Chapter 1299: The-Ledbury
Fat Ding and Pooh are very distressed and want to hug themselves, but they are too fat to hug them at all.
Squatting side by side at the door of the restaurant, his face full of melancholy, he came out to mix for so long, and for the first time he met the restaurant manager who was so rigid that he didn't let them in, on the grounds that pets were not allowed to enter.
Even the owner couldn't help it, because it was really a rule that people should follow, and luckily the owner said that he would bring delicious food, which gave them a little comfort.
Next to the two big fat men, there was a little Ragdoll squatting, it was so small that Pooh was always worried that he would accidentally step on it, so he lay down and stared at the kitten, muttering something.
Owen and the others stood at the door of the restaurant, chatting with their peers, the prince and their mother's bodyguards, there were six of them, all men.
The British royal family is neutral outside of politics, the symbolism is greater than the actual power, and there are not many enemies, and these bodyguards selected from the British special forces only need to maintain order and help drive, and rarely encounter major trouble.
When they brag to each other, Gabriel has more to say, who makes the little boss a broom star, and he has only been a little more stable in the past few months.
Fortunately for the transfer of the small boss, no one could have guessed that another big danger was approaching......
It was eight o'clock in the evening, the sky was still lit up, not completely dark, the summer sun was long, and the people's meal time was delayed.
Several luxury cars stopped, and out of it came out of the guests who came to dine in formal clothes, there were more young people, and beautiful female companions were indispensable, and they went to the door to report their names, and the greeter checked the list of guests who had made reservations, and invited customers to come in with a smile.
The-Ledbury, tucked away in the alleys of Notting Hill, is located in the northwest corner of Hyde Park in London's West End.
The entrance to the restaurant is a plain glass door that can only accommodate one person, with only the inconspicuous line "The-Ledbury" above it, and no other text or signage, so it's easy to miss this humble restaurant unless you visit it.
This Ledbury, which won third place in the British restaurant competition this year, specializes in French cuisine, from the taste of the ingredients themselves, innovative combinations, to cooking skills, food texture, etc., all of which are amazing, and each dish is like a work of art.
Han Xuan knew about this two-Michelin-starred restaurant, and at the beginning of the year, his father's MEET restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars, when he had read the entire "Michelin Red Guide".
And the Chinese restaurant on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was rated as a three-star Chinese restaurant, and the world's first three-Michelin Chinese restaurant was born, causing Han Xuan to wonder if his father was stuffing money into the judges.
People who don't know why often make jokes, and when they hear "Michelin", they think of tires.
In fact, this popular restaurant rating standard in the world today has a lot to do with Michelin Tire, which was issued in 1900 by Michelin Tire's founder as a guide for tourists to choose restaurants on the road, and continues to this day.
The restaurant was chosen by Princess Diana and the location was so remote that it took a while to find it.
At this time, Han Xuan and the others were sitting by the window, and they could see the green trees and clouds in the sky outside the window.
Because I added two stools for Anya and Isabelle, it was a little crowded, but there were no fat people among the six people present, so it was okay.
Princess Diana and the two princes sat on one side, Han Xuan sat on the other side, and before the food was served, the princess was holding the oil painting of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" that he had just bought to admire.
She has not received orthodox art training, but she has lived in Buckingham Palace for a long time, and her vision is still good, when she raised her head, her eyes were complicated, and she said to Han Xuan: "It is very beautiful, where did you buy this "Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase", how much did it cost?" ”
"More than 46 million US dollars, which appreciated by more than 6 million US dollars in ten years, the Japanese named Yasuo Goto made a lot of money.
Mr. Ashton Felix, deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, sold to me, Baron Orwell, who knew Mr. Felix, had just accompanied me to the Tate Modern. ”
"Actually, you can sell higher at the auction house...... The reason why he didn't send it to auction is because the painting was not made by Van Gogh, and it can't pass the appraiser's level, and the real "Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase" is now hidden in the British Museum, and I have seen the real painting.
In fact, I even know who painted it, but I can't tell you who he is, he's my friend.
If you ask a British Museum appraiser to look at it for you, they will tell you that it's a fake, so get your money back while you can return it.
I don't think the National Gallery of England would have known that it was a fake, otherwise they wouldn't have helped the Japanese sell it......"
When Han Xuan heard this, he didn't express shock or anger, he took a sip of water very calmly, looked at Anya, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, I also know that it is a fake, when I went to the gallery to see the painting just now, this friend of mine told me that it is too new."
Van Gogh's oil paintings, even if they are placed in museums, are also facing different degrees of fading problems, more than a hundred years have passed, too new means fake, your friend imitation technology is very good, but can not completely imitate the impact of time on it, it is enough to deceive ordinary people.
Dolores was very good at this, and the painting that had been identified as indeed by Leonardo da Vinci was the first to be identified by her, and it made me a lot of money......"
