The story of a cook

Chapter 298 Opening of Laohan Villa

As the saying goes, "Don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and don't expose the shortcoming when you speak."

Master Hou made this mistake.Li Shuang did work as a manager in a karaoke hall, but it was limited to being a manager, not a lady, even if she was a lady, it was not a big deal, it was a way of survival, although it was criticized, it was understandable.Of course, being a lady is not something glorious, and whoever is a lady doesn't want to be talked about all day long, not to mention that she is not a lady, but a manager, a person who manages a lady.

It may be because I have been in the catering industry for a long time, and I don't dislike the ladies. I feel that they are using another service method to make money to support their families.If men don't spend, there won't be a lady industry. If there is consumption, there will be service. Although it is a bit shameful, there is no way.As I said before, when I took over a large catering and entertainment company, I saw two of my junior high school classmates working as girls in the recreation department. It was not a good feeling at the time, but I understood.They are two sisters, and their family situation is similar to mine. I am a man, and I took the path of being a cook. They are women, and for the sake of their family and getting rid of poverty, they took the path of being a young lady.I didn't look down on the two sisters, nor did I have the right to look down on others. In terms of the money I earned and the current living conditions at that time, I was far inferior to them. The two sisters bought a new house in the city for their old father, and I myself I bought a house and still had savings. At that time, my old mother was still at the fifth sister’s house in the country, and I didn’t even have a house, so I was still renting a house.

Many people look down on young ladies. In fact, no one is born to be a young lady, especially girls from the countryside. When they come out, they definitely don't rush to be young ladies.At the time when I was working, most of the rural girls my age, like me, came out to work because their families were poor, they had many children, and they had no way out at home.The saying I often say, "No one comes out to work when the family is in a good position", is because the family is poor.

At that time, many girls came out to earn money to marry their older brothers or younger brothers, and some of them were to treat sick parents at home. They worked hard to make money. miss.Take my two classmates as an example. What I know is that they have two older brothers, and their family is too poor to be called a daughter-in-law.

Only those who have experienced the bitterness and suffering of restaurant workers will know and experience it, and it is not a good feeling.

They all want to be a decent human being, but only they know what they suffer behind the scenes.How many times you cry secretly, how many times you walk alone in the night without anyone, feeling helpless and hesitant, all these have to be endured silently by one person.

It is said that it is not easy to be a good person.

After the "quarrel incident", both Master Hou and Li Shuang were quite honest, and neither of them offered to resign. They continued to work in the villa, but they were much more polite to me.Both of them have been friends of Mr. Wang for many years. When they came here, they felt that they were friends with the boss. They had more or less a sense of superiority and a superior attitude. Now they are honest.

When you come out to work, you rely on your skills and ability to make money, not on connections.No one will support anyone in vain, only your parents can support you, but they will grow old one day, and you will have to support them at that time, this is the cycle of heaven.If you want to have the right to speak, you must have strength and ability. If you don't have strength and ability, just stay honest and work hard than anything else.

The front and back of the villa are almost ready for opening, and the opening date is set on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

The headquarters sent Mr. Wang over to talk to Mr. Wang about some things.After all, Mr. Wang is old, knows a lot, and knows a lot. With a lifetime of experience, he is very experienced in handling things. After talking with Mr. Wang, he brought over five jars of health-preserving wine and placed them in the hall the next day.The duo actors also came, set up the sound in advance, and began to familiarize themselves with the stage and venue.

All the waiters in front have arrived at their posts, and the training has also ended. Wearing the small floral jacket of the villa, it looks like a girl from the villa.

In the past two days, Mr. Wang's friends came to eat every day, ranging from three to five tables.The front desk and the kitchen have been rehearsed in advance, and there are generally no problems. The friends who come here are very satisfied with the food and feel good about the service.Some put forward rationalization suggestions and adopted them immediately to make corrections.

In the evening, Errenzhuan began to audition, and the effect was very good, and there was a lot of atmosphere.

All the lights outside are turned on, and it looks similar to the Laohan Villa in the TV series from a distance.Two big horns were played at the gate, the duo was sung in the hall, and people outside could hear it through the loudspeakers. Many nearby residents gathered at the gate and stood there to listen.Some listeners entered the store with an itchy heart, sat down and ordered a few dishes, and sat there drinking a small wine while watching Erren Zhuan, which was also very leisurely.

