The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 8 Getting to Know the Kitchen
The cancellation of the four post kitchens is bound to offend Wang Gang.

In addition, why arrange a post kitchen?

If four chefs are replaced by four chefs, the speed of serving food will definitely increase, and the quality of the dishes will be guaranteed. It is impossible for Wang Gang to know such a simple truth.

Now that I know that there are four post kitchens arranged, there must be talk among them.

You can't move casually until you figure it out, Lao Tan muttered in his heart.

There are a total of 38 people in the hot food kitchen, [-] stove staff, [-] chopping boards, [-] lotus tables, and [-] chicken butchers.

Yuan Hua, the boss of the chopping board, is a clean-looking young man, and he is a clever man at first glance, with a pair of eyes that are circling around, revealing intelligence.

Eight of the kitchen staff were Wang Gang's apprentices, four were his relatives, most of the others were found by him from his hometown, and only six of them had nothing to do with him.

After finishing the hot dishes, Wang Gang led Lao Tan into the cold dish room.

Zhou Hongyou, the boss of cold dishes, saw Wang Gang and Lao Tan coming in, and warmly greeted them.

Wang Gang put his arms around his neck affectionately and asked, "Did you go drinking with Yuan Hua yesterday?"

"Well, I drank it." Zhou Hongyou replied.

"Don't call me when you drink."

"Aren't you going out to drink?"

Wang Gang smiled and said: "Forget it, I drank with the head chefs of Fisherman's Wharf and Fulinju. I can't compete with them with my small drinking capacity. I drank too much."

Zhou Hongyou smiled and said, "Next time you take me with you, and I promise to drink them all down."

The cold dish room is small, and the six employees will not be able to operate it. Lao Tan and Wang Gang seem a little crowded when they come in, and they come out soon.

"I've become familiar with these boys. Anyone who is not serious for a day knows my temper and is not afraid of me." Wang Gang laughed after finishing speaking.

Old Tan said: "This is very good, mixed."

"I came here on the first anniversary. I'm a nice person with good workmanship, but my face is sour. I look at it with a smile and feel that I don't have a temper. It's not the time, and no one will admit my temper. I'm afraid of me. If you are in a hurry, call him Di Yaner and get out immediately."

Wang Gang said as if nothing had happened, reminding Old Tan.

Old Tan said: "You have worked here for a long time, and you have prestige. No one dares not to listen to you."

"Do you know, Master Tan, most of the kitchen staff are hired by me. You will gradually know what our boss is like, and you are reluctant to spend money. Our salary is not the lowest in the whole province. See if Li Xu is there. The sous chef, who has worked with the boss for eight years, is only [-], and the other chefs are [-]. The boss of the cutting board is [-], and the boss of cold dishes is [-].

I brought the stew up from the cutting board, I am not a chef at all, I taught all the dishes, and I will give you seventeen.The boss doesn't want to spend money to hire a chef, and I can't do anything about it. I can't mention it to four chefs. "

It turned out that posting the kitchen was the thing, Lao Tan nodded.

Wang Gang continued: "There is no way, the boss doesn't recognize spending money, and I also know that spending good money to hire a good chef, the quality of the dishes can be guaranteed, and the food is served quickly, but no one has a big mouth. They open a restaurant, and they say what to do with us. No matter what you do, you can’t control everything, even if you die from exhaustion, it will be of no avail.”

While complaining, Wang Gang led Lao Tan into the pastry room.

Pastry boss Wang Shulan, 40 years old, is easy-going and has a very nice voice, a bit like an announcer.

They didn't stop at the pastry room. After getting acquainted with each other, they left the kitchen and came to the stew stall in front.The stewed sister was busy moving the plates, and saw the two greet each other warmly. Of course, they were just saying hello to Wang Gang, nothing to do with Lao Tan.

Wang Gang pointed to the four big pots and said, "This is where our family spends the most money. In four big pots, the vegetables are stewed from the kitchen. After the stew is finished, they are served here and the elder sister is in charge of selling them."

Old Tan asked, "Who is in charge of stewing in the kitchen?"

"There are four chefs, each of whom is in charge of one."

"It's pretty good too."

The two finally came to the tofu shop.

"My cousin and my cousin's husband make the tofu." Wang Gang said: "Two tofu a day, one at noon and one at night, and the donkey is brought in during the meal, and the donkey pulls the mill. It is novel, and many guests come to see it. Photograph."

"It's really good." Old Tan nodded.

"Our tofu nao and water tofu are selling fast, every day. It's novel. Watching the little donkey pull the mill and make it on the spot, people can rest assured that they can order it on the table. Some people think that the freshly made tofu is good, so they can buy a piece and take it home. "

"This is pure marinated tofu from our family. It is delicious and cannot be bought in the market."

"Yes, our tofu is delicious."

After getting acquainted with everything, the two of them sat down in the lobby.

Wang Gang said: "Our kitchen is like this in general, and you can see it. How to say, it is more than enough than the top. The boss used to run a restaurant and earned some money. This time, he invested all the money here. I think Let’s do a big job. Not to mention you’ve seen it, the business is not ideal, and the boss is worried. Isn’t it just the end of the new year? The off-season, the boss means to be tidy.

Let me tell you, Master Tan, it’s okay to ask me to do some work, and it’s okay to manage more than a dozen people. This big kitchen has indeed never been cleaned up, there is no routine, and I am confused.When you come, feel free to do it boldly, I promise to cooperate with you, you don't need to show up for anyone who is disobedient in the kitchen, just tell me, I will clean him up.These boys are not afraid of others, but me. "

Old Tan asked: "How is the overall level of our chef?"

"To be honest, it's not very good. In general, Li Xu, Li Zhongqing, and Li Huaqing are good at cooking, and nothing else is good. I'm not good at cooking, so I can't take them. This time you are here, master, take me with you." They." Wang Gang said sincerely.

