gourmet food

Chapter 730 The Hidden Secret

Lyon's call was to Adolf, the head of the European Michelin review. After learning of Lyon's request, Adolf immediately roared.

"What are you kidding?
You want me to start the highest level review test for a Chinese restaurant?

Is this restaurant opened by our French Michelin three-star chef?

Are you crazy? "

Adolf was very angry. Is this damn Leon talking nonsense?

It was around three in the morning now. I finally fell asleep and was woken up by his phone call.

It was rare that he had just had a sweet dream, and before he had time to reflect on it, he actually told himself such an unreliable suggestion, which was simply outrageous.

"God, go to hell with your French three-star chef. You're a sleepyhead. Let me tell you, the dishes made by the chef in this restaurant are at least as good as those of a five-star chef."

Don’t think I’m kidding you. The dishes he cooks have already broken the barriers of Western style. After you see it, you will admire it as a masterpiece of God.

You idiot, did you hear what I was saying? Give me an answer quickly. When will you send someone over?
Speak, you stupid ass."

The more Leon talked, the more excited he became, especially after he didn't hear Adolf's voice at the end, he actually started to curse, which was very different from his usual gentlemanly demeanor.

The guests queuing up at the door saw this strange scene. An elegantly dressed bearded man spoke an unintelligible language and was talking on the phone with a very excited expression.

Later, I heard someone say it was French, which made everyone very curious. Did the French bearded man lose his wallet?

Otherwise, why would you be so excited?

He was still waving his fists as he spoke. Was he venting his frustration to his friends?
If something happens, don’t you know how to call the police?

Adolphe was woken up by the phone and his brain was not very clear. When he heard Lyon talking about five-star chefs in France, he silently began to recall, do we have five-star chefs in France?
Before he could figure it out, he heard Leon scolding him, so he immediately responded.
"You bastard, I think you are really crazy. Do you know how many reviewers we have around the world?

There are only about 90, less than 100 people, you know what, asshole?
Are you like them? Don’t you know that everyone needs to go out and visit stores 12 times a week?An average of 250 restaurants and 149 hotels need to be evaluated a year.

The average flight distance in a year is about 30000 kilometers. It takes an average of 1 hour to write a report after each restaurant or hotel is surveyed. On average, more than 1100 reports need to be submitted in a year.

Now you are telling me that you want me to allocate 90 people from these 10 people to China to conduct reviews at a store in a city?

And it’s still in China?
Do you know how much they complain?

Do you know how much confusion this will cause in their planned schedules and their work?
If it is really a top-notch, three-star restaurant that has been reviewed before, and if there are major changes or improvements, it is understandable for you to make such a request.

But what are you telling me now?French five-star chef?
You unlearned bastard, are you trying to shame me for not understanding Michelin’s rating standards and rules?

If it weren't for the sake of seeing that we have been friends for many years, I would definitely break up with you!

break up! ! !

You know what, you bastard! ! ! "

Adolf became even more angry. When he was thinking about it, he didn't hear the food problem mentioned by Leon at all. He only heard the last words scolding him, so he seemed so angry.

"Wait? Who are you saying is uneducated?

I am the top Michelin reviewer. Are you questioning my professional ability?
The grade of the dishes I just told you is beyond the scope of rating. Didn't you even listen?You sleepyhead and fool"

The more Leon listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. Adolf complained a lot, but it was not on point at all, so he suspected that this guy did not hear what he just said clearly.

After looking at his watch, he came to his senses and realized that it was still early morning in France. It seemed that he had disturbed Adolf's sleep. He had some symptoms of insomnia. No wonder he was so angry.

"What did you say? Beyond grading? What does that mean?"

Adolf's mind was much clearer at this time. Although he was still a little dissatisfied with Leon's evaluation of him, he still had no doubts about his professionalism, so he began to be cautious.

“The dishes, the dishes in this restaurant, simply surpass any dishes I have ever seen before. The chef’s technique is very high-end, and both the heat and the taste have reached an extreme.

