Shooting Stars in the Twilight

Hiromi works in a posh French restaurant One day he meets an ordinarylooking old man who has a discerning palate He is no ordinary cook and can pinpoint the exact problems with Hiromis dishes His name is Tatematsu Ippei a legendary chef renowned for his work in France once upon a time After a food poisoning mishap his fiance Sophie had left him and he cut himself off from the culinary world Hiromi is engrossed with Ippeis cuisine and asks for lessons Meanwhile Sophie now the wife of the director of a top tableware manufacturer comes to Japan Ippei cooks a banquet for her using Hiromis restaurant as a front Sophie notices that the food is made by Ippei her former lover The two meet and enjoy a shortlived reunion but go on to live their own separate lives