The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 19 Friends Visit
The Kanto family has an area of ​​[-] square meters, and it is the largest hotel in Santaizi.

Going south along the Yellow River Street, the Chishan Restaurant at the intersection of Chishan Road has an area of ​​[-] square meters and is the second largest restaurant in Santaizi.

Chishan Restaurant has been in business for 20 years. It is an old restaurant in Santaizi. Its business is very good, with a daily turnover of between [-] and [-].Mainly Cantonese and Northeast cuisine, high-grade, is a landmark restaurant in Santaizi.

In addition to Chishan Restaurant, there is also a large-scale restaurant that integrates catering, entertainment, and accommodation, called Beiyuan, with a daily turnover of about [-].His home takes young girls, which is a high-consumption place.

The daily turnover of people in Kanto is close to 50.00. For such a large area, [-] is not too much. The attendance rate is [-]%.

However, since the end of the new year, the business has not declined, which shows that both the service and the dishes have greatly improved compared to before, which is a good sign.But to achieve the business of Chishan Restaurant and Bei Paradise requires redoubled efforts.

As the saying goes, if you know your enemy and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles. Although Chishan Restaurant is unshakable in its catering dominance in Santaizi, but suddenly there is a restaurant with the same size as your own. home business.

When the Guandong family first opened, the chef and manager of Chishan Restaurant came to eat, and they were all catering, so they came to find out the bottom line so that they knew what was going on.The two were relieved after eating, and went back to report that the food of the Kanto family was average, the service was not good, and they were not rivals at all.

It was indeed like that when it opened. Not only the chef and manager of Chishan Restaurant said so, but also the managers of other restaurants have eaten there, and they all gave the same evaluation.Some say they can persist for half a year, some say they can persist for eight months, and the longest is one year.

In the eyes of these catering people, there is only one way for people in the Kanto region to go - close down.

It has been exactly half a year since it opened in October last year.

Standing outside the hotel, it looks the same as when it opened. There is no big improvement, but tenacious persistence.

A restaurant that has been open for six months has not collapsed and is still persisting. The daily business of [-] yuan shows that there are repeat customers.

This is indeed the case, not only have repeat customers, but these repeat customers have found that the food is more delicious than before, the serving speed is also faster, and the service is much more enthusiastic than before.

These small and insignificant changes are like poplar buds in spring, one after another in a space that people can't notice, and the immature green is quietly bursting with vitality.

Mr. Xu has been very happy these two days.

The business report for one week in a row shows that the sales amount is more than [-], which is a gratifying result.And accountant Ms. Li happily reported that the sales amount has increased, but the daily purchase price has not increased, indicating that the net profit is increasing.Based on her many years of experience, there is only one possibility for this to happen, that is, the kitchen has done a good job of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, and no one has stolen food or money.

Mr. Xu is aware of the phenomenon of eating and stealing in the kitchen, and has talked to Wang Gang several times, but the effect is not obvious.Old Tan settled the matter in half a month, which shows that there is something wrong.

In the past two days, Mr. Xu came earlier, mainly to watch Lao Tan hold a regular meeting.He was shocked. He didn't expect Lao Tan, who resembled a bandit, to have a high level of speech, and he could speak to people's hearts.Seeing this, the boys in the kitchen will have to surrender completely within two months.

The work at the front desk is also very satisfactory.Although Zhang Li is old, she is capable and experienced, and the waiters listen to her.Later, Li Shuang and Zhou Xiaomei were also able to work, especially Zhou Xiaomei, who was beautiful and temperamental, and she had worked in a big shop as soon as she saw it.

It would be great if the three of them were here when it opened, so as not to make a mess.

Now with them and Lao Tan, they can work hard as hard as they can.

The work in the kitchen is carried out in an orderly manner.

The hangers between the cold dishes and pastries have been installed, and many things that had no place to put them now have a place, and the operation room looks more regular.The civil works of the small kitchen at the back have been completed, the waterproofing and tiles are done, and the rest is to install the exhaust and intake equipment.

Wang Gang found out about Lao Tan's research equipment, and the two of them came to the site, took a meter ruler to measure the size, and ordered to install a set of stoves, a set of clay pot stoves with six eyes on the upper and lower floors, three hearth stoves, and a seasoning table .Other equipment includes two sets of operating table fresh cabinets, a four-door vertical refrigerator, and a set of shelves.

After setting up the equipment, Wang Gang and he went to the exhaust research position, and Lao Tan went back to the kitchen.

Li Xu saw that Lao Tan was back, walked up to him and said: "Master Tan, when I checked last night, I found that a clay pot stove was not turned off, and it was still hot. It may be that my second aunt went downstairs to make food again. I said If it doesn’t work, tell her to tell her to turn off the gas when she runs out, or it’s too dangerous.”

"Second aunt also lives in the dormitory?" Old Tan asked.

"No, she has a single room next to the office on the fourth floor. She lives there with her second uncle, and the second uncle works at night." Li Xu said.

"Oh——" Old Tan nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "I heard that Miss Picking Vegetables is leaving her job, what's going on?"

Li Xu said helplessly: "I can't go with my second aunt all the time. She does all kinds of work. The second aunt does one thing and another. No one is happy for the two of them to do the work alone."

Old Tan said: "That's right, leave this matter to me, you don't have to worry about it, I will meet our second old lady."

Wang Gang told him that the second aunt was difficult to manage, but no one dared to do so.Lao Tan never took the time to gather in the vegetable room, and he didn't have direct contact with his second aunt.But I meet every day and I am familiar with this fat old lady.

