The story of a cook

Chapter 558

Start the work of the culinary director.

After the regular meeting in the old store, I arranged the work and came to Coarse Grain.

I didn't go into the kitchen right away, but first looked at the food stall.

The chopping boards are set out one after another, and the order staff is cleaning the display as a freezer.At present, coarse grains and old stores still display dishes in the freezers. There are no new stores that are high-end, and the new stores are ice stalls.

Behind the booth is the Ming stall, lined up from the left are stews, then cold dishes, then pastries, next to the pastries is the tofu shop.When I was working here three years ago, those old people were gone. I didn’t know anyone in the Ming stall. Even the pastry boss had changed. The big brother who made tofu was gone. Now he is an uncle.

Manager Meng came down from the second floor and saw me stepping up to say hello.

"Boss Tan is here."

Calling me Mr. Tan was a little uncomfortable, so I said to her: "Don't call me Mr. Tan, it sounds awkward, let's call me Master Tan."

"Well, you are the boss." She said with a smile, but she could hear the sarcasm.She used to be in charge of the coarse grain work, but now the position is higher than her, and no one feels comfortable.

"How's business going now?" I asked.

"It's okay, nearly [-] a day." She said.

"Business has declined after the new year, and the old store is only [-]." I said.

Hearing that the old store sells for [-] yuan a day, she didn't believe it, and asked, "Can the old store sell for [-] yuan?"

I said, "Yes, sometimes more than 4."

"That's really good. Everyone says that the dishes in the old store are delicious. This time, Mr. Tan is here, and he has to tidy up the coarse grain dishes, so he can't keep them." She said.

"Just to take a look, the coarse grains have always been good, and you deserve a lot of credit."

"I can't do it. I'm not as good as Manager Chen." She said, but the expression on her face was very smug, and she shook her head a little.

Without saying anything to her, he went straight into the kitchen.

Most of the people in the kitchen don't know each other, except Cao Ligui, Master Li and Master Du.Cao Ligui is now frying the tail pot, Master Du is the first pot, and Master Li is the second pot.There are a total of six woks in Northeast cuisine, and there are three more, all in their 30s.

There are also six woks at Binhai Seafood. The former master Yu is gone, and now the six masters don't know each other.

Master Du and Master Li were making preparations on the stove, while Cao Ligui and the miscellaneous master next to him were packing the sea cucumbers.The miscellaneous master is not the same as before, and now this facialist is not from Cantonese.

When he came behind Master Du, he saw me when he turned around.

"Here comes Old Tan," he said.

I nod.He stopped what he was doing and led me around the various stalls.

The person in charge of the seafood side is surnamed Guo, master Guo, 35 or 20 years old, a local, and the smell of sea oysters is very strong when he speaks.The cold dish boss is a young man in his 40s, from Qingdao, surnamed Zhai.The young man's son is very energetic, and he is very clever at first glance.Stew is a big brother in his 30s.The owner of the pastry shop is surnamed Wang, and everyone calls her Sister Wang. She is in her [-]s and slightly fat.The uncle who makes tofu is from HLJ. His surname is Zhang.

Not to mention, I met the eldest sister who drank with Zhou Jing at the pastry. She was in charge of spreading pancakes. She was very happy to see me and greeted me warmly.

I asked Master Du: "Old Du, how many people are there in the kitchen now?"

"60 people. 36 hot dishes, five cold dishes, twelve pasta dishes, one stewed dish, one serving mixed dishes, one who makes tofu, two who pick vegetables, and two who wash dishes," he introduced.

"Busy?" I asked.

"It's not busy now, the year is over." He said.

"I see that some of the Wuchang logos are gone, so everything has to be put somewhere."

"Hey, don't talk about it, just stand at attention for a few days, and return to the original state in a few days. I have emphasized it a few times, and it's the same thing, and I don't bother to care about it." He was a little helpless.

I smiled and said nothing.

"Come here for a few days?" he asked.

"Stay for a few days, you go ahead, I'll see for myself."

