Huang Fei, Wang Qiang, Hao Cheng, and Liu Li, the Notebook Team, were currently staying in the Hilton Hotel room solemnly.
Why so solemn? It was mainly because what Wang Qiang was about to do was very dangerous.
First of all, the identity of the Notebook Team wasn't simple.
Hao Cheng was the proudest disciple of Hang Tian, one of the Five Tigers of Su Cuisine. Huang Fei was born into a family of chefs and was very famous in Su Hang. Wang Qiang's father was also one of the Five Tigers of Su Cuisine, Wang Jike.
As for Liu Li, although he was fat and his Teacher's father wasn't as famous as Hang Tian, his Teacher's father was known as the founder of the New Era of Jin 'ling Cuisine. He was one generation older than the Five Tigers.
Speaking of the eight major cuisines, other than Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and Su cuisine were promoted much more than the other cuisines in the country.
Such achievements were all thanks to the group of Sichuan cuisine and Su cuisine chefs in the 50s and 60s. Therefore, in order to show their respect, the five most outstanding chefs of that time were called the Five Tigers, while the Sichuan cuisine was called the Four Pillars.
The current Sichuan Cuisine Chairman, Zhang Yan, was the head of the Four Pillars. As for the details of the Five Tigers and Four Pillars, that was the story of the previous generation.
Although Wang Jike wasn't as famous as Hang Tian, his reputation wasn't any less. Moreover, Wang Jike's best dish was the "Yangzhou Trident", which even had the name Wang's Trident.
Wang Qiang's culinary skills were naturally taught by Wang Jike since he was young, so he was very familiar with his father's Trident.
Before yesterday, or to be precise, before yesterday's dinner, Wang Qiang had always been sure that his father's Trident was the best.
However, after eating Boss Yuan's Barbecued Roast Duck, Barbecued Roast Mandarin Fish, and Roast Recipe, Wang Qiang had another judgment. His father's Trident seemed to have room for improvement!
Yes, although it was hard to believe, Wang Qiang confirmed it again and again. Yesterday, Huang Fei, Liu Li, and Hao Cheng saw that Wang Qiang's expression wasn't right, so they didn't really eat the Roast Recipe, Barbecued Roast Duck, and Barbecued Roast Mandarin Fish.
After Wang Qiang confirmed it, he didn't say anything and locked himself in the room.
It was normal for him to be like this. Wang Qiang had been eating his father's trident since he was five years old. Now, it was equivalent to subverting something that he had known for more than 20 years.
It was like someone telling you that He Shen didn't look like Teacher Wang Gang. According to unofficial history and some marginal historical records, He Shen was a handsome guy. You would have to slow down before you could accept it.
After thinking about it for a whole night, Wang Qiang decided to tell his father about it. So in the morning, Wang Qiang told the other three friends about it. That was how things started.
Speaking of which, Huang Fei, Hao Cheng, Wang Qiang, and Liu Li kept saying that they were here to learn Jiangsu cuisine. Although they only took a few pages of notes, they refused to eat breakfast in Yuanzhou shop.
After all, Yuan Zhou rarely made Su-style snacks for breakfast.
Yes, this was a decision made after a week of eating breakfast.
"Wang Qiang, I think you should reconsider," Huang Fei said.
Liu Li also patted his fat belly. When he was thinking, he liked to pat his belly like this. He didn't know if it hurt.
He said, "I think it's better not to talk about it. Besides, I have also eaten Head Chef Wang's trident. It's delicious, not any worse than Boss Yuan's."
Wang Qiang shook his head and said, "Liu Li, you don't eat much. The last time you ate it was probably half a year ago."
"I think it was half a year ago." Liu Li immediately said, "But my taste buds have a strong memory. I can remember everything I ate in the past year, Qingqing Chuchu."
"I don't doubt your talent," Wang Qiang said. "Overall, my father's trident is not inferior to Head Chef Yuan's. So, your feeling is correct, Liu Li. But in the details, I should say there are some subtle differences."
"I'm really calling you Brother Qiang. You and I both know Head Chef Wang's character," Hao Cheng said.
In truth, ever since Yuan Zhou's cooking exhibition, his reputation in the country was unrivalled. But Wang Jike was a chef of the older generation, a chef who had made great achievements.
Not everyone could be like Engineer Cheng, not to mention that Wang Jike was famous for caring about his reputation. When he was young, Wang Jike had lost to Hang Tian by three points in a competition. Even now, Wang Jike was still studying hard to defeat Hang Tian.
As the other person involved, Hang Tian was also helpless. His theory was, "Whether the food is delicious or not, personal subjective factors play a large role. So there is no need to care too much about winning or losing."
But Wang Jike believed that it was because his culinary skills were not good enough. That was why he had been suppressing his anger.
If it was someone else, based on Wang Jike's attitude, he would have long surpassed his opponent. Unfortunately, his opponent was Hang Tian, the Hang Tian that Liu Li's Teacher's father said was a rare genius chef in 20 years.
More than a decade had passed, but the gap between Wang Jike and Hang Tian had not closed.
