Chapter 815 Think about it
At 10 o'clock in the morning on Thursday, the program team issued another latest notice, informing everyone that from now on, all contestants can go to the restaurant they have been drawn to familiarize themselves with the restaurant staff, kitchen structure, menu recipes and a series of related matters, especially those that require... Contestants who set off to other places.
As soon as this notice was sent, it meant that Jiang Feng's happy salty life was over.
Although he really has nothing to be familiar with, Sun Jikai, Wu Minqi and Sun Maocai are not familiar with Yongheju. It is still very interesting to go there in advance to get to know the new colleagues in the next two weeks, become familiar with Yongheju's kitchen, and study the menu and taste of dishes in Yongheju. It is necessary.
In order to allow the contestants to better familiarize themselves with the new environment, the program team also assigned a staff member to each group of contestants to deal with their problems.
The first thing to solve is the issue of dishes.
Except for the four selected dishes, Jiang Feng and the four of them can theoretically make and sell all the dishes on the Yongheju menu. You know, Yongheju's cookbook has more than 60 pages. Although many of the pages contain severely watered dishes per page, the total number of dishes is definitely quite large.
How to choose, how to choose is a big question.
Jiang Feng and the other four calculated the time and found that they were still resting at around three o'clock in the afternoon, but the chefs had basically arrived at Yonghe Residence by the time they returned to the restaurant.
"Can't you change it after you select it?" Jiang Feng is very familiar with the menu at Yongheju. In his opinion, they can cook all the dishes on the menu except Tan's cuisine, but Sun Maocai and Sun Jikai may be a little acclimated. , because Yonghe Juzhu specializes in Shandong cuisine and there are very few Cantonese dishes.
"Of course it can be changed. I just suggest that you select the dishes that can be made first. After all, there are so many chefs in the kitchen. If there is no communication in advance, confusion may have a certain impact on the restaurant's operation." The staff said.
Jiang Feng and the others all understand these principles. Everyone in the kitchen has their own division of labor, cutting, cooking, and plating. Basically, every chef has his own fixed dishes, but they are not marked on the menu. Only Tai Feng Restaurant has clearly marked these things on the menu and calculated the achievements of each chef.
Sun Maocai, Sun Jikai and Wu Minqi were studying the menu. Jiang Feng ran directly into the kitchen to chat with the other chefs, asking about Yongheju's recent business situation, Zhou Shi's situation and Peng Changping's situation.
Zhou Shi's cat has been sent back to his hometown. Peng Changping has no cat to keep and can only come to Yonghe every day to teach his disciples. Zhou Shi has long since passed the stage of being a rebellious boy who loves to play but does not learn. He has made great progress by practicing cooking diligently every day. It is said that he has now mastered the basic skills of Tan's cuisine very well.
Now Zhou Shi and Peng Changping were not in the store, and Peng Changping took Zhou Shi to the vegetable market.
"Everything is going well during this period. It's just that all the recipes are released at once, which makes it a bit troublesome." The junior guy complained to Jiang Feng while chewing an apple.
"Trouble?" Jiang Feng was stunned. "With the release of the Tan Family Cuisine recipe and the broadcast of the program, business should be very good. How can it be troublesome?"
Lu Sheng mentioned this to Jiang Feng when Jiang Feng and Lu Sheng were chatting last night. Although Yongheju specializes in Tan's cuisine, the menu of Tan's cuisine has not been announced to the public before, which has led to many ordinary guests not knowing about Yonghe. Selling Tan's food at home.
The main focus is Tan's cuisine but they don't sell Tan's cuisine.
Lu Sheng also told Jiang Feng the reason why Tan's cuisine is not on the regular menu. The main reason is that it is too expensive.
The raw materials of Tan's cuisine are basically high-end luxury dishes such as abalone, shark's fin, sea cucumber and bird's nest, so the price of the dishes is naturally very expensive. In the early days, Yongheju didn't even have a menu. What dishes were sold every day depended on what was available that day. If diners wanted to order a banquet, they had to prepare the ingredients in advance. This business model has been going on for a long time, even in the period of state-owned restaurants. The menu only has home-cooked side dishes and dishes to go with drinks. You have to be lucky if you want to eat really good dishes.
Later, the state-owned hotel was transformed and privately purchased. This model has not changed, but the variety of dishes on the menu has been greatly enriched. At first, there were only a small group of customers who could afford Tan's cuisine. Later, when the economy prospered and everyone's wallets bulged, more and more customers could afford Tan's cuisine. Only then did Yongheju launch the so-called VIP menu. , still not open to the public.
The catering industry has been booming in recent years. Under Ling Guangzhao's management, Babao Zhai has lost a good reputation but has made a lot of money. This makes Lu Sheng, who has a good reputation but not as much money as Ling Guangzhao, very envious.
Who would be embarrassed about money without damaging the reputation of their own store?
Lu Sheng has actually been trying to find an opportunity these years to make Tan's cuisine less high-end and bring it into the public eye, but he has been unsuccessful.
Lu Sheng couldn't find the opportunity. One reason was that Peng Changping had been away from Yonghe for many years. Most of the apprentices he taught at that time had retired to entertain their grandchildren because they were old. They were not good cooks and couldn't even make a complete swallow-wing mat. Come out, afraid of rashly advancing to make Yongheju the second Babaozhai.
