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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky (Gilbert Melki), a French restaurant holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel (Benjamin Bellecour) -- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky (Gilbert Melki), a French restaurant holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel (Benjamin Bellecour) -- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals corrupt military such as Colonel Amanullah (Creator/SimonAbkarian) who doubles as a drug lord and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.
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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky (Gilbert Melki), a French restaurant holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel (Benjamin Bellecour) -- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky (Gilbert Melki), a French restaurant holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel (Benjamin Bellecour) -- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.
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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel-- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky, Jacky (Gilbert Melki), a French restaurant-holder restaurant holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel-- Axel (Benjamin Bellecour) -- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.
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* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack Amanullah has two dogs named "George" and "Bush".

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* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack Amanullah has two dogs named "George" and "Bush"."Bush".
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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel-- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel-- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.
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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul in 2005 during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel-- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series that ran from 2012 to 2017. It is about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul Kabul, UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} in 2005 [[TheWarOnTerror during the Bush administration. administration]]. With his friend and associate, Axel-- a specialist in politics-- they deal with evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kaboul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.



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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.

Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappear, all grown up and full of idealism she came to Kabul to work for the foundation ''Combat pour la dignité Afghane'' and her idealistic views are confronted to the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.

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''Kaboul Kitchen'' is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, 2005 during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized Axel-- a specialist in politics politics-- they evolve in the middle of deal with evil generals and hypocrit hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappear, reappears, all grown up and full of idealism idealism; she came to Kabul to work for the foundation ''Combat pour la dignité Afghane'' and her idealistic views are confronted to by the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.



* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul. But also subverted : the food is said to be only slightly less disgusting than in the other restaurants and the cook confuses the different French recipes. The clients are not her for the food anyway.

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* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul. But also subverted : the food is said to be only slightly less disgusting than in the other restaurants and the cook confuses the different French recipes. The clients are not her there for the food anyway.
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KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.

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''Kaboul Kitchen''
is a Canal+ original {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.



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* CompleteMonster Amanullah appears to be that.



* RetiredMonster General Amanullah wants to retire from being a CompleteMonster and reconvert in politics.

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* RetiredMonster General Amanullah wants to retire from being a CompleteMonster and reconvert in politics.
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* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul.

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* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul. But also subverted : the food is said to be only slightly less disgusting than in the other restaurants and the cook confuses the different French recipes. The clients are not her for the food anyway.
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* KissingUnderTheInfluence : while completely wasted Sophie ends up kissing both Damien and Axel.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Jacky bribes his way around Afghan legislation.

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Jacky bribes his way around Afghan legislation.legislation.
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack Amanullah has two dogs named "George" and "Bush".
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KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.

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KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original series {{Dramedy}} series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.
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* ManChild Axel

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* BriefcaseFullOfMoney : Amanullah has one. Averted when Jacky tries to buy off the Ali brothers.



* SheIsAllGrownUp Sophie

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney Jacky and Axel only came to Kabul to make money, not to help with the country's reconstruction.
* RetiredMonster General Amanullah wants to retire from being a CompleteMonster and reconvert in politics.
* SheIsAllGrownUp SophieSophie
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Jacky bribes his way around Afghan legislation.
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* CompleteMonster Amanullah appears to be that.
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* CrapsackWorld well it is post-war Afghanistan.


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* FanService
* FanDisservice
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul.
* MaleFrontalNudity in the first five minutes, no less.


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* NaiveNewcomer Sophie having just arrived in Afghanistan.

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Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappear, all grown up and full of idealism she came to Kabul to work for the foundation ''Combat pour la dignité Afghane'' and her idealistic views are confronted to the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.

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Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappear, all grown up and full of idealism she came to Kabul to work for the foundation ''Combat pour la dignité Afghane'' and her idealistic views are confronted to the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.cynicism.
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!!''KaboulKitchen'' includes examples of these tropes:

*CultureClash between the Westerners and the locals, but particularly for Sophie who just arrived in Afghanistan.
*DisappearedDad Jacky is this to Sophie.
*MoodDissonance
*MoralDissonance
*SheIsAllGrownUp Sophie

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KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.

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[[quoteright:128:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/u0886443297180_7879.jpg]]
KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.cuisine.

Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappear, all grown up and full of idealism she came to Kabul to work for the foundation ''Combat pour la dignité Afghane'' and her idealistic views are confronted to the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.
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A restaurant-holder creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city. His best friend specialized in politics and him evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics.

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A KaboulKitchen is a Canal+ original series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city. His best city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics and him they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics.fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini clad women and French cuisine.
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A restaurant-holder creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city. His best friend specialized in politics and him evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocrit religious fanatics.

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