Chapter 165: The Friendly Judge (1) (1/2)
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“……Hmm, if you put the foam sauce on top of it, wouldn’t it dissipate the taste and make it harder to feel it?”
Jo Minjoon, who had been watching a video on his s ti a popular broadcast ondone withexperience and taste, but he wasn’t too sure about this foaastronomy strawberry foam: youtubecom/watch?v=1i9mBkGF504)
Of course epicureans s out, but it would be difficult for the average customers to notice Jo Minjoon looked towards Anderson
“Are you interested in ing that up?”
“Because I don’t know much about it That’s why I’m curious yet reluctant to learn it
“It’s not like ill be doing it for a while Molecular gastronomy only became popular in restaurants once teacher Rachel retired”
If you were being specific, cotton candy fell under a type of astronomy as well, but as Anderson astronoed his shoulders
“You never know She astronomy for the last 10 years”
“Do you think she really needed to do that? She became one of the best in the world with just traditional dishes”
Jo Minjoon silently shrugged his shoulders Anderson changed topics
“How do you think the audition will be?”
“What do you mean by hoill it be?”
“Do you think there will be a lot of people? Applicants”
“I’m not sure Minimally, there will at least beoutside the restaurant inweird It was just a few ed by the judges, but noas the judge grading someone’s skills and potential
“Does this mean we have succeeded in a way?”
“Success is for those who have their names in the Michelin Guide, as well as people who have hoet the title of de wheels”
“That is true”
Anderson s time It was at that moment that Rachel appeared in front of the kitchen door andAnderson and Jo Minjoon looked at each other before heading out into the hall Rachel was not the only one in the hall; Isaac, Lisa, and Ella were also there
“The auditions start tomorrow Isaac, can you explain the details to them?”
“Of course There are forty-nine total applicants Out of them, fifteen have applied to be prep cooks, and twenty-seven for de applicants have applied as apprentices Nine of the two of the two more de just one apprentice”
“……Teacher, can I ask you a question?”
“Of course, go ahead”
“How should we set the evaluation criteria?”
Rachel calmly answered
“Do it however you please”
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“……Is it really okay to do it as we please?”
The day of the audition He started toat the line of people outside of the restaurant Even from far away, you could clearly see the anxiety and anticipation written all over their faces He was going to be deter their fate, but to set the criteria as he pleased…
However, Anderson did not seem to be burdened at all With his usually cool and even a bit cold expression, he looked out to the applicants
“Our standards are going to be the same standards for the majority of other chefs There’s no reason to be so tense You see Grand Chef”
“……I guess so But the situation calls for it Back then, my decision only impacted my life, but now, it can impact someone else’s life”
“Don’t hesitate If they cannot impress us, that means that’s all they have Whether it is talent or hard work, if they have even one of the two, they’ll be able to catch our attention”
Jo Minjoon just continued to look out therather than responding He could see the applicants’ fa them on from the side However, the majority of them will have to drink the poisonous wine of rejection today Furthermore, he had to be the one to personally hand them this poisonous wine
Anderson quietly watched Jo Minjoon froly hard to read At first glance, his gentle smile made him look innocent and pure, but as you spend time with him, you also realize that he’s not one to open up easily He had no proble into the hearts of others, but it felt like he had a hard ti people into his own heart
That hy at one point, even Anderson was confused He couldn’t tell whether Minjoon truly considered him a friend or not Of course, he didn’t have that type of stupid worry now Anderson could now determine what kind of person Jo Minjoon was
He had a deep heart and showed a lot of affection, however, when he needed to, he could be stricter than anybody else He was the saht in Jo Minjoon’s eyes was slowly starting to fade away Just a bit later, there was not a trace of that gentleness left on his expression He had already sorted out his emotions Anderson spoke in a terrified voice
“……You scary dude”
“Why a Don’t worry about it”
Anderson turned his head away as if he did not want to say why Jo Minjoon looked in the mirror and fixed the scarf on his chef coat A white coat with a black scarf The sous chefs would wear yellow and the prep cooks would wear grey The apprentice would get a white scarf and Rachel’s scarf was red
The relationshi+p between the color of the scarf and the chef’s rank differed for each restaurant In some restaurants, the head chef wore black scarfs, and in some places, they used the chef’s hat, instead of the scarf to determine the rank
‘The black color is nice to see’ (TL: Although with this being a Master Chef spinoff, black would be the apron color during a pressure test)
He had no co as he looked in the mirror, Anderson spoke in disbelief
“Just ato put down so”
“It’s not like I can cry Plus, as much as I am sad, I am also full of expectation”
“What kind of expectation?”
Jo Minjoon so every so often too”
“Release your tongue later and come to the kitchen first We need to do a final inspection”
Lisa interjected with a sleeping Ella on her back Jo Minjoon followed Lisa with an aard expression Inspecting the kitchen was si pan, fire, and knives Next, check the freshness of the ingredients, and then once you make sure the floor is not slippery, that was it
“No proble is fine here too Oh, could you hold Ella for a second?”
“Ah, yes”
Lisa showed her back to Jo Minjoon who slowly took Ella from her back Her instincts ot corabbed onto Minjoon’s neck Lisa stretched her shoulders before taking Ella and laying her down in the office couch Feeling disappointed at the warmth that left his embrace, Jo Minjoon started to speak
“At least Ella is a good girl Itto the restaurant like this but she doesn’t complain”
“How could she be bored when the Mr Fairy of her drea our Ella is not a good girl She is a good girl A wonderful daughter too”
“……I think you are a goodat Lisa s Ella However, his words caused her face to be full of sorrow She spoke in a self-deprecating voice
“A good hter live without a dad”
“……I know soreithout a dad, living alone with her mom And she says without any hesitation whatsoever that her ood mom I’m sure Ella will be the same”