School-made lunches will be discontinued?
Our school lunch will be entrusted to a school lunch centre.
Organise a school lunch event that uses local food ingredients.
We must do this!
Let's protect our school lunch!
La Cuisine de La reine still hasn't introduced their new dish?
I don't think we can retain our three stars with this.
No one can replace her.
So only Hoshino Mitsuko...
can make Three-Artefact Turtle Pie.
Will you come back to La Cuisine de La reine...
as the executive chef of our three-star restaurant?
Come back?
What do you mean?
Even Chef Okudera...
can't perfectly make Three-Artefact Turtle Pie.
The originality of dishes.
You want me to go back because you might lose your three stars?
- Mitsu-chan, good bye. - Good bye. Bye bye. Take care.
When I was a kid, I wanted to become a chef.
You wanted to become a chef?
When I first tried your cuisine in Paris five years ago,
I recalled my childhood.
I wanted to become the best chef who could make such splendid cuisine.
You were such a chef.
Okay.
Your cuisine is the best.
I've never tasted such exciting dishes.
Thank you for your compliments.
Would you like to operate a restaurant with me?
Pardon?
Just like my expectations...
No, you were beyond my expectations. You made the best dishes non-stop.
We managed to get to the top and win three stars in just two years.
But due to your hardcore dedication to having the best taste,
the dishes you made couldn't bring much profit.
The business couldn't go on like that.
When I threw you out of the restaurant,
I made up my mind not to let you return to the culinary world.
Why?
No other chef can surpass you.
I know you're the best chef.
I don't want you, the best chef there is,
to work at any other restaurant than mine.
As the owner, I loathe Chef Hoshino Mitsuko,
but as a customer,
I love you more than anyone else.
I apologise.
Hey. Stop this.
If you would forgive me, would you come back?
You can make dishes freely.
Without you,
I don't feel excited no matter how successful the business is.
I'll be waiting.
(Chef - Three Star School Lunch)
A self-production, self-consumption event?
After one week, our school will use local ingredients...
to make school lunches for not only the kids, but also the local people,
so that everyone could taste the school lunch of Mitsuba Elementary.
Sir, would you please come and give us some guidance?
This is an event to promote your own school lunch, isn't it?
Yes.
I think our school lunch is very valuable.
But we've entrusted this to the school lunch centre...
after considering the overall situation of this area...
Our school lunch is...
the best in the world!
The best in the world?
Yes.
Please come and try it out. I'm begging you.
"The best in the world"? You were pretty incredible.
I just blurted it out. But it went well.
The mayor said he would come to the event.
Now we only have to focus on making the event a success.
Hoshino Mitsuko, work hard!
Mitsuko-san, why are you in a daze?
Pardon?
Are you okay?
We only have a week before the event. Get motivated!
Of course! I'm very motivated!
Now we have to come up with the menu to be served at the event.
A main dish, side dish, soup and dessert.
We must use local ingredients in all of them.
What are the local ingredients?
- Sorry to keep you waiting! - He's here!
I've brought all the local ingredients currently available.
- Where should I put them? - Here, please.
Mushrooms?
Green peppers!
Scallions!
Celery!
All of them are the best ingredients!
I'll entrust the rest to you.
Count on me.
- I'm counting on you. - Thank you.
Really now?
These are our ingredients?
Seriously?
The battle is over before we even fought!
Araki-san, what should we do now?
What are you talking about? They're all delicious!
You know nothing about these vegetables.
Mushrooms, green peppers and scallions...
have leftover rates comparable to that of celery.
One can call these four vegetables...
the four kings of leftovers that kids hate the most.
The four kings of leftovers?
Why must it be a combination of these vegetables?
My goodness! Isn't this interesting?
Pack some for me. Let's use our abilities...
to turn the four kings of leftovers into the best dishes.
This is the best opportunity to promote the strength...
of our school lunch!
You're right.
The higher the level of difficulty, the bigger the impact if we do well.
But the risk is definitely higher too.
I'm getting excited!
Anyway, let's come up with the menu first.
I'll try making some new dishes, so I'll bring these home.
Thank you!
Wait! The flyers are done. Distribute them at your stall.
What?
