The story of a cook

Chapter 476 Arranging Work
At noon on the second day, Master Du presided over the meeting. The bosses of all the stalls in the kitchen were called together for a small meeting, mainly to delegate power to the department heads so that they could fully manage it.

In the dumpling restaurant, besides hot dishes, noodles are the biggest part of the kitchen department, followed by cold dishes.The old shop includes three working groups: dumpling group, steaming and cooking, and stuffing room. Jiang Yajun has a heavy workload, so she was assigned a deputy.

This time, Big Brother Shui Tofu, who had been unmanaged for a long time, was assigned to the Cold Vegetables Department, which was directly managed by Li Mingjuan.The old couple who used to chop the stuffing were in charge of the stuffing room and the dumpling room. This time it was divided into the stuffing room, which was managed by Master He from the stuffing room.

Master Du said: "Now that all the personnel are divided, in the future, the rest of the personnel in each department will be directly arranged by you as the boss. You don't need to ask the chef for instructions, and you don't need to look for me, as long as you don't delay work."

Jiang Yajun asked: "What if you don't rest?"

"Working overtime without rest is still the same as before." Master Du said.

"This time, we bosses have to take up our jobs, take the initiative to work, and organize our own departments. We can no longer wait for everything like before." Master Du said.

"I didn't wait before, mainly because I didn't dare to fix it, and I was afraid that I would be blamed if I made a mistake." Li Mingjuan laughed.

"This time the head chef said, delegate the power to everyone, and you can take care of it boldly. If something goes wrong, the head chef will take care of it." Master Du said.

Jiang Yajun said: "Actually, there is nothing to control. Everyone is very good, and they are good at what they do. They are very obedient. If you want to talk about control, you need to check and check hygiene, pay attention to discipline and so on, don't get together to chat, and don't leave the post. "

"Shui Tofu likes to hang out. He will be fine after making Shui Tofu, and he will wander around for a while." Li Mingjuan said.

"This time he's under your control, you bring him together." Master Du smiled.

"Take care of him, he loves money the most, and he will be honest if he is punished twice," Li Mingjuan said.

Everyone laughs.

I asked, "What else can he do?"

"What can't you do with the rough grid? It's just that no one cares about him, he's used to it." Li Mingjuan said.

I said to Master Du: "Old Du, take a look at the work in our kitchen, and arrange something for him, so that he won't be idle all the time."

"There's not much work in the kitchen? Besides, no department is willing to hire him, so they bother him." Master Du said.

"The sanitation of the backyard will belong to him in the future." I said.

"That's fine." Master Du said.

"Let me say a few words." I said, "I called everyone here for a meeting today. Lao Du has already discussed the main topics, and the work has been arranged. Everyone will follow this when they go back. There will be no need for administrative matters in the future. Just come to me directly, just call Lao Du, he has more experience and patience than me. I am impatient, sometimes I can’t handle it well.”

"I would like to tell you three things. First, please ask the department to solve the problems in this department. If you can't solve it, you can report it to Lao Du. How should I put it, everyone has been working here longer than me. Work management is more experienced than mine, so give full play to your ability and manage your own department well. We are managers, what do managers do? We solve problems, not create them. I believe in everyone's ability and look after you .

"Second, do a good job of daily inspection. Sister Jiang said just now that our employees are very good and can do all the work. We just check and check the sanitation and work discipline every day. Yes, that's what we do In the past few days, we have formulated the standards for the use of equipment and tools, and all the equipment that needs to be replaced have also been replaced, and various tools have also been distributed to employees, so we will follow the established standards To carry out, find problems in the on-site management and solve them in a timely manner, correct them in a timely manner when they see that the standards are not met, and help to meet the standards. Tell everyone that employees only do what we check, not what we hope. Inspection is very important and must be done. Do a good job checking."

"Third, encourage more and talk less. As the saying goes, young trees are cultivated, good children are praised, and good employees are motivated. In the process of management, we must motivate employees more, and pay more attention to their merits. When you find that employees are doing well, encourage them in a timely manner. There are many ways to encourage, such as verbal praise, a sincere smile, giving the other party a thumbs up, etc. These are all fine. When you give the other party an encouraging look, the other party feels It is hot, and it is much better than severe reprimand."

