The Solitary Gourmet

- Season 9

(2021)

In the midst of the pandemic, Goro revisits a shop for a meal. Later, he avoids a customer who flirts with him to the point where Goro needs to eat immediately. This brings Goro to a shop where he struggles to make up his mind.

Arriving to town, Goro visits a coffee shop to get some dessert and work done before his meeting. Later, Goro visits a craftsman on business before heading out for a lunch that he is talked into ordering.

Goro meets with the embassy of Panama where he is forced to try the coffee. Later, Goro decides to eat a foreign meal. His decision takes him to a Greek restaurant.

After selling a desk to a testy customer, Goro celebrates with a zesty meal.

Goro returns to a familiar restaurant for a familiar meal where he gets to make his own wasabi. Later, Goro meets a client at her hair salon before heading out to lunch. There, Goro enjoys grilling a large selection of meats.

Dealing with an ignorant tech client puts a bad taste in Goro's mouth. This pushes Goro to seek out something to eat. The stir-fried meat and eggplant meal puts a much better flavor in his mouth.

Goro keeps finding shops that have closed or relocated due to the pandemic, but this does not keep him for being hungry. After meeting a client at the gym, and getting a workout, Goro orders a somewhat healthy meal.

Starting the day off with a sweet treat, Goro brings extra treats to his client. Later, Goro finds himself hungry and is lucky enough to find a shop open that can handle his hunger. The perfect treat from the sea.

Goro travels with a client by van to a craftsman's shop to later depart on foot. Finding himself hungry in the middle of nowhere, Goro is lucky enough to find the neighborhood eatery where he gets a delightful surprise for his stomach.

Goro brings gifts from the previous client to a new client at a hotel. Goro finds himself hungry again and finds himself a nearby shop where he is the first customer of the day.

Goro loses to a girl in a game of chess while visiting a client who owns his own game store / lounge. Making the right move, Goro chooses the winning restaurant for his lunch. The meal is not only playful but skillful as well.

Goro meets with a client at his market on purchasing pocket watches. Goro leaves in a hurry due to his stomach. At lunch, the Italian restaurant he chooses has more options than he estimated but is happy with the outcome.