From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 299 The trial opening of Master’s restaurant
When Feng Zhengming and his party rushed to Yan's Restaurant, the potted plants he asked his third uncle to buy for him were also delivered.

In front of the Yan's restaurant, Mr. Yan and his eldest son Yan Jianxing were greeting the guests at the door.

Seeing Feng Zhengming and the others coming, Yan Jianxing quickly stepped forward with a smile.

"Elder brother, Zhengming, you are finally here."

Feng Zhengming asked the person who brought the potted plants to place them in front of the restaurant.

"Brother, my senior brother and I bought these pots together. I wish your Yan's restaurant will make a lot of money."

Li Huidong echoed: "Yes, yes, we have a lot of money, and with your restaurant in Jianxing, master's craftsmanship can be regarded as a serious restaurant inheritance, and our brothers and sisters are all happy."

Yan Jianxing responded with a smile: "You are so polite. Today is the first day of trial operation. You are here. That is the greatest affirmation and support for me. How can my craftsmanship fully represent the inheritance of my father? I still need senior brothers and Zhengming. If you can help me more, Zheng Ming will be the true successor of Zheng Er Ba Jing."

Feng Zhengming waved his hand: "I just learned a little bit from Master. I haven't fully understood many of Master's things."

The three brothers here were talking, and Master Yan asked them to come over and greet people.

Master Yan heard this and said: "Let him do it by himself. If he doesn't do well, I will come and remove the sign myself."

When Yan Jianxing faced Master Su, he was naturally very respectful: "Okay, uncle, I will receive every customer seriously and prepare every dish well."

Feng Zhengming and the others turned around and saw several people from the Culinary Association arriving.

Everyone looked over following the laughter.

Zhang Liqiang smiled and said, "Zhengming, do you have any shares in Yan's Restaurant?"

Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Master, give Xiaopeng and the others a holiday. They are going to buy things to take home for the New Year. My home is in Quancheng, so there is no need to buy anything. I just heard that Uncle Qiang is coming today, so I will come with him to see it. .”

Yan Jianxing looked at Zhang Lei and laughed: "You didn't come with your master and the others?"

Feng Zhengming asked: "Then why don't you come with Master?"

"What are you three brothers doing? Come here quickly, the guests are here."

Yan Jianxing smiled and said: "If you want to buy shares, I welcome you Zhengming to buy shares. Senior brother can also buy shares together."

Among them, Zhang Lei also came with his cousin Zhang Liqiang.

Chef Su immediately said: "It's not enough to cook well. Since you dare to serve Yan's cuisine, your dishes must taste worthy enough to be featured as this signature feature."

In fact, Master Su is so strict to help Master Yan teach.

Feng Zhengming quickly said: "How dare I? This is Master's shop."

I saw Master Su leading people to come.

Li Zhifeng nodded: "That's good, but we can't let Mr. Yan's face fall to the ground."

Li Huidong laughed and said, "Okay, you have a good rest before the New Year, and I will train you and Xiaopeng well after the New Year."

They hurried over to greet the people from the Culinary Association.

If you are an outsider looking at it, you may feel that Master Su said this, and it feels like he is going to kick the gym.

Seeing Zhang Liqiang, Feng Zhengming and Yan Jianxing greeted each other together.

When Zhang Lei saw Feng Zhengming and the others, he quickly stepped forward to say hello.

President Li Zhifeng is here, and several vice-presidents are also here.

"Master, Master, congratulations to Master Yan on his successful business opening."

"Lao Yan really can't stand the trouble in his eyes, not even his own son. If he can't cook the dishes well, then he will have to take off the Yan Family Cuisine sign."

Yan Jianxing said to Li Zhifeng respectfully: "Yes, I am cooking it myself now, and of course my father's chef is also responsible for ensuring that the dishes we serve are authentic Yan family dishes."

Master Yan has already said this, and Master Su nodded: "We want to try Yan's cuisine today."

Before Feng Zhengming could speak, the master said for him: "This store does not belong to him, so why should he show off his skills? This is the Yan family restaurant, so naturally the younger generations of the Yan family should show off their skills."

Zhang Lei's expression changed instantly, with a bitter look on his face.

Zhang Lei could only say: "I don't dare, let's go with the master. The master will definitely let me watch more and learn more. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I want to relax."

Li Huidong echoed: "Yes, we can't take the master's shares, and we can't come here to work in the back kitchen. We really can't take the shares."

