Soma's and Megumi's rounds bookend this volume, giving the story a great kick off and a bang-up ending. The middle section, with the introduction of all the other crazy cooking contestants, isn't as strong but moves along quickly and has several good moments. ( )

The Fall Classic has begun and this volume is...99% judging the student's dishes. I'll say this much, seeing all the different characters making all the new dishes does make the story a little more interesting.

Although, all the food jargon is new and slightly difficult to understand. It makes me thing of a text book. But all the food looks really good~ ( )