Tomoya Ishida, an ordinary 29-year-old magazine editor, meets the 54-year-old openly gay chef Ayumu Mitsuya when he's sent to pick up his manuscript at his house. mitsuya-sensei cooks for him, and ishida is more charmed than he thought he would be!
they see each other once a month when ishida comes to pick up his writing for work, and each time they eat together. they have an easy pleasant rapport. ishida falls in love and rediscovers what it's like to feel passionate and excited about life; mitsuya rediscovers the joy of being adored...
a sweet age gap romance! i love mitsuya-sensei a lot. he feels very warm and fun, someone who seems like he'd be fun to be friends with. there's lots of lovely illustrations and descriptions of food, so this is a fun one if you're into cooking/food-centric stuff! the art is nice and polished (especially the food), there's a cute dog, there are charming side characters. both ishida and mitsuya read as adults, they feel grounded and real without being gritty/tragic/whatever. it's sweet and low-drama without being saccharine or cutesy. really good stuff.
no sex in this one! perfectly sfw. not even a bonus chapter with sex, as far as i know.
this is a real slam dunk of a romance, an easy recommendation for anybody! it is really Just Right in every way, i think. it isn't licensed in english yet, but it feels like a perfect candidate for it! maybe someday :)
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