Xia Ruofei arrived at the restaurant on the top floor ten minutes earlier than the appointed time.
What surprised him was that Monica had arrived earlier than him. She was standing on the restaurant's huge balcony, overlooking the river.
Monica was wearing an elegant and fashionable suit jacket. The design of the jacket was ruffled, and it was paired with a belt that accentuated her slim waist perfectly. Paired with black wide-legged pants and stilettos, she looked like a fashionable workplace.
"Sorry … I seem to be late," Xia Ruofei said.
Hearing Xia Ruofei's voice, Monica turned around. She reached out and took off her sunglasses. She smiled and said, "Xia, I should be early. I just like the beautiful scenery on the top floor, so … Ahem!"
After saying that, Monica shrugged her shoulders.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Coincidentally, the table I booked is on this balcony. It has a 360-degree view of the river with no blind spots!"
"That's great!" Monica said happily.
At this moment, the restaurant's waiter came over and politely led the two of them to the table Xia Ruofei had booked in advance.
Xia Ruofei pulled out the chair for Monica.
"Thank you!" Monica smiled and sat down.
After Xia Ruofei sat down opposite her, the waiter brought the menu. Xia Ruofei gestured and said, "Ladies first!"
"Very gentlemanly!" Monica chuckled.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Actually, I'm just an uncouth guy. In order to have lunch with you, I specially went online to look for information!"
Monica, who was looking down at the menu, suddenly giggled.
Actually, Xia Ruofei wasn't joking. He really didn't know about western food etiquette. He was just an uncouth ex-soldier. Before he became a soldier, his family was just average. He didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with such knowledge.
Soon, the two of them ordered the dishes. After a while, the dishes were served.
Aperitif, appetizer, soup, appetizer … They were served one after another. Xia Ruofei and Monica chatted softly while enjoying the delicious French food in the balcony.
At this time, the restaurant's chef, Mark Lawrence, came to them with two main dishes.
Lawrence said enthusiastically, "Ms. Grasso, Mr. Xia, welcome to the Jiahua Penthouse Restaurant! The main dish is the Rossini Steak that I personally cooked. Please have a taste! "
At last night's auction, Ma Xiong had won two huge white truffles. The one he won from the Grasso Family's auction was reserved for the restaurant on the top floor. Therefore, Lawrence was quite enthusiastic when he saw Xia Ruofei and Monica.
"To be able to taste the culinary skills of a Michelin-starred chef, my trip today is really worth it!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Lawrence!" Monica said with a faint smile.
Rossini Steak was a famous dish in French cuisine. Xia Ruofei saw the fried beef tenderloin on the plate with a slice of foie gras on top and black fungus juice. The aroma was so fragrant that just smelling it made him want to eat.
Mark Lawrence introduced, "The main ingredients of this dish are the best filet mignon and the most authentic Strasburg foie gras, cooked with black fungus juice. Next, I will finish the last step of this dish!"
After speaking, Lawrence opened the lid of a sealed container on the small dining cart next to him. Xia Ruofei and Monica immediately smelled a familiar aroma.
It was the final white truffle from the Grasso Family's auction last night.
Lawrence reached out and picked up the white truffle. He took out a truffle shaver from the pocket of his chef's uniform. After shaving a few pieces of white truffle into their plates, he said, "Please enjoy!"
After speaking, Lawrence carefully put the white truffle back into the dining cart, closed the lid, and stood aside.
Xia Ruofei and Monica picked up their knives and forks and began to enjoy today's main dish.
"It tastes very good! The steak is cooked just right! "Monica said with a smile.
Xia Ruofei's attention was more focused on the foie gras. He said to Lawrence, "Mr. Lawrence, this foie gras is really delicious! The texture is rich and smooth. It's very good! "
Lawrence said, "Thank you for liking my culinary skills! Mr. Xia, this foie gras is Strasburg foie gras that we directly airlifted from France. After our King Louis XVI tasted it more than 200 years ago, he exclaimed that it was the best delicacy in the world. Since then, foie gras has been gradually known by the world. And King Louis XVI tasted Strasburg foie gras! "
"So there's such a story!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile. "Then this foie gras must be very precious, right?"
Monica smiled and continued, "Authentic French foie gras is quite precious. It, along with the truffle and caviar that were auctioned yesterday, are known as the three top delicacies. Strasburg foie gras is ranked first, followed by Landes foie gras and Toulouse foie gras. The most precious of the caviar is the caviar made from the eggs of the Beluga sturgeon, which is also the rarest and most precious caviar in the world. The annual catch of the Beluga sturgeon is less than 100, and its caviar is extremely precious. It is known as the 'Caspian Sea Pearl' …"
When it came to food, Monica was very familiar with it. It was indeed an eye-opener for Xia Ruofei. He had a very direct understanding of the world's top delicacies.
After tasting the top-notch Strasburg foie gras, Xia Ruofei also had the idea of exploring new ingredients.
After all, among the world's top three delicacies, he could basically produce top-notch truffles every year. As for caviar, the sturgeon grew in the sea, and the current environment in the space was obviously not suitable for raising them. Therefore, for the time being, the most likely choice was foie gras.
Of course, Xia Ruofei only had a preliminary idea. He didn't know the cultivation process of French foie gras. Moreover, foie gras wasn't like truffles, which were expensive because of its rarity, which required a large number of geese to be raised.
This meant that Xia Ruofei had to find a way to raise them in the outside world. Otherwise, not to mention the problem of whether the space could be raised in the space, the biggest problem was that he couldn't complete such a heavy work even if he was exhausted to death!
Therefore, in order to realize this preliminary idea, he still had to explore it step by step.
Chef Lawrence's culinary skills were approved by the esteemed guest, so he left happily. Xia Ruofei also put aside his ideas on the spur of the moment and chatted with Monica.
Monica said with a smile, "Xia, I took a close look at the white truffles from yesterday's auction. The quality is even higher than the top-notch white truffles produced in the Alba region. Therefore, I really want to know, where did your Taoyuan Company find those top-notch truffles?"
Before Xia Ruofei could react, Monica immediately smiled and said, "But I know that this must be your company's core trade secret, so please don't worry, I won't pry into it casually …"
"Thank you for your understanding!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Monica changed the topic and said, "But I still hope that we can have some business cooperation between us!"
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