Tatsuki works quickly, humming to himself softly to keep his rhythm. [i]'Just to be on the safe side, I won't go too exotic, but I'm sure it will be okay'[/i] In his head he begins going over all his dishes, marking down what he's making, what is done for each dish, and what still needs to be done. [i]'Cutlets are fried, and their mushroom sauce topping as well as the shredded beats on stuffing to go on the side of them. I still need those noodles to finish boiling for the pasta dish, and the sauce still needs diced celery. I can have Shigetoshi do that when he gets back since they need to be added right near the end of cooking and I'm not quite there yet'[/i] He casts about real quick to locate the innkeeper and chuckles as he finds him surrounded by the girls who had him pinned earlier in the day. [i]'Too bad I can't go rescue him, then we could be a little more even'[/i] 

Placing one of the sauces on the back burner to simmer he moves over to the pan with the cubed pork in it. [i]'Keeping these evenly cooked but not over cooked isn't easy, but they are coming along nicely'[/i] His hand flies over the pan as he sprinkles in some flavoring. The flavoring lands on the meat and in the butter surrounding it, turning the yellow liquid faintly orange as he tilts the pan around, mixing in the seasoning. He begins flipping the cubes just as he feels Shigetoshi walk in. [i]'Ah, perfect timing'[/i] he thinks with a smile. Without missing a beat in his flipping he responds to the boy's inquiry while keeping his eyes on he meat sizzling in the pan. “You most certainly can help. That celery on the table, I need it diced, about five stalks should be good, them stirred into that red sauce on the back burner.” Slipping around Shigetoshi he checks the noodles and with a nod moves on to the sauce for the final dish. 

“Once you’re done with that it will need to simmer a few more minutes. While it's doing that I need the noddles here drain and placed on the table so I can finish up on them, and after that, if you could take that red lettuces and make little bowels with the leaves for this last dish here.” He pauses a moment and glances over at Shigetoshi. “Just take three of the leaves, lay them on atop the other in a circular fashion without laving a gap in the middle. I set out separate plates for them. We'll need one bowel per group, so four or five depending on if you will consent to eat with me so as to keep me from getting cornered again.” he adds that last part with a smile and turns back to the thick mixture in the pot before him.