Chapter 469 Almond Tofu
Except for the two brothers Dong Li and Dong Shi, among the remaining dozen or so people, Jiang Feng and Jiang Jiankang also valued a middle-aged chef in his 40s with a Chinese character face and an honest look.
Although this middle-aged chef with a Chinese character face does not have any special dishes that can make people shine, he is more successful because of his rich resume and experience. He is well-balanced in all aspects and has no special strengths or weaknesses. Although such a chef is ordinary, he is also an indispensable presence in the back kitchen of every restaurant.
Zhang Guanghang's Bentley could not carry 6 people at one time. After a simple negotiation, Jiang Feng decided that Zhang Guanghang would drive Jiang Jiankang. He took a taxi to take the three of them to Taifeng Building.
Jiang Feng arrived at Taifeng Tower earlier than Zhang Guanghang and the others. It is still rest time and there is still more than half an hour before work. Therefore, Jiang Feng found a table in the lobby for the three of them to sit down, introduced them to the basic work requirements, and asked some simple questions.
"Do you have a fixed place to live now?"
"Yes, it's about an hour away from Tai Feng Tower." The middle-aged chef is from Peiping, married, has a fixed residence, and belongs to the category of good employees who make the boss feel at ease.
"My brother and I just came here the day before yesterday and are currently staying in a hotel, but we have already contacted the housing agency and will be able to decide on a place to live soon," Dong Shi said.
"You'd better settle down as soon as possible. I just told you that the trial period of the stove chef is one week. Our Tai Feng Building does not do business during the New Year, and we will be on holiday in mid-to-late January. Of course you Don't worry, there will be no shortage of bonuses and gifts during the annual leave. I just hope that you can devote yourself to your work and not be disturbed by external things, and quickly build a good relationship with your colleagues so that you don't have to start over again after the New Year. Adapt." Jiang Feng explained.
When Jiang Feng said this, the three of them were a little stunned. None of them were newbies entering the workplace. This was the first time they heard that a restaurant was not doing business during the New Year and went home for the holidays.
Because of the stunned look of the three people, the atmosphere became awkwardly silent for a moment.
"Wow, that's good. My daughter always complains that I don't have New Year's Eve dinner with her these years. It seems that starting from this year, I can have New Year's Eve dinner with her." The chef with the Chinese character face took the lead to adjust the atmosphere.
"Not only the New Year's Eve dinner, maybe we can also eat together during the Lantern Festival." Jiang Feng said with a smile, following the words of the chef with the Chinese character face, and looked at the two brothers Dong Li and Dong Shi, "So you may need to think carefully when renting a house. After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Our store opens early, so we usually have to Please arrive before 9:30. There is a break at noon. The closing time in the evening may be earlier than your original store. Generally speaking, you can leave after 10 o'clock at the latest, but I still recommend that you rent a place that is closer. A small house, don’t waste too much time on the road.”
Dong Li nodded to show that he had taken note of Jiang Feng's advice.
"You must have seen the salary and benefits before. The ordering system in our store is quite special. I will take you to the kitchen to take a look at it later. My suggestion is that you stay here this afternoon and participate in the evening business with everyone. Get familiar with it and get used to it. The two head chefs in the store may not come to work these two days because of their physical discomfort. If you want to see them, you will probably have to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
"I have already tasted Dong Shi and Dong Li's eel shredded with oil, and there is no problem with the recipe. If you have other special dishes that you think you are good at, you can stay and cook them separately tonight. The commission for our store's special dishes is Very high.”
With that said, Jiang Feng stood up and wanted to take them to the kitchen.
"If you have any other questions, you can ask them at any time. Now I will take you to the back kitchen to take a look. Since it is not yet working time, people may not be here. I will introduce the back kitchen to you later when working time comes. Other employees. The toilet is on the second floor. If you want to go to the toilet during working hours, you can just say hello.”
Jiang Feng took the three of them to the kitchen to introduce the placement of each ingredient and some daily precautions, focusing on how to clock in at work and use the ordering system. The three of them are all chefs with many years of working experience. They used to work in large hotels. They knew many things well without Jiang Feng having to explain too much.
When Jiang Feng led the three of them from the kitchen to the warehouse, found three pieces of work clothes that fit them, and found three spaces in the locker room, he completed the onboarding training for the new employees.
The chef with the Chinese character face was very calm throughout the whole process and followed Jiang Feng without saying anything. Dong Shi chattered and asked a lot of questions, including boring questions about why there was no toilet on the first floor, and useful questions about whether they could buy some ingredients according to their special dishes.
After leading the three people around, it was almost time to go to work. Everyone in the kitchen went to the dressing room one after another to change into work clothes and start getting ready for work. Jiang Feng also took the opportunity to introduce the three people to everyone.
