"It's good to be young. Youth represents vigor and creativity. Head Chef Yuan, you are a good person," Zhang Yan tried to change the topic.
Facing the encouragement of the chairman of Sichuan Cuisine Association, Yuan Zhou nodded solemnly and greeted Lee Yanyi.
"Your restaurant is getting more and more famous. It's getting harder and harder to have a meal there," Lee Yanyi said. He temporarily let go of Zhang Yan and said to Yuan Zhou, "I don't want you to expand your restaurant. You are the only chef. It's pointless to expand your restaurant."
Only a restaurant with Yuan Zhou's name was Yuanzhou shop. Therefore, there would occasionally be customers who asked Yuan Zhou to expand his restaurant, but very few would ask Yuan Zhou to open a branch.
"The annual Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant Selection is the biggest event in Sichuan Cuisine," Zhang Yan said. Zhang Yan said, "That's why the relevant departments are very supportive. Many media outlets and official media outlets have come. They even invited the CEOs of many food companies."
Not only was Zhang Yan saying that, he was also enthusiastically guiding the audience with his gaze. For example, when they were talking about the official media, Yuan Zhou followed Zhang Yan's gaze and saw the Sichuan Daily. With such a huge logo, anyone could see it.
There was even a camera. It seemed that the award ceremony was being broadcasted.
Then, Yuan Zhou looked at the CEOs of gourmet companies. They were all men in their thirties and forties. He didn't know any of them.
"That's not important. What's important is that the person who will present you with the pennant is from the provincial party committee. Head Chef Yuan shouldn't be nervous, right?" Zhang Yan said.
"…" Yuan Zhou kept silent for a long time. He didn't know if he should say it or not. He wasn't nervous at first, but now he was nervous.
After thinking for a long time, Yuan Zhou decided not to say it. He nodded his head cooperatively.
"Alright, Yuan. You should focus on your culinary skills. As a chef, craftsmanship is the most important thing," Zhou Shijie said, "Moreover, the government seems to be taking this event very seriously."
Didn't you see that Chef Zhu has already put on a suit? "Lee Yanyi pointed at a fairly famous head chef.
Apart from his craftsmanship, the other reason why Chef Zhu was famous was that he dressed like a madman. Yuan Zhou also knew about this. But today, it was very normal. Was there a need to be so exaggerated?
All gatherings were in groups of two or three. For example, entrepreneurs would discuss business promotion with each other, and restaurant chefs would exchange cooking skills with each other.
Among them, Zhou Shijie, Zhang Yan, and Lee Yanyi were naturally the focus of attention in this meeting. And these three people were surrounding Yuan Zhou.
The ten chief chefs who were nominated for the Exemplary Restaurant Competition were all here. In comparison, even the chief chefs of Chengdu Cuisine were much more qualified than Yuan Zhou.
Therefore, even though The Kitchen God was the exemplary restaurant this year, those experienced chefs would not take the initiative to greet them.
But now, they could only come one by one. Yuan Zhou had become the focus of the entire award ceremony.
"Chairman Zhou, Chairman Zhang, and Master Lee." Chef Tian, which was located in Nanchong and was known as the number one restaurant in Nanchong, had also been nominated three times.
To use an inappropriate term, Chef Tian was 52 years old this year. When he became famous in the cooking world, Yuan Zhou had not been born yet.
"Chef Tian." Zhou Shijie nodded and then said, "Let me introduce you. This is the genius chef of China, Yuan Zhou."
"Yuan Zhou's The Kitchen God is the winner of this Exemplary Restaurant Competition." Zhang Yan also followed Zhou Shijie's words and said, "Yuan's basic skills are solid and he has the demeanor of a master."
Chef Tian looked at Zhang Yan and Zhou Shijie and then said, "I have long heard of Master Yuan's name. I have always wanted to pay you a visit."
"I'm just a chef, not a master. Moreover, Master Tian's duck blood and tripe in curd is excellent. I have long heard of it," Yuan Zhou said hurriedly.
"His duck blood and tripe in curd is indeed good. There is one ingredient in it that I can't taste," Lee Yanyi suddenly said. Lee Yanyi suddenly said, "Young … Head Chef Yuan, your tongue is even better than mine. You should go and have a taste when you have the chance."
After saying that, perhaps Lee Yanyi was still afraid that this matter would not attract Yuan Zhou, so he added, "I have also brought Chu Xiao there, but he couldn't taste it either."
This time, Yuan Zhou was really interested. Lee Yanyi was a food critic who had a reputation both at home and abroad. If he couldn't taste it, even Chu Xiao's gifted tongue couldn't taste it. So what kind of duck blood and tripe in curd was it?
"Haha, it's nothing." Chef Tian waved his hand. However, Lee Yanyi's words made him feel awkward.
"But he's not good at teaching disciples. He has three disciples, but none of them learned anything. The food they cook is terrible." Lee Yanyi was indeed a sharp-tongued person.
"Uh …" Chef Tian.
Sometimes, Yuan Zhou was really curious. How did people like Wu Hai and Lee Yanyi survive until now and not get beaten to death?
"Master Tian, I hope to learn from you when I have the time." Yuan Zhou broke the awkwardness.
"Of course, of course." Chef Tian smiled awkwardly. In order to ease the awkwardness, he threw out a topic, "This year's Exemplary Restaurant Award is much more Fascinating than before."
Back to the topic. Under the escort of the three braggers, Zhou Chui, Zhang Chui, and Lee Chui, all the chefs who came to greet him witnessed how amazing Yuan Zhou was.
After about half an hour, the award ceremony officially began. First, it was Zhang Yan who went up on stage to open the ceremony. He was going to talk about the history of Sichuan Cuisine and the reason for holding the Exemplary Restaurant Award.
Below the stage, Yuan Zhou looked at the formal scene and felt a little nervous. Originally, there were many reporters filming. Yuan Zhou thought it was a great opportunity for him to show off, just like the exchange meeting between China and Japan.
However, the nervous atmosphere was contagious, especially when he heard that not only the secretary general but also other government officials would come, especially when the other head chefs were all waiting solemnly. Fortunately, Yuan Zhou was still able to keep his composure since he was a person who cared about his face.
"The progress of Sichuan Cuisine is inseparable from outstanding head chefs and outstanding restaurants. For this year's Exemplary Restaurant Award Ceremony, I would like to invite Mr. Li Wei to present this year's Exemplary Restaurant Award Ceremony." Zhang Yan came down and invited a middle-aged man in his forties.
Li Wei held an important position in the government. When he came up on stage, he didn't call him by his title, but by his name. It was quite interesting.
"As the specialty of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Cuisine has always been a calling card." Li Wei announced a lot of data, appearing very professional. She also knew that Sichuan Cuisine Time Plus was not only famous in Sichuan Province, but also in the surrounding provinces.
Thinking about it, it was one of the eight major cuisines.
To summarize Li Wei's words, Sichuan Cuisine was very important to Sichuan Province. The Exemplary Restaurant and the other nominated restaurants all had to expand their impressions and increase the popularity of Sichuan Cuisine.
"This year's Exemplary Restaurant Award goes to The Kitchen God. Let's invite Head Chef The Kitchen God, Yuan Zhou, to come up on stage to receive the award," Li Wei invited.
Li Wei's last sentence made everyone's gaze fall on Yuan Zhou, followed by many cameras and reporters.
The lineup was very powerful, and the atmosphere was very solemn …
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