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| 11 | ->''"Even over the acrid smell of burnt wiring, the aroma of fresh baking instantly reaches everyone. There are cookies, and then there are'' Finnerty ''cookies."'' |
| 12 | -->--''Literature/{{Slugfest}}'' |
| 13 | The one member of the heroic team who is most often shown cooking. May or may not be the only member who ''can'' cook, but is usually the absolute ''best'' cook in the team. May be, but not necessarily, a chef by profession. May be viewed as more important than TheHero or the TeamMom if separated from the team with either or both of those two, but this occurs only in more comical situations. HilarityEnsues if this character is also a LethalChef. |
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| 15 | May express friendship for their teammates in a non-romantic form of ThroughHisStomach. |
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| 17 | Often overlaps with other character archetypes, with more humorous variations including the BigGuy and TheTrickster. Compare CampCook and SupremeChef and, if they're also a fighter, ChefOfIron. |
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| 19 | !!Examples: |
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| 21 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 22 | * Moe "Suzu" Suzuya in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' frequently makes pastries to the [[ClubStub Earth Sciences club]], and, in one instance, spent some time teaching Mikage chocolate-making. |
| 23 | * The title ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]] is this, of the SupremeChef variety, mostly during the camping trip. Though the festival arc shows him being almost single-handedly responsible for his class's onigiri stand being so popular. |
| 24 | * Mao from ''Manga/ChuukaIchiban'' is a variation. In a CookingDuel show where almost ''every'' main character and antagonist is a master chef, he is far and away the best of the lot. He's also the one who most often solves problems with his cooking as his lack of the complicated ancestral techniques most of his opponents bring to the arena forces him to pick up a talent for improvisation. He does have a superhuman sense of taste and [[PhotographicMemory eidetic recall of ingredients]] on his side, however. |
| 25 | * Jet Black of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', since Spike and Faye are too lazy to cook. |
| 26 | * Chang/006 from ''Manga/Cyborg009''. The anime version is a professional chef. And he ''loves'' using his [[PlayingWithFire fire-breathing power]] [[MundaneUtility in the kitchen]]. This was so important to the team that the 2001 anime dedicated ''[[ADayInTheLimelight a whole episode]]'' to him and his cooking's impact on the group. |
| 27 | * ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': Hei. Badass superpowered AntiHero ninja assassin Of Doom. And, according to the {{omake}}, [[http://www.onemanga.com/Darker_Than_Black/9.5/01/ really, really good cook.]] |
| 28 | * Senshi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a SupremeChef who specialises in cooking the monsters his team encounters during their DungeonCrawling. The rest of Team Touden help usually help him with the cooking prep. He takes his job very seriously, insisting not only on feeding them but also on providing a healthy, balanced diet, and scorns the preserved rations used by other adventurers as a result. |
| 29 | * ''Manga/FruitsBasket'': Tohru's arrival saves Yuki, Kyo and Shigure from a lifetime of takeout (not to mention being swamped by dirty dishes). |
| 30 | * ''Manga/HidamariSketch'': Similarly, Hiro cooks for the residents of the Sunshine Apartments. It doesn't help [[BerserkButton her weight watching]] at all... |
| 31 | %% * Goei, Hakufu's mom in ''Manga/IkkiTousen''. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome often cooks for her friends, and brought snacks from her own time. The only one not properly appreciative is [=InuYasha=], whose palate was ruined by over a century of having to live on whatever he could. Ramen and daikon radishes are all that he appreciates. |
| 33 | * Arata of ''Manga/IonoTheFanatics'', who joined Iono's harem after she mistook the Sobame (Concubine) audition for a Sobaya (Soba chef) audition. |
| 34 | * In ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'', Misaki is frequently seen cooking and is probably the only character who can cook, with Usami and Shinobu's incompetence reaching LethalChef proportions. (His sister-in-law comments that she feels shy about serving him dinner, since he's a better cook than she is...) |
| 35 | * Kana from ''Manga/{{Kanamemo}}'', replacing Yume--much to the delight of the rest of the team. |
| 36 | * Reeves from ''Manga/KuroganeCommunication''. |
| 37 | * ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'': Whenever the cast go to camp, Nadeshiko has been cooking for others. |
| 38 | * ''Manga/LoveHina'': Shinobu is the resident chef at the Hinata Apartments despite being one of the youngest. |
| 39 | * Hayate for the [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Wolkenritter]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', which almost gave the rookies a heart attack when they saw their Commander reprise that role during their trip to [[InsignificantLittleBluePlanet Earth]] in the [[AllThereInTheManual first Sound Stage]] of ''[=StrikerS=]''. |
| 40 | * Akito is a secondary chef and a back-up [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilot in ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' but as he is the main character we see more of him than head chef Ms. How Mei, so he appears to be more the Team Chef than she does. |
