Tohtsuki Academy is THE elite school of fine cuisine, where only the crème de le crème can attend and just a tiny handful of those make it to graduation. Unfortunately, it's also filled with elitist food snobs like Erina “God Tongue” Nakiri, so when diner chef Soma Yukihira steps up to the culinary plate, he finds a lot of knives and flames aimed in his direction. But Soma is no flash in the pan. He's a spicing sensation whose amazing creations literally blow the clothes off even the most tested tasters… and anyone who thinks they can stop him belongs in a different kind of institution!