Secret ingredients

Previously

…And he was going to find it, no matter the cost. The Alchemist’s words, though he tried to push them away, lingered at the edges of his consciousness, like a persistent, irritating hum. But Silas was resolute. He would find a real ingredient, a tangible treasure, and the world would finally understand the true meaning of culinary genius. The Alchemist’s metaphorical pronouncements would fade into obscurity, eclipsed by the undeniable brilliance of Silas Thorne’s tangible discovery. He boarded his flight, the hum of the engines a counterpoint to the insistent, quiet voice of his own ambition, a voice that spoke only of concrete results and undeniable proof.