"Human Gourmet Entertainment: Surprisingly Delicious Restaurants" (Chukyo TV/Nippon TV Network, Tuesdays at 7 PM) is a variety show that introduces "surprisingly delicious restaurants" that exceed expectations. On March 31st, it will air a two-hour special introducing four "surprisingly delicious restaurants" from Fukuoka, Chiba, Osaka, and Ishikawa.
◇Fukuoka City
This crepe shop is located in Fukuoka City. Their specialties include crepes made with an original recipe that are extremely thin, and "Silk Soft" (450 yen), a rich soft-serve ice cream made with high-quality silk protein. The most popular item is the "Strawberry Chocolate Sauce Crepe" (840 yen), which is topped with plenty of whipped cream, strawberries, and chocolate sauce, and finished with extra strawberries.
The most distinctive feature of this restaurant is the incredible speed that the manager boasts about. From ringing up orders to cooking and serving, he handles everything with lightning speed. "I hate waiting myself, so I don't want to keep customers waiting," says the manager. What kind of masterful skills and hospitality does this manager, who cherishes each and every encounter with customers who come from all over the world, demonstrate?
◇Chiba City
This restaurant is located in Chiba City. It boasts a special seafood broth carefully made from the bones of bluefin tuna and crab claws, and on snowy days, they sometimes offer their "clam curry" (normally 500 yen) for just 100 yen. Furthermore, the owner, who has mastered Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, has an extraordinary spirit of service. Unsolicited dishes such as "stewed offal," "pork miso soup," and "deep-fried chicken" are served one after another for free. "Even if we lose money, I want people to know my flavors," laughs the owner, who loves his food and his customers more than anything. What shocking conclusion will this "barrage of service" that disregards profitability lead to?
◇Osaka City
A new video has arrived from "Giro," a little-known French restaurant in Osaka. Starting with homemade bread, you can enjoy authentic and exquisite French cuisine, including the meticulously prepared "chicken thigh confit" and the beautiful "seven-color omelet." As the owner boasts, "I'm a genius," his skill in preparing one dish after another while working alone is truly impressive.
One day, a large quantity of fish and hairy crabs arrives at the shop owner's home. The senders turn out to be a father and son from "Tsukuji," a sushi restaurant in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. What kind of exquisite dish will this top-class French chef create using the bounty of the Noto sea?
◇Ishikawa, Noto
Tsukushi is a sushi restaurant in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. Their "Large Sushi Lunch" (1000 yen), which includes 12 pieces of nigiri sushi made with plenty of aged local fish from Noto, plus a special marinated fish rice bowl, is very popular.
However, the restaurant suffered significant damage in the Noto Peninsula earthquake and was forced to close. Despite this, the owner continued to travel all over the country, traveling to serve sushi, saying, "I don't want people to forget about Noto." This same owner entrusted Noto's fish to a highly skilled French chef in Osaka. What was the reaction of the owner and his son when they saw the Noto fish transformed by the hands of a top-class chef?
The show's MC is entertainer Hiromi, and the host is Eiji Kotoge of the comedy trio "Viking". Guests include Shinobu Hasegawa of the comedy duo "Sissonne", EXILE TAKAHIRO of the popular group "EXILE", professional figure skater Miki Ando, entertainer Naomi Trauden, and Aika Sano and Ayano Masuda of the popular group "CUTIE STREET".