The other reason is that the prices of Tan's cuisine are too high, making it difficult to promote, and ordinary customers may not be willing to order it on the menu. It is better to serve it as a hidden menu like the original one, which can vaguely enhance the quality of Yongheju.
Even for vegetarian dishes like white fungus braised vegetables with cheap raw materials, the unit price is upwards of 1,000 yuan.
If you really compare the food prices, Yongheju may not lose to the top-floor restaurants.
This reality show competition is actually an opportunity for Yongheju to transform. From the beginning of the competition, Yongheju has made dishes such as white fungus braised vegetables, sunflower duck, two-color prawns, scallops and winter melon, dates, walnut cheese, etc. which are relatively cheap and not so delicious. The troublesome dish is on the menu.
Taking advantage of the popularity of variety shows, I don’t know how good the sales of these high-priced Tan’s dishes in Yongheju have been during this period.
Of course, Lu Sheng would tell Jiang Feng these things, mainly because he wanted Jiang Feng to challenge several big dishes in the swallow fin banquet in these two weeks, such as braised shark's fin, grilled black ginseng and so on.
Lu Sheng really hopes that one day Yongheju can reopen a complete Yanchi Banquet.
After all, the Yanqi Seat is the pinnacle of Yongheju and represents the glory of Yongheju.
Peng Changping also spent some time and effort in training the other disciples except Zhou Shi these days. Everyone has made progress, but if they want to improve to the extent of reopening Yanchixi in a short period of time, they must not have the same manpower as Jiang Feng. A game.
"It's just that the business is so good that it's troublesome." The young man with the lowest seniority said with a sad face, "Didn't we release some of Tan's food during this period? Originally, it was a good thing that the business was good and the salary had increased, but I don't know who started spreading the word. Yes, they said that our store released these Tan’s dishes because we were re-opening Yan’an Wings.”
"Reopening the Swallow Wings Banquet?" Jiang Feng thought for a while, "Hasn't the Swallow Wings Banquet been opened all the time?"
Although it is a Yan's Wing Banquet that cuts corners and omits two of the most difficult dishes, Yongheju has also been making Yan's Wing Banquet over the years.
Even if Lu Sheng didn't mention the name, didn't the diners all assume that what they were eating was Yan Chi Ban?
"It's not open." The young man with the lowest seniority lowered his voice, "Although Yan Chi Xi has been making it over the years, we only make one or two tables every year and we always go to the guests' homes. If Yan Chi Xi is reopened, we have to It will be opened twice a month as it was back then, once at the beginning of the month and once in the middle of the month. The auction will be held at the end of the month, and the one with the highest price will get the price. ”
Jiang Feng was shocked.
Is this the life of rich people? I rely on auctions for my meals.
"Then why don't you do it now? It's not that it can't be done, it's just two dishes missing. You have been doing it for so many years and no customers have pointed it out." Jiang Feng asked.
The young man with the lowest seniority said in a lower voice: "Not only are there two dishes missing, but the taste is also bad. There is no comparison with what was served more than ten or twenty years ago. But there is nothing we can do. Master Peng has left the shop for so many years. Several Grand Masters have basically retired, and Master Xu is actually about to retire.”
Chef Xu is the chef representing Yongheju in the competition this time.
"Master Xu's cooking skills are the worst among the great masters. If Master Peng hadn't come back this time, he probably wouldn't have been able to prepare the Yan's Wings Banquet for the family banquet once Master Xu left."
Jiang Feng suddenly realized.
He had only eaten the swallow-wing mat made by Peng Changping himself, but had never eaten the Yongheju version with cut corners, so naturally he didn't know the difference.
He knew that the cut corners were mixed with water, but he didn't expect it to be so full of water.
It's no wonder that Lu Sheng has been thinking about opening a complete Yan's Wings banquet for so many years, and is so eager to transform Tan's cuisine. It is indeed forced by the situation.
It's a pity that he can't help either. He hasn't finished learning his own cooking yet, so how can he have time to learn Tan's cooking? Besides, even if he wants to learn from Peng Changping, he may not be willing to teach him. He is not Zhou Shi and has not worshiped Peng Changping as his teacher.
"I asked you why there are only three people outside who are missing. It turns out you came to the kitchen to chat." Just when Jiang Feng sighed, Lu Sheng jumped out of nowhere.
"I don't need to study the menu. Of course I came to the kitchen to chat." Jiang Feng smiled and found that Lu Sheng's hair was a little messy, his collar was a little wrinkled, and there were a few red marks on his face, most likely from lying on his back. I slept on the table.
Those who didn't know better thought he was a high school student and had red marks on his face while sleeping in class.
"How's the research going?" Lu Sheng asked.
"What else can I do? Any dish is fine, what's the problem?" Jiang Feng was much more arrogant in front of his friends.
"Really? Then why don't you think about Guanyan in clear soup and braised shark's fin? If you don't want to think about it, I think grilled black ginseng can also be used." Lu Sheng smiled all over his face.
Jiang Feng:...
"Sorry to bother you." Jiang Feng said goodbye on the spot.
"Think about it. During this time, more than one old customer came to me to ask about Yan Chi Ban. As you know, the chef of Yan Chi Ban in our store has always been Master Xu. Now Master Xu has changed and he has been replaced by you. , should you play the role of Master Xu? Think about it. I know you can do it. It’s not like you don’t know our food. You’ve been staying with us for so long, so you treat this place as your own. I really can’t eat abalone in oyster sauce..."
Lu Sheng chased after him. (End of chapter)