Line #152 Characters/Godivas


1	A list of characters appearing in the series ''Series/{{Godivas}}''.
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6	[[folder: Front of House Staff]]
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8	!!Kate Bloom
9	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kate_sm_2.jpg]]
10	->'''Played by:''' Creator/ErinKarpluk
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12	The restaurant's manager, hailing from Scarborough, Ontario. 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.
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14	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Zach, Stick's defense lawyer, with whom she has a brief fling: Neither one of them can get fully in the mood until they've hurled a few insults at each other.
15	** With Ramir.
16	* FieryRedhead: When she's angry.
17	* GoodWithNumbers: Can calculate the back-end cost and optimal price of any plate of food as soon as it's placed in front of her.
18	* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: An enormous back tax bill forces Kate to accept a large "donation" from some very shady friends of Godiva, who later force her to launder a large bag of cash for them, [[CrimeAfterCrime followed by another]]. She remains ridden with guilt and fear throughout her dealings with these men.
19	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Kate's sole ambition is to "make it" in the restaurant industry, and she will stop at nothing to transform Godiva's into the hot spot she wants to manage.
20	* TheLeader: As the restaurant's manager, she is responsible for managing the finances and finding new ways to bring in and retain customers.
21	* LonelyBachelorPad: Gender-flipped. 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.
22	* NaiveNewcomer: Both to the restaurant and to Vancouver (as she hails from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}).
23	* RapeAndRevenge: [[RapeAsDrama Kate is date-raped]] after a man named Joe spikes her drink at a bar. After grappling with the trauma of the encounter for a while, Kate teams up with Simone to settle the score by [[spoiler:spiking Joe's drink, getting the word RAPIST tattooed on his hand, then taking him back to his apartment, where Simone re-records his answering machine message to reveal his crime to any callers.]]
24	* SheCleansUpNicely: In her first few days at Godiva's, Kate's outfits tend to be plain and conservative. She enlists Cordell to help her sex up her style.
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26	!!Simone Kardinal
27	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simone_sm.png]]
28	->'''Played by:''' Carmen Moore
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30	The bartender, hailing from Williams Lake, BC. 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.
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32	* TheAlcoholic: More precisely, a recovering alcoholic -- though she predictably falls OffTheWagon after throwing out her back and becoming addicted to painkillers.
33	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: It takes a ''lot'' to break through her sarcastic exterior.
34	* BadassNative: Played by the Wet'suwet'en-born Carmen Moore.
35	* CruelToBeKind: Justifies her affair with Rajni as a warning to Ramir not to marry someone who will never completely be his.
36	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[TheRunaway Left home]] and her AbusiveParents after giving birth to Chantal [[TeenPregnancy at the age of 16]]. [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo Chantal grew up believing that Simone was]] [[CoolBigSis her older sister]].
37	* DeadpanSnarker: She is TheBartender, after all.
38	* DescentIntoAddiction: A back injury early in season 1 leads Simone to become dependent on her painkillers. [[spoiler:She is saved when Victor offers to perform acupuncture on her.]]
39	* DomainHolder: God help you if you go behind the bar or touch any of its contents without Simone's permission.
40	* ThreeWaySex: Sleeps with two male customers in episode 1.
41	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Averted: Simone fears that once Cordell takes over the wine list, she will be reduced to pouring beer and mixing cocktails. She gets over it, though.
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43	!!Cordell Nimmins
44	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cordell_sm_4.jpg]]
45	->'''Played by:''' Michael [=McMurtry=]
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47	A waiter. He has a fragile relationship with a man named Drew, who is more interested in monogamy than the more promiscuous Cordell. This catches up with Cordell when he fears that he may have contracted HIV. Though primarily a waiter, Cordell becomes the restaurant's sommelier with the instruction of Simone and a wine expert named Telmo, with whom he sleeps one night.
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49	* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Cordell is totally sexually uninhibited until he starts falling for Drew, his boyfriend throughout season 2, who believes SexEqualsLove. After some 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.]]
50	* CampGay: The campiest of the many gay characters in the series.
51	* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery: Admits that hooking up with a plumber is a favorite fantasy of his. He does meet a plumber who is up for anything, [[spoiler:but because Cordell wants to stay true to his new boyfriend, he avoids having sex with the plumber and manages to borrow the guy's tool belt to wear to bed with Drew.]]
52	* TheRival: To Simone, who fears that his growing knowledge of wine will make her less important to the restaurant. [[RivalsTeamUp They manage to make it work]].