He went to the stove to continue the preparations.

It is not busy at noon, and it is estimated that it can sell for [-].Fifteen thousand is only twelve or three dishes for each chef, which is very leisurely.The best sellers are the Northeast dishes, and the seafood side only has eight or nine dishes per chef.Six sea cucumbers and six wild abalones were sold in Shangza, and it seemed that there was a table of relatively high-end customers.The cold dishes are not too busy. The best sellers are smoked pickles, chicken heads, chicken feet, barbecued pork, and braised pork heads are almost must-orders on the table.The staple foods here are cornmeal pancakes, sweet-scented osmanthus tortillas, pancakes, sauerkraut stuffed dumplings, and vegetable dumplings. Others are not.The tofu shop is okay, fried tofu and tofu with shallots are selling well.

After the meal was over, he chatted with Cao Ligui for a while, and he decided not to stay here.

"Master, I don't want to do it anymore." He said.

"Why don't you want to do it anymore?" I asked.

"It's boring." Seeing that he hesitated to speak, he probably had something to say.

"Why boring? Tell me." I said.

"You don't know Master. When he first came here, he was fine. Master Du was quite energetic. He followed the pattern of the old shop in everything. Master Li and I also helped with the adjustment. But---he was not good, he was not strong. , Most of the employees don’t listen to him. He will not fix it when he sees that the implementation can’t go on, and everything can be done. It’s okay for me, and I’m lifted to cook on the stove, but I’m not willing to do that either. It's boring," he said.

I said, "Let's do it first. I'll watch it for two days to see what it looks like."

"You can watch it for two days, and you will be upset after watching it."

After chatting with him, I chatted with the sister who made pancakes for a while. The elder sister said that Master Du seldom goes to pastry, so I don't care about it, unless I have something to go to see.She said that the former pastry boss was called away by Xiao Weizi, and now the pastry boss is good at crafts, but he doesn't take care of things, and belongs to the boss.Pasta is open, and every day you have to display the actual items. If you can’t sell the items that day, you will continue to display them the next day. After the day, you just throw them away, which is very wasteful.I asked if it was like this before?She said that it was not the case before. It used to be sold in the morning and in the afternoon, and it had to be sold in the evening when it was sold in the afternoon. It was really impossible to sell it for the manager's meal.

The manager's meal for coarse grains is still reserved, and the old store's meal has been cancelled.

Lunch was eaten at a large round table near the bar in the lobby. There were Master Du, Master Li, Master Guo, Master Shangza, Sister Wang, Xiao Zhaizi, Manager Meng, two foremen and a Minister of Chuancai for the manager's meal.The manager's meal has a total of six dishes, which is not bad, much better than the staff meal.The staff meal is stewed tofu vermicelli with Chinese cabbage, and there is a bowl for the manager meal.

"Old Du, customers have reported that the 'little tofu' is watery and not tasty." Manager Meng said to Master Du.

"No way, I made it. I watched it while I was making it, and there was no water coming out." Master Li said.

"I just made sure that there will be no water, and it will come out after serving the table. It's not time to fry." Manager Meng said.

"It's possible." Master Li said, "Be careful next time."

Master Du asked Manager Meng: "Is there anything wrong with the other dishes except the small tofu?"

"There are no other dishes, they are all good." Manager Meng said.

I said to Master Li: "Brother, you are the best at making tofu, what's wrong, did you miss it?"

Master Li smiled embarrassingly, "Now the cabbage is grown in a greenhouse, with a lot of water, so it's not easy to dry."

"Is there no tofu residue added?" I asked directly.

He blushed a little and said, "I forgot to steam the tofu dregs, steam it in the afternoon."

"That's not your style, what's wrong, are you in love?" I joked.

"Brother, don't worry, just this time, there will never be a next time, if there is a next time, you will fine me 100 yuan." He said.

"Better not next time," I said.

"Oh——" Manager Meng said in a long voice, "Boss Tan is quite strict."

