Oishinbo

Synopsis

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. The older Shibahama makes a feature of presenting sea goblin, preparing the skin and flesh separately to bring out their individual characteristics. Kichi reveals that he is only interested in art and his father tells his guests that he is disappointed in his son. Kichi invites Touzai New to his solo exhibition opening and Ohara sends Yamaoka and Kurita. Yamaoka criticizes Kichi's paintings of fish, asserting that the subjects would not be served in a quality restaurant and demonstrates why, using the Shibahama chefs as judges. Kichi realizes his mistake and surprisingly destroys his paintings, then applies himself to improving his cooking skills.

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