Author Information
Yuto Tsukuda won the 34th Jump Juniketsu Newcomers' Manga Award for his one-shot story Kiba ni Naru. He made his debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2010 with the series Shonen Shikku. His subsequent series, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, is his first publication in English.

Summary
Soma Yukihira's father runs a small family restaurant at the less inviting end of town. In order to one day surpass his father's culinary skills, Soma hones his abilities day by day, until his father unexpectedly decides to enroll him in a prestigious cooking school! Can Soma really survive in a place that boasts a graduation rate of only 10 percent? And can he convince the beautiful, dominant heiress of the school that he belongs there?

Let the Shokugeki begin! Soma has challenged Totsuki graduate Chef Shinomiya to prove himself.