S01E01 Red Shrimp Étouffée
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...
Grand Maison Tokyo
S01E02: Eggplant Presse
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.
Overview
Natsuki Obana is a charismatic Japanese chef running a 2-star restaurant in Paris. Despite an extreme pride and confidence, he can’t seem to earn the 3 stars he covets. Feeling the pressure of a career slipping away, Obana’s troubles are compounded when his restaurant is caught in a scandal that forces its closure and the departure of his staff. Amid his despair, a glimmer of hope arrives when he encounters a female chef with whom he is encouraged to start anew. Assembling a staff of talented chefs, he launches his restaurant but is constantly clashing with personnel. Can a middle-aged man once knocked down recover the verve of youth necessary to achieve a lifelong dream?
Episodes
S01E02 Eggplant Presse
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...
S01E03 Venison Roti and Consommé
Rinko and Obana are struggling to come up with the Grand Maison Tokyo’s signature meat dish. They decide to enter a gibier (wild game) cooking competition, only to discover that rival restaurant gaku has cornered...
S01E04 Mont Blanc À ma façon
The staff of the Grand Maison Tokyo learns that Linda, editor of a prestigious culinary magazine, will be attending the restaurant’s upcoming pre-opening party. Obana is eager to make a good impression but Rinko is...
S01E05 Assy-Parmantier
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...
S01E06 Roasted Spanish Mackerel with Crystal Pomelo Sauce
When Obana hears that the annual 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony is to take place in Tokyo, he decides to create a new fish menu. Meanwhile, Kouichi, who has been secretly passing information to a...
S01E07 Galette Champignon
As the announcement of the world’s Top 50 Restaurants approaches, Aizawa’s wife appears and promises to return to Paris with their daughter provided the Grand Maison Tokyo receives a Top 10 ranking. As the announcement...
S01E08 Beef Stew
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...
S01E09 Poached Albacore
Kanna, one of the waitstaff, announces her intention to quit. Then, looking over her resume, Obana notices something strange. Before Kanna leaves, he gives her one final task: to organize a winetasting for the restaurant...
S01E10 Turtle Dove Pie
Tango, head chef at rival restaurant Gaku, is struggling to create a new menu to impress the Michelin judges. Meanwhile, over at the Grand Maison Tokyo, Obana is faced with a momentous decision while working...
S01E11 Finale
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...
Cast
Takuya Kimura
Natsuki Obana（尾花 夏樹）
Kyoka Suzuki
Rinko Hayami（早見 倫子）
Yuta Tamamori
Shohei Hirako（平古 祥平）
Ikki Sawamura
Rikutaro Kyono（京野 陸太郎）
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Kamehito Aizawa（相沢 瓶人）
Ayako Yoshitani
Moe Matsui（松井 萌絵）
Anne Nakamura
Kanna Kuzumi（久住 栞奈）
Kikunosuke Onoe V
Manabu Tango（丹後 学）
Kanichiro Sato
Koichi Serita（芹田 公一）
Toru Tezuka
Fumio Eto（江藤 不三男）
Toru Baba
Satoru Yuzuki（結月 聡）
Aki Asakura
Miyu Ebina（蛯名 美優）
