Ooh - Teppan Shojo Akane is the drama starring Maki! (just made the connection - duh) I've been debating watching that simply because I like her so much. Do you recommend it?

Teppan Shojo Akane probably wins on food obsessions overall but there were scenes in Lunch Queen... I love how Jdramas can create moving, tearful moments of a person taking a single bite of food. And drag it out for 10 minutes!

I'll have to make a post sharing some of my favorite Japanese recipes so i don't clog up your replies with recipes.