Elzar

Elzar is a famous chef, owner of the resturaunt Elzar's Fine Cuisine and host of The Essence of Elzar. He is also the reigning champion of the show Cooking Colliseum; Bender once defeated him, but declined the title of Iron Cook(3ACV22). He got his start when he was brought in to replace Helmut Spargle's less extreme show, "Down-home Country Cooking with Helmut Spargle". Elzar practices the dark side of cooking, utilising things like cilantro, mango salsa, Raspberry vinegrette, along with liberal use of his spice weasel.

A Neptunian, Elzar lives in Little Neptune. He is cocky, arrogant, posessing a sharp tongue and a short temper. He is an excellent chef, though he doesn't run the cleanest resturaunt in town and has a reputation for being rude to the customers. Bender briefly worked for Elzar, in order to pay for the meal Elzar served them to make up for accidentally blinding Leela(2ACV13).

Trivia

 * Elzar's character and show are a parody of the real-life chef Emeril and his show, The Essence of Emeril.

Quotes

 * I knocked it up a notch. Bam!
 * If you promise to stop interrupting, alright. Against my will, I'm gonna knock it up another notch.
 * Hey, look at this crowd. You guys gotta try the pasta. It's got a real nice profit margin. Bam!

Signature Dishes

 * Leg of Salmon
 * Unnameable Horror from Beyond, with Mango Chutney
 * Down-home Neptune-style Gumbo
 * Neptunian Slug Fricassee
 * Bread á la Cockroach
 * Jamacian Jerk Platter
 * King Crab
 * Sterno-nicoise
 * Steamed Carrots

Appearances

 * My Three Suns (1ACV07)
 * Hell is Other Robots (1ACV09)
 * Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2ACV07)
 * A Clone of My Own (2ACV10)
 * Bender Gets Made (2ACV13)
 * Bendless Love (3ACV06)
 * The Cyber House Rules (3ACV09)
 * Future Stock (3ACV21)
 * The 30% Iron Chef (3ACV22)
 * Love and Rocket (4ACV03)
 * The Why of Fry (4ACV10)
 * Bend Her (4ACV13)
 * The Farnsworth Parabox (4ACV15)
 * Three Hundred Big Boys (4ACV16)
 * Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom! (US#001)
 * Bender's Big Score