The story of a cook

Chapter 556 Kitchen Director
From the first day of the first day to the tenth day of the first day of the new year, I spent more than 5 yuan every day, and the business was extremely hot.

The fifth day of the fifth day was still the same as last year. The old man came back from Hainan, and the senior management went to eat coarse grains, and everyone gave out a red envelope.This year's red envelope is very big, 5000 yuan, I secretly liked it for a few days, and then I found out that it was only 5000 yuan for me.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the old man's office.

Me, Yan Li, and the old man, the three of us.

"Aren't you busy these two days?" the old man asked.

"Not busy." I replied.

"Didn't you go home again during the Spring Festival this year?"

"No."

"Do you want to go home and have a look?" the old man asked with a smile.

"I went back when my mother celebrated her birthday years ago." I said.

"Oh, you seem to have mentioned this." The old man thought for a while and said.

I nodded.

The old man started to get down to business: "I want to talk to you today, and I'm going to change jobs for you."

"Change job?" I was taken aback, and asked, "What job?"

"I have retired. From now on, the affairs of the hotel will be strictly controlled by Li Li, and she will be the general manager. I am old, and sometimes my brain can't work, I can't keep up, and I don't have the energy. Now you young people are the world, we old people I can't keep up with the rhythm. I will do some behind-the-scenes things in the future to check on you." The old man said.

I smiled and said, "You are old and strong now, and you have to make decisions about the company."

"It's out of the question, it's okay to make some plans." The old man said: "In the future, the company will be strictly managed, and her hotel will also be included in our company. She has the final say on everything. You are an old man in our family, please help me." Auxiliary."

I said: "Definitely."

"I'm planning to transfer you from the old store to serve as the company's kitchen director. You will be in charge of the kitchens of the four stores." The old man said.

"I'm afraid I'm not capable," I said.

"You can do it, if you can't, I won't talk to you. We have thought about letting you be the culinary director. You are unique in the dishes. It can be seen from the management of the dishes in the old store in the past two years. Now there are three The dishes of the old restaurant are delicious and unique. In addition, you are good at kitchen management, and the employees are convinced by you. Among the three restaurants, the old restaurant is the most stable. Your work is obvious to all, and your ability is there , everyone has seen it." The old man said.

"Thank you, old man, for your trust." I said, "I know what it is. I prefer to do specific work. The chef director is under too much pressure, and I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well."

Anyone who works in the kitchen knows that the kitchen director is not a good job, the name is nice, and the work is difficult. If the four kitchens are all their own people, it is easy to manage. It is not easy to carry out the work without their own people, and it is difficult to achieve uniform standards.In terms of position, he is higher than the executive chef and belongs to the boss, but the chef doesn't listen to the director very much, it's just a decent face.

"It's okay, don't worry, do it boldly, what are you afraid of if you have me?" The old man said, and then said: "The director is also a specific job, which is a challenge for you. Only when you are under pressure can you be motivated. Besides, are you still afraid of pressure, old Tan?"

I said: "Comparatively speaking, I prefer to be a chef. The work is specific, and I can do it all day long. I can also be with the staff and have fun."

"Isn't it the same thing to be with the staff when being the kitchen director? I used to be the head chef of one store, and now I'm the head chef of four stores, and I haven't left the kitchen." The old man said.

"That's true." I nodded.

Yan Li, who was silent all the time, said: "Master Tan, I will take over the management of the company. I want you to help me in the kitchen, but you still refuse. Are you unwilling to cooperate with me?"

I said, "How can it be? Mr. Yan, I promise to cooperate as much as possible."

"Then the culinary director is you," she said.

I said: "Okay, I accept, thank you, Mr. Yan, for your trust."

I don't know much about Yan Li and have little contact with her.She has only been to her hotel once, and the old man led her there when it opened.He is familiar with Hao Guangsheng, the head chef of her family, and has had two drinks together.I haven't talked to her, and today is the first time.

