Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Grand Opening
Season 3, Episode 10 · Aired 2002-11-17
Synopsis
In the third season finale, Bobo's Restaurant is two days away from being scheduled to open. Larry discovers that the head chef was hired under false pretenses for pretending to be bald. After firing the chef, Larry and Jeff scramble to find a replacement. During the process, Larry accidentally injures the most influential food critic in Los Angeles, who is coming to the opening. The food critic recommends a chef from New York, who turns out to have a rather interesting quirk. Meanwhile, Cheryl has a tense confrontation with Susie after she bails on lunch after getting stuck in a car wash.
In the series
This episode is part of Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024) on HBO.
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Key cast
- Larry David as Larry David
- Jeff Garlin as Jeff Greene
- Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
- Susie Essman as Susie Greene
- J. B. Smoove as Leon Black