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Welcome to Dinner Club.

You must be willing to travel.

In any manner...

Screw this.

...and to any place.

You get to know each other well on such a trip, right?

You always travel in pairs.

This year, my motto is, "Be brave."

One of them is always me.

Then we got lucky.

Guys, hurry up.

3 MICHELIN STARS THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS

It's getting more lovely to be with you by the minute.

We are taking a culinary inspiration trip.

Teddy, are you okay?

Where shall we begin?

That's so yummy.

I feel like the entrails are still in there.

I'm a bit afraid, if I'm honest.

After each trip, there'll be a dinner.

The person who traveled with me

cooks for everyone.

I have the feeling that I'm a really good cook.

We're cooking together.

You're doing great.

Not against each other.

Eating triggers emotions.

Oh, that's yummy.

Nothing is nicer than eating well in great company.

In fine dining it's also about the food looking good.

DINNER CLUB: GERMANY

Look.

You are already here.

-Hello. -Hello.

Welcome to Dinner Club.

-Hi. -Nice to see you.

-Hi, lovely ladies. -How are you?

-Three times. -Always three in Switzerland.

-Hello. -Hi, Caro.

-Glad you came. -I have.

-We cooked through the night. -Exciting.

-The entire night. -I'm hungry.

Cab I sit or do I have stand the whole time?

You are allowed to relax for five minutes.

You are also the host.

We went to Cyprus.

We brought back some Cypriot wine.

That's tea with cardamon.

How sweet.

Glad you're here. Cheers.

It was fun with all of you.

Even with Caro?

Yes, even with Caro.

And I particularly enjoyed it with Kurt.

Well, that's a bit mean.

-I think so too. -I don't know.

-I also feel... -Well...

What was so special about Kurt?

Nice that you say it out loud.

-I also thought... -We had chemistry.

I think you'll taste that in the food.

CYPRUS

-Don't drive so jerkily. -I drive as carefully as possible.

-You know me. -Yes, that's why I'm saying it.

You've been trying to get a your license since when?

My driver's license, it's been...

Let me think. Next week it'll be 34 years.

-Really? -I've got an issue somehow.

I'm trying to get my boating license.

Are you kidding me?

A small little boat.

-I almost believed you. -Really?

-Every Swiss person has a yacht. -Star chef, Swiss...

-Sure, they all... -I'm a chef.

I'm not an actor.

You love Eastern food, right?

I love Greece a lot.

I've never been to Cyprus before.

Okay. Neither have I.

We have to find ingredients, we have to find inspiration.

-Shall we go for a meal? -Yes, definitely.

Do you want to park? Do you know how to park?

No. It's called "parking"?

-Try it. -Okay.

Now, reverse.

That's already annoying me now.

Why isn't that an automatic?

Shit, somebody is coming.

Hey, what? They're parking here.

He's stealing our spot.

How can you stop them?

I'll chew them out. Not okay.

They're locals. I'm not going to argue with locals.

He's helping. Look.

-Thank you very much, sir. -Careful, brake.

Not too much on the gas, otherwise you'll hit him.

He'll end up in the hospital.

Turn here. Hands on the wheel.

He's doing it. Dude, there are three people!

Yes, stop. And now, go forward.

Turn back. A bit forward.

-Perfect, thank you very much, sir. -Hey, dude.

-Thank you very much. -Others want to park too.

We drive forward now.

Yes, of course. Don't stress so much.

You have to turn back.

-They have great mezze. -Mezze?

FASOULA TAVERNA "STOA ARISTOTELOUS"

ANTIGONI IOANNOU CHEF

Are you bullshitting people now?

MEZZE SMALL, DELICIOUS EASTERN APPETIZERS

Look, how nice.

Bon appétit!

-Oh, great. -Wow.

What's this mashed root vegetable?

-It's similar to parsnips. -It's taro root.

Very good.

Tastes a bit like chestnuts.

Now here, the next one.

I've never seen this kind of asparagus before.

-The asparagus is good. -Very good.

I'm thrilled.

I always get tears in my eyes.

I get a bit emotional.

-She is so kind. -She's so proud of what she can do,

what she's got here.

She knows that it tastes good.

