Three students survive the harsh trials of the preliminaries, winning their way into the finals. Which student will be the one to take home the crown as the winner of the Fall Classic?! Later, the furor of the Fall Classic has barely died down when Soma and the others are sent off to new battlefields! What is this new challenge that will test their desire to be chefs?

In the last quarterfinal match of the Fall Classic, Takumi Aldini faces off against Subaru Mimasaka, who prepares a dish that sends the entire auditorium into an uproar.

"Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...

Uncertain if perfectly replicating his opponents' dishes qualifies as cooking, Mimasaka hopes to find his answer when his dishes in the Fall Classic's first semifinal round are judged.

A new dean shakes up the Totsuki Institute. Imprisoned Erina is freed by her cousin Alice in a midnight escape.

"Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...

"Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...

Soma Yukihira seeks to become the greatest chef in the world, but when his father enrolls him in an elite culinary school he has to prove himself and his skills to his snobby peers.

"In the third bout of the team shokugeki, Eizan designs his recipe specifically to negate the best qualities of Takumi's, but Takumi's expression remains confident as he pulls his creation from the oven. Just what secret weapon could Takumi's Italian dish hold? Meanwhile, both Soma and Megumi continue working their hardest in order to bring victory to the resisters as this bout reaches its thunderous conclusion!"--Back cover

Soma finally meets the Totsuki Institute's current reigning Council of Ten, and in true Soma fashion, he challenges them all to a shokugeki! But the Council of Ten members see Soma and the rest of the first-years at the Momiji Meet 'n' Greet as not worthy of their time and blow them off. Soma leaves the meeting pondering ways to convince a council member to take him up on his challenge, Megumi mentions the upcoming school festival. Just what kind...