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Chapter 190 Celebrity Chef List (Additional update for the leader of the Iron Armor League, The Star Is Still Remaining!)

It's nice to have unlocked a new illustrated book, but what I'm going to eat tonight is even more important.

Qin Huai changed his clothes and went into the kitchen. He found that only Wang Jun and Dong Shi were cutting dishes. Huang Jia was not there, and neither was Master Huang.

After asking, I found out that Huang Ji was having a wedding banquet tomorrow night, and Huang Shengli would personally cook the special dishes for the banquet. At this time, he was still undergoing physical therapy to warm up for tomorrow's banquet.

Huang Jia was worried that Huang Anyao's business level was not up to standard and he would not get the best ingredients from the supplier, so he took advantage of his afternoon break to check it out in person. It's unclear when exactly he will come back. If he fails to come back by the evening business hours, there is a high probability that Huang Shengli will be randomly assigned to replace Huang Jia as the chef.

I can only say that the guests who come to Huangji for dinner tonight are blessed.

"Dong Shi, do you know which restaurants Mr. Gong went to Peking to eat at? Why did he go there for so long? I looked at his WeChat Moments today and felt that he had no intention of coming back." Qin Huai rarely stayed in Huang Ji's kitchen and didn't need to When working, just stand next to Dong Shi and gossip.

Dong Shi responded while cutting the meat: "I just ate at one restaurant, the most famous private restaurant in Peiping."

"Fen Garden."

"Fen Garden?" Qin Huai took out his mobile phone and searched for it, and found that it was indeed very famous. He could find many posts with mixed results.

The good reviews are basically about the food. What is very delicious and worthy of the reputation is the craftsmanship of a top ten celebrity chef.

The bad reviews are basically insults about the price, such as profiteers, bad intentions, crazy food prices, food or gold sold, adding a table without making a reservation in advance and paying for it is not a master's style, the chef is obsessed with money.

"What skills are in the top ten list of famous chefs?" Qin Huai asked curiously.

"Contemporary master, unique, the pinnacle." Dong Shi rarely used very short words to express the greatest praise, "Don't say I will be in the top ten of celebrity chefs in my life, as long as I can be in the top 50 of celebrity chefs, it will be my ancestral grave." It’s smoke, I have no regrets in this life.”

"So powerful." Qin Huai was a little surprised.

He knew that there was such a thing as celebrity chef records. Huang Anyao had learned about it when he asked him about Xu Cheng's "Knowing Taste". He said that Xu Cheng created a mechanism similar to Michelin, but only ranked chefs.

The top 100 famous chefs in the world are selected to be included in the celebrity chef directory, and the selection is held every 5 years. At the beginning, 50 people were selected from around the world. During the second selection, they may have felt that the number of top 50 people in the world was too small, so the number was increased to 100.

According to Huang Anyao, the main reason why the selection of celebrity chefs will be increased from 50 chefs to 100 is because the selection cycle is too long, only once every 5 years, and the people on the list are basically red chefs, white chefs are very Rare.

The peak period of red case chefs is only a few years. Many chefs are listed on the celebrity chef list at the end of their peak period and have retired or semi-retired by the time of the next selection. The celebrity chef directory itself does not stipulate that active chefs must be on the list. As long as the chef himself has not passed away, he can stay on the list.

This resulted in that during the second re-selection, there were only about 30 active chefs in the top 50.

This has led to the birth of many classic jokes about celebrity chefs. For example, although so-and-so is ranked third on the celebrity chefs list, he is currently the first. As for why he can't become the number one celebrity chef, it's because the top two have retired, and he can't compete with the top two.

Of course, Huang Anyao, a loyal fan of "Zhiwei", clarified this rumor and said that such a ridiculous situation is absolutely impossible. The ranking of the top 50 celebrity chefs requires repeated consideration by a professional team, and the top 30 requires Xu’s personal nod and certification.

As the most famous gourmet in the world, Xu Cheng's credibility in the matter of eating is definitely obvious to all, and it is precisely because of the high value of his celebrity chef list that he remains high.

