Time passed very quickly, and three to five days passed by in an instant.
Xu Hongdou's work progressed very smoothly. Combining her original hotel management experience with the actual situation, her work in the small restaurant was soon on the right track.
As Xie Zhiyao said: Foreign monks can chant sutras.
Xu Hongdou's personality and demeanor attracted the aunties to her, and the sense of authority she brought from the big city also convinced them.
After carefully explaining the "Employee Handbook" to the grannies, everyone showed positive cooperation and no one questioned the new rules and regulations.
This also reflects that Xu Hongdou fully considered the problems that exist between everyone's daily life and work when formulating it, and came up with something that could just balance the conflict between the two.
As usual today, she came to the tavern early in the morning to discuss work matters with Xie Zhiyao and Xie Xiaochun.
"Master Shi, do I have no talent in this area?"
In the rest area of the kitchen, Xie Liang said dullly.
Shi Tiandong smiled inwardly. He didn't know where this young man got his courage. He had only been working for less than a week and he actually felt that he had a talent for cooking.
However, compared to the young man who came in at the same time and was scolded by Zhang Wentao after only working for two days, threw his clothes and walked away, this young man does have more perseverance.
I get scolded every day, and then what else can I do after being scolded?
This is very important for newcomers who have just entered the industry and have no experience.
"You, don't be anxious yet. Learning a craft requires a step-by-step approach. Don't run away before you learn it. You must lay a solid foundation so that the road ahead will be easy to follow." Shi Tiandong consoled him.
Xie Liang nodded after hearing this, and his face looked a little better: "But, I look at Master Zhang's attitude towards me. I wonder if I am too stupid and can't do anything well, that's why he is so angry."
"Then you are overthinking."
Shi Tiandong said calmly:
"Stop talking about you. Look at the waiters in front of you. Which little girl hasn't been scolded by her?"
"Okay, just rest and work hard, don't think too much."
Saying that, Shi Tiandong patted Xie Liang's shoulder.
When he returned to the kitchen, as expected, Zhang Wentao pointed at a chef who was responsible for making air-dried tomatoes and scolded him: "How many times have I told you, this thing should have been put outside to dry in the sun, but now I let you bake it in the oven."
Forget it, can’t you take it out for him to dry after baking!"
"Master Zhang, the wind is a bit strong today. I'm afraid it will get dusty, so..." The young chef wanted to explain.
Zhang Wentao slapped the table and asked sternly: "Do you listen to the wind or do you listen to me? When you use it, won't you rinse it with water! Let me tell you, in Italy, this thing needs
It needs to be air-dried for 3 months in a natural environment, do you understand?"
"Use your brain!"
After Zhang Wentao finished speaking, the young chef nodded quickly and led another chef to place the plates on the baking sheet and prepare to move them out.
"Come back, ask Xie Liang to join you, and tell him what I just said."
Similar scenes happened every day in the kitchen, and Shi Tiandong was used to it. Since entering the restaurant as an apprentice, people of his generation have been scolded, and sometimes it is normal to be scolded and cry for a trivial matter.
"Okay, rest your throat. What do you want to drink? I'll let the front of you do it for you."
After everyone else went out, Shi Tiandu came over and said with a smile.
Zhang Wentao also breathed a sigh of relief. These people are not stupid or lazy, they just can't adapt to the current rhythm when they get busy.
Since the creative fusion restaurant was re-opened as an Italian restaurant, Sun Xiaowei first attracted a group of admiring friends through her circle of friends and came to the store to taste the skills of Michelin chefs.
Then with this wave of people helping to introduce it, many customers come to taste it every day.
Because the menu changes every day, and the portions of Italian dishes are quite large, the per capita consumption is not much higher than the local dishes outside. As a result, there are even occasional repeat customers among the endless stream of customers.
In this regard, although the taste of the dish itself is the key, it is also inseparable from Sun Xiaowei's promotion.
Don't underestimate her local friends. Some of them own mid-to-high-end B&Bs, some do business locally, and some are executives of local hotels. As long as they are willing to talk attentively to the guests they usually see, they can give more recommendations to tourists.
Naturally, people will come.
There is also online publicity, which has also brought many customers to the reopened restaurant.
Although "Michelin Chef" is just a gimmick in the eyes of many people, sometimes this kind of gimmick has really good results.
"Forget it, let's go to the front together. I just want to take a look at the desserts in front. By the way, how are the ingredients for dinner prepared?"
Zhang Wentao asked as he motioned to go to the front together.
Shi Tiandong thought for a while: "Basically, it's almost the same. And I also told the previous ones that if the guests have any special requests, don't agree easily. We need to agree before we can."
"Well, there are no rules. I still need Sun Xiaowei to emphasize this point."
Thinking of what happened two days ago, Zhang Wentao couldn't help but curl his lips.
Although it has been repeatedly emphasized during training and meal tasting that you must listen to the chef beforehand, when guests make any special requests, the waiters are still accustomed to agreeing first.
The work pressure of the kitchen is very high. When the meal arrives, the ingredients have just been prepared. But sometimes due to a small mistake during cooking, the dishes are not perfect and need to be re-cooked.
Or when the chef is taking tweezers to arrange the dishes, suddenly the waiter in front of you comes over and tells you that the guest wants to order a dish that is not on the menu that day, and the waiter has already agreed to it.
For the chef, this is undoubtedly a bomb or a bolt from the blue.
Many people will not understand why the chef would be very upset when encountering such a situation, but as long as you walk into the kitchen and look at the chef who is as busy as a battlefield, you will understand.
A request you casually agree to is no different from the execution ground to them.
"Mr. Li, let me introduce to you, this is Zhang Wentao, Mr. Zhang."
As soon as Zhang Wentao and Shi Tiandong walked into the restaurant from the kitchen, Sun Xiaowei stood up with a middle-aged man in his 40s and wearing glasses. Next to the middle-aged man, there was a man in his 30s with a beard who looked like an assistant.
Young man with short hair.
"Hello, I have long admired your name, Mr. Zhang."
Mr. Li stretched out his hand and said with a smile.
Zhang Wentao nodded, shook hands with the other person and said calmly: "Let's talk about it later. I want to go check out the desserts."
Mr. Li nodded quickly and apologized: "I won't disturb your work, I just want to get to know you."
"Yeah. Let's go."
Zhang Wentao nodded and said to Shi Tiandong beside him.
In recent days, Sun Xiaowei's friends would always come over and want to make friends, and Sun Xiaowei couldn't refuse.
But having basically figured out Zhang Wentao's temper, she knew that there would be no problem in making an introduction. If she was willing to stop and have a chat, she would not dare to ask him to make a decision.
"Xiao Sun, it seems your place is going to become popular. If there are more and more tourists after Shaohua Bookstore opens here, your restaurant may be overwhelmed."
"Mr. Li, what are you talking about?"
Sun Xiaowei responded with a smile, but she felt unspeakably sad in her heart, because others did not know that Zhang Wentao had been exhausted in her store for only two months.
And even if the other party doesn't leave, she can't afford to pay him the salary.