gourmet food

Chapter 849 Can't Get Out
Chu Yunfeng not only received the honor of "No. 1" chef today, but also received attention that no master chef has ever received.

After hearing about Chu Yunfeng's "deeds", the heads of the government building came to the kitchen after get off work, and a group of people gathered around, wanting to see who this legendary young man was.

"I heard that this young man came in under the name of a senior chef. Can you believe it unless you see it with your own eyes?"

"Isn't that right? Where are we here? This is the highest palace of chefs. How can someone with no skills get in?"

"That's right. I've heard that this young man's family background is quite impressive. I thought he came here to get gold plating."

"Nonsense, the news I got is that this young man is an ordinary person. He was a little arrogant after he came here. Then the masters gave him some eye drops. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a dragon crossing the river."

"You are all wrong. This young man is actually a relative of me. You are paving the way for him. I don't know what his cooking skills are like."

There are different opinions, which makes Chu Yunfeng even more mysterious, but when he thinks that he can perform such an important task on his first day in the kitchen, it should not be unreasonable.

The reason for this situation was mainly because of Chu Yunfeng's rather young face, and the fact that so many big leaders were paying attention to him, which naturally aroused everyone's suspicions.

A group of leaders, and even leaders from other departments, gathered together and surrounded Chu Yunfeng tightly.

The rest of the people could only surround them from the outside, forming two circles, the inner and outer circles, and the topics discussed in these two circles were naturally different.

Of course, the amount of information in the inner circle must be more sufficient, especially when going through various procedures, Chu Yunfeng's age and qualifications will inevitably be leaked.

This is why heads from other departments gather here.

This is definitely the first time for a newcomer to prepare official state banquet dishes, so in addition to watching the excitement, everyone wants to see and get to know each other.

If someone can have such cooking skills at such an age, one can imagine his future achievements, so getting to know him in advance is the real purpose of everyone.

"Xiao Chu, your dish is arranged in the fifth position. It's almost time. Start cooking quickly!"

Mr. Liu recorded the time for Chu Yunfeng when he made this dish before him, so according to the arrangement of the process, it naturally needs to be made in advance.

The process of making this dish is quite complicated and takes a lot of time, so when the first dish starts to be made, Chu Yunfeng needs to start immediately.

"Okay, I know!"

After receiving the signal, Chu Yunfeng nodded in response, and then immediately entered the state, and soon began to show off his amazing cooking skills.

"It's moving, it's moving, it's moving!"

"Stop squeezing, who stepped on my foot?"

"I can't see it, I have to find a stool to stand on!"

Seeing the inner circle beginning to stir, the people in the outer circle became even more excited, but this excitement created chaos, with various voices rising and falling one after another.

Hmm~?

The commotion in the back was naturally discovered by the leaders in front. Everyone turned their heads and glanced seriously at the back, and then fell into silence immediately.
"This is Xiao Chu. He is indeed young and promising. This will probably be enough for everyone to brag about for a while."

"You are really young. I couldn't believe it when I saw the age on the list. I thought you had made a mistake. It really shocked me."

"Don't tell me, I even called Lao Wang specifically and told him to treat me to dinner, otherwise I would use this matter to sue him, but I didn't expect that he would despise me."

"Don't say it's you, I was scolded so much by him. He said he didn't believe in the little comrade and so on. He was so scolded that I couldn't even say a word."

The leaders in the inner circle are all discussing today's interesting event. Otherwise, how could we attract everyone to come over and have a look?

As usual, at this time after get off work, everyone has already gathered in a group to play skewers or something, so why would they get together here?

Chu Yunfeng didn't hear anyone's comments about him at all, but concentrated on doing his own thing. After washing the tofu, he began to make fish grits with a hand hammer.

"You're pretty good at it. Look, look, it's so fast!"

"Oh my God, this is a lot of work. If you collect ingredients bit by bit like this, no wonder this dish can be served on the table?"

"Let me tell you, how could the leaders make such a mistake? They don't have the guts to let him make official banquet dishes?"

