From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 407 Characteristics of Huiquan Building
Seeing Xia Hui return to the Feng family's restaurant to work in the kitchen, the Yuan brothers and sisters froze in place for a long time.

It was Yuan Wenzi who came to his senses first and stretched out his hand to push his cousin.

"Okay, let's go."

Yuan and Jing were still a little stunned. They looked at their sister strangely and asked, "Where are you going?"

Yuan Wenzi was a little dumbfounded by the question. Looking at her cousin's lost expression, she could only say: "Let's go back to the hotel first and go to Huiquan Building with uncle in the evening."

The brother and sister did not stay at Feng's restaurant and immediately took a taxi back to the hotel.

In the evening, Mr. Yuan and his party came to Huiquan Tower as scheduled.

Feng Zhengming did not take the arrival of Mr. Yuan and his party too seriously.

However, He Yunqing still made some special arrangements.

Although the private room was fully booked, He Yunqing asked someone to find a quieter table in the hall for Mr. Yuan and his party.

Based on He Yunqing's suggestion, Mr. Yuan ordered all these dishes, and then took over the menu and ordered a few more dishes.

He Yunqing has been teaching this to all service staff, including the foreman.

This was agreed by He Yunqing.

But in fact, they still need to be directed to do it. They don’t know what the chef should do?
So in the evening, the guests in this kind of private room came almost at the same time, and their orders came to the kitchen at the same time.

"Chef, do you want to meet Mr. Yuan and the others?"

He Yunqing did not ask Feng Zhengming to go, but went back to talk to Mr. Yuan and his party.

He Yunqing responded: "Yes, the location of Huiquan Building is not bad. You can see a lot of night scenes on the streets outside at night. Now there are neon lights flashing in Quancheng at night."

Mr. Yuan said: "It's very nice here. You can see the scenery outside. The street scene in your Quan City at night is also very good."

Feng Zhengming glanced at the busy kitchen, waved his hand and said, "We don't have time now, so let them sit down first. Uncle He, please help greet them and serve them some refreshments."

In the end, the customer didn't order those dishes, and the service staff still couldn't show any emotion.

This gives guests some independent choices.

Because they were the only ones eating, and no one else was accompanying them, they only ordered less than ten dishes in total.

Feng Zhengming and the others are really busy.

He Yunqing also noticed that the kitchen was quite busy tonight.

"Well, it's very lively over there too."

Mr. Yuan said: "In our country, the streets of Kyoto are very lively at night."

When Mr. Yuan saw this arrangement, he thought that such a table in the hall was quite nice.

He Yunqing also promised to give them a few snacks from Huiquanlou at the end.

Let my son and niece also order a dish each.

And the new apprentices can help with a lot of work after noon.

Yuan Wenzi pointed out the window and said, "Uncle, look, it's very lively outside here at night."

Then He Yunqing asked: "Mr. Yuan, what do you want to eat tonight? My suggestion is that you can try the roasted fish prepared by the chef tonight. It is very fresh fish, as well as the vinegar and pepper fish soup, the lunch one The soup is very popular with everyone, and the braised peach blossom shrimp is also a delicious side dish that was served today. ”

The main dishes are from the kitchen, which are basically cooked fresh after the guests arrive, so it often tests the chef's ability.

Even with the new apprentices here, the kitchen still seemed very busy.

Instead, we recommend some of Huiquanlou’s more distinctive dishes, which are not very expensive.

Mr. Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't compare. Every city must have its own characteristics."

In this way, customers will feel more independent in Huiquan Building and order dishes according to their own wishes.

Let the service staff respect the reasonable needs of the guests, and try not to use ambiguous words when communicating with the guests, which will make the guests feel that they are perfunctory.

Moreover, the location is still close to the window, so that Mr. Yuan and his party can see the night view outside the window.

He Yunqing said: "There is no way to compare our place with yours, nor with the capital or Shanghai in the south, but we also have our own unique scenery here."

Even the guests just looked at it and asked the service staff in detail about the details of the high-end dishes.

Especially when recommending orders, service staff generally will not directly recommend expensive dishes.

Customers will open the menu, see the high-end dishes, and choose which dishes to order if the prices are acceptable.

He Yunqing responded with a smile: "Mr. Yuan, I hope you are satisfied. The time of your contact today is really unlucky. All our private rooms are fully booked, so we can only let you sit here."

"Great, Mr. He is really sorry for your trouble."

