"The Silver Spoon is a recommendation system. It requires the recommendation of three famous Shandong Cuisine chefs. You don't have to worry about Yuan. It just depends on whether you want to participate or not," Zhou Shijie said.
It was no wonder that the four major awards in the country were highly restricted. One couldn't even squeeze into it without a recommendation.
"I definitely can't miss the opportunity to learn from the famous chefs of Shandong Cuisine," Yuan Zhou agreed without hesitation.
For the other cuisines, he had basically interacted with many top-notch masters, but for Shandong Cuisine, he had just gotten his hands on it not too long ago. Even if it wasn't for the quest, he still couldn't let go of such an opportunity so easily.
"Uncle Zhou is one of my referrers. The rules require three referrers. As for the other two famous chefs of Shandong Cuisine, can I ask Chef Wang and Chef Yue?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Head Chef Wang and Head Chef Yue were also famous chefs of Shandong Cuisine. They got to know each other when Kitchen Ding was dissecting a cow.
"No need. After knowing that you will participate in the Silver Spoon selection, Old Zhuang and Old Mai came to me and asked to be Yuan's referrers," Zhou Shijie said.
The Old Zhuang and Old Mai that Chairman Zhou mentioned were also famous chefs of Shandong Cuisine. They had once eaten at The Kitchen God with Zhou Shijie and were conquered by the culinary skills there.
In the eyes of Head Chef Zhuang and Head Chef Mai, it was quite an honor to be recommended by Yuan Zhou.
"Thank you, Head Chef Mai and Head Chef Zhuang."
Yuan Zhou remembered that Uncle Zhou had brought the two old men to eat Shandong Cuisine not long ago. They had ordered the signature dishes of Shandong Cuisine, such as Nine Turns Large Intestine, Braised Pork Tendon with Scallion, Peach Blossom Soup, Clear White Fungus Soup, etc. At that time, Yuan Zhou had thought that the two old men were probably masters of Shandong Cuisine. Otherwise, the dishes they ordered wouldn't have been on point.
"They are as happy as I am that the Silver Spoon of Shandong Cuisine can be passed down by you, Yuan," Zhou Shijie said.
"The Silver Spoon Award is very important to Shandong Cuisine." Zhou Shijie said, "Yuan, you know that the most important things in Shandong Cuisine are hot work and flipping ladles. Especially the flipping ladles. There are gorgeous movements and practical ones. Small flipping ladles, big flipping ladles, auxiliary flipping ladles, hanging ladles, shaking ladles, rotating ladles, hand ladles, and so on.
"Little Yuan, there's no doubt about your culinary skills. But you still have to pay more attention to the other three participating chefs this time." Zhou Shijie made things clear.
"Will four people participate in the selection of the Silver Spoon this time?" Yuan Zhou was concerned about another problem.
"Um. Apart from you, Little Yuan, there are three other head chefs who are the mainstays of Shandong Cuisine. One of them is Gao Fei who is known to overturn the world, the other is Head Chef Qin Hua who was defeated by me in the previous competition, and the last one is Bai Subo. Little Yuan, you should have heard of him," Zhou Shijie introduced.
Bai Subo. Yuan Zhou was indeed familiar with this name. He was the executive director of the Shandong Cuisine Association, and most importantly, he was Chef Mo's disciple.
"Head Chef Gao, Head Chef Bai, and Head Chef Qin are all great chefs," Yuan Zhou said.
Zhou Shijie nodded and handed a piece of paper to Yuan Zhou. The information of the several people he had mentioned just now was clearly written on the paper, including their basic information and some achievements they had obtained.
It really deserved to be one of the four highest honors in the country, which was equivalent to the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award. They were all competitions for famous chefs in their fifties. It was really dazzling for a young man like Yuan Zhou to participate in it.
The next thing was naturally some trivial things. After Zhou Shijie finished talking about the Silver Spoon's business with Yuan Zhou, he talked about some trivial things about the China-France exchange meeting.
Time passed quickly as the old man and the young man went back and forth. An hour later, Yuan Zhou saw that it was getting late, so he bid farewell and returned to the restaurant.
Not long after he arrived, he received a call from Alma.
"Boss Yuan, I have good news and bad news. Let me tell you the good news first," Alma said.
"Even though red diamonds are extremely rare in the market, we managed to find a Fancy Red red diamond with 2.1 carats through our efforts."
Alma was asking for credit, but Yuan Zhou also knew that this was a sign of his capability. Therefore, he thanked him sincerely.
"2.1 carats. Isn't it too small to be a proposal diamond ring?" Yuan Zhou kept silent for quite a while and then asked such a soul question.
Alma was stunned. Was this even something a human could say?
"Head Chef Yuan's 2.1 carats red diamond is currently the second largest red diamond in the world," Alma explained. The size of a colored diamond was incomparable to the size of an ordinary diamond.
"So what's the bad news, Mr. Alma?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"The bad news is that this red diamond is part of the collection of a famous Indian chef, Dur Modi. He knows that Head Chef Yuan has the reputation of being the peak of Asia and hopes to have a culinary exchange with Head Chef Yuan," Alex explained.
Yuan Zhou was a little confused. There were two reasons for his confusion. Yuan Zhou had heard of Dur Modi. He was known as the most talented chef in the Indian Ocean. But as far as Yuan Zhou knew, he had retired a long time ago. The Asian Famous Chefs Alliance had tried to invite Dur Modi but failed.
Why would he suddenly want to have an exchange?
Secondly, was it so profitable to be a chef in India? Such an expensive red diamond as a collector's item.
Soon, Alma answered one of Yuan Zhou's questions. Dur Modi's Modi Family Company was one of the top 500 companies in India and a big company in the world.
Dur Modi retired at the age of 61. Apart from the fact that he felt that his culinary skills had reached the peak after he won the Bogus World Cooking Competition, another reason was that his family was too rich and he felt that being a chef was nothing much. Therefore, he returned home to inherit the family business.
When Yuan Zhou heard that, he only had one thought: Coach, I also want to inherit the family business!
"As for why he wants to have an exchange with Head Chef Yuan, perhaps it's because Head Chef Yuan is too famous. Isn't Head Chef Yuan the peak of Asia?" Alma could only give a guess.
This was a reasonable answer. But Singapore's national treasure chef, Opello, was also reported to be the best chef in Asia. Yet, Dur Modi had never gone to challenge him.
"Head Chef Yuan, do you agree to Mr. Dur Modi's request? If you agree, we will start the procedure, "Alma waited for Yuan Zhou's answer.
Theoretically speaking, although Yuan Zhou knew a little about Indian cuisine, he was very happy to have an exchange with a famous chef who had won the gold medal in the Bogus World Cooking Competition.
"No problem. I also look forward to having an exchange with Head Chef Dur Modi," Yuan Zhou answered.
"Then there's no problem. We will get it done right away," Alma said and hung up the phone.
The red diamond would be sold and purchased by Dur Modi and Yuan Zhou. It wouldn't be auctioned. Alma's auction house was like a third party in this transaction. On one hand, they were there to check the safety of the red diamond and the buyer's funds. On the other hand, they were there to assist with other procedures.
Although a commission was required, Yuan Zhou felt that it was good to have a third party.
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