La Grande Maison Tokyo Season 1 Episode 2 Eggplant Presse ( Air Date 2019-10-27 ) Genre Drama category. Overview "With preparations for the Grand Maison Tokyo’s opening well underway, chef Rinko and maître d’ Kyono try to secure a loan for the 50 million yen needed to open the restaurant, but they are turned down again and again. Then sous-chef Obana steps in and decides to go straight to the bank’s loan officer and offer to cook him a dish that will change his mind.".