| 41 | * Sai Saici, the Neo Chinese fighter from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', is a ChefOfIron and very good at it. He also enjoys cooking large amounts of Chinese food for his friends when he has the chance. |
| 42 | * Kimihito is this in ''Manga/MonsterMusume''. He's pretty good at it, too, which is a good thing since the only member of his UnwantedHarem with any interest in cooking is Miia, who's a serious LethalChef. |
| 43 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has Konoka, Chizuru and Satsuki. Also, Nagi Springfield's old team the Ala Rubra had Eishun (Konoka's father, interestingly). |
| 44 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Shinji isn't explicitly stated as the only main character who can cook, but FanFiction likes to imply that. Of course, the only kitchen we see is "[[ChezRestaurant Chez Katsuragi]]", and she's definitely a CordonBleughChef with shades of LethalChef. |
| 45 | * Sanji from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a gourmet chef as well as a very strong fighter, which is important considering [[BigEater the nature]] of many of his pirate crewmates. He fights [[ExtremityExtremist using only]] [[DanceBattler his legs]] so that he can protect his "chef's hands". And Heaven help you if you either [[BerserkButton dislike his table service or waste food]]. On another note, Sanji has experienced firsthand what it is like to starve on the sea, and will ''never'' refuse to give food to ''anyone''. |
| 46 | * ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'': Yu is the only person on the Investigation Team who is shown to regularly cook, and is apparently quite good at it. |
| 47 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 48 | ** Brock. Even humans find his Pokémon fodder quite appetizing. Even without his [[LovableSexManiac flirtatious exploits]], this is the reason Brock is on the team after Tracey [[PutOnABus got his Greyhound ticket]]. Ash, being the major battler, isn't as keen on cooking as Brock, Misty doesn't like dredging up thoughts of her irresponsible sisters (that, and the one notorious incident had her getting carried away), Dawn's skills as a Coordinator ([[BreakTheCutie failures aside]]) as well as her budget don't leave much room for culinary discipline (though to be fair she compresses it well), and [[LethalChef the less said about May's cooking, the better]]. There's also a really good reason Brock fell into the job so well, which he manages to put into amazingly tactful terms: |
| 49 | --->'''May:''' Your mom must be a really good cook just like you, huh Brock?\ |
| 50 | '''Brock:''' You know, she's more of a [[ParentalAbandonment "get out and see the world" type, and not into that domestic thing]]. I can't remember the last time I had any of her cooking.\ |
| 51 | '''Max:''' So why do you think you turned out to be such a super good chef?\ |
| 52 | '''Brock:''' Well... [[PromotionToParent guess everybody's gotta eat]]. |
| 53 | ** Cilan of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'' picks up the slack after Brock's permanently PutOnABus. It helps that he came from a Gym which doubled as a café. |
| 54 | ** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'' divides this role to two of Ash's Kalos friends. |
| 55 | *** Clemont took this role after Brock and Cilan's permanently PutOnABus. He's a good cook and treats his meals like any other invention (only this time, it won't [[ExplosiveResults explode in his face]]). |
| 56 | *** Though not Serena is shown to be an excellent baker, making a lot of sweets like macron and cake that both Pokémon and humans (especially [[ThroughHisStomach Ash]]) enjoy. |
| 57 | ** Being from her family that runs a local restaurant, Mallow of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' is naturally an excellent cook for her Alolan classmates. |
| 58 | * Diamond from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. He doesn't showcase his abilites very much and is [[BigEater more often seen eating]], but he is very good at making high quality Poffins with difficult berry combinations. He also baked a pie to lift Platinum's spirits as he firmly believes that good food makes people happy. Earlier in the story he made tea and Old Gateau for her as well. |
| 59 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Kasumi Tendō is the lifeline for her (mostly) halfwit extended family. Of the others, one is a LethalChef, one is [[HonestJohnsDealership too busy making money]] and the others [[BigEater just eat a lot]]. |
| 60 | * ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': |
| 61 | ** Kaoru's close friend Tae Sekihara. In fact, she has her own restaurant. |
| 62 | ** Same goes to her twin sister Sae. |
| 63 | * Makoto a.k.a. Jupiter in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', and she is actually good. She has to be, though, as her parents are dead and she lives alone. (How she supports herself is left unstated.) |
| 64 | * Rey of ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'' loves to cook and always takes control of the kitchen. |
| 65 | * Hakkai in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''. |
| 66 | * ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Nia decides to take up cooking after joining the Dai-Gurren Dan, because she was tired of feeling useless and wanted to contribute in some way. Unfortunately, she's apparently a borderline LethalChef, but everyone avoids telling her that because they don't want to hurt her feelings. Everyone except Simon, who for some reason loves Nia's cooking and suffers no ill effects from it. |
