I am the chef here.
I'd never allow my underlings to make changes to my recette!
Tadokoro Megumi.
You're fired.
Shokugeki.
Shokugeki
If I beat you in a Shokugeki,
will you rescind Tadokoro's expulsion?
Shokugeki.
That word brings back memories!
What's the transfer student thinking?
He'll be up against an alumnus,
and a former first seat of the Elite Ten, at that.
Not to mention, he's Chef Shinomiya, a seasoned veteran from the front lines
Shinomiya Kojiro Chef at French restaurant SHINO'S
of the food industry!
A Shokugeki involving an opponent who's not currently a student
is not without precedent.
But it does require the consent of both parties, doesn't it?
Sorry, I have no intention of accepting the challenge.
No matter how hard you may try,
Tadokoro Megumi's expulsion is final—
Well, let's not be too hasty.
You seem to have quite the interesting situation developing here, Shinomiya.
Dojima-san?
The Magician from the East
Office
Hmm, I see.
Inui Hinako Japanese restaurant, Kirinoya
Tadokoro Megumi-san's dish is delicious!
Boo Boo Boo
Why not let her pass?
Shinomiya-senpai, you're so stubborn!
Mule!
Narcissist!
Poser!
Be quiet, Hinako.
S-S-S-Sorry.
Ow...
Dojima-san, I believe I have been given full discretion for this task.
Of course, Shinomiya.
I have no complaints with regard to the nature of the task
and your evaluation criteria.
However, she did try to deal with the situation at hand.
Don't you think her courage might merit a certain degree of consideration?
Dojima Gin Totsuki Resort Head Chef and Company Director
No, I don't.
Not in the least.
I do!
Hm, it seems we have a tie vote.
We are at an impasse.
You guys...
I have no choice.
I'll oversee the unofficial Shokugeki.
Think of it as a street fight.
However, we cannot have it interfere with the camp schedule.
Once all the afternoon tasks for the day are complete,
the two of you will face Shinomiya.
Hey, wait a minute, Dojima-san!
Why do I have to participate in a farce like that?
Accept, Shinomiya!
Fine.
I'll go along with Monsieur Dojima's whims.
Okay, Yukihira.
If you win, I'll rescind her expulsion.
But if you lose, you'll get expelled right along with her.
So that's the situation.
Come to the basement of the annex afterward.
Let's see your mettle.
Well, looks like we're still here by the skin of our teeth.
For now, let's hang in there and make it through the afternoon session, Tadokoro.
Glare...
Soma-kun, you're so stupid!
How could you make an insane challenge like that?!
You'd passed!
You...
You shoulda just let me be!
Tadokoro.
You sometimes let your dialect come out, huh.
Why're you bringing that up now?!
Hey, stand up.
We'll be late to the session.
You're always helping me out,
and now I've dragged into a mess.
I don't know how to make it up to you.
Well, it was my choice.
Don't apologize.
Besides, the reason I even challenged him
should be obvious.
It's because you're not meant to drop out here.
Well?
Nope, she wasn't in our room, either.
I can't reach her cell, either.
That's weird.
I wonder if something happened to Megumi.
Everyone should be done with their afternoon sessions.
Could it be...
I didn't see their names on the list of people who failed.
Why don't we ask people who were in the same sessions as them?
Oh, right!
Wasn't Yukihira with her?
Where's Yukihira?
Come to think of it, I haven't seen him.
Hmm....
Those two managed to get themselves into a Shokugeki over Don RS before, too.
Well, more like Yukihira-kun did.
I have a really bad feeling about this!
There are no plans to use this hotel's annex for the training camp.
Here's the basement kitchen.
No one will interfere here!
Just a Spectator
Wh-Why are all the alumni here?
I asked them to serve as judges.
Just a Spectator
I thought Inui might be biased.
Donato Gotoda Auberge, Tesoro
An unofficial Shokugeki in the middle of a training camp?
Not to mention, one between an alumnus and a current student.
What would Chappelle-sensei do if he found out?
Sekimori Hitoshi Sushi restaurant, Ginza Hinowa
I bet he'd chew our heads off.
Mizuhara Fuyumi Italian restaurant, Ristorante F
If he finds out, I'm going to run.
I'll say it's all Shinomiya's fault.
I heard that, Mizuhara!
We'll now do an unofficial match, two against one.
Use the vegetables and other ingredients left over from sessions today
to make the dish.
You can make anything you like,
but try to use vegetables as the main ingredient.
The time limit is two hours.
I am the reason for this Shokugeki.
I can't let Soma-kun get expelled over this.
I'll do my best not to drag him down—
There's one more condition.
Tadokoro Megumi.
You will be the lead chef.
What?
You will decide the recipe on your own.
Yukihira, you'll be the sous chef supporting her.
What?
Very well!
Let the Shokugeki...
...begin!