"Hahaha..." As soon as Mr. Yan finished his words, a hearty laugh came.

The two masters met with the ceremony, and master Su looked at the people greeting him.

At this time, Li Zhifeng and Master Yan also came over together.

As he spoke, Master Su looked at Yan Jianxing: "It depends on your craftsmanship and whether you are qualified to hang this sign."

Li Huidong said: "I gave them a day off today, but I didn't expect him to come with his uncle."

Li Zhifeng said with a smile: "So, Jianxing built this place himself?"

Feng Zhengming waved his hand: "You're welcome, it's Master's store. If you need anything, I'll be there immediately. I definitely can't take the shares in Master's store."

Especially when I saw Feng Zhengming say: "Zhengming is here, do you want to show off your skills?"

Seeing Master Su bringing people over to congratulate him, Master Yan led his brothers Yan Jianxing and Feng Zhengming to come forward.

Zhang Liqiang came over and said, "Listen to Master and do whatever you are told."

This made both Feng Zhengming and Yan Jianxing laugh.

As a veteran chef who has been in the industry for many years, Chef Su is very aware of the importance of the signature "Yan's Cuisine".

It’s not just about cooking the food.

The craftsmanship and characteristics of Mr. Yan must be produced.

Yan Jianxing said seriously: "I understand, I invited you here today, uncle, just to let you taste it."

Yan Jianxing looked serious and didn't flinch at all.

Master Su heard this answer and looked at Master Yan with satisfaction.

The two old masters naturally smiled and exchanged glances.

Later, some well-known masters from Quancheng came one after another.

There are also some friends who used to be Master Yan in Quancheng.

And Yan Jianxing himself also invited some of his classmates when he was a student in Quancheng, and some of his colleagues when he later worked.

On the first noon of Yan’s restaurant’s trial opening, it was basically full with family and friends.

The master chefs and some elderly elders were all arranged in private rooms.

Feng Zhengming and his senior brother's family were also sitting in a relatively large private room.

Not long after everyone was seated, waiters began to come to serve food.

Let’s start with the cold dishes first.

The cold dishes served today are completely different from the ones Feng Zhengming and the others came to eat before.

The cold dishes served today were all exquisitely presented.

And some adjustments have been made to some dishes.

Especially for the braised elbow, this time Yan Jianxing made adjustments according to the suggestions given by Master Yan and Feng Zhengming. The elbow is not salted at all, it is just braised with spices.

This time, Yan Jianxing even soaked it in lotus leaf water before marinating it.

And when the dish is placed, a lotus leaf is placed on the bottom of the plate to highlight the fragrance of the lotus leaf.

And because there are no extra spices, the elbow retains the meaty flavor to the greatest extent.

Even the picky Chefs Su, Wang and Sun who came here this time all praised the braised pork elbows for being really good after tasting them.

"The meat is full of flavor and has no odor at all."

"It's really delicious. This elbow is so delicious."

"Unexpectedly, just a plate of cold dishes has already confused us all."

Even the master chefs found it delicious, and other invited relatives and friends were even more impressed by this braised pork elbow.

After the cold dishes were served, a variety of hot dishes began to appear.

Yan Jianxing listened to what Feng Zhengming said before and served various dishes interspersed with each other.

To put it simply, it means to alternate between heavy dishes and light dishes.

In fact, many restaurants used to intersperse dishes like this.

Especially at banquets, you must ensure that strong and light dishes are served alternately.

It’s just that many restaurants and restaurants now don’t pay attention to this.

So many times it will be very confusing when serving food.

In addition, some restaurants may prepare a lot of ingredients in advance for the sake of efficiency in serving dishes. When it is time to serve, they may serve many dishes at once, or some ingredients may not be prepared in time, causing customers to wait for a long time without being served. .

If you are hosting a banquet in the countryside, or hosting some banquets such as wedding banquets, it may not matter if you serve all the dishes at the same time.

But usually when customers go to a restaurant to have a meal, the dishes are served in a mess, which will give the customers a very bad feeling.

Feng Zhengming reminded that Yan Jianxing paid great attention today and carefully adjusted the pace of serving dishes.

Make sure that when serving dishes, the dishes on each table must be served alternately.

In this way, when everyone eats, they will not only eat strong dishes or only light dishes.

