Bambino

A drama adaptation of a popular comic written by Sekiya Tetsuji. After a year of working at a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Ban Shogo (Matsumoto Jun), an enthusiastic, cocky young college student from Fukuoka, comes to Tokyo to perfect his cooking skills as a chef in Italian cuisine. He discovers he has much to learn and has to continually prove himself to the very competitive, quick and efficient staff at the upscale Italian restaurant.

Unlike other jdoramas that focus more on romantic experiences and love affairs, Bambino! is all about pursuing one's dream, be it lofty or humanly simple. What matters is that one must have the "heart" to love his work enough in order to give each moment his best shot. This is the series that won Matsumoto Jun the Best Actor Award in the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards.