Chapter 207 - One, two, three (2) (2/2)
Perhaps the teriant” waswhen she looked at the customers with those eyes? What did the world look like in her eyes? Just thinking about that… Made Minjoon's heart beat violently
It was almost eleven In a few minutes, the restaurant would be filled with people Everyone in the roo at the kitchen expectantly Rachel turned to look at the to be afraid of with you here”
”If you were trying to reat job”
Rachel sain She slowly opened her , but today is an important day Based on hoe take our first steps, the road we take can change dramatically That's why I will not allow any mistakes I want to tell you to be at least a bit nervous, but… I know firsthand how bad food made from nervous hands can taste You should know it, too”
Not all of the people see about, but all the deree about Rachel continued
”Think of it just like a play A play that makes people happy But, we need to try our best So that not a single person leaves unsatisfied Let's have fun”
As soon as her word ended, the ticket dispenser started pu out orders Rachel ripped it off of the machine and raised her voice
”Table 9, for two! One of theic to seafood, so be sure to replace that part with just vegetables The main is a duck confit and stewed beef cheek You all remember how replacements work, yes?”
”Yes, chef!”
”Table 3, for four! No special requests Janet, is the aht now”
Rachel's voice didn't stop Raphael was the sah there was just one ies or special requests They sometiies or dietary restrictions Of course, it was incredibly rare for people like vegans to coin with, so there was no need for so Minjoon grabbed was a frying pan He needed to make a bacon foam Of course, it wasn't like he could just make that forever, either Minjoon turned to Maya as he opened his mouth
”Maya, take out the jelly”
”Yes, chef”
Maya took out the aged jelly out of the fridge Minjoon looked over the jelly carefully It was 7 points But there were too astrono points He needed to look at the thickness of the jelly, and had to check if the jelly tasted the way they wanted it to
'I' forced into it, but I can't see in the long term The system was too sweet for him It was just like a ainco in the long term It would help him much a lot more if he learned the techniques hiastrono At least, this was the case with the jelly Most jellies i, so it onlythey made way further in advance So their only real task was to cut the jelly and plate it
”How is it, chef?”
”It tastes alright Good thickness as well We just have to cut it well at this point You do it I have to finishthe base for the bacon foam”
”Yes, chef”
Minjoon turned to focus back on the frying pan It wasn't too hard to make bacon foam He just had to slowly cook bacon and onion in solaze it hite wine, reduce a bit, and add cream with a bit of water This would imbue the cream with a deep flavor of bacon
At this point, he just had to add soelatin, some more butter, then turn it into foa the foam itself wasn't that difficult What was important was the flavor
He had to make it compliment the potato soup perfectly But the potato soup wasn't up to him, it was Janet's responsibility It was only possible to make two dishes made by different people compliment each other when the two people understood each other
”Janet, try soood”
”Yeah, it is This should be perfect”
”Great”
He had to go back to the jelly as soon as he finished the foam Thankfully, it was Sunday tomorrow Normally, he'd have to make the stock for the jelly the next day, but since Sunday was a rest day, he was free from this responsibility
There was still quite a lot to do aside froh He had to smoke the butter with cloves, he had to check the sherbet, and he had to ar, li Rachel didn't forget to check Minjoon every once in a while even as she looked over the entire kitchen The other demi chefsto say about Minjoon's work
'…To think he'd be able to keep his cool even outside of practice'
She could only compliment him for his mental fortitude This was his first day as a demi chef, but Minjoon looked like he had this position for decades
'I can rely on hi a bit The head chef had a lotover the kitchen At least, that's what Rachel thought She had to look over the flow of the hall, and had to act according to what the custoht now, Rachel felt that the hall was filled with positive vibes When the soup that had the bacon foam went out just now, the air spiked with exciteht the soup was quite a up the plates in front of her The servers came in to take the dishes Rachel, as she looked at the servers walk aith the food, realized hoeaty her palo in the office
'No one is perfect, there are only people who try to be perfect…'
”…There's nothing ible results”
Rachel balled up her fists The shoasn't over yet The custo when that ser by the second Then, it calmed down in a flash Rachel looked over the kitchen like a fierce general She thought of the interview Minjoon had done a while ago What did he say about the ”every day is a testing ground” question again?
– When the nervousness and the tension in our hearts disappear When we think of our work as just ”having fun”, I suppose that would be the day e e to finally finish our work
Words of a newbie But those words hit her harder than anything Rachel thought over Minjoon's words carefully
'I should… finish work'
<First Steps (1)> End
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