The top 50 is very valuable, while 51~100 is relatively less valuable. The bottom 50 do not need Xu Cheng's nod of approval, and the judging team is different from the top 50. Relatively speaking, there will be more water, which has become a way for some rising culinary stars to refresh their names.

This name brushing is very particular.

How can a new chef make a name for himself in the chef world?

The answer is to be on the list of celebrity chefs.

There is a threshold for ordinary chefs to become famous chefs. There are so many restaurants around the world that it is impossible for the selection team of Celebrity Chef Directory to pay attention to the chefs in every restaurant. He must first become famous before he can be noticed by the selection team, and then he can go to the restaurant where he works to taste his craftsmanship, and only then can he have a chance to be on the list of famous chefs.

Therefore, the conventional way for ordinary chefs to get on the list of famous chefs is to first spend money to build momentum, buy advertisements, and buy interviews in gourmet magazines, so as to accumulate a certain degree of fame and attract the attention of the selection team. Then, with his pretty good skills, he managed to get into the list of over 90 celebrity chefs, ranking at the bottom of the list, and getting tickets for the next selection.

This selection method leaves a lot of room for loopholes and secret operations. It will lead to some chefs who are actually average and get lucky enough to be listed in the celebrity chef list because they spent money. There will also be many good chefs who miss the opportunity to be selected because they are not famous.

It is precisely for this reason that the recognition of rankings outside the 60s and 70s of Celebrity Chefs is not high. Generally, only the top 50 will be recognized by the industry, the top 30 are recognized masters, the top 20 are industry benchmarks, and the top 10 He is a shining leader.

The last time Huang Anyao and Qin Huai did science popularization, Qin Huai had no idea about such rankings, masters, craftsmanship, etc. He simply forgot about the story after hearing it.

Now that Dong Shi recognized it, and Gong Liang did eat in the private restaurants of the top 10 chefs in the celebrity chef list, he did not want to go back to Suzhou. Qin Huai became somewhat interested in this ranking and checked it out.

Looking at the names, two of the top ten should be Chinese chefs, namely Peng Changping, who ranked first, and Xia Mubing, who ranked tenth.

The fifteenth man is named Sun Maocai, who should also be a Chinese chef.

The 24th Qin Huai has heard of Pei Shenghua, Pei Xing’s distant cousin.

After that, there were more Chinese chefs. Qin Huai took a closer look and found that Huang Shengli was ranked 44th, which was considered a top 50 goalkeeper.

Huang Jia was even worse, at seventy-eight, a ranking of parallel imports that Huang Anyao said was not highly recognized.

There is no Zheng Siyuan and no Zheng Da.

"Why is Master Zheng Da Zheng not on this list of famous chefs?" Qin Huai asked.

Huang Jianeng is ranked 78th. With Zheng Da's level, it should be easy to rank around 50th. According to Qin Huai's judgment, Zheng Da's cooking skills are only slightly worse than Huang Shengli's. Zheng Da is not a chef, so it should be a very honorable thing to be ranked 50th on the list of famous chefs.

"Master Zheng refused to participate in the ranking." Dong Shi said, looked around, and explained in a low voice, "Actually, I participated once, and ranked fifty-three, one place lower than Master Tan from Zhiweiju. Master Zheng felt that this ranking was low, and he thought that his craftsmanship was not as good as Tan's. The master is poor, and he was outranked by Master Tan when he participated in the ranking. "But I think these are all excuses. The most important thing is that Master Zheng's ranking was much lower than Master."

"When Master first appeared on the celebrity chef list, he was ranked 37th. Now he has dropped to 44th because of his unstable performance due to a back injury."

"Is the chef of Fenyuan ranked first, Peng Changping, or Xia Mubing, ranked tenth?" Qin Huai asked.

"It's Master Xia. Master Peng Changping is in the United States and has been retired for many years."

"How high are the prices of vegetables in Fenyuan? Even if you are ranked tenth on the celebrity chef list, you will be scolded as evil." Qin Huai became even more curious.

Huang Shengli, who was ranked 37th during his peak period, had this cooking skill. Qin Huai couldn't even imagine how delicious the dishes made by the chef ranked 10th were.

Dong Shi thought for a while and said: "I haven't eaten it, but I heard that it is one zero more than our Huang Ji."

