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Friends S8E21 — The One with the Cooking Class

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Friends•Season 8•Episode 21

The One with the Cooking Class

8.0/10 · 5,038 votesMay 2, 200222 min

Ranked #17 of 23 in Season 8•−0.3 vs season avg

Monica's restaurant gets a bad review in the Post. After confronting the critic who wrote it, she decides to join a cooking class, with Joey in tow. Meanwhile, Rachel gets jealous when Ross hits it off with a woman at the baby department store. And

Directed byGary Halvorson

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Seasons10

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Cast6

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Rachel Green

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Monica Geller

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Phoebe Buffay

Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlanc

Joey Tribbiani

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Chandler Bing

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Ross Geller

Crew8

Gary Halvorson

Gary Halvorson

Director

S

Stephen Prime

Editor

N

Nick McLean

Director of Photography

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Executive Producer

B

Brian Buckner

Teleplay

S

Sebastian Jones

Teleplay

D

Dana Klein

Story

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One with the Cooking Class" is episode 21 of Friends season 8. It scored 8.0/10 from 5,038 votes, ranking #17 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Gary Halvorson, it aired on May 2, 2002.

Next: E22 · The One Where Rachel Is Late Best of Season 8