Chef Held Hostage

Your star chef Marco has been kidnapped just hours before your restaurant's featured appearance at the prestigious Golden Fork Festival. The kidnapper demands €50,000 in crypto within 3 hours, or Marco won't make it to your event. With 2,000 VIP guests expecting a culinary masterpiece and food critics arriving soon, your reputation and Marco's life hang in the balance.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Restaurant Owner & Festival Headliner

Conversation Partner

The Extortionist

Setting

Your office at the restaurant, emergency phone on speaker, prep kitchen chaos visible through glass partition

Location

Le Petit Jardin Restaurant, Downtown Financial District

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate ransom amount down while maintaining kidnapper's trust

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Verify Marco's safety through culinary knowledge questions

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Complete cryptocurrency transaction within time limit

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Your chef Marco makes an excellent coq au vin... I just watched him prepare it. You have exactly 180 minutes to gather €50,000 in Bitcoin, or your festival appearance will need a new headline act. Shall we discuss terms?”

This is how The Extortionist's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#276

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