Midnight Diner - Season 3
1 - Menchi-Katsu
Air Date: October 20, 2014
Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.
2 - Tomatoes Wrapped in Pork Belly
Air Date: October 27, 2014
Comic editor Uno brings up-and-coming award-winning artist Hashimoto to eat Master’s pork-wrapped tomatoes. He lives with a woman and writes comics.
3 - Simmered Taro and Squid
Air Date: November 3, 2014
Private detectives Kei and Mamoru are drawn to the aroma of Master’s simmered taro and squid. They spend the night together after leaving the diner.
4 - Red Pickled Ginger Tempura
Air Date: November 10, 2014
Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.
5 - Vermicelli Salad
Air Date: November 17, 2014
Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.
6 - Cabbage Rolls
Air Date: November 24, 2014
The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.
7 - Freshwater Clam Soup
Air Date: December 1, 2014
On Saturday mornings, Yoshio and wife Mizue come to eat clam soup. People refer to them as a close couple. Yoshio is actually Mizue’s third husband.
8 - Braised Burdock Root
Air Date: December 8, 2014
”Do you have sautéed burdock?” asks stately Chizuru Ichikawa as she enters the diner. She is Gen’s former high school teacher, club adviser, and crush.
9 - Liver & Chive Stir Fry
Air Date: December 8, 2014
Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.
10 - New Year's Eve Soba Noodles
Air Date: December 22, 2014
It’s New Year’s Eve. The regulars all come by to ring in the new year with Master’s soba noodles. The diner is always a special place for them.