My Lady Chef

Ely's POV:

"W-wow..." Linda's eyes grew round and so did the other staff of the culinary house as I showed them the sample menu items that I personally cooked.

After Pierce had gotten the approval for my idea for the cafe at the third district. I racked my brain for inexpensive food that can be turned into set meals Yup. Seat Meals.

They are very popular types of meals popular amongst the working class on Earth. I am a fan of a Japanese Curry Set meal with includes the salad and flan as a dessert.

Since they are devised using local products and most of the ingredients can be prepared beforehand. Set meals solve the problem since they are ideal for workers who are looking for a cheap lunch or dinner. "Please try them out. There are 5 set meals in all." I proudly let them choose.

Amongst my volunteers were Linda, Beatrice, Lisa, Charles, and Pierce.

Linda grabbed the { Set Meal A} which is { Baked Chicken Doria with Potato Salad and an Almond Butter Cookie. }

Lisa settled for { Set Meal B }.

A{ Baked Chicken with Mushroom Gravy and Spicy Rice, Potato Soup and Vanilla Pudding. }

Charles took {Set Meal C}.

{Mushroom and Chicken Pot Pie 'n Gravy with Mash Potatoes and Almond Butter Cookie}

Beatrice had the { Set Meal D}. { Spaghetti with Meatballs with Buttered Toast, Creamed Mushroom Soup and Chocolate Mousse. } Pierce took the last one, { Set Meal E} which was {Hamburg Steak with Mash Potatoes with Steamed Vegetables, and Vanilla Pudding. } They all sat down on the huge table in the main kitchen and started eating.

The silence made me nervous because everyone seems so intent on the food until I noticed that they were really gobbling up the food. "Uhm...so how is the food?" I asked them and they all flinched as if realizing that I was standing there while they were stuffing their faces.

"It is so good Lady Alaina!" Charles said in a muffled tone as he swallowed the last piece of pie."I have never tasted anything so delicious!"

"The Baked chicken was moist and simply divine! Pairing it with this...uh..grain called rice and the spices was simply marvelous, Your Grace." Lisa looked so in love with her meal

"This pasta is really good Milady. I love this tomato sauce and the ball of meat. It goes so well with the bread." Beatrice blushed as she ate more of the meatballs.

"I cannot believe chicken and rice with cheese would taste this...delicious! You have outdone yourself this time Milady!" Linda smiled at me as she ate more of the doria.

"And...you say that these meals are cheap? I find it hard to believe. This Hamburg steak alone is good enough to be served at a first district restaurant. The juiciness and meaty flavor were simply flavorful." Pierce said as he showed me his clean plate.

"Here is the cost of my ingredients. If my sample menu pricing is to be followed then you shall see that we will stand to make a profit if these meals are prepared in a way I developed." I gave a paper to the secretary.

He read through the costs and the profits. The moment he looked at me; his face held an unconcealable excitement and admiration.

"These ingredients can be easily procured by our company and the costing for the ingredients are super cheap since we will buy in bulk. We can also have an item smith make your proposed measuring tools, Milady. All we need now is a competent chef to employ."

"I have just the young man for the job. He will be coming tomorrow and I will train him to replicate these dishes just in time for the opening of our cafe." I looked at the list. "Are you okay Pierce?"

"I am. I am just....well you never cease to amaze me. No lady would have ever thought of offering affordable set meals made from local ingredients and yet present them in different ways." he looked at me with approval. "I believe this opening will be a success. Your flavors will touch a lot of the workers and make them come back."

His answer made me hope for the best because of the positive feedback I am getting.

Now all that is left was to wait for my new cafe chef to arrived at the estate and get his training done here at the culinary house.☐☐☐☐☐