The story of a cook

Chapter 557 See if you dare to go out

Being a culinary director may seem like a promotion, but it's actually not good, it's not as good as being a chef.

But now that you're done, you have to plan how to do your job.Of the four kitchens, the most familiar one is the old store, followed by coarse grains, and then the new store. They are almost unfamiliar with Yan Li's hotel "Fisherman's Wharf" and belong to the unknown.It is not easy to work if you are not familiar with it. At present, the four stores can work well with coarse grains. After all, I have cooperated with Master Du for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to say that I brought him out.

My plan is this.First of all, start with coarse grains, start from the basics, implement the five constant management of the kitchen, and then adjust the dishes to stabilize the dishes to the same level as the old store.After finishing the coarse grains, there is a new store, and finally Fisherman's Wharf.Calculating the time, each store takes one month, and it takes three months for the whole store. After three months, the management of the five generals of each store is in place, the dishes are stable, the employees have a new mental outlook, and a team is initially formed.

When it comes to the actual operation of each store, the characteristics of the dishes are created according to the operating characteristics of each store, and the operation cannot be done according to the old store.For example, coarse grain dishes can be homemade, but the staple food is mainly urban coarse grains, which is the characteristic of his family.The new store is almost the same as the old one, except that it is twice the size of the old one, so it can follow the path of the old one, and some high-end dishes have to be kept.The new store can take the route of high-quality home-cooked dishes, supplemented by coastal seafood and some high-end dishes, and the unit price per customer is set between 65 and [-], which will work.

Fisherman's Wharf is an unknown for me, and I can only make a decision after actually following up.

It takes three months to complete the basic work, another six months to create the characteristics of each store, and the last three months to consolidate.

This also involves a personal problem. When doing basic work, employees will not be able to persist and leave, so there must be a reserve of personnel.In other words, someone needs someone to do something, and no one can do it.

I called the fourth child and asked him to prepare some chopping boards and Northeast cuisine masters in the provincial capital. If there is a shortage of staff here, I can be there on call.The prices of chefs and cutting boards in Binhai are on average 500 yuan higher than those in the provincial capital. Many chefs and cutting boards in the provincial capital are willing to come to Binhai.

Yan Li organized the first management meeting since she took office, at which she announced my appointment and made overall arrangements for this year's work.In addition to the management of old stores, coarse grains, and new stores, people from Fisherman's Wharf attended the meeting.Now everyone knows that the company is not the previous three stores, but four.I also know that it is no longer the old man who is in charge, but Yan Li.

There are those who hold a wait-and-see attitude towards the new head, and some who hold expectations, but everyone knows that it is the old man who has the final say.

This year's focus is on:

[-]. Focus on team building, improve various rules and regulations, and improve employee benefits;
[-]. Practice internal strength and comprehensively improve the quality of dishes and services;

Third, build corporate culture;
Fourth, create a brand, strengthen and consolidate it, and form a famous brand effect.

No adjustments will be made to the personnel arrangement except me for the time being, and we will proceed step by step.

At the meeting, I made arrangements for the overall work of the kitchen.First of all, each kitchen improves the management of the five constants, emphasizing the "three days" principle proposed by the old man, and finally the home-style dishes, requiring the dishes to be "three less", "two elimination" and "one never let go".

Three less is: less oil, less salt, less sugar;
The two prohibitions are: to eliminate the use of additives and to eliminate the use of seasonings;
The first thing to do is: do not put MSG in cooking.

Make standards for the production of dishes, as "four don't do, eight don't"

The four don'ts are: don't cook the spoiled and bad taste; don't cook the food with insufficient quantity; don't cook the food with incomplete ingredients; don't cook the food that doesn't meet the quality and quantity requirements.

Eight failures are: the heat and temperature are not enough; the color is not correct; the taste does not meet the standard; the shape is not standard; the tableware is dirty and damaged; You can't get food out;

Print out the "Three Less", "Two Eliminations", "One Don't Let Go", "Four Don't Do It, and Eight Don't Do It" in advance, and send it to each chef, and ask them to go back and implement it.

No one has any objection to me being the culinary director. Anyone who works in the kitchen knows that the culinary director is just a name, and there is no specific job. The real management is still the head chef.But I still accept my request and think it is correct.

After the meeting, Master Du joked with me: "Old Tan, congratulations to Gao Sheng, do you have to treat me?"

I said, "If you feel good, let's switch."

He shook his head and said, "I can't do it." Then he said, "You're so right, you have to save a kitchen for yourself. In case the old man says that he doesn't need the chief chef, he can continue to be the chief chef."

"Leave yourself a way out," I said.

Hao Guangsheng, the head chef of Fisherman's Wharf, came over and said, "Chef Tan, when will you come to my kitchen to guide the work? I am looking forward to your coming."

I said, "I'm gone, you don't have to kick me out."

"How can it be, my family's Wuchang management can't go on with half of the management. Now we are a family, and you have to help me with it." He said.

"Okay, I'll go over after finishing the coarse grains." I said.

Li Shuangliang saw me standing and chatting with Lao Du and Hao Guangsheng, so he also came over.

"Chef Tan, congratulations!" He said with a smile.

"No congratulations, we don't know what's going on with the culinary director yet," I said.

The more embarrassing he became, he said: "But the few requirements you put forward are very good, and the summary is very comprehensive and practical."

I said, "It's just a trick." Then I asked, "Meng Hongwei mentioned his resignation, have you found someone?"

"I found it. It's a woman who specializes in selling smoked pickles. Xiao Meng will take it with her for two days before she can leave," he said.