Really good.

-We've got a lot of inspiration, right? -Yes.

FIRST COURSE MEZZE - TAHINI

We wanted sharing platters for the first course.

Mezze, like in Cyprus.

-To get you in the mood. -Wow!

-That's cheese, right? -That's great.

-That's eggplant caviar. -Very good.

-Caviar? -Eggplant caviar?

You can put it on bread. We've got vine leaves.

Also cilantro seeds on top, beets and, of course, olives.

-Wow. -That all looks so nice.

What's in this?

-That's a cheese tartlet with halloumi. -Can I try it?

-Can we eat the flowers, Andreas? -You can eat the flowers.

Yes, that smells of cheese.

PALODIA EN ROUTE TO LIMASSOL

-Don't honk -Who's honking?

Is somebody honking? No idea what they want.

-How do you get around? -I use public transport.

The worst you can do in Berlin is to drive.

It's just stop and go.

I'm quicker walking than driving.

-Do you have a bike? -I've got a cool racing bike.

Okay.

It was really expensive.

So you go racing with the racing bike?

Slow down, my sunny friend.

Do you have the right outfit?

You kind of feel like you should be Iron Man.

Calm down.

Chill your lifestyle, dude.

I'm already hungry again.

LIMASSOL MARIOS' PRIVATE HOME

-I think, we've arrived. -Looks nice, right?

MARIOS PERIKLEOUS MASTER OF HALLOUMI MAKING

Welcome to Cyprus. Welcome to my house.

You want to see how I make halloumi cheese?

-Yes, please. -Whoa, cool.

Kurt, you know, that the milk of goats

tastes like the goats were kept.

If the goat stable is dirty,

not cleaned, then it smells awful.

If the stable is clean and they can go outside,

then the milk is better.

-Carpet, hardwood floors. -For example.

-TV on the wall. -Yes.

-Best goat cheese. -It would be at your place.

Is that halloumi?

You heat up the milk.

To 40, 45 degrees and you add the rennet.

Rennet is an enzyme which is taken from calves' stomachs.

And that shits... It separates the fats.

"Shit" like shitting?

In the kitchen, we say, "It's shat out."

Once that separates, then you have the cheese mass.

I love it. He's not scared of salt.

-Just to give the flavor. -Nice.

-Ready. -Ready?

-Ready. -Can I try it?

-Come on, make one. -Of course, try it.

Bravo.

-Nice. -Perfect.

I can see us in our own halloumi shop.

Shall we open a halloumi shop in Berlin?

We could call it "Hello Halloumi."

"Hello Halloumi."

I like it.

-Look at it, so hard already. -Like mozzarella.

Try it?

Already squeaks.

Can you tell?00

Kurt, did you notice that the cheese squeaks? Insane.

Squeaky cheese, yes.

You say squeak in a funny way.

-Squeak. -Squeak.

Squeak, squeak.

Whoa, good.

I'd love to have a house like that.

And an olive grove like that.

But I'd also love to have some tangerine trees.

And a lemon tree, like he said.

-Insane, right? They are so... -We'll take one.

Look at that. Giant. Crazy. We make...

-Smells real nice. -We're going to cook a beautiful menu.

We made this one ourselves.

You made it yourself? Crazy.

-Safe flight back. -Thank you. Bye.

Bye!

-It was nice, right? -Yes, great.

-Are you still tired? -Exhausted, yes.

Because of all the talking all day.

Well, just wait and see.

Crazy.

Peter Lustig on LSD.

The one from the TV show.

-Are you looking for you room? -Yes, with a platform bed, cool.

Crazy.

Hey, cool.

It's really a little like a honeymoon, I think.

So nice. I wanted to surprise you.

Cool. How long have we known each other? And already married.

Do you snore?

I believe so, yes. I talk too. So do I sometimes.

All day long, I've been told.

Come on. Read something to me. So I can fall asleep nicely.

I'll hit you if you snore.

Just hit me.

I often look for porn,

where two men read out loud to each other.

It makes me horny.

That's how it starts.

-Kurt, shall we head to the kitchen? -Yes.

-Do you need help? -No, you're guests today.

Yes, I think that's cool.

