第 40 集: 富美吃完十碗刨冰後昏倒,引發與山岡及花之三人組的酒吧之旅。

The employees in the Culture Department are relaxing on the beach when Tomii tries to show off by eating ten bowls of shaved ice in one sitting. This causes him to collapse and be off work for three days due to an upset stomach. When Tomii returns to the office, Yamaoka and the "Flower Trio" try to cheer him up and invite him out for a drink. First they go to a dance club where Yamaoka orders his whisky "straight" because he doesn't trust the tap water. Later they go to a small and quiet bar. The bar owner, Mr Otsuki, says he is closing the business down because of how hard it is to get good water to mix his drinks. He used to draw water from a well in Koishikawa, but the well became polluted with waste water from a nearby factory and residential buildings. He adds that bottled mineral water is just purified water with minerals added to it. Otsuki then pulls out his precious "souvenir" a chunk of ice from Antarctica, and shaves it into drinking glasses and pours the group whisky "on the rocks". When they leave, Yamaoka remarks that they are losing a treasure. (Source: Wikipedia)
集數
- 第 36 集 · 記者星村與山岡、貝原調查冷麵
- 第 37 集 · 長原學習大蒜料理以恢復因表現不佳而流失的體力
- 第 38 集 · Yamaoka 調解啤酒廳老闆與斟酒師之間關於毛豆的糾紛
- 第 39 集 · Ohara因壓力與高溫昏倒,Yamaoka準備高品質的白粥助其恢復。
- 第 40 集 · 富美吃完十碗刨冰後昏倒,引發與山岡及花之三人組的酒吧之旅。
- 第 41 集 · Tōyama 在 77 歲生日晚宴上舉辦鯛魚料理競賽
- 第 42 集 · 谷村導演與Touzai小組觀看落語表演後,因豆腐晚餐引發爭執。
- 第 43 集 · 山岡與花之三人組發現鎌倉的一片竹林,而飯店老闆比藤正計畫摧毀它。
- 第 44 集 · Kitao 和 Kurita 造訪築地市場,Natsuko 在壽司製作中面臨性別歧視