Midnight Diner’s "Chicken Fried Rice" Episode Combines Good Food, Video Games, And Family kotaku.com

Advertisement“Chicken Fried Rice” is the main dish for the opening episode of season 2.
Akai gets to analyzing Master’s approach to cooking, analyzing it like a game, before ordering the titular chicken fried rice.
Akai likes the fried rice as it reminds him of his favorite dish from his childhood, but he separates out the green peas from the food.
At the end of the episode, Akai visits his mother’s bar and orders a chicken fried rice.
Some, like this Fried Rice episode, have generally happy endings, while there’s just as many that have a bittersweet conclusion.