I can assure you that I have never seen any Western chef who can do it the way he does, where all the ingredients are the finishing touch in his hands.

The finishing touch?Do you understand?

A Chinese idiom!

Oh my gosh, I don’t know how to translate it. Just imagine it is unparalleled. I’ll send you the photo so you can take a good look.

Although you can't taste the taste, but let me tell you, this is the most delicious food I have ever tasted, bar none.

You wait, I'll send it to you right away, damn bastard"

Beep beep.
The sound of hanging up the phone came from the receiver. It was hard for Adolf to believe what he heard. A restaurant in China made dishes that Lyon was so impressed with. What did it look like?
By the way, this bastard actually hung up the phone?
I haven’t had time to ask him which country this chef is from?

He shouldn't be Chinese, right?
How could the dishes made by Chinese people receive such high praise from Lyon?
This is absolutely impossible!

You must know that there was an evaluation of China's Shanghai Magic City before, but no Chinese restaurant was rated as three stars, and the only restaurant in Shanghai City that was rated three stars was a French restaurant.

Most Chinese restaurants have one star, but there seems to be only one or two two-star restaurants. I can’t remember clearly.
Soon, my mobile phone received a few photos, the first few were photos of dishes, these photos are a bit strange at first glance.

After checking carefully, these photos seem to be two as a whole. One photo looks like a very typical Western dish. Both in terms of color and shape, they are very good.

Although he couldn't taste it, Adolf could still tell a lot from the processing and combination of ingredients in the photos. This must be a dish made by a chef with at least three Michelin stars.

But a photo corresponding to it made me feel an indescribable weirdness.

This is a crispy beef dish.

Judging from the first impression, this second photo is undoubtedly an upgraded version of the first one. In terms of various factors such as the shape, color, and presentation of the ingredients, it is greatly improved compared to the first photo.

But what makes this style improvement feel a little weird is that it has a strong Chinese style, but it still retains a hint of Western flavor in it.

There is a big difference between Chinese and Western styles, so trying to merge the two together will make people feel a bit nondescript.

However, this dish gives people a very different feeling. It does not feel out of place. On the contrary, it not only highlights the Chinese style, but also slightly reveals the Western flavor.

The presentation of the entire dish presents a Chinese style, and the stretched shape of the pepper and sesame juice in the fresh picture perfectly blends into the scenery.

On the contrary, it gives people a more fresh and romantic feeling.
Adolf immediately wanted to taste the taste of this dish, it seemed very tempting!
As a person in charge of food review, I receive reports from reviewers every day, which contain many photos of delicious food.

But now I find that there is no one like this that can give me such an impulsive feeling. Don't forget that it is still late at night, the time when the desire for food is the least.
Look at the next few photos, they are all comparing each other. The comparison photos have greatly improved the dishes, and all of them have a strong Chinese flavor.

It's so beautiful, it's a work of art, an incomparable masterpiece of art.

But Adolf was even more confused about the photos. How did the comparison between the two photos come about?

Could it be that the first one was collected by Leon on a daily basis?

The second picture was improved by the chef of this restaurant himself?

But how could it be such a coincidence that the shapes of the main ingredients in the two photos are so similar? Is this true?
Made in the same store?

Adolf turned to the last photo, which showed two young people cooking. It was obvious that the two had different divisions of labor. One was cooking Western food and the other was cooking Chinese food.

This made Adolf frown deeply, and he couldn't figure out why?
Could it be that a Western chef made a Western food, and then the Chinese chef improved it on the spot?
How can this be?

Absolutely impossible!
If you want to improve a dish, it requires a long-term trial process. There is no doubt about this. As an authoritative reviewer of Michelin, this is very clear.

Many one-star restaurants that have been selected by Michelin will improve their dishes when they want to upgrade their stars. Only when they meet the standards can they pass the upgrade evaluation.

