The story of a cook

Chapter 462
Can Master Du be the head chef?

No.

He still needs to continue to practice if he wants to be a chef.The first is that the level of cooking is not good, and it is still at the level of mid-range restaurants. The awareness of the dishes is not enough, and the products can only be said to be quite satisfactory.It has been half a year since I came to the old shop, and I learned that all the dishes he cooks are leftovers after the opening, and he has not served a single new dish, which means that he has not developed new dishes, and all the dishes he cooks are other people's dishes.Second, he has not yet reached the status of a chef.Master Du is good at everything, he really obeys orders and obeys orders. He does what the superiors say.But that won't work, because the head chef is the one who directs the kitchen work, not the one who leads the kitchen work.

His strengths are suitable for being a deputy, not for being a leader.

Being a chef is not about qualifications, but about management and innovation.

To put it bluntly, it is performance.

On the first day when Lao Chen came to the old store, Manager Chen organized the front desk and the back kitchen to have a meeting together during the regular meeting. Before, the front desk opened the front desk, and the back kitchen opened the back kitchen. An early regular meeting of all staff.

Manager Chen introduced Lao Chen to all the staff, and at the same time announced on behalf of the office that Lao Chen will be the executive chef of the old restaurant from now on.Then Lao Chen delivered his inaugural address.To be honest, Lao Chen's eloquence is not good, he was very nervous standing in front of more than 100 people, he stuttered a little, and finished his first speech in 1 minute.

Lao Zhao can speak very well.But Lao Zhao seldom talked about work matters in regular meetings, and always said something that made people feel uncomfortable.That is to say, he always strikes down some people who oppose him in regular meetings, without calling names, and making insinuations, which makes people think more involuntarily.

Once he was talking about Zhang Chunmei, the deputy director of the pastry department. Just after Zhang Chunmei finished talking, he asked him who he was talking about at a regular meeting?It was quite embarrassing for him, and he was a little annoyed and said that he was just talking about you, and then the two of them started doing it in the regular meeting.If you follow Lao Zhao's temper and ask Zhang Chunmei to be laid off on the same day, Zhang Chunmei is also a powerful boss. If you ask her to be laid off, it will be the head chef who is narrow-minded. reported reputation.

As a result, Lao Zhao suffered from being dumb, and the kitchen staff had long been accustomed to this matter, so they didn't say anything.

When Lao Chen came to work as the chief chef, most of the employees felt that it was sudden, but it was just a sudden feeling. They were curious and asked what was going on, discussed it casually, and then they should do what they should do. After all, changing the chief chef has nothing to do with the employees , Whoever should be under the control of others, anyone can be.Ordinary employees are more practically concerned about when their wages will be raised and they can earn more.

Lao Chen is cooking at Lao Zhao's stove, and now I have taken over all Lao Zhao's dishes. I have too many dishes, and I can't cook them when I am busy, but Lao Chen just came here and is not familiar with the dishes of the old shop. In such a short period of time, I can only fry more.

I am willing to accept more dishes, and there is nothing happier than being able to cook every day for a chef.The smartest thing in a person's life is to do what he likes to do every day, and the saddest thing is to spend his whole life doing things that he doesn't like.

I like the profession of chef, so I am very devoted to cooking.

I really appreciate the "iron pot and dish fish head" and "hand-caught pork inch bone" left by Lao Zhao. These two dishes are very technical.Lao Zhao watched his entire production process when he was there, and to be honest, it was almost perfect.Now I am making it. First of all, Lao Zhao's production standards cannot be changed, and the original taste of these two dishes must be maintained.

When making the dish of "hand-caught pork inch bone", vegetable juice is used in it, which is an innovation.Because it is marinated with vegetable juice, it tastes fluffy, full of meat and not greasy, giving people the feeling of eating steak.It is also because of this feature that many customers like it very much.

Binhai is a seaside city. The common people grew up eating seafood. They don’t particularly like meat, and don’t eat anything that is too greasy.For example, very good pork knuckles and buckwheat sold in the provincial capital cannot be sold in Binhai. If you mix meat with vegetables or seafood, it will be fine.A place has a local food culture, which is caused by long-term accumulated eating habits, which cannot be easily changed, so don't try to change it.

Caterers need to remember that catering is not about changing, but about leading.When you do it well enough, you can lead to a new type of dining, but you can never change the eating habits of a place.This is no matter how good western food is, it can only be a form of catering, and it is impossible to change the eating habits of Chinese people.

