From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

When it comes to the preparations at Jubinyuan, it is definitely the most serious restaurant in all of Qilu.

Cheng Guosheng had already made a series of preparations.

He even predicted that the professional review group of veteran masters was just one of the review groups arranged by Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming will definitely arrange another group of judges with hidden identities.

Therefore, Cheng Guosheng chose to appropriately lower the price of vegetables in Jubinyuan.

And let Jubinyuan receive some ordinary people and offer various affordable menus to ordinary customers.

Especially regarding Jubinyuan's attitude towards customers, Cheng Guosheng has repeatedly emphasized that no matter what the identity of the guests are, they must be treated equally and with great respect.

With Cheng Guosheng's emphasis, Jubin Garden does have a brand new feeling.

Feng Zonghe, Mr. Situ and the masters arrived at Jubin Garden.

Jubinyuan has begun to receive many ordinary customers.

It also launched its own affordable menu and affordable banquets.

This also effectively reversed the impression of Jubin Garden in the public's mind.

The business of Jubinyuan is indeed much better than before.

In the evening, the masters and the two grandfathers came to Jubin Garden together.

Before them, two other groups of judges had already entered Jubin Garden.

Still, one group chose to dine in the Jubinyuan Hall, while the other group requested a private room.

However, the private rooms of Jubinyuan and Huiquanlou are different.

Huiquanlou's private rooms need to be booked in advance.

Jubinyuan’s private rooms also need to be booked in advance, and there is a fixed minimum consumption limit for Jubinyuan’s private rooms.

Moreover, the minimum consumption for private rooms of different sizes in Jubinyuan is also different.

Of course, Jubinyuan will politely inform customers of this.

The review team that booked the private room could only ask for a room with a lower minimum consumption.

Wait until the professional review team arrives, from the moment they arrive at the door.

The level of reception they receive is different from that of other customers.

Cheng Guosheng even got the news and came out to greet him in person.

As a result, Master Cui was more straightforward: "Cheng Guosheng, if you greet us like this, you will lose points. We are judging the quality of your Jubin Garden for all customers.

You have made it special for us, will you treat every customer who comes to Jubin Garden like this?"

When Master Cui pointed this out so bluntly, he was actually giving guidance to Cheng Guosheng.

Because they can simply not point it out and deduct points directly after they finish their meal.

Cheng Guosheng could tell that Master Cui's words were a hint to him.

"Thank you, Uncle Cui. After all, all of you uncles and uncles are my elders. I am only coming out to greet you from a personal perspective. Now that you have said so, Uncle Cui.

Please tell the waiter if you have any needs, I will go back to the kitchen to prepare them."

After saying that, Cheng Guosheng bowed to everyone, then turned around and returned to the kitchen.

And let everyone return to their respective posts and no longer allow any special treatment.

With Cheng Guosheng's order, all the waiters naturally returned to their respective seats.

Jubin Garden has returned to its usual slightly indifferent atmosphere.

The professional judges entered Jubin Garden and first asked the service staff about the situation in the private rooms.

The service staff also took out the price list for everyone to see.

It also introduces the differences in minimum consumption for private rooms of different sizes.

Seeing the clear price, the old masters smiled at each other.

Feng Zonghe couldn't help but mutter: "The minimum consumption price is not low."

Mr. Situ lowered his voice and said, "This is normal. Jubinyuan's decoration and service do have such minimum consumption requirements. We were in Shanghai before, and some restaurants there also had such requirements."

After some discussion, several elderly people directly asked for a private room with the highest minimum consumption.

The service staff looked at each other for a moment, not sure whether they should take the order.
After all, the private room with the highest minimum consumption has a minimum consumption of 2000.

Finally, it was the current manager of Jubinyuan who stepped forward and, smiling, invited the elderly people to go upstairs together.

"Okay, everyone, please go upstairs. Our minimum consumption is not required to be that high. If you want to eat something, you can order it first. We will serve the dishes according to your order. It doesn't matter if you can't meet the minimum consumption."

Hearing the manager's words, Mr. Situ asked with a smile, "Is it the same for other customers?"

The manager was stunned by the question, then forced a smile and responded: "Of course, we will not force customers to consume."

The elders are quite supportive of the manager's ability to respond.

We arrived at the private room upstairs, and the moment we stepped into the room, the old masters all smiled.

