Pressure Cook

Season 1
Each week, renowned chef Ralph Pagano is abandoned in an exotic locale and forced to earn money solely using off-the-cuff cooking skills. Dishing out meals for every culture, palate and occasion, find out if he can finance a plane ticket home before the week is up.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Mexico
    October 14, 2008
    24min
    TV-PG
    Ralph will be dropped off in a country whose culinary achievements rival its reputation as a resort getaway. Luckily on the Pacific coast of Mexico, one can get a taste of both.
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  2. S1 E2 - Wyoming
    October 21, 2007
    25min
    TV-PG
    In this episode of Pressure Cook Ralph finds himself still in the USA, but way out of his element. From playing bee keeper to butcher to a surprisingly adept pancake flipper, Ralph is on his toes and discovers that the Old West is still alive and well.
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  3. S1 E3 - Iceland
    October 28, 2007
    25min
    TV-PG
    For this episode of Pressure Cook, Ralph Pagano is sent to Iceland - one of Europe's hottest travel destinations with a very chilly name. Nowhere on earth are the forces of nature more evident than here, and Ralph gets the full experience.
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  4. S1 E4 - Belize
    November 4, 2007
    25min
    TV-PG
    while everyone else is on vacation, Ralph has to stay hard at work to avoid eating a gibnut: A rodent that Belizians see as a delicacy, but to Ralph - looks more like a barking rat!
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  5. S1 E5 - Czech
    November 11, 2007
    25min
    TV-PG
    In this episode of Pressure Cook, Ralph visits Czech Republic, the land of beer. Here he will face his biggest challenge to date as he attempts to earn a cook's living in a country not necessarily known for its cuisine.
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  6. S1 E6 - Italy
    November 18, 2007
    25min
    TV-PG
    In this episode of Pressure Cook, Ralph will be dropped in Italy - A dream destination for anyone who has ever donned a chef's hat. While Ralph feels very comfortable here at first, this quickly fades away as the challenges mount.
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  7. S1 E7 - Northern Ireland
    November 25, 2007
    1sec
    TV-PG
    Ralph learns what culinary life is like on the Green Isle. Here he rubs elbows with Irish Royalty, farms alongside traditional mussel farmers, and learns that you can include Bushmills Irish whiskey in just about any dish!
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  8. S1 E8 - South Africa
    January 5, 2008
    25min
    TV-PG
    In order to earn his ticket home this time, Ralph will have to brave the wildlife of the South African Savannah, master Cape Malay cooking and cater to a hungry rugby team. If he fails - there's a plate of Mopani worms with his name all over it.
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