People carrying stools stood on it and watched the excitement, while some people who couldn't find the tools to raise the height used the kitchen table to support themselves and watch. This kind of excitement has not happened for a long time.

Originally, the back kitchen did not allow so many people to come in, but today all the big heads are here, and everyone has the same purpose, so no one mentioned it.

But Mr. Liu had to stick to his principles. Although he knew that this was a rare opportunity for Chu Yunfeng, he couldn't be taken advantage of.

Therefore, everyone who comes in must be disinfected first and then put on a hat. This hygiene work must be done well.

After letting these people in, they will all be witnesses to this matter, and it will also be a good opportunity for Chu Yunfeng to expand his contacts.

And there is a lot of helplessness in this. After all, this age is stuck here. If people don't see it with their own eyes, then the rumors will definitely fly all over the sky tomorrow.

Even if he can be cleared in the end, Chu Yunfeng's first impression will bring disadvantages to his future work, so this is the best approach after all considerations.

The sky was gradually getting dark, but President Hou kept checking his watch and became very anxious.

There was a family dinner for Chu Yunfeng when he went back tonight, and he promised the old man that he would take him back as soon as possible, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble.

After all, there are a lot of relatives in this banquet, and this is the first time we meet, so you can't let others think that you are so arrogant and ignore everyone.

This would be an unreasonable disaster for Chu Yunfeng. He would be blamed for nothing, and the old man would inevitably criticize himself.

The most depressing thing was that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. The reason for all this was that the banquet was postponed by an hour.

This directly led to the disruption of the time planned by President Hou, and the delay of Chu Yunfeng's return home, and the impact would have profound changes according to the length of time.

Watch the time!
Keep watching the time!
"How did the time go by so quickly?"

President Hou was waiting anxiously, raising his wrist to check the time from time to time, and then constantly turning his eyes to Chu Yunfeng, who was concentrating on cooking.

"What, are you in a hurry?"

Mr. Liu didn't know Chu Yunfeng's next arrangements, and he didn't even know Chu Yunfeng's true identity, but the abnormality in President Hou checking the time every few seconds naturally caught his attention.

"Yes, there is a very important dinner tonight, and it looks like we are going to be late."

Thinking of the trouble caused by being late, the enthusiasm that President Hou had finally aroused today was instantly extinguished, and he began to feel a little restless.

"Everything happens for a reason, and there are extenuating circumstances. I'll explain it to everyone when I go over later. After all, this is a mission I just received, and it's my first time. It's an honor, isn't it?

I believe that as long as you say it, everyone will understand, right? "

understand?

What Mr. Liu said is quite right. As long as he tells what happened today, he will definitely gain others' understanding. But that's also the problem.

The old man doesn't seem to want others to know about Chu Yunfeng's position in the capital, and he also told himself that he needs to keep it secret. How do you explain this to yourself?
Who can I explain to?

This sudden delay of one hour is nothing in normal times. This kind of thing happens from time to time, and it is common for the master chefs in the kitchen.

But things happened frequently today. Not only were there so many people who wanted to get to know Chu Yunfeng, but the state banquet dishes were not the same as those in other restaurants.

Cooking outside is relatively simple. Once the food is ready, just ask the waiter to deliver it to you. The chef should do whatever he wants.

But when it comes to cooking here, it takes a lot more care, and there are a lot more rules. One of them that is closely related to the current situation is that people can't leave right away.

After the dishes are prepared, they are delivered to the banquet, and the master chefs have to be on standby in the back kitchen to deal with various situations that arise among the guests.

For example, if this dish makes the guests feel unprecedented enjoyment and they want to get to know the chef, then of course they need to explain it to the guests in person.

This is a good opportunity to show your face, and it is also a good thing to increase your reputation. It is also an opportunity to make the dish you cook famous.

But this situation is not suitable for very formal occasions, but it is no problem for semi-formal occasions like tonight, so President Hou's anxiety is understandable.

