Food Bureau

Although I was mentally prepared that the hostess must be well-dressed tonight, my eyes were still "burned" when I saw her.

At that moment I had only one question left: why isn't she a movie star?

I know this is an idiotic question, but that's what I thought at that moment. There are always some stereotypes in human beings, for example, people with good looks should be stars.In short, I was stunned for about two seconds, and Shang Wan first showed his signature smile, and said softly, "I'm sorry, Ju Zuo, I didn't come to see you until now."

My face was always tense, but I was embarrassed for a moment. I subconsciously raised my hand to scratch the back of my neck. The next second, I realized that I was wearing gloves and was arranging the plate. I stopped my hand by my shoulder, like a fool As if, Cheng waved at her, "It's okay, I know Miss Shang must be very busy today."

Her eyes followed my hand, raised and stopped, and then turned back to me with a smile on my face. I think she has insight into the embarrassment along the way.

But she is too dazzling today, her long hair is made into slightly big curls, the kind that rolls outwards, very European and American style, she is wearing a champagne-colored dress, fishtail style, showing a slender and well-proportioned The lower legs will not be as formal as a long dress skirt. After all, it is a family banquet, and it shows the importance and respect for the guests.The makeup on the face is slightly heavier than usual, but it doesn't feel very deliberate, and the lighting only feels exquisite and perfect.

She walked over here, a strand of thin diamonds hanging from her earlobe sparkled like running water, "Thanks for your hard work, everyone, please mention anything at any time." As she spoke, she came to me and watched me lay out green grapes. The aroma infiltrates my nose. My sensitivity to taste is not only on the tongue, but also in the nose. Her taste today is a little sexy, kumquat, jasmine, and bamboo. After staying for a while, it emits a woody fragrance. Tune.

I am making a very special appetizer "The Wizard of Oz". This dish will be placed in the center of the table for guests to share. The centerpiece in the middle of the banquet table usually has some flowers and candles. I designed this cold dish, which is both beautiful and delicious Eat, its whole shape is a strip-shaped forest, made of dense Beijing water vegetables, chicory, and kale, the soil is creamy green bean puree, covered with grilled matsutake, and sliced ​​black truffles.Peeled green grapes soaked in champagne, lychees stuffed with horseshoe puree, pickled plums and other snacks are scattered in the "forest", and three kinds of green leaf salads made into "trees" are also sprinkled with seasoning powders of different colors and flavors: Sour plum powder, matcha powder, and nut powder to ensure the rich taste of the salad.

"It's interesting." Shang Wan sighed.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to have a bite first?" I didn't know where the courage came from, but I asked her like an old acquaintance.

"Can you?" She also continued.

"Which catches your eye?"

"Well, it's all good, then I'll try this grape."

"Okay~" I poked a grape with a small fruit fork, and just about to say "open your mouth", my whole body shivered, and I quickly handed it over respectfully, "Please."

"Thank you." She took it and swallowed it.

I took the fork she used up respectfully again, waiting for her evaluation.

"Hmm~ It's crisp and delicious, very appetizing, and I'll be even more hungry after a while." She said with a smile.

"It's enough, it's enough."

Just as I was talking, an assistant I hadn't seen came in with a phone, "Mr. Shang, Secretary Jing is on the phone. It seems that the guests are coming soon."

Shang Wan took the phone, said a few more polite words like "hard work" to us, and walked out.

I secretly exhaled, because I was scared because I didn't say "open mouth" just now. If I didn't wear gloves, I would have almost slapped myself.

For the next hour, I stayed in the kitchen without going out. Although I clearly knew when the guests came, when the second batch of dim sum was changed, and when the third batch was changed, it can be said that they enjoyed it outside. I fight in the back kitchen.

