From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

In the island city, there are many restaurants that need to be evaluated.

There is a seafood restaurant that cooperates with Gaofengyi and Gangcheng, as well as a large restaurant that has transformed from the local city of the island city.

Of course, because the island city is supported by the port economy, there will be many companies engaged in import and export trade.

So there are also restaurants opened by local chefs or chefs from Quancheng.

Therefore, when receiving Feng Zhengming's judges, people from almost ten restaurants came.

Among them are several apprentices of master chefs, as well as some chefs who are relatively familiar with Feng Zhengming.

Faced with so many acquaintances, Feng Zhengming was always smiling and polite to almost everyone.

Whenever the other party brings up the issue of review, he basically makes excuses.

"I don't ask about the judging. It's mainly up to the judges to make the ratings. Why don't you ask some of your seniors?"

These words were indeed very effective. After hearing these words, the chefs naturally did not dare to go and tell their master.

The main thing is that almost all the chefs have heard that the senior chefs are very disgusted when someone comes to them.

They don't want to bring bad luck to their master.

The reception work here in the island city is indeed done very well.

The hotel arranged by Gao Fengyi was a newly built star-rated hotel in the island city.

Feng Zhengming naturally did not refuse Gao Fengyi's arrangement.

However, he paid the room fee himself after checking in.

Originally, Gao Fengyi had informed the hotel that they did not want to charge Feng Zhengming for the room.

But Feng Zhengming's words forced the hotel to accept the money.

"If your hotel doesn't charge for the room, then I can only take the masters away from here and find a random hostel to stay in."

After hearing this, not only the hotel staff, but even the hotel owner could not let Feng Zhengming take his people away from the hotel.

Not to mention that Feng Zhengming leads a group of nationally renowned masters.

Just as for Feng Zhengming himself, his status as the national top scholar is something the hotel owner cannot let go of.

So after the hotel owner contacted Gao Fengyi, he still accepted Feng Zhengming's room fee.

Gao Fengyi had known for a long time that Feng Zhengming would definitely pay the hotel room fee.

This means not giving the chefs in their island city any chance to take any backdoor deals.

Given Gao Fengyi's pride, he didn't want to take any backdoors.

He still insisted that his restaurant should get five stars.

Feng Zhengming also talked about Gao Fengyi with his wife in the room.

“The restaurant owned by Senior Brother Gao was jointly opened by him and several big bosses in Hong Kong City. Although it is a partnership, Senior Brother Gao is actually the chef in charge.

However, with the experience of Gangcheng Restaurant, Senior Brother Gao's restaurant is better than other restaurants in all aspects.

Therefore, among all the restaurants in the island city this time, Senior Brother Gao’s restaurant should be able to get five stars.”

After listening to her husband's words, Luo Qing smiled and asked, "You seem to be very optimistic about this Senior Brother Gao?"

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, Senior Brother Gao's cooking skills are still very impressive. Not only has he inherited the traditional Shandong cuisine skills very well, he has also used the convenience of the island city's seaport to get in touch with more different ingredients.

Most importantly, he was one of the first chefs to collaborate with some Cantonese chefs in Hong Kong.

Therefore, he was able to integrate many Cantonese cooking techniques into Shandong cuisine.

Among Shandong cuisine chefs, Senior Brother Gao’s cooking skills can be considered unique.”

Luo Qing was curious: "Who is better in terms of craftsmanship, Senior Brother Gao or the senior brothers from Quancheng?"

Feng Zhengming: "I've already said that Senior Brother Gao has his own style. It's hard to say who is better in terms of cooking skills, but I think Senior Brother Gao probably wants his seafood restaurant to get five stars."

Luo Qing: "If Senior Brother Gao's seafood restaurant gets five stars, wouldn't that be the same as Senior Brother and his friends?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "They should be considered equally matched, but they have different tendencies."

Luo Qing: "Now that you mention it, I am a little curious. I want to see Senior Brother Gao's cooking skills."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Then let's go to Senior Brother Gao's seafood restaurant for a meal."

Luo Qing asked: "Are all the seafood in the seafood restaurant seafood?"

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, it's basically all seafood. The island city is by the sea, so there is a lot of seafood."

Luo Qing: "Then I really have to try it."

Little girl Feng Nuanyou clapped her hands on the bed, slowly crawled to her father's side, and then crawled into her father's arms.

Feng Zhengming held his daughter on his lap and placed her down so that she could lean on his arms.

Now my daughter has begun to understand a lot of things and likes to listen to others talk.

Every time her parents talk, she likes to sit in her father's arms and listen.

