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Season 1
To commemorate its 100th anniversary of the newspaper Touzai Shimbun, President Ohara announces a plan to publish the "Ultimate Menu". The assignment will be allocated to the reporters
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To commemorate its 100th anniversary of the newspaper Touzai Shimbun, President Ohara announces a plan to publish the "Ultimate Menu". The assignment will be allocated to the reporters with the best taste in food and as a test, the assembled staff must distinguish the difference between three samples of water and tofu.
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Yamaoka and the "flower trio" are in Kamakura when they come upon a beautiful bamboo grove and decide to have a picnic. They meet the caretaker who tells them the forest is owned by
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Yamaoka and the "flower trio" are in Kamakura when they come upon a beautiful bamboo grove and decide to have a picnic. They meet the caretaker who tells them the forest is owned by Bitō, an owner of a chain of hotels, who intends to cut it down to build a villa. When Mr Bitō shows up, Yamaoka tells him off and says that a bamboo forest like this is more valuable than any building, but Bitō just scoffs at him. Back in Tokyo, Yamaoka asks president Ohara for a favor. Ohara invites Bitō and Itayama to dinner where the theme is Japanese sea bass.
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The Japanese boxer Katsumura loses his bout against the world champion, and Yamaoka suggests to the Touzai staff that it was because he is overweight. The next day, sports photographer
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The Japanese boxer Katsumura loses his bout against the world champion, and Yamaoka suggests to the Touzai staff that it was because he is overweight. The next day, sports photographer Arakawa tells Yamaoka and Kurita that he intended to propose to Tabata when Katsumura won, but now lacks the confidence to do so
The Culture Division celebrates the 20th birthday of Miki who has been working part-time at Touzai for three months. His friend Ueda arrives who is a trainee chef at Western Cuisine
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The Culture Division celebrates the 20th birthday of Miki who has been working part-time at Touzai for three months. His friend Ueda arrives who is a trainee chef at Western Cuisine Ginka, but he is unhappy because the restaurant owner has little interest in cuisine.
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The Touzai Culture Division staff visit the spa at Shirakawa for a vacation where they had previously enjoyed hamanabe and takenoko sashimi.[m] They arrive and see a judo team training,
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The Touzai Culture Division staff visit the spa at Shirakawa for a vacation where they had previously enjoyed hamanabe and takenoko sashimi.[m] They arrive and see a judo team training, including Tawara and Kanazawa from Butoku Women's University. They see them again later while eating hamanabe with rice for dinner on the beach.
A friend of Hanamura and her husband, Isamu Yarimura, is competing in F3000 races to become a F1 driver. However his performance is suffering because of insomnia and Kurita suggests that Yamaoka should find a solution
A friend of Hanamura and her husband, Isamu Yarimura, is competing in F3000 races to become a F1 driver. However his performance is suffering because of insomnia and Kurita suggests that Yamaoka should find a solution
Deputy Director of the Arts and Culture Department, Tomio Tomii, tries to invite members of staff out drinking, but they all decline except Yamaoka and Kurita. Tomii then reveals he's
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Deputy Director of the Arts and Culture Department, Tomio Tomii, tries to invite members of staff out drinking, but they all decline except Yamaoka and Kurita. Tomii then reveals he's meeting his younger brother Osamu who is a CEO of a construction company.
Mr Black seeks out Yamaoka and his associates to see his performance of "Sudofu". It is a story about people who live in an apartment building who scold the owner by giving him rotten tofu because he brags about being a gourmet.
Mr Black seeks out Yamaoka and his associates to see his performance of "Sudofu". It is a story about people who live in an apartment building who scold the owner by giving him rotten tofu because he brags about being a gourmet.
Sai Shin'ei is one of a group of Japanese children orphaned in China during WWII who travel to Japan seeking information about their families. Deputy Director Tomii recalls his happy
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Sai Shin'ei is one of a group of Japanese children orphaned in China during WWII who travel to Japan seeking information about their families. Deputy Director Tomii recalls his happy time as a child in China and thinks he recognises Sai as a childhood friend, but he is mistaken. However, Tomii offers to help Mr Sai find his family he was separated from during a Soviet bombardment of Japanese refugees.
Tatsuya Miyai is an earnest young man who works as an assistant in the kitchen of the Gourmet Club and impresses Kaibara with his tea making. One day, when he opens the kombu storage
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Tatsuya Miyai is an earnest young man who works as an assistant in the kitchen of the Gourmet Club and impresses Kaibara with his tea making. One day, when he opens the kombu storage cabinet, a cockroach scuttles out and he notices a sheet with a hole in it.
