Season 7

2023-07-03 · 24m

During work hours, Wakako (Takeda Rina) is surprised when an eraser she dropped miraculously stands up again, and tries to tell someone about it, but everyone seems busy and she misses the chance. On her way home, Wakako finds a clam specialty store and enjoys clam shabu-shabu and sake. Watching the clams opening in the pot, Wakako feels like talking to someone, and remembers that the head chef of Oraku (Nozoe Yoshihiro) had contacted her saying he had something to say, so she decides to stop by Oraku right away...

2023-07-10 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is heading home straight after a meeting outside the office and happens to come across a good-looking Chinese restaurant. She orders fried shrimp dumplings and a bottle of beer. She also adds mapo vermicelli. The next day, back at the office, Ito (Hasegawa Shinya) is handing out rice crackers that he received from his parents' home. As they start talking about family, Wakako remembers an email she received from her mother. On her way home, she comes across a restaurant called Shumai Mania and, feeling nostalgic for the shumai her mother used to make for her, decides to go in. When she asks what shumai is available this month...

2023-07-17 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) sees a poster for Hyogo Terroir Travel in front of a store where she went shopping and decides to stop by on her way back to her parents' house. After taking a tour to see the auction at Akashiura Fisheries Cooperative, she goes to Uonotana Shopping Street, where the fish that have been auctioned are lined up. There, she spots a shop curtain hanging next to a liquor store and, thinking it must be a bar, she goes in. Wakako orders Akashi local beer and octopus tempura. She adds some local sake to her sashimi platter and enjoys the fresh seafood. She decides to stop by Himeji the next day...

2023-07-24 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is wiping the sweat off her brow as she walks home from shopping on her day off. She stops in her tracks at a shop curtain with the words "eel and game" written on it. She happens to catch the eye of the store manager, who has just come out to see off some customers, and is led inside the store. Wakako is in the mood to eat eel, and the manager recommends the eel tempura with seaweed on top, which she orders along with a draft beer. It's a rare dish of eel tempura wrapped in nori seaweed. Wakako finishes it in no time and then moves on to the all-you-can-eat obanzai (traditional side dish). She also adds some sweet potato shochu water. The next day, Wakako brags about it at work...

2023-07-31 · 23m

Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) and others are having a good time around Chief Okada's (Shiotsuka Kohei) desk. Wakako (Takeda Rina) is called and when she goes there she says she found a great corner bar. Wakako arrives right away on her next day off and heads for the shopping district, but is lost in the middle of a housing complex. When she asks a woman standing in front of a shuttered bar, she finds out that the bar is on the other side. When she walks around, she sees people drinking in front of the bar and it looks lively. When she enters from the liquor store side, she sees a row of sake...

2023-08-07 · 23m

Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) is exhausted from the heat at the office. Wakako (Takeda Rina) decides she needs to get some stamina, so she starts by walking for 60 minutes, but within 30 minutes she spots a sign for a Mexican restaurant and decides to go in. She orders a Mexican beer and chicken tacos, but when she sees the man next to her eating a burrito bowl while sweating profusely, she worries that the tacos might be too spicy. Wakako decides to give it a try, since she's already here...

2023-08-14 · 23m

In the evening, as Wakako (Takeda Rina) hurriedly gets ready to go home, she asks people around her what she should bring to celebrate the newly reopened restaurant, but Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) tells her that the best way to celebrate is to go to the restaurant, and she agrees. Wakako has come to Komori-tei, a newly reopened restaurant run by Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta), who left Oraku to help his uncle (Tsuda Kanji), the second generation owner. Aoyagi and the owner welcome Wakako with a warm welcome. At the owner's recommendation, she orders a sashimi platter and draft beer. And then...

2023-08-21 · 23m

Today, Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) is off work, and the atmosphere in the office is somewhat relaxed. Wakako (Takeda Rina), who is in the mood to relax after work, is drawn in by the words "beef cutlet" on a lantern that catches her eye and decides to go in. She is shown to a small counter seat. Intrigued by the grilled roast beef cutlet ordered by two women who had been there before her, Wakako orders it along with a highball. The appetizer that was served with the highball was in a container that looked like chawanmushi, but when she opened it...

2023-08-28 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) has taken paid leave, but has no particular destination in mind. While walking around aimlessly, she sees a group of people having fun drinking outside, and decides to join in. After purchasing some yakitori and croquettes in the shopping district, Wakako also gets a cute cup of sake and sits down on a convenient bench. It's a weekday afternoon. A slight sense of guilt can be considered an appetizer. While sipping her cup of sake, she bites into the still-warm croquette. Next comes the negima. It's fragrant and juicy. And then...

2023-09-15 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) comes to Tateyama with her mother (Shimazaki Wakako). She brings her mother, who lives in Hiroshima, on a trip, and has never seen the Pacific Ocean properly. The two immediately gaze at the horizon at Susaki Lighthouse. Next, they head to a roadside station with a wide selection of seafood. They decide to take out some fried horse mackerel and namero to eat outside. They also buy some lemon and summer mandarin craft chuhai, which they share. They visit Takaya Shrine, which enshrines the god of cooking, and finally head to their accommodation for the night...

2023-09-25 · 23m

Wakako (Takeda Rina) has a sour look on her face as she drinks vegetable juice at the office. She says her skin hasn't been in good condition lately. Unable to bear watching her, Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) tells her about a restaurant where she can eat lots of vegetables. Wakako goes there on her day off right away. On the recommendation of the waiter, she orders the teppanyaki bagna cauda main course. There is alcohol on the menu, so she decides to have a glass of white wine. The first dish is burrata cheese. It is covered in green and red sauces and looks very vibrant...

2023-10-02 · 23m

The company is looking for event planners to launch a new business. On her way home, Wakako (Takeda Rina) wants to motivate herself, so she comes across a restaurant that specializes in spare ribs and decides to go in. She eats the meat on the bone with her fingers and goes crazy. Perhaps it's the effect of the spare ribs, but she submits the plan without any problems and heads to Oraku in a good mood. She's still not used to Oraku now that Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta) is gone, but the head chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro) welcomes her as usual. As she enjoys some horse mackerel nanbanzuke and pure rice wine, one day...