Some of the feedback from Mr. Wang’s friends are not true, and the opinions and suggestions from customers who are waiting for consumption in the store are more appropriate.Some guests said that the dishes are delicious, and it would be better if the dishes were larger; some guests said that since it is Laohan Villa, the decoration also means that, and the clothes worn by the waiters also have the characteristics of the villa. It's just that the tableware for serving dishes is not the same. It would be fine if they used large earthen bowls, iron pots, and earthen pottery.What the guest said is right. I thought of this before, but seeing that the original tableware was new and hadn’t been used much, I didn’t mention it to Mr. Wang. I thought it would be okay to use the existing tableware.According to the suggestions from the guests, I went to the scene to have a look, and I really had to change the tableware, so that there would be an atmosphere.

I talked to Mr. Wang about the tableware, and Mr. Wang said that there should be some tableware from the farmyard, and a batch can be imported.

Mr. Wang said with a smile on his face: "Now we see the money back, so let's change it. The guests have responded very well to our house, not to mention the dishes. In this place, our house is the boss, and the service is excellent. Very good, I think our family will be better in the future, isn't it just a change of tableware, I don't have much money, I will change it tomorrow, Master Tan is in charge, and tomorrow we will go to Shisanwei Road to buy it."

As the saying goes, "People are in good spirits when they have happy events." Mr. Wang saw that everything was going well, and he spent a lot of money generously.

Mr. Wang is sometimes more open-minded than men.

The next day, I went to Shisanwei Road to buy a batch of tableware suitable for the dishes of the villa, and repackaged the dishes.

"A good horse deserves a good saddle", this is not wrong at all. A very ordinary dish becomes different immediately when paired with suitable tableware.If the dish was sold for 30 yuan before, the customers thought it was expensive, but after changing the tableware, the guests will think that the dish is worth 30 yuan, which is not only worth but also super value.Through the replacement of the tableware, my understanding of the dishes has been further improved. In the past, the dishes paid attention to "color, aroma, taste, and shape". whole.

In the future, it is necessary to write down what tableware will be used when serving any dishes.Taking Laohan Villa as the basis, I re-summarized all the dishes, including cold dishes and pasta. After summarizing, I was very satisfied and felt that I had improved a lot.

At the beginning, all I wrote were notes, but later it was much more convenient to have a computer, and I summarized them in the computer, and then continuously improved and perfected them, classified and summarized, and standardized four recipes in total, "hotel type", "farm type" and "home cooking type". "" "Dumpling restaurant class", these four complete recipes have played a great role in future work, and some of them can be directly decisive.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the eye-catching Laohan Villa officially opened.

On the opening day, "Big Pepper", "Medicine Box" and "Er Kui" from Liu Laohan's TV series came to the scene in person, and some friends of Mr. Wang also came to join in the show. It was very grand and lively.

I don’t know how lively it was before, I only heard about it later. I have been busy in the back kitchen, and I always eat lunch standing on the stove. I have been busy until eight o’clock in the evening, which exhausted the kitchen brothers. up.In the evening, Mr. Wang went into the kitchen and said to cook something delicious. Everyone was so tired that they didn't bother to cook. They simply made a work meal and took a bite. Then they started to clean up and close the files.

In the first week of opening, the business was extremely hot, and there was even a queue for dinner at night.The better the business, the greater the pressure. I am afraid that some mistakes will affect the business and cause adverse effects.In addition to cooking on the stove during the meal time every day, the rest of the time is to constantly check the preparations between the various stalls, lest the preparation work is not done enough to delay the serving time and the quality of the products.

In the first week, the kitchen staff did not leave the market at noon. After a working meal at noon, they took a short rest and started to prepare for the dinner market.Fortunately, the brothers all understood very well, worked hard without complaining, and did all the preparations well.

It was so busy during the opening period, there was no phenomenon of rushing or returning dishes.

The best-selling dishes are "wok-wrapped meat", "big goose stewed sauerkraut", "northeast pig-killing dishes", and "hometown hospitality dishes". ", the noodles are "Corn Flour Dafa Cake" and "Steamed Dumplings with Sauerkraut and Big Stuffing".

Guobaorou sells the most every day, reaching [-] copies.The uniform sweet and sour sauce is used, which is very convenient to use, and the taste and color are guaranteed.Making so many pot-packed meat every day, gradually I have a clear understanding of the "paste" of the pot-packed meat, and I feel vaguely grasping something in the unified configuration of "paste", as if I have found a way, but not yet too clear.

I feel that I have found it. I guess after I finish the opening period, I will be able to figure it out after immersing myself in it and thinking about it.

