The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 48
After 30 years of reform and opening up, the entire society has developed rapidly. Our people have created a new era with their hard work and wisdom, which has impressed the whole world.

Some look at the achievements of reform and opening up from the perspective of industrial development, some look at it from the perspective of agriculture, and some look at it from the perspective of the market.No matter from which point of view, society is progressing, and our life is getting better and better.

Ordinary people cannot live without basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation, so they can do whatever they want. With 30 years of reform and opening up, the development of the catering industry is huge.

In the 80s, social catering flourished and developed slowly.At that time, it was the large hotels and hotels run by the public that led the mainstream, while the private restaurants were small in scale and were all at a mid-range level, and the larger ones were worse than the public ones.

In the 80s, what restaurants do and what customers eat, so money is very easy to earn.At that time, those who opened restaurants had made money and became the first batch of people in the catering industry to become rich.

Of course, catering was not standardized at that time.The kitchen is operated by a master chef with several apprentices. It is a small workshop style, staying in the era of a chef cooking a restaurant.

The sanitation of restaurants is generally poor. The boss's eyes are fixed on the money, and he rarely pays attention to hygiene, working environment, and employee benefits.In the era when social catering has just developed, it is normal to be irregular.

In the 90s, the catering industry began to regulate.The market occupies a dominant position, and the transition from what restaurants do what customers eat to what customers eat what restaurants do. This change shows that people's living standards have improved, and people no longer go to restaurants to eat well, but to eat well.

The difference of one word makes a world of difference.

Corresponding restaurants have also changed. Restaurants that do not meet the hygienic standards have been banned. The era of a master leading a few apprentices to conquer the world has come to an end, and a small-scale win-win cooperation has begun.

Large restaurants and restaurants opened by individuals have sprung up like mushrooms after the rain, and they have begun to cook dishes from the south and the north, and integrate the East and the West.The most prominent thing is that Cantonese cuisine has developed rapidly from south to north, and at the same time, its advanced management concepts have been spread to the north, which has driven the development of the catering industry in the north.

In the 21st century, the catering industry has become more standardized, and it has begun to follow the path of standardization, process, and specialization.

In terms of food, people not only want to eat well, but also eat healthy and green food, gradually paying attention to health preservation.The corresponding kitchens began to undergo a revolution, breaking the traditional pattern and developing in the direction of bright stalls. In the middle and late stages, it entered the era of famous chefs.

Single-product stores have formed a chain model, and large chain catering companies have begun to occupy the market.

The service is also more standardized, paying attention to the dining experience of guests, various marketing methods emerge in an endless stream, and the Internet has entered the restaurant.

Since [-], the entire catering industry has entered a period of change.The restaurant no longer develops into a large and comprehensive restaurant, but begins to transform into a professional single-product store.That is to say, single-product stores are becoming more and more professional, and have derived supporting professional equipment, marketing models, and service models, which are more eye-catching and attract customers.

Since the promulgation of the Sanitation Law, the sanitation of restaurants has become better and better.This is also caused by people's increased awareness of hygiene. The restaurant is not clean, and customers will not patronize it, forcing the restaurant to improve its hygiene.

Although the hotel in the park is not busy and there are not many guests, the sanitation is done every day.From the exhaust hood above to the sewer below, from the stove to the surrounding walls, from the large freezer to the small seasoning jar, once a day, there is no thunder.

No matter when you enter the kitchen, it is always clean and tidy. Director Gao lamented that even the office in the factory is not so clean and tidy.

The kitchen is like this, needless to say the front desk, the windows are bright and clean, not to mention spotless, the sanitation in Ganqika is absolutely top-notch.

Good hygiene is also a kind of marketing of the store itself.

At noon that day, Director Wu brought a man and a woman to the hotel. The couple also brought a lot of gifts.

Director Wu introduced that the man was Zhang Zhigong, the director of the forestry station, and the woman was his sister-in-law. The father-daughter couple that Lao Tan and the others rescued that day were Zhang Zhigong's father-in-law and his sister-in-law.

Zhang Zhigong's father-in-law was in a serious condition at the time. The doctor said that if the helmet hadn't been removed in time, he might have died of suffocation.In other words, Lao Tan saved his life.

Zhang Zhigong's sister-in-law is not too serious. She broke her calf and went directly to the osteopathic hospital for bone setting. Now she is fine.

Director Wu and Zhang Zhigong are both demobilized soldiers, they have a good relationship, they keep in touch with each other, and they are good buddies.After Zhang Zhigong's father-in-law was hit, Director Wu went to the hospital to visit him. The old man talked about the rescue by kind people and was very grateful to his savior.However, I couldn't move, so I asked my son-in-law to come to the hotel to thank him face to face.

Director Wu was familiar with the hotel, and he took the initiative to act as a middleman with the old Tan buddies. After Zhang Zhigong prepared the gift, he led it over.

Zhang Zhigong expressed a lot of grateful words to Lao Tan and the kitchen staff on behalf of the father-in-law. After he finished speaking, his sister-in-law said that his gratitude was beyond words.

If they hadn't come, Lao Tan and the kitchen staff would have almost forgotten about it. After all, it's been a month, and in the first two days they were talking about something new, and no one would mention it after the novelty wore off.That's the way things are, it's over after no one mentions it, and no one takes it seriously.

Lao Tan and the kitchen staff were polite and accepted the gift.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, they didn't tell them to leave. They stayed for a meal, and called Bart over by the way. He was also involved in saving people, so he couldn't be left behind.

