We took a taxi to the ancient town early in the morning.
We arrived at the restaurant at the agreed time. As soon as we got off the bus, Sun Xiaowei and Shi Tiandong had already walked out side by side. After exchanging a few words, they entered the restaurant.
After looking at the two reserved chefs and other waiters who were already standing in the restaurant waiting for him, Zhang Wentao nodded politely.
After some introductions, Sun Xiaowei asked others to prepare for today's work.
Sitting on a chair in the dining room and taking out his notebook, Zhang Wentao was in a daze. After all, he had been away from the kitchen for almost a year and suddenly returned to a familiar position. Even though he was fully prepared, he still needed to get used to it.
Shi Tiandong also noticed the fleeting daze, and said to Zhang Wentao with some concern: "Brother Zhang, I heard Xiaowei said that you are going back to France soon, right? Is there some unexpected situation that needs to be rushed as soon as possible?
Go back and deal with it? If there are indeed problems with the schedule, I can stick with it for a while."
Zhang Wentao smiled and said: "Well, I have something to do, but I have enough time." As he said that, he took out his notebook from his computer bag, opened it and found the menu file he made yesterday.
Sun Xiaowei and Shi Tiandong also came close to the screen, for fear of missing any tiny details.
"This is based on the supplier information Xiaowei sent me, and I selected some Italian dishes that are good and have a very representative taste, and of course there are drinks." After Zhang Wentao pushed the computer to them, he continued
said:
"I think it's simpler. First of all, since our restaurant is not big and there are not many tables, we should try our best to do basic training first. Starting from the raw materials of the dishes, try to restore the taste of the food itself as much as possible.
On the basis of the original flavor, we will also combine it with some unique local ingredients here.”
Shi Tiandong controlled the touch screen with his hand and carefully looked at the menu created by Zhang Wentao.
Get a general understanding of the other party's thinking.
Italian meals usually provide a full menu, including appetizers, soups, pasta, pizza, main courses and desserts, but they are actually three courses.
First course: appetizer, soup, pasta, etc.;
Second course: meat or seafood;
The third course is dessert.
In order to better train his employees to master the preparation methods of these dishes as soon as possible, Zhang Wentao's approach is also very straightforward, that is, he arranges the daily menu, what I am doing that day, and what the restaurant sells.
Instead of just letting the diners order with a big menu in hand.
"Brother Zhang, I took a look and I think there is nothing wrong with this menu, but your workload will be huge." After reading it, Shi Tiandong pushed the computer to Sun Xiaowei.
He can see that the key to this menu lies in the preparation of raw materials every day.
For example, handmade pasta and various homemade sauces are required every day... With the existing staff in the kitchen, the workload is somewhat saturated.
Zhang Wentao smiled and said: "So I hope that Mr. Sun will recruit at least two more kitchen workers. Those who have no basic skills are fine, as long as they are willing to work hard."
Sun Xiaowei looked at the menu and nodded silently. She could tell that what the other party wanted was actually an apprenticeship.
And if she refused to spend even the apprentice's salary, she herself felt that it couldn't be justified. After all, Zhang Wentao came to her store to help without asking for any compensation.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I will fully satisfy any request you have."
Zhang Wentao smiled and said: "Then if Mr. Sun is so serious, I would like to suggest that you suspend business for two to three days, so that I can have enough time to make preparations. What do you think?"
"Closed?" Sun Xiaowei looked at Zhang Wentao with a complicated expression, and after a moment of silence she said, "Will it start from today?"
"It's best today. You see, according to our menu design, first we have to prepare various sauces, and secondly we have to make noodles and stock. Including some imported ingredients needed in the menu, you are here
It also takes time, isn’t it?”
"Well, I think it's good to do this. It just so happens that we can have enough time to communicate." Shi Tiandong smiled.
Seeing that Shi Tiandong also supported such a proposal, Sun Xiaowei thought of her previous promise to the other party to obey the arrangements of the two chefs. After receiving a reasonable explanation, she naturally agreed happily.
"Then let's go to the kitchen to prepare and inventory together with the warehouse. Let's prepare early. Time is still very tight. By the way, Xiaowei, when the menu is being made, the people in the front office will come over and work with the chefs in the back kitchen.
Get training together.”
"Well, don't worry, I understand this." Sun Xiaowei nodded quickly and smiled.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Zhang Wentao showed a confident smile.
In contrast, Xu Hongdou's progress is not going very smoothly. Although everyone likes her very much and welcomes her to join the small restaurant, the situation she faces is different from Zhang Wentao.
One is to tear things down and start over, but the other is to mend things.
Relatively speaking, the situation she encountered was much more difficult. The problems of the two aunts alone gave her a headache.
Moreover, she made the problem of the small restaurant simple.
If I had known, I should have consulted that guy yesterday...
Faced with such a predicament, Xu Hongdou inevitably frowned and thought of Zhang Wentao, who revealed the many problems in the restaurant with just one sentence last night.
She also curiously checked out yesterday that Michelin chefs basically run their own restaurants, which means that this guy has a lot of business ideas and concepts, as well as management experience.
And the problems she faced just required her to communicate more with such people and gain valuable knowledge.
Thinking of this, when she came to Gesanghua Restaurant with Xie Zhiyao, she couldn't help but take out her mobile phone while waiting for the meal, wanting to contact the other party through WeChat.
But as soon as she opened WeChat, she was stunned...
The two of them never exchanged any contact information, let alone WeChat, she didn't even have the other party's phone number.
Didn't you agree to get acquainted with me again? Why didn't you even give me a phone call?
Looking at the phone, Xu Hongdou blamed Zhang Wentao in her heart.
"It seems that the rules of your hotel lobby bar are directly transferred here, which is a bit acclimatized." Xie Zhiyao said, filling the teacup in front of Xu Hongdou with tea, and said with a somewhat comforting smile: "Drink some water first.
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Xu Hongdou came back to his senses, put down his phone, picked up the teacup and took a sip and said: "I still have to serve the dishes with them, clean together, and do things together. Only in this way can we find more problems and retrain them from the basics."
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"Teach them the same way and correct them the same way as much as possible. Special cases should be treated specially, you're right."
Seeing that the other party took the work of the restaurant so seriously and had plans for the next step, Xie Zhiyao felt relieved and said with a smile: "On your way to the restaurant just now, your face was gloomy and silent.
, I thought you gave up."
Xu Hongdou shook his head and said with a smile: "That's why I said you don't understand me."
"Well, I want to know more about it." Although Xie Zhiyao's tone was a bit joking, the look he looked at Xu Hongdou was very serious:
"By the way, that's not why you are so gloomy?"
When Xu Hongdou heard this, the smile on his face gradually faded: "I just think that I have fallen into the trap of your ancestors and grandchildren."
Xie Zhiyao: "."
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