Food the star of Grande Maison Paris, Happy Gilmore 2 back with sophomoric humour

Top chef Natsuki Obana (Takuya Kimura) opens a fine dining establishment in France, following the events of the TBS Television serial La Grande Maison Tokyo (2019) and the special episode La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024). He is chasing a third Michelin star, in the world capital of haute cuisine, no less.

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GRANDE MAISON PARIS (PG13) 111 minutes, opens on Aug 7 exclusively at The Projector ★★★★☆

The story: Top chef Natsuki Obana (Takuya Kimura) opens a fine dining establishment in France, following the events of the TBS Television serial La Grande Maison Tokyo (2019) and the special episode La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024). He is chasing a third Michelin star, in the world capital of haute cuisine, no less.

Grande Maison Paris serves reheated kitchen drama tropes, all the usual pressure, camaraderie and setbacks in the pursuit of gastronomic perfection under hard-driving artisan Obana. Is there ever any other kind of movie chef?

Director Ayuko Tsukahara's feature sequel to her hit series filmed on location in Paris also returns loyal sous chef Rinko (Kyoka Suzuki).

Erstwhile garcon Rikutaro (Ikki Sawamura) is now the hall manager.