Holding a cooking competition is not a problem for Lao Tan. He has held it when he was working in Linjiangxuan in the provincial capital and Qinghua Pavilion in Binhai, so he has experience.
But Lao Tan didn't agree immediately.
Although President Lang supported it and said that he would invite several other Northeastern restaurants to participate.
What Lao Tan thinks is that the dumpling restaurant is small and the kitchen is small, so the conditions for holding a cooking competition are not enough. Unlike Linjiangxuan and Qinghua Pavilion, large restaurants with thousands of square meters can do whatever they want.
"My house is a bit small, so it's fine for small parties, but if there are too many people, I'm afraid there won't be enough space," Lao Tan said.
"It's enough." President Lang said: "It's not a formal competition. Just a few stores participate. Each family has a chef and only two dishes. The main thing is to see the craftsmanship. It's useless if there are too many people."
Lao Tan smiled and said: "Then it should be done properly."
At this time, Minister Zhao said: "This is a good thing. I happen to be free and will be a judge. Don't think I can't do it, I can do it." Then he looked at his old friend, President Lang, and continued: "It seems
We haven't had a chef competition in Hohhot for several years, and you, the president, are not qualified."
"No way, no money." Chairman Lang sighed and said in a critical tone: "Without money, you can't do anything. In the past, when government departments came forward, it was like that, and they could hold a cooking competition or something. Now.
The government is so busy focusing on the economy that it doesn’t even care about drinking and drinking. I want to hold a cooking competition every year to promote our Inner Mongolia catering industry, but I have no money and everything depends on money now.”
"Let's get sponsorship." Minister Zhao said teasingly.
"Hmph!" President Lang sneered. Due to anger in his heart, his frowning face turned slightly red, and he said unceremoniously: "Sponsorship? Does your Armed Forces Department give it to you? It doesn't hurt to stand and talk. The Catering Association is just a name.
If you can't talk well, where can you get sponsorship?"
"Which of these restaurants in Hohhot organizes cooking competitions and wouldn't give me something? A big boss like Mr. Wang can get a piece of cake for 50, 70, 80,000 yuan. It doesn't need to be more. Twenty restaurants are enough." Minister Zhao said.
.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Wang's face became unnatural. To be honest, it wouldn't hurt if he spent 10,000 yuan to treat everyone to a meal. But if he spends 50,000 yuan to sponsor a cooking competition, I promise not to do it. I think it's not worth it.
.Although I work in a restaurant, I don’t care too much about cooking competitions, because even if I win the championship, it won’t have much impact on the hotel business.
In addition, the current cooking competition is no longer like in the past years, and the competition is about real skills. Nowadays, everything is commercialized, and the cooking competition is also for profit. There is moisture and shady content in it. Which restaurant gives the most sponsorship?
The hotel is the champion. Those without sponsorship can only qualify to participate, and winning is slim.
Over time, chefs lose interest in participating in cooking competitions. If no chef is interested anymore, who will participate in it?
Although there are fewer social competitions and not many people participate, competitions within the hotel are becoming more popular.
In order to improve the cooking skills of chefs and constantly upgrade and introduce new dishes, many restaurants hold cooking competitions from time to time. The results of the competitions are linked to wages and bonuses, which directly stimulates chefs.
The advantage of this is to ensure that the quality of the dishes is steadily improved, stimulate the chef's enthusiasm for innovative dishes, and enable the restaurant to always have new dishes to sell.
Of course, there is survival of the fittest, and chefs who never get good results will be eliminated naturally.
When Lao Tan managed Qinghua Pavilion, there were four stores, with fifty-six hot-dish chefs, thirty-two cold-dish chefs, and twenty-eight pastry chefs. The total number of assistants was nearly two hundred.
A cooking competition is organized every three months.
First, there are internal selections in each store, and then the four stores work together to decide the winner. Every competition is like a festival, very lively and tense at the same time. The scene is no less popular than the cooking competition seen on TV.
Nothing less.
The competition is about real talent and learning. If you don't perform well, you may be laid off. Can you not be serious and nervous?
Each competition is prepared one month in advance. The chefs focus on the dishes, and the quality of the dishes will be significantly improved this month. After the competition, several excellent dishes will be produced and promoted in four stores at the same time, which are very popular with customers. At the same time
One month after the competition, the chef's attention is still on the dishes, and the quality of the products is naturally good.
Therefore, the quality of the dishes has been greatly improved in each competition, and the benefits are obvious.
After making a few complaints, President Lang didn't dwell too much on it, and the topic shifted to the cooking competition. He said to Lao Tan: "Your house is enough, and there aren't many people competing, as long as it doesn't delay normal business."
Seeing that President Lang said this, Lao Tan was too embarrassed to say anything, so the matter was settled.
I returned to the dumpling restaurant and told Yang Zhijun about this. Yang Zhijun is a competitive player and won two championships when he was in Binhai. He said excitedly: "It's a good thing, let's compete. I haven't competed since I came back from Binhai."
