After all, Doma had ordered a normal Florentine T-bone steak for two people, which weighed 1.5 kilograms. Even if the bones were removed, it would still weigh about 1 kilogram.
Therefore, Doma, who was already in his sixties or seventies, didn't finish eating. He picked up the napkin he prepared and wiped the non-existent juice from the corner of his mouth, then elegantly put down the knife.
On the other side, Maricello also put down his knife. He had finished his meal very cleanly, leaving only a beautiful T-shaped beef bone on his plate. The fascia on the bone had been eaten clean.
Marisello could proudly say that this was the most satisfying and cleanest steak he had ever eaten since he passed his teenage years. One must know that this stupid groundhog wasn't any younger than Doma.
Noticing Doma's gaze, Marisello didn't panic and said, "The fascia near the T-bone is also one of the criteria for judging a steak. I believe I don't need to say more. It's very delicious."
"Yes, of course it is." Doma didn't ridicule his old rival, but nodded calmly in agreement.
It wasn't because Doloma had changed his personality or that he suddenly stopped being mean. It was because one of the few T-bone steaks left on his plate near the bone was also very clean.
Even the bone marrow had been scraped off and eaten by Doma. Therefore, he naturally agreed with Marisello's words.
"Teacher, I'll do the rest," Bayer said from the side.
"Okay, you can eat." Doma nodded gently. If he could still be bloated, he wouldn't be so harmonious.
"Yes, thank you, teacher." Bayer restrained himself as he picked up the plate. He quickly and nimbly cut the remaining pieces of beef from the plate and moved them to his own plate.
Doma didn't eat it on the plate. After all, this was a portion for two people. He just cut it and put it on his plate. Doma didn't have any problem with this little bit of etiquette.
Bayer naturally ate the same way. This was also the reason why he didn't order another portion, even though … the amount of beef he had cut off was less than two taels. Bayer was also secretly comparing the amount of steak he had made for his teacher. Tuoloma had never eaten so much before.
When the first bite of beef entered his mouth, Bayer understood why his teacher almost didn't leave any for him.
"Peng." Bayer's teeth bit through the slightly crispy outer shell of the beef. The inside was inconceivably soft and tender. Immediately after, the beef juice wrapped around the outer shell invaded his entire mouth. A fragrance unique to beef directly rushed into Bayer's brain.
For a moment, Bayer couldn't feel anything else. Only after Bayer swallowed did he regain his senses.
"It's actually so delicious. The temperature is also perfect. I thought it was already cold." Bayer looked at the steak before him in astonishment.
That's right. Normally speaking, the steak should have turned cold after his teacher, Tuoloma, had eaten for so long. However, it was still warm, and the temperature was very suitable for eating.
"What a wonderful taste." Bayer squinted his eyes and stuffed another mouthful of steak into his mouth.
At this time, he had completely forgotten about Remy's two points and the indignation in his heart. All that was left was the delicious taste of the steak.
Before coming here, Bayer felt that his teacher wasn't worth it and that he didn't trust Yuan Zhou. There was also a strong feeling of resistance. This could be seen from his previous words and actions.
The reason was very simple. He was Tuoloma's apprentice and his cooking skills in frying steak had been personally acknowledged by Tuoloma. He was also often called to his teacher's side. It could be seen that Tuoloma was very fond of him.
Thus, he was also a famous figure in the European steak cooking world. But listening to Remy's words, this Yuan Zhou's steak was even better than his teacher's by two points. If compared to him, then wouldn't Yuan Zhou's steak be better by four or five points?
Yuan Zhou was younger than him, a whole year younger. Bayer didn't want to admit that he had been living like a dog for the past forty years.
This naturally caused him to feel some resistance towards Yuan Zhou. But after personally tasting this incomparable taste, the resistance disappeared. Bayer wanted to start examining himself.
Of course, examining himself was one thing, but his mouth didn't stop eating. After eating less than two ounces of steak, the emotion of dissatisfaction floated to the surface. From time to time, Bayer would look at Yuan Zhou with a complicated expression.
"So this is the meaning of 'Chu's lifelong enemy'? A person who is hard to match in a lifetime, so it's a lifelong enemy. What kind of cooking monster is this, to be so young. " Bayer couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He had a new understanding of lifelong enemy. Although the French translation of lifelong enemy was not that simple, there was no deviation in understanding it.
In the eyes of the Chinese, Yuan Zhou looked very mature, even beyond his actual age. But in the eyes of the Europeans, Bayer, Yuan Zhou was still very young. He was just a young chef. To be precise, he was young even among the young.
