Series synopsis
dinner is a Japanese documentary reality television series that premiered on Fuji TV on January 13, 2013. It ended on March 24, 2013. It was created by Masato Hijikata, Hidenori Joho, Mamoru Hoshi. It stars Yosuke Eguchi, Kana Kurashina, Yusuke Santamaria and Morio Kazama.
This drama follows the staff of an Italian restaurant and their everyday struggles.
“Roccabianca” is a famous and popular Italian restaurant, but their head chef and owner Tatsumi suddenly collapses and the restaurant loses its unique flavor. The number of customers rapidly declines, but the owner’s daughter and deputy manager Saori happens to find another chef named Ezaki through an online job market who learned cooking at the same place her father did.
Ezaki becomes the new head chef of this ...
Premise
This drama follows the staff of an Italian restaurant and their everyday struggles.
“Roccabianca” is a famous and popular Italian restaurant, but their head chef and owner Tatsumi suddenly collapses and the restaurant loses its unique flavor. The number of customers rapidly declines, but the owner’s daughter and deputy manager Saori happens to find another chef named Ezaki through an online job market who learned cooking at the same place her father did.
Ezaki becomes the new head chef of this restaurant and while nobody can deny that he is a gifted chef, it’s his extreme rationalism that doesn’t exactly go well with the restaurants attempt to save its traditional flavor.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yosuke Eguchi as Ezaki Motomu
- Kana Kurashina as Tatsumi Saori
- Yusuke Santamaria as Soichi Segawa
- Morio Kazama as Hideo Tatsumi
- Yutaka Matsushige as Kohsuke Imai
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Daiki Natsuno
- Norito Yashima as Kazuma Kimura
- Megumi Seki as Hazuki Muto
Supporting cast
- Kotaro Shiga as Hamaoka Kotaro
- Yuki Shibamoto as Eriko Motomiya
- Mai Shinohara as Chihiro Nakano
- Yuki Ito as Satoru Ōhashi
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 91 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | January 13, 2013 | March 24, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 13 | July 22, 2007 | December 2, 2007 |
| Season 3 | 12 | January 16, 2008 | May 28, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 3 | July 2, 2008 | July 16, 2008 |
| Season 5 | 10 | July 20, 2008 | November 5, 2008 |
| Season 6 | 6 | April 8, 2009 | June 10, 2009 |
| Season 7 | 13 | August 12, 2009 | December 9, 2009 |
| Season 8 | 13 | March 3, 2010 | July 7, 2010 |
| Season 9 | 4 | March 11, 2021 | April 1, 2021 |
| Season 10 | 6 | October 5, 2021 | November 9, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The worst chef comes to the best restaurant | January 13, 2013 |
| 2 | The chef that has lost his place | January 20, 2013 |
| 3 | The gourmet queen pays a visit! The unpleasant order | January 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major League Ballpark Challenge | July 22, 2007 |
| 2 | Spelling Bee Impossible | August 1, 2007 |
| 3 | Lunch Lady Land | August 8, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruise Against the Clock | January 16, 2008 |
| 2 | Air Force Anniversary | January 23, 2008 |
| 3 | Medieval Mayhem | January 30, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney Dinner Dash | July 2, 2008 |
| 2 | Puerto Rican Predicament | July 9, 2008 |
| 3 | Far East Feast | July 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boardwalk | July 20, 2008 |
| 2 | Escape to Alcatraz | August 20, 2008 |
| 3 | Grand Ole Opry Obstacles | August 27, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | X Food at the X Games | April 8, 2009 |
| 2 | Yahoo Search Scramble | April 15, 2009 |
| 3 | Casino Craziness | April 22, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roller Derby Debacle | August 12, 2009 |
| 2 | Candy Catastrophe | August 19, 2009 |
| 3 | Amusement Park Adventure | August 26, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boxed In: Terminal Trouble The host visits Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, where he'll prepare a hearty lunch for 150 longshoremen, using imported goods from around the world. |
March 3, 2010 |
| 2 |
Dorm Food Doom Robert Irvine heads to the University of North Carolina to prepare a gourmet meal for 100 students, but he can only use ingredients that are found in their dorm rooms. |
March 10, 2010 |
| 3 |
Ironman Obstacles Robert arrives at the Ironman Arizona to compete in his own culinary triathlon, featuring three challenges in one mission. |
March 17, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mission in Paradise Robert Irvine arrives on Oahu, Hawaii, with one mission: make a feast without a kitchen for 30 locals, using only produce and proteins he can gather on the legendary Kualoa Ranch. Robert and his team must battle the weather, harvest their ingredients, catch their own seafood and manage an unpredictable underground oven to pull off the impossible. |
March 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
Ghost Town Gourmet Robert Irvine's mission brings him to an abandoned mining town in Cerro Gordo, Calif. His challenge is to prepare a meal for Amy Bruni and Adam Berry of "Kindred Spirits," along with 25 paranormal enthusiasts. Using the same ingredients and equipment as miners in the region had in 1865, Robert must cook a dinner good enough to attract the local spirits that haunt the property. |
March 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
3 Weddings and a Robert In Las Vegas, Robert Irvine is tasked with catering three distinct wedding receptions in only six hours. Robert must navigate the obstacles of Sin City and find unique ways to make each couple's culinary dreams a reality, creating a picture-perfect wedding meal in his quest to make this the best day of these couples' lives. |
March 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrill-Seekers Robert Irvine is at the world-famous Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH, to make dinner for 150 superfans celebrating the park's 150th anniversary. But like any good rollercoaster, there are plenty of twists. |
October 5, 2021 |
| 2 |
Food Truck Showdown Robert Irvine travels to Asheville, NC, to compete against three of the best food trucks in the state in the annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown. With a $1,500 budget, the mission is to prepare enough food for 500 people and use beer in every dish. |
October 12, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Lumberjack Special Robert Irvine ventures to the remote forests of Mackinaw City, Mich., for a seemingly impossible two-part challenge: Create a Paul Bunyan-sized dinner to feed 50 lumberjacks and the only way he's getting help is by sawing, chopping and log-rolling his way to the finish. |
October 19, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2013 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |