The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 91 Enabling Managed Mode

Lao Tan is still strong in finding people.

Yang Zhijun and Lao Tan have been working at Lao Si's since they came back from Binhai. I heard that Lao Tan wants the chef to come over immediately.He also contacted Yu Xuexue who came back from Binhai. The two were Lao Tan's old subordinates and were willing to work with Lao Tan.

Huaqing prepared two cutting boards, and Sun Haicheng found two lotus tables.

Two days later, led by Yang Zhijun, a group of six set off from the provincial capital to help Hohhot.

Zhang Yu easily solved the kickback problem.The supplier lost 5000 yuan and gave Yan Dahu a total of 4000 yuan in rebates.

Before Yang Zhijun and the others arrived, they didn't touch Yan Dahu.

In the past two days, Lao Tan hasn't been in the kitchen very much. He spends most of his time researching recipes while observing the guests' dining conditions and their feedback on the dishes.

Most of the customers who come to eat in the store are the surrounding residents, and there are very few government agencies.

Ten years ago, this place was Sanhe Village and Wujia Village, with little arable land. Except for a few well-to-do households, most of the villagers made a living by going to the city to do odd jobs.Later, the city developed and expanded, and residential areas and commercial outlets were built here. Every household received a considerable amount of relocation funds. The largest household received more than four million yuan, which is quite impressive.

Now that people have money and houses, they naturally want to eat well and dress well, so they don't care much about spending money on food and have spending power.

People here generally can eat meat and drink, but don't recognize seafood.Hand-handled mutton, lamb chops, beef stew, etc. sell quickly.And it has a strong taste, and I like to eat Northeastern dishes, such as pot-packed meat, pork slices, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and pig-killing dishes are very popular.

I also like Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, but not too spicy.For example, fish-flavored shredded pork and Kung Pao chicken are originally salty, slightly spicy and slightly sour and sweet, but here they have to be made into a big sour and sweet taste, and they must also have a taste of mature vinegar.

According to comprehensive statistics, the dishes here are composed of three parts: Northeast cuisine, local cuisine, and Sichuan and Hunan cuisine.Northeast cuisine is the main, local cuisine and Sichuan and Hunan cuisine are supplemented, and there are two kinds of fish dishes.

Through the introduction of Zhang Yu and Xia Juan, Lao Tan went to eat at several popular restaurants that serve local and Northeast cuisine.It gave him two major characteristics, one is salty and heavy in taste; the other is oily and greasy.Especially the local stewed dishes, the oil is very large, I don’t want to eat it, but it tastes really delicious.

So Lao Tan redesigned the menu, focusing on Northeast cuisine, serving [-] old dishes that everyone is familiar with, keeping six local dishes, eight selected Sichuan and Hunan dishes, and cold dishes and noodles.

This is just a preliminary recipe, a trial version, ready for a period of time to see what it looks like, and then improve it.

Two days later, Yang Zhijun and his party of six arrived. They rested in the hotel for a day and then went straight to work. Yan Dahu and Yan Erhu were laid off.

The right way in the world is vicissitudes of life, and people have to set their consciences straight at any time, and they can't work against their conscience.

A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. Some money should be taken, and some money should not be taken.

After Yan Dahu's actions spread from here, his catering career in Hohhot ended.

The life of a catering person is busy. Unknowingly, Lao Tan has been in Hohhot for a month.Within a month, the dishes were adjusted, the workflow of the kitchen and the front desk was standardized, the work discipline was strictly enforced, and the kitchen was cleaned up to make the kitchen look brand new.

The most important thing is that customers' satisfaction with the dishes and services has improved. Although the business has not increased much, it has already shown an upward trend.

After coming out for a month and successfully completing the task assigned by Director Wu, it's time to go back.

He planned to go to Ganqika first, and he was very worried about not being there for a month.

Tuya always called him and said everything was fine.

Well, everything is fine.

He planned to go back to Ganqika to stay for a few days, then learn about the work there and go back to the provincial capital directly.

Zhang Yu was reluctant to let Lao Tan go. This is the real management talent he has encountered since he opened the restaurant, and he didn't want to let him go like this.From a personal point of view, after getting along with him for a month, he felt that Lao Tan was a very interesting person. He not only helped clean up the black sheep, but also reorganized the kitchen, which made him very grateful.

While being grateful, he also knew that he couldn't keep Lao Tan, but he had his own ideas, so he talked with Lao Tan.

"Brother Tan, I won't say anything else. You can do it this way. I really don't have time to manage the restaurant, but I don't want to let it go. Besides, you are a professional and a master in managing the restaurant. I have nothing to say, Nor hide it.

Mulan was brought by you, Xiao Yang, Yu Yu, and those little brothers are all here for you, they are all very nice, I like it.You see, the front desk and the back kitchen are all found by you. If you leave and they don't do it, I won't catch you. "

What Zhang Yu said is also the truth, the restaurant knows the rules of the hotel staff after working for these years.

Old Tan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. I told them when they came that they must work here for a long time, and they all agreed."

"I believe in this point. I mainly want to hand over the restaurant to you, which can be regarded as helping me." Zhang Yu said sincerely: "You can take care of it. It doesn't matter if you are there or not. You can command by phone. If you are not at ease If so, you can come here for a long time, to inspect and inspect. Your inspection is better than mine, and you can find problems and solve them in time."

