Tenshi no Frypan

Satoshi Kunimi, who had been a recluse for over a year since his father's disappearance, is able to graduate from junior high school without incident thanks to help from his classmate Keita Tsuji. He then sets out to become a first-class chef, by going to work at the Teito Hotel, the pinnacle of Western cuisine, where his father once worked.
So begins the tumultuous story of the world's greatest chef with a heart of gold!

Note: It received the 31st Kodansha Manga Award (2007) for the Children's category. The series ended prematurely with the cancellation of the magazine Comic Bonbon.