Ep. 5: Yang Spring Restaurant prepares for a prodigious guest while Shell faces a mysterious attacker
Aired on November 9, 2019

The Yang Spring Restaurant is making preparations for an anticipated surprise visitor. Rumors suggest this guest possesses cooking talent comparable to Mao. Concurrently, Shell is the victim of a mysterious assault. The attacker remains unidentified, with the only clue being a recognizable mark left behind. The narrative focuses on the identity of the arriving culinary expert and the unknown individual who branded Shell. These two parallel events drive the episode's tension as the restaurant readies itself for the guest and Shell deals with the aftermath of the unexplained attack.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Mao, Mei Li, and Shiro seek Chicken Town's cuisine and find a restaurant with jet-black chickens
- Ep. 2 · Mao and friends resume work at Yang Spring Restaurant amid mysterious visitor
- Ep. 3 · Mao, Mei Li, and Chouyu receive a mysterious invitation to a woodland mansion banquet.
- Ep. 4 · Mao and the Masked Chef face a critical third dish showdown with Guangzhou's elders at stake
- Ep. 5 · Yang Spring Restaurant prepares for a prodigious guest while Shell faces a mysterious attacker
- Ep. 6 · Mao and Lei En compete in a knife skills contest for the legendary utensil heir title.
- Ep. 7 · Mao Claims the Ever-Soul Knife and Reveals Another Successor
- Ep. 8 · Mao and companions journey to Shanghai to find a legendary utensil while Mao shares his chef path.
- Ep. 9 · Mao arrives in Shanghai where the cooking underworld has seized control of the Chef's Grand Alliance.