53	* SommelierSpeak: He improves upon some early attempts at this as the show progresses.
54	-->'''Cordell''': A rich gewürztraminer is more interesting. It balances out the cheese with something lush. Oozy honey and tangerine.
55	-->'''Simone''': "Oozy?"
56	* TragicAIDSStory: [[spoiler: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.]]
57	* WineIsClassy: Although he prefers vodka to wine, Cordell trains to become the restaurant's sommelier after seeing it as a way to earn bigger tips.
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59	!!Jenna
60	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jenna_sm.jpg]]
61	->'''Played by:''' Leah Cairns
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63	A waitress. She is an aspiring dancer who has trouble finding a role because of her age. She has a one-sided, mostly physical relationship with Ramir at the beginning of the series, later getting together with the more romantic Stick.
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65	* BizarreTasteInFood: Rarely eats anything prepared in the Godiva's kitchen, opting instead for a variety of nutritional supplements.
66	* BreakUpDemand: Recognizes that Ramir's engagement to Rajni is a sham and seduces him into SexWithTheEx before begging him to stop the wedding. [[spoiler:He eventually does, but he does not go back to Jenna as she hoped he would.]]
67	* ClingyJealousGirl: With Stick for one episode, when his occasional FriendsWithBenefits Aiko comes to town.
68	** With Ramir whenever any other woman is around him.
69	* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Takes her salsa lessons with Stick much more seriously than he does.
70	* DefrostingIceQueen: To Stick.
71	* 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.]]
72	* GoldDigger: Jenna is determined to marry a rich man, and only decides to return Stick's feelings for her after learning that his family is loaded.
73	* TheILoveYouStigma: Ramir realizes that his "casual" relationship with Jenna needs to end after she says this.
74	* TheImmodestOrgasm: She's a screamer.
75	* MsFanservice: While all the women (and most of the men) on the show are shown naked and/or in sexual situations at least once, Jenna does so most often.
76	* RavenHairIvorySkin
77	* WaitingForABreak: Dreams of becoming a professional dancer.
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79	!!T.J.
80	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tj_sm.jpg]]
81	->'''Played by:''' Creator/NoelFisher
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83	The busboy and the owner's son. He is often immature and rude to the fellow restaurant staff, which may stem from the constant absence of Godiva, his mother. He is sometimes seen with a group of hard-edged classmates -- Coulter, Mitchell, and Dani -- who at one point almost burn down the restaurant when he lets them in after closing. He eventually becomes a DJ, running a nightclub out of his apartment above the restaurant. At the close of the series, he runs away with Chantal, Simone's daughter -- ironically, he had lost his virginity to Simone in a much earlier episode.
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85	* CoolHouse: Lives alone in a loft above the restaurant, which he eventually turns into a teen nightclub.
86	* DeafComposer: T.J. is half-deaf and uses a hearing aid. For him, music is "more feeling than sound."
87	* DrivenToSuicide: After his girlfriend dumps him and Simone coldly informs him that their one-night stand meant nothing. He survives.
88	* MyNewGiftIsLame: For his 17th birthday, T.J. receives a souvenir from Godiva that he neither wants nor understands.
89	* {{Nepotism}}: He gets away with a lot because his mom owns the restaurant.
90	* NiceJobBreakingItRivals: Instantly hates new busboy Adrian, and gets into a fight with him that leads to the destruction of an ice sculpture brought in for a customer's birthday party. The two resolve their issues after that and eventually [[RivalsTeamUp team up]] to run T.J.'s club.
91	* OnlyKnownByInitials: We eventually learn that the "T" stands for Tyrone.
92	* ParentalAbandonment: His dad is out of the picture and his mother, Godiva, is traveling the world.
93	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:He and Chantal run off to Seattle so he can pursue his music career and she can avoid being sent back to her grandparents' home.]]
94	* TheirFirstTime: First attempts sex with a girl his age, which quickly becomes awkward. He eventually enlists [[spoiler:Simone]] to give him a downplayed version of ProfessionalSexEd.
95	* UnlockingTheTalent: Turns out to be quite a good DJ thanks to some training and donated equipment from Stick's friend Aiko.
96	* VillainousFriendship: Strikes one up with Garth, the property developer who seeks to [[CommunityThreateningConstruction buy the entire block]] where Godiva's is located and [[VillainousGentrification turn it into a condo complex]].