(Self-production, Self-consumption Event)
(Mitsuba Elementary's Christmas School Lunch. All are welcome)
Sure!
Please have a look. Thank you.
Hikari! Come help me out.
After this, prepare the side dishes and the honey mustard.
Okay.
Why do you keep bossing me around?
The duck confit is so tasty today.
Thank you for your compliments.
We added local vegetables that would also be used at...
the school lunch event.
This is really delicious.
But will kids understand the good taste of these vegetables?
Our aim is to help them understand that.
Thank you for the meal!
I'm looking forward to your special Christmas duck confit.
Sure! I'll be waiting for you.
- I'll definitely come. - Thank you very much.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you for the meal!
Thank you for your patronage.
You're going to introduce a new dish on Christmas?
I'm going to make a dish that suits Christmas.
School lunches are tough enough. You're really something.
That's because I enjoy this! Ideas come non-stop to me.
Cooking maniac.
You should also find something that will turn you into a maniac.
Pardon?
Another glass of white wine, please.
Sure.
- Hand me the fruit compote. - Okay.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
As a customer,
I love Chef Hoshino Mitsuko more than anyone else.
Without you, I don't feel excited.
Would you come back?
I'm sure the kids will be shocked when they see these.
Cut them into very tiny cubes and add them into fried rice...
or curry. What do you think?
But that defeats the purpose of using local vegetables.
Indeed. It's a self-production, self-consumption event.
It would be meaningless if one can't see the vegetables.
This is a tough challenge.
We must show the vegetables clearly...
and have the kids realise they are delicious.
How should we do that?
By the way, Sudo-chan,
can you stop trying to be one of us?
Hey, everyone. I have a question.
How are you going to promote the event?
The event is only seven days away.
We made some flyers and distributed them everywhere.
That's not enough!
I've come up with some ideas to make the event more lively.
First of all...
We'll use the official "Star of School Lunch" website...
to broadcast the promotional clip of this event,
and start a countdown at the same time.
That sounds exciting!
As expected of a professional.
But what kind of promotional clip will you play?
Well... It'll be nice if we have a mascot.
A mascot?
You're right. A mascot is a must for events like this.
But will it be done in time if we only start preparing for it now?
Count on me! I'll ask Indy Hiroko-chan for help.
Indy? One of your 14 girlfriends?
She's a rather famous stage artist in Shimokita.
Although you're totally useless, your girlfriends are so useful!
- Indeed. - We're counting on Indy-chan.
Sure!
Next...
Regarding the signboards and accessories,
we'll lend you those things wherever possible.
We still have to come up with the contents of the clip.
Hello? Hiroko-chan? It's me.
Didn't you help at a stage play called "The 10 Vegetable Warriors"?
Hoshino Mitsuko, the menu is done!
Let's do a food tasting party.
This is the menu for the event.
Butter fried mushrooms and eggs as the main dish.
Lemon-flavoured salty green pepper cake as the side dish.
Roasted scallion consomme soup as the soup.
And yogurt with celery sauce as the dessert.
They seem to be full of the vegetables.
But the taste is the key to success.
- We'll enjoy the meal. - Thank you for the meal.
It's good! Is this really green pepper?
That was fried, so the bitterness of green peppers is reduced.
Although I hate green peppers, I think this is delicious.
This scallion soup is also delicious. It's the best!
What do you think?
This gets 60 points. Of course, that's only if I'm at 100 points.
I was the most confident of this dish.
Why does it only get 60 points?
The bitterness is indeed reduced,
but the taste is too plain.
For instance, if you add some ketchup to the flour,
it might become sweeter and tastier.
Ketchup? All right. I'll try that out.
And this main dish is horrible!
You do know that as well, don't you?
We're going to serve unique school lunches, aren't we?
Anyone can make this.
As your master, I'm very disappointed!
Don't be disappointed. This is only a trial.
We've just begun.
I'm looking forward to it.
Please protect our school lunch.
I want to have Napolitan again.
Please make the school lunch for us!
All right. I must work hard.
Sir, we must introduce a new dish as soon as possible.
The restaurant review of "Red Star Guide" is going to be over soon.
