Series synopsis
La Grande Maison Tokyo, also known as グランメゾン東京 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on KKTV on October 20, 2019. It ended on December 29, 2019. It stars Takuya Kimura, Kyoka Suzuki, Yuta Tamamori and Ikki Sawamura.
Determined to attain three stars, a middle-aged female chef teams up with a disgraced Michelin-starred chef to start a new restaurant together.
Premise
Determined to attain three stars, a middle-aged female chef teams up with a disgraced Michelin-starred chef to start a new restaurant together.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takuya Kimura as Natsuki Obana
- Kyoka Suzuki as Rinko Hayami
- Yuta Tamamori as Shohei Hirako
- Ikki Sawamura as Rikutaro Kyono
- Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Kamehito Aizawa
- Ayako Yoshitani as Moe Matsui
- Anne Nakamura as Kanna Kuzumi
- Kikunosuke Onoe V as Manabu Tango
Supporting cast
- Kanichiro as Koichi Serita
- Toru Tezuka as Fumio Eto
- Toru Baba as Satoshi Yuzuki
- Aki Asakura as Miyu Ebina
- Ai Tominaga as Rinda Machiko Richard
Guest cast
- Shota Shunputei
- Kanji Ishimaru as Tsuyoshi Minegishi（峰岸 剛志）
- Ota Midori Laurence as Elise（エリーゼ）
- Katsumi Kiba
- Ayumi Ito
- Naomasa Musaka
- Shinji Rokkaku
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 29, 2024 | December 29, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 11 | October 20, 2019 | December 29, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Grande Maison Tokyo SPECIAL Chef Rinko Hayami as she fights to save her renowned restaurant, which lost its three-star rating due to COVID-19-induced business struggles. When her former partner, Natsuki Obana, resurfaces in Kyoto after disappearing, the team tries to regain their passion, stars, and culinary legacy. |
December 29, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Red Shrimp Étouffée Maverick French chef Natsuki Obana had it all: a brilliant career and a Michelin two-star restaurant in Paris. But hubris proved his downfall and he lost everything. Now, with the help of fellow chef Rinko Hayami, he’s making a comeback with his sights set even higher: a three-star restaurant, the pinnacle of the culinary world! |
October 20, 2019 |
| 2 |
Eggplant Presse With preparations for the Grand Maison Tokyo’s opening well underway, chef Rinko and maître d’ Kyono try to secure a loan for the 50 million yen needed to open the restaurant, but they are turned down again and again. Then sous-chef Obana steps in and decides to go straight to the bank’s loan officer and offer to cook him a dish that will change his mind. |
October 27, 2019 |
| 3 |
Venison Roti and Consommé Rinko and Obana are struggling to come up with the Grand Maison Tokyo’s signature meat dish. They decide to enter a gibier (wild game) cooking competition, only to discover that rival restaurant gaku has cornered the market in high-quality venison. |
November 3, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | KKTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 20, 2019 |
| Last aired | December 29, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |