The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 213 Erdun

After making arrangements for Su Ya's younger brother, Lao Tan chatted with Master Liu and the store manager for a while.

During this period of time, the business of the Haidong store has declined, which is related to the hot weather. After all, the dumpling restaurant is Chinese food. In summer, people prefer to eat some barbecue and some skewers, and drink some cold beer. It is normal for the number of customers to decrease.

Chinese restaurants are like this. They are impacted by barbecue in summer and hot pot in winter. If you want to survive, you can only be yourself. You need to be hard at all times.

Lao Tan affirmed the current work of the Haidong store, telling them not to worry, to calm down, to focus on the quality of the dishes and service, to lead a good team, and not to relax.

After chatting for a day, Lao Tan was going to visit the Central Kitchen Store. Master Liu said that the chefs of the three restaurants after get off work in the evening and Yang Zhijun were going to get together, and asked Lao Tan if he had time and if he could attend.

"Good thing, haven't you guys been drinking with me for a long time? You always drink secretly." Old Tan joked.

"Why? The main reason is that you are busy and afraid that you will not have time, so I dare not call you." Master Liu said.

"I don't know you yet, you don't enjoy drinking with me, you don't want to take me with you, and bother me to preach."

"How can it be? We are all willing to listen to you and gain insights."

"You're fooling around." Old Tan smiled angrily, and said, "Okay, call me when you arrive. By the way, what do you want to eat?"

"Grilled lamb chops, there is a newly opened barbecue restaurant in Daying Mongolia, which is very good, and the lamb chops and lamb legs are famous." Master Liu said.

"Okay, I'll go then."

After getting out of the Haidong store and getting into the car, Lao Tan thought he hadn't had time to drink with the brothers in the kitchen, and he was a little divorced from the crowd.I am busy all day long, as if the restaurant will not turn around without me, and I always feel uneasy.

What is there to worry about?

As the great virtue said, one day those who let go must let go, and those who don't let go also have to let go. It is better to let go early than to let go later.

Yes, there is nothing we can't let go of. Now that the foundation has been laid, the rest is development.The store managers and head chefs of each store are very responsible and dedicated, and the operation is very good.

In addition to the store manager, the head chef, there are also operations managers and kitchen directors.Zhang Li, Zhou Xiaomei, Zhongqing, and Yang Zhijun are fully capable of carrying out the work well, but they have always been worried and dare not let go completely.

It's time to let go. If you don't let go, they won't be able to develop, and they will become a stumbling block.

I have always advocated standardization, process, specialization, and systematization. Now it seems that I have been in charge of it myself. These people are acting according to orders. Without orders, they will follow the steps and stagnate.

It's not that they don't take the initiative, it's that they don't let go. They are used to waiting for work, and thus lose their initiative.

Aqiao built it by herself, but the development cannot be accomplished by herself, it depends on them.Since this is the case, now they have to be pushed to the front line, and they can go back and be a staff officer.

At the time of the total, the car arrived at the entrance of the central kitchen store. Lao Tan came out of his thoughts, opened the car door and stood in the drizzle. He looked up and saw that the plaque light was not on. He thought it was raining that caused the power to be connected somewhere. .

Going up the steps to the door, the door was opened inside, and a handsome young man held the doorknob with one hand and greeted loudly with a smile on his face: "Mr. Tan, good evening!"

"Okay, you are also good." Lao Tan responded with a smile, and then asked: "Why is the plaque light not on? Is it connected to electricity?"

The young man was startled, and immediately ran out to have a look, then came back quickly, and said embarrassingly: "Forgot to open——" Then he ran to the switch and pushed the gate of the plaque light up, and then hurried outside the door.

light is on.

The young man blushed, stood in front of Old Tan anxiously, and said in a low voice, "Boss Tan, I forgot."

At this time, the store manager came over, obviously knowing that he forgot to turn on the plaque light, and blushed and whispered: "It's raining today, I forgot to remind, and I didn't go out to check—"

Old Tan was not angry when he saw the store manager, but instead remembered Mulan's pregnancy and maternity leave—if he hadn't seen the new store manager, he would have thought Mulan was working here.

He secretly blamed himself in his heart, and then said to the store manager: "Remember to check in the future, and this will not be an example."

"Understood Mr. Tan." The store manager said cautiously.

"How are the guests today?" Old Tan asked.

"All seats are full, and the two private rooms on the upper floor have been overturned." The store manager replied.

"Well, it's okay, let's go, I'll go to the kitchen to have a look."

The store manager retreated as if he had received an amnesty, seeing her nervous and frightened, Lao Tan smacked his lips, touched his bald head, and said in his heart: Is it so scary?My old Tan Ke has always been close to the people.

Hey, the Taishang didn't know about it, secondly he praised him personally, secondly feared him, and secondly scolded him.It is not far from making people afraid and scolding. It seems that in the minds of employees, it has lost a level——
Lao Tan laughed at himself, shook his head, went to the kitchen door, changed into a spare work clothes, and went straight in.