It seems like a small adjustment, but it will naturally win praise from the old masters.

Mr. Su said with satisfaction: "The rhythm of serving dishes is very good. Instead of serving all meat dishes at once, or all dishes with strong taste, meat dishes and vegetables are served alternately, interspersed with dishes, so that everyone can enjoy it." Savor the subtleties of each dish.”

And when served as a side dish, the master chefs and invited relatives and friends also liked it.

Several master chefs know that this dish is a classic dish of Master Yan.

Once upon a time, this dish was the signature dish of Yanxilou.

But now, this dish can no longer be eaten in many restaurants in Quancheng.

So the old chefs were very excited when they saw this dish in Yan's Restaurant.

The beautiful flower knife, the crisp and tender taste of the kidneys, and the sauce mixed with the kidneys, garlic and chili really made many people present unable to stop eating.

Of course, the braised kidneys are just an appetizer, and there is another main dish later, which is sweet and sour carp.

The carp Yan Jianxing used was a large carp from the Yellow River that he had found in advance through his connections.

The carp on every table are relatively large.

Yan Jianxing also decorated each carp with his own hands according to the peony flower knife passed down from his father.

The sweet and sour carp on every table has the shape of a carp jumping over a dragon's gate.

Such a classic dish has naturally won unanimous praise from everyone.

Master Su said to Master Yan: "Okay, this dish makes me really envy Lao Yan. It seems that this Yan's restaurant can continue well. There is really a successor to Yan's cuisine."

Others also agreed.

"Yes, this sweet and sour carp dish is really good."

"It completely restores the way Lao Yan did it back then."

"Yes, the shape is very good, and the taste is almost exactly the same as what Lao Yan made back then."

After Master Yan heard everyone's praise, he was very pleased with his son's performance.

Chef Yan was quite satisfied with every dish served today.

The key is that the overall quality of the dishes on every table is almost guaranteed.

This is actually very difficult to do.

No matter how good a chef is, some deviations will inevitably occur when cooking so many dishes at once.

Originally, Master Yan had thought of it and was prepared to lower his requirements.

But what Mr. Yan didn’t expect was that his son’s trial operation was indeed of a high standard.

Master Yan sighed: "It's really the waves behind that push the waves ahead."

Master Wang said: "I really envy you. You have such a good apprentice. Now your son can truly inherit his father's business and pass on your craftsmanship."

Master Sun laughed after hearing this: "It seems that Lao Wang has become jealous."

These words made everyone present laugh.

Master Wang was not angry, but said directly: "I'm just jealous. A good apprentice like Feng Zhengming fell into Lao Yan's hands. His son can also cook so well. Can't we be jealous?"

Master Wang’s words made everyone laugh even more happily.

After laughing, Master Su said: "It's normal to be jealous. In the final analysis, Lao Yan's apprentice and son are more competitive."

Master Sun agreed: "Yes, it's even more impressive."

Li Zhifeng couldn't help but ask: "Master Yan, why didn't you let Zhengming and the others come here to cook? I think if Zhengming comes to the kitchen and cooperates with Jianxing, the business of Yan's Restaurant will be more prosperous."

Master Yan waved his hand: "We all have our own careers, so there is no need for everyone to come to Yan's Restaurant."

Master Su said: "Zhengming's current path is quite good. The best meat in Quancheng has become the signature of Quancheng. Now those who come to Quancheng from other places must try the meat."

After a pause, Master Su said: "And I think that as Zhengming's reputation grows, we can sell tons of meat to Quancheng in the future. If we can sell tons of meat to the whole country, then we can also take advantage of it. "

Master Yan agreed very much with what Master Su said.

"That's right, Zhengming is doing very well at Ganfanpu now. He will expand his business later and his reputation will be even greater. Then he can open a branch and expand the store to the outside world to let more people know about our Quancheng Baozi Rou."

Li Zhifeng thought carefully and said: "If we can really spread the dry rice to other places, it will also promote and publicize our Shandong cuisine."

Master Yan said: "That is a long and arduous task."

Master Su immediately said: "If it were someone else, I dare not say when it would be done.

But I think Feng Zhengming can definitely do it. Let’s wait and see. I believe Zhengming will show us what he does. "

Accompanying the Feng family in the private room next door, Feng Zhengming did not expect that when the Yan family restaurant opened, it would be him who the master and the old chefs were chatting with.

(End of this chapter)