97	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Keeps referring to schoolmates Coulter and Mitchell as his "friends," even though they constantly insult him, beat him up, and get him into trouble.
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99	[[/folder]]
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101	[[folder: Kitchen Staff]]
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103	!!Ramir Kapoor
104	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ramir_sm.jpg]]
105	->'''Played by:''' Stephen Lobo
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107	The head chef, hailing from Greater Vancouver. 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.
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109	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kate.
110	* CallingTheOldManOut: Ramir's father, [[ConstructionIsAwesome a successful building contractor]], disapproves of his son's choice to pursue a culinary career and is never afraid to say so. Ramir feels more able to fight back after he becomes successful in his own right.
111	* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: If a customer is ever dissatisfied or confused by one of his dishes, he dismisses them as "plebs."
112	* FriendsWithBenefits: With Jenna, who wants a RelationshipUpgrade that Ramir is unwilling to grant.
113	* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Usually thinks so, although [[spoiler:Simone's affair with Rajni]] makes him feel differently for a while.
114	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Martin.
115	* InsufferableGenius: [[AngryChef He yells, he threatens, he throws things]], and he drops [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero sexist and homophobic slurs]] like they're going out of style. The rest of the staff puts up with it because he really does make excellent food.
116	* InterruptedIntimacy:
117	** He arranges to have Jenna catch him with another woman [[PleaseDumpMe when trying to get her to break up with him]].
118	** Martin once interrupts his [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown alone time]].
119	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Is a big fan of HollywoodActionHero Wade Carson and is thrilled to have him dine at Godiva's one night.
120	* TheLancer: He is more passionate and impulsive than Kate, whose decisions he frequently challenges. Although he is vital to the titular restaurant's success, he seriously considers quitting to [[StartMyOwn open his own restaurant and be his own boss]].
121	* MarriageOfConvenience: Almost enters into one of these with Rajni, who sees it as a way for both of them to get their parents off their backs. [[spoiler:This fails after Ramir starts falling for Rajni and can't accept that she will never love him back.]]
122	* PrivilegedRival: Chef Tony Pitt, who has been in the business longer and can afford to charge more for his food, is this for Ramir.
123	* RightThroughTheWall: The volume of his sexual encounters are a frequent source of annoyance for Martin, his roommate.
124	* RunawayGroom: Exits his wedding to Rajni midway through the ceremony.
125	* SexGod: Can almost always pick up any woman he wants and bring her to the heights of ecstasy.
126	* SupremeChef: After some trial and error, Ramir develops a reputation locally as a bold and innovative chef.
127	* UnwittingPawn: Develops a relationship with local culinary expert Veronique Lancaster, who helps him make some big career moves. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:after she finds out that he had sex with Martin's CelebCrush, she engineers his appearance at a cooking festival to be a flop.]]
128	* WellDoneSonGuy: Although the direction Ramir's life has taken is very displeasing to his father, he does appreciate Vijay's [[SoProudOfYou warm praise]] during his engagement to Rajni.
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130	!!Martin
131	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/martin_sm_6.jpg]]
132	->'''Played by:''' Creator/NeilGrayston
133
134	The sous chef, hailing from Tadoussac, Quebec. 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.
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136	* CelebCrush: On British celebrity chef Selena Dupree.
137	* ExtremeLibido: Briefly becomes almost obsessed with sex after his hormone treatments start to kick in.
138	* ForeignCussWord: Known to drop a ''sacre'' (a French-Canadian swear word based on Catholic vocabulary) when he gets frustrated.
139	* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: Averted: Kate, believing Ramir is about to depart the position of head chef at Godiva's, offers it to Martin. He tells her that he would want to refocus the menu on French-Canadian ComfortFood. [[spoiler:This plan comes to nothing after Ramir backs out of the wedding.]]
140	* HypercompetentSidekick: To Ramir. Despite being [[NumberTwo sous-chef]], Martin has more training and kitchen experience and keeps a cooler head under pressure.
141	* ObliviousToLove: When he and Jane first meet, he fails to pick up on her blatant flirting.
142	* PoirotSpeak: Averted. As the token Quebecker of the group, Martin speaks with a very slight [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents French-Canadian accent]] and drops the occasional French curse word, but he's otherwise perfectly fluent in English.
143	* TerriblePickUpLines: His early attempts at seduction [[HilarityEnsues don't work out very well]].
144	* 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 rant-inducing slights against him.