Are we going to let our restaurant's rating be downgraded?
We can't introduce the Three-Artefact Turtle Pie.
Don't you know? Chef Okudera...
has been trying hard to improve the Three-Artefact Turtle Pie.
Naganuma-san!
I tried it yesterday.
The taste was totally different from before.
It was done perfectly.
(Green Pepper Monster)
(Scallion Samurai)
(Mushroom Wizard)
(Celery Witch)
We're going to eat you.
What are you all doing?
This is to promote the event.
Based on the storyline,
Mitsuko-san and Haru-chan will have to do this too.
Who came up with this?
Master Minoru. He's working hard to come up with the next story.
Celery's next line is...
"No matter how you attack, you will do battle with me."
What on Earth is this?
I apologise.
Instead of that, get the menu done already.
Let's watch it again.
How about we set it this way for now?
Except the main dish, everything seems okay.
The main dish really is the toughest one.
This meat patty with mushrooms...
needs a makeover.
Hey, are you listening? This meat patty with mushrooms...
needs a makeover.
For example, Provence flavour...
All of you, get back to the kitchen.
(Four days to Self-production, Self-Consumption School Lunch Event)
(To be continued)
Please protect our school lunch.
Please make school lunches for us!
I want to make school lunches with all of you.
We're going to serve unique school lunches, aren't we?
I'm looking forward to it.
Hey, Hikari-chan.
Let's discuss the recipe of the new duck confit together.
Pardon?
- Come in. - Pardon the intrusion.
Put it here.
What a nice kitchen.
This is a must for inventing new dishes.
It feels empty somehow.
I spent a lot on ingredients, so I sold everything.
You're such a cooking maniac.
Well, you're my daughter though.
This is fun!
Pardon?
I never thought that I would be cooking together with you like this.
Hey, why don't we cook together in the future?
- No way. - Why? I'll teach you.
All right. Stop talking nonsense.
Christmas is coming soon.
Christmas?
How does this new dish look?
It suits Christmas very well.
Let's eat.
You're really only splendid in cooking.
What did you mean by "only in cooking"?
Are you going to go back to La reine?
Pardon?
I overheard your conversation with the owner, Shinoda.
I think you can go back.
After we make the event a success though.
I've been watching you.
I know very well...
that you really love cooking.
Three stars has always been your goal, hasn't it?
Which place makes you feel the most excited?
That's where you should go.
Thank you,
Hikari.
All right. Let's eat!
I'll enjoy the food.
Wait. Where's mine?
- My goodness. - It looks delicious.
I apologise. We're still not...
About your offer to come back as the executive chef of La reine.
I'll have to decline.
You still can't forgive me, can you?
Of course I can't.
You made up the food poisoning incident,
ruined my opportunity at a new restaurant,
and even tried to ruin my stall.
But...
They don't matter anymore.
When I was at La reine, this was what I always thought.
It didn't matter to whom the dishes would be served to.
What mattered was me, the person who made the dishes.
But my view has changed.
It doesn't matter who makes it, it's who is going to eat it.
This is what I've been thinking now.
How should I make...
the kids and the customers at my stall like my dishes?
There are so many rules when making school lunches and running a stall,
but I enjoyed them very much!
I want to make my customers smile because of my cuisine...
while abiding by the rules.
When I think like that, ideas come to me non-stop.
To me, compared to...
a three-star restaurant, my current job makes me even more excited!
I see.
I'm glad...
you like my dishes all this while.
Goodbye.
All right.
Wait!
- Watch this. - Yes?
On behalf of the "Star of School Lunch", I'll eliminate you!
Can this really promote the event with this?
There had only been about 100 views until yesterday,
but after I came out, the views hit 1,000.
I feel proud somehow.
Hey, have you decided on the menu yet?
What's wrong with you?
Hey, can you stop asking me that question whenever you see me?
You scared me.
- Hurry up then. - Give me some more time.
Mitsu-chan!
Yes?
There's only three days to the event. I'm looking forward to it!
Although I look forward to it, I feel a little nervous.
What do you hate eating?
I don't like mushrooms.
- Green peppers. - Scallions, celery and mushrooms.
I hate all of them.
All of them?