| 67 | * In ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', Ayeka's sister Sasami is in charge of the kitchen in the Masaki household. Her cooking is so good that she can get her PickyEater sister to eat her most hated food if she's the one in charge. |
| 68 | * In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul[=:Re=]'', Haise Sasaki is one to his squad as a result of being the TeamMom. When he's too busy to cook for them, [[BigEater Shirazu and Saiko]] fret over what they'll eat since neither of them can cook. Ironically, Sasaki is a SupremeChef, even though [[ImAHumanitarian he's incapable]] of eating his own cooking. |
| 69 | * Yun in ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''. Jaeha and Zeno do know how to, but Yun is ''such'' a good cook that they'd rather not. Yun frequently gets marriage proposals from men who have tasted his cooking, and he seems to view it and his other TeamMom duties as just how he expresses his concern for the others. |
| 70 | * From ''Manga/{{Yotsunoha}}'', Nono is the official Team Chef, making food to feed her friends including [[BigEater Yuzuki]]. |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 74 | * In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Sweet S. does most of the cooking for the other Supermen. Unfortunately, [[LethalChef her food tastes absolutely awful]] and the other Supermen will do anything in their power just to avoid eating it. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
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| 77 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 78 | * Among ''ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe'', this role is fulfilled by Califax in the original team and by [[PropheticName Caramella]] in the distaff version. |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 82 | * Greedy Smurf, the SupremeChef in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' cartoon show, is this in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' since he isn't the only chef in the village. |
| 83 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12599635/1/4-horsewomen-Family-is-forever Four Horsewomen-Family Is Forever,]]'' when [[Wrestling/CharlotteFlair Charlotte]] gets sent to rehab, she winds up in this role with her new friends there, including Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}, Wrestling/TheHardyBoyz and BigEater Wrestling/BraunStrowman. She finds that cooking helps her to clear her mind and not want to do drugs. |
| 84 | * In ''Fanfic/NeonMetathesisEvangelion'', Shinji cooks lunch boxes for Asuka and Rei every school day, and dinner for them and Misato every day. And he ''likes'' that role - that way he can contribute without needing to pilot. |
| 85 | * Sonata Dusk in ''Fanfic/TheRainsverse''. |
| 86 | * In the ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersSeries'', most branches of the organization have a housekeeper who cooks for them, but in ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersAscension Ascension]]'', Ophelia does it, claiming it was the one useful thing her mother taught her. |
| 87 | * Cheney in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire''. |
| 88 | * Irina in ''Fanfic/UnfinishedBusinessTheThing'' is the official cook (among other basic duties), and she is actually shown cooking much more frequently than the Team Chef who [[Film/TheThing1982 appeared in the 1982 movie]]. Also doubles as a SupremeChef when it's suggested that her cooking is better than Nauls. |
| 89 | * Aldonza in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27736435 Zero Context: Taking Out the Trash]]'' serves as the caterer for Circe and Marc's wedding, taking advantage of the facility's well-stocked kitchen and her SuperSpeed to work on ''thirty'' recipes at once. The wedding guests are in agreement that she does good work. |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 93 | * For someone who possibly doesn't even ''need to eat'', Genie in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' summons a whole lot of food, including a roomful of baklava. He also manages to impress the Sultan with his cooking skills (not that [[DumbIsGood it's hard to impress the sultan]]) and in the series once conjured a large sandwich on his head and said, "Hey Al! [[{{Pun}} Lunch is on me!]]" |
| 94 | * "Cookie" Farnsworth from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''. Not exactly a LethalChef, but his "cuisine" isn't the most attractive. |
| 95 | * Pictured above from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': At one point Po makes his father's restaurant's famous noodle soup for the Furious Five. [[ThroughHisStomach This ends up playing no small part]] [[SupremeChef in warming their opinion toward him]]. |
| 96 | * Long John Silver from Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', the movie being an adaptation of ''Literature/TreasureIsland''. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 100 | * Murdock from ''Film/TheATeam'' seems to approach cooking the same way he approaches flying: with great skill and supreme disregard for conventions or common sense. Steaks seasoned with cordite and served with a side of antifreeze are a staple in his repertoire, and were apparently appreciated by the team. Also, his coconut curry tapenade with toast points is the only way to make B.A. calm down after being duped into flying. |
| 101 | * Kenny from ''Film/DontTellMomTheBabysittersDead'' falls into this role after the titular events leave him and his siblings without adult supervision. Unlike most examples, Kenny starts out unable to cook a frozen waffle, but is shown steadily improving his skills over the course of the film. |
| 102 | * Clemenza from ''Film/TheGodfather'' has shades of this, teaching Michael his pasta sauce recipe because "You never know, you might have to cook for twenty guys someday." |