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146	!!Daisy
147	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daisy_sm.jpg]]
148	->'''Played by:''' Sonja Bennett
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150	The pastry chef, hailing from Salt Spring Island, BC. 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.
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152	* BreakTheCutie: Witnessing the death of one of Victor's patients sets Daisy on a dark course.
153	* CarryingACake: Prepares an enormous four-tier cake for Ramir and Rajni's wedding in the Godiva's kitchen, only to discover that it won't fit through any of the restaurant's doors. [[spoiler:In desperation, she takes a chainsaw to the back door to make more room. All this turns out to be for nothing after Ramir brings the wedding to a halt.]]
154	* TheGardener: Plants flowers to brighten up the back of the restaurant.
155	* GranolaGirl
156	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The sweetest and most compassionate member of the crew, and the only blonde.
157	* MeaningfulRename: Changes her name to "Savitri" after pressure from her boyfriend and meditation leader, signaling that he is beginning to remake her from the cheerful, good-natured airhead that she had been up until then.
158	* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Her prized possession is [[ICallItVera her bicycle, Emily]]. [[spoiler:Someone steals it from the back of the restaurant and leaves it in a broken heap on the side of False Creek.]]
159	* StealingFromTheTill: Steals from customers and even co-workers to benefit her meditation group's charity project.
160	* AThreesomeIsHot: Averted: Daisy is not remotely comfortable with Sam's technique for "healing" a female newcomer to the meditation group.
161	* WideEyedIdealist: Tries to be as ethical as possible when it comes to food. She even tries to avoid cooking with sugar after learning some uncomfortable truths about the Caribbean sugar cane industry.
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163	!!Lyndon Loring "Stick" Wellwood
164	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stick_sm.jpg]]
165	->'''Played by:''' Matthew Currie Holmes
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167	The prep chef, hailing from the Shaughnessy neighborhood of Vancouver. 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.
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169	* BrilliantButLazy: Can be a very good chef when he puts his mind to it, but he is quite content being a prep cook.
170	* CockFight: Picks a fight with Jenna's salsa partner when he thinks they're getting into a MatingDance. [[spoiler:Turns out [[ProperlyParanoid he's not wrong]].]]
171	* HiddenDepths: More like hidden ''[[BiggerIsBetterInBed lengths]]'', actually: Cordell unexpectedly discovers that Stick is, in his words, "[[SexualEuphemism donkey-rigged]]," which surprises the kitchen staff.
172	* MessyHair: Covers his shaggy blond locks with a backwards baseball cap while cooking.
173	* NotGoodWithRejection: Throws a few insults at Jenna after she initially declines to date him.
174	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: None of his colleagues know his real name until they hear it in court.
175	* SecretlyWealthy: Subverted: Had a wealthy upbringing but is no longer on good terms with his family and now lives on the cheap.
176	* WillNotTellALie: Refuses to plead innocent when accused of dealing drugs, even though [[spoiler:T.J.]] was technically doing the dealing.
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178	!!Victor
179	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victor_sm.jpg]]
180	->'''Played by:''' Rick Tae
181
182	A doctor who is stuck working as a dishwasher, hailing from Guangdong, China. He has a wife, Su Fei, and a daughter, Anita.
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184	* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: He speaks English with very poor grammar and a thick Chinese accent.
185	* AwfulWeddedLife: Much of what we see of his marriage to Su Fei involves the two of them arguing, particularly over money.
186	* BackAlleyDoctor: Literally. For a short time, he offers medical treatments to patients in the alley behind the restaurant, but quickly halts his "practice" after a patient [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies]] [[YouDidEverythingYouCould despite his best efforts]].
187	* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Develops a brief attraction to Simone after giving her acupuncture.
188	* MeaningfulRename: His Chinese name is "Wei Da." Godiva gave him his English name, telling him it meant "life winner."
189	* RankUp: Spends most of the series as a dishwasher, [[spoiler:but becomes a line cook by the finale.]]
190	* WorthlessForeignDegree: He was a physician in his native China, but due to his poor English, he cannot get a medical license in Canada.
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192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder: Friends and Family]]
195
196	!!Godiva
197	->'''Played by:''' Rebecca Jenkins
198
199	The owner of the restaurant. She hires Kate to manage Godiva's while she travels the world, but never lets the staff forget who is really in charge. She is also T.J.'s mother.
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201	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Discussed: Howard and Stu owe her a favor dating back to her "wild years."
202	* HandsOffParenting: Relies on the restaurant staff to look out for T.J.