"The work we are doing now is to lay the foundation. What kind of foundation is we laying? The foundation of hygiene, the quality of employees, and the foundation of overall team cohesion. We have laid this foundation, and the future work will be easy to do, and the problem of dishes will be solved. Said One thousand and ten thousand, the main job of our kitchen is to make dishes, the most important thing is to make the dishes well and be liked by the guests. We are walking on two legs now, I focus on the dishes, and everyone cooperates with Lao Du to do the administrative work Good. To be honest, seeing everyone, I am very confident to make our kitchen a model kitchen of our group, and let other stores come to our house to learn, we are the first."

"Le's work hard!"

After the meeting, I went back to the dormitory to take a nap. I was a little tired these days and had to rest.

When I went to the dormitory and opened the door, I found a cigarette and a pair of cotton shoes on the bedside table. After seeing the cotton shoes, I looked at the sneakers on my feet and found that it was time to wear cotton shoes.The climate in Binhai belongs to the oceanic climate, and it is not particularly cold in winter. In addition, it takes only a few minutes from the dormitory to the store.

Looking at the cigarettes and cotton shoes, I thought that Bao Peng and the others must have bought them, so I couldn't help laughing, they were quite careful.

After work in the afternoon, I asked Bao Peng who bought the cigarettes and shoes. He said that Fang Lin bought the cigarettes and Ma Shuli bought the shoes.

"I thought you were the ones who bought it. It's the two of them who owe me a favor." I said.

"Aren't you fellow villagers? What kind of favor do you owe? Didn't you pay for Fang Lin's birthday last time?" Bao Peng said.

"That's two different things—pay it later," I said.

I didn't expect Fang Lin and Ma Shuli to buy it. Both of them have low wages, so I feel a little sorry for accepting what they bought.He didn't take much care of them, just arranged a job for them.

It's all about human relations, so let's pay it back slowly in the future.

Dinner is okay at night, but after New Year's Day, the business has recovered, and the daily turnover is around 3 yuan.

"Nongjia fried dried vegetables" and "Yu's crispy meatballs" have been well received by customers after they were launched, and they are almost a must-order on every table.These two dishes took up most of my time, so I gave "Mao Xuewang" and "Boiled Beef" to the new master Wang, and at the same time gave him the dishes left by Lao Zhao.

Master Wang is smarter, he is very savvy in cooking, and at the same time he is down-to-earth and willing to work. He is a practical type, a bit like Li Shuang's object boy.He went on to further his studies to be a good cook.

Master Li's cooking skills have made great progress, surpassing Master Du, and now he is the backbone of Northeast Cuisine. Xiao Wang will train again, and with Master Du, the technical strength of Northeast Cuisine can be guaranteed. , stronger than whole grains.Master Ma and the little chef in the bakery have always been quite skilled. According to their cooking skills, some green vegetable stir-fry and soup dishes were handed over to them to make, and the cooking was also very good.Master Ma is good at soup dishes, and the little chef in the cake shop is better at making green vegetables.

Master Liu is in charge of the seafood side, and there is no problem with the quality of the dishes.The old man transferred over the coarse grain fish stew master, and now the fish stew is quite good, which is much improved than before.

I'm thinking about holding a cooking competition at the end of the month.There are three advantages to holding a cooking competition. First, it can improve the chef's sense of innovation; second, it can stimulate the chef's enthusiasm for cooking and focus on the dishes; third, it can stimulate the staff in various positions in the kitchen and stimulate their enthusiasm for work.

What if the cutting board is also included in this cooking competition?Each chopping board selects two dishes that it is responsible for and arranges them to see who can arrange them well.

There are only three people for cold dishes, so it's not easy to compete.Li Mingjuan is the boss, Meng Hongwei is the deputy, and there is only one younger brother left, how do they compare?
Put the cold dishes first, and focus on hot dishes.

What if you bring coarse grains and bakery?

