Even though Blue Sea and Blue Sky is built with the goal of six stars, the prospect of the hotel's Western restaurant is still not optimistic: Dongyang is not as good as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and the audience for Western food is smaller; and Western chefs in big cities will not be able to eat Western food because of the small audience.
Will go to those small cities to "expand the market."
After staying at Zhou Yan's door for a long time, Bao Yuming turned around and left.
I thought that Chef Bao would quit in spite of the difficulties, but who knew that the next morning, when lunch was about to begin, Bao Yuming suddenly called and said he wanted to treat us.
When Zhou Yan drove Qin Ruoshu to the address given by Bao Yuming, the two looked at each other with discouraged smiles on their faces: the Western restaurant in front of them was the place where they had their first date.
"This way..."
Seeing Bao Yuming waving to him, Zhou Yan pulled Qin Ruoshu over.
"Mr. Zhou, order what you want to eat. I've already ordered my portion!"
“Two beef wellingtons and one dessert!”
After Zhou Yan finished ordering, Bao Yuming smiled and explained the reason for the treat: "I asked Xia Dong's brothers here, and they said the standard of this western food restaurant is not bad..."
"The quality of the chefs in this Western restaurant is really good. If we use foreign standards, it would be almost two and a half Michelin stars."
Bao Yuming nodded and looked at Zhou Yan curiously: "Where is the missing half star?"
"Supply of food ingredients..."
Zhou Yan looked around and saw that there were relatively few people dining at lunch.
"Then I have to taste it..."
Not long after, the meal Bao Yuming ordered was ready: a piece of tomahawk, a piece of ribeye, and a piece of Wellington steak.
"Mr. Zhou, I'll start first!" Bao Yuming smiled, picked up the knife and fork, cut off a small piece of steak, and stuffed it into his mouth...
"Hmm..." Bao Yuming nodded with satisfaction, "The chef has a good grasp of the heat, and the sauce ratio is also very unique..."
Zhou Yan could tell that Bao Yuming was "appreciating" it.
After Bao Yuming had tasted all the steaks he ordered, Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu's lunch time had just begun...
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think of the Western chef in this restaurant?"
"Mr. Bao," Zhou Yan said with a smirk on his face, "as you know, I come from a Chinese cooking background. We traditional Chinese chefs all have a problem, we look down on those who cook Western food."
Seeing that Bao Yuming's expression was a bit ugly, Zhou Yan added with a smile: "However, since Mr. Zhang has entrusted the catering to you, you have the final say in everything..."
After holding Qin Ruoshu's hand and taking two steps out, Zhou Yan stopped again, turned around, and looked at Bao Yuming seriously: "There is another question. I wonder if Mr. Bao has noticed it. The desserts in this Western restaurant.
generally……"
In the afternoon, Zhou Yan took Qin Ruoshu to the Jinxiu Weaving Room to visit and explain to her aunt about the production of wedding dresses, dresses and bridesmaid dresses.
Li Yufang was naturally very motivated to make a wedding dress for her nephew-in-law. After getting the design plan, she took Qin Ruoshu to measure the dimensions and consult on the details...
It's a busy afternoon.
Before getting off work in the afternoon, Zhou Yan received another "harassing" call from Bao Yuming.
"Mr. Zhou, I have found the pastry chef!"
As soon as Zhou Yan returned to the hotel, he was greeted by Bao Yuming who was waiting at the door with a hotel trolley.
"Mr. Zhou, try it..."
Zhou Yan glanced at the various desserts on the trolley, thought for a moment, picked up a piece of black forest cake, put it to his mouth, and gently bit off a corner.
"Um?"
Familiar taste?
Zhou Yan thought for a moment and took another big bite, making Qin Ruoshu roll her eyes.
After savoring it carefully for a while, Zhou Yan raised his head and stared at Bao Yuming: "Old Bao, is this pastry chef from Xinhai?"
"Can you taste this?" Bao Yuming's expression looked like he had seen a ghost.
"I also know that the pastry chef's surname is Liu..."
Bao Yuming was immediately frightened: Isn’t this amazing?
"Mr. Zhou, how did you taste it?"
"Taste it, that's it," Zhou Yan turned around and smiled at Qin Ruoshu, "There are many ways to do it in Black Forest, but if you want to make such a taste, fermentation is very important, and you can control the fermentation process so accurately..."
Zhou Yan added silently in his heart: Except for the chefs he had mixed with, there was no one else.
"By the way, Lao Bao, is the chef here? Call him over!"
"Hey, I'm Bao Yuming. Come to room 1603. We, Mr. Zhou, want to see you..."
Three minutes later, a young man wearing a white chef's uniform appeared in the corridor.
"Mr. Bao..."
The young man saw Bao Yuming and said hello shyly. However, when he turned his attention to Zhou Yan, he suddenly froze there...
"Master?!"
Liu Chuang called out "Master" and Bao Yuming was also confused: What is going on?
Zhou Yan nodded with joy, stepped forward and patted Liu Chuang on the shoulder: "Boy, you did well!"
"It's all because of your good teaching!"
Since the closure of Zhou Ji Restaurant on the west coast of Xinhai, the two have not seen each other a few times, but they have chatted online a lot.
Of course, when Liu Chuang took the initiative to contact Zhou Yan, most of the time it was because he encountered difficulties when making desserts.
It is rare to have a motivated apprentice, so Zhou Yan naturally knows everything he knows and talks about it.
However, Zhou Yan did not expect that the half-baked Western pastry chef who started working in a restaurant would become a leader in the industry after struggling in society for more than five years...
"Oh, by the way, come in and sit down!"
When we meet again after a long absence, the main purpose is to reminisce about the past.
"Master, you should still be in touch with Sister Wang, right?" Liu Chuang's smile was a bit mysterious, "I met Liu Ning in the store a while ago. Sister Xiao Ning has now been admitted to the civil service.
It’s pretty good…”
As soon as Zhou Yan saw his apprentice's posture, he knew that this boy was still thinking about Liu Ning.
"Chuang'er, do you know what's going on in Liu Ning's family?"
Liu Chuang shook his head.
"Then have you ever thought about why she did work-study studies back then?"
Liu Chuang continued to shake his head...
"Forget it," Zhou Yan looked back at Bao Yuming, who was watching the excitement, "Old Bao, this guy's skills are okay, right?"
"Quite acceptable!" Bao Yuming was happy, "This apprentice of yours is doing the only business of scorpions in Xinhai!"
"Hey..." Zhou Yan pretended to be very surprised, "Then let him come to our blue sea and blue sky, wouldn't it be a delay for others?"
Qin Ruoshu on the side was immediately amused by Zhou Yan's startled look.
"Master, please stop making fun of me," Liu Chuang said a little embarrassed, "The entrance threshold for desserts is low, and the customers in Xinhai are just looking for novelty, and they don't know what kind of desserts are good...
"
"In that case," Zhou Yan glanced at Bao Yuming, "Old Bao, you can just do whatever you want..."
"Well..." At this time, Liu Chuang realized that Bao Yuming's attitude towards Zhou Yan was a bit unusual, "Master, you and Mr. Bao..."
"This is the owner of our Bihailantian Hotel, Mr. Zhou..."
"Mr. Zhou?" Liu Chuang was dumbfounded, "I thought..."
"Okay," Zhou Yan smiled, "It's a rare meeting, so I'll treat you tonight."
After saying that, Zhou Yan glanced at Bao Yuming: "Later, call the other managers of your catering department and have a meal together..."