It was just that his temperament was calm, his expression was serious, and he did things seriously. He had the demeanor of a grandmaster. No, it could be said that Yuan Zhou was already a grandmaster, a grandmaster of cooking.
The steak in front of him was the best proof.
"You can order another serving of steak," Doma Ma knew his disciple well. He knew that Bayer wasn't full and thus reminded him.
"Yes, teacher," Bayer nodded and called Su Ruoyan over to order another serving of American-style Fillet Steak.
Bayer would never admit that he ordered it because he saw the mustache man eating the American-style Fillet Steak too happily. He was doing it for the sake of his culinary research.
"Tell me, why is the steak able to maintain the charred taste of the top and bottom layers?" After ordering, Doma Ma started to test his disciple.
Bayer didn't answer immediately. Instead, he thought seriously for a while and then said, "It's because of this plate. The coarse surface of the ceramic plate makes the steak look like it's suspended in the air. That's why the bottom of the plate doesn't get wet."
"It's like this," Doma Ma nodded. He was very satisfied with his disciple's sensitivity towards culinary skills and continued, "Head Chef Yuan, you need to learn the cooking method of this dish."
"I know, teacher," Bayer nodded.
The live teaching was completed very quickly. This was because Doma Ma was more willing to watch how Yuan Zhou cooked the American-style steak.
The same was true for Maricello at the side. They were all closely watching Yuan Zhou cook the American-style steak.
Yuan Zhou no longer cooked the dishes one by one. Instead, he cooked the dishes according to the cooking time. That was why he could cook many different dishes at once and make the dishes served faster.
There was once a secret calculation. Although the opening time was still only six hours, apart from the fixed 100 servings of breakfast, the number of customers for lunch and dinner had increased.
From the beginning until now, there were at least ten more customers. In other words, Yuan Zhou's cooking speed had become faster.
Therefore, a serving of American-style steak only took a short time from the moment Bayer ordered it to the moment it was served.
This time, when Bayer started eating, Remy also finished eating. He smiled and said, "Now do you believe me? Two points, not more, not less."
Fortunately, the three of them were old friends. Otherwise, they would definitely be beaten up if they tried to stab their friends in the back.
Of course, another reason was that they were old and couldn't fight anymore.
Therefore, Doma Ma just looked at Remy solemnly and didn't say anything.
Maricello nodded and said, "It's indeed two points, not more."
"One point is the perfection of Head Chef Yuan's cooking. He didn't stop at all from the beginning to the end. Even if he was cooking other dishes at the same time, he could feel that this steak was perfectly taken care of and cooked without any flaws."
"As for the other point, it's the overall taste of the steak. It's not that Head Chef Yuan's taste is better than ours. It's just that Head Chef Yuan has considered all aspects of the customers," Maricello continued.
"From the temperature of the entrance to the time of consumption, everything has been taken into consideration. This is something we didn't expect," Doma Ma added.
That's right. After eating the steak, they understood what Remy meant by two points.
First, it was to achieve perfection without relying on others. Second, it was to consider all aspects of the customers.
Even the cutting of the steak was taken into consideration. That coarse ceramic plate actually had another function, that was to prevent the steak from sliding away, allowing it to be easily cut into a suitable size for eating.
Such a small detail was too small, so small that most chefs didn't care about it. They cared more about the texture and taste of the steak, although they weren't as good as Yuan Zhou.
"This is a true master. I would like to arrange a time to pay him a visit," Maricello said and stood up, preparing to leave.
Obviously, Maricello didn't consider coming to eat and then paying a visit.
Doma Ma didn't say anything and merely nodded. Obviously, he agreed with Maricello's opinion.
Since his teacher stood up, Bayer naturally stood up as well. However, he was still chewing the last bite of steak in his mouth.
"It's what I should do. This is the respect that Yuan deserves," Remy said before turning around and personally bidding farewell to Wuhai before leaving.
As for Alex, who didn't have much of a presence during the meal, he hurriedly led the way.
After all, if he didn't leave now, Alex was afraid that he wouldn't be able to restrain himself from ordering a meal. However, his wallet stopped him from doing so. He made up his mind that he would definitely reward himself for his hard work for the past year on his birthday.
"Luckily, I came out." When he walked out of the restaurant, Alex felt that his wallet had just gone through a life and death crisis.
When the four of them left, Yuan Zhou happened to place the dishes on the partition board and sent them off with his gaze.
After walking out of the restaurant, Yuan Zhou returned to the kitchen. He suppressed his desire to leave his contact information and continued cooking.
Obviously, Yuan Zhou didn't know that the three of them would officially pay him a visit another day.
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