There are thirteen judges in the final stage!

It sounds a bit strange, there are ten contestants, and there are more judges than contestants, which indirectly shows the importance of qualifying.

Red and Husky made it to the thirteen-member judges.

Sitting in his seat, Red greeted Husky beside him with a smile, "I don't think it's important to be a judge or not, the key is to be able to taste the food cooked by ten top chefs in Asia." ”

Husky's expression was serious, and his eyes were full of anticipation: "I'm curious about Qiao Zhi's performance in the competition stage, he has already obtained two 5S ratings, the second stage is like a cloud, the opponent is stronger than the knockout round, can he still get good results?"

There was a deep look in Red's eyes, "There were two 5S in the knockout stage, which is the first time in the Asian region, and it has appeared many times in other regions. The success of these players is no accident, and they still achieved good results even after reaching the finals. Stanway, the runner-up of the World Culinary Competition in 12 years and now ranked eighth on the Dragon List, has achieved two 5S results in the knockout stage, and he also received eight 5S ratings in the qualifying stage of the European division. ”

Red felt that even if Qiao Zhi couldn't compare with Stanway, it would be no problem to get about 6 S-level ratings in the qualifying stage.

As for the final stage in France, there is hope of finishing in the top 10 and even hitting the top three.

And the probability of Qiao Zhi adding a seat on the Dragon List is also very high, if he really successfully enters the Dragon List, then he will be the youngest Dragon List chef in the history of the International Culinary Association.

It is a privilege to witness the birth of a dragon list chef god, which is something that any industry practitioner is very excited about.

Although it is their own talent and hard work to become gods, people will subconsciously find reasons and feel that they have a certain relationship with themselves.

For example, he gave Qiao Zhi an S-level rating in the state qualifiers.

Husky laughed: "It's definitely not an accident that we can't find a fault with our discerning taste buds, let's wait and see." ”

Red and Husky smiled at each other.

Finnish judge McAdam walked up to the two, accompanied by a judge with whom he had a good personal relationship.

McAdam and Red had a holiday, and when the two were working at the European Culinary Association, there was a dispute over something, and finally McAdam was elected to that important position through special means.

Dissatisfied with his dissatisfaction, Red left the European Culinary Association and moved to work in the Asian division for a while.

It was a dark time in Red's life, not only did he lose his job, but his wife filed for divorce because she was separated from her.

Even though it's been eight years since it happened, Red is obsessed with it, and McAdam feels like a winner, so every time he sees Red, he has a condescending attitude.

McAdam reached out and Husky shook his hand.

McAdam glanced at the cold-eyed Red, and did not stretch out his hand, otherwise, he would have encountered an embarrassing moment.

McAdam was transferred from the European region this time, and he was too satisfied with the strength of the players in the Asian region.

After all, the main source of modern cooking comes from Europe, and the dishes and creative styles of high-end restaurants in Asia are closely related to the European region.

In McAdam's view, even the best chefs in Asia are only running with them when they enter the world arena, just like a football game, breaking through to the top 16 is already a great achievement, and the probability of entering the quarterfinals or semifinals is almost zero.

"There are monsters in the fifth division that got two 5S, it can't be that you release water, right?"

Husky's face sank, and he said unhappily: "I hope you can take back this passage, not only me and Red participated in the selection, but also three other excellent gourmets." You're provoking us. ”

McAdam laughed, "Of course I know you and Red aren't the kind of guys who haven't seen the world, but I'm afraid you're going to get slapped in the final." Wouldn't it be a joke if the player who won the 5S didn't win the first place in the final stage?"

Red's personality is more introverted, and he can't bear it in the face of McAdam's arrogance, "What? Could it be that you participate in the seventh group of scoring, and the promoted players will definitely get a good ranking?"

McAdam said: "The winner of the seventh group is the talented chef Kitajima Bear from the island nation, whose cooking style is very close to the mainstream European dining concept, focusing on using very few cooking methods to process ingredients and restore the top taste of high-end ingredients. ”

McAdam's evaluation of the North Island Bears is still very pertinent, although the results are not as rebellious as Qiao Zhi, but in the first stage of the knockout round, he got two S scores, and the second extreme got an S score.

Competitions of this caliber are faced with the world's most discerning diners, who have tasted the delicacies of the Dragon Bang Chef.

