Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Exile on Main Street" | Darren Star | David Hemingson | September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19) | 1AKT79 |
| Jack Bourdain (Bradley Cooper), a talented chef attempting a career comeback, calls on his old colleagues – pastry chef Seth Richman (Nicholas Brendon), poissonnier Teddy Wong (John Cho) and sous chef Steven Daedalus (Owain Yeoman) – when he's given just 48 hours to staff and open an upscale restaurant called Nolita. | |||||
| 2 | "Aftermath" | Darren Star | David Hemingson | September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) | 1AKT01 |
| Jack hopes to rekindle an old flame (Lindsay Price), but he's too busy placating Pino (Frank Langella) and clashing with Steven over some shady dealings in the kitchen. Mimi (Bonnie Somerville), the head waitress, tries to start a competition in the dining hall among the waiters and waitresses, "The more you sell the more you earn", believing it will improve the service. | |||||
| 3 | "Dinner Date with Death" | Michael Spiller | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) | 1AKT02 |
| Jack's former mentor Chef Gerard (John Larroquette), pays a visit to Nolita and asks for Jack to be killed with unhealthy food, as he's already suffering from heart disease that will kill him. This leads to a bet among the staff of what type of food will eventually kill him. Rookie chef Jim (John Francis Daley) tries to figure out his position in the kitchen hierarchy, which brings to a collision with the dishwasher Ramon (Frank Alvarez). | |||||
| 4 | "French Fight" | Henry Chan | Dan Sterling | December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05) | 1AKT09 |
| When a rival French chef, Michel Valentine (Michael Vartan), steals a recipe from Jack's menu, Jack declares war and the two restaurants begin to sabotage each other, while Mimi finds herself sleeping with the enemy. | |||||
| 5 | "You Lose, I Win" | Victoria Hochberg | Stacy Traub | Unaired | 1AKT06 |
| Jack hires Becky Sharp (Erinn Hayes), a former culinary school classmate, so he can spend more time outside the kitchen with guests. In the meantime, Teddy and Seth compete to see whose specialty is more popular. | |||||
| 6 | "Rabbit Test" | Dennie Gordon | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | Unaired | 1AKT07 |
| The kitchen routine is disrupted by a shipment of live rabbits and an outrageous bet. Jack woos an attractive vegan, Julia (Lauren Stamile), determined to make a meat-eater out of her. | |||||
| 7 | "The Robbery" | Fred Savage | Lesley Wake Webster | Unaired | 1AKT05 |
| Business plummets in the wake of an armed robbery, driving Jack to desperate measures. Seth racks up a small fortune at the track. Jim wants Teddy to teach him how to make Fugu, a Japanese blow fish dish, in return for saving Teddy's life during the robbery. | |||||
| 8 | "Teddy Takes Off" | Michael Spiller | Dan Sterling | Unaired | 1AKT04 |
| After Nolita is featured in Food & Wine magazine with Jack getting full credit for a seafood dish that Teddy created, this causes a rift between the two, ending with Teddy quitting to work somewhere else. Jack then hires a new poissonnier named Chet (Matt Winston), which leads Steven and Seth to try and oust his replacement and bring back their master seafood chef. | |||||
| 9 | "Let's Do Brunch" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Richard Appel | Unaired | 1AKT08 |
| As her tryst with Jack continues, Becky convinces him to start offering brunch at Nolita – to the staff's utter dismay. Becky's wish to do brunch at Nolita turns out to be for a different reason than what Jack thought from the beginning. | |||||
| 10 | "Praise Be Praise" | Peter Lauer | Richard Appel | Unaired | 1AKT03 |
| Jack is distraught when his bedroom performance is given a lackluster online review by a woman he slept with (Jordana Spiro). Seth is equally distraught when none of the staff wants to sleep with him. | |||||
| 11 | "An Affair to Remember" | Lev L. Spiro | Lesley Wake Webster | Unaired | 1AKT10 |
| While the guys in the kitchen conspire to help Jim lose his virginity, Jack is caught in a sticky situation when he unknowingly sleeps with Pino's mistress, Gia (Morena Baccarin). | |||||
| 12 | "Power Play" | Matt Shakman | Stacy Traub | Unaired | 1AKT11 |
| As Nolita's new owner, Mimi quickly sets up a series of new rules that is not welcomed by the kitchen staff and Jack quickly tries to become her partner with the goal of running the restaurant his own way. Jim worries that his attraction to Tanya will hurt Seth's feelings, so he asks Jack for advice. | |||||
| 13 | "And the Award Goes to..." | Lev L. Spiro | Karine Rosenthal & Dean Lopata | Unaired | 1AKT12 |
| Nolita is nominated for a prestigious award, which puts heavy pressure on both the kitchen and service staff as both are being judged. Jack is distracted by Becky's sudden reappearance, as the new restaurant she's working at is also nominated. She tries to sabotage Jack to win the award. Meanwhile, Jim's relationship with Tanya intensifies to Seth's great dismay. |
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