When Feng Yifan stepped into the hotel restaurant's kitchen, he happened to run into Walsh.
No, to be exact, Walsh was originally reviewing in the kitchen, but an uninvited guest like Feng Yifan broke in.
Walsh was reviewing the restaurant's dishes, with a particular focus on the one-star set menu that Feng Yifan had left behind.
The hotel attaches great importance to this menu and regularly sends Walsh, along with the chefs from the hotel's headquarters restaurant, to inspect hotel branches around the world to ensure that the restaurant chefs in these branches are able to strictly prepare the dishes on the menu as required.
Walsh came here this time to inspect other parts of the hotel, which was of course the focus of his visit.
But an even more important thing is to inspect the restaurant's kitchen.
Because this menu is a formal, certified one-star menu, it is naturally the hotel's signature and the most ordered menu in the hotel restaurant.
Walsh was in the kitchen, like a majestic king, looking down at his generals and soldiers.
But at this moment, a figure with a less powerful aura and who took every step very leisurely stepped into the kitchen.
Even though Feng Yifan did not have the powerful aura of Walsh, he was just like an ordinary hotel guest, an ordinary guest who accidentally entered the hotel restaurant's kitchen.
But the moment he stood in the kitchen, the oppressive aura that Walsh originally brought was instantly dispersed.
Then everyone's eyes in the entire kitchen would unconsciously focus on Feng Yifan.
Especially the chefs who were making the one-star menu he left behind, each of them became extremely serious, even more serious than when Walsh was supervising beside them.
We dare not be careless in every step, and even some movements cannot deviate.
Walsh and chef Yu Quan were both surprised to find that the chefs in the kitchen seemed to have suddenly turned into very standardized robots. They all became meticulous and there seemed to be no mistakes at all.
Feng Yifan didn't care about that. He just walked up to Yu Quan and asked in a low voice: "I want to ask, can I borrow your kitchen? I can pay for all the ingredients. My daughter wants to eat the lunch I made for her. Can you make it for my daughter?"
Feng Yifan deliberately moved closer to Yu Quan and lowered his voice so as not to alarm other people in the kitchen.
But his appearance was bound to alarm everyone in the kitchen.
So the moment he opened his mouth to speak, the entire kitchen would instantly become quiet; even the sounds of pots and spoons colliding, or of cutting vegetables would instantly disappear.
Everyone subconsciously lowered the noise and listened attentively.
Even Walsh subconsciously held his breath and listened carefully to what Feng Yifan said.
The kitchen suddenly fell silent, which surprised Feng Yifan.
After he finished speaking, he looked at the people in the kitchen, then smiled and said, "It's okay, you guys continue to do your work. If I disturb you, I'll think of another way."
When Feng Yifan turned around and prepared to leave, Yu Quan quickly stopped him and said, "Mr. Feng, it's okay. You can use everything in the kitchen. If you have any instructions, just let us know. We will do our best to cooperate with you and ensure that there will be no deviation."
As soon as Yu Quan finished speaking, the other chefs in the kitchen all said in unison: "Yes, Chef."
When Walsh saw this scene, his blood boiled instantly and he really had a wonderful feeling.
Then, Walsh's eyes welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but say, "Yes, chef."
Feng Yifan was a little confused, thinking, isn't it just to borrow some kitchens? Why are you all like this? We are not going to war
He could only quickly say: "Don't get excited, I don't mean to disturb you. I just want to use the kitchen. Just give me a stove and some ingredients. I will definitely pay according to the price. Of course, I also need to borrow the knife and cutting board."
Yu Quan spoke again: "Chef, you're welcome. You can use everything here as long as you need it."
Then, Yu Quan said directly: "Make room for the chef on the stove, and prepare the chopping board and knife. Oh, and get all the freshest ingredients for today."
Very quickly, the chefs in the kitchen took action immediately.
Before Feng Yifan could speak, the chefs had already made room and piled up today's fresh ingredients.
Feng Yifan felt helpless when he saw this. He really had never thought that everyone would cooperate like this.
But facing everyone's enthusiasm, he really didn't know what to say.
Then, Feng Yifan walked over and took a look at today's fresh ingredients.
There are really high-end deep-fried seafood and many hard ingredients, such as the pork of the two-headed black pig, one of the four famous pigs in China, as well as some very fresh river fish and some rare mountain products. It is really fresh and complete.
Yu Quan introduced, "Chef, these were delivered this morning. They are all absolutely fresh. Please take a look at which ones you need. You can use whatever you want."
When Feng Yifan was looking at it, everyone in the kitchen still focused their attention on him.
In the eyes of other chefs in the kitchen, Feng Yifan is really a very peaceful person.
He did not have the oppressive feeling that Walsh gave to everyone. He was really like an unexpected intruder. He would not point fingers at anyone or disturb everyone's work.
He was just one person, walking and looking, while picking up some ingredients he might need.
Feng Yifan chose a piece of top-quality black pork belly.
Then I picked some very fresh prawns.
Then he stayed at the seafood for a moment, thought carefully, and chose a small lobster and a fresh seabass.
If you just look at the appearance, many people might mistake the side-toothed bass for the grouper.
But in fact, there are differences between the two, and their prices are also very different.
When Feng Yifan chose a side-toothed sea bass, he also teased Yu Quan: "Should we confirm first that this is a side-toothed sea bass? Don't count it as a grouper. I can't afford that."
Yu Quan quickly said with a smile: "No, no, chef, don't worry."
But everyone is really a little curious, what dish is Feng Yifan going to make with Boston lobster and sea bass
As for the remaining vegetables, Feng Yifan's choices were more casual.
But after careful observation, I found that the vegetables in the hotel restaurant kitchen were probably not purchased from my parents' vegetable base.