| 103 | * Samwise and Bombur from the film versions of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', respectively. |
| 104 | * Staff Sergeant Storm from ''Film/TheThinRedLine''. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 108 | * Polgara in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' and ''The Mallorean'', to the extent that the other characters avoid disagreeing with her too much because she hangs over their heads the threat of eating cabbage soup all the way home if they annoy her. Fortunately, she is usually right, so this doesn't matter all that much. The fact she's also a SupremeChef helps a lot...though doesn't stop Silk from needling her about "gruel". |
| 109 | * Doug's grandma in ''Literature/DandelionWine''. |
| 110 | * Rita in the ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' series. Dexter is not normally effusive, but heaps praise on her cooking. |
| 111 | * The Eighth Doctor in the ''Franchise/DoctorWho'' [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]. One character notes that he has an "almost maternal urge" to feed people, and he occasionally acts like a bit of a SingleIssueWonk on the topic of things like parsley sauce. Not only does he [[ThroughHisStomach express affection by cooking for people]], he also manages to be a {{Jerkass}} via cooking. However, one of his companions is at least capable of throwing together non-lethal meals. |
| 112 | * Keisha in ''Literature/FishInATree'' is an excellent cook. Her specialty is making muffins with words baked inside of them. |
| 113 | * In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry, Ron and Hermione are starting to get on each other's nerves after roaming Britain for a while, Ron complains about Hermione's cooking and she demands to know [[StayInTheKitchen why she's the one who always ends up doing the cooking anyway]]. |
| 114 | * Leo from ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' is fills out this role. He uses his [[PlayingWithFire fire-powers]] to start a cooking fire and his UtilityBelt [[BagOfHolding of Holding]] can break out ingredients. |
| 115 | * Samwise Gamgee for the team in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. While all hobbits can (and happily will) cook, the narration notes Sam to be a SupremeChef even for hobbit standards, skill further honed by the general lack of ingredients on the journey and the need to improvise. When he has to get rid of his cooking equipment for stealth purposes, he's, for a moment, heartbroken. |
| 116 | %% * Iggy from ''Literature/MaximumRide'', making the both the best food, and the best Explosives. LethalChef indeed. |
| 117 | * Sgt. Escrima in the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' series. Also a SupremeChef and a ChefOfIron, who took his Legion name from his preferred fighting style (which he teaches to other company members, including the captain) and is quite physically and emotionally capable of hospitalizing [[BerserkButton would-be food critics]]. |
| 118 | * Kostas, in the ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' series by Creator/DavidWeber and Creator/JohnRingo, who becomes the head cook for the caravan of human marines and their Mardukian allies. He also counts as a SupremeChef, for his ability to produce the most amazing meals out of swamp water and day-old ''atul.'' In ''We Few,'' the survivors use his recipes in the restaurant they open. |
| 119 | * Bistèque of the French KidDetective novels ''Literature/LesSixCompagnons'' fills this role in the eponymous team. |
| 120 | * Before he was made a bridge man in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', Rock was trained as a cook in his family. His cooking is very good, despite his complaints that "lowlanders" can't enjoy proper Horneater meals(Horneaters can eat and digest shells, bones, and other things humans cannot). His nightly stew was the first step in Bridge Four becoming TrueCompanions. |
| 121 | * Gong Su from ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}''. He was originally a dragon chef[[note]]just to be clear, a human who cooks for dragons[[/note]] hired on to cook for Temeraire, but crept into the role of cooking for Temeraire's human crew as well by virtue of being the only one on the crew who's any good at it. [[spoiler:He’s also a spy employed by Mianning, crown prince of China, keeping him informed on Temeraire (who as a Celestial dragon is also Chinese royalty) and his captain, Laurence (who is [[ItMakesSenseInContext technically also]] Chinese royalty).]] |
| 122 | * Long John Silver from any version of ''Literature/TreasureIsland''. |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 126 | * Buffy Summers on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' reveals her talents as a cook by making a surprisingly good Thanksgiving dinner. |
| 127 | * Bill Gannon tried to be this on ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'', but Friday quickly realized he was also a CordonBleughChef / LethalChef and steered clear of his creations as much as possible. |
| 128 | * Mike Stoker on ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' was a frequent cook for the squad. Roy even got his wife mad saying he liked Mike's spaghetti over hers. |
| 129 | ** Like many real-life firehouses, the crew at Station 51 took turns with cooking and other chores, with storylines about someone's cooking skills (or lack thereof) occurring often. Also, Mike Stoker (his real name) was a real-life LA fireman who didn't appear in every episode, so putting him in the kitchen (out of sight) could have been the show's way of getting around any non-appearances. |