"I won't talk about polite words. In the future, Yan will be the general manager, and you will be the director of kitchen affairs. You two should cooperate well and discuss things." The old man said: "Now the company has four stores, and it is relatively large in Binhai. We have established a catering company, we have a good foundation, and every store can do business, and it depends on you in the future."

The old man handed over the hotel to Yan Li to take care of it, mainly because he wanted to train her and find a successor for himself.His son is engaged in real estate, so it is impossible to take over the hotel. Yan Li happens to open the hotel, so it is only natural for her to hand it over to her.

The old man said: "Now there are only three of us in the room, no outsiders, Lao Tan, what do you think?"

I asked: "I will take over as the culinary director, who will take care of the old store's kitchen?"

"You and Mr. Yan decide this matter, and I won't participate." The old man said, "I don't care about the personnel arrangement in the future. Since you have retreated to the second line, then let go completely, and you can do it freely."

"You have to check the appointment and dismissal of the main posts. You will always be the leader and manage the people for a lifetime. You are more accurate than us in knowing and employing people." I said.

"Your old Tan's way of employing people is also very good. You are more professional than me in employing people in the kitchen." The old man said.

I was going to ask the old man to arrange a candidate for the head chef, but he didn't expect him to push it back.

Turn your gaze to Yan Li.

"Who do you think is suitable?" she asked me.

I said: "Well, the position of head chef in the old store is vacant first, and I will take care of it, because the employees have been with me for a long time, and the newly appointed head chef may not be able to take care of it. Give the employees a time to adapt, and I will also check who will be the head chef. The chef is right."

"That's fine, and I've taken this into consideration. The kitchen is all your old subordinates, and I really can't control it when others go." The old man said, "I really admire you, Old Tan, seeing you leave the kitchen for ten and a half days. It’s okay, if you change the head chef, maybe fry the pot.”

I smile.

"The new shop, Li Shuangliang's cooking shop, has poor management skills. You two have a look, if it doesn't work, change it." The old man said.

"If there is no suitable candidate, use it first. I will talk to him when I have time." I said.

"That's fine, it's your business. Make sure you have a principle in employing people. If you don't have loyalty and don't have a good character, you will definitely not use them. Don't let a stinky fish fill the pot with fish." The old man said.

I nodded.

The old man said: "Now pay attention to the team, you two first form the team, and the work will be easy to carry out."

Yan Li said: "The front desk manager of my store is not good, so I have to change. Now Coarse Grain is Manager Meng, and Lao Du is the head chef. It’s always in the old store, nothing to do. The manager of the new store is my aunt’s daughter-in-law, quite capable, and the head chef is Li Shuangliang, so it’s okay.”

"How are you two going to start your work?" The old man looked at Yan Li and me.

I didn't think about it for a while, so I didn't say anything, Yan Li said: "First hold a management meeting, and announce that Master Tan will be the culinary director."

"Announcement must be announced." The old man said, "You two must have a work plan. You must plan everything before you do it, and you can't be blind."

"Can I be blind?" Yan Li asked, somewhat disapproving of her father's statement.

"It's best not to be blind." After finishing speaking, the old man asked me: "Old Tan, can you drive?"

"No." I said.

"In the future, you will have to go back and forth between the four stores, and the means of transportation will also matter," the old man said.

I said: "The old store, Coarse Grain, and Mr. Yan's store are not too far away, just walk. The new store is farther away. I will take a taxi back and forth."

The old man said to Yan Li: "Old Tan will take a taxi and reimburse you."

"Well, I'll notify the accountant." Yan Li nodded.

"Also, Lao Tan must remember that no matter when the dishes are the most important thing, the quality of the dishes must be firmly grasped. The restaurant relies on it to make money. If the food is not good, it will be useless. The director of kitchen affairs is very important, I have entrusted you with the life of the company, you must fix it." The old man instructed.

I said, "Don't worry, cooking is my specialty."

"I won't get involved in the specific details. You can do it yourself. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. If you don't make mistakes, you don't know what's right. When people make mistakes, correct them and it's over. Another thing is to be strict with yourself. Only when you are strict with yourself can others obey you. If you can’t control yourself, don’t try to control others. In addition, don’t be afraid of offending others. Management is the job of offending others. Don’t manage if you are afraid of offending others. When managing, you must pay attention to methods. Convince people with reason, and convince people with virtue.”

