I have a seaside five-star hotel

Chapter 321 The Picture of a Peacock Pecking a Pearl and Stepping on a Lotus in the Setting Sun (4000 words)
Exhibition games are different from regular competitive games. They are games for expanding influence, exchanging experience, and doing good publicity.

What is more important is the display of the chef's skills, the beauty of the dishes and the dining atmosphere.
Although life and death are not decided,

But under the eyes of everyone, there is nowhere to hide who is good and who is bad.

If something goes wrong at this time, it will be ashamed and thrown to the whole Nanjiang.

Therefore,
In order not only to ensure the fun of the competition, but also to ensure the face of each hotel in the competition, each of the judges invited by the competition has important responsibilities.

It is necessary to choose the one with the best fragrance, shape and meaning, and the restaurants behind cannot be blocked.

The task is very heavy.

With the start of the competition, the reporters and judges visited the kitchen and work area of ​​each restaurant in a half-publicity and half-recorded manner, and stopped to watch and comment a few words from time to time.

In short, it is just a formality.

Xu Ba spy also looked like he was taking a leisurely walk, completely treating this competition as a way to relax and unwind.

"Old Xu, I heard that your family, Xiao Bo, has gone abroad to study, but he didn't come home this year?"

In the referee tour group, a middle-aged man was standing beside Xu Baying, chatting and walking from kitchen to kitchen.

"No."

Xu Basui sighed: "This kid has to be strong since he was young. I originally wanted to send him out to see the world, but he insisted that he had too many things to learn and he had to take advantage of the holiday to make up for it. No matter how much I persuaded him, he never came back." .”

Xu Ba spy's expression was mixed.

Although it's a good thing for a child to be strong, he can't stop him from thinking about his son.

It was the first time in so many years that Xu Bo didn't go home for the New Year. If it wasn't because there was business in Nanjiang and he couldn't leave, he would have taken Xu Bo and his mother to fly abroad together to find their son for the New Year.

"Oh, I don't know if he eats well outside."

Here Xu Bayi was feeling melancholy, when suddenly the middle-aged man beside him spoke,

"Hey?!"

"Old Xu, look at that person in front, why does he look so much like your little Bo?"

"Which one?" Xu Ba spy looked up curiously.

I saw a young man wearing a white chef uniform standing behind the workbench in the kitchen work area of ​​the Langye Hotel, giving orders to other chefs, looking like he was in charge of the overall situation and strategizing.

It seems that I didn't say enough details.

The young man also took out a notebook from the side, and while drawing something on the paper, he talked about his ideas with everyone.

After explaining for a long time, everyone finally unified their thinking and showed firmness in their eyes,

The young man patted the table with his right hand and said, "Let's get started!"

More than a dozen kitchen staff quickly stood at their work positions as if they had heard an order, and took action immediately.

Looking at the young man's face, Xu Bayi's expression became stiff.

"It's over, it's over, it's about to reveal itself."

Chen Jianhai hid beside him and watched secretly, his heart raised in his throat nervously.

"Uncle Xu has a good face, so he definitely can't hit someone on the spot." Xiaolang's voice trembled a little,
"Wori, he walked over to Dabo!"

Behind the kitchen bench at the Langye Hotel,
Xu Bo had no idea that he was being targeted by Spy Xu Ba,

While kneading the noodles, he turned around and told the soup head worriedly: "The taste of other dishes is already very strong, the taste of the soup must be reduced."

"Okay Johnny." Tangtou yelled while lowering his head to control the heat.

next moment,
Tangtou suddenly whispered, "Brother Qiao Ni, someone in front has been looking at you, and seems to know you."

Xu Bo was taken aback for a moment, and looked up.

I saw Xu Baying standing in front of the transparent workbench, with bulging veins on his forehead and clenched fists, his bulging muscles could be seen through his shirt.

"dad……?"

Xu Bo was stunned, cold sweat broke out instantly, his hands and feet were cold.

Although he said before that he was ignorant and fearless, he would risk everything for his dream.

But when he really saw Xu Ba spy standing in front of him, his legs were really soft!

"Xiaobo?" The middle-aged man looked surprised, "Just now your father said that you stayed abroad for study and would not come back for the New Year. Why did you come here?"

It's okay not to say that,

When Xu Ba spy heard this, his eyelids jumped a few times.