If you were to say that Wang Jike was stingy, he was not.
His son, Wang Qiang, and Hao Cheng had been good friends since they were young. Wang Jike had never said anything. In his opinion, "The matters of the previous generation have nothing to do with the next generation."
Simply put, according to Hao Cheng and the rest's understanding of Wang Jike, if Wang Qiang said, "Dad, I think Boss Yuan's San Juan is better. You still have room for improvement." Wang Qiang might be beaten to death, even if he was his own son.
"I think there are some things that should be done." Wang Qiang said seriously.
Hao Cheng and the rest understood Wang Jike's character. As his son, he naturally understood him better. But Wang Qiang also knew another thing. His father had always wanted to surpass Hang Tian. Maybe the "Yangzhou San Juan" was a very good opportunity.
"I will call my father later and tell him about this." Wang Qiang said, "I hope he can come to Chengdu once."
This showed that he had already made up his mind. Hao Cheng and the rest did not continue to persuade him. They could only mourn for Wang Qiang in their hearts.
The main character, Yuan Zhou, did not know anything. To him, it was just that someone ordered the Yangzhou San Juan yesterday, and then Yuan Zhou seriously cooked these three dishes.
"Eh? Hao Cheng and the other three didn't come this afternoon? " Yuan Zhou looked at the people lining up at the door. Usually, he could see Liu Li's fat body when he glanced over. After all, it was very obvious that he was twice as fat as a normal person. But he did not today.
The reason why Yuan Zhou paid a little more attention was that Hao Cheng and the others had given him ancient books.
It was not because of the value of the gifts. Although the value of the ancient books was very high, it was mainly because Hao Cheng and the others had followed the etiquette. Yuan Zhou would also return the corresponding etiquette. For example, when he cooked the Jiangsu dishes they ordered, he would purposely take a little longer than usual.
Moreover, Yuan Zhou and Master Hang Tian were good friends despite the great difference in age. Strictly speaking, although Hao Cheng and the others were a few years older than Yuan Zhou, they were still considered his nephews. Thus, it was reasonable for him to take care of them a little.
Since the last time, the four had come every day at noon and in the evening. Today was an exception. When Yuan Zhou calmed himself down, the first batch of customers had entered the restaurant.
"Boss Yuan's Beef Wellington, medium well, and Soy Sauce Mixed Rice of the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisines." After receiving the money, Zhou Jia reported the menu to Yuan Zhou.
Huh? Beef Wellington, medium well, and Soy Sauce Mixed Rice? Isn't it Chu Xiao's way of eating? Yuan Zhou murmured inwardly.
He raised his head and found it was indeed Chu Xiao, sitting there quietly and waiting to eat.
"I remember that it takes 10 hours to fly from Paris to Chengdu and 16 hours to transfer flights. He was still in France last night, but he actually came here to eat the first batch of lunch today. He is a werewolf," Yuan Zhou murmured inwardly.
Was it really on the way from France to Chengdu? Yuan Zhou could not help but believe Chu Xiao's words.
Although Yuan Zhou had a lot of thoughts in his mind, his expression did not change. Not only that, he had already started to fry the steak.
Not only Chu Xiao, but also Zheng Jiawei and Wuhai came.
Like before, Zheng Jiawei ordered all the dishes that Wuhai liked.
Well … it was not right to say that. It should be said that Wuhai liked all the dishes in Yuanzhou shop.
The first batch, the second batch, and the third batch of customers entered the restaurant one after another.
Speaking of which, there was one more person, and that was the poor Boss Wu Yungui. He ran here breathlessly, but the restaurant was full.
"Hu hu hu … I'm convinced. I came here specially to eat Yangzhou Fried Rice at noon, but the traffic jam made my scalp numb." Wu Yungui sat on the bench at the side of the restaurant. He would not be happy if he could not eat.
"Old Wu, I understand your feelings very well," Lee Yanyi, who was also sitting on the bench, said.
"Huh?" Wu Yungui looked at Lee Yanyi and then they looked at each other. They made sure that they were both people who couldn't eat the delicacies because of the traffic jam.
The queuing mechanism in Yuanzhou shop made many regular customers fail, just like Lee Yanyi and Wu Yungui today.
"What is Senior Lee doing recently?" Wu Yungui asked.
Actually, Wu Yungui and Lee Yanyi were not familiar with each other. But now, they were both "people who were stuck in the traffic jam at the entrance", so they chatted with each other naturally.
"They are holding a meeting recently to promote the new chef rating," Lee Yanyi said.
"New chef rating?" Wu Yungui became interested.
"Yes. The current chef rating is still the rule set in 2011, which is primary, intermediate, and advanced Chinese chef. Then, it's primary, intermediate, and advanced chef," Lee Yanyi said. "It's time to change it indeed."
Wu Yungui asked, "What kind of change?"
"The rating change this time is promoted by the Chef's Alliance. The specific changes and the handover of the old rating system are still under discussion. It won't be decided in a short time," Lee Yanyi said.
Right after that, he changed the topic and asked, "Boss Wu, how is the Gourmet City doing recently?"
