Grand Maison Tokyo Owner-Chef Gender: Female Age: 49 Possesses an absolute palate, able to identify the ingredients and cooking process of any dish just by tasting it. She hates losing and loves cooking above all else. While her skills and sense are top-tier, she felt she lacked innate genius; though she opened her long-awaited restaurant, she failed to earn a star. Her mother, who was fighting an illness, showed her an article about Guest, leading her to taste the food at "L'Escoffille." Shocked by the flavor, she resolved to earn three stars. She met her idol, the chef Obana, while interviewing for a three-star restaurant in France. This encounter sparked a new challenge to reach for the three-star peak.

Grand Maison Tokyo Ghost Chef Gender: Male Age: 29 Former youngest head chef at a first-class hotel. Cool-headed and prefers not to mingle with others. His work is precise and fast. He once worked as an apprentice at "L'Escoffille." Following a certain incident, he returned to Japan and worked at a hotel buffet. Though he became the youngest head chef, he began to question his days spent mass-producing the same dishes. After the nut contamination incident became public, he was driven out of "gaku" where Tango worked, and joined "Grand Maison Tokyo" at Guest's invitation.

Grand Maison Tokyo Section Chef Gender: Male Age: 47 Popular web culinary researcher. Possesses high communication skills and makes friends easily with anyone. He entered the culinary world by starting a part-time job at a bistro in Paris. He traveled the world eating various cuisines and gained a reputation in Paris for creating unique dishes with unconventional ideas. During this time, he met Guest, who was training at "L'Ambroisie." They recognized each other's talent, and he joined Guest's launch of "L'Escoffille." After the incident, his wife disappeared, leaving behind their daughter, Amelie. Deciding that being a restaurant chef was too difficult as a single father, he returned to Japan where his mother lived. His recipe videos posted to a site he could manage from home became a sensation. Guest reappeared to invite him to "Grand Maison Tokyo," but he hesitated due to concerns for Amelie. However, after being invited again, he decided to join his old comrades.

Grand Maison Tokyo Pastry Chef Gender: Female Age: Unknown Former pastry chef at a hotel buffet. She has always loved beautiful, cute, sweet, and delicious things. Becoming a cake shop owner has been her dream since kindergarten. Instead of a pastry vocational school, she attended an art university to master formal beauty. She believes that for desserts, visual beauty and cuteness are just as important as taste for entertaining guests. She has absolute confidence in herself as the pastry chef with the best sense in the world. Recruited by Guest, she works as the pastry chef for "Grand Maison Tokyo."

Grand Maison Tokyo Prep Cook Gender: Male Age: Unknown Raised by a single mother. He has loved eating since childhood and naturally started cooking for his younger brother and sister when his mother wasn't home. By the time he realized it, he felt being a chef was his only true calling. After graduating high school, he worked in an izakaya kitchen but applied after seeing a part-time job opening for "Grand Maison Tokyo." He has an honest and bright personality, easily moved to emotion and prone to speaking his mind immediately.

Grand Maison Tokyo Maître d'hôtel Gender: Male Age: 49 Garçon at restaurant "Grand Maison Tokyo." He was once a chef, but after meeting Guest, he understood Guest's talent better than anyone. He moved to the management side, dreaming of reaching the top of the world with Guest at "L'Escoffille." However, due to an incident three years ago, "L'Escoffille" disbanded, leaving him with heavy debts. He was invited by his former rival Tango to become a garçon at "gaku" in exchange for having his debts covered. When Guest reappeared and asked, "Shall we build the world's greatest Grand Maison?", Rinko settled his debts, and he decided to become the garçon for "Grand Maison Tokyo."

Grand Maison Tokyo Floor Staff Gender: Female Age: 32 Writes articles for gourmet magazines and websites as a freelance food writer. She has loved eating since childhood and gained extensive culinary knowledge traveling abroad for her father's work. After graduating university, she worked in the editorial department of a gourmet magazine for three years before moving to France as a freelancer to master the field of French cuisine. There, she met Linda, who was editing a Parisian gourmet magazine. Linda asked her to investigate Guest's incident, leading her to contact Rinko. Now, she has come to work at "Grand Maison Tokyo" as floor staff.

Gourmet and Culinary Enthusiast Gender: Female Age: Unknown Born to a French father and a Japanese mother. Influenced by her father, she has had a deep knowledge of food since childhood. She is beautiful, strong-willed, and reliable. After graduating university, she joined a newspaper in France, working as a reporter in the culture department. Later, wanting to specialize in the gourmet field, she moved to a publishing house. She began working for the Marie Claire editorial department and is currently the editor-in-chief of its gourmet edition, "Marie Claire Dining."

Chef of "gaku" Gender: Male Age: 45 Harbors an intense sense of rivalry toward Guest.

Owner of "gaku" Gender: Male Age: Unknown From Saitama Prefecture. Usually speaks in a fake Kansai accent. He produces various restaurants through his company "Office Eats" and operates several locations. He is a tactician who doesn't shy away from dirty methods to make "gaku" a three-star restaurant, but he harbors a dream of producing cuisine liberated from cost competition.