Series synopsis
The Kitchen, also known as Кухня is a reality family talk drama television series that premiered on STS on October 22, 2012. It ended on March 31, 2016. It was created by Vasily Kutsenko, Igor Tudvasev, Dimitry Jan, Pavel Danilov, Vitaly Shlyappo. It stars Dmitri Nazarov, Mark Bogatyrev, Elena Podkaminskaya and Dmitriy Nagiev.
Spend a fun and food-filled morning in The Kitchen with hosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro, Marcela Valladolid, and Geoffrey Zakarian. From simple supper ideas, food trend discussions, and family meal tips to trivia games and viewer questions, they'll cover all things fun in food.
Premise
Spend a fun and food-filled morning in The Kitchen with hosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro, Marcela Valladolid, and Geoffrey Zakarian. From simple supper ideas, food trend discussions, and family meal tips to trivia games and viewer questions, they'll cover all things fun in food.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dmitri Nazarov as Viktor Barinov
- Mark Bogatyrev as Maksim Lavrov
- Elena Podkaminskaya as Viktoria Goncharova
- Dmitriy Nagiev as Dmitriy Nagiev
- Sergey Epishev as Lev Semyonovich Solovyov
- Olga Kuzmina as Nastya
- Viktor Horinyak as Konstantin Anisimov
- Marina Mogilevskaya as Elena Sokolova
Supporting cast
- Sergey Lavygin as Arseniy Chuganin
- Mikhail Tarabukin as Fedor Yurchenko
- Mikhail Bashkatov as Denis
- Kateryna Kuznetsova as Alexandra Bubnova
- Zhanyl Asanbekova as Ainura Kenensarova
- Mariya Lisovaya as Episod
- Anastasia Chepeliuk as waitress
- Irina Brazgovka as Dzhoel Kopash
- Alina Zasobina
- Yana Koshkina as wife of a bandit
- Timur Yeremeyev as Egor
- Vyacheslav Malafeev as Vyacheslav Malafeev
Guest cast
- Vyacheslav Malafeev as Vyacheslav Malafeev
- Natalya Yunnikova as hypnotist
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 309 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 20 | September 6, 2014 | September 6, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 20 | October 22, 2012 | November 22, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 20 | March 25, 2013 | April 25, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 20 | March 3, 2014 | April 3, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 20 | October 13, 2014 | November 19, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 20 | September 6, 2015 | October 7, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 20 | February 29, 2016 | March 31, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 13 | August 29, 2015 | November 21, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 13 | November 28, 2015 | February 27, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 13 | March 5, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
| Season 10 | 13 | June 4, 2016 | September 17, 2016 |
| Season 11 | 13 | September 24, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| Season 12 | 13 | January 7, 2017 | April 1, 2017 |
| Season 13 | 13 | April 8, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| Season 14 | 13 | July 8, 2017 | October 7, 2017 |
| Season 15 | 13 | October 14, 2017 | January 20, 2018 |
| Season 16 | 13 | January 27, 2018 | April 21, 2018 |
| Season 17 | 13 | April 28, 2018 | July 21, 2018 |
| Season 18 | 13 | July 28, 2018 | October 20, 2018 |
| Season 19 | 13 | October 27, 2018 | February 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 6, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 26, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Young chef Maksim Lavrov comes to Moscow to work in famous restaurant Claude-Monet. However, it turns out to be not so easy. He deals with a stern head chef, the ridicule of the team and art director Vika, with whom he spent the night before. |
October 22, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Vika tries to get Max fired; the head chef loses his favorite knife and refuses to cook. |
October 23, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The chef is preparing a banquet for the judge who deprived him of his driving license. Max can't fulfill his task - to kill a goose for the banquet. Vika is not let by her ex-boyfriend. |
October 24, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
March 25, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
March 26, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
March 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Max starts working as a waiter. Nagiyev decides that it's time for the restaurant to keep up with the times, and is looking for a new chef - a specialist in molecular cuisine. As a result, Viktor Barinov's eldest daughter, Katya, becomes him. Nastya doesn't dare to tell her father that she's pregnant. Max is trying to ask Vika out on a date by any means... |
