"We're here, sir!"

"Thanks. Here's a tip."

"Oh, thank you, have a nice meal!"

Squeak!

A nice black taxi stopped in front of the restaurant, and Haru got out of the car, tipping the driver.

Jamie's Kitchen was a smaller restaurant than expected for a day.

The size itself is a little bigger than the table heaven, and it has about two rooms.

Even if you don't go inside the restaurant, just looking outside gave you a rough estimate.

'This is a bit of a surprise. I thought it would be huge because you were already wearing Michelin.

The day was half the size of a oral fairy tale that I had worked for years, so I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the day.

But the size of the restaurant is no use. As long as it tastes good.

Overall, the restaurant is decorated with an interior that emphasizes simplicity rather than luxury.

Nevertheless, the entrance itself was made quite luxurious, and one day ahead, the staff rushed out.

A female employee in uniform bowed politely.

"Good night. Did you schedule an appointment?”

"I just did. In the name of Haru."

"Aha! I've confirmed. Haru, come here.”

A gentle voice with a little condescension and respect.

He was a man who made me feel like I was being treated.

I don't know who the boss is, but he trained the staff properly. Do you think it's better than our oral fairy tale?

"You don't seem to know the chef here?’

Haru, do you think I know all the chefs in the world? And there are so many Jamie people in the world. It's probably dozens of times more than Korean Kim.

Come to think of it, it wasn't wrong, so I laughed my head off.

It was dinner time and the restaurant was extremely crowded with customers and thrashing staff.

One day I was shown to the corner of the restaurant.

It wasn't a good seat, but it wasn't bad considering that I made a reservation on the same day.

The atmosphere is definitely very different.’

There are a lot of customers, and it's crowded.

Fine dining restaurants had a different atmosphere, although which restaurant might not.

It was as warm as a restaurant in a day, but much more theft.

The interior was darker overall than the oral fairy tale, but it was more luxurious.

Maybe it's because I've worked so long in oral fairy tales so far, but I felt like I lost a little bit of my senses were coming back.

One day I felt not bad.

"What would you like to order?”

"Signature course, please.”

"Please wait a little longer."

Jamie's Kitchen had only two dinner menus: signature course and senior course.

The price of the signature course ordered by Haru was 350 dollars, which was a little less than 400,000 won in Korean currency.

It was really expensive for a meal, but in fine dining it was just a little bit expensive.

And even more so if it's Michelin.

This is a question that we need to think about a lot.’

The price of food.

It was one of the biggest factors for customers to choose a restaurant.

Fine dining is expensive. Basically, it's natural to spend more than 200,000 won.

But should it be expensive.

Fine dining can be carried out at around 100,000 won or below.

In fact, there were some stores that acquired Michelin 1 star on such a low cost.

It is to find a restaurant and spend money to think about such things.

The atmosphere of the restaurant. The composition and price of the menu.

Just feeling each quality of food in person made it more than a meal for a day.It's time to think about it seriously.’

It's a restaurant that you have to open yourself in at least a few years.

My worries deepened a lot.

I was waiting slowly for the order to come out like that.

"Well, Chef Haru?"

A voice that calls for oneself from somewhere.

But I didn't hear it one day. It was because I was so deeply immersed in the idea of a restaurant.

Eventually, his voice stood in front of the day and touched his shoulder.

"Chef Haru!"

"Um... uh? Chef Tanaka?!”

Shoji Tanaka stood looking at him as he opened his eyes to day that had been lost in thought.

The surprised day jumped to its feet.

"When did you come?”

"I'm seeing you here. Wow, I was so surprised. Is the chef here to eat alone?"

"Yes, well, yes."

"The same goes for me. I asked Jamie and he said there was only one seat left. Oh! If you don't mind, why don't you join us? If you're alone, there's a lot of room left. I'll buy you a bottle of wine."

"Why would you do that?"

"No, thank you. It's a coincidence, too.

When I woke up, Tanaka was sitting in front of the day.

Basically, it was a four-person table, so there was no big problem because there were plenty of seats, but I couldn't help but admire Shoji's sociability, which naturally hit the world.

By the way, one of his words caught me off guard.

"Chef Shoji. Do you know this restaurant well?"

"I'm a little close to Chef Jamie, the head of the company. Besides, Chef Jamie is going to participate in the competition as a representative of LA.…. Oh, something happened. I'm not supposed to say this."

"You're a master. You're very good."

I don't know if I said it by mistake or if it was intentional.

The day I was thinking about for a while shook my head soon. Yeah, it doesn't matter.