In Autumn, the culture division revisit the Chikaraya udon restaurant (Episode 30) and the owner reveals that the three retired sportsmen, Otani, Oyama and Ouma are ready to graduate as
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In Autumn, the culture division revisit the Chikaraya udon restaurant (Episode 30) and the owner reveals that the three retired sportsmen, Otani, Oyama and Ouma are ready to graduate as chefs. Over dinner, Kurita mentions that the division will spend their holidays at a cottage in Kiyosato run by Yuzuru Takeda who quit last year.
Ohara secures a business partnership with President Shovan of the french news organization Le Tanne, but during the celebratory dinner they argue about the flavors of Japanese versus French food and the deal is almost broken.
Ohara secures a business partnership with President Shovan of the french news organization Le Tanne, but during the celebratory dinner they argue about the flavors of Japanese versus French food and the deal is almost broken.
Rival news organization Teito News announces that they will produce a "Supreme Menu", and have engaged Yuzan Kaibara to lead the project. They plan to release it before Touzai News
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Rival news organization Teito News announces that they will produce a "Supreme Menu", and have engaged Yuzan Kaibara to lead the project. They plan to release it before Touzai News completes their "Ultimate Menu" placing President Ohara in a difficult position.
Following the win by Kaibara in the first round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition, Tōyama objects because of the high quality ingredients that Kaibara used. Kaibara agrees to
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Following the win by Kaibara in the first round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition, Tōyama objects because of the high quality ingredients that Kaibara used. Kaibara agrees to supply the same eggs to Yamaoka who remakes his dish with just the egg yolks in truffle sauce and the result is declared a tie. However, Kurita later teases Yamaoka, saying that he really lost because he modified his recipe after experiencing Kaibara's dish.
The Culture Division staff travel to Kamakura to visit Manager Tanimura who has been ill. Yamaoka accidentally bumps into his childhood friend and ex-yakuza Kazuo Hirai who has opened a
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The Culture Division staff travel to Kamakura to visit Manager Tanimura who has been ill. Yamaoka accidentally bumps into his childhood friend and ex-yakuza Kazuo Hirai who has opened a small restaurant with his wife Tomoe However, although the food is good, business is slow which Yamaoka attributes to the standard Japanese menu.
Yamaoka's friend Okaboshi calls him because he is concerned about the mental health of his brother Ryozo who works at the Gourmet Club. Ryozo was attracted to a young woman called
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Yamaoka's friend Okaboshi calls him because he is concerned about the mental health of his brother Ryozo who works at the Gourmet Club. Ryozo was attracted to a young woman called Suzuko, but she became engaged to another chef. The chef then broke off the engagement to marry someone else and Suzuko attempted suicide.
The Weekly Times suggests that for the next round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition, both chefs use the same ingredients and Yamaoka suggests vegetables. Kabara agrees on one
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The Weekly Times suggests that for the next round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition, both chefs use the same ingredients and Yamaoka suggests vegetables. Kabara agrees on one condition, that they both use vegetables from the same farm, grown without the use of pesticides
The Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition using vegetables continues with dishes based on turnips. Kaibara's dish consists of steamed turnip filled with mushroom paste which proves
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The Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition using vegetables continues with dishes based on turnips. Kaibara's dish consists of steamed turnip filled with mushroom paste which proves popular although Kaibara declares that it is unfit because the mushrooms were overcooked and he walks out. Yamaoka's version is presented,
The Culture Department Flower Trio of Touzai News insist on following Yamaoka to a regular evening rendezvous expecting to find a woman, but instead see him meet Inspector Nakamatsu at the "Sai" restaurant run by Naotaro Moriguchi.
The Culture Department Flower Trio of Touzai News insist on following Yamaoka to a regular evening rendezvous expecting to find a woman, but instead see him meet Inspector Nakamatsu at the "Sai" restaurant run by Naotaro Moriguchi.
Inspector Nakamatsu takes Yamaoka and Kurita to a small Fukagawa style restaurant run by his friend Hankichi Tsunahama who prepares peasant style food such as satoimo, renkon and boiled kinmedai fish.
Inspector Nakamatsu takes Yamaoka and Kurita to a small Fukagawa style restaurant run by his friend Hankichi Tsunahama who prepares peasant style food such as satoimo, renkon and boiled kinmedai fish.