Think about it or forget it, we don't have that big appeal, that's Li Xingtang's job, let's not talk about those things, let's do our own well first, mainly to improve the cooking level of chefs in old restaurants, other restaurants have nothing to do with me.

It is easy to hold a cooking competition. With the experience of holding it in Linjiangxuan, it is easier this time, but where do the prizes come from?No money.If you apply for funds from the group, then other stores will know, whether you can give it or not is another matter.

I can't help but think of the discarded equipment piled up in the backyard. There are a total of three operating table freezers, a four-door freezer, two sets of stoves, and some broken copper and iron.Every time the junk is sold, Wang Yaxin, who checks the weight, is in charge. When he sells out, he hands over the money to Accountant Cui.

Can I use this money?

Talk to Wang Yaxin during the inspection tomorrow morning to see if he can keep the money.If the money problem is solved, the judges' problem can be easily solved. Let Manager Chen invite a few old customers. At that time, it will be enough to invite Li Xingtang and the old man, plus coarse grains and the chief chef of the bakery. The manager is also invited.

This is just an idea, whether it can be realized depends on how it works.After all, holding a culinary competition in a single restaurant is a shock to the other two restaurants, which means showing off and showing off.I'm just the head chef of an old shop, not the culinary director. Doing so is also suspected of stealing the job of the culinary director.

It needs to be cautious and not considered as a key point for the time being.

When I was about to get off work, Manager Chen called me, saying that we were going out for dinner together.In the past two days, I also have the idea of ​​sitting with her, but I haven't had time to pour it out. Since she said it, let's sit together.

I arrived at Hongfu Restaurant first, finished ordering, and after a while, Manager Chen came.

Look at her complexion is very good.

"Old Tan finished ordering all the dishes?" She asked with a smile.

"Isn't this telling you to eat ready-made ones?" I joked.

She smiled, took off her down jacket and put it on the chair, then sat down.

"Sister Chen, we're drinking baijiu today, let's have a good drink." I said.

"I've wanted to drink with you alone for a long time." She said.

"Today is just right, if you don't get drunk, you won't return." I said.

Pour the wine and start drinking.

I can guess what she wants to tell me, but what she wants to say is also what I don't want to hear.She has to talk about Lao Chen, I don't want to talk about Lao Chen's topic.After all, I was the one who found Lao Chen. If Lao Chen does well, I am happy, but if he does not do well, I will lose my face.Especially this time when Lao Chen left and I took over as the head chef, I might be suspected of prying Lao Chen away.It's hard to say that you, Lao Tan, don't want to be the head chef, but now the head chef is you after all.

Lao Chen's layoff has his own reasons, which have nothing to do with me.But my being the head chef must have something to do with Lao Chen's layoff. If he doesn't get laid off, I can't be the head chef.The chief chef is an enviable position in the eyes of others, but it is an embarrassing position for me.

Lao Chen and Manager Chen are iron sons. They have been working together for nearly two years. It is impossible to say that they have no feelings. Even if a stone is held in their arms for two years, it will be warm, let alone people.It can be seen that Manager Chen has a deep affection for Lao Chen. It is a blow to her that Lao Chen left, and she is a little disappointed.

She and Lao Chen are just like me and Zhang Li, the only difference is that I didn't have a relationship with Zhang Li, if I had a relationship, it might be a different scene.

People must be responsible for what they have done. If they cannot be responsible for what they have done, they have no conscience.When one day you want to be responsible and lose the opportunity to be responsible, you will feel guilty for a lifetime.

"Actually, Lao Tan, you should have been the head chef a long time ago, and you should have been the chef when Lao Zhao left." Manager Chen said.

I said: "Being a chef is not a good thing, relatively speaking, I would still like to cook."

"You are good at cooking and good at management, so you should be the head chef," she said.

"There are so many things that should be done in the world. I'm trying to catch ducks on the shelves." I said.

"You are not, you are capable and thoughtful."

"Thank you, sister. If it was possible, I wouldn't be the head chef."

"The old man admires you very much, and also values ​​you."

"Hehe, you appreciate my abilities and what I do, don't you?" I asked with a smile.

"You're right, it is," she said.

(End of this chapter)