Elzar

Secondary character
Elzar
Gender	Male
Species	Neptunian
Planet of origin	Probably Neptune
Profession	Celebrity chef
First appearance	"My Three Suns" (1ACV07)
Voiced by	John DiMaggio

Elzar is a famous chef, the host of the cooking show Essence of Elzar, ^[1ACV07] the owner of the restaurants Elzar's Fine Cuisine, ^[1ACV09] Elzar at the Wong, ^[ItWGY] and Cavern on the Green, ^[6ACV07] and the reigning champion of the cooking show 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. ^[3ACV22] Elzar practices the dark side of cooking, utilizing things like cilantro, mango salsa, raspberry vinaigrette, along with liberal use of his spice weasel. ^[3ACV22]

A Neptunian, Elzar lives in Little Neptune. He is cocky, arrogant, possessing a sharp tongue and a short temper. He is an excellent chef, though he has a reputation for being rude to the customers. Bender briefly worked for Elzar, in order to pay for the meal Elzar served the Planet Express crew to make up for accidentally blinding Leela. ^[2ACV13]

Signature dishes

• Leg of Salmon
• Unnameable Horror from Beyond, with Mango Chutney
• Down-home Neptune-style Gumbo
• Neptunian Slug Fricassee
• Bread à la Cockroach
• Jamaican Jerk Platter
• King Crab
• Sterno-nicoise
• Steamed Carrots
• Crud Puffs
• Shlimp Cocktail
• Fish 'n' Chimps
• Cream of Nothing
• Human Broth
• Jarjar Tartare

Additional Info

Trivia

• Elzar's character and show are a parody of the real-life chef Emeril Lagasse and his show, Essence of Emeril.
• He is a reference to Gormaanda from The Star Wars Holiday Special.
• Bender is a huge fan of Elzar's, often adopting a sycophantic attitude around him.

Quotes

Elzar: I knocked it up a notch. Bam!

Elzar: If you promise to stop interrupting, alright. Against my will, I'm gonna knock it up another notch.

Elzar: Hey, look at this crowd. You guys gotta try the pasta. It's got a real nice profit margin. Bam!

Elzar: Hey, there! How are you folks doing tonight?
Bender: Great. What are the specials?
Elzar: We've got a wonderful grizzly bear that's been dipped in cornmeal and lightly tormented. Questions?
Amy: What was the bear's name?
Elzar: Jojo.
Amy: Ooh, I'll have him.

Elzar: Enjoy our private dining room, folks. This is where we serve our richest, most successful chumps!
Fry: Tonight, that's us!
That Guy: What have you got that's really overpriced?
Elzar: Everything.

Appearances

Elzar killing a Neptunian Slug before cooking it. ^[1ACV07]

• "My Three Suns" (1ACV07)
  
• "Hell Is Other Robots" (1ACV09)
  
• "Put Your Head on My Shoulders" (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)
  
• Bender's Big Score
  
• The Beast with a Billion Backs
  
  (cameo, date scene)
• Into the Wild Green Yonder
  
• "The Late Philip J. Fry" (6ACV07)
  
• "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" (6ACV11)
  
  (cameo, unknown moment)
• "The Mutants Are Revolting" (6ACV12)
  
• "A Farewell to Arms" (7ACV02)
  
• "Fun on a Bun" (7ACV08)
  
• "Fry and Leela's Big Fling" (7ACV17)
  
• "Meanwhile" (7ACV26)
  
• "The Impossible Stream" (8ACV01)
  
• "Rage Against the Vaccine" (8ACV07)
  
• "Quids Game" (9ACV02)
  
• "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001)
  
• "The Bender You Say" (US#013)
  
• "Attack of the 50-ft Amy" (US#033)
  
• "Planet Michelle" (US#034)
  
• "Welcome to my Nightmall" (US#043)
  
• "Anthology of Interest II" (US#045)
  
• "Boomsday!" (US#058)
  
• "Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour" (US#052-mini)