| 130 | * Johnny "Drama" Chase on ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', who buys a condo ''just'' for the kitchen, and who is more upset than E when E's french press coffeemaker gets broken. |
| 131 | * Monica in ''Series/{{Friends}}'', as the [[TrueCompanions gang]] seem to eat dinner at her apartment almost every night. She's also a professional chef [[SupremeChef and really good at it]]. |
| 132 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Reach is the provider of food for most of the Seven Kingdoms. |
| 133 | * Izzy Stevens in ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' is this for her intern (and eventual resident) coworkers, especially at the home that she, Meredith, and George share. This is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] by the fact that Izzy bakes an absurd amount when she is in distress, normally resulting in more harm done than good. |
| 134 | * Corporal [=LeBeau=] in ''Series/HogansHeroes'' is the resident chef, and either cooks as part of the current [[ZanyScheme plans]] or just for dinner. |
| 135 | * Lily on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. |
| 136 | * Eliot Spencer from ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' is the Team Chef and a lethal combatant, but isn't a LethalChef - in fact, it's commented on more than once that he's an exceptionally skilled cook. Granted, this doesn't mean that he can't use his food (or the implements used to make it) to deadly effect - in one episode, he kills a man with an appetizer (...maybe). |
| 137 | * Dwayne Pride from ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'' isn't just the guy in charge of the NOLA branch; he's also the guy who cooks breakfast for his team before they go out to handle the case of the day. |
| 138 | * Gerry Standing on ''Series/NewTricks'' has frequently shown his cooking prowess by cooking well-liked and classy meals for family and his UCOS friends. [[FridgeBrilliance Given the reveal of his family being established and respected Smithfield Market butchers, his talent and intelligence for cooking and food makes sense.]] |
| 139 | * On ''Series/OurMissBrooks'', Mrs. Davis is the only main character typically seen cooking. Miss Brooks is less capable; in one episode, she goes so far as to describe her personal specialty as Campbell's Soup. There are some exceptions in episodes where Miss Brooks assists Mrs. Davis with her cooking, and in episodes where Mrs. Conklin appears. Most notably subverted in "The Cafeteria Strike" when Mr. Boynton uses his mother's meatball recipe to get Miss Brooks out of trouble. |
| 140 | * Much from ''Series/RobinHood'' - not that anyone ever appreciated it. |
| 141 | * ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': |
| 142 | ** Genta/[=ShinkenGold=] from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' is the one we see doing most of the cooking aside from Mako/[=ShinkenPink=] the resident LethalChef. The rest of the Shikengers are the most frequent customers at his sushi cart. He actually is pretty boring cook, as many say his sushi is bland but edible enough, he dreams of getting two Michelin stars; and his curry rice is excellent but he wants to be a sushi seller alone. |
| 143 | ** [[TheSmartGuy Don]]/[=GokaiGreen=] from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' goes a step beyond with this trope and actually keeps his teammates' dietary information on hand, so that he can suitably alter their portions based on their needs. When [[SixthRanger Gai]]/[=GokaiSilver=] is added to the crew, he joins Don in this role and even improves on the recipes he's written. |
| 144 | ** Spada/[=KajikiYellow=] from ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' was a chef by trade before he became a Kyuranger and joined LaResistance against [[TheEmpire Jark Matter]]. He prepares incredible meals at the drop of a hat, throws GratuitousItalian words around[[note]]All the more gratuitous because he's a HumanAlien who hasn't been to Earth, let alone Italy before the series begins[[/note]] and his nickname in the team's roll call is "Food Mei-Star" (which he says while performing chopping motions with his hands). |
| 145 | * Most Starships in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' have a replicator in the galley that produces cooked food, but ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', having to conserve energy, has Neelix as an actual chef. Unfortunately for the crew, he is also a CordonBleughChef (he's not bad per se, but as an alien his tastes are quite different from the mostly human crew). |
| 146 | * ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'''s very own [[TheCaptain Captain]] Sisko cooks (but only when he feels like it), having been tasked to many duties at his father's restaurant as a boy. It is implied that his cooking is rather good (but one would suspect you basically have to be a friend or family to get a taste). |
| 147 | * ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has a chef, simply "[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Chef]]", because replicators were still quite crude at the time. This chef is [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen never shown]] but often referred to. This is made fun of in the final episode where [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Commander Riker]] assumes the role of the chef in a simulation of the ''Enterprise'', allowing the chef to be "shown" but as Riker playing his role. |
| 148 | * James May on ''Series/TopGear'', who seems to be the only one of the three with any interest in cooking. |
| 149 | * Andy Botwin on ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', who even gets hired as a caterer on a porn set. |
