Food doramas are always a jdorama staple that you can't run away from. Not all of them can be Shinya Shokudo or Osen but at the very least, I'm looking for a decent story to keep me watching.
Yabe Kenzo stars as a yakuza who has to hide at a university student's apartment when an assassination attempt goes wrong.
However, Yabe Kenzo is an excellent cook and food is important to him because as a yakuza, you never know when your last day is.
In a nutshell, Otoko Meshi is cooking show featuring a yakuza cooking for a struggling student and his friends while imparting life lessons on them. I like that Yabe Kenzo is never heavy handed with the advice that he gives.
I find it more fun to watch than Saigo no Restaurant or Kamogawa Shokudo because it keeps things simple but allows interesting variations to the formula such as episode 5 where we get a different cook and a dish of interesting origins. Watchable.
As always, do not watch on an empty stomach.
Hope the incident that happened to that otaku won't ruin the later part of the story.
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I rather like Otoko Meshi, makes you think about food differently. Not my fav. food drama, but like you said, not too heavy handed.
ReplyDeleteCyberwave: The article didn't mention Otoko Meshi. He probably already finished shooting his parts.
ReplyDeleteTakahata's mother (Takahata Atsuko) is an amazing actress, I hope this doesn't stop her from getting roles. I know she made a public apology for her son's behaviour...
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