When you've tasted the best of the best and then you have some of the other foods, it's boring.

Therefore, it is not easy to get an A-level score.

Therefore, many judges were suspicious of the judges in the fifth division, and wondered if there was any special reason why they gave Qiao Zhi such a high score.

Red sneered, "The biggest controversy in the culinary world recently is, what is the core of cooking? If you simply pursue the processing of ingredients with very few cooking methods, then ordinary people can become the top chefs as long as they buy top ingredients, and where is the professional value of chefs?"

Husky smiled: "That's right, the value of a painter is to use superb painting techniques and superhuman aesthetics to create a two-dimensional world with a sense of meaning." The value of home lies in the use of beautiful writing and profound thoughts to describe interesting and meaningful fictional stories. The value of a chef depends not only on the ingredients, but also on the cooking skills. An excellent work should not only show the characteristics of high-end ingredients, but also reshape the cooking, which is the pursuit of high-end chefs. ”

McAdam smiled faintly, "There is no value in talking so much, let's go through the competition to see who is more correct from each other's point of view! I especially want to see if the players who get two 5S are really so magical." ”

Judge Gerald, who is a good friend of McAdam at the side, laughed: "Don't be at the bottom of the queue at that time, it will make people laugh out of their big teeth." ”

McAdam and the man next to him laughed and sat back in their seats.

Husky said angrily, "I really want to knock McAdam to the ground and beat him up." ”

Red exhaled, "With a despicable villain, there's no need to worry too much. ”

Husky hugged Red, "I heard that he once acted in private, took your job, and forced you to leave Europe to work." He is now a celebrity of the European Culinary Association, and he also has a good relationship with several core leaders of the World Culinary Association headquarters, and it is very likely that he will become a senior member of the association in the future. ”

"We can't decide what people people become, but we can decide our own direction," Red laughs. ”

Husky shook his head and sighed, "If the Culinary Association were to be put in the hands of someone like McAdam, it would be a disaster for all chefs, and indeed for the entire human race." McAdam has an agtech company in Florence that specializes in the breeding of some strange animals, and someone has seen animals from that company in the wild, because the genetic sequences have been modified, and they have taken special drugs, just like the aliens in science fiction movies, which makes people shudder. ”

This is the first time Red has heard of this, "This is a violation of ecological balance. Artificial domestication and breeding should be controlled within a reasonable range. McAdam was a careerist. ”

"McAdam wasn't the only careerist, they even organized an organization to try to change the world through food," Husky lamented. ”

Red was stunned, "Food is supposed to bring good enjoyment to people, how can it be a tool of a careerist?"

Husky said, "Anything that controls desires is going to be taken advantage of." Although food may seem universal, it is an indispensable human instinct, and when the chaebol monopolizes a certain food and locks its secrets in it, it is impossible to prevent it. ”

Red is relatively simple, he is a pure food lover, and he didn't expect to know a shocking secret after chatting with Husky.

Red just wanted to see food as something simple, but it didn't seem to work out.

"Of course, there's no need to overcomplicate things. Husky laughed, "There are people who do bad things in the dark, and there are people who stand up for justice." After the event is over, do you have time to have a drink? I'll introduce you to a few friends. ”

Red reacted that Husky felt that he was qualified to be in his circle, probably an organization that was on the opposite side of McAdam.

"It's an honor to be recognized by you. Red smiled.

Red wasn't that stupid, Husky's organization still had to be explored, and he couldn't listen to what they had to say.

Equivalent to McAdam, though, Red definitely leans towards Husky. Because he has a personal enmity with McAdam.

Being ostracized in the Culinary Association has nothing to do with his own ability, but rather that Red does not have a clear camp.

If you want to survive anywhere, you have to build a network, and Husky threw an olive branch to Red.

The host took the stage, and it was still the young and beautiful female host who presided over the opening ceremony.

"After a day of competition, 10 more contestants were selected to continue to show their culinary skills on the stage today and get their respective rankings.

Although no one player is eliminated in the qualifying round, it determines their group in the final stage.

If they finish first in qualifying, they will be seeded in the final group stage. This will also help you avoid strong opponents.

In addition, the top three players in the qualifying round will receive prize money of 1 million, 500,000, 200,000 ......"

The atmosphere of the scene gradually became hot!