History Characters / Godivas

* AnythingThatMoves: Men, women, Asians, East Indians, pilots, activists, virgins... she's had them all.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: In one episode, when trying to find a way to make herself more attractive to men, Kate enjoys herself in front of a mirror before work, which helps her loosen up.

* MeddlingParents: Vijay and Preety engineer Ramir's engagement to Rajni, fervently believing that he cannot fully reach manhood until he marries.

* LonelyBachelorPad: Gender-flipped and UpToEleven: Since Kate arrives in Vancouver on her very first day on the job, she has no time to furnish her new apartment and spends the night sleeping on the floor. She gradually adds bits and pieces of furniture throughout the series.

The prep chef, hailing from Shaughnessy, BC. He is considered the slacker of the kitchen crew, often seen with his surfboard at Wreck Beach, or smoking marijuana on the restaurant's loading dock. He comes from a wealthy Vancouver family that he generally tries to avoid, though their social influence helped him get out of jail for dealing drugs. He develops a crush on Jenna while she is having problems with Ramir, and later becomes her boyfriend.

The restaurant's manager. At the beginning of the series, she is engaged to Bruce, but they break up after she cheats on him with their realtor, Lucas. After that, she goes through several brief relationships, and is eventually date-raped by Joe, a man who picks her up at a club. At the same time, she deals with fending off Garth, a property manager who is trying to buy the neighbourhood in which the Godiva's building is situated.

The bartender. She is known for her sarcastic commentary and her wide-ranging knowledge of alcoholic drinks, which she likely gleaned during her period as an alcoholic. She throws out her back in the middle of the series and becomes addicted to her painkillers, but she quickly solves this by seeking acupuncture treatments from Victor. She has a daughter named Chantal, who shows up unexpectedly near the end of the series and ends up running away with T.J.

The head chef. He is an East Indian chef who often has to deal with his overbearing parents, who are disappointed with his chosen career path. He is known as a player and has an on-and-off relationship with Jenna throughout the series, though he is more interested in the physical aspects of it than the emotional ones. He becomes engaged to Rajni, the daughter of family friends, who tells him that she is a lesbian. She convinces him to ask for her hand so they can satisfy their parents, but he abruptly leaves her during the middle of their wedding. This leads his father to disown him.

The sous chef. He is Ramir's roommate and frequently has to deal with the "noises" coming from Ramir's bedroom. He shows almost zero interest in women at the beginning of the series and almost resigns himself to celibacy, though he eventually begins taking hormone treatments, whose side effects cause his budding relationship with a woman named Jane to fail miserably.

The pastry chef. She is a devout vegetarian and the "peacemaker" of the group. She develops a close friendship with Victor after he begins his medical practice. She begins dating Sam, a local organic farmer, who runs the meditation group she joins after witnessing a harrowing death. His influence causes her to rename herself "Savitri" (Sanskrit for "daughter of the sun") and behave erratically in the kitchen. Daisy is fired from Godiva's after stealing from her co-workers in order to help the meditation group's charity project. After a particularly uncomfortable encounter with a fellow member and pressure from Cordell and Victor, she leaves the group and is allowed to return to her old job at Godiva's.

The prep chef. He is considered the slacker of the kitchen crew, often seen with his surfboard at Wreck Beach, or smoking marijuana on the restaurant's loading dock. He comes from a wealthy Vancouver family that he generally tries to avoid, though their social influence helped him get out of jail for dealing drugs. He develops a crush on Jenna while she is having problems with Ramir, and later becomes her boyfriend.

A Chinese doctor who is stuck working as a dishwasher. He has a wife, Su Fei, and a daughter, Anita.

* VengefulGhost: The restaurant's luck takes a marked nosedive immediately after his death. Victor believes he has become a "hungry ghost," which is the result of someone dying with no one to mourn them. The staff holds a [[DueToTheDead ceremony]] to put his spirit to rest.

* UndyingLoyalty: Frequently receives offers to work at other restaurants, but turns them down out of loyalty to Ramir. That said, Ramir does commit a couple of [[RantInducingSlight rant-inducing slights]] against him.

* [[IAteWhat I Cooked WHAT?!]]: Initially disgusted when two lesbian friends, pregnant Annie and her partner, Petra, ask him to cook Annie's placenta for a celebratory dinner.

The sous chef. He is Ramir's roommate and frequently has to deal with the "noises" coming from Ramir's bedroom. He shows almost zero interest in women at the beginning of the series and almost resigns himself to {{Asexuality}}, though he eventually begins taking hormone treatments, whose side effects cause his budding relationship with a woman named Jane to fail miserably.

* {{Asexuality}}: Played with: Believes he is asexual for a time, [[spoiler:but it turns out that he has a testosterone imbalance.]]

* HiddenDepths: More like hidden ''[[BiggerIsBetterInBed lengths]]'', actually: Cordell unexpectedly discovers that Stick is, in his words, "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed donkey-rigged]]," which surprises the kitchen staff.

!!Vijay and Preety Kapoor
->'''Played by:''' Cedric De Souza and Veena Sood

Ramir's mother and father.

* MeddlingParents: They engineer Ramir's engagement to Rajni, fervently believing that he cannot fully reach manhood until he marries.

* HiddenDepths: More like hidden ''[[BiggerIsBetterInBed lengths]]'', actually: Cordell unexpectedly discovers that Stick is, in his words, "donkey-rigged," which surprises the kitchen staff.

* HiddenDepths: He seems like a delinquent with no real loyalties, but it turns out he's rather romantic, as shown when he and Jenna start dating.

!!Simone

* WordOfDante: A few articles have referred to her with the surname "Cardinal," but the show never has.

->'''Played by:''' JR Bourne

->'''Played by:''' Neil Grayston

->'''Played by:''' Patrick Gallagher

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Averted: Simone fears that once Cordell takes over the wine list, she will be reduced to pouring beer and mixing cocktails.

* TragicAIDSStory: Averted: Cordell takes an HIV test at Drew's request, fearing the worst after a lifetime of promiscuity and a less-than-stellar track record on using protection. [[spoiler:The test is negative.]]

* FailedAuditionPlot: She has two. In season 1, [[spoiler:she does get a role in a major dance production, but it's much smaller than she hoped.]] In season 2, she tries out for a spot with a prestigious dance company, [[spoiler:but does not get it because of her age.]]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/Noel Fisher

* OnlyKnownByInitials: We do eventually learn that the "T" stands for Tyrone.

Martin's girlfriend.

* YourCheatingHeart: Has a ShowerOfLove with the realtor who's showing her the condo she plans to buy with her fiancé. Needless to say, that engagement doesn't last much longer.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Cordell is totally sexually uninhibited until he starts falling for Drew, his boyfriend throughout season 2, who believes SexEqualsLove. After some [[YourCheatingHeart early struggles with monogamy]], The two experiment with an open relationship [[spoiler:before Cordell finally decides he loves Drew too much to sleep with anyone else.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: The series finale shows her in a BigDamnKiss with her salsa partner.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Discussed: GangBangers Howard and Stu owe her a favor dating back to her "wild years."

!!Jerome
->'''Played by:''' Adrian Holmes

The main food supplier for Godiva's.

* GrandmasRecipe: Refuses at first to make or even consume the Indian fare of his childhood. A case of WritersBlock leads him to seek inspiration from his mother, who helps him add a new spice palate to the Godiva's kitchen that goes over very well with customers.

The former head chef at Godiva's, who dies of a cocaine overdose in the premiere episode.

!!Drew DeCorsi

->'''Played by:''' Tom McBeath

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'''Played by:''' Tom McBeath

'''Played by:''' Tyler Johnston