The Best Episodes Directed By Ayuko Tsukahara

Maverick French chef Natsuki Obana had it all: a brilliant career and a Michelin two-star restaurant in Paris. But hubris proved his downfall and he lost everything. Now, with the help of fellow chef Rinko Hayami, he’s making a comeback with his sights set even higher: a three-star restaurant, the pinnacle of the culinary world!

The staff at the Grand Maison Tokyo is hard at work perfecting its new menu to impress the Michelin judges. But Rinko is worried about Obana’s new dish, which features tuna, a taboo ingredient in French cuisine. After a heated argument, Obana quits. Can the restaurant earn three Michelin stars without its brilliant sous-chef? Don’t miss the thrilling season finale!

With preparations for the Grand Maison Tokyo’s opening well underway, chef Rinko and maître d’ Kyono try to secure a loan for the 50 million yen needed to open the restaurant, but they are turned down again and again. Then sous-chef Obana steps in and decides to go straight to the bank’s loan officer and offer to cook him a dish that will change his mind.

Food magazine editor Linda publishes an article about the Grand Maison Tokyo that inadvertently dredges up the scandal of three years ago and sets off a flood of cancellations on the day of the restaurant’s grand opening. In an attempt to salvage the situation and put the unused ingredients to good use, Obana proposes setting up a stall at a local food festival.

After disappearing, Obana suddenly shows up at the restaurant with his culinary mentor, Ushio. But the master chef barely touches Obana’s food and gets up in a huff in the middle of the meal. All he will say as he’s leaving is that the problem has something to do with the waiter, Kyono.