I just started watching “Lunch No Joou” (Lunch Queen) last night and was up until 4am (of course). I made it through episode 8, and it is getting exciting. The first couple episodes were sorta ho-hum, but it picks up, with a developing love story and some real tear-jerker scenes as well. Where I am at now in the story is where more mystery comes into play, with Natsumi’s past coming back to haunt her.

All-in-all, this is a good drama. It’s got lots of stars, including Yama-P, Itoh Misaki, and Yamada Takayuki. A bonus is that most of the story takes place in their restaurant, where there are plenty of beatiful food shots. It makes me so hungry to watch. At about midnight, my stomach was growling with the shots of hamburg steak and omu-raisu!