Three months ago on a night out in Kabukicho, Yamaoka and the Culture Department rescue the teenager Yoko Nishio from some men who were harassing her. She explained that although her
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Three months ago on a night out in Kabukicho, Yamaoka and the Culture Department rescue the teenager Yoko Nishio from some men who were harassing her. She explained that although her father Yasukaza is a famous architect and her mother Yoshiko runs the Bisai Cooking School, her home life is unhappy.
Some local restaurant owners visit the Touzai offices seeking payment for meals Yamaoka has bought on credit. Kurita lends him the money, but he has to play Santa Claus at an orphanage
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Some local restaurant owners visit the Touzai offices seeking payment for meals Yamaoka has bought on credit. Kurita lends him the money, but he has to play Santa Claus at an orphanage in return. He proves popular with the children, however the director explains that the orphanage has only one month before they must vacate the premises.
A heya's yobidashi, Oyakata, asks President Ohara to choose an appropriate bride for sumo wrestler Wakayoshiba from three candidates. Ohara suggests that they each prepare osechi dishes
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A heya's yobidashi, Oyakata, asks President Ohara to choose an appropriate bride for sumo wrestler Wakayoshiba from three candidates. Ohara suggests that they each prepare osechi dishes to determine the best potential wife. Meanwhile, Sumiko Senkichi, daughter of the heya's former yobidashi, is fond of Wakayoshiba and gets help from Yamaoka to prepare sweet kuromame (black soybean) for her own osechi.
Kurita's friend, Yoshiko Morisawa, asks her to help her boss Tsutomu Yamawaki, founder of a chain of Oharu gyoza restaurants. He makes traditional gyoza to a recipe developed by his late
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Kurita's friend, Yoshiko Morisawa, asks her to help her boss Tsutomu Yamawaki, founder of a chain of Oharu gyoza restaurants. He makes traditional gyoza to a recipe developed by his late wife Oharu, but he is feeling the pressure of competitors and wants to update his menu. Yamaoka offers to create the ultimate gyoza for him.
Yamaoka enlists the help of two gyoza masters, Okutsu, who works in a publishing company, and Fang, a Chinese student. They both prepare boiled gyoza and the group is impressed by their
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Yamaoka enlists the help of two gyoza masters, Okutsu, who works in a publishing company, and Fang, a Chinese student. They both prepare boiled gyoza and the group is impressed by their versions. The dumplings are made more carefully to withstand boiling, the wrapping is more flavorsome and they do not use garlic as an ingredient
Yamaoka and Kurita are sent to a "Battle of Taste" TV quiz, competing against food enthusiasts from Teito News, Sports Times and Shina Economics. Yamaoka is unenthusiastic and during the
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Yamaoka and Kurita are sent to a "Battle of Taste" TV quiz, competing against food enthusiasts from Teito News, Sports Times and Shina Economics. Yamaoka is unenthusiastic and during the quiz Touzai is in last place, however Yamaoka displays a strong knowledge of food and Touzai eventually wins.
The Culture Department go to the inexpensive Ginyotei European restaurant for breaded oysters but find the chef Nakazato despondent. He believes that he cannot compete with the
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The Culture Department go to the inexpensive Ginyotei European restaurant for breaded oysters but find the chef Nakazato despondent. He believes that he cannot compete with the well-known owner/chef of Restaurant Che Murono, Hiroy Murono who also grew up in Sendai.
After watching a documentary on rays and sharks made by the filmmaker Mr. Fusamoto, Mr. Tanaka proposes making a feature film featuring Fusamoto. Fusamoto refuses because he has taken a
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After watching a documentary on rays and sharks made by the filmmaker Mr. Fusamoto, Mr. Tanaka proposes making a feature film featuring Fusamoto. Fusamoto refuses because he has taken a dislike to Tanaka, but Yamaoka realizes that he dislikes many things, including the exotic foods he often films as part of his documentaries.
In preparation of the Ultimate VS Supreme menu challenge using rays, Kaibara and Yamaoka separately approach Touyama to borrow dark green glazed plates to display the white flesh of the
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In preparation of the Ultimate VS Supreme menu challenge using rays, Kaibara and Yamaoka separately approach Touyama to borrow dark green glazed plates to display the white flesh of the fish. For his dish, Kaibara selects a French style of preparation and Yamaoka also decides on a European approach.