"That's good." I said.

After chatting with the three of them for a while, they also had something to do, so they left one after another.

Zhou Xiaomei came over and told me that Li Shuang would come over tomorrow, and when I said she was coming, let me know and invite her to dinner.After Li Shuang came to help Zhou Xiaomei, the front desk work of the new store would be better.

"Uncle, do you know that Master Zhao quit?" Zhou Xiaomei asked me, she was talking about Lao Zhao.

"I don't know, when did it happen?" I asked.

"What happened yesterday, I got involved with Li Shuangliang and then left," she said.

It's a pity, no matter how you say you have worked with Lao Zhao, he feels a little embarrassed when he quits.Lao Zhao has a stubborn temper. If he changed his temper, he could be the head chef of the new restaurant.This time it will be difficult to come back after leaving, unless Li Shuangliang quit.

"How is your front desk?" I asked.

"The front desk is okay, it's pretty good, and it doesn't press the food now." She said.

"That's good." Then asked: "Did you get a raise?"

"It's increased, five thousand." She said happily.

She is worth 5000 yuan.

I still wanted to chat with her, but Huang Lihua and Cao Xiaojuan waited for her to take a taxi back together, so they didn't chat, thinking that they would chat with her when Li Shuang came tomorrow.

Back at the old store, Xianglong told me that his sister wanted to try the bar.Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, this decision was very difficult. I don't know whether it is good or bad to introduce his sister to the bar to sing. Zhou Lan said that the situation exists in reality. If Xianglong's sister went to the bar and sang there, she would Won't learn to be bad?These are hard things to say.

I asked Xianglong: "Does your sister really want to go to the bar to sing?"

"She wants to try." Xianglong said.

"It's okay, I'll call and ask, and I'll talk about it if it's okay."

I called Zhou Lan, and Zhou Lan said that I could go to the bar to try singing, and it would be a good thing if I could.I gave Xianglong Zhou Lan's phone number and asked his sister to contact Zhou Lan directly.

After arranging Xianglong's affairs, I called Wang Yaxin, Zhao Xiaojun, Jiang Yajun, Ma Jie, Li Mingjuan, and Master Gao together, and talked to them about the work.I may not always be in the kitchen, tell them to get the job done, and come to me directly.

"Chef, will you leave the kitchen alone?" Li Mingjuan asked.

"It's okay, it's still the head chef, but I can't always be in the kitchen, and I have to visit the coarse grains and new stores." I said.

"It's like you smoked pickles in the new store years ago, and sometimes you come back." Jiang Yajun said.

I said, "Yes, that's it."

"Isn't it still the same as before?" Wang Yaxin asked.

"Same." I said.

"Then it's over, it's fine as before, and we will treat you as traveling." He said.

I said, "It's about the same. When I'm not around, you should take care of yourself and nothing will happen."

"Don't bring any accidents, don't worry, you don't know what our kitchen is like, as long as you are the chief chef, you won't bring any accidents, if you don't, it's hard to say." Jiang Yajun said.

"It's okay, boss, you can do whatever you need to do, there's nothing wrong with the kitchen." Zhao Xiaojun said.

"That's good. Call me if you have something to do when I'm away. Besides, I come to the kitchen every day, so I still spend more time at our house." I said.

While talking, Wang Hong came, and said after entering the door: "Look quickly, Li Cheng is back."

This is undoubtedly a big news, and the few of us hurried to the noodle dumpling room.

The person surrounded by the dumpling workers is not Li Cheng!
It returned to its original appearance.

"Chef—" he called me.

I was a little excited, and went up to pat him on the shoulder. I didn't know what to say, and it took me a long time to say a word: "Just come back."

He asked cautiously, "Do you still use me?"

I smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"You are stupid, you don't need anyone, hurry up and cook the dumplings!"

Wang Hong punched Li Cheng, and everyone laughed, all sincere laughter from the heart.

The old store kitchen is a harmonious and loving family.

Li Cheng was happy when he came back, he packed a dumpling after get off work in the evening, and prepared to drink some when he went home.When I was packing the dumplings, I saw that Manager Chen was unhappy, and asked her what was the matter. She said it was fine, but she was a little uncomfortable. I said I was not feeling well and I should go back early.I didn't think much about it at the time, I felt that women would feel uncomfortable for a few days every month, and it might be just in time for those days.

When I got back to the dormitory and was about to start drinking, Sister Ma came.I've been busy since I hit thirty, and I haven't been alone with her, so I hurriedly gave her a warm welcome.

"Wang Hong will come later, she packed a piece of boiled beef and is waiting." Sister Ma said.

"What's the matter? Want to drink?" I asked.

"She wants to drink with you, so she has to drag me."

"That means you don't want to?"

"I don't want to, you are so good now, the director of kitchen affairs, you can't afford to climb high."

"Hehe, my sister took gunpowder."

She took off the down jacket and put it on the bed, then pinched my arm and asked, "Tell me, what did you do at night? Didn't you come back?"

It hurt a little bit, but she was really trying hard.I grinned and said, "I'm at a friend's house."

"Is it that girl's house?"

"Which girl?"

"Don't say it yet." She added more strength.

"Yes, her home."

"I didn't come back all night, did I do something wrong?" She stared at me and asked.

"No, just drink." I replied truthfully.

"The devil believes it."

"Really, lie and go out and get run over by a car."

She let me go, "What are you talking about, my sister is teasing you."

"It hurts so much."

"See if you dare to go out!"

(End of this chapter)