Chapter 97: Chef Ramsey
All the truffles are less than a hundred kilograms in total, and they certainly don't meet everyone's needs. Pierre had to repeatedly state that he would auction the truffles as he had said before, and he barely managed to control the situation. Other Western restaurants were also affected by the lack of truffle supply, so the next auction was also very popular. Many chefs were holding back their efforts to ask for the price, and Xiao Ping, who was watching the play next to him, was happy to smile.
All the truffles were sold out quickly, and many chefs were happy to be able to photograph a few kilograms of truffles, while those who didn't were wept and looked around Pierre with sad faces, asking him when the next shipment would be available. Ramsey was the most photographed, with a total of six kilograms of white truffles and nine kilograms of black truffles. He carried two small boxes of truffles and kept grinning and giggling, as if he had picked up money on the way.
As happy as Ramsey was Xiao Ping. He had just secretly calculated that the black truffles in this auction were sold for an average of $450 a kilogram, and the white truffles were sold for 1,500 dollars a kilogram. Although it has not yet reached the selling price of top-quality truffles, considering that more than a dozen chefs participated in the auction this time, such a price is enough to satisfy Xiao Ping. Together, the two truffles sold for nearly $100,000.
The most important thing is that through this auction, the fame of these truffles has been established. As anyone can expect, the next auction will definitely have more people attending and the price of truffles will rise. This is also the reason why Ramsey and others, who photographed the truffles, are so happy - they really picked up a bargain, and they will not be so lucky in the future.
Over there, Pierre was also annoyed by the questions of his peers who didn't photograph the truffles, and suddenly pointed to Xiao Ping, who was secretly cool next to him, and said, "Don't ask! All the truffles belong to Mr. Xiao, if you want to know anything, you can ask him!"
The cooks were stunned when they heard this, and then rushed to Xiao Ping with a bang, surrounding him in the middle and asking all kinds of questions:
"Mr. Xiao, I'm the head chef of the Lilac Garden Western Restaurant in the provincial city, can I order ten kilograms of truffles first?"
"May I ask Mr. Xiao, when will the next auction be held?"
"Mr. Xiao, where do you get your truffles? As far as I know, China does not produce high-quality truffles!"
Xiao Ping also understood the situation Pierre was facing just now, and hurriedly raised his hands and said loudly: "Please be quiet, I have a few words to say about the truffle!"
Seeing that the main master had spoken, the other chefs quieted down and listened to what Xiao Ping had to say. Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Ping cleared his throat and said, "First of all, I promise you that I will continue to provide truffles of the same quality in the future. However, the specific date of the next auction will depend on the truffle harvest to be determined, and Mr. Pierre will inform you in advance.
Xiao Ping's words are equivalent to reassuring everyone, and there will still be a chance to buy such a good truffle in the future. However, the price will not be so cheap at that time, and it will definitely be much higher than this auction. However, foreigners are quite acceptable to the relatively fair way of auctioning, and no one has raised any objections.
A few chefs were still rounding around the bush about the source of these truffles, and Xiao Ping just smiled at these questions. After a while, the chefs saw that Xiao Ping couldn't ask anything, so they left one after another. Ramsay, the quick-tempered American, did not rush to leave, but waited until all the other chefs had left before coming over to Xiao Ping and said, "The quality of these truffles is very good, I appreciate them! If you want, my magazine can do an interview with you." ”
"Ah?!" Xiao Ping didn't react for a while, looked at Ramsey in a daze and asked, "Can you still do an interview?are you a chef or a reporter?"...,
Without waiting for Ramsey to speak, Pierre next to him hurriedly said: "Yes, of course Mr. Xiao is willing." Chef Ramsey, in fact, Mr. Xiao can get his hands on more than truffles, and his farm also produces many kinds of vegetables and eggs, which are also very special!"
Ramsey asked with interest: "Vegetables and eggs? These are very common ingredients, what's so special?"
Raffles had vegetables and eggs from Xiao Ping, and Pierre immediately took Ramsey to the kitchen and showed him the ingredients. Ramsey's eyes widened at the sight of these things. He didn't say much, and with great skill, he chopped the cleaned vegetables and put them in a large bowl, and then beat a green-shelled egg into it, and soon made a bowl of vegetable salad.
Ramsey only tasted a mouthful of salad, and soon showed a look of surprise, glared at Xiao Ping and asked loudly, "These vegetables and eggs are all produced from your farm?"
"That's right!" Xiao Ping nodded: "There are many famous restaurants in the provincial capital and Su City that buy the ingredients produced by our farm, and even people in Shencheng come here and want to buy a large number of products from the farm. Unfortunately, the production capacity of the farm is limited, so I haven't agreed to the other party yet. ”
Ramsey asked with interest: "There are also people in Shencheng who are looking for you to buy ingredients?"
Xiao Ping recalled and replied: "It's the manager of Shencheng Dahua Trading Company, it seems to be called ...... That's right, it's called Ma Jie. ”
"I know this company. Ramsey nodded: "They are famous for dealing in high-end ingredients in Shencheng, and they also have business dealings with the Red House Western Restaurant. ”
Pierre interjected next to him: "Chef Ramsey, if your Red House Western Restaurant needs it, Mr. Xiao can provide some ingredients, right?"
The French asked Xiao Ping the last sentence of "right", of course. Xiao Ping had been troubled by the shortage of production on the farm, and had wanted to reject Pierre's suggestion. But when he saw that the French kept making him look at him, he immediately changed his mind and said: "We can barely even out a little, but there will not be many of them, so we can only ask Mr. Ramsey to bear with us." ”
Ramsey also knew that the products of Ludao Farm were in short supply, and he was already very happy to be able to win a little share, so he nodded again and again: "good, then this matter is decided." ”
Next, Xiao Ping and Ramsey left each other's contact information, and Xiao Ping promised Ramsay that he would immediately notify him to pick up the goods if he had fresh ingredients. Ramsey told Xiao Ping that he would arrange an interview as soon as possible, and that Xiao Ping would be notified in advance when the time came.
After explaining these things clearly, Ramsey hurried away. Famous chefs like him are very busy, and it is impossible to waste too much time in one place.
After Ramsey left, Xiao Ping had the opportunity to ask Pierre: "Who is this Ramsey, why do you want to supply ingredients to his restaurant, and what is the interview he said?"
"Ramsey is no ordinary person, he's a big name in the restaurant world. Not only does it have its own chain of restaurants in Europe and the United States, but it also runs a world-selling food magazine. Pierre envied: "Your interview will definitely be in his magazine, and you and those ingredients will be famous all over the world!"
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There was a bit of a problem with the network this morning.,Just got it done.,This chapter is a little late.,Please bear with me.
Thanks to "Dingfeng Bo 0328", "vanykuo" for the tip.