-Has anyone ever been to Cyprus? -No.

-Have you ever been to Cyprus? -No.

-Next... -Next topic.

Who's ever played soccer?

I used to play soccer in a club.

-Really? -Yes. Hard to believe.

-Which position? -Forward.

-Really? -I thought it'd be cool, but...

I once accidentally scored a goal.

Who plays soccer?

On the Turkish side in Cyprus

we met some guys and played a match with them.

They were so good. We lost 5-0, right?

Well, three 8-year-old kids...

-They destroyed us. -Totally.

I ran, he was the goalie.

Kurt!

Come on, Kurt!

I think I have to tell Andreas that I hate soccer.

Come on.

I'm exhausted!

Shit!

I think, 4-0.

-Yalla. Go. -Yalla. Well done.

So, see you later.

Were you sweating too?

Yes. Sports are...

I was so unathletic that I was never picked for teams.

I was always the last one. "Go on, let's pick the fat one."

Oh, no.

Do you know why I agreed to be on the show?

I thought, as a celebrity chef you can teach me

how to cut onions effectively and quickly.

I can show you, but it's all about practice.

Look, rings.

Maybe it's a sign for us to get engaged.

-You think? -Yes.

I don't think you'd be happy with me.

But you're rich.

I'm rich because I'm Swiss. You're poor because you're from Berlin.

You'd be in your restaurant, I'd be on holiday.

-Do you eat breakfast? -Hardly ever.

We can be honest now. It's midday.

Nice, huh?

Yes, what would you like?

-Hello. -You speak German!

I'd love some kofta.

-Kofta? -Kofta.

-With salad? -Yes, with salad.

-And some vine leaves. -Yes!

-Rolled. -Yes.

-Both or by itself. -I'll also like to try something else.

-Ton balik. What's that? -Tuna fish with beans.

We'll have that. Why do you speak German?

I was German teacher.

-German teacher? -I'm now a German tour guide.

-Oh, really? -Yes.

-Yes, pleasure. -I also have some lemonada.

-Lemonade? Okay. -Yes, for me too, please.

-One lemonade. Thanks. -I like.

They make tangerine juice here.

-I'm so hungry. -Have some bread.

-Cool glasses. -The glasses suit you.

You also look better with glasses.

Come on, put them back on. No, leave it. Come on.

So we can see your beautiful eyes.

Is there any food envy at your home?

-No, no, I cook so much that... -It's enough.

With kids, it's sometimes like,

the table can be full of food,

and they worry they won't get anything.

How did you grow up? Poor or middle-class?

Not poor. My parents got divorced.

Yes.

And my mother somehow got us through.

There was a time when we'd only have meat once a week.

But that was fine for us.

That's why I love vegetables.

Yes, when my parents got divorced, we got poorer.

I always lived with my mother...

Still, we always had enough to eat.

Thank you.

Thanks, it looks yummy.

-Enjoy your meal. -Thank you.

What's that back there?

Look.

Can I try?

I'm from Neukölln, these tricks don't work on me.

I invented them.

Cypriot cuisine is quite simple, right?

By the coast, they eat fish and inland, they eat meat.

We'll first sear the leg of lamb that has to go in the oven.

Then we can chill for 90 minutes.

-Ninety minutes? -It just does its thing.

Look, that's clarified butter.

You can put the leg of lamb in there. It's good.

You immerse it in it.

On the side. Don't burn yourself.

-On the side? -Now also on top.

Exactly. Be careful, fat always splatters a bit.

I'm going to have a look.

Now this side as well.

-Can we come and have a look? -Yes, come.

Can we learn something from you?

-Yes, from Kurt. -We're searing it on all sides.

Until it's nice and brown.

-Then we put it... -It goes in the oven.

-For 90 minutes. -Exactly.

I have the feeling that I'm a really good cook.

-Okay. -You're doing great.

SELIMIYE CARAVANSARY "BÜYÜK HAN"

-Are you up for some culture? -Let's do it.

Do you know them? Turkish eye beads.

They keep bad stuff away from you.

Do you need a spoon? Might be good.

Yes, but spoons are also available in Germany.

No, but not like this.

They cost more in Germany.