Big goose stewed sauerkraut is Master Xu’s specialty. It was stewed very well. Before I went to Shisanwei Road to buy tableware, I used a big white soup bowl. After I bought the tableware, I changed the soup bowl into a small black iron pot. , with an alcohol stove underneath, and I raised the price by eight yuan, but the actual materials used did not increase.At that time, everyone said that there is no need to increase the price, and they were afraid that customers would not eat it if the price was raised.Because at this time, the big goose stewed sauerkraut is very atmospheric as soon as it is served on the table. The small iron pot is full of big goose stewed sauerkraut, and the bottom is heated with alcohol cubes. It is gurgling and steaming. It has the taste of a farmyard, and guests do not order it or not.It’s a one-pot dish. The first impression is that it’s affordable and has an atmosphere. If you want to treat guests, just add a pot of big goose stewed sauerkraut to the top, and the price won’t drop at all.

As a result, the big goose stewed sauerkraut became popular.

This is the case with dishes, the more popular they are, the better they are.The reason is very simple, the raw materials are sold out every day, there are no leftover raw materials, and the next day will be full of fresh raw materials, and it tastes delicious when cooked.Everything is like this. It tastes the same when it is fresh, and it tastes the same when it is stored in the freezer for a few days. It is definitely not as delicious when it is fresh.

It is inevitable that "Northeast pig-killing dishes" will sell well. It's winter, and people in the provincial capital love to eat pig-killing dishes. It's best to have a hot pot of pig-killing dishes.In addition, I changed the pot that used to serve the pig-killing dish into a copper pot, which looks more atmospheric and attracts more people to eat.Especially in the hall, if there is a table of guests who ordered a pig-killing dish and put the majestic copper pot on the table, it was steaming, and the other table guests looked at it and asked: "That copper pot in your house What kind of food is it?"

The waiter said: "That's our pig-killing dish. It's very delicious. Let's have a pot too?"

Don't worry, 80.00% of the guests will come to a pot, whether it is delicious or not, it looks stylish.

Of course, the taste must be authentic. I put a lot of effort into the pig-killing dishes. A total of [-] kinds of raw materials are used to serve the pig-killing dishes in rural areas almost in their original form. Wouldn’t it be delicious?

The "hospital dish" is the "Spicy Red Stewed Tofu" I improved Master Hou. It is very popular with guests because the meatballs are diced meatballs and are very fragrant.It is very laborious to cut meat on a chopping board every day, so control the sales volume, and stop selling after [-] servings a day are sold out. If you do not control the volume, it is estimated that it will exceed the sales share of Guobaorou.

I assigned this dish to Master Hou, because it sold well, and Master Hou was also very active, helping the chopping board to cut diced meat every day--my own dish sells well, and I feel beautiful in my heart, and I am energetic in my work.

Needless to say, the "smoked pig's trotters" on the side of the cold dish is the favorite of the Santaizi people, and the second child's cooking is also good, and the chubby one just wants to eat it.The most successful one is "smoked fresh bean curd". At the beginning, I didn't expect that fresh bean curd is so delicious after being smoked, which is much more delicious than dried tofu.As soon as it was launched, it was recognized by customers and reached the level of hot sales.It is also because the production of raw materials is a bit laborious, and the sales are limited every day, as much as is produced, sold out, and sold out immediately.

"A Sao Mixed Vegetables" is an improved version of "Northeast Poon Choi".The main reason is that people in the provincial capital love to eat Da La Pi, and every family has it. At that time, they also wanted to eat Da La Pi. The vermicelli was replaced with skin-lifting, which reduced the ingredients of cabbage and increased the ingredients of cucumber. I didn’t expect it to be delicious, and the guests also recognized it, so this dish is considered a success.

Needless to say about pasta, "Cornmeal Dafa Cake" is the most down-to-earth, and customers like it very much.The "Steamed Dumplings with Sauerkraut and Big Stuffing" has been improved on the dumpling wrappers. The dumpling wrappers are made of three-in-one noodles. The effect of steaming is that of cornmeal. It looks like coarse grain dumplings and tastes very delicious.

Ms. Huang's craftsmanship is undeniable. Cooking these staple foods is very professional for her, and she handles them carefully.

In the first week of opening, the daily turnover was more than 3 yuan. At that time, 3 yuan was already a lot. According to Mr. Wang's prediction, it would be enough to sell 3 yuan a day. She did not expect to sell more than [-] yuan a day.

The opening of Laohan Villa caused quite a stir in the Santaizi area. It was not only loved by guests, but also attracted many catering colleagues to visit and study, and indirectly met many catering friends.

(End of this chapter)