Chapter 213-214 (1/2)
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Putting their own recipe on the restaurant’s menu This was the dream of every demi chef in the world, but it was a hard one to actualize It wasn't because there weren't many chances, no It was because it was very difficult even for an experienced chef to create so that would satisfy the head chef
It was normal to reject even the recipes developed by sous chefs around here There were no doubts regarding how difficult Minjoon's task was here
What iven this chance to all the other chefs as well It was to be expected though Rachel wasn't the sort for favoritisot a really nice opportunity thanks to you”
”What, you thought of anything?”
”All the tied Rachel often threw her own recipes away, saying that those wouldn't ith thethat said recipe was
”She refused to put a recipe on theit didn't really fit the menu”
If Minjoon was in her shoes, he'd have worked hard to try to utilize that dish one way or the other But Rachel didn't even blink, and threay the recipe i that Minjoon could never reach with his current skill, Rachel could just make another one like it in a flash
Minjoon turned to look at the walk-in Hundreds of s for each and every ingredient popped up in his vision Minjoon, looking at this massive wall of food, muttered to himself
”I wonder what makes me and Rachel different?”
”Is that an actual question?”
”Iwhat caused it The ability to find harredients? Creativity? The equations we use to bring out flavor? I wonder I wonder what'd let me step closer to her level of skill… Aren't you curious?”
”I a You just gotta stay still and learn”
”Do you really think you'd make a recipe that'd satisfy her by christmas like that?”
”Well, you're the one ants to do that, not me”
”True, true”
Minjoon tiredly looked down at the floor Janet gave hi up
”Aren't you being too greedy?”
”Me?”
”You have everything Rachel loves you, everyone has their eyes on you, and you even have talent But you aren't satisfied at all Can't you just take it easy a little?”
”…Janet, I never thought I'd hear that froreedy, too A little impatient at times, even But I don't think I'm a bad chef at all I've done well I've worked hard to come here Just because there are reat chef, doesn'tSo…”
Janet's voice beca as if you've encountered an iron wall you can't pass through It's depressing”
”…Sorry”
”As long as you know”
Janet turned away annoyedly She sounded like she was picking a fight, but in the end she was just giving him advice One that really helped
'The steps I've walked, not the ones I have to walk…'
What kind of a journey had he been on, all this time?
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There were a lot of tiiven amount of time In the competition, he had to do it in the span of just tens of er ti spectacular
Without a doubt, though, he's never been given this much time in the past He's almost had a month But this was, at the saotten After all, he had to create a recipe while working He had too le around already as is
[Is Kaya feeling any better?]
”Yes,to Please take care of her well, too Just like how I said before, you two are practically ether Think of her as fa special going on recently, either?]
”Well…”
Minjoon hesitated for a second He didn't have to hide it, but he ondering if he wanted to talk about the recipe situation to his reat But he still opened his ot homework to do This christmas, Kaya's family is… Ah, I told you, didn't I? About Kaya's faht Go on]
”Yeah, so they decided to come to our restaurant, and Rachel offered to put one of ood”
[Oh, so is it all going to be your dishes on the et one in Well, the subject is set in stone now We're using crabs, squid, and oysters for seafood For fruit, we'll use poranate It looks like this is the best we can do for California in december We can use any kind of bird or land ani I could give you advice on for stuff like this]
”It's fine I wasn't expecting anything”
Minjoon could hear a sigh co from the other side Hyesun muttered in a depressed voice
[And here they say there's no child that doesn't appreciate their uess those moms can actually cook”
[Shush In any case, I just want to say one thing Remember hoent to that coht I lost”
[How did you cook then? Did you want to win? Did you want to show us your food? Or did you want toould want to eat?]
”…Who knows? It's a bit coht not listen because I can't cook, but I'll just say this You're a pro People are paying to eat your food The one difference between a pro and an amateur is whether you cook what you want, or you cook what the customers want]
Minjoon could i to tell hi that Kaya and her falad you catch on so fast]
”Got it Thanks, ht, let's end the call here I'm tired]
”Ok, I'll call you next time”
Minjoon turned the phone off and turned to look at the kitchen There wasn't e, since he was in the house There was just… Soranate, and so fro to your mother just now?”
”Yeah She orried about you”
”Really?”
”You think I a, then?”
”…It's nice The fact that so no one's ever worried for you?”
”Not a lot”
Kaya smiled Minjoon spoke up with a cal to worry about you fro serious now, are you?
”I can't treat you like a child forever”
Minjoon responded with a cale, and asked a question slowly
”Your fa they don't eat?”
”Not my mom or Jemma But…”
”Yeah, I suppose you wouldn't know about your father”
”…Yeah”
Kaya spoke with a heavy tone in her voice She put an arm around Minjoon's chest, and put her chin on top of his shoulder It didn't see She feltKaya spoke up with a hurt tone
”It's hilarious I don't knohat he likes, or what he's even like Just because he's related to me, I call hi part of my life”
”You don't like it?”
”I don't know It's not great No matter what kind of a person he is… He still abandoned his family for twenty years Even if we say he had no choice… I'd still hate hihter He could feel Kaya tre out the true feelings in her heart
”I'ive him”
”Why?”
”Because inside, I really do want to Because I want a father that lovesI can do about it”
Minjoon slowly took Kaya's ar her
”It's ok I know you're a really nice person despite the way you act So for toowhy I liked you It's because you always take the parts of ood”
”They're not so to be hated at all Lots of people in the world, lots of different ways they think But anyway, thanks I knohat I want to do for the recipe”
”Recipe? What are you gonna do?”
Instead of responding, Minjoon kissed Kaya He grinned after seeing the girl's eyes widen
”A dish that's going to bring an aard faether The food with Kaya Lotus' heart in it I want to put the story of your family in my food”
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The opportunity ca able to put up a recipe into theoffer even to other deive plenty more chances in the future, but it was i on for a long time After all, the menu of the restaurant always folloas in season
Due to this, all the other demi chefs were busy at ith their recipes as well They even went so far as to working in break time They could alait till next time, but Minjoon's fervorset back
'Minjoon's just…'
Javier let out a sigh To be honest, Minjoon was the chef with the brightest future in the entire group After all, not only was he skillful, but he also had an aura of a star about him
It was alue that could taste just about anything, he had the title as Rachel's disciple, and the fact that he was in the top three in Grand Chef Unless soh impossible to topple theto take the hardest of paths all the time That could only make people like Javier excited themselves It was the sarown up to be an elite His skill was a all the chefs, and… Janet's perseverance was al people like those, even Javier couldn't help but be ranate salsa, and walked over to Minjoon Minjoon was taking his tis Javier carefully opened hisyou But could you try this real quick?”
”Ah, yeah… Crab cake…”
He didn't have th in his voice His face seemed dead tired as well His eyes were a little swollen, and his cheeks were getting red as well He looked incredibly sick and tired
”Are you alright? You look sick I told you to be careful in winter”
”Winter here's just like spring back in korea… I thought it'd be nothing Plus, I didn't get it froet it?”
Minjoon shrugged
”From a kiss”
veryone's Story (3)> End
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”…What was that?”
Javier looked at Minjoon dumbly Minjoon's eyes curved up withat this, si about this right now? I ended up doing your job for you today”
”You did well Good job, Maya”
”That's all you have to say to me after all that?”