The story of a cook

Chapter 455
Fang Lin really wanted to work as a dumpling worker in the pastry shop. She said that being an orderer is good and can improve her speaking skills, but it is not a long-term solution. It is better to learn a craft.It's good that she recognizes that, and I'm all for it.

He told Lao Zhao that Fang Lin wanted to work as a dumpling worker in the pastry shop, and at the same time he also said that he would come over for a chopping board in two days.Old Zhao was very happy, but he was worried about not being able to find a dumpling worker and a cutting board.

Fang Lin was transferred from the front desk to the pastry room, and the cutting board introduced by the fourth child also arrived.The young man's surname is Cao, a very special surname.Called Cao Ligui, he is very energetic, and he looks like the kind who works and stands at attention.

The chopping board is most lacking on the seafood side. After Cao Ligui comes, he should go to the seafood side to make a chopping board.I asked Bao Peng if he wanted to learn Binhai seafood, and he said he wanted to.So he asked him to bring Cao Ligui for three days. After Cao Ligui became familiar with my dishes, Bao Peng transferred to the seafood side to serve as a chopping board for Master Liu, and Cao Ligui served me side dishes.

After Bao Peng was transferred, Master Liu was very happy, and Bao Peng was also very happy. Master Liu got a good cutting board, and Bao Peng could directly learn Binhai Seafood.Li Fushun, who served me the lotus, was very envious when he saw that Bao Peng was transferred to the seafood side as a cutting board. He told me when he could be a cutting board. You adjust to the cutting board position.The child is very obedient and learns more vigorously.

Cao Ligui is relatively old on the cutting board, 27, it stands to reason that he should be a chef at his age.He told me that he entered the chef's profession relatively late, and only started learning at 22.At the beginning I was in a small restaurant and didn't learn much, but later I went to Lao Si's and learned a lot there.The reason why he came down at Lao Si's was because the master in charge had a bad temper and had a fight with him, and then the master found a cutting board by himself, so he was laid off.

Cao Ligui works steadily, orderly, and takes care of everything very well. After he came, I was relieved a lot.He set up stalls at Laosi Na, and he is no stranger to dish stalls, and he has his own ideas. Sometimes I appreciate the stalls he puts out.From the food stalls he set up, we can know that the fourth child is already good at managing the kitchen and is a qualified head chef.

The bakery and coarse grain each send a chef to learn "Maoxuewang" and "boiled beef".I heard that the head chefs of the three restaurants were called by the old man to have a meeting before they came, and set the rules and standards for this study.During the meeting, the old man was going to ask me to attend. I said it was a meeting of the management, and it was not good for me to attend as a chef, so I didn't go.It's not that we are low-key, it's that we don't want to participate at all. What I want to do most now is to study and cook, and I don't want to be disturbed by other things.After finally getting into this state of being obsessed with food, I still don't want to come out.When I said this reason, the old man laughed and said that I was too Gener.

I taught the chefs sent by two stores for three days.When I was doing it, they watched from the back to see what I was doing. After I had done it a few times, I asked them to go to the stove to operate it, and give pointers to the wrong places.The chef of the cake shop is not bad, very modest, the chef of coarse grains is a bit arrogant, thinking that the grade of coarse grains is high, and he can prove that his level is higher than mine if he can stir-fry vegetables in coarse grains, so he looks down on me a bit.I don't take this matter seriously, I have seen such a proud chef a lot, so don't be angry.

After the two of them finished their study, each of them went back with a bucket of fried spicy ingredients. They gave each a copy of the production process and standards of "Maoxuewang" and "Shuizhu Beef", and asked them to write according to the above. At the same time, tell them that I will taste their cooking in three days, and if they fail to pass, I will be laid off directly-this is the rule set by the old man and the three chefs.

The old man and the three head chefs decided to learn the rules of the dishes. I didn't participate. I participated when I was studying how to make an inventory.

All the management who participated in this meeting, except me, are observers.Before the meeting, the old man informed me to attend. He didn't say what kind of meeting it was. When I got to the meeting room, I found that the management of the three stores were there, including the head of the front office and the heads of the various stalls in the kitchen.

The meeting was presided over by the old man himself, and there was a woman sitting next to him - the one who ate "boiled beef" with the old aunt last time.It is now known that she is the father's daughter.

The old man first talked about the recent work situation, pointed out the deficiencies and the places worthy of praise, and at the same time gave affirmation to the work of the three stores, especially the three head chefs and three managers.Finally, he talked about the immediate work and future development of the group.