"Sister Meng, I've told you all. Don't call me Mr. Tan. It sounds awkward. You should call me Master Tan, or Old Tan." I said.

"Call me Lao Tan, be kind, I think the old man also calls you Lao Tan." She said.

"Everyone calls him Old Tan." Master Du said.

When I went to work in the afternoon, I came directly to Coarse Grain. At four o'clock, Master Du held a regular meeting and stood by to watch.He hardly said anything, and directly arranged the staff to go to work after the roll call.

The employees came to their posts very casually, chatting in twos and threes, and doing preparation work carelessly.There is nothing to sell at noon, and there is no need to prepare for the evening, most of them are chatting.

Evening food is better than lunch, and it can sell more than 2 yuan. Manager Meng said that it is true that it can sell [-] yuan a day.Selling [-] yuan is not busy at all for coarse grains, and everyone is idle.There was no food at seven o'clock, so I started to clean up.Tell Master Du to count the missing labels and fill them up tomorrow, and I will come when the regular meeting is held in the morning.

After coming out of coarse grains and returning to the old store, the old store just started to clean up. When I came in, Zhao Xiaojun yelled: "The boss is back!"

Everyone in the kitchen applauded rhythmically and shouted: "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"

These boys don't look tired.

The atmosphere in the kitchen of the old store is different from that of the coarse grain kitchen. The coarse grain is deserted, while the old store is bustling.It seems that Master Du is not suitable for leading a team, but only for being a deputy.His only shortcoming is that he doesn't dare to speak or control, for fear of offending others.It's embarrassing for ordinary people to talk, so I'm embarrassed to say it.It's embarrassing to say no to management. If you don't tell him, he won't know what's wrong. If he thinks he's doing the right thing, he will continue to make mistakes.

Employees are not afraid of managing, but of not caring.

When I was about to get off work, Zhou Xiaomei called and said that I would come over with Li Shuang later. Then I remembered that Li Shuang came from the provincial capital today. I forgot if Zhou Xiaomei didn't call.

I came to Hongfu Hotel to wait for them, and they arrived in a short while.

Li Shuang has really become a mother, and her attire is quite different from before.She used to have long hair, but now she has short, crisp hair. She used to dress avant-garde and boldly, but now she is solemn and decent, showing the temperament of a mature woman.

"Boss, hurry up and hug me, you miss me to death."

As soon as we met, I gave a big hug. In the hug, I knew that this was the same Sister Shuang from before, hot and enthusiastic.

"Did you come out, Xiao Tongrang?" I asked.

"There's nothing you can't do, you can't make money," she said.

"Where is the mother-in-law with the child?" I asked.

"Well, my husband and the old lady are here. The old lady is taking care of the children, and the husband is lighting the stove at the barbecue shop. Everything is fine."

"You don't want children?"

"How can I fix it? Only Xiao Tong earns money by himself, and the child has to spend money every day. It's not enough, and besides, he can't stay there all the time. Earning a little is fine." She said like a living person, it was not like this before .

"How is the boy now?" I asked.

"He's okay, he's very stable, and he's still working in Gaode." Then he said: "He also worshiped the master of your fourth child as his teacher, and now he and the fourth child are brothers. I heard that his master and his uncle are preparing Build your own restaurant, and they will all go there when the time comes."

I said, "Really, I haven't heard from the fourth brother. You can work anywhere, and you are making money."

"Boss, you are very aggressive. I heard from Xiaomei that you are now the director of kitchen affairs." She said.

"It's just a name, it's useless."

"That's pretty amazing too. Master Xiaotong was awesome when he was in Gaode. Isn't he the culinary director of Gaode?"

I smiled and said, "According to seniority, Master Xiaotong and I are brothers. He did it earlier, is older than me, and is well-known in the provincial capital."

"I think this Qinghua Pavilion is quite big, with four stores, bigger than Gaode."

"Okay."

Having a meal with the two of them can be regarded as a cleansing for Li Shuang.

(End of this chapter)