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The Imperial Chef's Restaurant
The Taste of Food can be said to be the most popular and well-received food documentary in the country.
Sun Shang thought about the film crew coming to Haishi soon, his face was calm and his tone was a little excited: "The golden hairy crabs I made have been on local TV documentaries, but not on CCTV's "The Ultimate Taste". I wonder if they will invite me this time?"
Jiang Ming thought for a moment and said, "They should. They are from CCTV. They are unfamiliar with Hai City and will definitely consult the opinions of the locals. Both of our restaurants are well-known, so they will most likely be chosen and will not be able to avoid us."
After hearing Jiang Ming's words, Sun Shang felt relieved, but still a little nervous: "Seek the opinions of the locals? Who should I ask?"
"I've read some news that they would do an online search and then add recommendations from some well-known people."
"Then our Xie Xuan will not be bad in these two aspects. This time, it won the fourth place in Food World magazine. Food World is the oldest food magazine in our Hai City. The crew will definitely read it." At this time, Sun Shang's eyes suddenly swept across the decoration of Baiji Restaurant, and a light bulb went off in his mind. If the crew would refer to Food World magazine, he wondered if they would come to Baiji Restaurant.
Sun Shang is now too sensitive to the name of Bai Ji Restaurant. He has a stress reaction when he hears the name of Bai Ji Restaurant. He suspects that he has developed PTSD.
"Impossible." Jiang Ming shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Didn't you watch the previous season of Ultimate Taste? Ultimate Taste - the ultimate taste. It was filmed in mid-range and high-end restaurants, there were no small restaurants at all."
After hearing these words, Sun Shang finally breathed a sigh of relief and put his heart at ease. He no longer had to worry about being inexplicably outshined by Bai's Restaurant.
Sun Shang still remembers that when crab stuffed orange became popular, he searched for comments online and found that many people said that the crab stuffed orange at Baiji Restaurant was better than his.
Isn't this nonsense? At that time, Sun Shang didn't believe it. He still remembered the appearance of the two chefs in the kitchen. They were not very old, younger than him, and even looked like students. The chefs of Baiji Restaurant were not retired chefs, so how good could they be?
Alas, these laymen always think that the chef industry is too simple, thinking that they can easily meet a top chef, how can it be so easy? It's like meeting a person in the computer industry and thinking that he can repair computers, meeting a person who studies perfumery and thinking that he can make perfumes, which is ridiculous.
Even after the results of Food World magazine came out, Sun Shang was not completely convinced and always felt that there was something strange behind it.
Just as Sun Shang was lost in thought, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar guest from the corner of his eye. He paused, his eyes wide open like bells: "Jiang Ming, look quickly, isn't that the editor-in-chief of Tianxia Magazine?"
After hearing this, Jiang Ming thought he had misheard, so he turned around immediately and unexpectedly found that it was really the editor-in-chief of Food World Magazine. He was walking towards the store, followed by a group of editors.
Sun Shang couldn't help but said excitedly: "The case has been solved. There is someone behind this small restaurant. It has a connection with Food World Magazine. Otherwise, how could it suppress our two restaurants?"
Sun Shang was impulsive and wanted to find the editor-in-chief to find out the reason, but Jiang Ming stopped him. Jiang Ming whispered in his ear: "We are here to spy on the military, not to quarrel. Let's wait and see what happens."
They found that the editors of Food World magazine were laughing and talking happily. After entering the store, they acted as if they were in an empty place, as if they had been there many times, and went straight to the cashier to order food.
Sun Shang and Jiang Ming: “???” How come you are so skilled?
After ordering the dishes they wanted, the editors of Food World Magazine found a seat and sat down together. Because the conversation was loud, it reached the ears of Sun Shang and Jiang Ming.
An editor said: "I just asked the boss, Baiji Restaurant has a new dish, sugar-roasted chestnuts, but it's only available from 2pm to 3pm, and there are only 20 servings. What a pity, this is destined to be a delicacy that working people can't enjoy."
Another editor said: "I was better off than you. Although I didn't get to eat the sugar-roasted chestnuts, I got to eat the free fire crystal persimmons. The fire crystal persimmons are beautiful, sweet as honey, and tastier than ordinary persimmons. After I ate one, I wanted to eat more and told the boss that I could buy them with money, but the boss said they were just free gifts. What a pity."
After the editor finished speaking, the others were not envious, but instead said in shock: "You actually came to Baiji secretly without telling us, you traitor!"
The editor realized he had made a mistake and touched his head in embarrassment, saying, "You are so rich, you can eat at other high-end restaurants. I am forced to do this because I am poor."
"Okay, don't dine with us now, just give us the dishes we ordered. How about I treat you to a meal at Jiang's old house? I remember you like their local cuisine very much."
After hearing these words, the editor could no longer hold back and quickly retorted: "No! I can't give it to you."