"Me too." Old Tan smiled.

"It's better than me. I'm Tubalu, not like you. It's okay to let me tinker with a small restaurant, but the whole big restaurant is just to put ducks on the shelves. It's okay if you don't put them on the shelves, no one. I used to find two head chefs , It doesn't work, it's pretty awesome, and it's nothing to do.

Let me tell you, Master Tan, I'm a cheap person, and I don't like those scumbags who are so powerful, as if they are so capable that even the provincial capital can't recruit them.They're all in this business, who doesn't know who?Seeing that our kitchen is unremarkable, ordinary people really can't do it. They are all the people I'm looking for. If I don't speak up, no one will be able to work. "Wang Gang said.

Lao Tan heard the meaning of Wang Gang's words, and it was obvious that if he wanted to work here, he had to get along well with him first, and if he didn't get along well, he would definitely not be able to do it.

This can be understood in two ways. On the one hand, Wang Gang has been working with the boss for ten years, and he was in charge of the kitchen before, and he has made great contributions.Now that the store is getting bigger, I find someone else to manage it, and the salary is higher than my own, so I feel a little unbalanced.

On the other hand, it can be said that Wang Gang is responsible for the restaurant and the boss. Although he is not capable enough, he will not hand over the kitchen to a flamboyant person. He has to think about the restaurant and check for the boss.

They are all in this line of work, Old Tan understands, no one wants the country they worked so hard to give up to others.I am a good example. It took three years to build Qinghua Pavilion into a first-class restaurant in Binhai. What will happen in the end?It's not good to leave sadly.

At this time, Mr. Xu opened the door and came in from the outside. Seeing Lao Tan and Wang Gang, he came over to say hello, and said to Lao Tan: "Master Tan, come upstairs with me first."

Lao Tan followed Mr. Xu to the office on the fourth floor and sat down. Mr. Xu asked, "Master Tan, did Wang Gang show you the kitchen?"

"Look." Old Tan said.

"How do you feel? Are you confident?"

Old Tan smiled and said, "As long as your boss doesn't relax, the employees will have confidence at any time."

"I love to hear that." Mr. Xu smiled, and then said: "Let's follow what we talked about yesterday. The salary is set at [-]. You take Wang Gang to manage it together and bring him out. The rules and regulations of the kitchen, process standards, You are responsible for making the dish structure, implementing the Wuchang management, and creating a corporate culture. No problem, right?"

Old Tan smiled, thinking that Wang Gang said that the boss is a person who is reluctant to spend money, it seems that this is true, he is using himself as the CEO.

Said to Mr. Xu: "Mr. Xu, you are not hiring the head chef, but the executive president."

"Is it difficult?" Mr. Xu asked.

"What do you think?" Old Tan asked back.

"I support you and be your backing."

Old Tan said: "Mr. Xu, don't worry, I'll straighten out the kitchen first, and then I'll think about other things."

Mr. Xu also felt that he was a little anxious, and said, "Okay, I'm a little anxious."

Through yesterday's exchange, he felt that Lao Tan was a talented person. He had managed Linjiangxuan and Qinghua Pavilion, especially Qinghua Pavilion, and he did a very good job. Many catering staff went to investigate and study.

He hoped that people in Kanto would do the same.

So I asked Lao Tan to take Wang Gang with him, and Wang Gang was still in charge of the kitchen after he brought it out. Lao Tan implemented the rules and regulations, process standards, dish structure, and five constant management of the entire restaurant, and at the same time created a corporate culture.

Of course he knew that these were the jobs of the CEO, but he didn't want to spend more money on personnel.What needs to be solved now is how to start the business. As long as you make money, you can consider anything.

"Master Tan, do you think it's normal for our family to sell more money?" Mr. Xu asked.

"According to the size of our family, one hundred and fifty thousand a month is normal." Old Tan replied.

Mr. Xu's eyes lit up and he said: "Master Tan, if our family sells for 500,000, I will give you an additional 1000 yuan in salary."

Old Tan smiled and said, "Okay, I will try my best."

Mr. Xu said: "Master Tan, Wang Gang has been with me for ten years. We have nothing to say. We are like buddies. Take care of him more. He is nice, but he has a bad temper and is a little narrow-minded. You are older than him." , don't take it seriously."

Old Tan smiled and nodded.

"I don't go into the kitchen very much, but I know everything. He finds most of the people in the kitchen, and he speaks well in the kitchen. Maybe no one listens to you at the beginning of your work, but it's okay, you are an old chef. , with so many years of management experience, he should be able to settle this matter."

Old Tan nodded, he still had some confidence.

"Wang Gang may be unbalanced in his heart. Your salary is higher than his. He looks angry. Needless to say, I know his narrow-mindedness. When the time comes, give him a raise. He is more protective. Think about it when you are attractive. , Try not to move his people, otherwise it won't make sense to fight with you.

Brother Li Zhongqing in the kitchen, Xu Jun who stews fish, Xiao Zhou who cooks cold dishes, and Yuan Hua who is the boss of chopping boards, these are not his people. You should build a good relationship with these people first and cultivate your own people.I have been working in a restaurant for many years and I know what a kitchen looks like. It is not easy to speak without my own people, and it is difficult to carry out work. "

"That's the thing." Old Tan said.

"These things are nothing to you. As long as you start with the three tricks, everyone will see that this chef is really good. He will obey whatever he says, and Wang Gang will also obey."

"I try my best."

Mr. Xu called Zhang Juan from the office and asked him to apply for Lao Tan's entry, and told him to send Lao Tan a laptop and prepare an office.

After finishing the administrative work at eleven o'clock, Lao Tan changed into his overalls and went into the kitchen to start working.

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