Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 560 Learning From Each Other

On the top floor of the Platinum Star, Mr. Huo, the executive chef in charge of all catering on board, naturally has his own separate office.

And being able to be in charge of catering on this ship has considerable rights.

Because catering is not just about cooking in the kitchen, it's about the day-to-day operation and maintenance of all kitchens and restaurants.

Including the planning and arrangement of some unique activities on board.

In addition to all the chefs and kitchen assistants, the people under his management also have all the waiters and purchasing, accounting and warehousing personnel.

Just like last night when they discovered that there were chefs who took advantage of their positions to enrich themselves, Mr. Huo has the right to dismiss them, and even lock them into a small dark room, and what did the people in the small dark room do to that chef whose hands and feet are not clean? Mr. Huo naturally knew it well.

After all, this kind of thing can't be done by one person alone. Without the assistance of some logistics personnel, it is impossible for him to be discovered after so long.

As for who will be found out at that time and who are colluding with each other to make a profit, then only the few people on the ship including Mr. Huo will know what will happen to them.

"Did he say that?"

Mr. Huo was sitting in his chair, and beside him was his assistant, Mai Di.

"Speaking of which, a total of five people participated in it, and we have now controlled those people. After interrogation, a person named Ma who is in charge of storage is the main leader, and the others are regarded as accomplices."

"Well." Mr. Huo nodded, "Let them count the amount again, and follow the previous rules. If it is less, it will be sent directly to the police station after landing. If it is more...let them feed the fish."

There was no special expression on McGrady's face, obviously he was used to these things.

"By the way, Mr. Huo, when I came up just now, I learned about the dishes made by the chef you appointed yesterday. They are very popular in the restaurant today." Maddie said suddenly.

"You mean the vintage?" Speaking of the chef, Mr. Huo couldn't help being interested again.

"Yes, that's him. Originally, some people ordered some new dishes when they saw some new dishes on the menu. Some people saw the plates carried by the waiter when they went to the restaurant, so they ordered out of curiosity, but the customers After eating, the reaction is basically very satisfied.

And there are still many people who have already ordered dishes for tomorrow's noon. "

Mr. Huo smiled: "I'm not surprised at his level to reach this level, but what I'm more concerned about is that it's quite rare for him to be able to do this at his age.

And yesterday I saw that his basic skills are very solid, so I think he should have a lot of other dishes besides these few dishes. "

Hearing this, McGrady couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He didn't expect Mr. Huo to give Chen Nian such a high evaluation. Although Master Huo had praised some young chefs who worked on the ship before, they all admired their potential. It's not to comment on it as a chef who can already handle the spoon independently.

"I suddenly had an idea. Tomorrow, I will tell the people below that a new rule will be added on the ship from tomorrow. Customers will be asked to comment on the dishes on the ship every half a month. It is completely voluntary. The top ten dishes will be reserved. All the remaining dishes will be replaced.”

"Mr. Huo, do you mean that only ten dishes are left every half month, and besides these ten dishes, every chef has to come up with new dishes?"

"Yes, because I recently discovered a problem, that is, our ship has to sail at sea for a hundred days, which means that even if we have two hundred dishes on board, it is not enough to rotate. Only by bringing out new things can guests Freshness." Mr. Huo said.

"Okay." McGrady never questioned Mr. Huo's words, as long as he followed suit.

But then he thought about it again: "Mr. Huo, why do I feel that this regulation of yours seems to be modified by Master Chen?"

As a result, Mr. Huo laughed loudly after hearing this: "It's kind of like that. I saw something interesting from this young man yesterday, so I want to see his weight."

Mai Di seemed to understand a bit: "I remember that you seem to have never accepted apprentices, but the craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty seem to have a tradition of accepting apprentices, and you have never accepted apprentices until now..."

Hearing this, Mr. Huo raised his index finger and shook it slightly: "It can't be called Daqing now, it should be called China. Those are all in the past tense, but Chen Nian is indeed the most suitable for me that I have ever seen. The candidate for the apprentice, but I still need to observe and observe."

Maddie understood it all by now.

"Okay, Mr. Huo, then I will go back and draft the new regulation you want to promulgate in written form, and I will show it to you tomorrow morning for your review. If there is no problem, I will pass it on."

"Okay, you go to work, it's hard work."

"It's my honor." Maddie saluted gentlemanly, and then slowly backed away with slightly bowed head.

……

After finishing work in the evening, Chen Nian first went to Huang Su's place to exchange pleasantries, and then returned to his own stove, staring at the kitchen helpers who cleaned up everything according to his requirements, and then went back to the room to rest.

"This is the job I should be doing. Although the previous job is to stay on this ship, what's the point of dealing with ingredients every day? Or the stove is more suitable for me." Chen Nian Station Looking at the boundless sea outside the window, I sighed in my heart.

The visibility on the ocean outside is really not high now, that is to say, the lights on the Platinum Star are shining outside, lighting up the surrounding sea area.

Just as Chen Nian was about to continue expressing his feelings, there was a knock on the door suddenly: "Chen, are you there? Are you asleep?"

"No." Chen Nian instantly recognized that it was Tonio's voice.

He opened the door and saw that it was Tonio.

It's just that Tonio is still wearing a gray-collared chef's uniform, but his complexion is more rosy than before.

"Chen, long time no see." Tonio greeted him standing at the door.

"Oh my friend, how is your work today? Those above are all masters, have you learned anything?" Chen Nian smiled and stepped forward to hug each other, then asked curiously.

While asking, he brought the other person into the room and sat down.