Another editor said, "Isn't it good for me to treat you to a meal at Jiang's old house? A plate of lotus root there starts at 200 yuan. Can't that make you give up Baiji Restaurant? Even if you take a step back, it's not a big deal if you don't eat at Baiji Restaurant for a meal.
"Who would care about Jiang's old house when there are restaurants in Baiji?" The editor said righteously: "If I miss a meal at Baiji, it means I miss a meal in my life, which is a regret in my life."
Others couldn't help laughing when they saw his completely different expressions before and after.
Jiang Ming was stunned when he heard the name of the old house in Jiang Mansion. He had just advised Sun Shang not to go over and clash with the editors, but now he wanted to let Sun Shang go. Was this human language?
Just when Sun Shang and Jiang Ming were about to explode with anger, Su Momo brought over the dishes they ordered.
Since they were here to spy on the enemy, the dishes they ordered were relatively high-tech dishes. They ordered braised pork, pickled fish and clay pot rice.
Experts know the ins and outs of these dishes, and their initial contempt for them slowly disappears when they see them for the first time.
This Baiji Restaurant seems to have...something.
The braised pork was bright red, the sugar was beautifully fried, the sour fish soup was golden and rich, the clay pot rice was steaming and fragrant. They were not only chefs, but also the head chefs of a big hotel, and they knew a lot about business. They felt that this was not like the dishes that appeared in small restaurants, the presentation was exquisite, the ingredients were exquisite, and it would not be a problem to sell it in their restaurant at three times the price.
Su Momo looked at the two strange guests and wondered internally, although the weather was a bit cold now, there was no need to be so fully armed, wearing hats, masks and sunglasses, which looked weird.
Because they were dressed in strange clothes and were too conspicuous, not only Su Momo but many guests would keep their eyes on these two when they came to this table.
Sun Shang felt that people were looking at him and felt a little embarrassed. They had originally wanted to come to eat quietly, but they didn't expect that the consequence of being fully armed would be that more people would pay attention to them!
It was a mistake, but since the editorial team of Food World magazine was right there, they would definitely recognize me if I took off my disguise now.
The two were in a dilemma and had to rack their brains to eat stealthily.
The two did not move the side of the mask closer to the editor, but only took off the other half of the mask and quickly ate the food in the bowl with chopsticks.
As soon as Sun Shang took a bite, he couldn't help but blurt out: "This pickled fish is something special. The fish is very carefully selected, without any fishy smell, and the fish meat is fresh and tender. The sour soup is rice sour soup that has been fermented in a clay pot for a period of time. It is sour and fragrant, but not smelly. The sour, fresh, salty and spicy tastes in this pickled fish are all strong, and they all want to be the center, but they don't fight. The chef has a great grasp of the proportions."
After Sun Shang finished speaking, he lowered his head and ate the pickled fish. What he liked to cook most and cooked most often were river fish and seafood, especially fish, shrimp and crab. This pickled fish made him feel special, from the selection of ingredients to the preparation, everything was done with great care and attention to detail.
Sun Shang also knows how to make pickled fish, but he feels that he can't make it taste this good. He feels like he is split in two, one half admits that this pickled fish tastes better than his, and the other half thinks that he is overthinking it. While he was struggling, in order to seek help, he whispered to Jiang Ming across from him: "Last time you came to my house for dinner, I made you a pickled fish. Which of these two pickled fish do you think is better?"
"I know you are my friend and will definitely stand by me, but I want you to make a fair assessment."
Sun Shang thought this question would be difficult to answer, but he didn't expect Jiang Ming to nod immediately after eating a mouthful of pickled fish: "This pickled fish is more to my taste, sour, spicy and fragrant, the taste goes straight to the taste buds."
Sun Shang: “…”
Sun Shang felt hit hard and was about to feel sad for a while, but he saw Jiang Ming eating the pickled fish in the bowl. His hands moved very quickly and he showed no intention of stopping.
Sun Shang had no time to feel sad about the passing of time, and hurriedly grabbed the food: "Why are you eating so fast? I only ate one bite, please leave some for me."
The more they ate, the more delicious and extraordinary the food seemed to them. Their contempt for Bai Ji Restaurant completely disappeared.
Sun Shang felt that although he didn't get to eat the crab stuffed with orange, the chef's accomplishments in umami taste were better than his just based on this pickled fish. He now completely abandoned his previous thoughts and no longer thought that Baiji Restaurant won the award because of someone behind it.
He is not a person who cannot afford to lose. As a professional chef with good moral character, after he has eaten a satisfactory dish, he will respect the chef more than anyone else.
Sun Shang couldn't help but sigh. Alas, in food competitions, food is the original sin.
The two of them forgot to cover themselves while eating, and half of the masks on their faces fell off without them reacting. Their faces were completely exposed to the air.
Because he ate in a hurry, his face was slightly sweaty. Sun Shang unconsciously took off his sunglasses and picked up the tissue beside him to wipe his face.
Just then, he heard a familiar voice.
“Isn’t this Chef Sun?”
Oops, I've been recognized!
