Feng Yifan entered the dim sum shop, but did not go directly to the place where the two people were making dim sum. Instead, he stood in the compartment outside and looked around.
Chen Xu went in and told Luo Yu about Feng Yifan's arrival.
Luo Yu heard about it and came out with Chen Xu to meet Feng Yifan.
Luo Yu was still a little excited when she saw Feng Yifan.
Because she knew that the person in front of her was the former head chef of the Perovence restaurant and a top chef who had truly won three stars. In Luo Yu's eyes, this was someone she could truly worship.
Feng Yifan was more easygoing and carefree: "I am sorry to bother you. I came here uninvited today. I don't want to say anything to you two. I just brought the kids here to buy some of your snacks and taste them."
Luo Yu was a little excited. Facing Feng Yifan alone like this, she didn't know what to say.
Chen Xu was the calmer one who spoke: "Chef Feng, please don't be polite. If the child likes it, you can tell us. In fact, we also have delivery in our store, so you don't necessarily need to make a special trip."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "I think that as the chef who wants to invite you to join, I should come to your house in person. This is also polite."
After hearing this, Luo Yu finally couldn't help but speak: "Chef Feng, are you really going to invite us to join your restaurant? So are you going to build a top three-star restaurant in China?"
When Chen Xu heard Luo Yu's words, he looked a little unhappy.
Obviously, for someone like Chen Xu, who was born and raised learning traditional Chinese dim sum and cooking skills, he does not like to judge himself by foreign standards.
This is similar to the views of most domestic chefs, and of course many domestic diners also think so.
I feel that those so-called gourmets abroad don’t understand the essence of Chinese cuisine at all and are not qualified to judge it.
So when Chen Xu heard Luo Yu's question and thought that Feng Yifan might be going to open a three-star restaurant in China, he felt more or less unhappy.
Feng Yifan observed the change in Chen Xu's expression and also saw the desire in Luo Yu's eyes.
He smiled calmly and replied: "Actually, maybe you are mistaken. I have never thought about opening a three-star restaurant in China."
Chen Xu and Luo Yu were stunned.
The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
This seems different from what they thought before
Seeing the two of them in a daze, Feng Yifan continued, "When I returned to China, my plan was to promote our domestic cuisine. I wanted to pass on our Chinese food culture through my cooking skills and restaurants, and also spread it."
After explaining, Feng Yifan said very seriously: "So, if you want to get three stars, then I'm afraid my restaurant can't satisfy you."
Luo Yu thought for a moment and said, "But if we can't get three stars and be recognized by those food critics, how are you going to spread our food culture?"
This time, before Feng Yifan could speak, Chen Xu spoke first: "Why do you think those foreign food critics are qualified to evaluate the quality of our dishes? Shouldn't the quality of the dishes be determined by the diners
Our dishes should naturally be evaluated by our domestic diners, not by foreigners."
Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu. At first, he wanted to argue, but then he gave up.
"I'm not saying that we must let people who don't understand comment on it. I'm talking about dissemination. If we want to spread our food culture, we need to gain some recognition, right? There may be many evaluation agencies, but the most well-known one is the star rating, isn't it?"
Feng Yifan watched Chen Xu and Luo Yu start arguing, and he let the two of them argue for a while.
After the two of them calmed down, he spoke again, "So, I hope that we can establish our own rating system and use our own standards to evaluate our dishes, banquets, and restaurants to see how they can be considered top-notch."
These words stopped Chen Xu and Luo Yu from arguing.
The two looked at Feng Yifan in surprise again.
The two people thought of many paths Feng Yifan would take in the future, but they never expected that they still underestimated Feng Yifan's ambition.
Not only does he not want to run a three-star restaurant, but he also wants to subvert the existing international rating agencies.
His idea was to build a rating system of his own in China.
Domestic restaurants must follow their own standards.
This is really a bit unexpected.
You should know that there are four major and eight major cuisines in China, and each place has its own local specialty cuisines of varying sizes. It can be said that there is no unified standard in the country. In fact, it is related to the different tastes and preferences of different places.
Therefore, there is still no complete set of evaluation standards in China.