March 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Max and Ilya argued: who will pick up the most tips per shift. Meanwhile, a commotion is happening in the kitchen: Senya and Fedya play a trick on Katya, taking her clothes from her. Katya decides to take revenge on them: she prepared a molecular dish with mutton manure. Nagiyev, not suspecting anything, tries the dish, and he likes it. Meanwhile, Nastya can't help herself and eats meat. Nagiyev fires Sasha because of Ilya. |
March 3, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Maxim had a conflict with a client who turned out to be the prefect's wife. And now Maxim and Vika have to apologize to her. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Katya actively mess in the team. The boss doesn't like it, and he decides to prevent it... |
March 4, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Max and Vika get used to the family life together. The chef becomes the hero of a television program, which is filmed directly in the restaurant's kitchen. Because of this, the boss has a conflict with Nagiyev. Kostya and Nastya can't retire because of their son's whims. Nagiyev is offered the role of Napoleon. |
October 13, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Max's half-brother, Denis, unexpectedly comes to visit Max and Vika and asks to live for a while. They're trying to get him a job. Nagiyev is looking for a new chef instead of the fired Viktor Petrovich. In the evening, the drunken boss hits Nagiyev by car. |
October 13, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Elena helps Barinov out of the checkpoint, but under certain conditions. Nagiyev introduces the employees to the new boss, Herman Mikhailovich, who immediately decides to conduct certification. |
October 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Victor restaurant opens in the five-star boutique hotel "Eleon". The boss has a lot of contradictions with the hotel administrator. Denis wants to propose to Katya at the opening of the restaurant. |
September 6, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Denis is tormented by his conscience because he cheated on Katya, and he is going to confess everything. A "secret customer" stays at the hotel. |
September 7, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The owner of the hotel Eleonora Andreevna is trying to fire Denis, and Denis can't admit to Katya that he cheated on her. |
September 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 While everyone in the Victor restaurant is preparing for the upcoming wedding of Eleonora Andreevna and Nagiyev, Victor Barinov, under the sensitive guidance of his former mother-in-law, bakes wedding cookies. Unexpectedly, Nagiyev's ex-wife Kristina appears at the celebration. |
February 29, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Barinov finds out that he urgently needs to quit his job, otherwise "he can't see the white light", but he dreams of a Michelin star and introduces his own menu in the restaurant, in honor of which he arranges a party. Nikita and Denis make unsuccessful attempts to get Katya back, and the romantic date of Lova and Gulya does not end as both would like. |
February 29, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nagiyev acts in a movie and offers the boss a role. In the courtyard of the restaurant at this time there is a football tournament between the kitchen and the hall with a special prize. Nastya and Kostya are moving to a new apartment. |
March 1, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Kitchen Reveal The Kitchen set is revealed with its new autumn colours. Dishes include Marcela's seasonal vegetable lasagne, Geoffrey's vinaigrette, Katie's summer crab cakes and a classic cocktail. |
August 29, 2015 |
| 2 |
Farewell to Summer Wings two ways; easy solutions to common barbecue dilemmas; no cream-creamed corn; grilled corn and poblano salad; grilled jumbo shrimp with a 1-2-3 glaze; desserts on the grill; uses for pickle brine; frozen raspberry and vodka lemonade. |
September 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Back to School Menu School night pasta dinner; easy back-to-school snacks made with cereal; quick on-the-go breakfasts; English muffin pizzas; new ways to organize for the school year using common household items; an appletini. |
September 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deck Your Halls With Delicious Porcini-rubbed roast beef and two potato sides, perfect for a holiday party; actress Regina King helps make cheesecake with pomegranate sauce; holiday wreaths made with household items; cranberry lemonade punch cocktail. |
November 28, 2015 |
| 2 |
Cookie Swap Party! A cookie swap party featuring chocolate peppermint whoopie pies, mini sugar cookie tarts and cookie truffles; Duff Goldman demonstrates how to make gingerbread cookies like a pro; eggnog cocktail; packaging holiday cookies. |
December 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Seasons Eatings Emeril Lagasse makes a holiday rack of lamb with apple mint puree; Christmas tree cheese ball; snowman cheese ball; yule log cake; tips for decorating a store-bought gingerbread house; peppermint hot chocolate. |
