"I heard from Manager He that you are coming to our store to challenge us?" After approaching Xia Tian, the man looked at Xia Tian in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that such a young man would dare to challenge him.
He Yunting immediately introduced Xia Tian: "This is Chef Liu, the executive chef of our restaurant."
Xia Tian nodded: "Yes, I heard that your food is very famous in the local area, so I wanted to come and discuss it with you."
Seeing that Xia Tian looked serious and didn't seem to be causing trouble on purpose, Chef Liu frowned and asked, "You look quite young. How many years have you been studying cooking? Which style of cuisine did you learn, and who was your teacher?"
Xia Tian smiled and shook his head. "I'm not a professional chef, but I do have a few famous chefs. But they once told me not to mention their names casually when I'm out."
"Haha, are you kidding me? Do you think you are Monkey King? When you went down the mountain, your master guessed that you would get into trouble and specifically told you not to reveal his name, right?" Chef Liu was directly amused by Xia Tian's words. As for Xia Tian's words, he didn't believe a word of it.
He figured this guy had probably just watched a few food-themed TV shows or anime. He thought he was incredibly talented, a master in the culinary world, and so he'd rushed here to challenge the master, eager to prove his talent. Otherwise, if he'd truly studied cooking, how could he not even be able to name his master?
He had been in the culinary world for over twenty years, and he had never heard of a chef telling his apprentice not to announce his name when he went out. After all, as a chef, if no one recognized him, he would be a failure.
Xia Tian didn't take Chef Liu's attitude to heart and asked directly, "None of this matters. Since this is a cooking competition, it must be a test of skill. Just tell me, do you accept this competition or not?"
Looking at Xia Tian's confident look, Chef Liu also felt like teasing him a little.
He immediately asked with a smile: "First, tell me how to PK?"
Xia Tian: "It's very simple. We both use the same ingredients and make three dishes each. Finally, we put them together and let everyone taste them. Whoever's dish receives the most praise and positive reviews will win."
Chef Liu nodded. "Well, the competition is quite fair. I can accept this competition on behalf of our hotel."
"But since you're here to challenge us, there should be some kind of prize for both of us, right? Otherwise, if there are people like you coming to challenge us every day, then we won't be able to do business anymore."
Xia Tian did not refute, but agreed: "Well! Your request is very reasonable, and I agree. Tell me, what prize do you want?"
Seeing Xia Tian agree so readily, Chef Liu couldn't help but think highly of him. Regardless of how good this young man's cooking skills were, at least his magnanimity and courage were definitely among the best.
He pondered for a moment before speaking, "Although you said you were here to challenge us, you didn't officially invite us, nor did you state that we must do anything if we lose. To be more precise, this is more of a mutual exchange, so I'll just make a symbolic offer. If you lose, you'll have to work in our kitchen for a week. No salary, please!"
"Xia Tian, you must be careful! I'm worried that after you come back from a week of chores, I'll starve to death at home." Qiu Mengyun was the first to object when she heard that Xia Tian would have to work for free for a week after losing. She tugged at Xia Tian's sleeve and said with some concern.
Xia Tian patted the back of her hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't lose. Besides, even if I lose, it's no big deal. I'll just stay in the hotel kitchen all day doing odd jobs. Do you still need to worry about me going hungry?"
Chef Liu also saw the relationship between Xia Tian and Qiu Mengyun, and said very generously: "Don't worry, although there is no salary, we will definitely not mistreat you. Not only will you have enough to eat every day, but you can also pack a portion for your girlfriend to take home with you."
Hearing him say this, Xia Tian couldn't help but look up at Chef Liu.
Although this person seemed a little difficult to get along with when he first came, after getting to know him, he found that Chef Liu was actually quite decent. He not only distinguished between gratitude and resentment, but also had a clear mind in his conduct.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Since you didn't let my girlfriend go hungry, if you lose later, I'll allow you to ask me for two dishes."
"Okay, okay! So confident, huh? Then let me see your ability. Don't be unable to even cut vegetables soon." This time, Chef Liu was really angry at Xia Tian's words.
Perhaps to outsiders, Xia Tian seemed quite generous. Not only did he not put forward any harsh conditions, he also promised to help them recommend two dishes if they won.
But what does this mean? Doesn’t this mean that Xia Tian already feels that he is sure to win?
He felt that a professional chef with over 20 years of experience could not possibly be his opponent? Moreover, the gap was so big that he would willingly seek his advice.
So in Chef Liu's opinion, this wasn't Xia Tian being magnanimous at all. It was obvious that this guy was deliberately saying this to disgust him.
Xia Tian certainly knew why the other party was angry, but he didn't explain anything.
He knew very well that in this world, facts were the most convincing. No matter how much he said now, the other party would definitely not believe him. It would be more direct to let the dishes speak for themselves.
"Chef Liu, I wonder what dishes you are planning to cook so that I can go out and buy ingredients." Xia Tian seemed to be impatient to start the PK and asked.
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