Mimasaka copies his opponents' dishes perfectly, while Soma bets his all as a chef.

"Leaving home for the first time in his young life, Soma moves into the Polaris Dormitory--a place run by an old crone and filled with crazy and eccentric students! Barely settled in, Soma quickly finds himself in one of Totsuki's legendary cooking duels--a shokugeki! Who will his very first opponent be?"--

"Let the shokugeki begin! Soma has challenged Totsuki graduate Chef Shinomiya in order to prevent Megumi's pending expulsion. However, thanks to a condition levied by Gin Dojima, the match turns in an unexpected direction! With such a foolhardy challenge, can Soma and Megumi win to survive another day?" --

Bearing the weight of their expelled classmates' hopes, Soma, Isshiki, and Megishima enter the first battle of the Régiment de Cuisine, in which Soma unfortunately picks his opponent specialty as his card's theme ingredient.

Three students survive the harsh trials of the preliminaries, winning their way into the finals. Which student will be the one to take home the crown as the winner of the Fall Classic?! Later, the furor of the Fall Classic has barely died down when Soma and the others are sent off to new battlefields! What is this new challenge that will test their desire to be chefs?

Fighting to save Alice's society from being abolished by the Azami administration, Ryo Kurokiba, battling as her champion, begins his shokugeki with Central elite Kusunoki. The theme is salmon, and both chefs put everything they've got, including their pride, into their dishes. So what's got Alice so troubled that she tells off her own uncle, Dean Nakiri, at the end of the match?!--Back cover.

Day three of the Autumn Moon Festival has begun, and Soma is still trying to recover from ending deep in the red on it sfirst day. Lookin gto finally overtake Restaurant Kuga in overall profit, Soma unveils his ace in the hole--a new mapo tofu recipe! Will it be enough to push this first-year to victory over a Council of Ten member?

"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 place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...