Solitary Gourmet — Season 1, Episode 1: Yakitori and Yaki Meshi of Monzen-Nakacho, Koto Ward

Episode synopsis

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) gets a call from a female client who runs a cafe in Monzen-Nakacho. He sets up a meeting with her at her cafe, delighted with the prospect of visiting the town which he hadn't seen since he was a student. Afterwards, he visits an antique store located in that neighborhood as well. Feeling the pangs of hunger, he looks around for a place to eat until he pauses in front of a yakitori shop called 'Shosuke..."

About Solitary Gourmet

Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Boiled Fish Set of Komagome, Toshima Ward
• E3Dan Dan Noodles Without Soup of Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward
• E4Shizuoka Oden of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture
• E5Oyako-Don and Yaki-Udon of Eifuku, Suginami Ward
• E6Grilled Garlic Porkloin of Saginomiya, Nakano Ward
• E7A Cafe's Neapolitan Pasta in Kichijoji, Musashino City
• E8Hitori Yakiniku (Grilled Meat For One) of Hatcho-nawate, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
• E9Hiroshima-Style Okonomi-yaki of Shimokitazawa, Setagaya Ward
• E10Ginger Pork Rice Bowl with Fried Egg of Higashi-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward
• E11Extra Spicy Curry Rice at a Nomiya (Tavern) in Nezu, Bunkyo Ward
• E12Okinawa Soki-Soba and Agu Pork Broiled in Natural Salt of Nakameguro, Meguro Ward