Rustic dishes, like many well-known high-end restaurants, rely on the special ingredients.The "Luoyipoyu" mentioned before is an example, but it is not public, and it is public. Even if you eat a piece of lotus root, you have to tell you that it is an organic white lotus root from Mata Lake. Many ingredients come quite well. This is one of the reasons why it is difficult for outsiders to copy this recipe.So when I choose dishes, I will bypass those dishes that cannot get raw materials.

It’s the finishing touch of Champagne Time. It’s a tea soup with special raw materials, but I’ve always used it in the bureau, so I’ve been cooperating with the supplier. This tea soup is very popular among ladies, and I call it “Lian”.

The only edible flower in the water lily family is the perfume lotus from Taiwan. Take a lotus flower and brew it with boiling water. The lotus will bloom slowly under your nose, and the fragrance will overflow immediately. This tea can calm the nerves and beautify the skin.

I put this tea soup at the end of the champagne time, before the main meal, in order to allow the guests to transition from taste and emotion, and to settle the mixed wine smell just now, and this is a tea with a sense of ceremony. I Will appear in person and serve tea with several other waiters.

We held the unopened perfume lotus in a crystal cup, and carried a stainless steel container in the other hand, and walked from the kitchen to the dining room.Along the way, I was looking forward to seeing those two legends.

When I entered the porch of the restaurant, the scene in front of me made me wonder if I had entered a fairyland.

The years I spent with my father when I was young and the experience of studying abroad with a lot of dollars in my pocket, I have seen some things in the world and witnessed people who are like gods, but the few people in front of me are gathered in a house, which is absolutely rare landscape.

What's more, this house is not an ordinary house. It is decorated with details of white hydrangea everywhere. It looks like a fairyland under the elegant and dreamy night light. In front of the high floor-to-ceiling glass wall leading to the outside garden, there are three tall and slender women with excellent temperament. , holding a thin champagne glass, or whispering, or chuckling in a low voice.

Among these three women, one is Shang Wan. She is almost standing with her back to me. From this angle, only three-quarters of her back can be seen, but her full body can be vaguely seen through the glass wall. The face is talking to the guest at the moment.Standing opposite her is a beautiful woman with an oval face, about 30 or [-] years old, with long hair just reaching her shoulders, gathered in one side of her neck, wearing a gray pea green skirt with wide shoulder straps, the front skirt reaches above her knees, revealing A pair of straight and well-proportioned legs, the back of the skirt is long to the middle of the calf, and the thin white finger holding the cup is wearing a plump and oily emerald, which complements the color of the skirt.

Shang Wan didn't know what she said, which made her smile sweetly, revealing her white teeth, which contrasted with the light shining from the diamond earrings hanging down by her ears, which was truly charming.The woman smiled and raised her eyebrows to look at the people around her. Beside her was a woman who looked like a light cloud coming out of a mountain. She was wearing beige trousers. , long trousers wrap the waist and hips, and then the wide legs, if you don't have a tall and thin frame, you definitely dare not wear it like this.

She also turned her head and smiled at the people around her. The two seemed to be in perfect harmony.This woman has a small and exquisite face, but the brows are full of grandeur and indifference. She turned her eyes again, and she saw me and several people who entered the door.

Shang Wan followed her gaze and turned her head back, seeing us too, and everyone looked this way for a moment.

The music was very soft, and Shang Wan tapped the wine glass in his hand with a spoon, and the sound was very crisp.

"Let me introduce to you," Shang Wan said with a smile, "This is Miss Lian, she is the chef of tonight's banquet."

All the guests applauded me for a moment, I was not prepared to be introduced so grandly, and I still held the teacup and pot in my hand, so I had to carefully nod in return.

I don’t wear any chef’s uniform. On such occasions, my work attire is a well-regulated black shirt. The front is casually tucked into the black skinny jeans. The whole body is completely black, and only some decorations are inlaid on the edge of the shirt collar. Anyway, not so depressing.

In today’s scene, there is only one girl who is wearing black like me. I guess she is Shang Wan’s cousin who is studying in San Fran. It’s good for a young child to wear a little black dress. full.

