At about half past nine the next day, the phone rang and a crisp woman's voice came.

"Hello Mr. Simone, my name is Chen Meiling, I am Mr. Tong Lei's assistant, and I am your food guide today. ”

Simeone didn't expect Tong Lei to arrange a woman for him to eat with him, and secretly thought that the other party was still very careful, "I know, when will we leave?"

Chen Meiling said: "I am already waiting for you in the lobby downstairs of the hotel, there is still an hour before the opening of the hotel over there, you can rest for half an hour." ”

After working in the room for half an hour, he completed an evaluation report, which Simeone sent to the editor's mailbox.

He took a look at his social account and found that Newman's news had caused a lot of heat.

Newman shared his itinerary in the past few days in Huaxia on his account, uploading three sets of photos from some restaurants in Huaxia.

The first group of texts: "In the past two days, accompanied by Mr. Xu Hexiang, a Chinese gourmet, I have found the essence of Chinese cuisine in the depths of the alley. ”

The second set of accompanying texts: "It turns out that a country's cuisine can be so ever-changing, with strong inclusiveness, China is a multi-ethnic country, a vast territory, and there is no fault in thousands of years of history, so the cuisine also contains the characteristics of multi-ethnic cross-regional integration." The chefs here not only strive for superb cooking skills, but also specialize in the tastes of their customers......"

The third group of accompanying texts: "The last stop came to a restaurant highly recommended by Mr. Xu Hexiang - Qiaobang's main canteen. Even though he wasn't a Michelin restaurant, his chef has beaten three Michelin stars many times, including one of my favourite chefs. I was skeptical, but after tasting the food, I realized that it was worthy of its name!"

As for the comment area, it is very popular, and a large number of netizens are from Huaxia.

"Thank you Mr. Newman for his recognition of Chinese cuisine. I am an authentic foodie, and your food sharing is an important reference for me to choose a travel route. I used to travel abroad, and through these three developments of yours, I know that Chinese food is worth digging into. ”

"I also ask Michelin to pay more attention to Chinese cuisine. It's not that we're not good enough, it's that there's a lot of land, and you don't have the patience to dig it. ”

Thank you for recognizing Huaxia, you are an eternal friend of the Chinese people. ”

There are also a group of foreign netizens in the comment area, and Newman's dynamics have made them change their prejudice against Chinese cuisine.

"Isn't there only dumplings, kung pao chicken and hot pot in Chinese cuisine? I didn't expect there to be so many very special delicacies. ”

"Oh, I really want to eat Chinese food, these authentic Chinese food, it feels so tempting. ”

"I must travel to China when I have time, and I will live in Yanjing for a month to enjoy the authentic food hidden in the depths. ”

"The Michelin Guide usually only recommends unique restaurants, and when I traveled to a country and followed the Michelin restaurants, I didn't know how to find a new place to experience the local cuisine. This way like Mr. Newman is so valuable, and I directly recommend many restaurants, which is a good travel guide for us. ”

Newman's dynamics have been on the website's hot search list, and it is not surprising that they will form a strong topic in a short period of time.

In Simeone's view, although Newman is a professional food agent, his standards for food are too low.

He seriously doubted that this Newman had collected extra money and had no backbone at all after telling so many good things about Chinese food.

Although Tong Lei promised to give himself a "pen fee", Simone couldn't look down on it, and he wanted to write his true feelings truthfully and submit the most objective scoring report.

Some netizens in Newman's dynamic comment area, Aite Simeone.

"@西蒙尼, you and Newman participated in the activities organized by the Chinese Cuisine Association, didn't you set off with him to find the delicacies of China?

"@西蒙尼 You must have your own opinions, so why not share them too?"

Simeone sat in front of his laptop, pondered for a long time, and wrote down his thoughts.

"Thank you for your concern, every Michelin Secret Agent, he has a different view on food. But Michelin-starred restaurants are strictly unified. Some people's opinions can only represent themselves, not Michelin, and please be cautious. ”

This comment by Simeone caused an uproar.

Although he said it very vaguely, he could not agree with Newman's idea, implying that Newman's definition of food was far below the Michelin standard.

Simeone also welcomed the solidarity of many people.

Michelin-starred restaurants are aimed at the world's top restaurants, not only in terms of food, but also in terms of ingredients, service, and environment. It's not just a restaurant with a few signature dishes that can be selected. ”

"Although there are many varieties of Chinese cuisine, there are also delicious delicacies, but many of the ingredients used in the dishes are too ordinary......"