"Our current management is still rough and crazy, and it has not achieved meticulousness, standardization, and specialization. For catering, I am a layman. Don't look at me as the boss. I own the restaurant. I don’t know anything about service, but you are the experts. Our family is very good now, and our family is also well-known in Binhai. But we have to move forward. Such rough and crazy management will not work in the future. Now The catering industry is developing towards corporate development, and the competitiveness of chain catering is getting stronger and stronger. If we do not strengthen management, we will seek benefits from management, and the guarantee of future profits will become thinner and thinner. In the end, we may not even see profits. Wait and see I don’t tell you what happens when there is no profit, you know better than me.”

"We are not experts in business, and I have never managed a company, but you are experts in restaurants. We must not be able to manufacture aircraft and cannons now. We don't have such a high IQ and ability, but if we can't do restaurants, we can It’s unreasonable. The inventory matter mentioned in the last meeting has not been implemented. To let the restaurant enter the formal corporate management, we have to take action. We can’t just talk about it. Isn’t that a mouthful? We have to move and talk about it We can do whatever we want, and we have the vigor to act vigorously. Now we have three stores in our family, and if one store doesn’t do an inventory, it’s okay, but the three stores must do an inventory.”

"Everyone also expresses their opinions on the matter of stocktaking, and talk about whatever they think."

After the old man finished speaking, no one said anything. Some looked at the people next to them, and some lowered their heads not knowing what they were thinking.Generally, no one will speak in this situation. First, they don’t know what to say, and second, no one wants to speak first.

After 2 minutes, the old man saw that no one said anything, and asked: "No one said anything, do you agree or disagree?"

Then he said to Lao Zhao: "Old Zhao, you are the old head chef, you should speak first."

Old Zhao coughed and said, "I agree, let's go."

The old man smiled and said, "I don't like your attitude?"

"I don't like what I don't like, it's not my family who wants to make money." Old Zhao said.

It can be heard that he is against inventory.

"Manager Meng, tell me." The old man said to Manager Meng.

Manager Meng said: "Inventory is a good thing, and our coarse grains will do our best to cooperate."

The old man asked Manager Zhang again: "Manager Zhang, how about you?"

"I agree, no objection." Manager Zhang said.

Before the old man could ask, Manager Chen of the cake shop said, "Our bakery agrees that stocktaking is a good thing. Lao Chen and I will do our best to cooperate."

I took a closer look at Manager Chen. He was about 40 years old, with a round face, short hair, slightly fat, and very feminine. If he was younger, he would be similar to Zheng Jiaqi.It looks very temperamental, which is the unique temperament of mature women.Lao Chen was sitting next to her. At first glance, he looked like a man and a woman, and they were a good match.

People in the whole group are talking about the two of them, which belongs to a relationship beyond friendship.I don't care much about this matter, after all, it's nostalgia.

The old man saw that both the head chef and the manager expressed their views, but the minister at the first level didn't ask, and said directly: "Then this matter will be settled, and Accountant Cui will be responsible for how to make an inventory." After speaking, he looked at Accountant Cui, who smiled nodded.

The old man said, "Accountant Cui, please say a few words."

"Do I still need to say it?" Accountant Cui asked, it seemed that he didn't want to say anything.

"It's okay if you don't say you're in charge. How will the various departments cooperate?" the old man said a little displeased.

"Well, I'll just say a few words."

Accountant Cui cleared his throat.

"Since the old leader trusted me and asked me to be in charge of the inventory work of our group, then I will say a few words. Our inventory time is set at the end of each month, and three people from our financial team and I will conduct inventory in three stores at the same time. I also did some homework in the past two days. I made statistics on all the raw materials, seasonings, drinks, tools, various low-value consumables, and inventory items in the warehouse, and made a table by category. After a while, I will send the form to the responsible persons, and everyone will see if there is anything missing, and add it in time."

After finishing speaking, he asked a woman sitting next to him to hand out the form, and he continued: "We need the active cooperation of various departments when we take inventory, especially the kitchen. I don't know much about the kitchen. I can’t name it, so please ask the three head chefs to arrange it and find someone who understands to follow us to take inventory. If no one follows us, we will have to mess up. Maybe we will regard lamb as beef, carp as crucian carp, and sugar as Refined salt, it’s not good to make a joke.”

"In addition, I read our inventory, which is the first time it is a little troublesome, and everything has to be counted in place. Because our family has never done an inventory and has no experience, I guess it will be good to get familiar with it a few times. In a word, I hope Everyone is working hard to cooperate and complete our inventory work well. I will just say this, and I have sent all the forms to you. Let’s take a look and add anything that needs to be added.”

After Accountant Cui finished speaking, everyone began to look at the inventory list. I didn’t have any in my hand, and there was nothing to see. I don’t know what the old man meant by asking me to participate.Anyway, it's good to meet the leaders of the three stores by the way.

Chef Wei of Coarse Grains has not spoken. I think he is whispering something to Manager Meng, and he should be talking about the items on the inventory list.

"Is this detergent also counted?" Wei Chef asked.

"Inventory." Accountant Cui said.