He Yunqing is still very good at greeting guests and speaks very well so that the guests will not feel uncomfortable.

"Mr. Yuan, you guys still need to wait a moment. The chef is already preparing dishes for you. The chef is busy right now, so he doesn't have time to come over to see you. I'm really sorry."

Taking the order, He Yunqing quickly went to the kitchen and handed the order to Feng Zhengming.

Then we will introduce some of Huiquanlou's higher-end dishes to first-time customers.

This can be regarded as a characteristic of Huiquan Tower in greeting guests.

Mr. Yuan looked outside and looked towards the distance pointed by Yuan Wenzi.

But in fact, when He Yunqing and the service staff recommend dishes, they often make recommendations based on the approximate identity of the guests.

The price of the dishes recommended by different customers will also be different.

It seems that the customers make their own choices, but in fact, when He Yunqing and the others recommend dishes, they have subtly affected the tone of the customer's order.

Mr. Yuan heard that Feng Zhengming was very busy and could not come to see him in person for the time being.

He smiled and asked: "It seems that Huiquan Building's business is very good."

He Yunqing said: "The private rooms are basically fully booked every day, but there are not many guests sitting in the hall every day. Until tonight, Mr. Yuan and you are the only ones at the table."

Hearing this, Mr. Yuan was a little surprised: "Why is there no one sitting here?"

He Yunqing said with a smile: "Maybe it's because Huiquan Building is not famous enough. Except for some business bosses who need a private space, ordinary families in Quan City will not choose Huiquan Building first when eating. "

Yuan and Jing asked at this time: "Will they give priority to Jufengde?"

He Yunqing smiled and nodded: "Yes, Jufengde, Jubinyuan, and Taifeng Building are more famous. Many people are willing to go there for family and friends gatherings. If they are eating by themselves, or if they want to change their taste and eat out, If you have a small kitchen, you may choose our chef’s Feng Jia Gan Restaurant.”

Hearing this, Yuan Wenzi thought for a while and said, "Is it true that those with higher needs will choose to go to Jufengde, and those with lower needs will choose Ganfanpu, so the business in the lobby of Huiquan Building is not good?" He Yunqing smiled. Nodding: "Miss Yuan is really smart, she guessed it right away."

Yuan Hejing thought for a moment and said, "But I think your Huiquan Restaurant's food is better than Jufengde's."

Hearing this, He Yunqing immediately smiled and said: "You can't compare it like this. Most of the dishes in Huiquanlou are some innovations based on traditional Shandong cuisine. They are a fusion of some materials and seasonings from outside Qilu, and then Dishes made using Shandong cuisine techniques.

After all, Jufengde is a time-honored restaurant, and Huangpu Military Academy is known as Shandong cuisine. It is a more authentic traditional Shandong cuisine. It should not belong to the same direction as ours, and each has its own splendor. "

After hearing what He Yunqing said, Mr. Yuan looked at He Yunqing carefully.

"Mr. He is very good at talking. You said that each of you has your own wonderful things. From the perspective of Huiquan Tower, you have given Jufengde enough face. But do you know that Jufengde did not give you Huiquanlou saves face.”

He Yunqing smiled and said: "We don't know this, and we also feel that maybe there is no need to know."

Yuan Wenzi asked strangely: "Why is there no need to know? Aren't you angry?"

He Yunqing asked: "Why are you angry?"

Before Yuan Wenzi could speak, He Yunqing explained directly: "The chef has always told us that Huiquan Restaurant is not going to compete with anyone, but that Huiquan Restaurant has to have its own characteristics. We cook Shandong cuisine, but we are not bound to tradition. For Shandong cuisine, we need to use more materials and seasonings and use traditional techniques to make some innovative dishes.

The existence of Huiquan Restaurant is to make Shandong cuisine more diverse and allow people in Quancheng to taste different flavors of food, instead of having to defeat some established restaurants such as Jufengde. "

He Yunqing's explanation made it impossible for Mr. Yuan and his party to find fault.

Not long after, the dishes for Mr. Yuan's table began to be served.

First there were several cold dishes, the most eye-catching of which was naturally the plate of braised peach blossom shrimps.

The beautiful, almost transparent peach blossom shrimps, after being stir-fried, have a scent that is mixed with Sichuan peppercorns and seasonings, which really surprised Mr. Yuan and others.

As people from Japan, it can be said that Mr. Yuan and his team often eat sashimi and the like.

