It all began with Aoki having a harmless crush on his classmate, Hashimoto. All in all, the dynamic between Yutaka and Minoru is astonishingly realistic-and adding Tane to the mix is just the cherry on top of an already sublime dish. The real conflict comes with deciding whether the happiness of companionship is worth the inevitable heartache. Refreshingly, the usual hubbub invoked by a man falling for another man is absent from Yutaka and Minoru’s love story. It explores themes of self-acceptance, grief, as well as the highs and lows of any given relationship. Our Dining Table by Ori Mita has a simple premise, but the story does more than detail Japanese recipes. As swift as a whisk, Yutaka would be welcomed into the Ueda household not only as a chef but as a valued member of the family. Nevertheless, thanks to an impulsive 4-year-old named Tane and his adult brother Minoru, a savory change in course was underway. Every meal was bland and tasteless, for he was too worried about being a nuisance to focus on the food. Yutaka cannot recollect the last time he genuinely enjoyed eating with other people.
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