Biker
Chef
1/2-Hour Television Series Concept
created
by
Christopher Coppola & Nicolas Paine
PILOT
EPISODE BEAT SHEET
'THE
TAO OF SOCAL'
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INTRO. Pre-Biker Chef character preparing
dinner in his tiny kitchen for guests Sous
and Max. Fire on range top prompts him to
look for extinguisher. Instead he 'passes
through' closet into alternate reality of
dry lakebed covered with disintegrating cookbooks.
He finds the Tome of the Sated Traveler. The
Oracle's face appears in a flash of lightning
and he becomes... The Biker Chef, in full
road leathers. Back in apartment the fire
goes out by itself and Sous and Max are also
magically dressed for the road. Montage of
cooking utensils assembly and motorcycles
kick starting as the team hits the road.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH. Dawn. The journey
is about to begin right here in SoCal. Biker
Chef consults the Tome, clues include bread,
birds, old, new, fire, trees. They hit the
road... south.
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MISSION AT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. Morning. Where
the swallows return every March 19th. A Nun
points them to 319 address where they find
the Specialist Cook's organic micro-bakery.
See his techniques. Biker Chef chooses a special
Native American Fry Bread. Back on the road.
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BIG BEAR. Late morning. In a boutique jerky
shop the Chef makes his selection, inquires
about their meat supplier and receives directions
to a remote Ranch. Chef smells something interesting
and finds Jerky Cook out back smoking meat
over custom flavored wood chips. The Cook
gives some to the team.
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OUTSIDE BIG BEAR. Midday. At the Ranch with
the best meat in SoCal. Many choices, how
to balance it with jerky? Sous and Max disagree,
Biker Chef is confused and consults the Oracle.
Telepathic exchange leads to concurrence regarding
right cut of beef and a killer marinade to
differentiate flavors.
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PIONEER TOWN. Lunch time. Max fires up a hot
dog zapper while Chef and Sous prepare the
marinade. Celebrity Biker emerges from Pappy
& Harriet's Saloon. He suggests a place
in 29 Palms known for its barbecue pits. Zap-cooked
hot dogs are consumed.
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ON THE ROAD TO THE DESERT. Afternoon. Biker
Chef's mind drifts over clues from the Tome,
ingredients he's gathered, places they've
been, people they've met. The imagery congeals
into a final recipe for his signature southern
California dish. Max sends out e-mails, faxes,
phone calls inviting people to the cook-off.
Sous keeps an eye on the container of marinating
meat strapped to his bike.
-- 29 PALMS. Dusk. The team pulls in to Don's
American Barbecue and commandeers a freeway-side
pit. Guests are arriving. Biker Chef prepares/improvs
his one of a kind twist on a common standard
and dubs it 'Biker Chef's Nouveau Sloppy Joe.'
Max records the recipe for prosperity and
the website.
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EPILOGUE. Sunset. The gathering of acquaintances
and strangers tastes the Sloppy Joes. They're
delicious. Motorcycles rev as the team takes
off without eating. Montage Outro of the feast
in progress, Biker Chef and crew on the road,
SoCal iconography. Oracle Voice-Over recites
a haiku inspired by the episode. Fade out.
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OVERVIEW
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