Editor-in-chief Koizumi requests help from Yamaoka. Koizumi's son Norio, a last-year student in jr. high, is not studying for his exams, and instead stays out late, drinking alcohol and
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Editor-in-chief Koizumi requests help from Yamaoka. Koizumi's son Norio, a last-year student in jr. high, is not studying for his exams, and instead stays out late, drinking alcohol and getting into trouble. Koizumi believes that, since Yamaoka is a former delinquent, Norio might listen to him. Yamaoka takes Norio to a bar where Yamaoka is greeted by two intimidating men who Norio believes are Yakuza.
Tomii embarrasses himself in an underground railway station when he sees a rat and he is later reprimanded for overreacting by the Human Resources director, Hiyama. Yamaoka's attempt to
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Tomii embarrasses himself in an underground railway station when he sees a rat and he is later reprimanded for overreacting by the Human Resources director, Hiyama. Yamaoka's attempt to cheer up Tomii only makes matters worse, reinforcing Hiyama's plans to cancel the Ultimate Menu project.
An elderly woman from Hakodate enters the Touzai offices to sell the "half-dried squid" she prepared, but as she leaves and crosses the street she is hit by a car and taken to hospital.
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An elderly woman from Hakodate enters the Touzai offices to sell the "half-dried squid" she prepared, but as she leaves and crosses the street she is hit by a car and taken to hospital. Inspector Nakamatsu, Yamaoka and the Touzai staff offer to help sell her remaining squid, however she has brought 300kg of squid to sell to help pay for her orphaned granddaughter's wedding.
A college friend asks Kurita to host her wedding reception. Her co-host is Soichi Tayama, who comes from a wealthy family but denies his reputation as playboy. Tayama is smitten with
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A college friend asks Kurita to host her wedding reception. Her co-host is Soichi Tayama, who comes from a wealthy family but denies his reputation as playboy. Tayama is smitten with Kurita and invites her to his father's Dainichi Hotel restaurant featuring a French chef and his cuisine. Later, Yamaoka and Kurita are sent there to evaluate the restaurant for Touzai News and Tayama joins them with the food critic Takehara.
In spring, Dainippon TV proposes to make a program about which cafeteria has the best food. That day, Mr. Black visits Yamaoka and confesses that he doesn't understand the meaning behind
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In spring, Dainippon TV proposes to make a program about which cafeteria has the best food. That day, Mr. Black visits Yamaoka and confesses that he doesn't understand the meaning behind the rakugo story "Parting From My Children", a story about a divorced couple who reunite because of their love for their child.
Kurita and Yamaoka are dining out in an expensive French style restaurant with Sushimoto's Ms. Natsuko and her boyfriend Mr. Kitao. An old school friend of Kitao and son of the owner of
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Kurita and Yamaoka are dining out in an expensive French style restaurant with Sushimoto's Ms. Natsuko and her boyfriend Mr. Kitao. An old school friend of Kitao and son of the owner of a Ryōtei in Ginza, Yasutaka Ashida, also arrives at the restaurant. Ashida states that he has little interest in the family business and sends an expensive vintage wine to Kitao's table, but Kitao accuses him of being a spendthrift.
Touzai Deputy Director Tomii's son, Hitoshi, refuses to go on a field trip because his parents will not accompany him when they learn that the parents must also participate in a race.
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Touzai Deputy Director Tomii's son, Hitoshi, refuses to go on a field trip because his parents will not accompany him when they learn that the parents must also participate in a race. Tomii pressures Yamaoka and Kurita to play Hitoshi's parents for the day. At the school, Yamaoka notices a boy, Masashi, whose parents did not attend because of work, being bullied by other children while Hitoshi stands by. Yamaoka offers to run with Masashi, while Kurita runs with Hitoshi, and they win the race.
Mr. Black invites Yamaoka to lunch to get ideas for an upcoming magazine article on "introducing Japan" and Yamaoka suggests donburi. When the American journalist, Arthur Brown, arrives
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Mr. Black invites Yamaoka to lunch to get ideas for an upcoming magazine article on "introducing Japan" and Yamaoka suggests donburi. When the American journalist, Arthur Brown, arrives in Japan to write the article, Yamaoka takes him to different restaurants to sample donburi topped with tempura, chicken and tuna sashimi.
