Chapter 207 - One, two, three (2) (1/2)
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First Steps (1)
”So today's finally the opening day It's also the day that Minjoon finally gets to debut as a chef Youquite thrilled inside How do you feel about all this?”
– I don't feel too thrilled, actually I'm not too anxious, either
”I didn't ask if you were anxious though? I suppose you are a bit anxious?”
– … Just a bit I' for the restaurant to open I' to meet their expectations
”Are you confident?”
– I've always been confident It's not confidence in h It's confidence in my teacher, Rachel Our head chef is the best in the world I understand that, and I'm proud of that My teammates, too, are aces on't fall behind anyone
Aren't you proud of yourself? This is a historic ht not be the star of the show, but you can't say you're just an extra, either
– I'm unbelievably proud of myself But this isn't the end foritself for round forto have pride in myself after those tests end
But you said yourself You'll be tested every day Do you think the day when your test ends will really come?
– That day will come
When?
– Well…
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”That was a nice interview”
Maya snuck in a compliment as she looked at Minjoon frohtly
”I didn't see?”
”Well, you kind of did, but that's the thing about chefs, isn't it? Being as cringy as they possibly can”
”… It's not like I do it on purpose”
Minjoon looked doith a look of defeat on his face It was a bit strange to say this to a guy, but he looked rather cute like that Almost like a puppy
'Is that how he char said, it wasn't like he was always this pure and cute At times, he could become more nitpicky than any other demi chefs she's ever worked with This was the case whenever he was at his station He didn't beat anyone down for having poor skill or technique
But whenever she would plate up a dish thinking ”this should be enough…”, Minjoon would sneak in a chilling comment from the back
'Do you really think you did your best there?'
'You probably think you just made a compromise with your lack of skill But no, you just made a compromise with your dish You made a compromise with your life, and with your own customers'
'Your custoht now isn't just a decent dish you made a few mistakes on… It's an artwork that you made with your lifetime of experience and work That's what the customers think of when they look at your dish You just betrayed their trust'
'We're chefs We need to be loved by our customers, and we need to love our customers'
'Let's become chefs who are proud of thes I' over you I want to place ht?'
She always felt an incredible amount of pressure after his lectures, but his words always left an impression on her Perhaps it was because his words weren't so just meant to punish her, but because it was his honest impression of his work?
'…My demi chef is the best'
Maya smiled as she looked at Minjoon She didn't have a lot of experience under other demi chefs, but she was confident that he was the best demi chef After all, she had never seen hi next to Minjoon fired her up in one way or another
In that regard, Minjoon was a perfect teacher and senior He was a bit unbearable occasionally, but he always knehat he was doing Minjoon looked at Maya strangely
”Why are you s like that?”
”Just because I'm just happy that I can ith the best demi chef in the world in the best restaurant in the world”
”What's with you and compliments today? Well, it's not like I hate it”
Minjoon shtly as a response He probably understood Maya's honesty in her words Minjoon took his eyes off of Maya to look over the kitchen Rachel was looking over the hall with a red scarf around her neck
Her back was s could an elderly woman's back be? However, no one in the kitchen felt her back was sht of the dreams of everyone in the kitchen That wasn't all She was also handling the expectations of all the customers of the restaurant all by herself