Feng Zhengming also likes to have his daughter sit in his arms. Seeing her serious face listening to the conversation between him and his wife makes him and his wife feel relaxed.

Luo Qing smiled: "Are you going to set the same criteria for judging in Daocheng as in Quancheng this time?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, the Island City will naturally be judged according to the standards of the Spring City."

Luo Qing: "Aren't you afraid that the chefs in the island city will have a problem with you?"

Feng Zhengming: "What can I say? They have been in the island city for so long, don't they have the courage to compete with the restaurants in Quancheng?"

Luo Qing couldn't help but laugh: "You, obviously, also want to help Quancheng give Daocheng a warning."

Feng Zhengming did not deny it: "After all, we need to let them know that the real culmination of Shandong cuisine is still in Quancheng. Didn't they also want to go to Quancheng to learn the art?"

Luo Qing agreed with this point.

The island city is indeed close to the port and its economic development is better than that of the Spring City.

Moreover, the island city has attracted a large number of investors including those from Hong Kong and overseas.

This has also led to the island city gathering a large number of restaurants serving different cuisines.

Especially in recent years, many overseas restaurants have appeared in the island city.

The emergence of overseas restaurants means that the economic environment of the island city is indeed better, and the island city itself is gradually becoming internationalized.

So this gives some chefs in the island city a feeling that they are becoming international and no longer need to adhere to the traditions of Shandong cuisine.

Feng Zhengming had heard about this from Gu Zhicheng a long time ago, so he came to the island city for the review this time.

We just need to be more strict and give the restaurants in the island city a warning.

He wanted to make the restaurant owners and chefs in the island city understand that abandoning past skills should never be allowed at any time.

Feng Zhengming will continue to provide more support to the small restaurants and shops on the streets of the island city.

In recent years, through the recommendation guide, many street restaurants and even some street food stalls in the island city have achieved a significant business boost.

Many tourists from other places who come to the island city will follow Feng Zhengming's recommended guide to find small restaurants, shops and street stalls to eat.

Knowing that Feng Zhengming had come to the island city this time, the owners of small restaurants, shops and street stalls also welcomed him very much.

Feng Zhengming asked his wife: "How about we go to a street stall to eat at night?"

Luo Qing: "Do you want to go and see those small restaurants and shops?"

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, go see them and give them some support."

Luo Qing couldn't help but laugh: "As the top scholar, you really care about the catering industry in the province."

Feng Zhengming was also amused by his wife's words.

"I can't help it. Everyone has some expectations of me, and I can't let them down."

Luo Qing glanced at the time and asked, "Shall we set off?" Feng Zhengming picked up his daughter and said, "Okay, let's set off."

When she heard the word "let's go" and was picked up by her father, Feng Nuanyou immediately understood that she was going out. The little girl waved her hands happily, looking forward to going out with her parents.

Feng Zhengming and his wife took their daughter out and informed the two grandfathers and the masters.

No one would stop the couple from taking their daughter out.

After all, it is their job to review.

It’s actually a good thing that Feng Zhengming is not in the hotel.

The young couple first brought their daughter to Gao Fengyi's Seafood Restaurant.

As soon as I entered the door, I was recognized by the restaurant's lobby manager.

"Mr. Feng, you are here. Welcome, welcome."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "We are here to eat. We have to pay for our meals. Even if you give us a free meal, I will not be responsible for your restaurant's review."

Hearing Feng Zhengming say this, the lobby manager was stunned at first, but soon he started laughing.

"Mr. Feng, you are such a joker. Regardless of whether you decide the final evaluation result of our restaurant or not, we should receive you well. Our restaurant always treats every guest seriously."

The lobby manager's words made Feng Zhengming look at him differently.

Because most restaurant lobby managers may not be able to respond so smoothly.

Of course Feng Zhengming knew this in his heart, after all, Gao Fengyi's seafood restaurant was jointly run by him and Gangcheng.

The lobby manager and service staff in the restaurant should have also received some training in Hong Kong.

Since Feng Zhengming came with his wife and daughter, he did not ask for a private room, but just asked for a bedside seat in the hall.

From the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can directly see the seaside scenery.

I have to say that the location of the seafood restaurant is great.

Sitting by the window, gazing at the seaside scenery in the distance, coupled with the atmosphere in the restaurant, it really feels like a high-end restaurant.

Feng Zhengming handed the menu to his wife and asked her to order some of her favorite food.

Luo Qing flipped open the menu and saw the prices. She couldn't help but whisper, "They're not cheap."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "It doesn't matter, we can still afford it."

Luo Qing ordered some more distinctive seafood.

Although we didn't order any big seafood like lobster or king crab.

