Soma challenges Eishi Tsukasa for his first seat on the Council of Ten! Up against Tsukasa s delicately refined technique, Soma highlights his own creativity with a brand-new take on traditional French cuisine. Will he win that coveted seat or lose big and join Central? Even if he does win, Soma won t be out of the woods not when the surviving first-years have just received notice of their biggest challenge yet!

Having passed the first challenge of the stagiaire program, Soma moves on to his next assignment--working for Totsuki Institute graduate and former first seat Shinomiya at his brand-new Tokyo resturant! Excited, Soma dives in hoping to learn new techniques to improve his cooking. But the way Shinomiya runs his kitchen is unfamiliar to Soma--only the best of the best stand a chance of keeping up! Does Soma have what it takes to pass this next challenge?...

Soma finally meets the Totsuki Institute's current reigning Council of Ten, and in true Soma fashion, he challenges them all to a shokugeki! But the Council of Ten members see Soma and the rest of the first-years at the Momiji Meet 'n' Greet as not worthy of their time and blow them off. Soma leaves the meeting pondering ways to convince a council member to take him up on his challenge when Megumi mentions the upcoming school festival. Just what kind...