Dojima-senpai!
I'm the one who issued the challenge!
Why?
I made this happen when the challenge had no leg to stand on.
You have to accept my conditions.
But—
Yukihira, suppose you win with your cooking
and Tadokoro survives.
But what then?
She'll still be your tagalong.
She'll get kicked out soon enough in another session.
Will you always have to save her, Yukihira?
At Totsuki, everyone must demonstrate their worth through their own skills.
Whether you deserve to stay or not
is up to you, yourself, to prove.
Tonight,
at this time,
and at this workstation,
Tadokoro-kun,
you're the chef.
Dojima-san.
I already know what I'm going to make.
May I begin?
Yes. I do not object to that.
Heh! I feel for you, Yukihira.
Why?
You must be feeling despair.
Your fate is riding on that half-wit's skills
Did you hear that?!
How rude he is.
Shinomiya has a really nasty personality.
That's why your relationships never last, Shinomiya-san.
Outsiders should keep your mouths shut!
Wait, Hinako,
when'd you slip the ropes?!
Good luck, my Megumi-chan!
Don't lose to that spiteful man!
Shut up!
Chef Shinomiya Kojiro...
After graduating from Totsuki,
he went to France and opened a restaurant
in Paris, the crucible for gourmet restaurants.
I'm facing someone like that with my recipe?!
I... I have to calm down.
I need to calm down.
I'm blanking out.
I can't stop shaking.
Tadokoro!
I doubt I need to repeat myself,
but you can't alter her recipe.
You are a sous chef, and nothing more.
The under-chef, understand?
You felt Tadokoro was good enough to merit survival, didn't you?
If you can't trust her cooking,
remove yourself from this match now.
No way.
I'm a chef.
No chef runs away from a kitchen!
A failure...
I'm a failure, after all.
I only made it this far because of Soma-kun.
Hey, Tadokoro.
I'm just...
I'm just a...
Try putting your hands together.
Do it.
Ouch...
I learned this trick at home a long time ago. It helps you relax when you're nervous.
The drawback is that you can't do it by yourself.
That hurt, but...
I stopped shaking.
Well, calm down first,
and take as much time as you need to figure out what you're going to cook.
B-But...
Chef Shinomiya's dish will be French cuisine that was refined right in France.
If I can't make a dish that can surpass his,
you'll be expelled—
My dad used to say,
cooking is about putting all you've got out there on one plate.
Forget about what the other guy'll be making for now.
But my cooking isn't...
The rice balls you made for us at the dorm fields were really great.
Ah...
Don't think about stuff that doesn't matter.
Just make your own food, Tadokoro.
That's enough.
My own food...
Well, this is a surprise.
You two haven't even started cooking?
Your chef seems to be a real half-wit.
Can you wait till you taste her cooking before you bitch at her?
Soma-kun.
Um, I think I... may have decided on a dish.
What are you doing, Shinomiya-senpai?!
How violent!
Untie me!
If you won't shut up right this second, I'll gag you.
Silence...
Guess that got your attention.
A Shokugeki with an alumnus?!
Yeah, a guy who was in the same session as Tadokoro told me.
But why?
How'd that even happen?
Sounds like Tadokoro was about to get expelled,
then Yukihira—
Megumi, expelled?!
Ugh, no!
This can't be!
Yuki, calm down.
That's what I'm thinking about making.
Interesting!
Really?
Seriously?
Yay!
Oh, b-but this recipe would require a lot of prep work with different ingredients,
so I'm not sure we can manage...
Who do you think I am?
I was holding the fort as the number two chef at Yukihira Diner!
Well, there were only two of us, anyway—my dad and me.
I'll pour in everything I've got, experience and all, and support you.
Just for today, we'll open Tadokoro Diner!
O-Okay!
Great!
Let's do this,
Chef Tadokoro!
Okay!
Tadokoro Diner
I'll cook the tomatoes.
Soma-kun, please prep the other ingredients.
Got it!
Shinomiya-senpai!
What, Hinako?
The "dokoro" from "Restaurant" (shokujidokoro)
and the "dokoro" from "Tadokoro" overlap.
It makes the name really catchy!
Put her somewhere far away!
What?!
Why?!
I'll only get more nervous if I focus on beating Chef Shinomiya.
Just focus on my own cooking.
I'm the chef right now.
Oh, no!
I had to prepare the shoulder cut first!
Now the order's all wrong—
The cut's done.
I removed all the tendons, too.
Which do you want me to work on next,
the chicken liver or the fatback?
U-Um, the liver, please!
Got it!
Soma-kun!
Is the mold ready?
Yup!
Just have to get the pâté ready.
By the way, I'll be done sauteeing the vegetables in 12 seconds.
Th-Thanks.
He's amazing!
He's delivering all the prepped ingredients to me
right when I need them!
Is this how finely you wanted it chopped?
