Ep. 7: Inspector Nakamatsu enlists Yamaoka to assist arrested chef Kinzo Ikada-ya
Aired on November 28, 1988
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Inspector Nakamatsu requests Yamaoka's assistance after Kinzo, a former chef at the renowned eel restaurant Ikada-ya, is arrested for causing a disturbance. Kinzo had protested the former owner's decision to replace charcoal with gas for grilling eel to improve efficiency. To support Kinzo, Yamaoka and Kurita help him establish a temporary restaurant within Itayama's department store food court, allowing him to compete directly against Ikada-ya. Kinzo's charcoal-grilled eel proves highly successful, leading the chastened owner of Ikada-ya to rehire him to work in the restaurant once again.
Episodes
- Ep. 3 · Yamaoka critiques Itayama's department store vegetables and helps him restore freshness.
- Ep. 4 · Dainichi President Kuroda's Fresh Fish Banquet Challenge at Karuizawa
- Ep. 5 · Hanakawa seeks a better broth recipe after police intervention
- Ep. 6 · Yamaoka seeks a rare phantom mackerel to impress Kaibara at Hatsuyama restaurant.
- Ep. 7 · Inspector Nakamatsu enlists Yamaoka to assist arrested chef Kinzo Ikada-ya
- Ep. 8 · Ohara seeks donations from miserly President Narisawa who demands a free meal
- Ep. 9 · Ohara and staff visit Gingorou's sushi restaurant, leading to a culinary challenge and blind taste test.
- Ep. 10 · Kaibara Criticizes French Cuisine At Le Canard Before Praising It Later
- Ep. 11 · Mr. Fukuman invites the Touzai team to a meal featuring a gold pot and a clay pot.