203	* TheNamesake: Of the restaurant and of the show.
204	* TheVoice: She is never seen on the show. Her only contact with the other characters is over the phone.
205	* WalkingTheEarth: The staff never knows where in the world she is at any given moment.
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207	!!Drew [=DeCorsi=]
208	->'''Played by:''' Peter Wilds
209
210	Cordell's boyfriend.
211
212	* CampGay: Less so than Cordell, but he has his moments.
213	* HiddenDepths: While we don't know much about Drew outside his relationship with Cordell, we do learn that he's an elementary school teacher who likes to read crime novels.
214	* RageBreakingPoint: Despite Cordell's warnings that he's never been monogamous before and isn't sure he can succeed at it, Drew decides to trust him and stay in their relationship. He reaches his RBP [[spoiler:when he discovers that Cordell had a fling with an ice cream vendor. They do get back together a few episodes later, though.]]
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216	!!Vijay, Preety, and Chandra Kapoor
217	->'''Played by:''' Cedric De Souza, Veena Sood, and Sunita Prasad
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219	Ramir's mother, father, and college-age sister.
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221	* AgainstMyReligion: As a devout Hindu and a vegetarian, Preety is appalled to learn from a review that Ramir cooks beef, which he had routinely lied to her about.
222	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Preety's presence in the restaurant results in more than one round of humiliation for Ramir.
223	* ArrangedMarriage: Vijay and Preety engineer Ramir's engagement to Rajni, fervently believing that he cannot fully reach manhood until he marries.
224	* FamilyBusiness: Vijay owns a contracting company that Ramir worked in briefly.
225	* GrandmasRecipe: Ramir refuses at first to make or even consume the Indian fare of his childhood. A case of WritersBlock leads him to seek inspiration from Preety, who helps him add a new spice palate to the Godiva's kitchen that goes over very well with customers.
226	* IHaveNoSon: [[spoiler:Vijay after Ramir bails on his wedding to Rajni.]]
227	* LittleMissSnarker: Most of Chandra's lines show her to be this.
228	* MySisterIsOffLimits: Ramir is appalled at Chandra's brief implication that she has a sex life of her own.
229	* SoProudOfYou: In the days leading up to the wedding, Vijay seems much prouder of Ramir's culinary career than he has been for years, [[WellDoneSonGuy which makes Ramir feel pretty good]]. [[spoiler:It doesn't last.]]
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231	!!Rajni Haideri
232	->'''Played by:''' Layla Alizada
233
234	Ramir's fiancée.
235
236	* DoubleEntendre: Her conversation is full of these. She seems to enjoy dropping a few in the presence of her and Ramir's parents.
237	* EthicalSlut: Immediately pegs Ramir as a guy who sleeps around as much as she does, and reasons that both of them should feel free to keep doing so after they're married.
238	* HospitalHottie: She's an OB/GYN.
239	* MarriageOfConvenience: Views her engagement to Ramir entirely as a means to this: She gets her parents off her back and gets to leave her hometown.
240	* MellowFellow: It takes a ''lot'' to rattle her. She scarcely even blinks when Jenna tells her to her face that she and Ramir have resumed sleeping together. [[spoiler:Her RageBreakingPoint arrives after Ramir jilts her at the altar, upending her careful planning.]]
241	* PragmaticPansexuality: Has sex with Ramir once because, according to Simone, that's the only way to secure his loyalty. [[spoiler:That fails when she admits that she couldn't fully enjoy it.]]
242	* RevealShot: Ramir doesn't expect his parents' choice of bride to be especially attractive. He's pleasantly surprised at his first sight of her.
243
244	!!Sam
245	->'''Played by:''' Creator/JRBourne
246
247	Daisy's boyfriend and meditation group leader and a Godiva's supplier.
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249	* BeneathTheMask: His meditation group sees him as a kind and caring healer--[[spoiler:until Cordell and Drew confront him over what he's done to Daisy and he drops a homophobic slur in front of everyone.]]
250	* FaceHeelTurn:
251	** For the rest of the staff, it's when [[spoiler:Daisy steals from her coworkers to fund the meditation group's community garden project.]]
252	** For Daisy, it's when [[spoiler:he insults her repeatedly to her face, orders her to meditate alone for an indefinite period of time, and withholds her outdoor clothing so she can't leave.]]
253	* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Initially dismisses Daisy's feelings for him as this, but changes his mind when she refuses to apologize for liking him.