I have this discussion with everyone I'm abroad with.

It always comes down to spoons.

Spoons can...

-It's a Cyprus original... -Original wood or what?

Made in Cyprus.

Made from olive trees.

Made from olive wood.

I've lost him. Where did he go?

Kurt! Where are you?

Can you do it quick? Before the Swiss guy shows up.

Otherwise, I have to buy him one.

What did you buy?

-Jewelry. -You spent money?

-Jewelry? -Here.

Oh, an eye.

You can buy dream catchers here.

I don't have any more money. I've spent it all.

Do you know what I've got?

-A present for you. -What is it?

-No! The dream catcher. -You recognize it? Yes.

Of course!

We only want good vibes here.

Let's hang it here. Then we'll have good energy.

-As kids, did you... -Dream catchers?

-I didn't know about them. -I had one.

And did it catch dreams?

-No? -I still have trouble sleeping.

-Really? -For real, yes.

Falling asleep or waking up and not being able to go back to sleep?

Both.

What do you do about it?

Very good question. I wanted...

Before bed, what do you do?

-Did you want to ask something? -Yes.

I meditate for two hours.

-Two hours? -I'm not on my phone.

The cell phone is another room.

-In airplane mode. -Seriously? You do that...

I don't have the time.

She's bullshitting.

When am I supposed to do it?

I can't even meditate for three minutes.

I have the app.

It's difficult, three minutes would be okay.

I can't even do yoga. Or Pilates.

-As soon as you... -As soon as you go inside.

And see the depths.

-Then you say, "No, stop." -No thanks.

ZYGI "ZYGI MARINA" YACHT PORT

Look how romantic.

Yes, it's nice with you.

Did you brush your teeth already?

My teeth? No, nobody will see them.

Then please sleep facing outwards. I'll do it too.

Please take your shoes off, okay?

How do you close this shit?

I'm done in. I'm tired!

Whoa, this sucks!

Don't be so loud, dude. Don't catch your feet.

Stop laughing. Be quiet.

Right, now. Shut up.

Did you sleep well?

Do you want coffee?

I'd love a coffee and some fried eggs.

-Did you get rolls? -You can do something too.

You're doing nothing.

You say, "I'm hungry. I'm hot, I'm cold."

I thought, I'm going on a trip with a chef.

I'll make coffee for you.

-Yes. -I can also make you orange juice.

-Fresh. -A cevapcici platter would be cool too.

-I made Turkish coffee. -Yes, that's cool. Coffee substitute.

Are you going to change clothes?

First we drink coffee.

I'll keep that on.

-Drink your coffee. -Too silly for me.

Now you can read the coffee grounds.

What'll happen today, what do you see?

-Today... -Here, I can see it.

-What did you see? Fish? -Again, nothing to eat today.

-I'm cooking for you today. -Yes?

If you find us some fish, then I'll cook fish.

Too strong. Not good for my heart.

It's really... You were generous today.

After the night we had.

Kurt, look. That's fennel.

That's crazy, right?

That'd be something for the menu.

A nice side for the fish.

A cat. Did you see it?

Yes, it was a goner.

Next right. We're almost there.

If you'd just listen to me for once.

-Yes, there it is! -Okay.

Look there are fish boxes.

Hey, Harry? Harry?

-What Harry? -Can you take out the cooler?

He's warming up slowly. Can't you tell?

ZYGI "N.K.M. PESKANDROULLA" FISHERY

-You've got to spread it out a bit. -Don't stress so much now.

Are you awake now?

Now you're awake. Come on.

Next, we'll make the fish.

-Whoa, great. -It's red mullet, right?

-We got them together... -Do you leave the scales on?

We fry it with hot fat... Pour it over, then it gets crispy.

I'll prepare it.

Look, it's red mullet.

Nice fish. Shall we filet it?

Do you see how I'm doing it?

-I'll show you once. -Cool, like a pro.

Then you cut here and you have the filet.

This must be quick. The fish shouldn't cool down.

You're doing great. I think that's cool. Really.

-I love you more and more each day. -Me too.

The best thing is, standing next to you, you can feel like a top chef too.

-Because everything works. You know? -Here.