The chef with the Chinese character face is an orthodox Shandong cuisine chef and has adapted well, but the cuisine that the two brothers Dong Shi and Dong Li are good at is Subang cuisine, and they have only slightly dabbled in other cuisines. They are not good at most of the dishes on the Tai Feng Restaurant menu. . Jiang Feng only tasted the two of them, but there was no eel prepared in Tai Feng Building, so the two brothers actually had some professional differences.
Since the two old men were no longer in charge of the overall situation, Jiang Feng sent two brothers led by Zhou Shi and Zhang Guanghang, but let these two brothers strike first. Dong Shi and Dong Li also adapted well to this. When they were at Huangji Restaurant, they often worked under their master, whether it was cutting or other tasks.
Dong Li followed Zhang Guanghang, and Dong Shi followed Zhou Shi. Neither Zhang Guanghang nor Dong Li were talkative people, and they got along well with each other. Although Zhou Shi doesn't speak much, he is very good at eating melons, so he adapts well even if there is an unfamiliar person chattering in his ear.
Dong Shi talks a lot, which is fully reflected in his work.
His talkativeness is completely different from Sang Ming's talkativeness. Sang Ming's talkativeness is entirely because he wants to talk, while Dong Shi's talkativeness is more like he has integrated talking into his work.
Although Tai Fung House did not open for business at 4:30 pm, the kitchen had already entered a busy atmosphere because of the dishes and private rooms that had been reserved in advance.
"Wow, Brother Zhou, has our store always had such a large customer flow?"
"I'm busy during the holidays. Let's fry that plate of eggplants." Zhou Shi pointed to the plate of eggplants that Zhang Weiyu had just prepared on the cooking table.
"What about normal times? Is there much less food on weekdays than on holidays? Brother Zhou, do you want the meat to be soaked in water?" Dong Shi was able to concentrate on continuing the topic while putting the eggplant in the pot.
"Put the meat first. It's a little better on weekdays. You have to work overtime on weekends. It doesn't matter if you get paid overtime as usual." Zhou Shi said, observing Dong Shi's hand movements calmly, and found that although he said the same thing as Sang Ming There are many but they are obviously taught by famous teachers.
"Which restaurant did you work in before?"
"Huangji Restaurant." Dong Shi took out the eggplant and drained the oil.
"Huangji Restaurant is also a well-known restaurant. The usual customer flow should be similar to here, right?" Zhou Shi asked.
"That's how it turned out. Since Master stopped working in the kitchen, there have been far fewer customers. Otherwise, the boss wouldn't have sold the restaurant. I heard that the restaurant has lost a lot of money in the past two years. Master said..." Dong Shi didn't realize that I was talking about something that was shocking for northern chefs. I shook the eggplants in the colander as I talked, "Where are these eggplants going to be placed now?"
"Put it on the plate first." Zhou Shi grabbed the bacon in the small bowl, "Is your master Huang from Huangji Restaurant?"
Jiang Feng, who was processing crab-stuffed oranges, smelled the smell of melon and silently leaned towards Dong Shi.
"Yes, Master said that when my brother and I settle down here in Peking..." Before Dong Shi could finish his words, Dong Li grabbed his fate by the throat.
Dong Li grabbed Dong Shi's wrist with his hand still stained with starch: "I see you are quite free here, go over there and help."
"Oh." Dong Shi could only reluctantly leave Brother Zhou, whom he had just met.
"Excuse me, where are the wash hands?" Dong Li asked with a smile while looking at Zhou.
"The sink over there is more convenient." Zhou Shi pointed to the sink on the right, "There are paper towels nearby if you need to wipe."
"My brother talks a lot when he's working, so please don't mind me," Dong Li said.
Zhou Shi stretched out his right hand from the small bowl of marinated meat and used his clean left hand to pick up the plate containing Dong Shi's fried eggplant. He gave Dong Li a friendly smile and said, "We have a young man here who is more talkative than him." More, we are all used to it.”
Dong Li returned to Zhang Guanghang and continued working.
Jiang Feng moved back to his original position regretfully, and looked at each other with Zhou Shi, showing an expression of regret that he had failed to get the result.
Without Jiang Feng's supervision, Ji Xia had started to stare blankly with the orange, just like he was blankly staring with a pen in class.
"Xia Xia, concentrate! You still have 27 oranges to pick. If you don't finish picking them, you are not allowed to drink carbonated drinks tomorrow, and you are not allowed to eat almond tofu. Your sister told me that you sneak out to buy almond tofu every morning. In those stores The ones sold have too much added sugar. You should eat less now. Your face has become a little round after eating recently.”
"Oh." Ji Xia: (д)
(End of chapter)