From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 365: Obtaining a driver’s license while busy (please vote for me)
Feng Zhengming used newspapers and TV stations to publicize the news that he had contracted Huiquan Building.

When the photos of him and the chefs in the back kitchen came out, many people were even more shocked.

For the first time, everyone discovered that a group of clean and tidy young chefs wearing white chef uniforms stood together and looked so handsome and stylish.

Among the young chefs in this group photo, the one who is really impressive is Xia Hui.

As the only female chef among the male chefs, she stood out very conspicuously.

And Xia Hui's shoulder-length short hair, paired with her white chef's uniform and chef's hat, really shows her dashing and heroic appearance.

In addition to taking a group photo, Feng Zhengming also asked a professional photographer to take a single photo for everyone.

Feng Zhengming planned to hang individual photos of the chefs on the wall of Huiquan Building.

This is the real honor wall of Huiquan Building.

It shows that the chefs at Huiquanlou are truly capable young chefs.

Ren Manling pulled Tao Mengran and said, "Ran Ran, is this Feng Zhengming's dry rice shop? Can a dry rice shop be so beautifully decorated?"

Ren Manling's family is similar to Jia Chonghui's family, and they are slightly related.

To everyone's surprise, Feng Zhengming did not take everyone to the food stall at the train station. Instead, he brought the driving school instructor and classmates to the renovated Fengjiagan restaurant.

Tao Mengran almost burst out laughing when Ren Manling said it.

However, when facing Ren Manling, Tao Mengran did not criticize her, but followed her words.

Everyone knows that Feng Zhengming is very famous in Quancheng.

It's more reliable than the hearsay from Ren Manling and Jia Chonghui's family.

So he changed his arrogance towards Feng Zhengming, and now he is quite polite when facing Feng Zhengming.

I knew there was a big commotion caused by his contracting of Huiquan Building.

Everyone in the driving school was on their way to a dinner party together.

If someone is transferred from Huiquan Building to Fengjiagang Restaurant, it will indeed be a bit of a surprise.

Holding back her laughter, Tao Mengran reached out and pinched Ren Manling gently: "Don't think about it. I'll tell you again, if someone has a girlfriend, no matter how charming she is, you won't have a chance."

This also leads to many people passing by Huiquan Building every day, just to see if Huiquan Building is about to open?

It's just that he was brave because he created such a high-profile campaign, which actually made the province pay attention to him.

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed what Tao Mengran said.

Ren Manling nodded after hearing this: "Yes, they have received awards from the Youth Federation. No wonder the province supports him."

Standing in front of the decorated dry rice shop, the teachers and classmates at the driving school were a little shocked.

Feng Zhengming was not in a hurry, and even successfully passed the driver's license test during the renovation period.

She naturally knew that there was no support from the province behind Feng Zhengming's high-profile propaganda.

It had been a while since they had seen Feng Zhengming. When they saw him again, Tao Mengran and Ren Manling felt that he was different from before.

Feng Zhengming, on the other hand, was not in a hurry to open Huiquan Building, but continued to promote the renovation of Huiquan Building slowly.

Ren Manling whispered to Tao Mengran: "Have you noticed? Feng Zhengming feels different from before. He feels more confident now, a kind of confidence that exudes from the inside out. Ranran, I suddenly found that this man is really Very charming.”

Now that the momentum has been completely built, people in the streets and alleys of Quancheng are talking about Feng Zhengming's contracting of Huiquan Building after dinner, and they are all looking forward to the reopening of Huiquan Building.

Ren Manling calmed down and sighed: "How come you haven't known him so long ago?"

Second, because his contracting of the Huiquan Building this time was widely publicized by newspapers and television, and even attracted the attention of the province.

Ren Manling leaned into Tao Mengran's ear and said, "I heard from my family that Feng Zhengming contracted Huiquan Building with such a high profile this time and made such a big noise before it even opened. It's because the province has the manpower to support him."

Now Ren Manling pays so much attention to Feng Zhengming, firstly, because his catering work at the Youth Conference was reported, which surprised many people.

Hearing Ren Manling's sigh, Tao Mengran said with a low smile: "If he hadn't been famous now, you wouldn't have known him. Think about it, if he had been selling lunch boxes at the train station, Miss Ren would think so when she passed by him. Do you want to look at him seriously?"

If Feng Zhengming was just selling lunch boxes at the train station, no matter how good his business was, Ren Manling would never take him seriously.

Such a design also puts pressure on the chefs.

