Biker
Chef
1/2-Hour Television Series Concept
created
by
Christopher Coppola & Nicolas Paine
FEATURES
THE
TOME OF THE SATED TRAVELER
Distressed
patchwork leather binds the foot-thick tome,
ancient as the hills. The parchment pages
are covered with obscure drawings, maps, symbols
and captions in a variety of dead languages.
There are recipes too, or at least parts of
them as many of the pages are crumbling from
the ravages of time. It's a beautiful but
mysterious work, the elegance of Da Vinci's
Codex with the edge of a pagan spellbook.
Some pages glow with a medieval illumination,
others appear smudged by crude charcoal briquettes.
A precursor to all cookbooks, the Tome was
born when a nomadic, pre-literate community
first thought 'Hey, that tasted good... how
can I or one of my friends make it again sometime?'
Now the Tome is the foundation of the Biker
Chef's quest, it provides the clues which
guide the journey into each new region. The
Chef is driven to find the missing pieces
and complete the puzzle of the Tome... or
is it the Tome that is completing Biker Chef?
THE
MOTORCYCLES
Cruisers.
Big, steel frame hogs built for power and
comfort on the road less traveled. Loud, yes,
but not obnoxious. The bikes reflect their
riders' personalities but the custom accessories
never detract from the machines' basic beauty.
The Biker Chef's attached an array of well-worn
cooking utensils to his rig so his weapons
of choice are always close at hand. His ride
is his war stallion, ready for action. Sous
is a little more partial to curves n' chrome
styling, a holdover from the biker gang days.
He's a purist, his bike is always spotless
and every part is stock. For Max it's all
about accessorizing. His big old cruiser is
so loaded with hi-tech toys it's basically
an open-air Winnebago, a long haul marvel.
THE
CRATE
Sous'
tow-behind mini trailer is one remarkable
reservoir. It houses his vast tool collection
for on the spot bike repairs and an amazing
range of pantry items the Chef may call upon
to round out his recipes. In fact, at times
the Crate seems bottomless, able to produce
practically anything in a pinch. Lunch is
important to the team since they never get
to eat the featured dishes the Chef creates.
Instead they subsist on a simple diet of common
faire such as hot dogs. When lunch time rolls
around Max digs into the Crate for one of
the many cook-em-quick gizmos he's mastered,
while the Biker Chef will often regale his
cohorts with an anecdotal tale involving the
history of cooking. These are the informal
moments that help cement the camaraderie of
the team. Entertaining, informative, a welcome
respite from the rigors of the road.
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OVERVIEW
- CHARACTERS
- STYLE
- THE FOOD
- PILOT
- FUTURE EPISODES
- SUMMARY
