Of course, during this period, Dean still made a phone call first. This time, the call was quickly connected. Therefore, Li Li came out before they reached the kitchen.
"Dean, you came to China?" Li Li stepped forward and hugged Dean, then hugged Sophie Marceau as well before asking, "What's the matter?"
Li Li and Dean had met in a cooking competition in France. He admired Dean's culinary skills very much. As for the result of the competition, Dean was first and Li Li was fifth.
"Yes, Li. You look good." Dean finally smiled and greeted him.
"I'm fine. What's the matter?" Li Li signaled the cameraman behind him and asked curiously.
"I'm participating in a program, an interesting program," Dean said.
"Alright. So, why are you looking for me now?" Li Li asked directly.
"Indeed. I need to cook a meal by myself now, but I don't have the ingredients or a kitchen, so I came to you," Dean spread his hands and said seriously.
"Borrow the kitchen?" Li Li asked.
"Yes and no." Dean kept him guessing. Seeing Li Li's curious face, he spoke again.
"It's like this. There's a mission for this show, and we need to have lunch next door. However, we came too late, and we don't have any tickets left, so we can only do it ourselves …" Dean began to explain the reason in a serious tone.
"So I'm going to cook a meal in front of his door now. Yes, this is a small revenge." Dean's blue eyes were calm.
"Dean, I advise you not to do this." As a friend, Li Li immediately warned him seriously for the sake of Dean's self-esteem when he heard it was related to Yuan Zhou.
"No, no, no. Li, you have to understand that this person is very valued by Chu, and I'm very curious about this. I want him to know that I'm Chu's only opponent in his life," Dean said.
If Yuan Zhou heard this, he would definitely be full of question marks. This was definitely an innocent bystander.
"But I have to tell you that this Boss Yuan is not an ordinary chef." Li Li recalled his previous two painful experiences, the Steak Wellington and the Swedish Meatball. Yuan Zhou was good at both Chinese and Western cuisines.
"Isn't it interesting this way?" Dean was unmoved. He blinked and insisted that Yuan Zhou was not ordinary. Dean was already prepared in his heart. He would treat Yuan Zhou the same way he treated Chu Xiao.
"Alright." Li Li shrugged, indicating that he would not persuade him.
"So, Li, do you have any good ingredients for me to choose from?" Dean asked directly.
"Of course. A batch of Albert's beef just arrived this morning. I think you'll like it." Li Li made an inviting gesture and led him to the storeroom.
"Oh, of course. The water and grass there are lush, and the quality of the beef there is very good. What breed is it?" Dean immediately asked in a serious tone after hearing Li Li's words.
"It's the Charolais raised there. You should be very familiar with them," Li Li said with a smile.
"Of course I'm familiar with it. Although it's not from Charolais or the Nivelles region, the quality of this breed is very good." Dean began to talk non-stop when it came to beef, forgetting the unpleasantness of the phone call just now.
"Of course, I only have the front part of the beef. Are you satisfied with it?" Li Li said as he pulled open a cabinet. Inside was a neat row of beef, all of which were what Li Li had described.
"No problem. Of course I'm satisfied." While taking the gloves from Li Li, Dean carefully selected them.
"By the way, there is a new batch of pork. The quality is also very good. Do you want to have a look?" Li Li said as he opened another large refrigerator.
"Thank you, Li, for your generosity," Dean said with a satisfied smile.
"You're welcome. There are still vegetables over there." Li Li pointed at the rows of vegetable shelves not far away.
"Of course. I think these ingredients can be used to make meatballs. The taste should be very good," Li Li suggested sincerely, "Do you still remember the competition we participated in last time? You won the first place with the Paradise Island Meatball. I still remember it clearly. "
The Paradise Island Meatball was an innovative dish. Strictly speaking, it was a combination of dessert and main course, with meatballs on the top and ice cream on the bottom.
"You still remember it? I think it's not bad. I heard that you Chinese love eating meatballs." Dean smiled proudly and accepted Li Li's suggestion directly.
"Yes. We also have many kinds of meatballs here," Li Li added with a smile.
"That's all." Dean quickly selected the required ingredients and then told the assistant behind him.
"Okay. I'll ask someone to send them over." Li Li then turned his head and signaled to the fat head chef behind him.
"Yes, Head Chef. I'll ask someone to move them right away," only then did the fat head chef show his head and answer.
"Thank you, Li." Dean nodded and thanked him.
"You're welcome. Look for me if you need anything." Li Li waved his hand and said goodbye.
Due to the tight schedule, Dean turned around and left after he selected the ingredients. At the same time, the head chef who went to call someone returned.
"Go back to work." Li Li watched him leave and then turned around to leave.
Behind him, the fat head chef couldn't help but look at Li Li's back again and again. He scratched his ears and cheeks curiously.
"Head Chef, didn't we just get a batch of A5 steaks? Wouldn't it be easier to make the steaks now?" the fat head chef couldn't help but ask after a long time.
The fat head chef knew very well that Li Li wasn't unwilling to give him the ingredients because he didn't want to. After all, Li Li had always asked him to use the best ingredients when he was practicing. He said that was the only way to get familiar with the temperature changes and taste of the high-grade ingredients.
One should know that the chef who just arrived was a famous chef from France. He knew this fat head chef, so it was only right for him to give him a good steak.
"Meatballs are good. Meatballs are even better. Only meatballs are representative," Li Li paused and then said affirmatively.
"Is it because Boss Yuan also knows how to make Swedish Meatballs?" The fat head chef felt that he knew the truth.
Li Li turned his head and his cold gaze suddenly stopped on the fat head chef's face. "Do you know that a loose tongue can cause trouble?"
The fat head chef shut his mouth immediately. If he knew too much, he would be silenced.
"It's almost lunchtime. Let's go to the kitchen." Li Li looked at the excited Dean who was about to show off his skills and his gaze was filled with pity. Then, it disappeared in a flash. He lowered his head and continued with his work.
…
The knives that Dean used were his own. As for how to bring them into the country, he had specially discussed with China Airlines to get them to be sent by air. Of course, it was very difficult to get them by changing the procedures. Luckily, Dean was a famous chef.
Due to Li Li's' enthusiasm and generosity 'and Manager Liu Ruoyu's help, they didn't need to borrow kitchenware from other places. As the saying goes, strength in numbers. With the help of many staff members of the program team, they successfully built a temporary open-air kitchen.
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