Zhang Zhigong came here for the first time. After seeing the environment and decoration here, he said: "This place is good. It's just a place to eat. No one disturbs you. It's quiet. It's much better than eating in the street. I can't stand it, either I meet this or that, I'm familiar with it, it's not good not to say hello."

Director Wu said in a loud voice: "Come here, I will arrange here if I have a treat. The leaders are happy, and no one bothers you. Brother Tan is in charge here, and you can find him when you come. This person is good, affordable, and a good buddy." Son, there is nothing to say, you will know after a long time."

Zhang Zhigong said: "It is necessary. My father-in-law's life was saved by Brother Tan, and he must eat here in the future."

The accidental act of righteousness did not lead to a righteous cause for the hotel, so it is said that when people do good deeds, good people will be rewarded.

But do good deeds, let alone good or bad.

Sometimes wealth has little to do with money, but it must have a lot to do with blessings. Only with great blessings can there be great wealth.

Out of gratitude, Zhang Zhigong ordered the reception of the forestry station here, and became friends with Lao Tan.

He is the head of the forestry station, and he has a good relationship with the first and second leaders of the water conservancy station, seed station, electricity bureau, agricultural machinery station and other government functional departments. Whether it is business or private, he always eats and drinks together.

As long as he treats guests, he arranges them here. Lao Tan, as the person in charge of the hotel, gives him enough face.

Of course, the price is also heavy - every time I don't get drunk.

Although Lao Tan drinks a lot, who is the leader?Alcohol-tested battlefield veterans, who take out one catty to appetize, two catties without getting drunk, and three catties who can still sleep with their wives in their arms. In front of these capable people, it is common to drink too much.

A leader is also a human being. As long as you get along with him sincerely and have no intentions, he is willing to make you his friend.In addition, Lao Tan can say, learn about the past and discuss the present, round and flat, meat or vegetarian, black or white, and many things can be said to these people, and they have gradually become frequent visitors here.

The leaders think this place is good, away from the busy city, remote and quiet, the environment is good and high-grade, no one disturbs, there is a place to live if you drink too much, it is convenient and pleasant, and it is the best place for private parties and business banquets.

So, like the Osteopathic Hospital and the Forestry Station, I set this place as my unit's meal spot, and most of the entertainment is arranged here.

The hotel opened at the end of September. In October, the Naadam Conference was at the bottom, and no money was lost.I thought I would have to lose money in November, but I didn't expect to be entertained by these units. Not only was I not accompanied, but I also made five thousand, which no one expected.

These units eat here, and they are very satisfied with the environment, service, and dishes. They feel that they are much better than the restaurants in the street. In addition, Lao Tan has given them enough face, and they are satisfied with everything they can. The invoices are issued in a timely manner. I want to open more The green light all the way, never embarrassing, they also regard this as their own internal restaurant.

After a long time, the leaders got used to eating here, and unknowingly promoted the hotel. People in the street gradually knew that there was a good hotel here, and they came to taste it. There would be three tables and two tables every day. , From the outside, there is still some popularity.

As the old saying goes, the road depends on the people, and the work depends on the human effort. No one thought that opening a hotel next to the national highway can make money, and the people who come to eat are all big shots.

Looking at the end of the year, various units began to hold year-end summary meetings, private rooms in the hotel were booked in advance every day, and the lobby also had an attendance rate, which seemed to be very prosperous, similar to the days of the Naadam Conference.

Today, Linye Station has reserved four tables, and Director Wu has a table for internal reception, which is arranged in a private room.

At five o'clock in the evening, the guests arrived one after another.

After serving the food, Lao Tan first went to the lobby to have a few drinks with Zhang Zhigong, chatted with several leaders of the forestry station, and went to the private room on the second floor after some courtesy.

The end-of-year banquet of the Osteopathic Hospital was completed in the first two days. This year's results were good. The dean, Mr. Hu, made a speech and arranged for the directors of each department to have a meal as a reward.

I asked Director Wu to arrange this, and Director Wu directly booked the hotel in the park.

But today there is a special guest - a traveling lama.

The traveling lama is related to the dean Lao Hu.Dean Hu's grandfather was a wandering Mongolian doctor who helped herdsmen fix their bones. He was a doctor in the Tongliao area.

Dean Hu’s grandfather once set bones for herdsmen and encountered a snowstorm on his way home. When he was about to reach the door of his house, he saw an old lama lying unconscious at the intersection.The doctor was benevolent, so he carried the old lama home and took good care of him, so that the old lama recovered his life.

The old lama was grateful to Dean Hu's grandfather for saving his life. Knowing that he was a bone-setting doctor, he stayed for seven days and taught Dean Hu the secret art of bones. Then he left and continued to travel around.

Dean Hu's grandfather got the secret technique, made great progress in medical skills, and became a well-known orthopedic doctor.

Since then, President Hu’s grandfather has passed down the ancestral precepts, and when meeting lamas, he treats them respectfully as if they were patriarchs.

Many things in the world have a cause and an effect, and there seems to be a destiny in the dark.The old lama was saved. After returning to the Guanyin Temple in Huaiyuan Prefecture, he told his disciples about the matter and told them to go to the family of Ganqikahu when they traveled, so as to have a good relationship.

Today this lama is the grandson of the old lama. He has practiced for many years and has become a great virtue.

I was traveling here today, and I caught up with Dean Hu to go to Beijing for a meeting. Director Wu and Dade had known each other for a long time, and came here together in time for the dinner.

When Director Wu said that there was a great lama tonight, the first thing Lao Tan thought of was to make two vegetarian dishes. Lamas are also monks.Unexpectedly, Director Wu said no, this great virtue eats meat, but he doesn't drink alcohol.

This surprised Old Tan.

(End of this chapter)