As Henry reached out at the tray with his hand, all the eyes that were fixed at him narrowed!
What was going on? How was the Award of Dedication fit for such a young man? Who was he? No one had ever seen him before! How was he even qualified for such an award?
Mr. Dong was also extremely doubtful.
An uneasy look appeared in Sister Hui's eyes. "Could this kid have some sort of influence in the circle of culinary arts?"
Under the countless guesses and deductions of the audience, Henry pulled away the red silk from the tray.
The moment the red silk was lifted, a spatula crafted from pure gold was revealed.
A golden spatula!
Upon finally witnessing the Award of Dedication, everyone in the audience was struck with awe. The gold spatula bore a special meaning to chefs, even the highest honour of culinary arts in the world, The Mengbaton Award, would not take the form of a golden spatula.
As recorded in history, the golden spatula was personally presented by the emperor to his favourite imperial chef in ancient times, which symbolised two things: firstly, it was a token of praise towards the imperial chefs culinary skills, and secondly, it was a recognition of his status as the top chef in the circle of culinary arts.
That was the significance a golden spatula bore.
Henry smiled and picked up the golden spatula from the tray.
Upon seeing a young man like Henry pick up the golden spatula, someone from the audience could no longer contain himself and questioned, "Who is he? What gives him the right to receive this award? I demand an explanation!"
"Yes, explain this!"
The moment someone took the lead to voice out their thoughts, people followed suit immediately. Voices of countless people demanding an explanation erupted in an instant.
"Please calm down, everybody." the voice of the judge sounded again through the microphone. "All of you are mistaken. This man is not the winner of the Award of Dedication."
Upon hearing that, many people were instantly relieved. If such a young man had really won the Award of Dedication, it would be totally outrageous.
Sister Hui's eyes flashed with contempt. She looked at Henry disdainfully and said, "Is there something wrong with that brain of yours? That award doesn't belong to you, yet you had the audacity to touch it."
Henry held the golden spatula and shrugged his shoulders, then replied, "The award is not for me, but I am the one in charge of presenting it."
The one in charge of presenting it?
Sister Hui was stunned by Henry's reply.
At that exact moment, the judge's voice sounded once more, "Everyone, allow me to formally introduce the presenter of the Award of Dedication, Mr. Zhang! As all of you already know, the Mengbaton Award is the greatest award in the circle of culinary arts, and it was named after the great Masterchef Mengbaton, who had passed on years ago. In his posthumous letter, he had written about the level of cooking that only existed in his fantasies, something that Masterchef Mengbaton was unable to achieve throughout his life. However, several years ago, all of you probably have heard tales of a young man from Yan Xia who was able to create the delicacies recorded in the letter of Masterchef Mengbaton in a culinary competition. It was said to be an amazing performance of culinary arts, which could also be described as wizardry in the world of culinary arts.
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