Chapter 113: Arrival in the city of Lyon
Because of the pigeon of the audience in the live broadcast room for a day, Ye Kai took the audience to spend a good time in Paris, and in a few days, he drove the live broadcast to visit all the attractions in Paris.
Compared to domestic scenic spots, there are significantly more foreigners in Paris.
The foreigners Ye Kai refers to are tourists from other countries besides French locals, among which Chinese people account for a large proportion.
However, the number of foreign tourists in the scenic spots of China is gradually decreasing, and even the Chinese people prefer to travel abroad.
If there is the right time, many people will immediately think of going to neighboring countries such as Thailand and India, rather than domestic attractions such as Dali City or Jiuzhaigou.
Ye Kai feels that many domestic scenic spots have been seriously commercialized, and scenic spots are not like scenic spots but more like shopping malls. If it is not managed, the ticket revenue of the scenic spot is likely to be greatly reduced in the next few years.
After a few days in Paris, Ye Kai remembered the purpose of his visit to France, so he left Paris before the food festival and went to the southern city of Lyon to participate in the local food festival.
As soon as he got out of the car, Ye Kai saw Rupert waiting on the side of the road.
Tall and thin, with a neatly groomed mustache around his mouth, he looks very energetic.
"Hey, you're finally here. ”
"Of course!"
Ye Kai got out of the car and shook Rupert's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "I said I would definitely come." ”
Rupert was very enthusiastic and helped Ye Kai put his luggage in his car.
France is a country with a lot of self-esteem.
Maybe it's because France is one of the best in the world in terms of fashion, food and art. Under the influence of this, they felt that everything in the world was the best in France.
Therefore, in the communication with the French, knowing a few words of French will definitely make the other party enthusiastic.
Lyon, the second largest metropolitan area in France, was already quite prosperous in Roman times and is one of the most important cities in France after Paris.
Rupert drove the car to a western restaurant and said, "This is a restaurant owned by my friend, and it is a Michelin star restaurant." ”
In France, there are about 600 Michelin-starred restaurants, of which more than 500 are first-class restaurants, and the rest are second-class restaurants and first-class restaurants.
Even so, it's not uncommon to find one-Michelin-starred restaurants in huge France.
Michelin was originally selling tires, but their leaders had the foresight to be optimistic about the modern car travel industry, which is often referred to as road trips in China.
They believe that if car travel is more prosperous, their tires will sell better.
So, they made a kind of restaurant guide, encouraging people to go on a road trip, so if you go on a road trip, it will definitely wear out the tires, so it will definitely be good for him to sell tires.
Logical genius.
Well, this is Ye Kai's own guess, and it is not clear why Ye Kai came out with a restaurant guide.
Rupert took him to a place in the middle of the streets of the city, where houses in small Paris may have been low to highlight the Eiffel Tower, but in the cities outside, high-rise buildings are common.
So this place is no different from the metropolitan area of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, except that the name of the shop has changed to French.
The black sign reads, in distorted English, Bryant, presumably for Bryant's Restaurant.
The lighting of the restaurant is still the favorite warm color style of Western restaurants, and there is a fenced area in the center of the restaurant, about ten square meters, with many exquisite chandeliers hanging inside.
The role of this chandelier is not only to decorate, but also to enhance the atmosphere of this restaurant.
Around this area and the restaurant wall, there are many rectangular tables, and on the clean and tidy tablecloths, the tableware that can be used in Western food is neatly arranged.
Maybe it's past meal time, there are very few guests here, only two tables are still enjoying lunch, and the waiter is bored leaning against the cash register with the menu, or tidying up the table with a rag.
They all knew Rupert and smiled when they saw him coming.
Rupert nodded at them and shouted to the back kitchen, "Chef Ente, Chef Ente......"
At this time, a fat man walked out.
He was about two hundred pounds, wearing a chef's uniform, but he didn't wear a chef's hat, and the fat on his face squeezed his eyes, making his eyes become a slit, and he was holding a can in his hand.
"Hello, you're what Rupert often says, my name is Bray Ent, just call me Ent. ”
Ye Kai stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, saying, "Hello, call me Sean." ”
"Okay, Sean. ”
Out of a polite handshake, Ye Kai originally thought that Ente's hands would be a little greasy, but they were unexpectedly clean, and there was no sense of oil smoke that chefs often came into contact with.
Rupertra opened a chair and said, "Sit down for a while, I have a dish for you to taste." ”
Enther also said, "Rupert blew you into the sky, haha." Let's try my handicraft too. ”
"Thank you. ”
Ye Kai simply sat down in the position he pulled away, you don't need to be polite too much in European and American countries, they don't have the habit of being polite to each other like Asia, they generally invite you to a banquet, they really want to invite you.
The two chefs walked into the kitchen, looking like they were going to prepare lunch for Ye Kai.
Although I have long known that there is a tasting link, and this is the main reason why I came to France, Ye Kai is still a little excited, and the Michelin chef specially prepares food for you alone.
Just thinking about it makes you feel excited, okay?
In the kitchen, Rupert has already begun to prepare, he thinks that if he conquers the taste buds of this Chinese people, then he will definitely be able to conquer the taste buds of all Chinese people.
Poor Frenchman, he doesn't know that even if it is a city of Chinese, the tastes they like are different.
What's more, Huaxia is also divided into north and south ingredients, and eight major cuisines.
Entre is also preparing his best dishes, and unlike Rupert, Entre feels that no matter how good the taste of Chinese food is, it cannot be compared to French food.
will receive Ye Kai for free, completely for Rupert's face, and for Rupert's boasting of Ye Kai.
It is difficult to describe the process of making food from the finished dish, and if it can be done, then this Sean may be even more powerful than Ralph Ford.
Ralph Ford is one of the most famous food critics in the West, and his review is an important reference for upgrading a two-Michelin-starred restaurant to a three-star restaurant.
Rupert was churning the onions and carrots on the tool.
And the food prepared by Ente had already been prepared when Rupert went to the station to greet Ye Kai.
He looked at the numbers on the thermometer, pulled out the steel needle inserted into the ingredients, and began to plate cheese, truffles, and celery, and finally put the main food on the decorated plate.