Yeah!
He's the only one helping me,
but I feel like I'm able to cook
several times faster than I'd be able to by myself.
What's going on?
He's staying several steps ahead of her
and providing support without it impacting his own tasks.
Yet he never goes beyond what's necessary.
He's monitoring her very carefully to avoid getting in her way.
Hmm, Yukihira Soma...
Soma
He's the sole transfer student this year.
His family runs a diner.
It seems he has been trained there.
Well, I find it hard to believe he gained that much skill from helping out at home.
His skill clearly surpasses that of any student.
Both contestants should begin finishing up!
We'll start plating the dish!
Got it!
We'll now begin the judging.
Shinomiya's dish comes first.
Serve the dish.
A dish made by a Totsuki alumnus...
I wonder how amazing it'll be.
Well, I can't help but feel anticipation!
Indeed.
Hm?
Chou farci!
This is rather unexpected.
It's regional cooking from the Aubergne region.
It's a dish where a filling of finely chopped meat and vegetables
are wrapped in cabbage leaves, then steamed.
It's similar to a cabbage roll in Western cuisine.
It's a dish often made in French homes.
I'm taken aback.
Shinomiya-senpai tends to only make fancy dishes—
Wait, where's my share?
There isn't any.
Have Mizuhara share some of hers.
Well, then.
Ah.
The aroma of herbs whets the appetite.
M... M...
Meraviglioso!
Delicious!
Th-This stuffing is different
from the typical pork and onion stuffing used in chou farci!
It's a farce of jidori chicken breast meat!
He butterflied the chicken breasts.
Farce
They were stuffed with morels, asparagus, and fois gras sauteed in beef fat,
along with a smooth mousse-like paste made from chicken breast meat,
butter, eggs, and heavy cream.
The chou farci was then steamed.
This mousse coats the tongue,
then dissolves instantly
into a rich burst of flavor in your mouth.
And the most fearsome ingredient of all
is the cabbage that envelopes the filling.
The Savoy cabbage...
In Japanese, it's called the crepe cabbage.
It has a strong grassy smell when raw,
but develops a delicate sweet flavor once cooked.
Blanchir... blanching.
Vapeur... steaming.
At each step,
he heated the dish to its optimal temperature.
That resulted in a delicate sweetness
that elevates the flavor of the entire dish.
It's as if he cast a spell over the whole dish.
Immediately following graduation, he went alone to France,
then opened a restaurant in Paris after several years of training,
and became an owner-chef.
While there is a preponderance of meat dishes in French cuisine,
Shinomiya shone a fresh spotlight on légumes, or vegetables,
shocking gourmands throughout the nation.
Eventually, the chef from Japan gained the respect
of the residents of the city of gourmet
and was honored by the name,
Magician of Légumes
"The Magician of Légumes."
I hate to say it...
I hate to say it, but it's delicious!
He took a common regional dish
and reinterpreted it with his sharpened senses...
...and elevated to a dish that could be served at a high-end restaurant.
The light chicken mousse that melts in your mouth,
and the fresh sweetness of the cabbage around the mousse
envelops your mouth
and your entire body!
It's as if the power of
this dish's flavor is coursing through your tongue and your body!
This...
...is magic!
Indeed...
Yes!
It is a magic cast by a magician from the East...
...Légume Magic!
Cabbage Red.
Ca...
Cabbage Blue.
Cabbage Pink!
Yes!
Magical Cabbage
Magical Cabbage!
Magic, magic!
That was fantastic.
Well done, Shinomiya-san.
It is no wonder that you are called the Magician of Légumes.
So, how's the taste, Mizuhara?
It was perfect once I wiped all of my memories of you.
Well, how unfortunate for you.
Still, I wasn't expecting this, Shinomiya.
I thought I'd be able to taste the specialty of your restaurant, Shino.
That's a joke in poor taste, Dojima-san.
My opponent's only a student.
Would I be so cruel as to serve my signature dish?
You would.
You would crush them, so that they'd never be able to cook again.
An up-and-coming chef
who's opened a restaurant in a prime location in Paris,
the battleground of gourmet food...
He believes he can't possibly lose to a student,
an arrogance that may well be justified.
If he has an Achilles's heel, it'd be...
All right. Tadokoro, Yukihira, serve your dish.
'Kay.
O-Okay.
Our dish will finally be judged.
Let's go, Tadokoro!
Tadokoro?
I poured in everything I had into this dish.
I didn't think that having someone judge it would be so...
So terrifying...
Cooking
I wonder what they'll say.
What if they say it's disgusting?
I even had Soma-kun's help.
It'll be fine.
Go!
Hm.
Hmm.
This is...
...a terrine.
To Be Continued
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the twelfth dish, huh?
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"The Memory of a Dish."
You're fired.
Magical Cabbage
Yes...
Magical Cabbage!
Yeah!