The growing economic power of Japan has meant that Japanese people can afford more luxuries, so Koizumi requests that Yamaoka and Kurita write an article about the international
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The growing economic power of Japan has meant that Japanese people can afford more luxuries, so Koizumi requests that Yamaoka and Kurita write an article about the international restaurants appearing in Japan. He suggests they collaborate with the critic Mr. Sakurada, however, Sakurada feels that the exercise is pointless.
Mr. Okaboshi takes Yamaoka and Kurita to his friend Norio Tsugawa's tempura restaurant called Ginya. The patronage has declined since Norio took over following his father's his death and
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Mr. Okaboshi takes Yamaoka and Kurita to his friend Norio Tsugawa's tempura restaurant called Ginya. The patronage has declined since Norio took over following his father's his death and the playwright and famous gourmet Yasuichi Kawanishi, complains that the quality is not as good as that of Norio's father.
Yamaoka and Kurita encounter the homeless man Tatsu in a park where they also meet a young man called Shin who is a good cook. Later, Kurita sees a news item identifying Shin as Nobuyasu
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Yamaoka and Kurita encounter the homeless man Tatsu in a park where they also meet a young man called Shin who is a good cook. Later, Kurita sees a news item identifying Shin as Nobuyasu Yoshimura who abandoned his wife and young child. She and Yamaoka question Shin who explains that he and Kizaki, another young chef, Kizaki, worked at the Mercurio restaurant and loved the owner's daughter, Kumiko.
A German luxury cruise line hosts a dinner prepared by head chef Yoshio Terasugi on board their ship for Touzai News staff. Terasugi explains to Yamaoka and Kurita that many years ago he
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A German luxury cruise line hosts a dinner prepared by head chef Yoshio Terasugi on board their ship for Touzai News staff. Terasugi explains to Yamaoka and Kurita that many years ago he began training in the German restaurant Hansa in Yokohama under the German chef and owner, Ernest Muhler.
The famous artist Ginko Kiyotani suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and has to undergo surgery. Afterwards, his old friend Mr. Kyogoku is worried that Kiyotani's mental abilities and memory
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The famous artist Ginko Kiyotani suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and has to undergo surgery. Afterwards, his old friend Mr. Kyogoku is worried that Kiyotani's mental abilities and memory have been affected. Kyogoku tells Yamaoka that the day Kiyotani collapsed, he told Kyogoku he wanted to cook "sea pine mushroom rice" for him and claimed it was better than using matsutake mushrooms.
Tamayo, Kurita's grandmother, is pestering Kurita about finding a husband, so Kurita is relieved when Yamaoka calls her asking for help. On his way home, Yamaoka had run into two young
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Tamayo, Kurita's grandmother, is pestering Kurita about finding a husband, so Kurita is relieved when Yamaoka calls her asking for help. On his way home, Yamaoka had run into two young children, and been told by the apartment building's landlord, that their mother had disappeared several days ago, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Yamaoka and Kurita encounter Inspector Nakamatsu on the street, but their conversation is disturbed by two men struggling nearby and Nakamatsu demands that they explain themselves. They
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Yamaoka and Kurita encounter Inspector Nakamatsu on the street, but their conversation is disturbed by two men struggling nearby and Nakamatsu demands that they explain themselves. They are Tooru Kiyama, a toji (brew master), and Hōji Kinno who runs a nihonshu brewery with his brother. Their product has a poor reputation, and they wanted to improve it so Kinno went to Niigata and hired Kiyama.
In summer, Yamaoka and the culture division visit Kyoto for the Gion festival, and dine on botan hamo (peony-shaped conger pike). On the return journey he buys some blue mackerel sushi
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In summer, Yamaoka and the culture division visit Kyoto for the Gion festival, and dine on botan hamo (peony-shaped conger pike). On the return journey he buys some blue mackerel sushi for a friend, but the groups eat half of it on the train. They arrive in Tokyo and discover that it was for Mr. Tojin's wife, Ryoko.
Kichi, an aspiring artist and heir to the famous 100 year old Shibahama restaurant in Kanda, is disinterested in the family business. Meanwhile, Ohara asks Yamaoka and Kurita to
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Kichi, an aspiring artist and heir to the famous 100 year old Shibahama restaurant in Kanda, is disinterested in the family business. Meanwhile, Ohara asks Yamaoka and Kurita to accompany him to Shibahama to evaluate the food for the Ultimate Menu, but also to investigate why the elderly owner is not prepared to hand it over to his son.