Feng Zonghe said with a smile: "What a coincidence, we seemed to be in this private room when this place first opened."

Master Yan: "Yes, it was also in this private room that time."

The manager immediately greeted, "Please take a seat, don't rush to order. We will serve some refreshments to the customers in the private rooms so that you can take a rest first, and then slowly consider how to order."

Everyone sat down and waiters soon brought in refreshments.

After everything was arranged, tea was poured for each elderly person.

The tea is scented tea, and the fragrance is quite refreshing.

Then the waiter put the snacks on the plates in front of each person.

I have to say that in terms of the quality of service alone, Jubinyuan's service is better than Huiquanlou's.

This kind of service, like a gentle spring breeze and drizzle, really adds a lot to the experience.

Grandpa Feng Zhengming and the masters looked at each other.

Everyone obviously felt that Jubinyuan's private room could indeed score a lot of points thanks to this service.

Among them, Master Su and Master Sun probably also understood it.

Why are there still some big bosses willing to book at Jubinyuan even though the prices of vegetables there were obviously high before?
They are probably very satisfied with the services in the private rooms.

Another group of judges, who also requested a private room, were also quite satisfied with the service in the room.

This item can indeed be regarded as a unique plus point of Jubin Garden.

Including the group of judges in the hall, although the service is not as comprehensive as in the private room.

But we also received very meticulous service, especially the gentle attitude of the service staff, which really made us feel comfortable.

After tasting some snacks, the two grandfathers and the chefs began to order dishes.

Jubinyuan will have some fusion dishes created by Cheng Guosheng.

The masters ordered some and wanted to taste them.

The two grandfathers ordered some very simple and traditional classic Shandong dishes.

After all, Jubin Garden was famous for its "explosion" technique.

So I still have to order a few hot dishes to take a look.

For example, stir-fried coriander and green onion need to be tested.

Another group of judges in a private room ordered a set meal, just like they did in Huiquanlou, which happened to be the minimum consumption for a private room.

The group of judges in the hall ordered almost all stir-fried dishes, which gave people the impression that they were there just to drink.

The three different ways of ordering dishes can be regarded as testing the quality of Jubinyuan from different perspectives.
Among them, Cheng Guosheng naturally had to do the cooking himself at the table of the master chefs.

Cheng Guosheng also directed the preparation of the dishes for the other two tables, and had his assistants from the kitchen cook them.

At the same time, in order to ensure the seasoning, Cheng Guosheng would pay close attention and carefully point out some cooking details.

In the end, Cheng Guosheng also needs to decide on the tone himself.

So in the kitchen, Cheng Guosheng can be said to be the busiest one.

Fortunately, Cheng Guosheng was so busy that no obvious mistakes or omissions occurred.

Each dish is above standard.

When the dishes were served, three groups of judges tasted them separately.

The judges at the table in the hall were all very satisfied with the dishes that were cooked with great skill.

They were selected as judges because they had eaten and seen the food in Quancheng.

So when they see the dishes served on the table now, they also feel that the craftsmanship of Jubinyuan is still there.

A few people ordered a bottle of local liquor, and they really felt like they were enjoying the meal while drinking.

Of course, the judges also remembered their mission for this trip, so when they really drank, they were relatively restrained.

Their restraint was discovered by the current manager of Jubinyuan.

The manager took some time to go to the kitchen and told Cheng Guosheng about this.

Cheng Guosheng learned about the situation at the table in the hall and immediately made a judgment.

"That should be correct. That table is another group of judges arranged by Feng Zhengming."

The manager was a little surprised: "I looked at that table, it seems that none of them are very professional?"

Cheng Guosheng: "My uncles and uncles are professionals. That table is specially arranged without revealing their identities. They are here to check our attitude towards ordinary customers and whether the quality control of the dishes for ordinary customers is good."

The manager was even more surprised: "Our Feng Zhuangyuan actually has such an arrangement?"

Cheng Guosheng looked at the manager and said, "Why is this so surprising? This arrangement is normal. It is the only way to be fair and just and better test whether a restaurant is compliant."

The manager still couldn't understand what he heard.

"But chef, why do we have to follow Mr. Feng's standards?"

Cheng Guosheng smiled and said, "Because we have no other choice."

The manager opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

Right now their store really has no other choice.

Because others who want to organize this kind of restaurant selection and recommendation do not have the corresponding qualifications and strength.