He opened his mouth, and finally smiled stiffly, and said without smiling:
"I didn't tell my family when I went home for the holidays, but instead came here to participate in the MasterChef competition behind your mother's and me's back?"

The middle-aged man gave Xu Ba spy a sideways look, "Tsk tsk tsk, did you have a cramp in your face or something, just now you were thinking about your son so badly, but now you look like you're going to kill someone."

Seeing that Xu Ba spy's condition was not right, Xu Bo quickly said: "I was going to celebrate the festival at school, but a few days ago I heard that Nanjiang City held a five-star hotel chef competition, so I asked Haizi for a place , I want to come and see.”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Ba spy's eyes fell directly on Chen Jianhai.

That gaze almost saw Chen Jianhai completely,
"This is after me...!"

Chen Jianhai's scalp went numb, and he was about to explain, but the other party snorted coldly, and walked straight forward.

"What's the situation? Are you going to settle accounts after the fall?" Xiaolang asked tremblingly.

"It's fine to settle the accounts at any time, as long as you don't mess up the situation, you can do anything!" Chen Jianhai's voice was weak, and he didn't dare to think about what Xu Ba spy was thinking.

Xu Bo stared at Xu Ba spy's figure stiffly, then took a deep breath, with a broken expression on his face.

The most fearful time is always the time when the fear has not yet come.

Once facing the fear head-on, the pressure in my heart was released instead!

Xu Bo gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to knead all his strength into the noodles, and tried his best to display them.

2 hours passed quickly.

After placing the dishes at the dish outlet and quickly rechecking each dish,
A gong and drum sounded "duang", and the game ended.

Each restaurant puts the prepared food in front of its own dining table, waiting for the judges to taste it.

Before Xu Ba spy and the others had time to start tasting from the first one, they saw that the middle of the tent was crowded with people, and there were exclamations and noises from inside.

"What is that, a birdcage?"

"What kind of bird cage? It's obviously a white peacock, and the peacock's feathers are shining around it!"

"Why do I look at those glowing chocolates?"

"You can pull it down, your chocolate is shining!"

……

Listening to the discussion inside getting louder and louder,

Seeing that the crowd was crowded among the tents, some reporters hurried over with the machine, wanting to see what's new.

Huang Baichuan, Xu Bayi and others were also a little curious and walked over.

But as soon as I arrived at the restaurant of the Langye Hotel,

All surrounding LED lights are on.

Hearing the crisp chirping of "chirp", a big pure white peacock spread its wings, hovered from top to bottom, and disappeared on the table.

In the huge restaurant of a golden opera house, a picture of a peacock pecking a bead and stepping on a lotus in the setting sun is shining brightly, and it is extremely stunning in front of everyone.

"I've seen food festivals so many times, but this is the first time I've seen such dishes!"

"The peacock spit out beads, what happened to the balls on the little tray? How did the soup keep flowing down?"

"The trays extending upward layer by layer on both sides are like auspicious clouds, and they look really beautiful."

"Look quickly! The plate at the bottom looks like a lotus pond at first glance, but the noodles are used to outline the effect of water waves."

"Absolutely!"

……

Xu Bayi, Huang Baichuan, Tong Tongsheng and the others stared in shock at the picture of a peacock pecking a pearl and stepping on a lotus at sunset, with expressions of disbelief.

"What kind of idea is this?"

The host was also shocked by the scene in front of him, and immediately said:

"Excuse me, is the head chef of Langye Hotel here?"

"Such a beautiful dish, can you tell us what the elements of these dishes are?"

As soon as the voice fell, the crowd became noisy again.

"Yes, the chef said, tell us!"

"I just want to know if that peacock is made of chocolate!"

"If you don't tell me about this dish, I won't be willing to eat it."

While talking, everyone looked around curiously, wanting to see who the chef of this hotel is, who can design such a beautiful dish.

The next moment, a young figure came out of the kitchen of the Langye Hotel.

Seeing this, the host immediately went up to greet him, and asked with a smile while shaking hands:
"Hello, are you the head chef of Langye Hotel?"

Xu Bo said with a stiff smile, "Hi, I'm Jonny, the chef of Langye Hotel."

As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly felt a killing intent coming from behind him.

Xu Baying's face was black and frightening,

Especially when Xu Bo said that his name was "Jonnie", the blood vessels in Xu Bayi's neck burst.

