The story of a cook

Chapter 442 Unforgettable Regular Meeting

Through what Lao Guo and Master Du said, and the contact with Lao Zhao this day, I have a judgment in my heart.Old Zhao has the mentality of resisting the old man looking for a chef, because he is the head chef, so it is better for him to arrange a few of his own people in such a big kitchen, and it will be easier to manage it.This is human nature and understandable.But seeing Lao Zhao as the chef and cooking on the stove in person is quite admirable. Whether it is true or not, at least he has professionalism.Looking at the dishes he stir-fried, the meat dishes are better and worth learning, but the green vegetables are average.He is a chef of Northeast cuisine, and seafood is not under his control. I don't know what kind of seafood he cooks.

Mr. Zhao seems carefree, but if you take a close look at him, he is a very scheming person.

Lao Guo took a puff of cigarette and said, "Let me tell you, Lao Tan, you have to pay attention to cooking next to him, and be careful when you speak. Lao Zhao has a small mind, and revenge will be immediate."

"Everyone in our group knows what he is like. Who do you think he has never had a fight with?" Master Du said.He still favored Lao Zhao when he said it. After all, he is Lao Zhao's subordinate and works together as a team.

"That's what the old man is used to. The old man thinks that Lao Zhao is good, and Lao Zhao is also arrogant. If he didn't have the support of the old man to support him, he would be finished by now. How long can he work?" Lao Guo said.

Listening to Lao Guo's words, it can be seen that he is a little jealous of Lao Zhao.

Master Du said: "He is the father's son."

Old Guo said: "That son of a bitch, he has been working here for a long time, old man, aren't you an old man too, who dares to touch you."

"Why did you talk about me, talk about something else." Master Du said.

Lao Guo said: "Fuck, Lao Tan just came here, so don't talk about this." Then he asked me: "Old Tan, the head chef of the bakery, Chen, you introduced me?"

I said, "Yes, I introduced you."

Lao Guo said: "Old Chen is very upright, and he will come to work. He has been a chef within three months since he came here."

Lao Guo is still a little jealous, and he is also jealous of the brother Chen Gang I introduced as the head chef.

"Really? I know his brother, but I haven't seen him, so I don't know what he looks like." I said.

Master Du said: "He looks good, he is big, about 1.8 meters three, handsome."

"The old man likes handsome people." Old Guo said.

Master Du said: "What's the matter? You are envious, who told you not to grow up well." Then he said: "Actually, you don't know what's going on inside. It's not that the old man likes handsome people, but Manager Chen of the cake shop likes handsome people." Yes, Manager Chen is the old man's favorite, if there is no Manager Chen, Lao Chen can't be the head chef."

"Everyone knows about this, needless to say." Lao Guo said.

Hearing that the two of them could tell pornographic news, they didn't want to hear these things, so they asked, "Did Lao Chen not live in the dormitory?"

"Old Chen doesn't live in the dormitory, he rents a house outside." Lao Guo said.

"Someday I have time to make an appointment and go out for a while." I said.

Lao Guo said: "I'll take care of this. I'll go to the bakery tomorrow and let him know you're here."

I don't know what brother Chen Gang is doing here, and I don't want to know how he became the head chef, but since he came to Binhai, I still have to meet him, after all, I introduced him.

The first week of working in the old store was not very busy, and it cost 2 yuan per day.

Looking at the food stalls in front, the dishes here are very simple. They are all ordinary home-cooked dishes.The head chef, Lao Zhao, is more practical and doesn’t manage the food stalls very much. If he doesn’t manage, the other chefs don’t care much.

On the second day after I came, two chefs from Northeast cuisine left in the kitchen, and the old man brought in two more.The chopping board for my side dishes was also gone, so I called Bao Peng and asked him to come over and serve me side dishes.On the second day after Bao Peng came, Lao Zhao brought a kid named Li Fushun to make lotus for me. My cooking line was full of people.

After Bao Peng came, I served six dishes, namely "Hometown Tofu", "Lotus Pond Moonlight", "Northeast New Year's Vegetables", "Dry Pot Small Crispy Bones", "Fried Two Kinds" and "Yipin Liver Tip".

These dishes have been sold well on Huofenghuang, and Bao Peng is very familiar with the arrangement and matching of these dishes, and it is easy to prepare them.My dishes were amazing after they were put out, compared to other chefs' dishes.I am still very confident in the presentation of the dishes, at least in Fuxin. Although the dishes in Binhai were launched earlier than in Fuxin, it does not mean that they are well presented. We have put a lot of effort into the presentation of dishes, so it can be done like this Said that ordinary people can't compare.