"There are three chefs in the competition alone here now.’

It's a great coincidence, but I understand that Tanaka and Jamie are close.

It was very common for chefs to actually get along with each other.

In the first place, most chefs are good at English, and most of their lives are put into cooking if they come up to the restaurant head.

Therefore, cooking was often the only thing of interest, so it was natural that the chef's friend was a chef.

"Would you like to come and say hello?”

"I love it."

Tanaka naturally got up and headed for the kitchen, followed by Haru.

One day was bound to be a little surprising in the process.

'What, the kitchen is bigger than I thought, right?’

The kitchen of the restaurant was bigger than expected.

Usually the size of the kitchen was proportional to the hall, not Jamie's.

Even though Haru was not a money-conscious person, I thought that if I reduced the size of the kitchen, there would be a few more halls.

Of course, I understood at the same time.

Me, Chef Tanaka, Chef Jamie. You're in the same department.'

The reason why the kitchen is big was obvious.

That's how comfortable it is for employees and chefs to focus on cooking.

They put more weight on cooking itself than money and profits.

In that sense, it occurred to me that Haru Tanaka and Chef Jamie, who doesn't even know his face, resemble each other.

"Jamie!"

"Oh, Tanaka! You're here!"

Jamie was talking to a yellow-haired chef who was baking a steak in front of the grill.

Tanaka called and he looked back, and he was also an American wavy blonde.Tanaka briefly introduced the day. Soon the two greeted each other.

"I'm sorry. I'm a little busy right now.…. I'll go to the table in a little while."

"It's all right. I'm sorry we came first."

Haru and Tanaka took a step back first because the situation in the kitchen was a battlefield.

As soon as I got back to my seat, my first dish came out.

Seven kinds of Amuse Bush in total.

It was an appetizer with a collection of bite-taking dishes that can be picked up with fingers, and it was a course that had a great meaning to mark the beginning of fine dining.

Tanaka ordered a bottle of white wine as he said earlier.

It was a fairly expensive wine, but after a day of dissuasion, I met this coincidence and insisted that I wanted to commemorate it.

Soon the unexpected dinner of the two began.

When asked how Haru got to know Jamie, Tanaka answered without difficulty.

"Jamie used to come to my restaurant in Japan. It's his first time eating sushi, and he said he fell in love with it. I told you, I ordered five additional orders. I heard you want all the fish in our restaurant."

"That much? I want to taste it too.”

"The same goes for me. I don't know how it sounds, but I haven't had proper Korean food yet. I'll visit Korea once after the competition."

"Also, I have to go to Japan once."

They are similar in age, have similar hobbies and personalities, and have delicious alcohol.

Haru and Tanaka became friends much faster than expected.

A total of five U.S. chefs will participate in this competition.

The U.S. is so big that it divides the region into five people, and Jamie was one of them.

That's why it's obvious, but the skills were clear.

There was no unusual technique or original cooking.

Foie gras for appetizers, steak for main dish.

It was a standard composition, but it showed goosebumps of detail and detail.

You can say that I really look like Tanaka in that respect.

In addition, the three were about the same age.

Jamie was about five years older than Tanaka, but the age difference didn't feel much because she wasn't a big deal about top and bottom.

Of course, the food at the restaurant was really delicious.

Jamie appeared with the main in person, where he could talk for a while over a glass of wine.

In the midst of a series of perfunctory stories of personal affairs, Haru alluded.

The most curious thing.

And crucially, the biggest purpose of coming here this time.

"By the way. You all know that, right? Adam will be the judge of this competition."

“…….”

"That's right. That's right."

Adam.

Sure enough, as soon as the two letters were taken out, the expressions of the two changed a lot.

Choi Han-seok said Jamie's restaurant was also consulted by Adam.

In other words, at least Jamie knows Adam right.

"Actually, I've heard a little bit about him, but I don't know who he is. If you know anything, I was wondering if you could let me know."

"Hmm... Have you ever met Adam?"

"Yes, I do."

The day nodded right away because there was nothing to worry about.

Tanaka sipped the wine and looked at the day.

"Can you tell me first?”

"It wasn't a big deal. It was before I was offered to participate in the competition. He came to my restaurant for a while.”

"And then?"

"He took out a dish. That's all. Oh, the person who introduced you to Adam said you had a decent meal.""……How much?"

"Oh, my God, that's ridiculous. Adam gave you such a big compliment? You don't throw a plate at me?!”

But the reaction of the two was a little strange.