But you might fall in love with them after trying Mitsu-chan's dishes.
Look forward to it!
- Okay. - Okay.
- Bye. - Bye.
Bye.
Kick it.
- Will you stop attacking me? - We apologise!
- Aunty? - Aunty?
Good. You're practising again.
Although members in the football club has decreased,
we're doing our best to recruit new members.
We won't let them disband our club!
Because we really love football!
I like playing with my friends.
Johan Cruyff, a Netherlands football superstar...
who went through countless battles, once said this,
"I love football so much."
"No matter how tough the situation is,"
"as long as I enjoy the process, I can definitely overcome it."
Aunty, you seem to be enjoying yourself too.
Sure. I'm having a great time.
All right. It's time for my killer kick.
Here she comes again!
She can do instep kicks!
I can't stop it!
Me too!
Count on me!
All right!
- Goal! - No!
- It's a goal! - No, it isn't!
- It was a goal! - No, it wasn't!
Whatever!
How is it?
Perfect.
This is the authentic Three-Artefact Turtle Pie of Hoshino Mitsuko.
If we introduce this dish, we'll definitely retain our three stars.
Let's not introduce this dish.
Pardon?
Did you feel excited when you made this?
Be confident in yourself and enjoy cooking!
My current job makes me even more excited!
This dish doesn't belong to you.
We'll fight this battle with an original dish from Chef Okudera.
Use your own dish...
to make the customers smile.
Sir...
You turned down La reine's offer?
Didn't you tell me...
to choose the place that makes me feel excited?
Hey! From today until Christmas,
I'm going to serve the new duck confit.
I wonder how happy the customers will be. I'm looking forward to it!
She's really a maniac.
Another glass of mulled wine, please.
- Sure! - Excuse me.
Please come in.
- Good evening. - Welcome!
I saw the signboard. You're serving a special Christmas duck confit?
Nice timing. Please have a seat.
I apologise for keeping you waiting.
Please enjoy your meal.
- Thank you for the meal. - Thank you for the meal.
Delicious!
This isn't just a simple combination of minced seasonal ingredients.
You even stuffed the ingredients into the duck meat.
The ingredients are wrapped by the duck meat...
and have presented such a rich flavour.
Thank you for your compliments.
I wonder if you were at La reine,
what kind of dishes would you have introduced?
If I was at La reine,
I might not have been able to come up with this dish.
Please check this out.
This event is open to the public.
Please do come if you're free.
Please do come.
School lunches?
Araki-san, this is tasty enough.
Let's fight the battle with this.
No, it doesn't look exciting enough.
But we must make sure they see the local vegetables.
It's tasty because of the meat.
You're right, but we don't have much time left, Araki-san.
- Is it done? - We've been waiting for you.
Come. Have a seat.
All right. I'll entrust this to you.
This is how it looks for now.
Thank you very much.
It doesn't look very exciting.
All right. I'll enjoy the food.
It's delicious.
It's delicious, but...
that's because of the meat, right?
You and Araki-san pointed out the same problem.
Why don't we take a break?
This is the new duck confit served at the stall.
What?
- It smells so good. - Nice!
Where's Komatsu-san?
Komatsu? He's wracking his brain.
This is Mushroom's line?
"I don't want to be a mushroom anymore. I loathe this."
This is so boring.
I apologise.
Don't just apologise. This is so dull.
You stuffed seasonal ingredients into the duck meat.
Her concept is that seasonal ingredients are gifts from heaven.
This suits the Christmas theme very well!
And their tastes mix together so well in the duck meat.
While you feel the excitement,
all the ingredients mix and bring out one another's unique taste...
to present a rich flavour.
- That's it. - That's it.
To the locals in this area, the local vegetables are...
- treasures. - Treasures.
When you give a treasure to someone, you'll definitely...
- wrap it up. - Wrap it up.
Wrap it up and hide it, so that it feels exciting when you open it.
And when you wrap it up, the combination of tastes will be...
- infinite. - Infinite.
We can wrap up the four kings of leftovers!
But what should we wrap them up in?
Dumpling skins?
- Fried tofu! - Fried tofu!
The nutritional value increases when you wrap them up with fried tofu,
and you get to taste the freshness of soybeans.