After Lao Zhao saw my food stand, he said to me: "Master Tan, it's well placed. Our chopping boards just don't know how to set them up. You can teach them."

I said, "I'm not very good at posing. I don't need to teach this. They can learn after seeing Bao Peng's posing, and they will gradually master it."

"The little Bao you're looking for is not bad. Do you have any more? Introduce a few more." He asked.

"Not now. They are all at work. He came here after working with me." I said.

After the dishes were put out, the effect was seen on the same day. The six dishes sold very well, and they were all sold out by the evening.There are two reasons for the good sales. The first is that the arrangement is exquisite and ornamental, and customers like it. The second is that Niu Xiuli is an orderer. I have a good relationship with her. She recommends my dishes to customers in advance. .At dinner time, my side has the most dishes. At the end of the cooking, when the other chefs have no food, I still cook, and everyone is watching me cooking.To be honest, I had a sense of accomplishment at the time, and I felt that I was quite powerful.

Working in a large kitchen is like this. Each chef can only have eight to ten dishes at most, and they are all placed in the food stalls in front. Whoever’s dishes sell well will have their dishes stir-fried when they are eating, and whoever’s dishes are not selling well. When I am having a good meal, I can only stand there and watch others cook, which is quite embarrassing.

At this time, everyone's cooking skills can be seen at once. If the skill is good, there will be cooking, and if the skill is not good, there will be no cooking. If this situation lasts for a week, the chef who has no cooking all day long will not be able to stand up. , Needless to say, he would voluntarily offer to resign.

Craftsmanship cannot be adulterated, if it works, it works, if it doesn’t work it doesn’t work, survival of the fittest.

Chefs earn money by crafting their dishes. If they use dim sum in their dishes and take some responsibility, the taste of the dishes will be good.Otherwise, it will be eliminated.

On the third day after my dishes were put out, Lao Zhao said in the morning regular meeting: "Everyone has also watched these days, and our food stalls have changed a lot. After Master Tan's dishes were put out, customers ordered a lot. I don’t tell you why you order too much, everyone knows, especially the chefs, we are all chefs, so I won’t talk about what’s going on. From today on, you chefs are also responsible for your own dishes. When the chopping boards are arranged, go and have a look, don’t care about anything, just put them on the outside, and don’t check if they are qualified?”

"Everyone is responsible for their own dishes. When you arrive at the restaurant, you will watch them cook there, okay? It's not too embarrassing, I will embarrass you for you. I won't pretend to learn from others, just look at them What's the matter. There are two new masters, you two should serve food. You two are familiar with our family's style in the past two days. It doesn't need to be too expensive, and don't take too much trouble. Yes, it’s too troublesome to worry about not being able to serve the food, and pay for the return. If you feel that you don’t know what dishes to serve, ask Master Tan, Master Tan knows the dishes deeply, and learn from him.”

"In the future, Master Tan will be responsible for the management of the food stalls. He said that if the dish is qualified, then it is qualified and can be served outside. Are you ready?"

A few people responded "Listen", and most of the rest remained silent.

Seeing that few people responded, Lao Zhao got a little angry, and immediately shouted: "Why didn't you hear me? Why can't I speak well?"

Seeing him lose his temper, let alone talk.

"Listen?" he asked again, raising his voice.

"Listen."

There are more people responding.

"I don't even know what kind of temper I have if I don't scream?"

"Dismiss!"

He's finished this meeting, I really don't know if he did it on purpose or not, but in short he pushed me to the forefront.

Standing there, I couldn't help but smile wryly.

The pastry was withdrawn, the cold dishes were also withdrawn, and people from the hot food kitchen walked towards the kitchen in twos and threes.

A bit disturbed, with the urge to quit immediately.I feel that Lao Zhao is pushing me directly to the opposite of all the masters, making it difficult for me to continue working in the kitchen.

Someone patted me on the shoulder, and when I looked back, it was Master Liu, the head seafood chef.

"Don't worry about him, he just talks like this, go, go out and smoke a cigarette."

He and Master Liu came to the backyard of the kitchen, lit a cigarette and smoked.

"He is angry at the success of your dishes. He is narrow-minded. Everyone in the kitchen knows it, so don't worry about it." Master Liu said to me.

I squeezed a smile on my face and said, "It's nothing, just do it if you can, and withdraw if you can't."

"Hehe, he's just waiting for you to withdraw." Master Liu said, "It won't do him any good if you withdraw. The chopping boards on my side are all learned from the little Bao you brought, so I can’t be angry, I am willing to work with a good cook, don’t think too much about what to do.”

I asked, "He also takes care of your side?"

Master Liu said: "Don't worry, if we don't deal with each other, if I don't talk to him, he can't fix me."