.”
"This time, the six restaurants are all Northeastern restaurants. Each restaurant has a chef, two dishes, one is a prescribed dish, and the other is free to use." Lao Tan said.
"No problem, when will it be held?" Yang Zhijun asked.
"New Year's Day, it's time to go." Lao Tan said: "The central kitchen store has started to be renovated. After the New Year, people need to be prepared and trained. If you have suitable ones now, prepare them. When the time comes, you can transfer there, Yaru and
Cold dishes are coming too."
"Then who cares here?" Yang Zhijun asked.
"Ask me? You have the same position as Zhongqing now. He is in charge of the provincial capital and you are in charge of this side. The kitchen is all yours. Don't worry about waiting for food. Call me brisk and brisk." Lao Tan
explain.
"You are not my third brother." Yang Zhijun laughed playfully and then said: "Don't worry, I can fix it. I have nothing to fear with you here."
"Remember, those with bad character will definitely not be used, especially the master. You should start training your successor now and remove yourself from the stove."
"Yes." Yang Zhijun nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Third brother, I think Master Liu is good and suitable to be the head chef. I can rest assured that the kitchen will be left to him."
"Master Liu is good at cooking and has a good character." Lao Tan continued: "You two have been working together for two years, right? Don't tell him yet, just ask him to take charge and see what his capabilities are."
Now the central kitchen store has started to be renovated, and its functions are the same as those of the old stores in the provincial capital. It is both a business store and a central kitchen, as well as an office area and warehouse.
Since we have decided to develop in Hohhot, all infrastructure must be in place and look like this.
After Yanhua and Yanzi came back from studying in Beijing, Lao Tan and the three of them sat together and studied.
Now there are five stores, four in provincial capitals and one in Hohhot.
The provincial capital is the headquarters, and the general rudder is located in Santaizi.
It is planned to have eight directly-operated stores in the provincial capital by 2016, and the eight stores will be no more than four kilometers away from Sandaizi, so that the central kitchen can supply them.
It will be the same model when we continue to open stores, with one central kitchen and eight stores.
Now there are two places to develop, and the three people have done a specific division of labor. Yanhua is in charge of the provincial capital, Yanzi is in charge of Hohhot, and Lao Tan is in charge of both.
At present, the four stores in the provincial capital have been completed, and Lao Tan has begun to focus on building the Hohhot area. He plans to hand over the kitchen to Yang Zhijun, but the front desk has not yet been decided. The most suitable candidate is Mulan Qi Qige.
It's just that she hasn't reached Zhang Li's level yet and needs to be trained before being handed over to her.
Lao Tan came out of the kitchen and came to the front desk.
Holding a cooking competition is not only a matter of the kitchen, but also requires the cooperation of the front desk. (Friends who have read the first part should know that cooking competitions are also very troublesome.) Lao Tan wants to talk to Mulan about the competition.
"On New Year's Day, our family will hold a cooking competition, and five external stores will participate. We will be well prepared then," Lao Tan said.
Mulan was a little confused and asked: "Cooking competition? At our house?"
"Well, there are five chefs from each of the five families, namely Big Northeast, Little Northeast, Harbin Dumplings, Northeastern Taste, and Northeastern Family. If they come to compete at our house, we have to make preparations in advance," Lao Tan said.
"Oh." Mulan nodded. She had never experienced this before and asked, "What are you preparing for?"
Lao Tan asked back: "What do you think we should prepare?"
Mulan thought for a while and said: "Our front desk is just for reception, as long as the service is good."
Lao Tan laughed and asked, "Have you ever seen the cooking competition on TV?"
"I've seen it." Mulan nodded.
"We are not that formal, but it is almost the same. I will give you some inspiration from three aspects: Do we need to prepare a venue? Do we need to have a process? Do we need a host?" Lao Tan asked.
Mulan thought that the venue was the kitchen, but Lao Tan didn't mean the kitchen, so she said: "The venue you are talking about is ------"
"Yes, the finished dishes must be brought to the front, placed on the booth for the judges to taste, and then scored. In other words, the venue must be large enough, and the judges' bench, booth, and scoring table must be arranged in advance, as well as a banner.
"Old Tan said.
Mulan was a little clearer and said, "It means setting up a venue in advance."
"Yes." Lao Tan smiled and nodded.
"Will it be closed by then?" Mulan asked.
"It's not a big delay. There are a total of six chef competitions and 12 dishes, and it's all done in one afternoon." Lao Tan said.
“Oh – how many judges?”
"Eleven, it's easy to deal with the judges. President Lang of the Catering Association is in charge. We just have to entertain them. There is still one month left. Think about how to organize it, make a flow chart, and then touch it. If you don't know how to do it, tell Zhang
The manager called, she has hosted cooking competitions and has experience." Lao Tan said.
"Okay, I'll call her tonight." Mulan said.
"You will host this competition."
"What? I host? Can I do it?" Mulan asked in surprise.
"Okay, I think you can do it." Lao Tan said with a smile.