On a hot summer's day, Yamaoka and Kurita see tea being roasted to make hojica which prompts him to recall the time he went home to visit his sick mother. Kaibara bullied her into make
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On a hot summer's day, Yamaoka and Kurita see tea being roasted to make hojica which prompts him to recall the time he went home to visit his sick mother. Kaibara bullied her into make hojicha and she complied, even though Yamaoka tried to stop her and broke her roasting pot. Meanwhile, Manager Tanamura asks Yamaoka to visit the novelist, Mr. Riichi Kamura who is writing a series for Touzai News, but is behind schedule and has complained about the quality of the tea Touzai have sent him.
Yamaoka accompanies Yūko Kurita and her grandmother, Tamayo, on a shopping trip. Grandma Tamayo insists on consulting a fortune teller about Yūko's future with Yamaoka, however, the
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Yamaoka accompanies Yūko Kurita and her grandmother, Tamayo, on a shopping trip. Grandma Tamayo insists on consulting a fortune teller about Yūko's future with Yamaoka, however, the elderly man collapses from the heat and they take him to a hospital. In the hospital they learn that his name is Ohashi, and he is the former head of an advertising agency.
At a Wine & Spirits Expo in Maruzakaya, Higashi Ginza, Yamaoka and Kurita see a man a who has become inebriated from tasting too many liquors. Later, President Ohara asks them to
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At a Wine & Spirits Expo in Maruzakaya, Higashi Ginza, Yamaoka and Kurita see a man a who has become inebriated from tasting too many liquors. Later, President Ohara asks them to interview Shinichi Furuyoshi, the famous literary critic. When they meet him, they realise he is the man they saw earlier and he is drunk again.
A policeman finds a man dressed as a chef on the handrail of Miharabashi Bridge who cannot recall who he is, but holding a piece of paper with a list of Katakana characters and numbers.
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A policeman finds a man dressed as a chef on the handrail of Miharabashi Bridge who cannot recall who he is, but holding a piece of paper with a list of Katakana characters and numbers. Inspector Nakamatsu asks Touzai to place a notice in its newspaper and his wife Keiko, recognizes him as Yutaka Mizoki, a chef obsessed with creating the perfect curry mix for their small restaurant.
Mr. Nita, chief editor of Touzai Graph a weekly pictorial magazine, invites the Culture Department to participate in production of a "Global Food Tour" article. When the attractive Ms.
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Mr. Nita, chief editor of Touzai Graph a weekly pictorial magazine, invites the Culture Department to participate in production of a "Global Food Tour" article. When the attractive Ms. Mariko Niki joins the team, Yamaoka eagerly volunteers to contribute to the project. During an argument about the content of the project, Yamaoka suggests investigating boar stew and Ohara agrees.
The first "Global Food Tour" article by Mariko Niki is a success, and she takes Yamaoka and Kurita to meet her father who is head of Nito bank. However, Mr. Niki has also invited Kaibara
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The first "Global Food Tour" article by Mariko Niki is a success, and she takes Yamaoka and Kurita to meet her father who is head of Nito bank. However, Mr. Niki has also invited Kaibara to dinner, thinking that there is only friendly rivaly between the Ultimate and Supreme menu creators, not realizing the animosity that exists between Yamaoka and Kaibara.
Mariko Niki suggests hiring award-winning photographer Isamu Kinjō for the Global Food Tour articles in Touzai Graph but he refuses, saying that focusing on food is frivolous. However,
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Mariko Niki suggests hiring award-winning photographer Isamu Kinjō for the Global Food Tour articles in Touzai Graph but he refuses, saying that focusing on food is frivolous. However, Kurita does not give up, and presses Kinjō while he drives his old Datsun Bluebird, a car built in Japan that he explains displayed the challenge spirit of Japan against US car manufacturers in the post-war era.
Photographer Isamu Kinjō is concerned about his friend, the successful fashion designer Hide Hirao who is based in Paris. Hirao is exhausted by years of business and after visiting
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Photographer Isamu Kinjō is concerned about his friend, the successful fashion designer Hide Hirao who is based in Paris. Hirao is exhausted by years of business and after visiting Japan, he is homesick and reluctant to return to Paris. Kinjō asks Yamaoka to prepare some dishes that will entice Hirao back to Europe.