Feng Yifan still asked: "Don't you purchase your vegetable supplies from Yanghu Township?"
Yu Quan was a little surprised by this statement. He hesitated for a moment and said, "We are quite far from Yanghu Township. We have used it before, but there may be some problems with transportation. So we did not choose to continue using it, but purchased it nearby."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, it's not wrong to purchase nearby, but if you want to pursue quality, it's better to use vegetables from Yanghu Township."
Yu Quan also quickly said: "Yes, chef, I will ask the hotel for purchasing suggestions."
Feng Yifan quickly said, "No, no, I just said it casually, and the Yanghu Township Vegetable Base was actually founded by my parents, so I don't want people to think that I am abusing my power for personal gain."
While saying this, Feng Yifan did not forget to glance at Walsh who was standing not far away and examining the situation.
Walsh heard the words, noticed the gaze, and turned to look over.
Then, without any hesitation, Walsh said, "Yu Quan, you don't have to make any suggestions. I will tell the general manager of your hotel to purchase everything from Yanghu Township in the future."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Thank you so much. I would like to thank you on behalf of my parents and the villagers of Yanghu Township."
Walsh said seriously: "The quality of vegetables must be guaranteed, and the hotel restaurant must have fresh vegetables every day."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "No problem, I will ask the township to send you a car every day."
But then he added: "Of course, if we send a truck here, the price..."
Walsh made the decision directly: "The price is fine, as long as it meets the hotel's requirements."
Feng Yifan smiled and gave Walsh a thumbs up: "Okay, deal."
Feng Yifan was very happy with this result, as he helped his parents secure a business deal. As long as one hotel started using vegetables from Yanghu Township, other hotels and restaurants in Shanghai would surely start using them one after another. Then, vegetables from Yanghu Township would be able to easily and officially enter this metropolis.
Come to think of it, this trip to Shanghai is really worth it, especially staying in this international hotel where I used to work.
Feng Yifan carried the selected ingredients and exclaimed with a smile: "Our Peiwangao Hotel is indeed worthy of being an international hotel chain."
Walsh nodded seriously, "Well, of course, our hotel will definitely pursue the best."
Feng Yifan took the selected ingredients, placed them in the space vacated for him and started cooking them by himself.
Originally, Yu Quan wanted to ask someone for help, but when they saw Feng Yifan cooking alone, everyone in the kitchen was stunned, and no one dared to step forward to help.
Starting from the preparation of some vegetables, Feng Yifan completed all the preparation work smoothly by himself.
Wash the vegetables and set them aside after pre-processing.
The next step is to cut the meat dishes, such as the black-brined pork belly, into appropriate square pieces.
The chef at the chopping board in the back kitchen watched as Feng Yifan was able to cut a whole piece of pork belly into small square pieces with incredible accuracy using only his hands. Each piece was almost the same size. His knife skills alone were impeccable.
The subsequent pre-processing of the pork belly is also smooth. It is first blanched and then dry-fried to release the oil.
Finally, the square pieces of pork belly were placed aside, looking very tempting even before being cooked.
Everything was ready and everyone thought he was going to start cooking, but he was in no hurry.
Taking off his chef's uniform, Feng Yifan said with a smile, "Excuse me, you guys help me watch my things. I need to go upstairs first to see if my daughters have taken a bath. I can only start cooking after they come downstairs and sit in the dining room."
After saying this, he added, "By the way, you must remember this too. You can only start cooking after the customers sit down and place their orders. Otherwise, the dishes will not be fresh if they are served too early. All dishes need to remain fresh."
The chefs in the kitchen responded almost subconsciously: "Yes, chef."
At this moment, Feng Yifan became the head chef in the kitchen.
After he left, all the chefs gathered around his counter to watch.
"Look, this is what a master does. The knife skills are so accurate that every piece can be cut accurately. There is no need to measure. Every piece is square and all the sizes are the same."
"By the way, did you notice that the chef had already decided on the size when he chose it?"
"I saw that when the chef selected this piece of pork belly, he measured it with his hands."
"Yes, yes. The chef also seems to have controlled the quantities of the ingredients and vegetables he selected. He was also muttering to himself the whole time. He must have made sure the quantities were just right."
"Is it so exaggerated? Have you calculated how much of each item will be needed?"
"All top chefs do this to avoid waste as much as possible."
"Not only top chefs can do this, but chefs at state banquets can do this, because when the state banquet submits the purchase order, there can't be too many errors, so the quantity of each item must be ensured. If too much is wasted, there may be no ingredients available."
"Wow, is that really the case?"
"Of course. I heard it from my master when I was learning cooking."
"Your master? Is he the chef for the state banquet?"
"No, my master once learned from a state banquet chef."
"Hey, I thought your master was."
"Hahaha, if his master was like that, he would be the head chef."
Yu Quan looked at a group of people talking around Feng Yifan's stove, and could only say, "Okay, okay, stop looking and go back to work. There are people waiting to be served. You have already wasted quite a while. If you delay too long, you will not pass the inspection."
After being reminded of this, the chefs remembered that Walsh was still in the kitchen.
But when everyone turned around, they saw Walsh was watching with everyone else.
Walsh saw everyone turning their heads to look at him, and immediately smiled and said, "You're welcome. Today is a little special. The chef has finally shown off his skills, so we all have to learn from him. So I can be a little more lenient with today's review, as long as everyone can avoid making any mistakes."
Everyone is naturally very happy to have such relaxation.
When everyone was happy, Walsh added: "But at dinner, everything will be the same as before."
The chefs were instantly depressed, but soon they all perked up and returned to their respective positions to work hard.
It’s not for the purpose of passing the censorship, but rather to not disappoint the former chef.