By Kitagawa Kai's standards, head chef Sanji and his team's cooking skills were probably worth 1.5 Suzunes already.
That was no low appraisal.
After all his guidance over this long stretch of time, Suzune's progress had been plain for everyone to see.
Being fifty percent better than her current level was already quite an achievement in the culinary world.
Of course, impressive as they were, there was still room for improvement.
"Of course. Please go ahead."
Sanji put away his smile and listened attentively.
For chefs, the opinions of people who knew how to appreciate food were of paramount importance.
And a distinguished guest who could eat as much as Kitagawa Kai was an especially valuable one.
Next came the discussion.
Kitagawa Kai shared some of the finer points of cooking with Sanji...
At first, Sanji merely nodded, but as he listened, his expression changed.
The things the young man was explaining were precisely the knowledge and experience he needed right now...
This is unbelievable!
Sanji grew even more serious, hurriedly taking a pen and paper from his assistant and carefully jotting everything down.
The longer he listened, the more absorbed he became. Several points that had always eluded him finally had answers.
True expertise was not handed out lightly, nor was mastery sold cheaply. Fortunate enough to hear such vital knowledge now, he felt he could ask for nothing more!
After finishing, Kitagawa Kai picked up his glass of water and took a sip.
Sanji was still studying his notes with his head lowered. Only after a moment did he look up.
So it can be done that way, too.
But Kitagawa-kun is so young. Where did he get all this experience?
He glanced again at the empty plates that had yet to be cleared from the table, and