I believe anyone who has been a Michelin reviewer will know how difficult this upgrade is.

It is almost impossible to achieve it in half a year, or more than a year.

Because improving dishes is not an innovation that chefs take for granted, but improvements based on the characteristics of the dishes and adjustments based on timely feedback from guests.

Omg this is incredible!
When he thought that this might be an upgrade of the dishes made on the spot, Adolf suddenly woke up and no longer felt sleepy.

The phone in his hand immediately called Leon back.

"Oh, damn guy, finally called me back."

After Leon vented, he felt very bad for a moment. Then he saw that Boss Xiaomao was selling desserts. After buying one and trying it, he felt much better.

"Is this made in a store? Is it improvised on the spot?"

Adolf didn't waste any time and asked the most critical question directly.

"Yes, yes, you are right. I witnessed it with my own eyes. If you don't believe it, I will record a video for you later. This is really incredible. It is simply a masterpiece of God."

Leon heard that Adolf's tone had begun to soften, and knew that he had begun to pay attention to this matter, so he answered with joy.

"Oh my god, this is incredible. What kind of store is this? Is it opened in the CBD? Has the chef studied Western cuisine in France?"

Adolf is still a little confused now, what kind of store can make such delicious food, but currently there is a lack of information, so he can only make up his mind.

"Uh"

Leon looked at the surrounding environment. Many people were holding lunch boxes, cups, milk tea, etc. They were walking all the way to taste Internet celebrity delicacies. There were a large number of customers queuing up outside an Internet celebrity store.

This doesn’t look like CBD, does it?
The Yipin store is located in such a busy snack street. Although its signboard looks similar to all the shops on this street, you only know how special it is when you enter.

And the queue of people is the largest on this street, but have you ever seen any high-end restaurant with so many people queuing up?
Moreover, it does not focus on making high-end set meals at all. It mainly focuses on breakfast and home-cooked dishes. As for the dishes made today, it seems to be preparations for the launch of the set meals in two days?
Oh, yes, that's it. It's still under preparation and will be launched in two days.

But how should I answer Adolf?

Tell him this is a small street shop that mainly serves Chinese breakfast?
Shit, you can’t believe it even if you are yourself?
But Leon still told the truth: "This is a store on the snack street, but the prices in the store are very expensive. They are currently testing dishes and will launch a formal set menu in two days."

Leon thought for a while, polished his words, and told Adolf the real situation.

"God, if I didn't believe in your professional ethics, I would think today is April Fool's Day.

Okay, okay, I will send an email to the reviewer immediately and arrange for the 10 top reviewers to go to this restaurant to rate it. It is really worth it just to see a few photos you sent.

But the taste, you damn guy Lyon, you have to know how picky they are about the taste of their dishes!
If anything is inconsistent with what you said, God, I will definitely disqualify you as a commentator. Do you understand? "

Although Adolf agreed to Leon's request, he also warned him not to joke about it.

"Don't worry, you still can't trust my professionalism? My professional ethics are guaranteed."

Leon understood what Adolf meant. If the store he discovered was rated, he would be able to truly establish himself as No. 1 among the reviewers.

In the near future, maybe we can go one step further and achieve the position of Adolf's deputy?You must know that Adolf had hinted to himself before that his deputy was about to change jobs, so didn't the opportunity come?

Although this is an ulterior secret, there are no problems either publicly or privately.

So this is the main reason why I am so excited. The dishes in this store have been personally inspected by myself, and the three-star standards are absolutely no problem.

You must know that currently in the entire Chinese mainland, there is only one Michelin three-star restaurant in Shanghai. If you include this one, there are only two.

And this one was the one who discovered it first and strongly requested for evaluation. Of course, he will take the credit for this.

Leon was very excited when he hung up the phone, feeling that everything was under his control, but could he have expected that he would definitely be able to taste the official set meal from Yipin Store?
Also, will Chu Yunfeng let Michelin rate the first product?

(End of this chapter)