Toni, la Chef is a 2015 on-screen Spanish telenovela franchise created by Catharina Ledeboer only for the Nickelodeon Group. This franchise follows the adventures of Toni Parra (also known in the franchise' American counterpart as Talia Parra), a bold and rebellious teenager who has a passion for cooking, as well as great skill to get into trouble. The franchise itself had a very short-lived career only just a year by the Paramount family to be exact.
The franchise originally started as a Spanish telenovela called Toni, la Chef but it was cancelled months later. After the original series ended in cancellation, The team decided to switch gears for it's American counterpart tv series on Nickelodeon called Talia in the Kitchen and the franchise ended with a tv special called Talia in the Kitchen: Spice Island in the same year.
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Original series[]
This series follows the adventures of Toni Parra, a bold and rebellious teenager who has a passion for cooking, as well as great skill to get into trouble. As soon as she moves to Miami to live with her grandmother, Toni will face a new world, in which nothing seems to be what it is. The "magical" spices and condiments used for cooking have unexpected effects, the neighboring restaurant has declared war and her grandmother continually tries to "tame her".
Talia in the Kitchen[]
Although in the American counterpart (which is Talia in the Kitchen) it usually takes place in the Miami Beach High School (which the original series comes in the point of view).
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Original series[]
- Main article: Toni, la Chef (television series)
The original series debuted on Nickelodeon's Latin American channel as a telenovela produced and distributed by Viacom International Media Networks The Americas (via Nickelodeon Latin America). ClaroVideo published three episodes before the premiere of the series.
American counterpart[]
- Main article: Talia in the Kitchen
The American English tv show adaptation of Toni, la Chef called Talia in the Kitchen was released on Nickelodeon after the original show was cancelled in Latin America.
Talia in the Kitchen specials[]
They're are 4 Talia in the Kitchen tv special episodes that was released on July 20, 2015 during the show's run:
| Title | Director | Writer | Type | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Talia in the Kitchen: Spice Me Up" | Maria E. Perera | Catharina Ledeboer | Special 1-hour episode | July 20, 2015 |
| Talia cooks food for herself using the spices. Meanwhile, Tyson soon asks Talia to go out on a date, and Frenchie finds out that Talia was responsible for sabotaging Fuccinelli's.
Note: This is a one-hour special episode. | ||||
| "Talia in the Kitchen: Spice Heist" | Maria E. Perera | Catharina Ledeboer | Special 1-hour episode | July 30, 2015 |
| Dolores allows Talia to use the spices in her food to make Aunt Tilly leave Miami without her and Julie. Talia and Tyson almost share their first kiss, but they are distracted by Dolores throwing water on them. Before the Golden Ladle cooking competition, Will comes to Frenchie and says, "Snap"; this word sends Frenchie to Lola's to steal the magic spices. Talia and Debbie compete in the Golden Ladle, which is hosted by Chef Lorena Garcia, against many chefs until they compete against each other the next day. Debbie, however, wins because Talia did not have the main ingredient for the dish. Despite this, Chef Lorena still tells Talia about her good cooking. Immediately after, the lights malfunction, and it is announced that a big hurricane is coming towards Miami. Everyone shelters in the community center, but soon, when Dolores quickly leaves, Talia goes to Lola's to fetch Julie's pet skunk Priscilla. Dolores returns and thinks Talia is lost. Tyson goes out to find Talia, but Debbie tries to get him to stop, and he won't, so she calls the name of Frenchie, who tackles Tyson and drags him away from the exit. Talia reaches Lola's, successfully gets Priscilla, and also gets the spices just in case, but she soon has an encounter with Will, who takes the spices from her. At the end of the episode, Talia is trapped in Lola's by the hurricane.
Note: in some regions, this episode was split in two half-hour-long episodes, with the first part titled 'The Golden Ladle', and the second titled 'Hurricane Ophelia'. | ||||
| "Talia in the Kitchen: Storm and Grubb" | Maria E. Perera | Catharina Ledeboer | Special 1-hour episode | November 30, 2015 |
| Talia is still trapped in Lola's, but is soon rescued by a mysterious person, a boy named Jayden. Meanwhile, Dolores decides to go out and find Talia, leaving Frenchie in charge of Julie and Rocky. When the hurricane ends, Tyson, Rudy and Valerie head out to look for Talia as well, and Tyson and Valerie find her in a closet with Jayden. Afterwards, the gang searches for Dolores, whom Frenchie finds pinned under a trash can. Dolores is taken to the hospital, but recovers after a while. When Aunt Tilly returns to get Talia and Julie when the flights to Boston are cancelled, Valerie, Rudy and Tyson stall her again; however, Talia eventually convinces her to leave without her and Julie. | ||||
| "Talia in the Kitchen: Spice Island" | Maria E. Perera | Catharina Ledeboer & Charlotte Owen | Special 1-hour episode | December 22 - December 23, 2015 |
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