Yunding Ranch

Chapter 85
Looking at the three friends who were in shock and couldn't come to their senses for a long time, Lu Li said with a smile, "So, are you ready? We are finally going to try a Michelin one-star restaurant. Actually, I originally planned to Booked for three Michelin stars, but it was too late to book at all, and I thought, I'm bankrupt to pay inheritance tax, so this is a good place."

The joking self-deprecation made all three of them laugh heartily, but then they realized that their movements were too loud, and all three of them closed their mouths and controlled their voices.In fact, the truth is that Lu Li's appointment was too late, only two weeks in advance, so there really wasn't much room for choice; moreover, "among the flowers" was indeed their dream all along.

"Quick, quick, don't try to blackmail Fourteen now, I think he will squander all his inheritance next month, and then there will be no chance." Fred said with a disgusted expression, and invited Mary Ann moved forward, and this proposal was supported by the two girls. Marianne raised her chin proudly and made a gesture of a queen, "Where is the red carpet? Where is my red carpet?"

Looking at the backs of Fred and Marianne, Lu Li turned his head to look at Alice, and extended his right hand friendly, "Miss, I don't know if I have the honor to invite you into the restaurant?"

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Alice's mouth, she pulled up her skirt, squatted down slightly, "My honor." Then she put her left hand in the palm of Lu Li's right hand, and then grabbed Lu Li's right arm , walked towards the door.

Fred and Marianne were stopped at the door. After Lu Li stepped forward, reported his phone number and surname, and the manager on duty confirmed, he called the usher and led them into the famous "In Among the flowers".

"Fourteen, your surname is Lu?" Marianne asked curiously, "This is the first time I know."

"So what do you think my surname is?" Lu Li asked back, Marianne froze immediately, and gave a wild and unconstrained answer, "Uh... Eleven?" The other three laughed, and Marianne But he argued, "Who knows? Since he can have a name of Fourteen, why can't he be named Eleven?"

"Did you know? In fact, my surname actually means 'six' in Chinese." Lu Li replied. Now Fred and Alice showed surprised expressions, and Marianne couldn't help shaking her head triumphantly. , an expression of "Am I amazing? Praise me now", unfortunately, no one appreciates it.

Alice asked, "But, the Chinese word for six, isn't it 'six'?" Alice pronounced the Chinese pronunciation accurately, and it was obvious that her Chinese was still keeping up with the progress.

Lu Li had to explain the difference and origin of simplified and traditional Chinese. In fact, they are somewhat similar to ancient English and modern English. In the end, Lu Li simply borrowed a pen from the waiter and wrote the ten numbers in simplified and traditional. After reading it again, it immediately became more intuitive.

"Wow, although I can't understand Shakespeare's sonnets, Chinese looks like an alien language." Fred marveled that most of Shakespeare's works were written in ancient English, especially ten The difficulty of quatrains is even more daunting.

"Didn't you study art? I thought Shakespeare was part of it." Lu Li asked rhetorically.

Before Fred could answer, Marianne turned her head, showing surprise, "You majored in art? Me too. I majored in ballet."

"I'm majoring in music, and I'm also majoring in photography." Fred couldn't help getting excited, which was really too coincidental.

Looking at the two like-minded people in front of her, Alice turned her head with a mocking expression, "Don't tell me, this is just a coincidence."

Feeling very innocent, Lu Li raised his hands, "It's really a coincidence." There were other reasons for inviting Fred and Marianne, and Lu Li had no idea that the two majors had something in common.

But Alice obviously didn't believe it, and then nodded, "Okay, I believe you." He obviously gave an affirmative answer, but there was something in those words that really made Lu Li feel aggrieved, he felt that he was really wronged, " Do you think I look like Cupid?"

Alice looked at Lu Li seriously, and after about three seconds, she said solemnly, "Like."

Lu Li raised the white square scarf on the table to express his surrender, which made Alice chuckle.

"Gentlemen and ladies, what do you want to drink tonight?" The waiter walked up politely and asked with a smile.

In unison, the three of them all looked at Lu Li. The waiter originally looked at Fred. This kind of difference in small details cannot be regarded as discrimination, it can only be regarded as a cultural habit, and Lu Li has long been used to it.But at this time, the waiter also followed his gaze and looked at Lu Li.

"Please serve us the aperitif bar first. Do you have any recommendations for tonight?" Lu Li's knowledge of alcohol is very limited, and the knowledge he has learned is only on paper, so he chose the most sensible and safest method - ask the waiter born.

