Tsukuda, Yuto

The three students have won their way into the finals, but only one will take home the crown as the winner of the Fall Classic. And before the furor of the Classic has even died down, Soma and the others are sent off to new battlefields.

As the Fall Classic semifinals come to a close, the final ingredient chosen for the competition is pike. Soma, Hayama, and Kurokiba must create top-notch dishes under the competition's strict time limit.

Mimasaki's ability to perfectly copy his opponents' dishes is unnerving, but Soma vows to show the judges at the Fall Classic's first semifinal that cooking is about so much more than copying a recipe.

In the last quarterfinal match of the Fall Classic, Takumi Aldini faces off against Subaru Mimasaka, who seems more smug than he should when competing against the cooking skills of Takumi and probably is hiding something.

"The assignment is to invent a new dish worthy of appearing on the high-class Totsuki Resort's breakfast menu. To create their dishes, Soma and his friends use the combined knowledge and confidence they've gained while at the cooking camp to individually pass the challenge-everyone, that is, except for Soma! Having made a critical error, he finds himself behind with little time left. What can he do to overcome his biggest hurdle yet?!"--Back cover.

"Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a school that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!"--Back cover.