You can deep-fry the fish now. Pour a lot over it.

Cool how the scales stand up.

-It's like the Christmas market. -Christmas market?

Because of the fat. If you put donuts underneath

you could do two dishes at once...

There at the back, can you see? The sea bream has quite a lot of spikes.

Be careful.

So be careful. Take it here...

-Tricky. -Here, be careful, not the ears.

-Don't scare me. -Yes, really. No shit.

And what is this...

Oh, shit.

Now you've shut up.

-Because I'm scared... -You're focused. Great.

Now and then it's good to shut up.

-Look, the entrails. -Shut up sometimes, exactly.

What did it eat? Fish or something?

Is there a fish inside it?

Do you want to eat the entrails?

Deep breath and get on with it. And then in here.

I'd rather lick the nose of an old grandpa.

That's less gross.

Stop laughing. This isn't funny.

Pull yourself together.

Something is still trailing out. Large intestine. Cut it off.

Thank you. Yes, please.

Very interesting. Fennel with red mullet.

SECOND COURSE RED MULLET, FENNEL, CHORIZO

Teddy only gets fennel?

For you, we've made ravioli with beets.

It's also a really cool trick to be vegetarian.

You always get something special.

You all are so well-known and successful, I thought nobody would notice me.

-Would you tell them what we made? -Yes.

So listen, folks. We have a red mullet here,

deep-fried, with fennel.

Tastes so good.

It's cool.

You did a very good job.

Fennel was everywhere, basically.

-The entire island. -Cyprus is 98% fennel.

The flowers and bushes. Yes, they grow in the wild.

-I'm ready. -I don't have any balance.

Hold me up.

I can't lift my legs.

That's why I chose Nordic walking. Something for folk in their fifties.

Is that a sport or is it something you do when you're older

and close to having a stroke, so that you don't fall

into the fennel in Greece?

LARNAKA DISTRICT SALT LAKE IN LARNAKA

Faster.

Even faster. Faster.

-Faster. -Grandmas don't do that.

-Faster. -The grandmas with the sticks...

Even faster. Hurry up.

Even faster. Yes.

Even faster.

-It was cool. -Yes, it was cool.

-I missed you afterwards. -Yes, same.

You mainly missed my driving skills.

Hold tight.

Screw this.

Did he win the driving license?

-Shit, now it's going downhill. -You don't have to be afraid.

I know how to drive here.

Shit, not that it slides down.

I'll undo the seatbelt, then I can get out.

No, don't do that.

Did anyone ever drive this route before?

-Are you scared? -No.

Is there something in here?

I'd like to have a different driver.

I'd like to have a different driver.

I'll kick you out.

No. We won't be able to get off again.

This way!

Shit!

We have no windscreen!

Whoa, I'm getting cold now.

You sure are a great cook, but you can't drive.

He's insane.

Because we're getting nothing to eat.

You're going insane. It's just the hunger.

Let's look at the view.

It was nice, right?

I'm exhausted.

-You can get the lamb. -No worries, I'm here.

Get the lamb.

Don't burn yourself, Kurt.

Yes, that's a bit...

-What is it? -Glaze it again. Some sauce on it.

The lamb we had there was great.

Here, a few tomatoes.

The lamb from the clay oven was great.

ARAKAPAS TAVERNA "KALAMARAS"

KOSTAS MOUZAKITIS TAVERNA OWNER

Ciao, Andri.

KLEFTIKO STEWED DISH WITH LAMB

ANDRI THEODOULOU COOKING TEACHER

-From the mountains. -Here.

They stole it and then baked it. Okay.

Kleftiko. Stolen food. What do we do now? We have meat.

You can do some work now.

You have such gentle hands.

-So much feeling. -Don't we have an intern for it?

You're my intern. Hello?

-Done. -You're the intern.

When you massage meat for a long time, you get some strange thoughts.

-Should I give you a massage? -You can do that tonight.

-Shall I pepper it? -Tonight.

-Now add the onions and everything. -Okay.

The sweat's just running down me. Crazy.

I'd change the menu and have ice-cream instead.

Put that thing right to the back wall.

-Isn't he wearing gloves? -He's wearing a nuclear radiation suit.