They also have their own set of tastes for sea shrimps such as peach blossom shrimp.

When they started to taste the braised peach blossom shrimp, the ultimate deliciousness and aroma in their mouths instantly conquered the taste buds of several people.

Mr. Yuan really couldn't help but give out such a compliment again.

Genji also operates a catering company in Japan, and it also has restaurants specializing in seafood.

There are even very high-end seafood restaurants.

But the cooking method of peach blossom shrimp really makes Mr. Yuan and others feel very special.

Yuan Wenzi even ate several of them in a row, with the intention of eating the whole plate.

It was Yuan Hejing who bumped into her gently and reminded her that she needed to pay attention to her etiquette.

Even so, Yuan Wenzi withdrew his hand that was about to pick up another peach blossom shrimp, with reluctance written all over his face.

When He Yunqing saw that Mr. Yuan and his party liked cooking peach blossom shrimp so much, he also understood that this dish was indeed a success created by the chef.

Since the past two days, this dish has been a must-order for almost every table when guests come to Huiquanlou.

Feng Zhengming also called again and asked Senior Brother Six to help with procurement and delivery.

Of course, the season of peach blossom shrimp has actually passed, and now it is considered the last. In a few days, peach blossom shrimp may not be available, and Feng Zhengming has also prepared other substitutes.

In addition to peach blossom shrimp, Mr. Yuan and his party also had a surprise dish tonight, which was dry-roasted pomfret.

This is a relatively homely dish, and it can also be regarded as a traditional classic Shandong dish.

However, Feng Zhengming’s approach should be different.

He cooked it with diced pork, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms.

Moreover, a salty-sweet taste is used for the seasoning, and the seasoning should be lighter so that the umami flavor of the pomfret will not be masked.

The entire dish is also served on a relatively thick plate to ensure that the temperature does not drop rapidly when served.

The so-called one hot dish and three fresh dishes.

After being served like this, Mr. Yuan and his party felt very delicious.

When I tasted it, the pomfret was a large piece of firm meat with no spines at all. It was soaked in the remaining soup from the dry roasting. It tasted completely different from the peach blossom shrimp.

This time it was Yuan and Jing who couldn't stop eating.

Yuan and Jing even wanted to put the plate in front of them and eat it.

Mr. Yuan tasted the side dishes of the dry-roasted pomfret and found it quite delicious.

Especially after absorbing enough of the soup and the fresh flavor of the pomfret, the diced meat has been burnt like oil residue, and it tastes even more unforgettable.

The dry-roasted pomfret and other dishes were thoroughly eaten, and finally the fish soup with vinegar and pepper was served.

A bowl of hot fish soup paired with tender fish meat.

The spiciness of pepper and the sourness of vinegar are really comforting.

This meal gave Mr. Yuan and the others a really different taste from other big restaurants.

It is still a very traditional Shandong cuisine technique, but after Feng Zhengming added new materials and new seasonings, the taste has become softer. It seems that there are all kinds of flavors, but they do not compete with each other.

After Feng Zhengming finished working in the kitchen, he came to see Mr. Yuan and his party in person.

He smiled and asked, "Mr. Yuan, I wonder if you are satisfied with tonight's dish?"

Mr. Yuan replied without hesitation: "Satisfied, quite satisfied."

Yuan Hejing said excitedly: "Tonight's food is even more delicious than the last time we came."

Feng Zhengming responded: "As long as you are satisfied with your meal, as a chef, seeing the guests enjoying my food is my proudest moment. Thank you for your compliments."

Mr. Yuan stood up and said: "Today Wenzi came to participate in your recruitment without your consent. It was my failure to discipline her. I apologize to you."

Feng Zhengming helped Mr. Yuan who was about to bow and apologize to him.

"There's no need to do this. I think Miss Fumiko may not understand the situation here, so she did such a reckless thing, and I won't blame her."

When Yuan Hejing heard his father speak, he couldn't help but ask: "Chef Feng, can Miss Xia Hui return to Huiquan Building?"

Feng Zhengming replied: "Of course she can return to Huiquan Building, but she can't come back now. She made a mistake and should be punished, so she will work in the Feng family restaurant for the time being."

Seeing that his son wanted to ask for mercy, Mr. Yuan spoke first and said, "Okay, this is other people's business, don't say anything more."

Being stopped by their father to intercede, Yuan and Jing could only swallow their words.

(End of this chapter)