Sun Shang's hand, which was wiping his face with a tissue, froze and he stood there in a daze, not wanting to take the tissue off his face at all. He kept trying to recall who this familiar voice was, and his thoughts stopped at the name of the person he least wanted to see, that was the editor of Food World Magazine who had interviewed him!
Sun Shang pretended nothing had happened, calmly took the tissue off his face, and put on a polite smile: "Editor Zhao, you are eating here too, what a coincidence."
Editor Zhao was very young, bookish, and wore gold-rimmed glasses. When he saw Sun Shang and Jiang Ming, he curled his lips and said, "Chef Sun, Chef Jiang, you guys should also come to Baiji Restaurant for dinner."
After hearing his words, the two smiled back.
What made them embarrassed was that because Editor Zhao was talking to the two of them, the attention of other editors was also focused here, including the editor-in-chief of Food World magazine.
The editor-in-chief was in his forties, with an elegant demeanor. He nodded politely to them and said, "Food World magazine has been published. Have the two chefs read it?"
"I took a look." Sun Shang nodded quickly.
Because he was recognized by an acquaintance, the atmosphere was tense. Sun Shang completely forgot that he had just wanted to accuse them of using the back door to Bai's Restaurant. After a round of greetings, he made an excuse that he had something to do and fled with Jiang Ming.
Editor Zhao looked at their hurried backs and was a little confused: "What are these two chefs doing at Baiji Restaurant? Why are they leaving in such a hurry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, other colleagues answered his questions.
"What else could it be? I must have had the same idea as us before, coming to Baiji Restaurant to investigate." An editor said with a smile: "They obviously didn't want us to recognize them, otherwise why would they wear hats and masks. In fact, I recognized them, but I didn't call them. Why did you make them so embarrassed?"
Editor Zhao suddenly realized: "These two chefs... are really unique."
"I was wrong."
The editor who just spoke said: "It's okay, after all, you are a newcomer, just be careful next time, it's hard to be embarrassed."
The editor-in-chief smiled but said nothing.
The editor-in-chief came this time not only for the dinner, but also to give Bai Yinuo a message.
"The Zhiwei crew is coming to Haishi. Do you have any thoughts on joining us?"
If Sun Shang was still here, he would be extremely shocked to hear what the editor-in-chief said. Didn’t we agree not to record the small restaurant? Why are you making an exception now? "
The editor-in-chief said: "The first season of The Taste of the World did a great job, but the director didn't plan to completely copy the first season's ideas in the second season and decided to add some new blood."
"The director is an old friend of mine. He called me right after arriving in Hai City and asked me if I had any recommendations for small restaurants." The editor-in-chief said, "Do you want Baiji Restaurant to participate in the documentary "The Best Taste"?
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After the frost, the weather gradually became colder, and Bai Yinuo put on thick clothes. She had just reminded Su Momo and Ji Zihuai to put on more clothes when it was cold, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "Momo, tomorrow is your birthday, right? How do you want to celebrate your birthday?"
Su Momo’s lunar birthday is on the third day after the Frost Descent, and she almost catches the Frost Descent solar term.
Su Momo was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't help but open her eyes wide: "Boss, how did you know that my birthday is coming soon? I didn't tell you."
Su Momo felt warm inside when she heard Bai Yinuo's words. When she was growing up, although her parents were very good to her, they were busy with business and could not accompany her. They were often so busy that they forgot their own and their daughter's birthdays. After growing up, she often forgot to celebrate her birthday. Only on her birthday, when many online shopping customer service sent messages like "Dear member, today is your birthday, come and claim your benefits with one click." did she remember that today was her birthday.
"I saw your ID card when I signed the labor contract." Bai Yinuo smiled and said, "Hurry up and pick a gift. This is your first birthday since we met."
"I'm not sleepy anymore when you talk about this." Su Momo rubbed her face, still smiling playfully, but her emotions were fluctuating greatly.
She was touched for a long time before she started to think about what to ask her boss for: "I don't want any gifts, I just want to eat."
"good."
"I want a big meal."
"good."
Seeing that Bai Yinuo was so easy to talk to, Su Momo directly grabbed Bai Yinuo's arm and started to imagine what to eat.
Because the weather was getting colder, she wanted to eat something hot. At this moment, she suddenly thought of something very important. She seemed to have not eaten fried chicken hot pot snail noodles for a long time.
After graduation, she became a news anchor. Since she left home and was no longer under the supervision of her family, she had no restrictions on her diet. She ate anything spicy, both meat and vegetables.
But later, she became an employee of Baiji Restaurant, and Bai Yinuo told her that she could eat as much as she wanted and she would not be hungry. Whether it was braised pork, beef in lantern shadow, pickled fish, or rice wine meatballs, she could eat whatever she wanted. She was like a mouse falling into a rice jar. She couldn't even finish the food at Baiji Restaurant, let alone leave room for takeout.
After Su Momo thought about it, she said excitedly, "Boss, I want to eat the hot pot you make, is that ok?"
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