The kitchen staff obviously knew that he was coming, most of them were cleaning, and those who didn’t clean up found some work for themselves, pretending to work hard, seeing him greeted politely and politely, and called out with his iconic smile Hello Mr. Tan!

This made him a little uncomfortable, and he couldn't help frowning.

When did this kitchen guy learn how to save face?

He was angry and wanted to ask Yang Zhijun, but Yang Zhijun was not here, and he was checking with Zhou Xiaomei at the Jinqiao store.

The head chef here is Wang Tiezhu, who has been working with Yang Zhijun.When Yang Zhijun was promoted to the director of kitchen affairs, he strongly recommended to be the head chef, and Lao Tan also appreciated it, so he agreed.

Now Wang Tiezhu goes out to study, and the kitchen is managed by Lige Erdun, the head chef.This is a Mongolian boy from Humeng. He cooks well and is very creative. Lao Tan has always wanted to train him to become a master in the kitchen.At the same time, he is a young man of literature and art, who plays the Matouqin well and sings well.

The lad is good for everything, but good wine, and he can drink it endlessly.I have been punished twice for delaying drinking. Although I restrained myself a little, I stopped drinking obviously, but secretly remained the same.

For this reason, Lao Tan talked to him once, and he told Lao Tan the truth.

The young man got married in his early twenties. After marriage, his wife gave birth to a son. The family of three enjoyed themselves happily.After his son was weaned, he and his wife came to Hohhot to work, confidently wanting to create a bright future for the small family.

Unfortunately, when my son was four years old, he was feeding the horse with his grandfather. Somehow, the little guy ran behind the horse’s buttocks. The horse was grazing, and when he was frightened, he kicked the little guy away with a hoof. In the end, he couldn’t be rescued——
The pain of losing a child has been lingering, and whenever I think of it, I drink to get rid of my sorrow, and I develop a habit of drinking.

But the young man is smart, loves cooking, has a good heart, and has a smile on his face, so he is very popular in the kitchen.He worked here when the central kitchen store opened, and he is very dedicated. Lao Tan is very optimistic about him.

Recently, his daughter-in-law became pregnant, which made him very happy. His longing for his son gradually faded, and he was full of hope for life, so that he wanted to perform well when the head chef was away, so as to be valued and promoted in the future. Lay the foundation.

In any case, Aqiao is a relatively good catering company in Hohhot, with high wages, good benefits, never in arrears of wages, good corporate culture, and development prospects. This is the dream of many chefs. Everyone wants to work here. , Erdun is no exception, not to mention that he is full of longing and hope for life now.

It's just a little impatient, focusing too much on the surface and losing the essence.

But this positive working attitude is still good, because he is not the kind of person who plays tricks, and he has the simplicity, kindness and sincerity of the Mongolians in essence.

Old Tan could see his intentions, so he called him aside and said, "Brother, management is not superficial, but superficial things are basic. As long as this child is obedient and not stupid, he can obey orders and obey orders. Be standard.

The deep meaning of management is benefits, otherwise how can we say that management produces benefits.On the surface, management is about managing people and directors, but actually it is creating benefits through a series of operations.What to maintain without benefits?What to start with?is not it? "

Erdun nodded half-understanding.

Seeing him like this, Lao Tan went on to say: "Do you know what the head chef is in charge of? Hygiene and discipline are the most basic, just follow the system and standards.

The most important thing is cost accounting, bringing forth the new through the old, improving the quality of the dishes, arranging the staff reasonably, leading the team well, and bringing everyone together like a family.Only when these are done well can the kitchen run smoothly, and profits can be made through the production and sales of dishes. "

"I see." Erdun nodded.

"There are two people who make the most money in the kitchen. One is the head chef who manages the food, and the other is the boss who doesn't care about anything but cooks very well. Brother, you are not suitable for management. Listen to me and work hard on the dishes. Development, understand our family's dishes, not only hot dishes, but also cold dishes and dumplings, this is suitable for you." Old Tan said, somewhat sharply.

Erdun was a little unwilling, and said, "Boss, I want to try——"

Old Tan laughed and said: "There are three stages in kitchen management. The first is that the stars embrace the moon, the second is that the people betray their relatives, and the third is that everyone expects it. You will have a headache when you reach the second stage." In order not to hit him , Old Tan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Try it, I hope you will develop in cooking, because you only like two things, one is playing the piano and singing, and the other is cooking on the stove."

"The boss still understands me." Erdun laughed.

"My daughter-in-law is pregnant and can't go to work. Is there not enough money to spend? I will drink less alcohol in the future and save some money. It's time to save money. I will be thirty soon. Will you rent a house when the child is born?"

Erdun blushed and scratched his head.

(End of this chapter)