December 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Restaurant Favorites Stuffed crust cast iron pizza with smoked mozzarella; crispy fish tacos; chef Judy Joo makes pork belly cheesesteak; viewer questions about take-out favorites; bartending tricks; beer-garita. |
March 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Pi(e) Day A celebration of Pi Day featuring a classic chicken pot pie, a breakfast pie mashup, lolli-pies, and lemon meringue with a twist; the latest pie trends; testing pie tools; a sweet apple pie shooter. |
March 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Spring Spread A celebration of Easter with a sausage and spinach bone-in pork loin and an adorable bunny cake; decorating Easter eggs and easy DIY spring wreaths; Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos make a spring risotto; spring fling cocktail. |
March 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Make the Most of Your Summer Bounty Grilled pork tenderloin with an apricot serrano salsa; pork tenderloin quesadillas; tips for keeping produce fresh; author and nutritionist Joy Bauer presents her healthy mint chocolate chip ice cream; radish and snap pea bites. |
June 4, 2016 |
| 2 |
From Dish to Shining Dish Fried clam roll; Midwestern potato salad; burgers inspired by their home state ingredients; unique flavors of barbecue sauce from state to state; pit master Melissa Cookston reveals her secret to her award-winning sauce for ribs; actress KK Glick. |
June 11, 2016 |
| 3 |
Celebrating Dad The Kitchen celebrates Father's Day with tasty recipes and DIY gift tips. Marcela and Katie share recipes for bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers and picante peppers, then the ladies top it off with their own special cocktails. |
June 18, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pantry Raid The Kitchen gang makes simple recipes with must-have pantry items, starting with Geoffrey's sheet tray chicken stir fry. Then they open `The Kitchen Helpline' to answer pantry questions from viewers. |
September 24, 2016 |
| 2 |
Autumn Eats The Kitchen cosies up for autumn with homemade pumpkin spice latté mix, Marcela's apple slab pie and some easy no-carve pumpkin hacks. Nutritionist and author Joy Bauer also stops by to reveal food trends for autumn. |
October 1, 2016 |
| 3 |
Tailgating 2.0 Katie Lee kicks off tailgate season with slow cooker Buffalo chicken chili; Sunny Anderson makes a cheese and charcuterie football; Alton Brown joins the fun with a tailgating challenge for gang; author Daina Falk makes beer snow cones. |
October 8, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fix Up Your Favorites Jeff Mauro shares his recipe for a lightened-up stuffed mushroom lasagna; Katie Lee makes her delicious cauliflower fried rice; vegetable toast; the pass the burrito bowl; healthy superfood milkshake. |
January 7, 2017 |
| 2 |
Like a Chef Geoffrey Zakarian kicks off the show with his coq au vin, then Jeff Mauro whips up a decadent tiramisu and the hosts show how to master the perfect poach. Special guest Chef Scott Conant shares the secret to the perfect gnocchi. |
January 14, 2017 |
| 3 |
Bang for Your Buck Tips on getting the most bang for a buck; Sunny Anderson's meatloaf al pastor; quick stem-to-peel recipes; upcycling everyday household items; Jeff Mauro's slow cooker corned beef; Spike Mendelsohn's jug black sangria. |
January 21, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spring Feast Marcela Valladolid cooks up a savoury spring roasted rack of lamb; tips for decorating Easter eggs; food inspired bouquets; carrot cake trifle made from shop bought cake mix; Chef James Briscione tosses together a spring vegetable salad. |
April 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Spring Chicken The Kitchen is perfecting poultry for spring, starting with Katie Lee's roast chicken with a twist, and the kickoff of the Rotisserie Club with Jeff Mauro's pulled chicken sandwich. Chef John Seymour prepares honey garlic chicken thighs. |
April 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Hit Re-Fresh Geoffrey Zakarian's pork chops with spring vegetables; Marcela Valladolid's apple peel snacks; Jeff Mauro's veggie top pesto; Sunny Anderson's matchstick fries with mint; Katie Lee's parmesan green beans fries; Marcela makes churro cupcakes. |
April 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grillin' and Chillin' Marcela makes her grilled adobo rubbed chicken; Jeff and Geoffrey use the leftovers to make a jalapeno popper melt and chicken nicoise salad; Jeff and Sunny Anderson infuse fruit with cocktail flavors. |
July 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Burger Bliss Geoffrey makes his Iron Chef burger; Marcela serves up a tuna burger with chipotle slaw; Jeff puts a flavorful spin on a chicken burger; Aaron McCargo Jr. makes his locked and loaded chorizo burger; blueberry pie milkshake to wash it all down. |