After the pocket tofu is ready, Chu Yunfeng will have to stay in the kitchen for at least another half hour, and according to the rules, he should not leave until the guests have finished their meal.

After the half hour he waited for was over, he needed to take him away immediately to ensure that it would not be too late for him to go back to attend the dinner.

The longer it takes, the greater the consequences and impact will be on him. This is what troubles me the most, and there is nothing to say.

"Tonight's dinner is a bit special. I'll ask him to wait for half an hour before leaving after the food is served. Is that okay?"

President Hou's anxious expression also held a hint of seriousness, which made Mr. Liu and Mr. Ji smell something unusual.

special?

This word naturally tasted unusual when it came out of President Hou's mouth, but the two elders did not want to delve into it. Instead, they looked at Chu Yunfeng again, wondering what kind of dinner this was.

"Then let's discuss it with him after he's finished cooking. There shouldn't be any problem. If there's anything to do, we'll have to come back again."

Mr. Liu frowned and thought for a moment, but he didn't dare to say too much. After all, there were really too many people here today, and it would have a bad influence blatantly.

President Hou nodded and said nothing more. He was very pleased to see that he and several colleagues were commenting on Chu Yunfeng's cooking.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, Chu Yunfeng would have grown to such an extent that describing him as a genius would be a bit unfair.

"This dish is very good. This is the most complicated dish I have ever seen."

"Old Wang, this Sichuan cuisine will be very popular in the kitchen in the future. The rate of ordering this dish should increase a lot in the future, right?"

“I’ve only heard of the name of traditional Sichuan cuisine before, but I didn’t expect it to be really good!”

Under the heated discussions and comments from the experts, Chu Yunfeng lived up to expectations and cooked this dish completely and perfectly.

This dish was impeccable both in appearance and taste, and Section Chief Yu and the others were all witnesses, so Chu Yunfeng had this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It broke a record in the history of a state banquet chef. I believe no one can break it in the future.

"Send it over quickly!"

After Mr. Liu arranged for someone to send this dish away, he took Chu Yunfeng and started to introduce it to everyone: "This is Chu Yunfeng, the promoter of traditional Sichuan cuisine, and also a newcomer from our kitchen to report."

According to the previous introduction method, Chu Yunfeng should be called "Sichuan Chef", but the name Mr. Liu added made everyone understand the difference.

After Mr. Liu introduced everyone present to Chu Yunfeng one by one, Chu Yunfeng shook hands with everyone with a smile and said hello, and then relied on his strong memory to write down the many positions and names.

"Little Chu, you are really young and promising!"

"Sichuan cuisine is good, I'm very optimistic about you!"

"We need to learn more experience here, and young people must guard against arrogance and impetuosity!"

Chu Yunfeng was quickly submerged in the crowd, and responded to everyone's enthusiasm with "difficulty".

And as time went by, President Hou became more and more anxious!

It has been more than 20 minutes since this dish was served. Feedback has just come back saying that this dish has been unanimously praised by the guests, saying that it is a very unique and exquisite dish.

It is said that even the soup was drunk!

As soon as the news came back, the people present became more enthusiastic, which made Chu Yunfeng tired of coping, and looked at President Hou with a look of pleading for help.

Compared to President Hou, Chu Yunfeng was more anxious than him. He had left Mu Qing alone today. Although grandma was very caring about her, it was still a bit embarrassing and inappropriate after all.

This is my first time visiting my house!

The people present are becoming more and more enthusiastic. If President Hou pulls Chu Yunfeng away at this time, he will naturally offend everyone. With so many people offending him together, even the president will have to think twice.

But now it was really too late. President Hou quickly pulled him aside and told him the situation.

"What, the old man is still waiting for him to go back and have a family dinner?

Why didn't you say it earlier? "

Only President Hou at the scene knew Chu Yunfeng's true background. As soon as this was revealed, he felt a little timid looking at the dark crowd.

However, as an old Jianghu, he suddenly thought of something, which should be able to successfully pull Chu Yunfeng out.
(End of this chapter)