| 150 | * Neil on ''Series/TheYoungOnes''. |
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| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 154 | * ''TabletopGame/BandOfBlades'': One of the special abilities available to Rookies is "Home Cooking", which allows them to reduce the stress levels of their squad after serving up a meal. |
| 155 | * ''TabletopGame/DeadOfWinter'': One of the [[PlayerCharacter playable survivors]] is Loretta Clay the cook, whose special ability lets her create food for the Colony. This can be lifesaving, as comestibles are in short supply after the ZombieApocalypse and usually need to be [[DisasterScavengers found at random by scavenging]]. |
| 156 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has cook's utensils as one of the tool proficiencies characters can take -- one that [[ExpertInUnderwaterBasketWeaving presumably isn't taken very often]], when thieves', cartographers' or smiths' tools provide more obvious game-mechanical benefits. The supplement ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' has a section fleshing out some of the possibilities of these more [[{{Pun}} flavour-based]] toolkits, and describes ways that a Team Chef can provide the party with more palatable and morale-inspiring meals than, say, a foraging Ranger, and can also provide insight as a [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink food taster]] or positively influence an NPC ThroughHisStomach. |
| 157 | ** Expanded on further with the Chef feat in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. It grants proficiency with cook's utensils if you don't already have it, and on top of that lets you cook a meal during a short rest that will boost everyone's healing similar to (and stacking with) a bard's song of rest, as well as having an option to make snacks instead that can be eaten within 8 hours to provide a small boost of health at will. |
| 158 | * ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': |
| 159 | ** Halflings serve this role in the Empire, and even have a camp kitchen made from a modified steam tank. A mercenary unit of halfling chefs slingshot boiling soup on their enemies. |
| 160 | ** Ogre Butchers prepare the food for their fellow ogres (read: what their fellow ogres killed) and serve as priests of the Great Maw. |
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| 163 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 164 | * ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': [[TagAlongKid Hanako]] from the [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories second game]], [[TheBigGuy Mr. Champloo]] from [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice the third]], and [[BigEater Killia]] in [[VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance the fifth]]. |
| 165 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'' the task of cook falls on Bucket, primarily because being a disembodied robotic mind allows him to [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask work on cooking at any given moment without detracting from whatever he's doing]]. |
| 166 | * ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Several Servants are so good at cooking that they are actually in charge of Chaldea's kitchen. Those include EMIYA, Boudica, Tamamo Cat, Minamoto-no-Raikou and Beni-enma. Ryougi Shiki (Assassin), is also on their league, but isn't part of the kitchen team like the rest due to her aloof nature. |
| 167 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 168 | ** Quina Quen in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is an apprentice chef who at one point helps Eiko prepare a feast for the team. |
| 169 | ** Penelo in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIIRevenantWings''. [[LethalChef For some reason]]. Over the course of the game, her cooking improves to the point of actually being quite good. |
| 170 | ** Ignis in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''. Whenever the party camps out in the wilderness, he is the one who cooks status-boosting meals for everyone. He's such a brilliant chef that merely collecting a new ingredient can be enough for him to think up a recipe for a new dish. He even prepares great meals for them [[spoiler:after he has been blinded]]. |
| 171 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': |
| 172 | ** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', Lowen is this and also the local BigEater. It's justified since he's said to come from a family of cooks, with both his grandfather and father working as chefs for the Pheraean court. |
| 173 | ** Oscar in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' is the best cook of the Greil Mercenaries. |
| 174 | ** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', we have Stahl and Gaius. Some of their supports have them use their cooking skills [[ThroughHisStomach to bond with others]] -- and if the other party is a girl, it may lead to a RelationshipUpgrade. |
| 175 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': |
| 176 | *** When the player builds a Mess Hall in My Castle, ''everyone'' in the army can potentially get a chance to be the team chef for the group. The results can go from [[SupremeChef excellent]] to [[LethalChef hilariously bad.]] |
| 177 | *** In-story, no matter which route is taken, GirlNextDoor-type Mozu becomes the cook for the Avatar's army group; many of her supports are about her role as such ''and'' how skilled she is at it. |