It shall be called the Treasure Box of the Four Kings of Leftovers.
- Nice! - Nice!
- Wrap them up! - Wrap them!
It's Chef Clean Plate!
Clean Plate!
Clean Plate Lightwave!
What were we doing?
Let's go back to the kitchen.
We're really looking forward to the event.
We're looking forward to it!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
Please protect our school lunch.
We look forward to the taste of celery!
- We look forward to it. - We look forward to it.
So we won't get to eat them again, Toshiko-san?
Onion gratin soup, soymilk French toast...
They're all delicious!
Komatsu-san, it's delicious.
Please protect our school lunch.
Ready? We're going to turn them into the best dishes!
- Let's do it! - Let's do it!
We're going to introduce a new dish today.
The Three-Artefact Turtle Pie?
No, it's Recombined Tournedos Rossini.
I'm counting on you all.
- Yes, Chef! - Yes, Chef!
Naganuma-san!
Mayor, welcome!
It's because the kids love you the most.
That's so cute!
Cool! I feel like hugging you!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
Excuse me.
Ouch.
Here. I'll entrust this to you.
Excuse me.
Ouch.
I have an idea.
Change the white sauce to Mornay sauce.
A new idea?
We need to present the roasted flavour and rich texture in the end.
Please prepare cheese and egg yolks.
Okay! Cheese and egg yolks.
- All right! - All right!
Haru-chan, how many eggs did you order?
- I ordered a hundred. - Okay!
Toshiko-chan, cheese is over there.
All right!
Prepare truffles.
Yes, Chef!
Some golden plums, too.
Oil the pot before adding the meat.
Then add golden plums on the Rossini steak.
- Yes, Chef! - Naganuma-san!
Please come with me, Mr Mayor.
Please come this way.
It's done.
Let's win the fight with this.
All right! Distribute the food!
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
(White onion pottage)
(Stir-fried pickled green peppers and mushrooms)
(Milk jelly with celery compote)
(The Treasure Box of the Four Kings of Leftovers)
I wonder what they put in this.
- I'm looking forward to it. - I wonder how it tastes.
It's so exciting!
Today, we're having a special school lunch made with local vegetables.
Everyone, please come in!
These four dishes were made with only local vegetables.
Only we could make them and only here could you have them.
Please enjoy the dishes.
One, two...
- Try not to finish it if you can! - Try not to finish it if you can!
Please enjoy the best school lunch made by us.
Well then, let's enjoy the meal!
- I'll enjoy the meal! - I'll enjoy the meal!
Enjoy your meal!
There are many ingredients in it!
It's delicious!
Why? I used to hate them, but they taste so good.
This soup is the best.
I feel so happy!
This is the best!
These dishes will make the kids eat vegetables.
Should we try making them at home?
Incredible.
And it's only 240 yen per meal.
Hey, everyone.
The mushroom is tasty!
I never knew green peppers were so delicious!
It's delicious.
The celery is so tasty.
The scallion is delicious.
You're incredible.
We'll continue supplying local vegetables from now on.
Make the best school lunches with them. All right?
Yes!
All right. Everyone, let's promote it to the mayor.
Attention, everyone.
Everyone, how is our school lunch?
- It's delicious! - It's delicious!
It's really good!
It's very tasty!
Everyone, isn't it delicious?
- It's delicious! - It's delicious!
The Recombined Tournedos Rossini is done.
Please serve the dish.
The mayor contacted me.
The mayor would like to retain our school lunch.
- Yes! - Yes!
But he wouldn't agree to...
retain our school.
Why?
If they exclude us from the plan and restructure the budget,
there won't be enough funds to entrust other schools in our area...
to the school lunch centre.
Really?
Just do something with the taxes they've been wasting!
Are they really going to discontinue our school lunch?
This is the best school lunch in the world.
We must retain it!
Headmistress, is there really nothing else we can do?
I'll explain the situation to the parents and suppliers.
Is everything ready for broadcast?
30 seconds to broadcast.
- Don't block my view. - I'm sorry.
The restaurant review of "The Red Star Guide"...
for 2016 will be announced soon.
You may interview us after we retain our three stars.