Lao Tan understood that what Zhang Yu meant was to ask him to take care of the restaurant.He thought about it for a while, and managed it, but it was too far away from the provincial capital, which was a bit inconvenient.

So he said, "It's just too far away from home, which is a little inconvenient."

Zhang Yu said with a smile: "It's not a problem. Now that the traffic is so developed, it's not inconvenient to fly back and forth in a day. Don't worry about me. The people you bring are all top-notch, and they work immediately. , the cooking is good, I don’t see if our business has turned around in the past two days. That’s it.”

In this way, Lao Tan agreed.

That's fine, Lao Tan is in charge of managing Mulan and Yang Zhijun, and they are willing to do it.

Since I agreed to the management, I didn't rush to leave, and stayed for a few more days to give systematic training to all employees.

One month has established prestige among the employees, and the training has deepened the impression again, and the employees recognize him more and respect him very much.

Talked to Yang Zhijun and Mulan alone.His monthly management fee is 4000 yuan. After leaving, the hotel will be managed by these two people. They can't make people work hard, and they will add 1000 yuan to each person's management fee.

In this way, Mulan's salary reached 8000 yuan, and Yang Zhijun's [-] yuan. Both of them were very happy, and they reassured Lao Tan that he would manage the restaurant well and ensure that the business would rise to [-] yuan per day by the end of the year.

Afterwards, I communicated with Master Liu, Bao Jun, and Xia Juan, telling them to work with peace of mind, and to call him if there is any problem, and solve everything that can be solved.

The three of them had a good impression of him and admired him. Now that the hotel is under his management, they are all happy, and they have nothing to say, and they are working hard.

After everything was arranged, Lao Tan returned to Ganqika.

The hotels and guest rooms in the park are all normal, and the business is very stable. Tuya can completely take care of herself.

It seems that it can be withdrawn.

Sister Yuan, like Zhang Yu, didn't want to lose Lao Tan's right-hand man. In addition, the two cooperations were very good, and she recognized Lao Tan very much. The two are already siblings.

Sister Yuan knew that she couldn't keep Lao Tan, and when she came, Lao Tan said that she would leave after she helped take care of it, so she had to ask Lao Tan to leave.

Maybe the boss had the same idea, and Sister Yuan also adopted Zhang Yu's approach and called Lao Tan to take care of it.

Lao Tan thought that one family was in charge, and the other two were also in charge, not to mention that the place was already stable, so he agreed.

Stayed in Ganqika for two days, arranged everything and returned to the provincial capital.

In June, it gets hot.

The sun was hanging high, the sky was Varan, and there was no wind.

The weeping willow is like a shy girl, with soft hair covering her peerless face.Occasionally, a few strands of blue hair are stirred by the wind brought by the passing car, which makes people daydream.

The old man sitting and chatting under the tree is comfortably enjoying the touch of the warm sun, lazily passing his life in the uninterrupted parents.

Yes, living in the hands of these old people has become an enjoyment and a waste of time. As the years go by inadvertently, chatting has become a necessity in life, and memories and thinking about the past have become tireless topics.

There is a parasol at the entrance of the supermarket across the street. Under the umbrella is a stone table with a chessboard engraved on it. Two old men are playing chess without saying a word. Their expressions of deep thought are very similar to those of Zhuge Kongming shaking a lupine.

Watching chess does not speak a true gentleman.

The old men who watched the chess did not make a sound, they watched quietly, thinking like chess players——
In the ice cream house next to the supermarket, two young couples are eating snow mountains while whispering and talking about love——
A birthday song sounded on the road, and people couldn't help but stop. It turned out to be a sprinkler, which sprinkled water on the road while sending blessings——
Walking over was a young girl with earphones plugged into her ears. She had short orange hair, a white T-shirt, black hot pants, and two slender long legs that made people dizzy.

The girl walked over, setting off an enviable youthful atmosphere.

Summer, what a beautiful season.

Lao Tan stood at the intersection not far from Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant, enjoying the scenery on the street, and fell into the memory of his youth.

Youth, what a beautiful word and a wonderful time.It feels like it was just yesterday, and it feels so far away.

The memory of his youth is moving bricks, carrying cement, standing in a large cement warehouse, sweating profusely, his legs trembling because of overwork——
Sweat mixed with cement dust turned hair into concrete--
I've been bald ever since --
Another scene appeared: a bald young man was sitting in front of the case, holding a carving knife in one hand and a carrot in the other. From time to time, he put his cold hands in front of his mouth, breathing to keep warm.

It's freezing cold outside.

When his hands were hot, he picked up the carving knife and continued. After a while, a beautiful rose appeared in front of his eyes, and the young man was full of joy.

First roses, then roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias—
Then came birds, peacocks, phoenixes, dragons——
For a whole winter, Lao Tan stayed in the kitchen after get off work every day to practice carving. His hands were often pricked by a carving knife, bleeding, and he had to endure the low-temperature cold to finally master the carving.

Yes, that was his youth—

A Jinbei Bread stopped beside Lao Tan, Yanhua poked her head out in surprise, and said, "When did you come back? Why are you still standing here, come into the shop."

Old Tan regained his thoughts and said with a smile, "I came back the day before yesterday. I'm here to have a look. I'm about to go in."

"Get in the car." Yanhua said.

"It's a few steps away, no need to bother." Old Tan said.

"What's wrong? Do you think the car is bad?" Yanhua asked playfully.

Old Tan smiled, waved his hands, turned around and walked towards the dumpling restaurant.

(End of this chapter)