The Gourmet Customizer

Inside the Gourmet Practice Room, Su Chen found a long-lost feeling—a sense of total immersion, the pleasure of losing himself completely in the art of creating delicious food!

Moreover, acquiring the Peak of Flavor had given him a much deeper understanding of food.

’I’ve always believed that a true gourmet is someone who can take all sorts of ordinary ingredients and make them extraordinary.’

’Real food is what the people love to see and eat; dishes made just to show off for the crowd can’t be called true cuisine.’

’A dish that only the rich and powerful can afford is by no means a good dish.’

Even an inexpensive ingredient like wild rice stem could release all sorts of enticing aromas under different cooking techniques.

This was what Su Chen was trying to do now: make ordinary ingredients extraordinary.

This had always been Su Chen’s deeply-held culinary philosophy.

With the Peak of Flavor, every time Su Chen finished a dish, he would taste it first.

Any deficiencies in seasoning or flaws in the ingredients caused by the cooking technique were all laid bare before the Peak of Flavor!

At this moment, Su Chen was like an artisan obsessed with perfection, repeating the same process over and over in the practice room, all to close the slightest gap in quality.

Su Chen had even completely abandoned his previously set 8+3 work schedule. When a person is faced with something they truly love, they have an inexhaustible supply of energy.

An unknown amount of time passed. Su Chen had lost count of how many times he had traveled back and forth between reality and the practice room.

"An S Level dish is actually already perfect enough. To upgrade from S Level to SS Level, you just need to fix the most obvious flaws."

"Some dishes are easy to improve, while others are a bit more complicated to fix."

"The real difficulty is still the step from A Level to S Level."

This was the conclusion Su Chen reached after countless attempts.

It also matched his previous assumptions perfectly.

A Level was the quality of a signature dish at most restaurants. Once a dish reached S Level, it became a classic that could be passed down for centuries.

As for SS Level... well, that damned group of people on the second floor was the best proof of that!

What time is it? Are you kidding me!

Su Chen had just come out of the practice room. After resting for over two hours, he felt like he had recovered a good deal of his energy.

It was now four in the afternoon.

He Shuting had appeared in the office at some point, wearing a small blouse and a black leather skirt. As for the ultra-thin, semi-sheer black stockings, let’s just say they weren’t very appealing.

"Boss, everyone is getting hungry."

He Shuting stood behind his recliner, massaging Su Chen’s shoulders. "Everyone was saying how delicious those buns were. If they could have them again, everyone would be so happy!"

The pervasive fragrance of her makeup grated on Su Chen’s nerves.

"All you think about is eating! Everyone to the 19th floor, meeting, meeting!"

"Uh!"

The shoulders between He Shuting’s hands suddenly vanished. Su Chen stood up from the recliner and straightened his clothes. "Gather everyone for a meeting now. I have an important announcement!"

When it came to serious business, the employees of Delicious were quite professional.

Everyone quickly returned to the 19th floor, taking their seats in the conference room with solemn expressions.

Aunt Fang also came in and sat down, feeling a little anxious.

’Could the boss be angry about what happened this morning?’

"Could our two guests please step out first!" Su Chen called out, spotting Fang Chang and Zhan Yang lurking by the door.

’What the hell? Wasn’t Zhan Yang supposed to go to work at the power plant today? Why is he still here?’

"Don’t worry, bro. You didn’t take a day off for nothing. Boss Su will definitely make those buns again," Brother Fang Chang said as he backed out of the office, patting Zhan Yang’s shoulder to reassure him.

"Sigh, taking a day off docks a lot of pay. If I don’t get to eat those buns, it’ll be a total freaking loss!" Zhan Yang was suddenly starting to feel a little regret.

But if he could eat the buns, then he wouldn’t regret it so much.

"Let’s wait for Boss Su and the others to finish their meeting. We’ll know what’s going on after it’s over."

"Yeah, yeah!"

Closing the conference room door, Su Chen knocked on the table.

"In five days, Cui Yufen will be bringing her apprentice to our company for a meal. I’m going to make some arrangements first."

"An old friend will be coming at the same time. Elder Lu Yongliang will also be here to celebrate Master Cui’s birthday."

Ah Bao shivered involuntarily.

’Damn it, is Master going to test me then?’

"Also on that day, Fang Chang’s future father-in-law and his elder brother will be here for an engagement banquet. Some of you might not know this, but the elder brother is the director of the Huaiyang Cuisine Museum and also a National Banquet Master. Whether the 19th floor of Delicious can uphold its reputation all comes down to this!"

After speaking, Su Chen paused, leaving time for everyone to comment.

"Holy shit! Master Lu is coming too? And a Huaiyang Cuisine master is coming as well? Isn’t that a bit much?"

"August 15th is going to be a lively one... Why are they all coming in a group like this?"

"And they’re all National Banquet Masters! If we don’t do a good job, won’t we lose face?"

The last time Lu Yongliang visited, it was a case of "a newborn calf isn’t afraid of a tiger." Plus, they didn’t know his identity, so everyone was just focused on the goal of doing a good job on such a large order.

Now that they knew their identities in advance, if they messed up and lost face, the company’s reputation would truly be ruined.

Hearing Su Chen’s words, a sense of crisis and urgency rose in everyone’s hearts.

"That’s why I’ve called you all here, to arrange the work in advance."

Thanks to Ling Shuyu setting an example before, the employees now all knew to bring notebooks to meetings.