Feng Zhengming is now recognized as the top scholar in the country.

Not only is his cooking skill recognized, but also because he has a good business sense and has made his fame bigger and bigger, which has given him a certain authority.

Therefore, the recommended guidelines he makes will gain more widespread recognition.

Especially in the past few years, his recommended guidelines have indeed been recognized by more and more people.

Whether it is the Qilu recommended guide or the Shanghai recommended guide.

They all recommended really delicious restaurants and snack bars to everyone.

Many people think that there is absolutely no problem with the top scorer’s recognition.

Now Cheng Guosheng feels that Feng Zhengming started making recommendations from those small street shops. While helping those small street shops, he also made his recommendation guide famous.

I'm afraid these were also planned by Feng Zhengming long ago.

This can be said to be an open conspiracy, but everyone has to actively cooperate with him.

Cheng Guosheng turned around and reminded the manager: "Don't give that table special treatment. Don't let them think that we found out they are judges and deliberately arranged better service for them."

The manager nodded: "Okay I know the chef, so I didn't tell anyone else."

Cheng Guosheng: "Let's all cheer up and do the things that we usually emphasize."

The manager agreed and turned to leave the kitchen.

And convey the message to the service staff separately.

Cheng Guosheng was still quite serious and prepared all the dishes that needed his help.

If given a choice, Cheng Guosheng naturally wouldn't want to follow Feng Zhengming's standards.

But the problem now is that there are no other authoritative rating agencies in the country.

Feng Zhengming's recommended guide is the most popular among the public.

Many of those restaurants and snack bars have seen their business grow better and better since they were included in the recommended guides.

Everyone would be jealous and hope to get better business by following the recommendation guide.

In this way, Cheng Guosheng can only do as per the standards given by Feng Zhengming.

In the private room upstairs, both groups of judges were quite satisfied with the service.

This has indeed become a plus point for Cheng Guosheng's Jubin Garden today.

Even Feng Zonghe couldn't help but say something.

"It seems that Huiquanlou needs to learn more about this kind of service. Only when the service is improved can the restaurant run better and attract more customers."

Master Yan smiled and gave a different opinion on this.

"Huiquanlou doesn't need to learn too much about this. Just keep your own style."

The old masters also agree with Master Yan’s statement.

We just had Huiquanlou at noon, and everyone was quite satisfied with the quality control of Huiquanlou.

Compared with the quality control of the dishes at Huiquanlou, the quality control at Jubinyuan can only be said to be average.

Several dishes created by Cheng Guosheng by integrating other cuisines seemed a bit flashy to the old chefs, and not truly groundbreaking like Feng Zhengming's.

To put it bluntly, Cheng Guosheng's fusion dishes are more of a fusion of ingredients and flavors.

Even the cooking methods of many ingredients are directly based on the methods of other cuisines.

He is not like Feng Zhengming, who uses different ingredients to bring out the unique characteristics of Shandong cuisine.

The cooking techniques of other cuisines are also combined with Shandong cuisine techniques.

But we shouldn't be too demanding, there's nothing wrong with the dishes cooked by Cheng Guosheng.

After the meal, something interesting happened when several master chefs and the two grandfathers Feng Zhengming walked out of the private room.

I just happened to meet another group of judges coming out of the private room upstairs.

The two sides bumped into each other, but no one took the initiative to greet the other.

Even that group of judges went back to the private room and waited for a while.

After making sure that the elderly people had gone downstairs, they came out of the private room and went downstairs.

The group of judges in the hall on the first floor had finished their meal and left early.

Feng Zonghe, Mr. Situ and the masters came downstairs, and Cheng Guosheng and the manager saw them off again.

Cheng Guosheng took the lead and said: "Dear seniors, please don't misunderstand me. I am not asking about the results of the evaluation. I am just giving you a farewell as a junior."

In response to Cheng Guosheng's explanation, the old masters all smiled and did not embarrass him any further.

Mr. Situ gave his affirmation.

"You have run Jubin Garden very well. I hope it can continue to maintain today's level."

After hearing what Mr. Situ said, Cheng Guosheng nodded seriously and agreed.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Situ for your guidance."

After watching the old men leave, Cheng Guosheng was slightly relieved. He felt that he should have no problem getting five stars from Feng Zhengming's recommendation guide this time. (End of this chapter)