Yamaoka encounters an assertive woman in the street and saves her from a speeding car. The woman then trips and breaks the heel of her shoe and she blames Yamaoka. He discovers that she
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Yamaoka encounters an assertive woman in the street and saves her from a speeding car. The woman then trips and breaks the heel of her shoe and she blames Yamaoka. He discovers that she is Mariko Niki's aunt Teruko. When they meet with her date, the writer Mr. Katamori, she insults him for being late and poorly dressed, and leaves.
Chairman Niki asks Mariko, his granddaughter, what she sees in Yamaoka. Mariko answers that she thinks Yamaoka is a free spirit who is unafraid to go against the expectations and
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Chairman Niki asks Mariko, his granddaughter, what she sees in Yamaoka. Mariko answers that she thinks Yamaoka is a free spirit who is unafraid to go against the expectations and restraints of society. Chairman Niki meets with President Ohara and inquires about Yamaoka. Ohara describes Yamaoka as a lazy and difficult employee who doesn't follow orders.
The 'Global Food Tour' team meets with Editor-in-chief Koizumi who praises Kinjō for his work and offers him a packet of spicy mentaiko which he recommends grilling. Kinjō doesn't want
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The 'Global Food Tour' team meets with Editor-in-chief Koizumi who praises Kinjō for his work and offers him a packet of spicy mentaiko which he recommends grilling. Kinjō doesn't want it because he says it makes his tongue numb and adds that grilled roe becomes hard and dry. Koizumi says that someone so sensitive to spicy food can't go on the Global Food Tour which irritates Kinjō, and both men lose their temper.
Mariko Niki suggests to Yamaoka that they eat lunch at an Italian restaurant and Kurita decides to join them. When they arrive, they overhear Yūzan Kaibara telling the chef off for
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Mariko Niki suggests to Yamaoka that they eat lunch at an Italian restaurant and Kurita decides to join them. When they arrive, they overhear Yūzan Kaibara telling the chef off for serving him unacceptable carbonara. As Kaibara is leaving, he spots Yamaoka and tells him the next round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition will be about spaghetti dishes.
A handsome young couple visit Kurita at work and they go out to dinner with Yamaoka who suggests a high class restaurant. At dinner, the couple confess to being embarrassed at being
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A handsome young couple visit Kurita at work and they go out to dinner with Yamaoka who suggests a high class restaurant. At dinner, the couple confess to being embarrassed at being stared at because of their good looks. After dinner, the women and men split up, and Toshiko takes Kurita to her family's factory where they produce pre-packaged food.
Chef Okaboshi creates a nabeyaki udon dish for Yamaoka, Kurita and Tōjin Tōyama and he credits the famous gourmet, Mr. Takaragi, for its success. Okaboshi's younger brother Ryozo
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Chef Okaboshi creates a nabeyaki udon dish for Yamaoka, Kurita and Tōjin Tōyama and he credits the famous gourmet, Mr. Takaragi, for its success. Okaboshi's younger brother Ryozo arrives, and reports that he met Ms. Fuyumi at the ski resort. Okaboshi then tells the story of how he met Fuyumi while training to be a chef.
On New Year's day, President Ohara invites the Touzai staff to lunch at his home. Ohara also invites his childhood friend and rival, the wealthy Inota Okawa, who sees himself as a
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On New Year's day, President Ohara invites the Touzai staff to lunch at his home. Ohara also invites his childhood friend and rival, the wealthy Inota Okawa, who sees himself as a gourmand. Okawa arrives, and after insulting Ohara, he presents live tai or red sea bream[o] freshly flown in from Akashi. His chefs grill the fish and present small portions to the guests as a way of demonstrating his wealth.