254	* IntimateHealing: His solution for a particularly troubled newcomer to his meditation group is [[spoiler:ThreeWaySex involving Daisy.]]
255	* ManipulativeBastard: Chips away at Daisy's individuality bit by bit until she's a shadow of her former self.
256
257	!!Aiko
258	->'''Played by:''' Ginger Ruriko Busch
259
260	Stick's friend, who teaches T.J. to spin.
261
262	* FriendsWithBenefits: She and Stick used to "screw around" occasionally before he began dating Jenna.
263	* TheIdolsBlessing: Bequeaths her old turntables to T.J.
264	* MotorMouth: Loves to chatter away about her travels.
265	* WalkingTheEarth: Stick describes her as a "total nomad" who can always find a place to crash wherever she happens to have a gig.
266
267	!!Jane
268	->'''Played by:''' Steph Song
269
270	Martin's girlfriend.
271
272	* HasAType: Has a bizarre habit of attracting virgins.
273	* SexyShirtSwitch: Wears one of Martin's shirts the morning after TheirFirstTime.
274
275	!!Chantal
276	->'''Played by:''' Tinsel Korey
277
278	Simone's teenage daughter.
279
280	* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: Grew up believing Simone was her older sister.
281	* TheRunaway: Ran away from Williams Lake and hitchhiked to Vancouver to find Simone. [[spoiler:Later hitchhikes to Seattle with T.J.]]
282	* SmallTownBoredom: Hated life in Williams Lake and gushes about how cool it would be to live in Vancouver, having no idea how expensive that is.
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284	[[/folder]]
285
286	[[folder: Other Characters]]
287
288	!!Luciano Corvino
289	->'''Played by:''' Tom [=McBeath=]
290
291	The former head chef at Godiva's, who dies in the premiere episode.
292
293	* BadBoss: Ill-tempered, racist, prone to throwing food, and addicted to drugs. He wasn't missed.
294	* LastNameBasis: The staff, as well as Godiva, refer to him only as Corvino.
295	* UndignifiedDeath: A cocaine overdose in the walk-in fridge.
296	* VengefulGhost: The restaurant's luck takes a marked nosedive immediately after his death. Victor believes Corvino 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.
297
298	!!Adrian
299	->'''Played by:''' Tyler Johnston
300
301	A busboy hired to replace T.J.
302
303	* BefriendingTheEnemy: His relationship with T.J. is hostile at first, but they get over their initial dislike soon enough.
304	* EagerRookie: T.J. takes an immediate dislike to him over his enthusiasm for the job.
305	* TheManBehindTheMan: Takes credit for T.J.'s success as a DJ, since he does all the promotion.
306
307	!!Garth Rutledge
308	->'''Played by:''' William deVry
309
310	A property developer with his eye on Godiva's.
311
312	* TheCharmer: Has a few dates with Kate before she realizes what he's really up to.
313	* CoolCar: Drives a Lotus with very impressive acceleration.
314	* VillainousGentrification: Will seemingly stop at nothing to turn the block where Godiva's is situated into a mixed-use tower.
315	* WorkHardPlayHard: When he's not on the job, he's hitting exclusive clubs and dropping hundreds of dollars on champagne.
316
317	!!Howard
318	->'''Played by:''' Creator/PatrickGallagher
319
320	A street criminal who gets Kate mixed up in some shady dealings.
321
322	* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Does most of the talking while his sidekick Stu does most of the smashing.
323	* TheDreaded: Kate is visibly terrified to see him and Stu enter the restaurant, even though they act like they're just there for a meal--[[spoiler:until they pay with a BriefcaseFullOfMoney that they expect her to launder for them.]]
324	* LoanShark: This appears to represent the majority of his gang's activities.
325	* TranquilFury: Rarely raises his voice and delivers most of his instructions in a low menacing tone.
326	* TrustPassword: Before he gives Kate what she needs, he forces her to make a phone call giving someone the word to [[KillTheCreditor off someone else]].
327
328	!!Veronique Lancaster
329	->'''Played by:''' Lynda Boyd
330
331	A local food expert who begins a relationship with Ramir.
332
333	* FemmeFatale: Granted, it's ''professional'' danger we're talking about, but she's more than capable of posing it [[WomanScorned if she's motivated enough]].
334	* FieryRedhead
335	* SexyMentor: To Ramir, and apparently to a lot of other chefs over the years.
336
337	[[/folder]]
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