However, Feng Yifan actually wanted to establish a set of criteria for judging Chinese cuisine, which really made Chen Xu and Luo Yu a little scared.
Feng Yifan could probably guess some of the two people's thoughts.
"I know that there are big differences in food tastes between the north and south, east and west, and even between different regions in China, but these are not difficult. A top chef must be able to adapt to the tastes of different people in different places. If he can't make dishes that diners like, how can he be called top?"
Chen Xu and Luo Yu were still very surprised. They really didn't expect Feng Yifan to have such great ambitions.
Chen Xu thought for a moment and asked, "Chef Feng, what kind of cuisine does your restaurant serve?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied: "Su Ji does not belong to any cuisine. Su Ji is Su Ji. You can taste the flavors of any cuisine at Su Ji, but Su Ji's dishes do not belong to any cuisine."
Luo Yu asked curiously: "If that's the case, how do you determine a standard?"
Feng Yifan continued to answer: "The standard is not the taste, but the service of the restaurant and the quality of the dishes. No matter what cuisine it is, it can't escape the six points of 'color, fragrance, taste, meaning, shape, and tableware', right? So the standard is based on these six points."
Luo Yu asked curiously: "Isn't it color, fragrance, taste, meaning and shape?"
Feng Yifan explained: "Have you not noticed that in fact, top restaurants abroad are very particular about the customization of each tableware? This was also very particular in our country before, but it was gradually ignored by people.
So I think we should add color, fragrance, taste, meaning, shape, and container, and establish our own set of evaluation criteria. In fact, the standards can be found in our classics. "
Born as a traditional dim sum chef, Chen Xu naturally knows that these six points are indeed the key points of Chinese cooking.
"And these six points cannot be viewed separately. They should be viewed together. For a dish or a dessert, what color and shape it should be, what kind of container it should be paired with, what kind of artistic conception it should create, what kind of aroma it should reveal, and finally the taste it brings."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Chen Xu is right, these six points are unified and should be presented on every dish and every snack."
As Luo Yu listened to what the two people said, a fantasy suddenly emerged in his mind, and he unconsciously developed a yearning.
For Luo Yu, although she has been studying Western pastry, she still yearns in her heart to promote her own domestic dishes and dim sum so that more people can know and understand them, and make more people like her dim sum.
Now listen to what Feng Yifan said and hear his overall series of ideas.
Luo Yu felt that if they really followed Feng Yifan's idea, they might be able to design a set of standards for Chinese cuisine, and that these standards could be promoted and publicized, bringing Chinese food culture to the world.
Although Feng Yifan did not try to persuade the two, he constructed a vision of the future for them, which made Chen Xu and Luo Yu very excited.
If someone else were to build these things, Chen Xu and Luo Yu might not believe it.
But Feng Yifan is different.
First of all, they knew that he was the chef of Perovence Restaurant, and it was he who made Perovence regain three stars and became a royal restaurant. He also had a medal awarded by a royal family. As such a top chef, he had no problem understanding Western tastes.
Secondly, Chen Xu learned from his master that Feng Yifan was the descendant of the former state banquet master Su Quansheng, and was the current chef of the Su Ji Restaurant left by Su Quansheng's family.
Chen Xu's master also told him that the leading figure in the domestic culinary world, Mr. Zhuang Daozhong, was his great uncle, and the famous state banquet chef Shi Jinbin was his uncle.
With these two elders as his background, it is relatively easy for Feng Yifan to set standards in China, because he will have enough top domestic chefs to support him. Therefore, the Chinese cuisine standards he has established can be truly achieved.
In fact, from Feng Yifan’s confident expression.
Chen Xu and Luo Yu have already felt his unrivalled aura.
Considering all the advantages he had, it is not difficult to understand why he was able to do it.
First of all, in terms of strength, a chef who can get top reviews abroad also has the traditional cooking skills of some domestic dishes. Secondly, behind him, there are people who also have absolute strength and will give him enough support.
With such strength and background, Feng Yifan can indeed achieve what he envisions.
Feng Yifan saw that the two were excited, so he asked seriously: "So, are you two willing to join my restaurant?"