| 178 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'': [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. One might ''assume'' that Brunet fills this role, due to how he usually wears chef-like attire, and always talks about food and cooking. However, even after he’s recruited, anyone could potentially be the one to cook for Alear. With that said, Brunet is, unsurprisingly, the best chef in the game, as he's one of the only characters who can make an SS meal and rarely makes anything below a B (if he does, then it's intentional, due to wanting to experiment with new flavors). Brunet was actually supposed to be the Solmic royal chef, but he ended up losing the contest that determined that title. |
| 179 | * Jam Kuradoberi from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', [[ChefOfIron who fights]] to fulfill her dream to be the best chef in the world. At least two of her XX endings have her either cooking or feeding others. ([[ThroughHisStomach Like Ky]]). |
| 180 | * James Vega in the Citadel DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' can be seen the morning after the ''Normandy'' crew party, cooking huevos rancheros for breakfast. |
| 181 | * In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', the role fell on Mess Sergeant Rupert Gardner, generally considered by the ''Normandy'' crew to be the only man in the universe who can make an MRE taste ''worse''. However, a quick pit-stop proves that when Gardner has the right ingredients, he's at the very least competent. |
| 182 | * ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda:'' Nakmor Drack, a fifteen hundred year old and upward krogan, takes up the role of being the ''Tempest's'' chef after joining the team. He's apparently really good at it. Just don't steal a taste while he's cooking. |
| 183 | -->'''Peebee:''' Tastes good already. |
| 184 | -->'''Drack:''' THIEVES GET SANDWICHES. |
| 185 | * In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', the protagonist can become this if the player knows what they're doing when cooking a meal to share with friends. |
| 186 | * In ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', Joker [[SupremeChef cooks the meals]] during the Phantom Thieves' road trip across the country, having updated his repertoire from [[OneNoteChef just curry and coffee]] to [[AwesomenessByAnalysis replicating]] the local cuisines of the places the Thieves visit. |
| 187 | * Arven in ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' is this to the PlayerCharacter's friend group, and his storyline revolves around collecting ingredients for MedicinalCuisine. He later reveals that, like Brock in the anime, as a result of his ParentalAbandonment he basically ''had'' to become a good cook. In the postgame he resolves to become a professional chef and cook healthy meals for {{mons}}. |
| 188 | * Hai Yo from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' may not be the only character who can cook, but his is the only cooking that is significant in gameplay. |
| 189 | * Elzam von Branstein from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' is this through virtue of being a SupremeChef, though most on-screen instances occur when he's still cooking for the ''enemy'' team. When it comes time for him to don a PaperThinDisguise to compliment his official HeelFaceTurn, he uses the moniker Ratsel Feinschmecker, which means "Mystery Gourmet" in German. It doesn't exactly help to hide his identity. |
| 190 | * In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', three members of the total party excel at cooking: Genis, Regal, and Sheena. As he is introduced first Genis is treated as the Team Chef at the beginning of the game but Regal is the one who gets a small cooking themed side quest and a [[AndYourRewardIsClothes chef's outfit]] to go with it. The party also has one LethalChef, Genis' older sister Raine. |
| 191 | * In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', [[GenkiGirl Manana]] is the Ouroboros' de facto cheffypon, a status in which she takes great personal pride. When the party dines at the canteens of the various colonies, Manana will come up with her own variation of their meals that she can then cook for the party at other rest points. These meals confer bonuses in things like boosts to experience gain and enemy drop rates, at the cost of either sourced ingredients or silver Nopon Coins.[[note]]Although it does bear mentioning that this originally did not work as advertised until it was fixed in a subsequent game patch, [[MemeticMutation resulting in many memes]] suggesting that Manana was scamming the party[[/note]] She later takes part in a cookery contest [[spoiler:in the City, as part of Miyabi's Ascension Quest]], and blows the judges away with her patented Manana Doodlenoodles. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Visual Novel]] |
| 195 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': TheProtagonist Shirou cooks a lot for the various female characters who are visiting or freeloading at his house. He's so good at it that Saber, a Servant who doesn't need to eat, becomes obsessed with his cooking. It goes to a point that he has an entire [[Manga/TodaysMenuForTheEmiyaFamily spin-off]] dedicated of him cooking for other people throughout the ''city''. His Team Chef qualities obviously carry over to [[spoiler:Archer, his alternate future self, who plays this role in other spin-offs]], most notably in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''. |
| 196 | * ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'': Hanamura's talent is his cooking. He's very skilled at it, so he's in charge of cooking for his classmates. [[spoiler:He even uses his skills to murder someone (albeit, the wrong target) and hides the murder weapon within food, a place you would not think of. Since he's executed after the first chapter, his classmates note the significant drop of quality of their meals because of it.]] |
