Food Wars: The Second Plate

The main tournament of the Autumn Elections gets underway with the theme of bentos, with the first match putting Soma against Alice. Using her array of scientific techniques and top-of-the-range equipment, Alice presents a temari sushi bento.

Megumi goes up against Ryo in the second match, in which they must make a ramen dish using pre-prepared noodles. As both Megumi and Ryo decide to make ramen using seafood based broths, Alice recalls when she first met Ryo.

Despite a close battle, Ryo is declared the winner, though Megumi is still praised for her efforts by the crowd. The next day, as Akira and Hisako face off in a hamburger duel, Soma meets the eighth contestant, Subaru Mimasaka, who joins him, Megumi, and Takumi in watching the battle.

The Shokugeki between Takumi and Subaru commences with Takumi's mezzaluna on the line. With both sides making a semifreddo, Subaru uses his investigative approach to Shokugekis to make his own twists to improve on Takumi's recipe.

Soma is approached by journalist Mitsuru Sotsuda, who asks to cover him as he works on a beef stew recipe for his Shokugeki against Subaru. Agreeing to taste test after letting her borrow some manga, Erina berates Soma's dish.

Subaru uses smoked bacon as a garniture for his stew, revealing that he got his information from hacking into Mitsuru's notes. Even when Soma reveals his intent to use various cuts of beef to improvise his dish on the fly, Subaru still appears to have predicted Soma's move, remaining confident in his bacon addition.