At the same time, Feng Zhengming also designed a similar wall in Feng’s restaurant.

Jia Chonghui, who is oily and naughty, even learned some inside information through some connections at home, and knew clearly that Feng Zhengming's contracting of Huiquan Building had the support of the province.

Tao Mengran was able to learn more about the inside story through his second brother.

Through chatting with family members, Ren Manling learned some inside stories, and then she took a new look at Feng Zhengming.

These words left Ren Manling speechless.

Tao Mengran said nothing more, leaving Ren Manling to think about it on her own.

After getting his driver's license, Feng Zhengming invited the driving school teacher to dinner and also invited his classmates.

Photos of the chefs who worked at Feng's restaurant will also be hung up.

Now the students in the driving school class, including those who disliked Feng Zhengming before, are quite polite when facing him.

Tao Mengran was also surprised by the decoration of the restaurant in front of him.

"A person with ability will naturally be favored. Otherwise, why would the Youth Congress let him be a chef? He and the young chefs he led have received official awards from the World Youth Federation."

Ganfanpu was renovated after opening up five shops.

Feng Zhengming asked the decoration construction team to build a new wall in front of the other four stores. After the doors inside were smashed, they also built a circle of walls and installed large glass windows between the two walls. .

In this way, the five connected shops seem to become a whole.

Because the glass windows are relatively large, the inside of the shop looks quite transparent.

Feng Zhengming did not smash down all the partition walls between each shop inside, but dug out a door in the wall. The door frame was specially wrapped with solid wood.

Walking into the dry rice shop, the whole shop still looks relatively simple.

The simple layout makes good use of almost all the space in the several shops.

However, in its simplicity, there is a hint of intention.

After looking around, Tao Mengran couldn't help but say: "It's very simple, and there are many small details that make people feel comfortable, and it seems to make good use of the space in each shop."

After listening to Tao Mengran's words, Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "I originally thought about decorating it better, but because I contracted the Huiquan Building, the renovation there also requires money, so I can only make it simpler here, which is generally okay. It’s pretty much what I imagined, you are the first batch of customers before the opening.”

After saying this, Feng Zhengming shouted to the kitchen.

Soon, Yang Bin and Gu Zhicheng, the three senior brothers in the back kitchen, led the chef out.

In the previous photo, Feng Zhengming was preparing to prepare the chef team in the back kitchen of Huiquan Building.

It also made the teachers and classmates at the driving school a little flattered. The driving school instructor said: "Xiao Feng, you are so polite. You invite us to dinner and let your team of chefs work together?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Of course, I told you that you are the first customers of my restaurant."

Ren Manling asked curiously: "Can we order some big dishes?"

Feng Zhengming asked: "What big dish do you want to order?"

At this time, a classmate from the driving school couldn't help but ask: "Is there any sea cucumber roasted with green onions? I saw on TV that the sea cucumbers roasted with green onions looked very beautiful and delicious."

When he heard someone ordering sea cucumber with green onions, Feng Zhengming looked at the chef team.

Then everyone almost laughed at the same time.

Feng Zhengming continued: "Sea cucumbers roasted with green onions alone will not taste good. I will add something more flavorful for you, grilled sea cucumbers with beef strips."

Upon hearing this dish, the driving school instructor immediately said: "This is an old dish."

The classmates are a little strange and don’t quite understand why this dish is an old dish?

Feng Zhengming helped explain: "In the past, sea cucumbers were not simply cooked with green onions. Sea cucumbers themselves have no taste. If they are simply cooked with green onions, the sea cucumbers actually do not have much flavor. Even if they are eaten with green onions, they will not give much flavor. taste.

Therefore, in the past, when sea cucumbers were cooked, some meaty dishes were used to subdue them, such as sea cucumbers grilled with elbows, sea cucumbers roasted with mutton, and sea cucumbers roasted with beef. "

Ren Manling immediately asked curiously: "I have eaten sea cucumbers roasted with green onions, and Jufengde's sea cucumbers roasted with green onions are also very delicious."

When Ren Manling asked this question, Feng Zhengming and the chefs looked at each other and smiled.

No one directly answered Ren Manling’s question.

Feng Zhengming finally gave an answer: "How to make the sea cucumber roasted with green onion delicious, that is the secret of the chefs of each big restaurant, and each restaurant's method will be different."

Everyone's appetite was whetted, but they also knew that it was impossible to ask.

Feng Zhengming invited everyone to take a seat in a private room inside the dry rice shop.