Just now I swore that I came back during the holidays, so I just asked for a place in the competition and wanted to see and see.

As a result, he turned his head and came out as a chef!
The middle-aged man touched Xu Bayi's arm with his elbow, and whispered:

"Old Xu, when did Xiao Bo become the head chef of a five-star hotel? Didn't he study abroad?"

When Xu Ba spy heard this, his face flushed instantly, and his lips were tightly pursed.

"Could you please introduce this dish to us?" the host said with a smile.

"We were all curious, what are the ideas and elements of this dish?"

"Okay." Xu Bo took a deep breath, deliberately turned his body sideways, avoiding Xu Baying's terrifying eyes, and introduced:

"Our Langyue Hotel has always focused on innovation and change, so this time knowing the theme of warm winter, we want to try to create a bold contrast in visual colors to better display the dishes."

"At the top, we chose to use the best quality red snapper from Little Vest Island, and use the freshest fish sashimi to create a circular sunset scene."

"The peacock in the middle is made with a large area of ​​pancake and chocolate. It is also matched with pecans, cranberries and almond cream to ensure that the structure of each link is precise and elegant."

The host was surprised, "Mr. Johnny, you mean to say that the colorful feathers on the peacock are actually made of chocolate?"

Xu Bo nodded with a smile and said, "Yes. All are made of chocolate."

"Among the three auspicious cloud trays on the right, the top plate is grilled steak with hazelnuts, which is paired with our secret sauce. The aroma of the tender steak and sauce combines with the fruity aroma of hazelnuts. It tastes like an autumn afternoon forest. The smell of the pasture."

"In the auspicious cloud tray in the middle on the right, there are baby squids served with prawns and prawns, and coconut-flavored sauce and young green apples are served on the side."

"The meat of the squid is firm and the meat of the shrimp is tender. With the taste of coconut and green apple, it is like a romantic minuet by the sea."

Following Xu Bo's introduction, people around had begun to secretly swallow their saliva.

His gaze also kept sweeping over the steak and squid, scratching his heart and liver,

I really want to play a seaside minuet right now.

Xu Bayi's expression softened a little, and he listened carefully to Xu Bo's introduction of the dishes in front of him.

"The two auspicious cloud trays on the left are our carefully prepared sweet soup."

Following Xu Bo's introduction, everyone turned their attention to a small tray next to the peacock's mouth.

The small Xiangyun tray is only the size of a ping-pong ball, with a porcelain-white ball in the middle.

With the continuous rolling and turning of the ball, the clear soup flows out from the small mouth of the tray, and falls into the small porcelain bowl below like a waterfall.

In the porcelain bowl, pure white colloidal white fungus is dotted with silk-cut goji berries, combined with the steaming heat, there is a warm and comfortable feeling.

"Then how did your soup flow down from above?"

Questions came from the crowd.

The shelf of this dish in front of me is only so big, and everyone can't see why even if they look left and right.

Questions have been simmering in my stomach for a long time.

Xu Bo smiled wryly, and said, "We'll have to ask our boss about that."

"Although everyone seems to think that this is just a custom-made dish display, it is actually a food box."

The host was surprised, "Food box? Are you saying that all our current dishes are actually placed in a food box?"

Xu Bo nodded and said, "That's right, it's the food box uniformly formulated by our Langye Hotel."

"In order to provide our hotel guests with a safer, cleaner and more delicious dining experience, our hotel has abandoned the traditional way of food delivery and launched a new concept of environmentally friendly food boxes. This is just one of them."

"As for the specific structural design and usage principles of these food boxes, you can directly ask my boss Chen Jianhai."

After finishing speaking, Xu Bo stretched out his hand actively, and pointed at Chen Jianhai in the crowd.

"Shua! Kaka Kaka..."

Before Chen Jianhai could react, countless flashlights and black lenses shot at him fiercely.

He hadn't had time to smile yet,

The eyeballs were shaken black with white, white with black, and the world was full of dense black and white dots.

Even Xiaolang suffered together.

Taking advantage of the camera shift, the two turned around frantically to wipe away their tears.

At this time, the voice of the host continued;

"Mr. Johnny, we saw the dish at the bottom of this food box, which looks like a lotus flower pillowed in the faint water waves. Can you introduce this to us?"

(End of this chapter)