New chapter:
For those who predicted that there would be a sort of Moral Victory, and that it would be down to Shinomiya himself to keep both Souma and Megumi at Tootsuki, you're right.
Chapter 28 is out.
I like the trial this time around, it's basically working while exhausted. I doubt it'll be that simple though.
A couple of new characters appear, both look confident that they can match Nakiri's cooking. We'll see what they can do.
Oh and we finally see some characters react to Soma's shokugeki. Niku and Aldini are funny.
Chapter 29:
This trial proves to be interesting for Souma, as it will not be enough to make his food delicious.
We see some other characters tackling the challenge, a panel or two apiece.
The two people who taunted Erina seem like promising rival chefs. Hilarious that the intimidating guy is explicitly told to be intimidating.
Chapter 31: Get ready for epicness, because Souma's about to give away 190 dishes in half an hour. I'm thinking he'll cook up some sort of dessert.
Great chapter. I liked Souma's shortcoming— he was cooking with a special-of-the-day-shop mindset and thus failed to adapt to buffet-style dishes. Erina's self-proclaimed white-haired rival also gets to hype up her cooking skills reasonably, via three creative egg dishes and almost matching up to Erina's plate count!
Special mention to Nikumi, who's making good use of the Don RS teachings~
edited 12th Jul '13 9:23:26 AM by fillerdude
Frickin' Soma. It was expected that he'd macgyver his failed souffles into an unusual, scrumptious dish, and that he'd utilize word-of-mouth, but to think he'd use the actual cooking process to attract guests! This guy knows how awesome his cooking style is and shows it off. Brilliant stuff.
Nakiri Alice, huh? Frankly I don't really care about her name; her dishes were enough to hype her up. Though her friendliness is a nice contrast to Erina's tsun. I'd have liked to see more than silhouettes of the other promising young chefs. I can make out bandana dude, at least.
P.S. Props to that background character who completed the assignment!
It was obvious it was gonna be Souma's dad. What I find more interesting is is that Jouchirou's last name was Saiha. Would that mean the Yukihira came from his wife? There have been hints of this before so it's not surprising.
Damn, I would have liked to see Doujima cook; it looks like he's in the same league, possibly even better than Souma's dad.
edited 2nd Aug '13 8:31:12 PM by fillerdude

Would be kind of a copout, but then I don't see how the pair will survive the shokugeki without it being contrived. I guess I'd be fine with it since there's still stuff to do in Tootsuki.