The competition for the best chef continues. Denis proves to Katya that he and Vika had no relationship.

Nagiyev in his restaurant arranges the show "Chef", in which Victor and Elena participate. Denis dream of Victoria. Nastya wants a second child.

Katya and Denis start dating. The whole team of cooks, led by Viktor, want to get rid of Herman after learning that he has mental problems.

Eva tells Viktor Petrovich that she is expecting a baby. Katya meets a childhood friend who is already married and decides to tell her that she, too, is getting married soon. Herman continues his attempts to conquer Victoria.

Denis is trying to get permission from the Shef to meet with his daughter. Lyova prepared a surprise gift for her mother for her anniversary. The restaurant is getting ready for a Halloween corporate party.

After the anniversary of Viktor Petrovich, many wake up not alone ... German - with Ainura, Katya - with Denis, and Barinov - with his daughter's girlfriend. In the evening, the restaurant is supposed to host a show of molecular cuisine, and Katya has lost important ingredients.

Herman tries to woo Victoria and decides to resort to trickery. Viktor Petrovich has a birthday, but the planned celebration is in jeopardy. Katya discovers a shortage of food in the restaurant.

Katya, Victor's daughter, returns to Monet, where the dog's birthday is celebrated on the same day. Taking the opportunity, Barinov throws a cat there and substitutes his daughter.

Barinov finds diamonds in fish. Sasha returned to Moscow with her fiancé and plans to celebrate the wedding in a restaurant. Max kisses Sasha in front of Vika.

Victor plots against the chef from a nearby restaurant by drilling a hole in the wall. Victoria and Max fight because Max is not acting like a man. Kostya is trying to become a sommelier.

Restaurant employees fantasize about what movie they would like to see about the restaurant. Senya gets an action movie with himself in the title role, Fedya gets erotica, Nastya gets a movie about zombies, and chief gets fantasy.

Kostya asks Max and Vika to sit with their son, but Vika is urgently called to the Monet, and Max has to stay alone with the child. Herman reports to the police about the theft in a restaurant - a copper saucepan is missing.

Max's mother comes to visit. Senya rents a room to Denis in order finally fulfill dream: to buy a boat. Barinov suspects that they want to fire Elena.

A representative of the Union of Cinematographers comes to the restaurant to order a banquet. He thinks that Barinov is still the chef. Nagiyev is forced to ask Viktor Petrovich to return for one evening In claude monet. Victor agrees, but on his own terms.

Victor meets his old friend who wants to come to the restaurant for lunch. Victor does not admit that he is no longer a chef, and he has to get out of this situation. Max quarrels with Vika and decides to arrange a "conciliatory dinner", for which he takes a bottle of wine from a restaurant bar, which turned out to be wildly expensive.

Vika demands that Max ask Denis to move out of their apartment. Max wants to get a position as sous chef instead of the departed Leva. And Leva in a new place is trying to cope with Viktor Petrovich.

Vika really wants to have a baby, but Max is always torn between his wife and his brother's problems. Viktor Petrovich is getting used to the new team.

Elena rescues Barinov from the bullpen, but on certain conditions. Nagiyev introduces a new Chef to the employees, who immediately decides to conduct an attestation. Barinov is trying to figure out how to get around Elena's condition.

Max's half-brother, Denis, unexpectedly comes to visit Max and Vika and asks to live for a while. They are trying to get him a job. Nagiyev is looking for a new Chef.

Max and Vika get used to the joint family life. The chef becomes the hero of a television program that is filmed directly in the restaurant's kitchen. Nagiyev is offered the role of Napoleon.