男主角山岡與位居日本第一美食專家的父親海原雄山之間對於料理的鬥智、鬥力的劇情。其間，又穿雜山岡與女同事兼夥伴慄田之間合作、爭吵、還帶點情愫的關係。以尋找創新菜色為主軸，主角吃遍了大街小巷的美食，有高級料理也有平價小攤，到底真正的美味是什麼呢？
Storyboard (ep 120)
Storyboard (ep 90), Episode Director (eps 87, 90, 94)
Storyboard (eps 4, 10, 15, 20, 23, 34, 40, 46, 52, 55, 61, 67, 71, 78, 87, 131), Episode Director (eps 4, 10, 20, 23, 28, 34, 40, 46, 52, 55, 61, 63, 67, 71, 75, 78, 82, 116, 131, 133)
Key Animation (eps 35, 40, 64, 67)
Editing
Theme Song Performance (OP & ED)
Art Director
Key Animation (ep 7)
Storyboard, Episode Director (eps 120, 124, 127), Color Setting (Color Specification: ep 108), Production Manager (Art and Literature: eps 102-121)
Episode Director
Animation Director (eps 100, 110)
Storyboard (ep 130), Animation Director (ep 131)
Key Animation
Key Animation (eps 3, 5)
Sound Effects
Storyboard (eps 12, 17, 26, 31), Episode Director (eps 12, 17, 26, 31)
Storyboard, Episode Director
Script (ep 3, 6, 11-13, 16-17, 21, 27-29, 34-35, 39, 41, 4)
Key Animation (ep 12, 17)
Episode Director
Director
Theme Song Arrangement (OP 2)
Key Animation (ep 79, 86, 88, 93)
Key Animation
Animation Director (ep 118)
Key Animation (ep 122)
Key Animation
Animation Director
Animation Director (eps 103, 105, 109, 113, 120, 124)
Editing
Music, Theme Song Arrangement (OP 1, ED 1)
Key Animation
Episode Director (OP1, ED1), Key Animation (OP1, ED1)
Sound Director
Character Design, Animation Director
Script
Animation Director (eps 119, 123, 130), Key Animation (eps 49, 52)
Animation Check (ep 120, 127), In-Between Animation (ep 3, 5, 7, 11), Key Animation (ep 126, 132-133, 135)
Original Character Design
Original Creator
Key Animation (Studio One Pattern)
Storyboard (eps 5, 45), Episode Director (ep 5)
1988年 季度排名 #1
1988年 動畫總排名 #31