"Over there, there is also a chef with four helpers, but the work is much more delicate, and you know, the chef I am following now happens to be Italian, so what I know is exactly what I want to learn. Those of you, this is simply amazing!" Tonio said happily.

Chen Nian couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"What about you? Chen, you are now a blue-collar chef. How is your work today?" Tonio asked again.

"It's not bad. I don't think it's unusual, but the overall work is a little busier than when we were before."

Chen Nian was just telling the truth, but Tonio felt that Chen Nian was being humble.

So I couldn't help but admire the old age in my own country's language.

"What do you mean?" Chen Nian didn't understand.

"I mean you are really powerful and very humble." Tonio explained again in Chinese.

"Where is there... Actually, it's not that good. I still have a lot to learn." Chen Nian waved his hands quickly, but after he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Tony, can you teach me Italian? Ah, in fact, I am quite interested in this, after all, we have always used our language to talk, and I also want to talk to you in your language."

"Of course." Tonio nodded, it didn't matter to him.

"That's great!" Chen Nian showed joy, because he suddenly remembered that in the real world, he was about to participate in the show. If he went to some countries where English is the main language, Chen Nian felt that he could still It's a little bit more open, after all, I can speak English.

But when you go to Italy, there is absolutely no way. Maybe there are people who can communicate in English, but Chen Nian does not guarantee that everyone can communicate in English.

After all, Italy belongs to the language family of Southern Europe, and it is quite different from English.

After Tonio agreed to Chen Nian's request, he also made a request, that is, he still wanted to continue learning Chinese characters, and Chen Nian agreed after thinking about it.

Now Tonio's level is basically limited to communicating with language, but if he is really asked to write with a pen, he still can't do it.

It's just that Chen Nian thinks that the text has not been simplified yet, and the traditional characters are still used. Tonio may have some difficulty learning it.

But it's hard to return to, these things can still be learned as long as you have the heart.

Then the two agreed to come to Chen Nian every day to teach each other their languages.

After agreeing in this way, they went back separately. After all, they planned to learn from each other from the next day.

As the whistle of the ship gradually ceased to sound, the sound of the water outside the window also became smaller and smaller, and the lights on the ship were extinguished one by one, and people gradually fell asleep.

But in this darkness, there was a person who couldn't sleep no matter what. He couldn't help tossing and turning when he thought of how he saw Anna during the day.

……

In this way, the time turned to the next day. Some of the people on board got up early and came to the dining room for breakfast, while others chose to sleep late. It has to be the same as clocking in at work.

Sleep until what time you want, and eat when you want to eat.

Anna's family is the kind that is relatively self-disciplined.

They had already ordered breakfast yesterday, so the waiter pushed the dining cart and knocked on the door of the room where Anna's family lived early in the morning.

The floor in the corridor is covered with carpet, which is extremely soft to step on, and the walls are also decorated with incomparable luxury. Each door has a unique pattern decoration. It is said that the British owner of the ship specially invited a painter to paint it.

And there are all kinds of paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor, each of which looks very pleasing to the eye.

There is less noise here than anywhere else.

Soon a door in the middle of the third floor opened.

"Hello, Miss Anna, this is the breakfast you and your family made an appointment for."

It was Anna who opened the door, but Anna did not wear yesterday's foreign dress today, but rather homely clothes.

"Okay, thank you, I'll bring it in."

"It's okay, Miss Anna, I'll just come." The waiter said quickly.

"No, you can go and give it to someone else, just remember to collect it later."

Anna said politely and picked up their dinner tray from the dining car.

"Thank you, Miss Anna, Miss Anna, you are really beautiful and kind-hearted."

"Hee hee, don't praise me, you have worked hard too."

After Anna finished speaking, she walked towards the house with leaping steps like an elf.

The waiter helped to close the door again, and then pushed the cart towards the next room where the food was ordered.

And after Anna brought the breakfast into the house, her parents who had already got up to bask in the sun by the window also stood up at this moment.

"Anna, let them bring these in. You don't need to do it yourself." Anna's father said.

"It's okay, I want to serve it to you myself." Anna smiled slyly.

Anna's father had no choice but to look at his daughter dotingly and shook his head.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, last time you went to visit the kitchen on the ship, but I didn't go that time. Can I go next time there is such an event?" Anna suddenly asked.

"Of course, my child. Although your father and I have already been there once, if you want to go, we can accompany you again..." Anna's mother smiled and looked at her daughter. Baby girl, of course I like it very much.

But before she could finish speaking, Anna shook her head and said, "No need, mom, I'll just go by myself. I've grown up and I'm safe on this ship. You should do the same when you go on vacation this time." Enjoy your time together, and I want to make this an adventure of my life!"

"I don't agree, after all, there are too many people on board..." Anna's father shook his head.

But at this moment, Anna's mother said: "Let her go, the route is set, and it will definitely not be possible for Anna to go alone, I think it will help her grow up if she goes out on her own for an adventure." , isn't it?

Children always have to leave their parents' arms, you can't always look at her, that way she won't grow up! "

"It doesn't matter if we grow up or not? Don't we still have us?" Anna's father retorted.

"We are always going to die. Don't you think that after we die, Anna will still be that little bird who will be deceived wherever she goes."

Anna's father stopped talking at this point.

"Okay, good boy, you can go when the time comes, your father and I will be waiting at home for your adventurous return!"

"Thank you, Mom!" Anna was so happy that she almost jumped three feet high, and kissed her mother's face as soon as she got up.

Then after thinking about it, he turned around and kissed his father's face as well.

(End of this chapter)