The series "The Kitchen" by channel "CTC" has everything what should have a good sitcom - a sense of humor, a sense of proportion, talented actors and fascinating story that can easily conquer all who awe relates to good food and its preparation.

Paradise with a burning stove

Maxim Lavrov (Mark Bogatyrev) moved from his native Voronezh to Moscow to become a famous chef. Luck is on his side, and Max takes a job in a well-known French restaurant French   "Claude Monet", which belongs to the "show-business stars" Dmitry Nagiyev (cameo).

In the kitchen of the restaurant she runs the wonderful person and talented chef Viktor Barinov (Dmitry Nazarov), and in the hall disposes of an ambitious art director S. Victoria (Helen Podkaminskaya). Leaders "Claude Monet's" do not always see eye to eye and ready to argue from morning to night, but united by a common cause - to make his restaurant the best.

Humor in the ordinary

At the center of the story in the series "Kitchen" harsh working everyday life of ordinary people, not "office plankton", but the kitchen staff of a large restaurant, which is closely intertwined personal and business relationships. Life in this kitchen is not just boils it boils, perehlestyvaya over the edge, so the characters do not have a second of free time, and you need to get to work, and how to relax.

Mainly in this kitchen is indisputably chef Victor Barinov, he is the king and god, flame tamer, his word is law, listening to him, his mouth open, followed without question. In the role of an actor shines Barinov Dmitry Nazarov, in addition to amazing comedic talent, felt his passion for the process, it creates a colorful, multi-dimensional image, which can be seen and fatherly care, selfish and capricious tyranny. Barinov, not only business man, desperately keen for his work, but also a mentor, educate and guide when required.

Maxim Bogatyrev by Mark goes from the noisy boys with high expectations for a man with self-confidence How to gain confidence in themselves?   and objectives, but growing up does not make it less eccentric and does not extinguish the courage and persistently, that not only help him out in difficult situations, but is often portrayed in a bad light.

The series also stars Julia Takshina Elena Podkaminskaya, Marina Mogilev, Victor Horinyak Nikita Tarasov Sergey Epishev, Olga Kuzmina, Maria Gorban, Mikhail Tarabukin and others.

The quality and quantity

"Kitchen" is not a story about a healthy lifestyle, is the story of how one should live and be happy, enjoy the food, the environment, the ability to love and be loved in return, show mild glorifies hedonism and gluttony.

The main director of "Kitchen" was the winner of "Taffy" Dmitry Dyachenko ("What Men Talk About", "Radio Day"), who can shoot stunning comedy with serious undertones. In addition to his creation of the series was attended by directors Jora gooseberry and Anton Fedotov. "Kitchen" with the first series sets the bar high quality, which has always supported, justifying expectations.

The first season of the series, totaling 20 episodes, was released in 2012, brought expected high ratings and became itself an event for the Russian cinema is still related to the sitcom genre, does not deserve the attention and serious consideration. "Kitchen" was able to show a "class" to create original live comedy with vivid characters, filmed with humor and played without the strained and awkward pauses.

Currently, there are shootings of the fourth season of the project. In anticipation of the continuation of all the fans of the series can see their favorite characters on the big screen. Feature film "Kitchen in Paris", produced and directed by Dmitry Dyachenko, continues the third season of "Kitchen", reveals a few subplots, and also leaves a few hints at what awaits the audience in the fourth season.

"Kitchen" is currently the most expensive Russian sitcom, the production cost of one television series "STS" 200 thousand dollars. While the other projects will have budgets squeezed, the creators of "Kitchen" reduce the number of runs (in the case of the first season), so as not to give up on quality for the sake of quantity, and what is the result deserves an excellent rating.

Anna Chizh

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