"The detergents in the front and kitchen of our shop are mixed. When we count the detergents in the front hall or the back kitchen?" Wei Chef asked.

"If it's mixed, then it's an average." Cui Accountant replied.

"Then who will do it? They use a lot in the kitchen, and we use more in the front hall." Manager Meng said, a little jokingly.

Accountant Cui said with a smile: "Our front hall and kitchen are originally a family, and some shared things don't need to be separated too clearly."

At this time, Lao Zhao pointed to the inventory list and asked: "Now coarse grains and bakeries are selling 'maoxuewang' and 'boiled beef'. The spicy ingredients are fried here. What is the cost?"

Accountant Cui said: "I really didn't expect this." Then he asked: "What do you think?"

Chef Wei said directly: "In the future, we will fry it ourselves, and we don't need yours."

After hearing what he said, I laughed, and said to myself that I am really proud, if you can fire it yourself, why would you learn from me?This kind of person is too arrogant, and he has never suffered a disadvantage, and when he suffers a disadvantage, he will know that the sky is high and the earth is thick.

I'm a little angry, but we can't say anything, there is a chef.

Old Zhao said directly: "You can blow it there. If you are capable, you can fry it yourself. I think you can fry it to taste that way."

Chef Wei replied unceremoniously: "Who wouldn't know how to stir-fry a piece of hot and spicy food? How good is the flavor you stir-fry? From now on, we won't use your coarse grains. We will stir-fry them ourselves. It's guaranteed to be better than your old shop."

The two of them are just getting started.

The old man saw that the two of them were going to continue talking, his face darkened, he knocked on the table with his hand, and said: "Follow the rules that have been set. The first three restaurants, 'Mao Xue Wang' and 'Shuizhu Pork Slices' 'The hot and spicy ingredients are all sold in the old shop, so it will be sold in the old shop."

Speaking of this, the old man looked at Lao Zhao and Wei Chu, and said seriously: "We have a meeting to raise problems and solve them. It's not that we quarreled at the meeting. The quarrel doesn't solve the problem, and it's not what managers should do. You guys Both of you are head chefs, the head of the first chef is the person in charge of the entire kitchen, you have to look like a head chef. This is the first time, I will give you both a warning, and there will be no next time." Then relax The tone said: "The spicy seasoning is made in the old shop and used in three shops. The cost is calculated based on the sales of 'Maoxuewang' and 'Shuizhu Beef', and then the cost of seasoning is calculated according to the gross profit rate and returned to the old shop. Don’t need me to teach you, Accountant Cui.”

Accountant Cui replied: "No, I know the leader."

The old man looked around the meeting place and said: "That's the way to make an inventory. Anyone who has doubts can come to me alone after the meeting. We won't discuss it at the meeting and follow the rules." After speaking, he glanced at everyone, and then continued Dao: "The management of our family needs to be strengthened in the future. Let me talk about a few points that need to be strengthened. First, strengthen the research and development and production of dishes. Well, the dishes for the guests are fixed, like 'Maoxuewang' 'Stand by the same standards, and at the same time develop dishes that are suitable for our family's sales. We must keep abreast of current popular dishes. Although popular dishes are not our main business, we must have what is popular in the market and what customers like, and we must be able to cook it. And do it authentically to keep the guests.”

"Second, we need to strengthen management on our managers. Everyone must improve their personal quality. We are in charge of others. We can't even be inferior to ordinary employees. In that case, employees will not accept it. We should improve our management level while improving our own quality. , we can no longer manage the paternalistic way like in the past, we have to learn advanced management models and methods, and then improve our entire management. I know everyone wants our family to be good, but I didn’t come up with it, nor did I shout slogans Shouting out is actually done. To be honest with everyone, I am not afraid that you will not care, but I am afraid that you will not care. No, we can learn. People learn to know, and no one is born to know. Learn If you don’t know how to do it, you’ll be great. But if you don’t know how to learn, and don’t care about it, that’s a stumbling block for the company, and you’ll be the one to get rid of it first.”

"Third, our management will gradually move closer to corporate management. We are not good at the overall management and operation of the group, and we have no experience. We will invite people who understand management and operation to come and lead us forward. We are now exploring by ourselves. Going forward and crossing the river by feeling the stones will inevitably take some detours, but it’s okay, we are developing. Didn’t the national leaders say that development is the last word. We just need to keep developing and learn while developing While summing up, we will do better and better with steady progress.”

The old man is worthy of being an old leader with a high level of speech.

It’s just that I didn’t understand from the beginning to the end why I was sent to listen in. If it was to train me, I wouldn’t sit there and listen.

Opening a meeting will make me very dissatisfied with Chef Wei. He blamed me for the bad spicy ingredients in front of me. He saw that I was there and knew that I made the spicy ingredients. He didn’t give him any face. Thinking of me is unbearable.

(End of this chapter)