"Thanks to Boss Yuan's great fortune, my gourmet city has already invited seven Michelin chefs. Among them, three are even Michelin 3-star head chefs." Wu Yungui's words were quite boastful.
He should indeed be complacent. Even in France, the birthplace of Michelin restaurants, there wasn't any Gourmet City that had so many Michelin chefs, let alone in our country. It was really a fantasy.
"Well done, Boss Wu. It seems that the Gourmet City is doing very well. When will I come over to have a meal?" Lee Yanyi said.
As a famous food critic, Lee Yanyi's meal was definitely not as simple as just eating.
Wu Yungui also understood Lee Yanyi's meaning, so he said, "No problem. But Senior Lee, there is one thing I have to say in advance. You can't judge it based on the standard of Boss Yuan."
"Those several Michelin chefs are all foreign friends. You can't completely crush the young minds of foreign friends," Wu Yungui reminded him.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing," Lee Yanyi said.
The two of them chatted for a while and then Lee Yanyi left first. Wu Yungui came here for another thing besides delicious food. Therefore, he planned to leave after the lunchtime was over.
Of course, he couldn't just wait and starve. Therefore, Wu Yungui chose Lee Li's Western-style restaurant.
When the last batch of customers entered the restaurant, Taoxi Road was still very lively.
Some people said that traveling was like going from a place that one was sick of to a place that others were sick of. Regardless of whether this saying was right or wrong, many foodies would search for a guide when they arrived at a new place. They would search for the city's "food street", "food court", "food street", and so on.
In Chengdu, Taoxi Road was the most popular. In addition to the golden signboard of Yuan Zhou, Taoxi Road and Wu Yungui's Gourmet City were the other two.
When the Gourmet City was opened, the former head chef of seven Michelin restaurants opened his restaurant, which caused a sensation all over the world.
However, Boss Yuan was busy at that time and didn't attend the opening. Therefore, he didn't say too much.
This place was full of delicious food. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that it was a holy land for foodies.
Moreover, Wu Yungui felt that as long as Yuan Zhou was here, his Gourmet City might have more than 100 restaurants opened by Michelin chefs one day …
In the fourth batch of customers, there was another customer who wanted to challenge Yuan Zhou in the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine. However, he would definitely return in failure.
In the past, when someone challenged, the customers were still interested in watching. But now … they were not interested. After all, the result of the challenge was already known.
In the past, Queen Jiang liked to find all kinds of 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine. Of course, that was a long time ago.
After watching the last batch of customers leave, Yuan Zhou began to send invitations, "Jiawei, this is the invitation. I hope you can come when you have time."
Zheng Jiawei received it with both hands and then thanked, "Thank you, Boss Yuan. Since Xiaohai can jump up and down, it must be Boss Yuan's treat."
Basically, he guessed correctly. He didn't know whether to say that Zheng Jiawei knew Wuhai very well or that Zheng Jiawei was very smart.
"This is a token of my appreciation to thank you for your help to the restaurant," Yuan Zhou said.
"I should be the one thanking Boss Yuan," Zheng Jiawei said.
Then, Chu Xiao also stood beside Yuan Zhou without anyone noticing.
"Chu Xiao, this is the invitation. I hope you can come when you have time." Yuan Zhou took out another invitation and handed it over.
"Okay, I will try to make time." Chu Xiao said, "I still have to catch a plane. I'll leave first."
Chu Xiao was also a decisive person. After saying that, he left.
It was also at this moment that Tang Xi popped her head out and said with a smile, "Hehe, Boss Yuan, I'm here."
"Lunch time is over. There's nothing to eat if you come now," Wuhai said.
"I heard our idol's call yesterday, so I went out early. However, I suddenly emptied my shopping cart yesterday, so … I don't have any money left," Tang Xi said with a bitter face. She had come so late on purpose.
"You should have told me earlier. If you had told me earlier, I would have treated you." Wuhai was very generous.
"Brother Wu, you treated me the last two times. I can't let you treat me again." Tang Xi shook her head.
Wuhai said indifferently, "That's nothing. How much can a meal cost? Why do you care about this?"
"Of course, of course. Friends should treat each other," Tang Xi said. "That's why Brother Wu is waiting for me to save up money to treat you."
"Hahahaha, I'll be waiting." Wuhai loved it when people treated him to a meal, so he laughed loudly.
"Xi Xi, this is your invitation. I hope you have time," Yuan Zhou said.
"Hahaha, I finally got it. I want to see what it is that Brother Wu is so proud of." When Tang Xi was about to open it, she asked Yuan Zhou, "If I open it in front of you, Boss Yuan, you won't mind, right?"
"I don't mind," Yuan Zhou said.
Tang Xi opened it and took a look. Her throat moved and she swallowed her saliva.
She said, "Roasted whole cow. I've never seen it before. Thank you, Boss Yuan."
After Tang Xi and Yuan Zhou exchanged a few words, she skipped away. Wuhai and Zheng Jiawei also left.
Wu Yungui, who had waited for a long time, entered the door.
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