The sudden question made Chen Xu and Luo Yu hesitate for a moment.
Feng Yifan didn't ask any more questions, but said calmly: "Okay, let's stop here today. Your business outside is quite busy, so I won't disturb you. I will still be in Shanghai next week and will probably stay until the weekend, so you still have time to think about it."
After saying this, Feng Yifan turned around and left the workshop without any delay.
After everyone had left, Chen Xu and Luo Yu slowly came to their senses.
Luo Yu said with a bit of a smile: "This chef Feng is really impatient, can't he wait for us to think about it?"
Chen Xu smiled and said, "Didn't they give us a week to think about it?"
Luo Yu thought for a moment and said, "So do you want to go?"
Chen Xu did not hide anything: "Yes, I really want to go."
Luo Yu asked again: "What will happen to the store if we leave?"
Chen Xu shouted into the dessert making room, and soon two big boys came out.
If you look closely, you will find that the two older boys look a bit like Luo Yu, and the two older boys themselves are also very similar, they are a pair of twins.
Chen Xu pointed at the two girls and said, "Aren't your two younger brothers still here?"
Two big boys wearing aprons, hats and mouths smiled and said, "Sister, if you want to go, go with your brother-in-law. We are here and we promise to run the store well."
Luo Yu was still a little worried about his twin brothers.
"You two are really capable?"
The two older boys immediately answered in unison: "Absolutely."
Chen Xu smiled and said, "You should trust your brother. Besides, your parents are there to help watch over them. As long as they follow your recipe, there will be no problem."
Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu, then at his two younger brothers, and suddenly realized something.
"Have you discussed this already?"
The twin brothers said in unison: "Sister, this matter was indeed arranged by my brother-in-law, but in fact, my brother-in-law also did it for our family. Think about it, you have your own pursuits, and we can't always be a burden to you. So, at the suggestion of my brother-in-law, the two of us came here to help and serve as apprentices."
After listening to his brothers' words, Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu again with eyes full of gratitude.
In fact, many people don’t know that another important reason why Luo Yu refused the hotel restaurant’s offer to send her to the headquarters for training and eventually left the hotel restaurant was that her family’s financial situation was not good. Not only were her parents old, but her two younger brothers also had not found a job after graduating from college.
Luo Yu and Chen Xu opened this dessert shop together, initially more to ease the financial situation at home.
However, Luo Yu did not expect that after some suggestions and packaging from Chen Xu, this small dessert shop actually became an Internet celebrity shop.
What she didn't expect was that Chen Xu had already made a lot of arrangements for her.
For example, she asked her two younger brothers who graduated from university, could not find a job and were interested in making desserts to come and learn how to make desserts from Chen Xu and Luo Yu in the name of helping out.
Thanks to Chen Xu's careful arrangements, his and Luo Yu's departure would not have much impact on the dessert shop.
However, Luo Yu's twin brother also asked a key question in unison.
"Sister, brother-in-law, you are following that Feng Yifan to his place. Can a small restaurant like his really afford your wages?"
After hearing what his two younger brothers said, Luo Yu immediately realized this problem and looked at Chen Xu with some confusion.
Chen Xu spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me like that. I actually don't know either. But since Feng Yifan invited us, and Shi Jiahui was also invited, he must have a certain amount of financial resources, and he should have a unique set of business strategies."
Luo Yu nodded and said, "Well, let's wait until we taste Chef Feng's dim sum before deciding whether to go with him."
Chen Xu agreed: "Okay, we should have a competition. We should see it for ourselves."
After Feng Yifan left the Chestnut Workshop, he walked slowly to a small park not far away and found his senior sister, Yang Zhiyi, Shi Tao and two little girls.
Feng Ruoruo rushed to her father and asked, "Dad, did you hire a dim sum chef?"
Yang Xiaoxi also followed, then looked up and waited for Mr. Feng's answer.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It should be almost done. Wait for Dad to make a snack for them to be convinced, and then we can take them back."
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "No, Dad, have you forgotten? We need to pick up Feifei."
Yang Xiaoxi also shouted, "Yes, yes, we need to pick up Feifei."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, the most important thing is to pick up Feifei."