Simeone turned off his laptop, rubbed his temples, and took a deep breath to adjust his mind.

When he came downstairs, a Chinese woman with a good figure walked towards him.

"Mr. Simone, I'm Chen Meiling. ”

Simone nodded at Chen Meiling and said, "Let's go!"

Sitting in the car, Chen Meiling introduced her situation to Simeone, who had studied in France, and now worked in the international hotel public relations department of the head chef before Tong Lei, and is now about to follow Tong Lei to McLexing as the executive manager of the new Bashu store.

The relationship between Chen Meiling and Tong Lei naturally goes without saying, otherwise Tong Lei would not use this as a condition for changing jobs.

Chen Meiling is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today, has two children, usually her husband travels very frequently, the two of them take care of their own affairs, and they will only meet on weekends, Chen Meiling does not care much about her husband's private life, and it is enough to give herself living expenses in time every month.

Chen Meiling found that Simone's real person was more handsome than in the data, and eating with such a man was a pleasure in itself.

Arriving at the main cafeteria of Qiaobang, Chen Meiling walked in front and successfully passed the previous inspection, because she came early, she could choose the window by the window.

After Simeone took his seat, he found that there were already guests around who had arrived earlier than them, and compared with the Michelin restaurant, the environment here was more than one level lower.

The waiter is very delicate, with makeup, very comfortable light makeup, the quality is also very good, and she is very fluent in English, she asked softly: "May I ask if you two need to order your own food, or choose the chef's recommended meal for two." ”

"Can I have a chef meal for two and order a few more dishes?" asked Simone.

"I'm sorry, we only have two options on our side, and there are only two of you, and you can only order two. The waiter patiently explained.

Chen Meiling frowned and said, "You are a service company, shouldn't you think about customers?"

In many Michelin-starred restaurants, it is also the chef who decides the menu of the day, that is, the chef of other restaurants has the reputation and confidence to ensure that the food they cook can meet the preferences of customers.

But the restaurant in front of me is not a three-star Michelin restaurant at all, where does this confidence come from?

"Just do it the way they do it. Simone said lightly, "We choose the chef's recommended dishes!"

Waiting for the waiter to leave, Chen Meiling said coldly: "Your temper is really good, if you were an ordinary guest, you would have left a long time ago." ”

"We came to experience their services in all aspects, not only the food, but also the dining experience. To be honest, although the decoration environment is quite clean and hygienic, it obviously does not cost too much. Such an environment, coupled with this overlord clause-style service attitude, can only get a low score from me. ”

Chen Meiling said with a smile: "Next time Simone comes to Huaxia, please go directly to Bashu, and I will entertain you there." ”

Simeone smiled slightly, "As a food agent, I can't attend this kind of banquet casually, if Michelin knows about it, I will be disqualified, and I will have to bear the responsibility for breach of contract." will be heavily fined. ”

Chen Meiling said, "You are just too serious, I just invited you as a friend, not to ask you to go through the back door." ”

Simone said: "Chef Tong told me that he has decided to go to the flagship restaurant of the McNuggets Group as the head chef, with his strength, it is very easy to apply for one star, but if you want to pass the three-star review, it will take a few years, and if you can get one star, Michelin will arrange someone to guide him." ”

"Whether we can be promoted to Samsung as soon as possible will require a lot of your help. Chen Meiling's eyes lit up, and she tried to touch Simone's calf with her toes.

Simeone's complexion changed slightly, he adjusted his sitting posture, and coughed lightly, he could feel that the woman in front of him was tempting him, but as a proud food agent, he had strict self-discipline, how could he be easily tempted by beauty.

Xu Qian, who works in the back kitchen, did not know that the "ill-intentioned" Simeone had arrived, and he was cooking a fusion dish "red stewed meatballs" today.

The idea came from a Spanish dish, and the Spanish diet has a lot in common with the Chinese diet, such as eating pork knuckles and eating garlic.

Red stew is a way to thicken it.

As for the meatballs, they are processed in the form of "charred croquettes", in which sweet potato vermicelli is mixed with the meat filling, fried and then processed in a "red stew" method.

In short, meatballs are Chinese-style and the way they are stewed is Western-style.

When served, it is served with two pieces of Qiao's secret "Huangqiao Baked Cake", whether it is Westerners or Chinese, they can find warm comfort in this dish.