Talia in the Kitchen explained
| Genre: | Sitcom
Teen comedy
Telenovela |
| Creator: | Catharina Ledeboer |
| Director: | Clayton Boen and Maria E. Perera |
| Starring: | - Maria Quezada
- Liam Obergfoll
- Joshua Hoffman
- Ellis Jackson
- Miguel Luciano
- Gail Soltys
- Galilea La Salvia
- Jeannette Lehr
- Ethan Estrada
- William Wilson
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| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 40 |
| List Episodes: | Talia in the Kitchen#Episodes |
| Executive Producer: | - José Vicente Scheuren
- Tatiana RodrÃguez
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| Producer: | Maria A Mavares |
| Camera: | |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Company: | Cinemat |
| Channel: | Nickelodeon |
| Related: | Toni, la Chef |
Talia in the Kitchen was an American telenovela-formatted teen sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 6, 2015 and ended on December 23, 2015. It was an adaptation of the Nickelodeon Latin American telenovela, Toni, la Chef, and was created by Mariela Romero & Catharina Ledeboer, the same writers who made Every Witch Way & WITS Academy.
On March 4, 2015, Nickelodeon ordered 40 episodes for the series,[1] all the episodes making up the first season. The season premiered on July 6, 2015, and continued on November 30, 2015. Before the next set of episodes, a sneak peek of the set aired on November 25, 2015. A majority of the episodes aired in July and December 2015. Very few episodes were shown in-between those months. On January 12, 2016, it was confirmed that the show was cancelled.[2]
Plot
14-year-old Talia Parra has her passion for cooking take flight when she and her younger sister visit their grandmother in Miami for the summer and later move in with her. With help from her new friends and her late father's magical spices, Talia revives business in her family restaurant by cooking truly life-changing meals that are just what each customer needs.
Cast and characters
- Talia Parra (Maria Quezada): An optimistic girl who loves everything and is fond of cooking at Lola's, her family's restaurant. She is rivals with Debbie Fuccinelli. Talia finds magic spices hidden by her father and discovers that she is a SpiceMaster, able to use these spices to their full effect.
- Deborah "Debbie" Fuccinelli (Gail Soltys): Talia's main competitor who works at the rival restaurant Fuccinelli's. Debbie is insecure, and becomes obsessed with destroying Lola's to prove that she is a better chef than Talia.
- Julie Parra (Galilea La Salvia): Talia's younger sister, a serious and mature child prodigy who proves to be a master chef.
- Rudy Rosales (Joshua Hoffman): Talia's best friend and later love interest. He is great at fixing things, and popularizes Mexican music in Miami.
- Valerie Landry (Ellis Ann Jackson): Talia's best friend, who compulsively tells the truth and is afraid of committing any crimes.
- Tyson Fuccinelli (Liam Obergfoll): Debbie's twin brother, and the love interest of Talia.
- Federico "Frenchie" Fuccinelli (Miguel Luciano): Debbie's cousin and the head chef of the Fuccinelli's Restaurant, who is shown to be an egotistical perfectionist.
- Dolores Parra (Jeannette Lehr): Talia and Julie's grandmother who taught Talia how to cook. She was the owner of Lola's until it was closed down by the Fuccinellis.
- Rocky Palroso (Ethan Estrada): A 12-year-old boy whom Julie meets at the local community center. He has a crush on Julie, and has helped the Parra family many times, always stating that he "knows a guy."
- Avery (Marika Dumancas): Debbie's vain and sarcastic best friend.
- Jayden (William Wilson) and Michael Grubb (Cooper Rowe): Two brothers introduced in the episode "Storm and Grubb". Together they run a food truck called Brothers in Grubb. Jayden has a crush on Talia but must compete with her because they are both SpiceMasters.
- Will (Tommy Goodman): A chef who used to work at Lola's before moving to Fuccinelli's. He later returned to Lola's to steal their magic spices.
| Tyler Alvarez | Diego Rueda 1 episode, 2015 |
| Paola Andino | Emma Alonso 1 episode, 2015 |
| Paris Smith | Maddie Van Pelt 1 episode, 2015 |
| Autumn Wendel | Sophie Johnson 1 episode, 2015 |
| Zoey Burger | Gigi Rueda 1 episode, 2015 |
| Jevon White | Water Works Supervisor 1 episode, 2015 |
| Mike Boland | Reporter 1 episode, 2015 |
| Madelin Marchant | Dolores Fan 1 episode, 2015 |
| Michael Jacques | Mean director 1 episode, 2015 |
| Liliana Moyano | Carmen 1 episode, 2015 |
| Jerry Sommer | Desk Guard 1 episode, 2015 |
| Ryan Morgan | Vincent 1 episode, 2015 |
| John Cassarino | Police Officer 1 episode, 2015 |
| Allison Molina | Girl 1 1 episode, 2015 |
| Sebastian Lombardo | EMT 1 episode, 2015 |
| Michael Dicarluccio | Sous Chef 1 episode, 2015 | |
Broadcast
Talia in the Kitchen made its global debut on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 6, 2015, right after the premiere of the fourth and final season of Every Witch Way.[3] In India, the series debuted on Disney Channel on March 4, 2018. In Canada, the series premiered on September 7, 2015 on YTV.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: NICKELODEON PICKS UP LIVE-ACTION SERIES 'TALIA'S KITCHEN'. M Magazine. June 30, 2015.
- Web site: J-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160114052800/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/talia-in-the-kitchen-is-canceled-86990. dead. January 14, 2016.
- Web site: Nickelodeon Cooks Up Some Magic in 'Talia in the Kitchen' Daily Scripted Series Premiering Monday July 6. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703014203/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/30/nickelodeon-cooks-up-some-magic-in-talia-in-the-kitchen-daily-scripted-series-premiering-monday-july-6/424655/. dead. July 3, 2015. TV by the Numbers.com. June 30, 2015. Kondology. Amanda. June 30, 2015.
- CORUS KIDS SEPTEMBER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS. August 28, 2015. Corus Entertainment. September 1, 2015.
