Kaboul Kitchen

Kaboul Kitchen is a Canal+ original Dramedy series about Jacky, a French restaurant-holder who creates a decadent restaurant in Kabul city in 2005, during the Bush administration. With his friend and associate, Axel, specialized in politics they evolve in the middle of evil generals and hypocritical religious fanatics and struggle to keep open their restaurant, the Kabul Kitchen, the only place in Kabul where foreigners can find alcohol, bikini-clad women and French cuisine.

Jacky's life gets even more complicated when his estranged daughter suddenly reappears, all grown up and full of idealism she came to Kabul to work for the foundation Combat pour la dignité Afghane and her idealistic views are confronted to the harsh reality and her father's cynicism.

Based on a True Story


 * Briefcase Full of Money : Amanullah has one. Averted when Jacky tries to buy off the Ali brothers.
 * Complete Monster: Amanullah appears to be that.
 * Crapsack World: well it is post-war Afghanistan.
 * Culture Clash: between the Westerners and the locals, but particularly for Sophie who just arrived in Afghanistan.
 * Disappeared Dad: Jacky is this to Sophie.
 * Fan Service
 * Fan Disservice
 * French Cuisine Is Haughty: one of the reason their price are so high, being the only French restaurant in Kabul. But also subverted : the food is said to be only slightly less disgusting than in the other restaurants and the cook confuses the different French recipes. The clients are not her for the food anyway.
 * Kissing Under the Influence: while completely wasted Sophie ends up kissing both Damien and Axel.
 * Male Frontal Nudity: in the first five minutes, no less.
 * Man Child: Axel
 * Mood Dissonance
 * Moral Dissonance
 * Naive Newcomer: Sophie having just arrived in Afghanistan.
 * Only in It For the Money: Jacky and Axel only came to Kabul to make money, not to help with the country's reconstruction.
 * Retired Monster: General Amanullah wants to retire from being a Complete Monster and reconvert in politics.
 * She's All Grown Up: Sophie
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Jacky bribes his way around Afghan legislation.
 * We Named the Monkey "Jack": Amanullah has two dogs named "George" and "Bush".