I'll turn this way so the camera catches when I catch fire.

-Super. -Don't panic.

That's so hot!

-Is that hot? -So hot.

I wasn't acting.

I won't have hands left in the end.

You can close it with clay.

-Seal it? -Yes. Crazy how hot, right?

I burnt my paws for real.

And that was now...

But touch it again! I'll burn my paws again.

Now that it's covered with the clay

the oven will heat up to 700, 800 degrees.

-Crazy. -And the food stays in.

You burnt yourself.

There too, or what?

Is that ash or can you see the bone?

It's red, perhaps from the sun.

-Now stop it. -Maybe from the hands.

Am I bleeding?

-A bit crunchy. -Good.

Really good.

Normally, I don't like lamb, but that's yummy.

-Because it's not that strong. -It's great.

Look, that's what I mean.

I feel somehow as if

I made all of that. On my own.

-That's good. -A good feeling.

Great. Should always be like this.

Well done. Five.

Give me five.

Great. Really great.

-We're good. -Really good. Okay, let's go.

Look at how he's doing this.

Have you ever worked as a server?

-Have you? -In the castle.

-Great. -I want to work in the castle.

-That's why I put so much effort in. -Nice.

-Very nice. -Tell us what this is.

THIRD COURSE SUCKLING LAMB, LEMON GREMOLATA, YOGURT

That's suckling lamb. Sage on top with tomato.

-And the sauce... -Yogurt.

But there's also lemon. And fennel?

Enjoy it.

-Bon appétit. -Enjoy your meal.

Does the lamb taste nice?

Very good. Very tender.

-Where's the tangerine juice? -Yes.

That was your job. Where is it?

-Go and have a look. -I forgot.

-What have you got? -Young endives.

Very young.

Is that tangerine juice?

-Yes. -Wow.

Oh, Kurt. Kurt.

-Delicious. -Well done.

We brought them back.

The tangerines.

-Wow. -Good, right?

Cool. Tangerine juice is nice.

Are you sleeping?

Hey, wake up!

Let me guess. I don't even have to check.

Andreas Caminada is at the wheel. Right?

Look, we're right next to the sea.

The timing... Every time I'm sleeping.

Is there a sandy beach?

I'm starting to sound like you.

With a sea view.

LARNAKA DISTRICT LARNAKA COAST

Come out.

Wow! There's nothing here.

Wow.

FOURTH COURSE LEMON TARTE, MACARONS

That's a lemon tart.

-Macarons. We made them. -Sure.

-What kind of macarons? -Tangerine.

We debated quite a bit about dessert.

We pulled it off.

-Are the macarons nice? -Yes.

Because he's such a fan of lemon tart,

so I let him do it.

-So yummy. -Oh, my God.

The cream is so delicious.

Also tastes like fish.

-My fork? -There's fish on it.

A sea bream cheesecake.

Let's get our camping vibes here.

Look here.

Like this.

-Okay. -Great.

But he cooks well.

I can't get the damn thing in here.

Crap, I've had enough.

What are you doing now?

Come on. You're the number one camper.

We'll sort that out in post-production.

What's our relationship status?

-We hook up to cook. -Friendship plus. With cooking.

That's really...

The silence here is great! That's... Well, you know?

In a big city, it's always loud.

It's awesome here.

I've calmed down. I can feel my pulse slowing.

Great menu, Kurt. I'm happy. Thanks.

-Right? You were happy? -Very nice.

We're having a final fish together.

-Cool, the crust. -Great.

Do you know what's important? Look how...

That's glassy, right?

The mistake is if you leave it on for too long

then it gets completely dry.

Is that cool?

It was worth it. Really good. I'm happy.

DINNER CLUB COMING SOON...

-The car is beeping. -I think you're driving too slow.

What are the traffic rules here? I'm sorry.

Was there this much water in the boat before?

I thought

we'd visit Michelin star restaurants.

Careful, there's a chair, Caro.

Hands out of pockets.

When I'm really tired, I sometimes forget to open

my mouth when I eat.

We're helping a little.

-We're just watching. -You're just watching.

If you want me to shut up, just give me nice food.

DINNER CLUB: GERMANY