Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married and has a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet, which inspires him to strive to become a chef specializing in Parisian cuisine. He travels to Tokyo, then Paris, France, to learn the culinary arts. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. At the age of 26, he becomes the Emperor of Japan’s personal chef. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Tenno no Ryoriban" (天皇の料理番) by Sugimori Hisahide (杉森久英).