Chapter 833 - Collision Of Meatballs (1) (1/2)

Naturally, Dean had called Li Li in advance as well and the call had been quickly answered. Therefore, before they reached the kitchen, Li Li had already came out.

“Dean, you’re in China?” Li Li asked he greeted both Dean and his assistant with a hug.

Li Li had once met Dean during one cooking competition in France. He rather admired Dean’s cooking skills. During that competition, Dean had obtained first place while Li Li was in fifth place.

“Yes. Li, you look well,” Dean smiled and started exchanging pleasantries.

“I’m doing alright, I suppose. Are you here to do something?” Li Li said as he gestured to the cameraman behind Dean.

“I am in the midst of filming a rather interesting TV show,” Dean said.

“I see. Is there anything you need from me?” Li Li went straight to the point.

“Yes. I need to cook a meal myself but I’m without ingredients and a kitchen. Therefore, I’m here,” Dean said as he spread his hands.

“You’re here to borrow the kitchen?” Li Li asked.

“Yes and no,” Dean kept the suspense. When he saw the curious expression Li Li had, he continued speaking.

“You see, there is a mission on this show requiring I eat lunch at the restaurant next door. However, we arrived too late and they already ran out of numbers. Therefore, I can only cook myself…” Dean started explaining seriously.

“Therefore, I am going to cook myself a meal in front of his restaurant. Um, this can be considered a tiny revenge of mine as well,” Dean spoke forthrightly.

“Dean, I do not recommend you do that,” as a friend, Li Li immediately advised for the sake of Dean’s dignity after he heard that it was related to Yuan Zhou.

“No, Li, you need to understand. That person is highly respected by Chu. Because of that, I am very curious about him. I also need to let him know that Chu’s rival of a lifetime can only be me,” Dean said.

If Yuan Zhou heard this, he would be absolutely confused as he had obviously been unjustly implicated in this rivalry.

“I need to let you know that this Boss Yuan is definitely not a regular chef,” Li Li said as he thought back to the two previous miserable experiences of his, the Beef Wellington and Swedish Meatball incident. Yuan Zhou was a chef who was good at both Chinese and Western food.

“That will only make things interesting, right?” Dean insisted. He had long expected that Yuan Zhou would not be your usual chef. He would face Yuan Zhou the same way he faced Chu Xiao.

“Fine,” Li Li shrugged.

“Then, Li, do you have any good ingredients I can use?” Dean asked.

“Of course. Just this morning, a new batch of beef from Alberta had just arrived. I trust you will like them,” Li Li made an inviting gesture as he guided Dean to the storage room.

“Oh, definitely. The grass there is very lush and the cattle raised there will definitely be a source of excellent beef. Which breed is it?” Dean asked cheerfully when he heard Li Li’s words.

“It’s their homegrown Charolais cattle, a breed you are most familiar with, I reckon,” Li Li answered with a smile.

“Of course. Although it’s not from Charolles or Nievre, the quality of this breed of cattle is still excellent,” Dean couldn’t stop speaking the moment the topic touched upon beef. He had even forgotten the unpleasant experience from when he had tried calling Chu Xiao earlier.

“Of course. I only have the front part of the cattle remaining. I wonder if that is sufficient for you?” Li Li said as he pulled open a cabinet. Inside, the beef was arranged neatly, all from the front part of the cattle.

“Not a problem,” Dean took the gloves Li Li handed him and started selecting the beef.