is what happens in this episode when Chef Guerreiro, thinking that Helena Paixão denounced him to the fire inspector, decides to avenge himself and...
- 17. Sooner Or Later, Everything Is Paid Kika wants the "Divina Comédia" to stir the menu by introducing seasonal dishes. Vítor, with no time to do her the will, decides to launch a contest between his cooks; he wants them to propose new dis...
- 18. The Crisis Comes To All Carlos' landlord demands an increase in the rent when she discovers that three people live in the apartment. With no much money, Manel shows Carlos effective, but not very orthodox, ways to earn some...
- 19. The Secret Is To Value What We Have A potential buyer, friend of the Boss, seems very interested in investing in the Divina Comédia. For a change, Kika and Vítor join forces to prevent the restaurant from changing ownership. Manel think...
- 20. All Is Well, When Ends Well! The Chef goes to the television to teach how to make "tomatada alentejana". Bruno Falcão decides to sell the Divina Comédia and wants a big farewell. He holds a party for all employees. Manel and Carl...