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1. In the 1976-1985 CBS television comedy series "Alice," Vic Tayback starred in the role he played in the 1974 movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." What was the name of the restaurant in which he cooked and Alice worked?
2. This Swedish Chef was responsible for adding the phrase "Bork, bork, bork" to the American vocabulary. On what television show did he appear?
3. In the television series "M*A*S*H" (1972-1983), actor Jeff Maxwell appeared in 66 episodes as the mess cook who served chow to the other characters (and absorbed their abuse and contempt for the food). He doubled as the bartender in the officers' club. What was this character's name?
4. On the television series "Star Trek: Voyager," a Talaxian is rescued, joins the crew and takes over the mess hall on the ship. What is this curious character's name?
5. Jerome "Chef" McElroy, an elementary school cafeteria worker, appeared regularly on the Comedy Central television series "South Park." Who provided the voice of Chef?
6. On the CBS television series "Northern Exposure" (1990-95), many of the residents of Cicely, Alaska, ate food prepared by Holling Vincouer at The Brick. What was the name of the reclusive, barefoot, possibly-autistic recurring character played by Adam Arkin who was a master gourmet chef?
7. On "The Gilmore Girls," Lorelai Gilmore has an off-and-on relationship with Luke Danes, the chef-owner of the restaurant in which Lorelai and her daughter Rory often eat. What is the name of his restaurant?
8. On the HBO series "The Sopranos," who was the chef-owner of Nuovo Vesuvio, a restaurant where the mobsters celebrated birthdays, held meetings and, on one occasion, planned to execute a "hit"?
9. Lenny Henry played off-type to create the maniacal English chef/owner in the BBC production of the culinary comedy series "Chef!" (1993-1996). What was the name of his Michelin two-star restaurant?
10. Based on a popular book of the same name by Anthony Bourdain, which television sit-com followed (briefly) the career of Jack Bourdain in his attempt to make a go of a restaurant called Nolita?
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