July 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Down Home Cooking Katie Lee's low country seafood boil, Geoffrey Zakarian's summer succotash, DIY hostess gifts with Southern flair, learning new tricks from old tools. Also, Ree Drummond makes her blueberry cobbler, and Geoffrey mixes up a southern peach julep. |
July 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spooky Surprises Treats for Halloween; Jeff Mauro's monster mac and cheese; Katie Lee's butternut squash soup; frightening food crafts; pass the cauldron cake; the piece of cake Halloween party is packed with great ideas and a Shirley Temple of doom. |
October 14, 2017 |
| 2 |
Feast of Fall Flavor Creamy chicken and dumplings; Aarti Sequeira with a roasted root jumble; Sunny Anderson with easy slow cooker sauerbraten; Jeff Mauro, Geneva Carr with Mauro apple crumb cake; sweet and savory pumpkin seeds and squirrel's stash Cocktails. |
October 21, 2017 |
| 3 |
Our Best Fall Finds Red eye beef stew; Geoffrey Zakarian's Thai fried rice cauliflower; squash recipes like Katie Lee's toad in a hole and Jeff Mauro's squacho cheesesauce; Raquel Pelzel's sheet pan mac and cheese; pear cocktail with peppery twist. |
October 28, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game Day Grub BBQ pork slow-cooker chili; two new ideas for wrapped appetizers -- a cubano in a blanket and a meatball parm in a blanket; molasses gochujang chicken wings; meaty cheesy slider casserole; best tips for the ultimate game day dips. |
January 27, 2018 |
| 2 |
Diner Favorites Disco fries; patty melt and secret for creamy coleslaw; lemon meringue pie; tricks for crispy meatloaf, easy hollandaise sauce and hash browns in a diner edition of Kitchen Helpline; peanut butter and jelly milkshake. |
February 3, 2018 |
| 3 |
Sweet Surprises Valentine's Day food, crafts and sweet surprises; hidden heart cake; food-inspired Valentines; snack mix brownies; sour cream swirl brownies; a box of chocolates cake; pasta pomodoro; Mamrie Hart's French kiss 75 cocktail. |
February 10, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fiesta in a Flash Sizzling chicken fajitas; easy chorizo and potato enchiladas with a five-ingredient sauce; spicy shrimp and strawberry mango salsa; tortilla soup; chef Jordan Andino stops by to make a crunchy taco wrap; Mexican-inspired hot fudge sundae. |
April 28, 2018 |
| 2 |
Garden of Eatin' Jeff Mauro serves up Peruvian spatchcock chicken with creamy cilantro sauce; Sunny Anderson makes a spinach panzanella; Geoffrey Zakarian serves up a grilled ratatouille flatbread; Katie Lee makes pasta with mushrooms, walnuts, asparagus and apples. |
May 5, 2018 |
| 3 |
For the Love of Mom A Mother's Day lunch includes salmon en papillote with tapenade, an orzo salad, a frittata with spinach, olives and chicken sausage, and a lemon poppy seed Bundt cake with strawberry glaze. |
May 12, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Summer Dinner of Your Dreams Serving up some of summer's best flavors; Katie Lee's cornbread panzanella and Geoffrey Zakarian's P-L-T burger with pancetta; corn gets new toppings with Sunny Anderson's creamy and spicy Boom Boom Corn and Jeff Mauro's crunchy ranch corn. |
July 28, 2018 |
| 2 |
Summer Plate-List The Kitchen is jamming to a playlist of summer's greatest hits, and Jeff Mauro dives in with Charred Tacos Al Pastor that are perfect for a pool party; the hosts whip up some easy snacks and then take it to the shore with a snack shack favorite. |
August 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Dog Days of Summer Sharing a menu of great recipes just in time for the dog days of summer; Sunny Anderson kicks it off with BBQ salmon and easy salad; Geoffrey Zakarian makes a refreshing elbow macaroni salad with pine nuts, lemon and fennel. |
August 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvest of Horrors Tasty tricks and sweet treats for Halloween; Katie Lee's green chicken chili; Jeff Mauro's Mac-O'-Lantern -- pumpkin-shaped mac and cheese; pastry chef Zac Young's Pizza Roll Intestines; playing Pass the Giant Eyeball Cake; jack-o'-lanterns. |
October 27, 2018 |
| 2 |
Bounty of Fall Flavors Fall's finest flavors; Geoffrey Zakarian's fall stout pot roast with autumn vegetables; the season's heartiest greens; Sunny Anderson's sausage creamed collards; Katie Lee's maple pudding cake; Jeff Mauro's veggie-packed autumn minestrone. |
November 3, 2018 |
| 3 |
Friendsgiving Favorites Special guests Ted Allen, Christian Petroni and Martina McBride join the group for a Friendsgiving filled with Turkey Day favorites; sweet-and-spicy smoked turkey and smoked gravy; triple sec cranberry relish; fried Brussels sprouts. |
November 10, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | STS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 22, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2016 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 20:00:00 |