From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 168 “Explode” fame

Just as Grandpa Feng expected, Feng Zhengming's cooking skills quickly became popular.

Many people in Quancheng now mention the Feng Family Restaurant.

It’s not just the meat, five-spice boneless pork trotters and Sixi meatballs that are on the menu.

There are also those stir-fried dishes by Feng Zhengming.

"The cooking is really fast and tastes good."

"It will definitely not lose to any big restaurant in Quan City."

"Yes, that craftsmanship is absolutely amazing."

"Who doesn't know now? If you want to eat the most authentic stir-fry, you have to go to Fengjiagang Restaurant."

"Three or five people go there and order two dishes, drink a few glasses of wine, and then have a handful of meat with rice. It's so beautiful."

"You can't go there often, otherwise your wallet will really suffer."

"Hahaha, the main reason is that every dish they cook is so good. When I go there, I want to eat every dish."

"Now when our family invites guests, they always choose to go to Feng's restaurant."

Zhao Chaoxing soon heard about the spread of the Feng Family Restaurant.

This made him feel a little surprised and confused again?

"What kind of business is this old Feng's shop doing? How come the Ganfan shop not only sells handfuls of meat, but also sells pig's trotters and Sixi meatballs, and now it even sells stir-fried dishes?"

When his wife Xu Ping heard what her husband said, she immediately told the rumors she had heard outside.

"I heard from many people who have been there that Mr. Feng, the owner of Feng Family Restaurant, is very good at cooking."

Zhao Chaoxing pondered: "Isn't this right? I never heard that Uncle Feng can cook."

Xu Ping said: "Maybe I learned it from other chefs."

Without waiting for Zhao Chaoxing to speak, Xu Ping continued: "I heard from some people who have eaten there that Uncle Feng's eldest grandson's craftsmanship is really good. He said that the cooking of popcorn is no worse than that of the master chef from Jubinyuan."

Zhao Chaoxing was shocked when he heard this: "Are you kidding? How old is that boy? Can his skills be compared with those of the masters from Jubinyuan?"

Xu Ping said: "I've heard people say that, but I've never eaten there."

Zhao Chaoxing looked serious: "The bombing of Jubinyuan and the burning of Taifeng Tower are what Quancheng is famous for."

Xu Ping added: "That is the unique skill of both their families."

Zhao Chaoxing nodded: "Yanxi Tower is still there, so it can be evenly matched with the two families."

Xu Ping thought for a while and asked: "Isn't there still Jufengde?"

Zhao Chaoxing said: "Jufengde is different again. Jufengde is one step ahead of them."

Xu Ping said: "Yes, it is said that many of their masters studied in Jufengde."

Speaking of this, Xu Ping suddenly asked her husband: "Do you think that Xiao Feng also studied in Jufengde?"

When Zhao Chaoxing asked this question, he felt a little frightened for a moment.

"No way? A chef from Jufengde would be willing to open a small dry rice shop like that? Wouldn't it be scrambled by restaurants of all sizes?"

Xu Ping then analyzed her husband: "Yanxi Tower was knocked down by those amateurs. Could it be that they were from Yanxi Tower before?"

Zhao Chaoxing couldn't laugh or cry: "Can you please stop making blind guesses? Yanxi House has closed down, but the chef's skills are still there. It shouldn't be difficult to find a place to go, right?"

Xu Ping was rejected by her husband again, so she could only ask her husband: "Tell me, where did he learn to cook?"

Zhao Chaoxing shook his head and said, "I didn't know."

Then Zhao Chaoxing added: "It doesn't matter where he learned it. Judging from the current rumors, I'm afraid his skills are indeed not bad. I believe it won't be long before someone comes looking for him."

"Looking for him? Who?" Xu Ping was a little confused at first, but she quickly thought of it after seeing her husband's eyes.

"You mean, which chefs will come to your door?"

Zhao Chaoxing said: "At least Jubinyuan should come and have a look. After all, Jubinyuan is a master of 'explosion', but he claims to have no rivals in Quancheng." Xu Ping asked: "So, the Feng family's restaurant is in trouble?"

Zhao Chaoxing said: "It's not a trouble, maybe it will help them."

Before his wife could speak, Zhao Chaoxing said with a relaxed face: "There may be two results when the master comes to visit. One is that the kick-off is successful, and the reputation of the Feng Family Restaurant will plummet in the future. The other is that the kick-off fails. Then the Feng Family Restaurant will fail." reputation may be higher.

No matter what the outcome is, the Feng Family Restaurant will part ways with our association from now on. "

"Parting ways?"

My wife still doesn't understand.

Zhao Chaoxing said: "In the future, their target may be those restaurants."

After hearing this, Xu Ping felt that her husband's analysis was reasonable.

But after thinking about it, Xu Ping added, "But when people make stir-fry dishes, they don't delay selling the meat. Now their reputation for the meat is quite high."

Zhao Chaoxing said confidently: "Don't worry, I have already adjusted our family's recipe for pork belly. I believe we will regain our reputation soon."

Seeing her husband's confident face, Xu Ping still has confidence in her husband.

The key is that the shop at the train station will be renovated soon.

In Xu Ping's view, as long as the new store at the train station opens and the square at the train station is renovated, and passengers get on and off from the South Railway Station back to the train station, the business of her new store at the train station will definitely be booming.

Feng Zhengming didn't know that Zhao Chaoxing's family had been paying attention to the news about his shop.

He still happily goes about his business every day.

Feng Zhengming also discovered that as he gradually became famous for his cooking, there began to be several tables of customers every night who came to the shop specifically to order food.

Even on weekends, some people would choose to treat themselves to the Feng family restaurant.

The reason why he chose to treat guests at the Feng Family Restaurant was also very simple.

Because Feng Zhengming's craftsmanship is good, and the vegetables at Fengjiagang Restaurant are cheap.

For the same three dishes, if you go to Jubinyuan, which is famous for its popular dishes in Quancheng, the price will be at least double that of Fengjiagang Restaurant.

After eating, many customers even felt that Jubinyuan sometimes did not cook as well as Feng Zhengming in the three dishes.

For some gatherings of close friends, it is not a treat for important events. Many ordinary families will naturally choose to go to the Feng family to serve as a restaurant.

As a result, the reputation of Feng Family Restaurant is growing day by day.

Slowly spread from the vicinity of the shop to other parts of Quancheng.

Even at the brewery, many people have heard of the reputation of the Feng Family Restaurant.

When Yang Peng heard someone talking about it in the factory, he immediately got excited and passed the word to Li Huidong.

"Master, I really didn't expect that my junior uncle would become famous so quickly."

Li Huidong was also happy for his junior brother when he heard about it.

"It's normal. After all, your junior uncle's skills are there, but he actually made a name for himself by making hotpots. I really didn't expect this. I wonder if the guys from Jubinyuan will come looking for him."

Zhang Lei was a little excited when he heard this: "Master, Jubinyuan is coming to trouble my junior uncle?"

Li Huidong shook his head: "I'm not looking for trouble. If the chef from Jubinyuan really comes to visit, it will be a good thing for your junior uncle."

"Why is it a good thing?" Yang Peng felt a little confused.

Because Zhang Lei was a local, he figured it out quickly.

"Jubinyuan's cooking is famous in Quancheng. If Jubinyuan comes to visit, it would be like admitting that my junior uncle's cooking skills are comparable to those of Jubinyuan's chefs."

At this moment, Li Huidong and Zhao Chaoxing were both looking forward to Jubinyuan coming to see Feng Zhengming.

(End of this chapter)