- Please give us a comment. - It's going to be announced soon!
It's time.
It's time. Please wait for a while. I apologise. Please wait here.
Our focus is on La Cuisine de La reine which has retained...
its three stars for three years in a row.
Chef Hoshino Mitsuko is no longer their executive chef.
Will they be able to retain the honour for the fourth year?
It's Christmas after all. We must have roast turkey.
We don't have the budget for that.
What are you talking about?
The restaurant review will be announced soon.
We have breaking news.
La Cuisine de La reine, the Ginza high-class restaurant that has...
won three stars three years in a row, was downgraded...
to two stars.
I repeat. La reine was downgraded to two stars.
It's due to my lack of capability. I apologise.
Before the three-star restaurant review, an innovative...
The Recombined Tournedos Rossini...
was well-received by the customers.
This is it.
La reine will start again from here.
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
Yes, Sir!
La reine was downgraded.
Of course. I'm no longer there.
Water! Get me a glass of water!
Water!
They just called me!
- Look! Look at the television! - We have another breaking news.
For first time ever,
an organisation which isn't a restaurant received one star.
It's the school lunch of Mitsuba Elementary in Mitsuba City, Tokyo.
I repeat. The school lunch of an elementary school received one star.
This is a world first that a school lunch is recognised.
The review standards are freshness and safety of ingredients,
flavour, cost performance...
I repeat. Mitsuba Elementary's school lunch received one star.
Sir! Please pardon me.
According to the review, Mitsuba Elementary's school lunch...
is of high quality in all aspects,
and they fulfil the standards to be awarded one star.
Their self-production, self-consumption event...
last Saturday was highly complimented...
The freshness and safety of ingredients...
Our ingredients are all purchased...
on the day and only used after checking their surface temperatures.
Flavour...
We have Mitsuko-san, so that definitely helped.
Cost performance...
You can't buy such a tasty meal anywhere else...
at only 240 yen per meal.
Atmosphere of the restaurant, including customer service...
The kids always enjoy the food with smiles on their faces.
The originality of dishes...
The Treasure Box of the Four Kings of Leftovers.
No one else could have come up with that dish.
We do fulfil all the requirements.
Superb.
- Yes! - Yes!
Naganuma...
Yes, Sir?
Take that down.
I don't need it anymore.
They awarded a star to a school lunch.
Even Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
"The Red Star Guide" is trying to be different now.
They're the best and most powerful rival.
Indeed. How exciting.
We must regain...
our three stars next year.
It's heavy!
Indeed. It's surprisingly heavy.
I'll lift it up. Take the hook off!
Chef, lend us a hand!
Don't try to run.
I repeat. Mitsuba Elementary's school lunch received one star.
This is exciting.
What a twist.
It's become so interesting.
Many citizens have called to say that...
they would like Mitsuba Elementary's school lunch to be retained.
We also received a lot of calls at the school.
So our school lunch...
We can't discontinue the school lunch...
which received a star from "The Red Star Guide", can we?
Mitsuba Elementary's school lunch shall be retained.
Thank you so much!
Congratulations.
My goodness. It's a hot topic now.
Someone even asked me for an autograph on the street.
What an unexpected outcome. No one could have predicted this.
This job is now the best job.
I feel like working with you all.
But you've accepted the job offer. What are you going to do?
- What should I do, indeed. - Congratulations.
Thank you.
Good morning!
I can't accept this. Something must be wrong! I'm furious.
What's wrong?
Hey, our school lunch received a star.
Why is it only one star?
Why not three stars? This is so weird!
I don't make one-star school lunches,
I make three-star school lunches!
I'm going to call "The Red Star Guide" to complain...
and make them take back the star!
Wait!
Our school lunch won't be entrusted to school lunch centre anymore.
It's all thanks to that one star.
Let's win three stars next year.
With this team.
Hey, I made this.
It's our new uniform.
Araki-san...
Listen, everyone. We must win three stars next year.
All right!
Let's continue to make the best school lunch today!
- Yes, Chef! - Yes, Chef!
It's cold.
You all know it's cold now. My goodness.
Stop this nonsense. We're no longer young.
What's the menu for today?