Season 1

Skilled chef Yoko Ginbayashi unexpectedly takes a job as a nutritionist at a men's prison. Though mainly assigned to desk work such as menu planning, she is also called into the kitchen to instruct inmates directly. As …

Yoko prepares for a monthly menu planning meeting. She must meet the daily budget of 543 yen per person for three meals, and not use ingredients like mirin. At the meeting, associate warden Irie opposes her fried squid …

Yoko plans to make donuts for inmates working long hours in the prison kitchen, but budget cuts force her to create tofu donuts from leftover ingredients. Meanwhile, tensions between the kitchen crew and other inmates l…