The eating habits of Chinese people are sweet in the south, salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west. If you grasp this characteristic and combine the eating habits of the local people to open a restaurant, there is usually no problem, and you can’t spend much money with it.I'm afraid that if you have to be a maverick, you may lose your money.

Old Chen didn't go to the stove to cook for the first day, so he watched it from the bottom.After watching it for a day, when I was about to get off work at night, I told me that the old shop was really busy, much busier than the bakery.I said it’s better to be busy and make money, and if you’re not busy, you won’t make any money.He said that the business of the bakery is not very good now, and the rent of the bakery is still expensive. The old man plans to stop doing it after the rent expires next year.

"The old man doesn't want to run a small shop anymore. It doesn't matter how tiring it is to make money. It's better to run a big shop to save trouble and make money." Lao Chen said.

I said, "It's all the same. If a big store opens well, it will do well, but if it doesn't open well, it will lose money quickly."

"The old man has a wide network, and the people he knows are all capable. He can't pay for opening a big shop." Old Chen said.

"On the one hand, it is mainly because Binhai is well-developed and tourist cities are said to be poor, and people don't care about spending more when they travel. Therefore, Binhai's food and beverage consumption is high, and restaurants are easy to open. If there are no tourists from other places, you will see Look, the big store is half yellow." I said.

"That's what you're talking about. The main thing is that the development of Binhai is really good now. If the hotel business develops well, it's good to open a big store to make money." Old Chen said.

"Everything is always reversed. What is good now may not be good in the future. Don't worry, in ten years at most, a large storefront can't compete with a small storefront." I said.

"Old Tan, you are just predicting blindly. When the time comes, big stores will make more money than small stores." Old Chen disagreed with my statement.

Smiled, didn't continue talking, and changed the topic.

"You just transferred here, please treat a few big bosses to dinner, be better for future work, and communicate in advance." I said.

"Who is it?"

"Master Du, Master Liu of Seafood, the boss of cold dishes, the boss of pastry, and the one who makes dumpling stuffing, invite them to have a meal, drink some wine together, chat and communicate." I said.

He thought for a while and said, "No need, they all can work hard, it's useless not to invite them, it's like I'm afraid of them, I'm not used to those problems."

I froze for a moment, then smiled, and said, "That's right, I just have nothing to say."

I thought he was introduced by me, and it has been half a year since he didn't say to invite me to dinner. Now that he is the head chef of the old shop, not only there is no need to invite me, but also there is no need to invite these big guys to dinner.

I sort of forgot how he got there.He has been here for nearly two years, and it has always been smooth sailing. With Manager Chen behind him, he has hardly encountered any bumps.But the bakery is a small shop after all, and there are 20 people in the whole kitchen, so it is easier to manage.The old store is relatively large, with a total of 60 people in the kitchen, plus they all have backgrounds, the water is relatively deep, and it is difficult to manage.I planned to ask him to communicate with these big brothers in advance, who would have thought that they would not appreciate it at all.

He probably thought that as long as Manager Chen was around, he would be fine.

I really don't know where his confidence comes from.

Originally, I thought that I had considered it very well. I am proud of him as the head chef, and I can help him to do more if I can.Don't look at Lao Zhao's stubborn temper, he can't get along with ordinary people, and he is the only one who respects me, but he is an old man after all, and he was here when the old store opened. It has a certain mass base, and many old employees still listen to him.Old Chen has just arrived, and he has no mass base. Regardless of his business in the bakery, it may not be easy to go to the old shop. Any of the big bosses in the old shop will be older than him. If there is a conflict, the old man may not necessarily turn to him.It was for his own good that I asked him to establish a good relationship with these big guys in advance. Seeing that these big guys are not showing off their mountains and leaking water, their weight is not light.

Since you don't accept my suggestion, just pretend I didn't say it.

On the second day after Lao Chen took office, Northeast Caiweiguo proposed to resign, the stewed fish master proposed to resign, and the seafood display board proposed to resign.This is the resignation of the hot food kitchen on the first floor, the mid-level resignation of the cold food on the second floor, the resignation of two dumpling workers in the pastry room, and the resignation of the deputy in the stuffing room.

Lao Chen, who received the resignation of these employees at once, was a little confused and a little frustrated.

"Damn it, this is tearing down the stage." He said.

"They are all former subordinates of Lao Zhao. They will not do it after Lao Zhao quits. This is normal. Hurry up and find someone. It will be October [-] soon." I said.

"Where can I find people? It's hard to find people now," he said.