Then I showed the menu to everyone.

"This menu is relatively simple. It is the menu of the previous Huiquan Building. After the renovation of Huiquan Building is completed, we will make a new batch of menus. Let's make do with it today."

The driving school instructor smiled and said, "You don't have to be so polite. Today you invited us all to dinner. We are really flattered. Being able to be the first guests of your restaurant really makes me a little confused as to what to order." ?”

Tao Mengran said: "Since we are working in the Feng family restaurant, we must order some meat."

Feng Zhengming laughed after hearing this: "There's no problem with the meat. I'll serve you a portion in a casserole later."

When she heard that it was served in a casserole, Ren Manling couldn't help but ask: "Is the meat served in a casserole?"

Feng Zhengming could only explain: "No, if people come to the dry rice shop to eat meat, they probably won't serve it in a casserole. However, if we invite you to dinner today, we can't serve you meat piece by piece. , so I’ll serve it to you in a casserole with a handful of meat and other side dishes.”

A classmate followed and asked: "Is there any soup? I particularly like your soup of pork belly. The rice is so delicious."

Other students also expressed their appreciation for the delicious soup made with rice.

One of the stronger male students said: "I can eat two bowls just by making rice with soup."

This statement immediately amused everyone.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will definitely be soup."

Then everyone ordered a few more dishes.

Among them, Tao Mengran also ordered a few vegetable stir-fries, which made Feng Zhengming more difficult.

After all, making vegetable stir-fry delicious is sometimes more difficult than meat dishes.

After the dishes were ordered, Feng Zhengming wrote the menu himself and sent it to the kitchen.

Everyone in the kitchen was already waiting. Feng Zhengming gave the menu, and Yang Bin and Gu Zhicheng immediately started preparations.

Feng Zhengming was not allowed to intervene today.

Firstly, Feng Zhengming is inviting teachers and classmates from the driving school, and secondly, this meal is also a preliminary assessment for everyone.

Take a look at the kitchen, how are the chefs cooperating with each other?
So Feng Zhengming put down the menu and returned to the private room where the teacher and classmates were at the driving school.

The students were a little surprised to see Feng Zhengming back.

"Chef Feng, why are you back?"

"Isn't Chef Feng cooking today?"

"It seems like we won't be able to eat Chef Feng's food today."

Jia Chonghui was even a little bit weird: "Chef Feng is also a chef after all, so he can't do it himself easily."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "I invite you all to dinner today. Firstly, I want to thank the coach for his careful teaching at the driving school, so that we can all pass the test smoothly. Secondly, I want everyone to help me to test the skills of my chefs." How’s the craftsmanship?”

Ren Manling smiled and asked, "Are we still judges today?"

"That's right, everyone is a judge today. If you think any dish is not good, just raise it." Feng Zhengming responded with a smile.

With Feng Zhengming's words, the coach and classmates felt confident.

No one cares whether Feng Zhengming cooks the food himself.

They all started to look forward to it. Will they be able to find any problems with the dishes that will be served?
Everyone didn't have to wait long. First, some cold dishes were served.

Among them are the white braised elbows that Feng Zhengming learned from his master and made some improvements on his own, and the yam paste that he created himself.

Paired with two other cold dishes, the instructor and classmates were a little surprised when four cold dishes were served.

Especially the yam paste, this dish has never been seen by other driving school students.

When Jia Chonghui saw the presentation, he thought it was ice cream at first.

"Chef Feng, why are you serving us a plate of ice cream as soon as the food is served? Can this also be eaten as a dish?"

These words amused Feng Zhengming, and Tao Mengran and Ren Manling couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Feng Zhengming said to everyone: "You all have a try. This dish looks a bit like ice cream, but it is not ice cream. You will know after you try it."

After being told this, everyone was naturally very curious. They all used their chopsticks to pick up a little bit and put it into their mouths with some caution.

When you put it in your mouth, what is it that everyone can’t eat for a while?
It's true that it's not ice cream when you eat it, but what exactly is it? You tasted it for a long time and still didn’t taste it?

Finally, Feng Zhengming smiled and explained: "This is yam puree. It is steamed with hardcore yam, then ground into puree, placed on a plate, and poured with some osmanthus honey."

"Ah? Is it a yam?" All the students in the driving school were shocked.

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the dishes prepared by Feng Zhengming and his team of chefs would be very unique, and they couldn't help but look forward to the next dishes and the opening of Huiquan Building.

(End of this chapter)