7.3/10157 votes#1 - The Essential Ingredient
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2021
Almost two years after a devastating loss, the Duke of Castamar hosts a big party. An agoraphobic Clara is forced to prove herself at her new job.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Tatiana Rodríguez
7.4/10127 votes#2 - The Night of the King
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2021
When the king goes missing during the party, Diego and his friends search for him. Meanwhile, Clara makes an unexpected discovery she must keep secret.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Ramón Tarrés
7.3/10117 votes#3 - Credo Ut Intelligam
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/2021
Amelia has shocking news for Enrique. The queen asks Melquíades to covertly find an important document. A fire threatens Rosalia's future at Castamar.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Arantxa Cuesta
7.5/10110 votes#4 - Fly Away
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/2021
Singer Carlo Broschi is invited to perform a concert at Castamar. Diego meets a young woman and Clara gets jealous. During the party, tragedy strikes.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Tatiana Rodríguez, Víctor Pedreira
7.4/10110 votes#5 - The Decision
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2021
Diego, feeling conflicted about his night with Amelia, turns to an old friend for advice. Clara's guilt engulfs her. Gabriel is distrustful of Enrique.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Arantxa Cuesta
7.3/10110 votes#6 - Where No Light Shines
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/28/2021
Diego and Amelia celebrate their news but Gabriel voices his suspicions. Sol waits for her wish to be fulfilled. Enrique remembers a failed plan.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Ramón Tarrés
7.5/10108 votes#7 - So We Are Not Erased
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/2021
When Clara is found unconscious, Diego insists on staying by her bedside, no matter the social implications. Amelia, however, won't be deterred.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Tatiana Rodríguez, Víctor Pedreira
8.1/10103 votes#8 - What Is Not to Be
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/11/2021
Diego helps Clara search for evidence of her condemned father's innocence. Enrique plots to frame Francisco. Amelia asks Elisa for a favor.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Arantxa Cuesta
7.8/10101 votes#9 - The Truth
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/18/2021
Amelia faces a serious complication with her pregnancy and turns to an unexpected source for help. Alfredo searches for a missing Gabriel.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Víctor Pedreira
8.4/10105 votes#10 - What Really Matters
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/25/2021
After a wounded Alfredo reports back to Castamar, Diego desperately looks for his brother. Úrsula is tormented by someone from her past.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Ramón Tarrés
8.0/1099 votes#11 - Lub-dub
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/2021
Diego resorts to kidnapping in an attempt to find Enrique so he can seek vengeance. Amelia acts as Gabriel's caretaker and tries to lift his spirits.
Director: Norberto López Amado
Writer: Arantxa Cuesta
7.5/10119 votes#12 - A Place for Everyone
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2021
The day of Diego and Amelia's wedding — and Clara's father's execution — brings multiple last-minute surprises for everyone at Castamar.
Director: Iñaki Peñafiel
Writer: Tatiana Rodríguez, Víctor Pedreira, Ramón Tarrés
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Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman.
Genres:DramaSoap
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Essential Ingredient" is the best rated episode of "The Cook of Castamar" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 157 votes. Directed by Iñaki Peñafiel and written by Tatiana Rodríguez, it aired on 2/21/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Night of the King".