But the overall price is indeed not low.

Feng Zhengming saw that his wife's order was a bit conservative, so he added a platter of fresh shrimp and salmon.

In addition to the platter, Feng Zhengming also ordered a grouper for two dishes.

Luo Qing felt somewhat distressed about this.

"Hey, hey, hey, is it really necessary to order so expensively? There are still so many, can the two of us finish them?"

Feng Zhengming: "Of course I can finish it. Seafood doesn't take up too much space in my stomach. I'm just curious, how will Senior Brother Gao cook the grouper?"

After hearing what her husband said, Luo Qing realized that she had already ordered, so she could only say nothing more.

We ordered the dishes with Feng Zhengming and his friends.

It wasn't long before Gao Fengyi showed up.

"Brother Feng, you really gave me a surprise attack, didn't you?"

When Feng Zhengming saw Gao Fengyi appear, he stood up with a smile and shook hands with Gao Fengyi.

"Don't mind, Senior Brother Gao. Since we are in the island city, we must come to your place for a meal."

Gao Fengyi immediately said, "This meal is my treat, don't put it off."

Feng Zhengming: "That won't do. Senior Brother Gao, you treated me to this meal. If others knew about it, they would definitely say that I am biased towards your restaurant, so I will pay for this meal myself.

If Senior Brother Gao really wants to treat us, you can do it when we come back to play next time."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Gao Fengyi felt reluctant to force the treat.

Gao Fengyi also has his own pride.

He didn't want to get five stars in Feng Zhengming's recommendation guide this time, only to have others say that it was because he treated Feng Zhengming to a meal.

"Okay, then we have a deal. When you have time in the future, you must come and play again."

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Don't worry, I won't be polite to Senior Brother Gao. When my daughter is a little older, we will bring her here to catch seafood."

Gao Fengyi looked at the little girl Feng Nuanyu, and the little girl just looked up at him.

Then Gao Fengyi smiled at the little girl.

When Feng Nuanyu saw Gao Fengyi smiling at her, she immediately smiled too.

Gao Fengyi: "My daughter is so cute. I envy you, Junior Brother."

Feng Zhengming: "Thank you, Senior Brother. The little girl is still not very sensible. When you ask her to come again in the future, she must call Uncle Gao hello."

As a result, after hearing what her father said, little girl Feng Nuanyou babbled and actually shouted a few words to Gao Fengyi.

Gao Fengyi looked at her with a bigger smile on his face.

"No wonder Master and the others always say that Junior Brother's daughter is like a little angel. After meeting this child today, she really is like a little angel. It makes me feel very comfortable."

After that, Gao Fengyi said to Feng Zhengming and the others, "Please wait for a moment, my junior brothers and sisters-in-law. I will go and cook for you."

Feng Zhengming: "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother Gao."

Luo Qing: "Thank you, Senior Brother Gao."

Gao Fengyi returned to the kitchen and personally prepared this table of dishes for Feng Zhengming and others.

In fact, when it comes to cooking seafood, the craftsmanship requirements are relatively not high.

The key is whether the seafood ingredients are fresh enough and whether the quality is good enough?

However, Gao Fengyi still takes it very seriously and uses some Shandong cuisine techniques to create some new ideas for seafood.

As the dishes he ordered were served one by one, Feng Zhengming was quite satisfied.

He could see that Gao Fengyi really took every dish seriously.

When most of the dishes were served, the last dish was the grouper which we could eat in two ways.

Gao Fengyi made two kinds of dishes, one of which was blanched for Feng Zhengming and others, and the other was fried or grilled with oil.

When it comes to frying and grilling, it is quite important to control the heat.

Gao Fengyi's method is iron plate.

When it is served, you can see that the fish skin is charred, but the fish meat is still tender.

After tasting it, Feng Zhengming gave Gao Fengyi some small suggestions.

"Brother Gao, in fact, this part of frying and grilling can be done at the guest's table. It may be better to use a little bit of charcoal fire to add a little bit of charcoal flavor. Just use a little bit of sea salt for seasoning."

Gao Fengyi thought about it and responded with a smile: "Not bad, Junior Brother Feng is worthy of being the top scholar. This is a great idea."

Feng Zhengming: "Senior Brother Gao can figure it out himself. I am just giving you some insignificant suggestions."

Gao Fengyi continued to smile: "You are too modest. We all hope to make the dishes better."

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, I believe Senior Brother Gao can get five stars this time."

Gao Fengyi said politely: "Then I have to thank you for your kindness, Junior Brother."

The two smiled at each other, and a feeling of mutual appreciation rose in their hearts at the same time. (End of this chapter)