"The catering industry is not easy to do now, the competition is high, the cost is high, and the profit is constantly decreasing. It is considered good for our family to do this. Didn't you see that many restaurants are sold out? We have such a good foundation, and we can consolidate it. Consolidate, lay a solid foundation, and develop step by step. Don’t rush to make big strides, but make steady progress. More than a month has passed in [-], and this year’s catering is not very good. It’s good to reach last year’s level, as long as you don’t lose money.”

"This year our family does not seek great development, and focuses on the cultivation of internal strength. The development has been very fast in the past few years, so we have to stop and rectify. Can we have no loopholes? Yes, it is because the business is good enough to cover up the loopholes. I think it’s okay to be a little lax, as long as you don’t delay the sale. The progress of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant nest. It seems to be a small matter now, but it will be a big thing in the future.”

The old man went on to say: "First grasp the discipline, and improve the management system while grasping the discipline. Our family's various rules and regulations were set when the old store opened. Some of them are no longer suitable. Cut off the unsuitable ones. Re-determine. Remember, when formulating rules and regulations, you must consider your own situation, humanized management, and benefits must keep up. Starting this year, employees will have three days off every month, and employees who sign agreements will be paid quarterly benefits on time. Conditions have been improved, and a washing machine has been installed to solve the problem of cooking between husband and wife. The overall shower is still not up to par, so we can’t issue more bath tickets, so that employees can take a shower for at least three days.”

"Think about the employees' spare time life, hold parties, dinner parties, and birthdays for employees from time to time. These are all thought of and formed a system. The kitchen is mainly about dishes, and new dishes are developed from time to time, and new ones are introduced. The art competition is still going on, which is very good. This time we have four restaurants, and we can do it ourselves, without participating in outside hotels. Link the results of the competition with the salary, so that the masters can pay attention to the dishes and take the dishes seriously. In addition, this year we must cultivate It is important to build your own chefs and build a team of chefs.”

"Our family's smoked pickles are already a specialty. Binhai is a must. If it is consolidated and consolidated, we should not take it lightly. We will train another person to make smoked pickles, so that there will be successors. This year's gift packs are selling well, and the gift packs are one of the cold dishes. The wages are sold, which proves that we are right to serve smoked pickles, and this step is not wrong."

The old man paused at this point, looked at Yan Li, and said: "Our family's financial system has been perfected, with Accountant Cui leading the job, and the old accountant will be fine. This year, we will focus on human resources and marketing. Two departments have been established, and the human resources department is now managed by the office, and it has been proposed separately to become a department in charge of recruitment and training. Speaking of training, Lao Tan, what do you think about training?"

I said: "It is best to have someone responsible for the training. The management team should be trained. At the same time, new employees should also be trained. The front office manager and chef should be responsible for the business skills of the employees. major."

"The management will train you." The old man said.

"I'm coming?" I couldn't help being taken aback.

"You can do it. What you said is in line with the actual situation of our family and is practical. I will leave this part to you." The old man said.

"——" I didn't agree right away.

Yan Li said: "Master Tan, just now you said you would cooperate with me, but now you won't cooperate?"

I said, "Okay, I'll do my best."

It's very interesting that the couple sang together.

"Marketing has to be taken care of. Our family is weak in this area. The market competition will become more and more fierce in the future. Whoever occupies the market first will win. Strategically speaking, what our family needs to occupy now is the dumpling market. There are home-cooked food in Northeast China, which is our advantage and also our specialty. Coarse grains and Fisherman’s Wharf (Yanli’s Hotel) will move closer to these two aspects from this year, especially the home-cooked food in New Northeast China, which must be featured and occupied The market. Lao Tan is good at this, and I can rest assured that it can be completed in a year." The old man said.

He had already set the time, and he couldn't help feeling a little urgent, so he had to think carefully.

(End of this chapter)