Yoshito grew up with his mother Yasue after his father passed away His mother ran a yakiniku grilled meat restaurant that his father had left behind Yoshito enjoyed eating his mothers cooking and their restaurant was loved by many people Things changed after popular food critic Furuyama Tatsuya published false statements about their yakiniku restaurant Due to that their restaurant saw a sharp drop in customers Yasue worked hard to recover business for the restaurant Due to Yoshitos behavior in wanting attention from his mom Yasue decided to shut down the restaurant 18 years later Yoshito lives alone and he works as a freelance writer One day he takes work for a new online foodie website He works with editor Takenaka Shizuka Their first assignment involves yakiniku Around that time Yoshito hears that his estranged mother Yasue has collapsed
