So, Stacy De Novo — all the important characters in this universe refers to each other by their first and last names at all times, FYI — and Kevin head up to the competition space to set up. It's essentially a very sad Iron Chef set covered in fake birch trees and twinkly lights.
Kevin continues to make fun of Stacy for being so organised. ("Wow you alphabetized the equipment list?" Uh, yeah Kevin, she did! She's the one who pays your salary! Give her a break, dude!)
It's there that we're introduced to the film's first "villain" (I put that in quotes because she . . . doesn't really do anything all that bad? But I digress) named Brianna Michaels, who won the same competition last year and isn't happy to see Stacy since they were rivals in culinary school (they attended Le Cordon Bleu, FYI). Fortunately the interaction yields two hilariously dumb insults.
"What are you making for your pièce de résistance?" Brianna asks in the most sarcastic voice she can muster. "Cheetos à la mode?" DAMN.
Stacy hits back with a burn of her own: "Brianna was close to some of the faculty [at school] . . . Like when she sauced Professor Kendall's berries." OOF.
Brianna promptly dumps her coffee out on Stacy's apron. Coincidentally, I dumped a ton of wine down my throat during this same scene.