S01E01 The Infernal Machine
Carême declines a coveted cooking job, putting a target on his back and endangering his father. Talleyrand offers to help, for a price.
Carême
Chef. Spy. Lover.
S01E05: The Contest
Talleyrand hosts France's ultimate culinary competition. Carême's revenge plot is set in motion as the tables are turned on Fouché.
Overview
Witness the rise of the world's first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême, and his descent into espionage in Napoleon-era France—where manipulation is king. With his gifts for gastronomy and seduction, he becomes the perfect weapon in a fight for power.
Episodes
S01E02 Blackmail
An attempted bombing of Napoleon's carriage goes under investigation. Carême and Talleyrand devise a plan to save divorce from being outlawed.
S01E03 A Recipe for a Disaster
Protests rage across the streets of Paris. To stop the violence, Talleyrand sends Carême to confront a revolutionary who may be fanning the flames.
S01E04 Buy the Crown!
France's fate hinges on a dinner with the rightful king, Louis XVIII. Carême must improvise in a foreign kitchen. Henriette's secrets come to light.
S01E05 The Contest
Talleyrand hosts France's ultimate culinary competition. Carême's revenge plot is set in motion as the tables are turned on Fouché.
S01E06 Trompe l'oeil
With the bombing's top suspect imprisoned, Carême tries sending him a hidden message—using only food.
S01E07 Confession
The Pope's arrival and a perilous childbirth upend Hôtel de Galliffet. Carême grapples with his faith after discovering who Talleyrand really is.
S01E08 The Coronation
As alliances are redrawn, Carême prepares his most daring meal yet in a massive feast for Emperor Napoleon.
Cast
Benjamin Voisin
Antonin Carême
Jérémie Renier
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Lyna Khoudri
Henriette Mahy de Chitenay
Sigrid Bouaziz
Catherine Grand
Alice da Luz
Agathe
Pablo Cobo
Charles De Flahaut
Micha Lescot
Joseph Fouché
Juliette Armanet
Germaine De Stael
Arthur Mazet
Louis Bonaparte
Lily Taïeb
Hortense de Beauharnais
Maud Wyler
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Dimitri Doré
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