Qin Huai:!

"If there is no reservation in advance, it will be doubled."

Qin Huai:!

"Mr. Gong has been eating stuffed food these past few days. It is estimated that he has eaten up more than a year's salary in a few days."

Qin Huai had a new understanding of Gong Liang's wealth.

It's broken, and I want to inherit 10% of his inheritance. Can the game system issue more side tasks about Gong Liang? He likes to do it.

"By the way, Qin Huai, Senior Brother said that you will no longer make five-packed buns but three-packed buns. Why? Is it because sea cucumbers are difficult to handle? You don't need to handle them." Dong Shi asked.

"I went back to Yunzhong Canteen to practice three-ding buns these days, and I felt that I had some insights and a big breakthrough. I feel that three-ding buns are more valuable for practice than five-ding buns, and I am now making three-ding buns. It's better, so I will only make three-packs from now on," Qin Huai explained with a serious face.

Dong Shi:?

In total, I only took 6 days off. What can you think of it?

Cooking is not about practicing internal skills and mental methods. Once you break through the entire realm of Dzogchen, cooking relies on accumulated practice over time. Unless you reach a bottleneck in practice, you can have an epiphany.

Qin Huai has obviously never encountered a bottleneck. Just like a game character, he levels up when he has gained experience and has never been stuck at any level.

"That's it." Dong Shi didn't understand, but accepted, "Then will you make chicken noodle soup tomorrow morning?"

"Definitely. Zheng Siyuan loves chicken noodle soup the most. Now that he can't practice crab roe siu mai, he must make chicken noodle soup in the morning." Qin Huai said.

Dong Shi was at a loss again: "Zheng Siyuan loves to eat chicken noodle soup? Is there such a thing? Did he tell you? Where did you know about it? Why have I never heard of it? Although I don't talk to him much, To be precise, he doesn’t talk to us much at all, but who told us about his hobbies?”

Dong Shi had an expression on his face as if there was no chef in Huangji’s kitchen who was better at gossiping and gathering information than me.

"I guessed it." Qin Huai said calmly, "I discovered a long time ago that Zheng Siyuan always seems happier when I make chicken noodle soup in the morning. It's obvious that he likes chicken noodle soup more."

"Especially when he encounters Huang Jiadiao soup, he will drink it up every time."

"And I can also guess that although Huang Anyao says he likes eating crab roe shaomai, he actually prefers eating fruits."

"Huang Jia likes crab shell yolk with sweet filling."

"You like fermented steamed buns."

"Your brother's favorite is Yuanmeng Shaobing, but he dislikes the fillings I fry. Sometimes he will secretly fry the fillings and eat them with the Shaobings."

Dong Shi was shocked again. The person in Huang Ji's kitchen who was better at picking up gossip than him was actually Qin Huai.

"Stop talking about this, who will cook the staff meal tonight?" Qin Huai asked.

"My brother." Dong Shi hadn't recovered from the shock, "It turns out that the last time my brother stir-fried minced meat was to go with Yuanmeng Shaobing, I explained why he suddenly stir-fried minced meat without this dish. "

Qin Huai nodded: "Then I'll go to the bone-setting shop to set the bones first, and come over later to enjoy the staff meal."

Dong Shi watched Qin Huai leave and muttered: "Is it me who has worked at Huangji for 8 years, or Qin Huai who has worked at Huangji for 8 years? Why do I think he is more familiar with Huangji than I am?"

Wang Jun silently divided the chopped vegetables and said, "Qin Huai has the habit of observing others eating and writing down their tastes. Don't you know?"

Dong Shi suffered another critical hit.

"Otherwise, why do you think Mr. Gong likes him so much?" Wang Jun said, "You can't find a chef with this level, this habit, and the ability to put it into action even if you hold a lantern."

"Not to mention that Qin Huai has a good relationship with Mr. Gong and is willing to set up a separate business for him."

Dong Shi realized, he put down his kitchen knife and chased out: "Qin Huai, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll ask my brother to fry it for you!"

Wang Jun:…

It always felt like someone was rolling it up in a strange direction.

(End of chapter)