One winter, Yamaoka does not turn up for work for three days so Kurita and Mariko go to visit Yamaoka at home. They meet Ms. Chiyo who takes them to his rooms on the top of a run-down
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One winter, Yamaoka does not turn up for work for three days so Kurita and Mariko go to visit Yamaoka at home. They meet Ms. Chiyo who takes them to his rooms on the top of a run-down apartment building. Ms. Chiyo is the wife of chef of the Gourmet Club and has known Yamaoka since he was a child. She embarrasses the women by saying they would make good marriage candidates for Yamaoka
After finishing a photo shoot of food for the Ultimate Menu, Yamaoka, Kurita, Mariko and Kinjō go to Sushi Tomo and encounter Mr. Hirano, the feature editor of the competing Teito News
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After finishing a photo shoot of food for the Ultimate Menu, Yamaoka, Kurita, Mariko and Kinjō go to Sushi Tomo and encounter Mr. Hirano, the feature editor of the competing Teito News and two coworkers. When Kinjō asks for kajiki sashimi, they make disparaging remarks for requesting an inferior fish. Kinjō replies that his family was poor, living in Chiba, and to them the occasional time they ate kajiki sashimi was a special treat
Noriko Hanamura's husband invites Yamaoka and Kurita to a new pizza restaurant opened by her husband's friends. While there, sekitori sumo wrestler Kagaminada of Shimatakabeya arrives
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Noriko Hanamura's husband invites Yamaoka and Kurita to a new pizza restaurant opened by her husband's friends. While there, sekitori sumo wrestler Kagaminada of Shimatakabeya arrives for pizza, but he is more interested in the owner's sister Toshiko Iimura. The group invites Kagaminada to eat with them but he mentions that his oyakata[p] should not know about it because sumo should only eat chanko food to gain enough weight to be competitive
Chairman Niki asks Ohara for Touzai News to design and manage a restaurant on the top floor of the Nito group's new headquarters. Ohara is reluctant, but when Niki threatens to offer the
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Chairman Niki asks Ohara for Touzai News to design and manage a restaurant on the top floor of the Nito group's new headquarters. Ohara is reluctant, but when Niki threatens to offer the opportunity to Teito News, Ohara accepts and assigns the task to a reluctant Yamaoka. When Yamaoka starts working on the project, Niki offers him a 51% stake in the restaurant if he joins the Nito group.
The next Ultimate VS Supreme menu contest involves desserts, but Yamaoka is undecided about what to prepare. Meanwhile, Toujin invites Yamaoka to a new teahouse he designed for the owner
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The next Ultimate VS Supreme menu contest involves desserts, but Yamaoka is undecided about what to prepare. Meanwhile, Toujin invites Yamaoka to a new teahouse he designed for the owner of Kanzendo, but he also invites Kaibara. The delicacy offered with the tea is monaka, crisp shells containing sweet muscat grapes which must be consumed within 5 minutes before they go soft.
Ms. Kinue Tabata has to cancel the reception for her wedding to Mr. Arakawa after Arakawa has to pay an old friend's large debt. Meanwhile, wealthy art collector Sataka sees one of a set
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Ms. Kinue Tabata has to cancel the reception for her wedding to Mr. Arakawa after Arakawa has to pay an old friend's large debt. Meanwhile, wealthy art collector Sataka sees one of a set of carved wooden three wise monkeys in a photo of a ceramic vase taken by Arakawa and owned by the notoriously difficult collector, Hoichi Matsumori.
Ms. Kinue Tabata has to cancel the reception for her wedding to Mr. Arakawa after Arakawa has to pay an old friend's large debt. Meanwhile, wealthy art collector Sataka sees one of a set
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Ms. Kinue Tabata has to cancel the reception for her wedding to Mr. Arakawa after Arakawa has to pay an old friend's large debt. Meanwhile, wealthy art collector Sataka sees one of a set of carved wooden three wise monkeys in a photo of a ceramic vase taken by Arakawa and owned by the notoriously difficult collector, Hoichi Matsumori.
Koichi, one of Ohara's grandchildren, fails to get into his first choice university and becomes discouraged. Ohara gets Yamaoka to cheer him up over dinner and he is successful until
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Koichi, one of Ohara's grandchildren, fails to get into his first choice university and becomes discouraged. Ohara gets Yamaoka to cheer him up over dinner and he is successful until Ohara disparages the sole they have for dinner instead of the more expensive flatfish even though they taste almost the same, undermining Yamaoka's good work.
After overhearing Tabata planning for her wedding, the Touzai Culture Department decides on a wedding reception for the next round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu and offers to pay the
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After overhearing Tabata planning for her wedding, the Touzai Culture Department decides on a wedding reception for the next round of the Ultimate VS Supreme Menu and offers to pay the costs. However, when Arakawa invites his mentor, Mr. Yuji Kiso, to the reception, he refuses because he considers them a petty event.
The Ultimate VS Supreme wedding reception menu is to be held over two weddings. The first is the Supreme Menu at the Nakai and Aotani wedding, and the Touzai Cultural Department staff
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The Ultimate VS Supreme wedding reception menu is to be held over two weddings. The first is the Supreme Menu at the Nakai and Aotani wedding, and the Touzai Cultural Department staff attend. The meal is presented as a double-layer bento box containing the simple foods that the husband and wife ate growing up as a way of introducing the two families to each other.
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