"Lianglian is also my friend, and I am honored to invite her to cook today." Shang Wan continued.

At that moment, I felt flattered. To be honest, we were not close enough friends. She was willing to introduce me like this.But since it was introduced like this, I am not just serving on the stage, I always have to say hello to the guests, so I put the things in my hand on the table and walked over bravely.

"Let's go, this is Moby Whale's Mr. Chen." She introduced the one in off-white clothes.

Sure enough, in fact, I guessed at the door just now, which of these two is the boss behind Moby Whale, and which is her wife, and I guessed the same.

"President Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Just call me Lynn," she smiled and held out her hand. "It's a great honor. The dishes you arranged are all amazing. I look forward to the dinner later."

"It's my honor, my honor." This is what I said from my heart. I gently held her fingertips. I can't say much about the scene, but I can feel that she is very well-educated and treats the kitchen very well. Respect.

I looked up at her again, she was really pretty, with short and medium-length hair down to the neck, with a rich and charming texture, and a heart-shaped diamond stud earring on her earlobe, which was very special.

In the espionage case that shocked most of the world a few months ago, her name often appeared, Chen Xilin, Lynn Chin, so I was not unfamiliar with them when they mentioned their names just now. I also knew that she was Henry Bai, the founder of Moby Dick. His granddaughter, but the news did not say why her surname was Chen.

"This is Miss Mingyu, Lynn's wife." Shang Wan said this very naturally.

"Good evening, Mrs. Chen."

Ming Yue's face turned pink, "Hi, we were talking about it just now, these dishes are all exquisite, delicious in color, fragrance, and Shang Wan is so lucky to have a friend like you," she turned her head to charge Shang Wan smiled and turned around again, "Thank you for your hard work." She also smiled and shook my hand.

Really earned today.

"Come on, let me introduce you to Yu Qi, my cousin. We just found out that Yu Qi and Ming Yue's niece are studying in the same department." Shang Wan said, holding the girl in the little black dress.

"Ah, it's nice to meet you." I was less restrained with the child and took the initiative to shake hands with her.

Then I greeted Shang Wan’s two colleagues. I was worried that the water in the pot would not be hot enough and the lotus would not bloom. The last course before setting up dinner...is a cup of tea."

The six guests sat down one by one, at the rectangular table, Shang Wan sat at the head seat, Chen Xilin took the seat on her right, Ming Yue and Chen Xilin sat beside her holding hands, Yu Qi, Jing Yi, and another an assistant.

Shang Wan saw that we were going to serve one-on-one, and saw that I was about to walk towards her, so she gave me a wink, "Come on, please pour it for Miss Ming."

"Oh, good." I walked towards Mingyu's place and thought. My original thought was that the chef should serve the host, but she must think that the chef should serve the VIP. From the perspective of business cooperation, her VIP must be Chen Xilin. But Chen Xilin brought her family members, so the family members should be the distinguished guests, so she sent me to pour tea for Ming Yu, huh, it was quite a detour.

The others also took their positions. There was mint in the crystal teacup, and the boiling water was slowly poured in. The perfume lotus bloomed slowly. For a while, the fragrance of lotus came along with the freshness of mint, and the female guests at the banquet showed admiration.

"Then take it easy, everyone. I'm glad to see you all." I said politely and was about to step back.

"Here," Shang Wan stopped me, "When the main course is served later, can I invite you over again, let's have a drink together?"

ah?Do I need so much presence?I muttered in my heart, but my mouth responded: "Okay, then I will bother you later."

When I walked out, I thought, Shang Wan called me "Lailian" today, which is really nice.

The author has something to say: Xiao Lai: Where did these two fairy sisters come from?

Xiao Shang: "The Lightness of the Red Dust"~

Xiao Lai: Oh~ Thank you for their support across the ocean.

Xiaoshang: It’s hard work for you, Chef, and it makes you suffer all the time.

Xiao Lai: ...forgive me...

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