I said: "You have been in Binhai for two years, and you know a few friends, so ask your friends to help you find them."

"I don't know anyone, and I don't socialize much with others," he said.After finishing speaking, he seemed to think of something, and said, "I'll call the old man and ask the old man to solve it."

After speaking, he took the phone and walked out.

Looking at his back, he shook his head helplessly.

If the old man even took care of this matter, he wouldn't have to hire a chef.

But you can't look at the lack of people in the kitchen, you have to find some for him.I made a few phone calls to friends in the provincial capital. Fortunately, Zhao Gang introduced a chopping board to me. Meng Hongwei, who was working with his fourth cousin Yang Zhijun, quit working and went back to his hometown. He just came back and heard that I was looking for a chopping board.

Two of Fang Lin's classmates heard that she was doing a good job here, and wanted to come and work with her, so they came too.

As for the end pot, the old man transferred a little chef from the bakery.

Meng Hongwei was the first to come over. When he came, he also brought a cutting board, surnamed Guan, named Guan Ping. He directly arranged for the seafood side to be the cutting board, and Meng Hongwei arranged for the cold dishes to be used as the middle.

In the past few years, Meng Hongwei has made a lot of progress. He is no longer the crying boy when he was working in Heyuxuan, but has become an out-and-out adult. He is 26, married, and has a one-year-old daughter.

Time can't help being confused, the young man of the year has become a big man.

After Meng Hongwei arrived, the chopping board Zhao Gang was looking for also arrived. 30 years old, surnamed Yu, called Yu Wenxue. It is rare to be a chopping board at the age of 30. He said that he entered the industry late and likes side dishes. As for whether he can cook vegetables, he will talk about it later. Anyway, he is not short of money, as long as he has a job. All that remains is to look at the sea.This mentality is very good, a little easygoing and contented.

Fang Lin's classmates were the last to arrive, not two, but three, and one of them was the mother, that is to say, one of them was a mother and daughter.None of them belonged to my family, but from Beipiao City.Back then, Fang Lin had studied in a technical school in Beipiao City, and this was her classmate from the technical school.

When all these people arrived, I set up a table in the Hongfu Hotel to welcome them together.

There are quite a few people who have been found through me now.Cao Ligui, Bao Peng, Meng Hongwei, Guan Ping, Yu Wenxue, Fang Lin, two of Fang Lin's classmates, Li Yan and Ma Hua, and Ma Hua's mother Ma Shuli, plus I were exactly ten people.

There are a total of 60 people in the kitchen, and I found only ten people, which is also a big force.

It turns out that the boss of the chopping board is the chopping board for Lao Zhao's dishes, but now Cao Ligui has been promoted to the boss of the chopping board, which can be regarded as an official.Bao Peng is the director of Seafood Cutting Board, and he is doing a good job.Fang Lin has almost learned how to make dumplings now, and has become a qualified dumpling worker.

If you find someone yourself, you need to worry more, and you have to think about everything, as long as nothing happens.

The personnel crisis has been resolved, and the Golden Week of the [-]th National Day will come soon.

Very busy seven days.How busy is it? Let’s put it this way, I get bonuses for six out of seven days, and at most one day each employee gets 30 yuan.

The masters have been very tired these seven days, and it is estimated that I am the most tired one.

Lao Chen's cooking skills are really not good.

His level is not as good as Master Ma's. I really don't know how he became the head chef.Not to mention the fried dishes are not good, and the speed is still slow, two dishes on my side came out of the spoon, and one dish on his side was just right.We were cooking next to each other, and if he was slow, I would cook more, and I felt a little angry.Especially at lunch time, if all the chefs are at the same speed as him, one-third of the dishes will not be served.

Every group meal has a soup dish. In the end, I had no choice but to find two large thermal insulation buckets in the warehouse. I prepared the soup dishes in advance and put them in the thermal insulation bucket. Vegetables, otherwise there would be no time to make soup.

The most hateful thing was on October [-]rd, at [-]:[-] p.m., when the food was the busiest, Lao Chen said that he couldn't cook anymore and needed to rest for a while.I looked at him, sweating profusely, and the hand holding the spoon was trembling. It seemed that he was really bad.Tell him not to get off the stove if you can't stir fry, you can fry slowly and rest by the way.He smiled wryly, gritted his teeth and persisted.

I really don't know how he came from the bakery in the past two years, and the old man also recognized it.From the side, it can be seen that Manager Chen has great energy and can protect Lao Chen.

(End of this chapter)