Zess T.



Zess T. is a grumpy Toad chef in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door who resides in Rogueport.

Mario first comes across her as she is searching for her missing Contact Lens; after Mario accidentally steps on it and crushes it, Zess T. refuses to allow him into Rogueport's West Side until he buys her a new one. Even after he does, Zess T. still harbors a grudge, referring to him as names such as "Stompy" or "Sir Stomps-a-lot". However, she will cook food from Zess T.'s Book of Recipes. Her cooking is limited to one item at a time until Mario finds the Maitre Delish cookbook in Creepy Steeple. After completing Zess T.'s trouble in the Trouble Center, she is able to cook two items into one.

Trivia

 * Zess T.'s name is a pun of the word "zesty", which, in a way, describes her trait.
 * According to an email Mario gets within the game, Zess T. is 55 years old during the events of the game.