I didn't say anything, I was a little suffocated, and I said that even if I left, I couldn't go like this, I was a bit useless, and I made it clear that I wanted to go.This trivial matter is nothing, since I am asked to manage the food stalls, I will manage the management, and I will talk about it after the samples are produced.

After smoking a cigarette, he went back to the kitchen.

It is not easy for a person to wander outside, and it is inevitable to encounter bumps and bumps.Master said a word, if not an enemy, then be a friend.Lao Zhao just said something about setting up the stalls at the regular meeting, and didn't say anything else.What he did was not as outrageous as Chef Huo Fenghuang's. In the end, Chef Huo Fenghuang became friends with me, and so can Lao Zhao.

He's just a little bit narrow-minded.

I have also worked as a head chef. I know that managing a kitchen is not easy and the pressure is very high. It is understandable for him to do so.

Back to the kitchen and started to work, the bad mood at the regular meeting was immediately diluted by the work, and everything continued.

The two new Northeast cuisine chefs are from HLJ, one surnamed Li and the other surnamed Ma, both in their 30s, cooking is okay, and they are at the same level as Li Yanhua.

The two of them stood in front of the food stall, looked at the food stall, and planned what to order. When I came over, they greeted me politely.

Master Li asked: "Master Tan, what do you think we should order?"

I said: "You two look at the food stalls, see what types of dishes are missing, and research on the missing aspects."

"I don't think there is any shortage of dishes in our food stalls, and they are quite rich." Master Ma said.

"Our food stall lacks spicy dishes." I said.

"The chef said that Binhai people don't like spicy food, and they don't like salty food," said Master Ma.

I said: "Everything is relative. It is said that Binhai people don't like spicy food. I see that Sichuan cuisine is very popular in Binhai, and many people like it. You two can study your HLJ's spicy dishes. It can be sold as authentic as it is.”

The two of them looked at the food stall for a while, and then went back to the kitchen.After standing at the vegetable stall for a while, Niu Xiuli came over and told me that the old man came yesterday and ordered a tasting of all my dishes. After eating, he called Lao Zhao over and didn't know what to say, and then the old man left.

I asked, "How about the old man not talking about the food?"

She said: "I don't know. I said that the old man just went to the vegetable stall to see that your dishes are beautifully arranged. He asked whose dish it was. I said it was Master Tan's dish. Then the old man asked me to order all your dishes. I After placing the menu, I thought of the kitchen to tell you. It happened that there were customers ordering food and they didn’t go there. Your food should be fine. The sales have been very good in the past two days, and many customers said it was delicious.”

"It's good as long as it's delicious, and it's better than bad." I laughed.

"For the past two days, the old man has tasted the dishes from house to house. He prepares the dishes at this time of year. It's not busy, the chef is idle, and he started to study the dishes. I heard that the old man ate at the bakery at noon yesterday, and he didn't eat well, so he scolded Chef Chen. Meal." She leaked the gossip to me.

I nodded, guessing that the old man might have said something to Lao Zhao yesterday, otherwise he couldn't do that in the morning meeting.If so, it would be easy to explain and understand.

The dishes on the vegetable stand are almost finished, and today the dish stand is better than every day, at least the raw materials are replaced with new ones, and the shape is better than every day, showing progress.

Ready to go back to the kitchen to help Bao Peng make preparations, two cold dish masters came down from the kitchen on the second floor with the mixed side dishes on trays and began to place them on the open shelf.When I saw me, I said hello, nodded at them, and saw what side dishes they were mixing.

There are a total of eight side dishes, served in large blue and white porcelain bowls, which are very atmospheric when placed on the open shelf.The mix includes "fungus fungus cabbage", "almond peanuts", "skillful spinach", "shredded pickled mustard", "sea skirt vegetable", "dried tofu", "peanut small salted fish" and "pickled garlic".

I asked them if the side dishes are selling well?They said that the sales were pretty good, and many customers liked to order side dishes when they ate dumplings.I have never tried dumplings with side dishes. It seems that people in Binhai like this way of eating.The tavern in Fuxin also serves six kinds of optional side dishes, and they sell well every day. When the side dishes were first served, they were prepared for the guests to drink. Now that I think about it, the guests may also like some side dishes when they eat dumplings.If that's the case, it's a purely wrong shot.

I asked the cold dish master what kind of cold dish sells the best now, and they said that the best selling ones are "scallions mixed with cockles" and "fresh zhe skin", followed by lao mix.

"Lao Bi Cai" has just emerged, and there are only a few stores in the provincial capital. I have always wanted to taste what Lao Bi Cai tastes like, but I haven't tasted it.I didn't expect to have it here, and I thought I would order a plate to try if I had time.

(End of this chapter)