Zess T.



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

Mario first runs into her searching for her lost Contact Lens; but Mario steps on the lens and destroys it. Until Mario buys her a new lens, she will not let him into the West Side of Rogueport. Mario buys her new contact lens, but it seems she still carries a grudge calling him 'Stompy'. Later she is able to cook improved food items out of other, regular items.

Her cooking is limited to one item at a time until you get the Maitre Delish cookbook from the Creepy Steeple. To give the cookbook to Zess T., Mario must complete the "Seeking Legendary Book!" trouble.

Trivia

 * "Zess T." sounds like "zesty", which, in a way, describes her.
 * Zess T. starts calling Mario names such as Mr. Squishy and Sir Stomps-a-lot after Mario accidentally steps on her contact lens.
 * According to an email Mario gets within the game, Zess T. is 55 years old during the events of the game.