The three people on the other side were puzzled, and Prince William frowned and asked, "Then why did you buy it?"
Why buy it when you know it's fake, fake paintings aren't worth much. ”
Princess Diana was surprised for a moment, then thought of something and asked, "Do you know that Japanese?" ”
"I don't know, there was no contradiction before, but I almost bought his fake painting, so there is a contradiction.
Christie's auction house is not famous, and it should have signed a liability waiver agreement, which means that the consequences of buying a fake painting need to be borne by Mr. Goto Yasuo of Japan's Yasuda Water Fire Insurance Company.
In the past ten years, Van Gogh's works have appreciated more than a little, and he is in a hurry to sell them at a low price, probably knowing that this is a fake.
He left a deposit of four million dollars at the National Art Gallery to ensure that his painting was the original Van Gogh, and the gallery was willing to help sell it, and now that I bought it, and it was fake, I naturally had the right to claim compensation.
I'm going to go to the gallery tomorrow to ask for it, Dolores wants to see this fake painting, and I can get a profit from it, so I'm very happy to buy the fake painting, but I can't sell it anymore because of Mr. Goto Yasuo's suffering......"
"That guy should be crying!" After Prince William figured it out, he lowered his voice and exclaimed excitedly, the etiquette education he had received since childhood did not allow him to make a loud noise in such a public place.
"It's bad luck to mess with you......"
Princess Diana also couldn't cry and laughed, she had to bear the money for the painting and lose the deposit, which was really unlucky.
In the previous life, this painting was identified as a fake painting by eight appraisers at the British Museum in 1998, and the original work was announced, and no news has been released.
If you meet an unlucky guy, maybe you will really spend a lot of money to buy this fake painting, and the money will go into the hands of the Japanese, and it will be difficult to get it back, if it weren't for Anya's help, Han Xuan might also be fooled.
"Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase is a fake, but I also bought a sculpture, the Chariot on Two Wheels by Mr. Alberto Giacometti.
I already have a "Walking Man", which is more similar, and a "Demonstrator" is missing, and three of his best works are complete.
The price of 29 million pounds was indeed beyond my expectations, and my grandfather only spent more than 8 million dollars on "The Walking Man", which is about double in value considering the currency depreciation caused by inflation, and it should rise ......again in the future."
Talking about art, learning, and scenery from all over the world, the atmosphere is very harmonious, and they talk to each other.
The waiter then serves the food, which is handled by the male waiter, and the appetizer is a melt-in-your-mouth puff with a small piece of foie gras on top, which is not only beautiful in shape, but also very tasty.
In his previous life, the restaurant didn't open until 2005, and the chef used to work at another two-Michelin-starred restaurant, but this life changed a little, and he was appreciated early on, and he co-opened the restaurant together, fifteen years earlier.
In a very short period of time, it became famous, and it was rated one star in half a year after opening, and the meat dishes were all 110 pounds, and the vegetarian dishes were 100 pounds, even if they were so expensive, they were full.
The second dish is venison dumplings, Han Xuan looked at the small balls on the plate that looked like rice balls, and wondered why it was called "dumpling", the dishes were warm, the venison tasted very good, there were many pine needles on the plate, and seeing that Anya ate vegetarian food, he asked her to taste it seriously.
Anya was suspicious, put the verdant pine leaf to her mouth and bit it, silently took it out, put it on the side of the plate, she couldn't eat it at all, the taste was very pungent, she reached out and pinched his leg under the table, and was tricked again......
The third course is roasted cauliflower with lobster meat and lobster butter sauce, topped with basil and parmesan cheese, followed by roasted venison with pumpkin and chestnuts.
Upon discovering a large piece of venison on his plate that looked like a chicken cutlet, the two little princes, William and Harry, were dumbfounded, because the venison on their plate was only the size of an egg.
Han Xuan looked at them and said, "I'm hungry, they're all acquaintances, so I don't think about the image, you should know that I'm a countryman." ”
That's true, but I eat with a very elegant posture, and I have never eaten such delicious roast venison since I was a child......
Outside the door, Pooh also got some deer leg bones with meat from the cook, and even Secretary Dawson wanted to eat them when they smelled the fragrance.
The meal didn't end until ten o'clock in the evening, and when he stood at the door of the restaurant, he learned that Princess Diana was going to the airport, Han Xuan offered to send her, and the two princes also wanted to follow.
Pooh heard the movement, curiously put his head to the princess's lower abdomen and listened carefully, whining and whispering in bear language.
Han Xuan was stunned when he saw its movements, and a thought popped up in his mind, thinking, "No......"
The dog can hear two heartbeats, and Pooh, who has better hearing, can hear it naturally.
Ordinary people are expected to be congratulated on their pregnancy, but she ..... It's not an ordinary person......