"Now we have Palomino's sherry wine, which tastes a little sweeter. It is very suitable for late spring nights, and it is also a very good choice for ladies." The waiter introduced it with a smile.

"No problem, then Shirley's Bar." Lu Li covered the wine list, "Also, give us a bottle of champagne."

The three of Fred were a little agitated when they heard this, but because the waiter was next to them, they forcibly held back.The waiter asked again, "Is Moet all right?"

"No problem." Lu Li closed the wine list and handed it to the waiter. The waiter took the four wine lists away, bowed to salute, and then backed away.

In top restaurants, there are even more extensive wine lists than menus.It seems that it can be used as a murder weapon, and laymen will definitely fall asleep after watching it.

"Fourteen!" said Fred in a low voice. "Are you crazy? Champagne?"

Marianne also whispered, "I glanced at the price just now. I don't know if it's eighty dollars or a hundred dollars. Wait, am I looking at the price of a glass or a bottle?"

"I just saw that a glass of ordinary wine here costs 25 dollars!" Alice was also worried.

Lu Li couldn't help laughing at the scene in front of him. The three of them were leaning against the edge of the table, talking in a low voice like a spy. It was really funny. He followed suit, leaning his chest against the edge of the table and whispering, " Why do we have to talk like thieves?" As soon as this sentence came out, the crowd was outraged, all three rolled their eyes, and Lu Li sat up straight again, "The price of champagne is not as expensive as you think. The bottle I ordered costs eighty dollars, don't worry."

For the sake of the future winery, Lu Li consulted a lot of information, learned a lot of paper knowledge, but the actual operation was lackluster.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. A bottle of champagne was [-] yuan, and the price was not so unacceptable when the four of them averaged it out. "But, what is that Palomino? I know sherry, but this is the first time I've heard of Palomino." Alice asked curiously.

Fred knew about it, “It’s a small town in Andalusia, Spain, where sherry is produced, and it tastes sweet and light.” These are also the basic information you need to know when working in the olive garden.Average consumption at Olive Garden is low, but basic alcohol is on offer.

"I think we should start looking at the menu now." Lu Li suggested, "If we keep struggling with the price here, I think we will probably eat until late tonight."

The four of them lowered their heads and browsed through the menu.As expected, the chef's recommended menu includes an appetizer, a main course and a soup. It's only three courses, and it costs $99; if it's a four-course chef's early adopter set meal, the price will come directly to 130 U.S. dollars, it looks really staggering.

"If you have curious meals, just order them, don't order all the set meals, it looks really weird!" Lu Li knew that they must have the same idea in their heads, and sure enough, after he finished saying this, The three of them raised their heads and looked at Lu Li with embarrassing expressions. The meaning was self-evident. Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "Everyone ordered the set meal, so it's obviously four young people who have never seen the world. I don’t think Yingsheng’s gossip is any different from Olive Garden.”

Fred was the first to understand what Lu Li meant, and laughed softly, "Since you said that, then I'm not going to be polite. I saw the little lamb, and I want to try it out."

Lamb is a common ingredient in Italian cuisine, and Olive Garden has similar dishes, but the taste is really indescribable.Fred obviously wanted a taste of a fancy restaurant.

"Don't you want to try the steak here?" Lu Li knew Fred, and Fred was obsessed with beef—like most Americans, they preferred beef to mutton.

The reason why "In the Flowers" is so famous is because it combines Italian Mediterranean cuisine and absorbs the flavor of France's Riviera region, which is also located on the Mediterranean coast, to create its own style.In the world, although people admire Italian cuisine, there are very few purely Italian restaurants that can be selected for Michelin, which is also the characteristic of this restaurant.In addition to pasta cooked with seafood, steak is also a unique skill in the dishes of the Mediterranean coast.

As Lu Li saw just now, the most expensive dish on the menu was a 36-ounce steak marinated in Bordeaux red wine, top-quality sirloin, a full $120—almost the price of a set meal.Of course, there are other different steak options besides this, and the prices are much more normal.

Fred struggled a bit, but finally shook his head, he still couldn't do it after all.For the price of one dish, they will have to work hard for half the night.It is worth mentioning that the price of "Among the Flowers" is very close to the people. Among the one-star Michelin restaurants, it is relatively high-quality and cheap.

Lu Li looked at Fred's troubled expression and chuckled lightly, "That's fine, if you order lamb, then I'll order steak."

(End of this chapter)