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| 198 | |
| 199 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 200 | * Bitty from ''Webcomic/CheckPlease'', with baked goods. The "team" part is literal, since the comic is about college hockey players. |
| 201 | * Gozazi is the Team Chef for Paollo's guards in ''Webcomic/CityOfSomnus'', baking waybread, cooking breakfasts, making sandwiches and caring so much about feeding everyone that hearing the word "hungry" brings him out of a panic attack. He's also quite a bit [[ChubbyChef rounder]] than his teammates, but [[StoutStrength no less competent in action]]. |
| 202 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Chef from Master Payne's Traveling Heterodyne Show. Most of his cooking is used in the humourous, ballistic context, but he proves to be adept at knocking together meals for consumption too. |
| 203 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Though he does not often cook for his team, Belkar has skill ranks in Profession (gourmet chef), and shows a master chef's prowess when called upon to do so. |
| 204 | * Bud from ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'', especially with baked goods. To the point that if you see one of the ''adults'' baking something delicious it's probably to his recipe. |
| 205 | * In ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'', Mikkel is the one who handles the cooking. Besides his cookies (adored by Lalli), his meals tend to be on the [[CordonBleughChef barely edible]] side. This may or may not have some small something to do with that crate of candles the team initially got delivered instead of their food supply. Worse, the very unbalanced replacements (tuna, tuna, tuna, some oatmeal, veggies and randomly assorted, mostly-used oddments) got the unplanned inclusion of an extra mouth to feed. All of which replaced ''any'' hope of attractive menu-planning with a roulette wheel of a store cupboard and a ticking down timer. |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 209 | * In ''[[http://community.livejournal.com/jla_watchtower JLA Watchtower]]'' and the ''[[http://community.livejournal.com/dc_nation DC Nation]]'' spin off, there are ''several'': Joan Garrick and Matilda "Ma" Hunkle (JSA), Tara "Green Shield" Strong (Outsiders), and Aurora "Fauna" Andersen for the Titans. Green Shield credits cooking with her fascination with chemistry. Fauna takes it on because she is more comfortable in a kitchen than in a cape. |
| 210 | * The LetsPlay/{{pokecapn}} posse often eats food- usually some sort of cookie- made by [=MyNameIsKaz=]. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 214 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', [[BigEater Theodore]] and [[DistaffCounterpart Eleanor]] are usually the ones seen cooking. Though we rarely get any indication that they're cooking food for anyone other than themselves. |
| 215 | * [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]] cooks for the rest of Team Avatar in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', experience built from having become the woman of the house following her mother's murder. Her Waterbending skills help immensely in the preparation and serving of soup, as seen when she bends a whole potful into [[TeamPet Appa's]] mouth. |
| 216 | * Monterrey Jack from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''. Mind you, whatever he cooks is bound to have cheese in it. The other Rangers don't let Dale cook, and Gadget's cooking apparently tastes like machine oil. |
| 217 | * [[Characters/FuturamaBenderBendingRodriguez Bender]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' -- another LethalChef (literally, if you have a second helping). |
| 218 | * Roadblock in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe''. He almost attended the Escoffier school in Paris before deciding to join the military, and requested the role of company cook after being appalled by the military food. Although he was relegated to heavy weapons guy for his ability to carry a squad mounted gun by himself, he still cooks for the Joes occasionally and it's very much appreciated. |
| 219 | * Zane in the earlier seasons of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}''. |
| 220 | * Carrot from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is the one who cooks most often throughout the series. He cooks many strange Bortronian dishes, but is otherwise a SupremeChef. |
| 221 | * Greedy Smurf has this job among ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', and given the fact that he has to cook for a hundred, he does a pretty good job. In one episode, he got upset because no-one appreciated his work, and went on strike; the rest were quickly ''lost'' without him. |
| 222 | * Junko in ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'' is the one most often shown cooking, although Piper can cook too. Mostly because Junko is a LethalChef, which makes for more humour. |
| 223 | * Mikey is this in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' show. [[LethalChef He's not a very good one though.]] |
| 224 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': While all the main characters are shown cooking something at some point, Cyborg is the one shown cooking for the Teen Titans gang most often. Robin usually cooks for himself, no-one else wants to eat Beast Boy's vegetarian food or Starfire's alien food, and the less said about [[LethalChef Raven's]] cooking, the better. |
| 225 | * ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'': Sam takes over this role when the team temporarily moves into Peter's house. |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
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