Cooking Papa

Cooking Papa (クッキングパパ, Kukkingu Papa) is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. The series has been serialized in the Kodansha manga anthology Weekly Morning since 1985, with all the individual chapters compiled into over 140 tankōbon volumes. As one of the longest running manga series, it won a Special Award at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards with an anime adaptation that broadcasted on TV Asahi between April 1992 and May 1995.

Plot
The story revolves around a salaryman named Kazumi Araiwa who can cook well but is unwilling to let it be known within his workplace, and only shares this passion to his friends, co-workers, and family.