Everyone in the kitchen said that the old lady was unreasonable and unreasonable, so whoever said it.The boss can't do anything about it. His wife, aunt, and old couple have nothing to do at home. They go to the restaurant to do some work to earn some money, so they can't send them back.Don't talk about working, even if you don't work, you have to support it.

The old lady is really bullying.There have been three different vegetable pickers, and none of them can get along with her.

Old Tan wondered if he could find another job for this old lady?
While thinking about the old lady, the walkie-talkie rang, and Zhang Li shouted, "Chef Tan, Chef Tan."

Old Tan replied: "Yes, please tell me when you receive it."

"Come to the lobby on the first floor, your friend is here."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Lao Tan stood where he was and didn't rush to the front desk, who was he thinking about?Not many people know what they are doing here, and they filter through the heads of those who know, and they can't guess who it is.

Suspiciously, he came to the hall and saw that there were four of them, Brother Liu, Yanzi, Yanhua and Wang Ming.

Brother Liu said with a smile, "We're here to cheer you on."

"Welcome, warmly welcome." Old Tan smiled.

Lao Tan is wearing a chef's uniform, a tall chef's hat, and earphones, making pies like a chef.

Brother Liu said with a smile: "Look at how handsome my brother is, he is a chef at a glance."

Old Tan smiled and said, "Let's go to the private room first."

"Brother Liu said that he would take the kang to a private room, eat small stupid chicken and stewed sauerkraut." Yanhua said with a smile.

"Okay, it must be satisfied." After Lao Tan finished speaking, he asked Zhou Xiaomei who was standing aside, "Is there any spare kang bag?"

"Yes, Laoguantun is idle, the five of you are just right." Zhou Xiaomei replied.

Lao Tan asked the greeter to lead Brother Liu and the others to the private room on the second floor, and he went up after arranging six dishes.

Brother Liu went to the countryside and could sit cross-legged on the kang. Yanhua grew up in the countryside, so cross-legged is no problem.Wang Ming and Yanzi City people don't know how to cross-legged, so they sat on the futon, which was a little funny.

There were melon seeds on the table, and Yanzi grabbed a handful and said, "It's the first time I've eaten on the kang. It's very interesting."

Wang Ming said: "I have sat on a kang, but I can't cross my legs." Then he said to Lao Tan: "I didn't know that Sandaizi had such a good place, and this is where I will eat in the future."

Old Tan said: "Welcome, just come and find me, and I will give you a discount."

Wang Ming said: "Our unit will always have meals, at least five tables a day, and always go to Chishan Restaurant. His family is expensive, and he still can't eat enough. I will go to your house in the future. I will contact you with a few more workshops. .”

"Yes, from now on, you will come here for dinner at your company. This place is so good. Brother Tan is still here, and I will increase the amount of your dishes. It's not much better than Chishan Restaurant." Brother Liu said to Old Tan after finishing speaking: "Brother Wang, it's all right in the logistics of the factory, and he will save face. His father is the old leader of the factory."

"Okay, let's have a drink with Brother Wang today, and we'll join you in the future." Old Tan laughed.

After a while, the waiter brought over five pots of shochu, followed by two cold dishes.As soon as the wine was full, sauerkraut stewed big bones and slippery three dishes were served together.

Yanhua said, "Your home serves food very quickly, and it only took seven to eight minutes."

Lao Tan said: "There are few customers now, so we are on the same table, and the serving is fast." Then he said to the four people with a wine glass: "Try it, this is my family's small pure grain roast, I have never drank it, I heard it is very good Okay, let's have a drink first."

Xiao Shao is spicy, but not overpowering, and people who drink a lot love it.Most of the bottles of wine now are blended, which is not good to drink, and it is easy to drink bad people.Is there any good wine?Yes, it's too expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it.

Mr. Xu custom-made the small brew from the Guandong family from a small rural winery, and everyone who has tasted it said it was good.

"This wine is good, it's pure grain." Brother Liu took a sip and said, "Brother Tan, where did you buy this wine? Buy me a barrel too."

"I'll get you a bucket when I leave," Old Tan said.

"You should bring your neighbor Lao Li and his comrades over for a meal. They have a lot of connections and strength, and they can attract a lot of leaders." Brother Liu suggested to Lao Tan.

"I have this plan. I just came here and the dishes haven't been adjusted yet. I'll treat them to a meal when the adjustments are made." Old Tan said.

Wang Ming said: "What do you need to adjust? This is very good. You can sit on the small heated kang and drink the little shochu, so much!"

Everyone laughs.

After a while, the little stupid chicken and the stewed fish in an iron pot came up, and two small black iron pots were placed on the table, and the atmosphere suddenly came up.

Sitting cross-legged on the kang, eating farm meals, drinking small soju, and doing homely cooking, it is really enjoyable like returning to the hometown in the countryside.

Lao Tan, Wang Ming, and Brother Liu drank one pot, and then three more pots came.

Wang Ming blushed, and asked Old Tan: "Brother Tan, are you under the care of Tianyi?"

Old Tan said: "Well, it will be managed by Tian Yitun."

"The village chief and secretary of Tianyitun are good buddies with me. I didn't say anything. I'll call them and ask them to come over for a drink and introduce you to each other," Wang Ming said.

It's like this when you're drunk and excited, half way shaking people.

Old Tan smiled and said, "Okay, let's call over and get to know each other."

Wang Ming started to make calls, and after making contact, he said to Yanzi meaningfully: "After the two of them come, you can contact the secretary. His wife is gone, and you want to find one. If you spend half your life with him, you won't have to worry about it." gone."

Yanzi blushed, a little embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)