After deciding on the new dishes, Feng Yifan and his team began to decorate each table.
At times like this, Catherine showed her versatility.
When Catherine first entered the Perovence restaurant, she was hired as a waitress. At first, she was not even qualified to enter the kitchen. Her job was to tidy up the restaurant's tables day after day, as well as to guide the guests and provide them with various services.
So Catherine was well aware of some of the detailed arrangements of the restaurant.
She is very familiar with how to lay the tablecloth, the spacing between each piece of tableware, the spacing between knives and forks, and how to fold the napkin.
After seeing Catherine set up a table, Lu Cuiling, Su Ruoxi and Luo Yu all found it very interesting.
Then they took the initiative to learn from Catherine how to set the table, including how to fold napkins.
When Su Ruoxi learned how to fold a napkin, she was very excited.
"Wow, wow, wow, look, look, I can fold this, too."
Holding the folded napkin, Su Ruoxi danced happily for her husband.
"Look, am I smart? You definitely don't know this stuff."
Seeing his wife's happy expression, Feng Yifan also laughed happily, and then said directly: "I really don't know these things, because in foreign restaurants, these are all done by professionals. Of course, I will learn from Catherine in the future."
After hearing this, Catherine quickly said, "Chef, this is not what you should do."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Here, we don't need to divide it so finely. This is our restaurant, so naturally we all need to do these things."
Su Ruoxi said: "Yes, as the boss's wife, I have done it, so of course the boss has to do it too."
After hearing what the couple said, everyone present burst into laughter.
Next, everyone followed Catherine to learn how to arrange each dining table, how much the tablecloth should hang down, where the plates and knives and forks should be placed, and Catherine even took out a ruler to tell everyone the standard distance.
Ning Cheng was a little surprised when he saw that even a ruler was taken out: "Isn't this too strict?"
Feng Yifan said seriously: "This shows that a top restaurant needs to grasp every detail."
Ning Cheng nodded after listening and continued to follow Catherine to watch and learn carefully.
Su Ruoxi followed Catherine and learned for a while, then glanced at the watch on her wrist and exclaimed, "Oh, Ruoruo is about to finish school. We have to go pick her up."
Lu Cuiling said, "Well, it's time. Let's go pick up Ruoruo."
Hearing that Su Ruoxi was going to pick up the children, Catherine handed the ruler to the others and asked them to learn it first. She ran to open the refrigerator and took out the snacks she had prepared in advance.
"Luo Yu prepared this snack in advance and brought it to Ruoruo for her to eat at the dance class."
Su Ruoxi took it and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you."
Then Su Ruoxi said to Luo Yu specifically: "Thank you for thinking about our Ruoruo."
Luo Yu smiled and responded: "You're welcome, boss lady."
Lu Cuiling and Su Ruoxi walked out of the western restaurant together to pick up the children.
After his mother and wife left, Feng Yifan suddenly remembered that he had not returned home to pick up his father-in-law. He asked everyone to get busy in the restaurant and he hurried home to pick up his father-in-law and bring him downstairs.
Feng Yifan rushed back home and saw his father-in-law sitting alone in the living room reading a book.
Seeing his son-in-law running back breathlessly, Su Jinrong was also a little surprised: "Why are you rushing back?"
Feng Yifan took a few breaths to calm his breathing, then said, "Dad, I forgot you at home. I was worried that you would be waiting anxiously at home, so I hurried back to pick you up."
Su Jinrong smiled and closed the book in his hand: "You, you are already in your thirties, how come you are not calm at all? I am reading a book at home alone, what can happen? You are not here, I read a book alone, it is quieter."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I'm just worried that you're feeling bored at home."
Su Jinrong then stood up, stretched and said, "Well, it's a bit stuffy indeed. Okay, let's go downstairs and take a walk."
Feng Yifan handed him his father-in-law's crutches, still pushed his father-in-law's wheelchair, and accompanied his father-in-law out.
While walking in the community, Feng Yifan told his father-in-law about the new dishes that Catherine, Chen Xu and Luo Yu had created this afternoon.
"Dad, I underestimated Chen Xu and Luo Yu. I didn't expect that they would get inspiration from my French shortbread appetizer and create an appetizer that is very unique to us."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "After all, Chen Xu learned from a dim sum master, so he must have some ideas.
Luo Yu is a very interesting girl. At first, I thought she was rather arrogant and difficult to get along with. But after getting to know her, I found that she is a very sincere and humble child. She is eager to learn and willing to endure hardships.
After listening to his father-in-law's comments, Feng Yifan pushed his wheelchair and followed beside him and said, "Well, Luo Yu does look quite arrogant on the surface, but she is actually a very good girl."
In fact, Feng Yifan originally invited Chen Xu and Luo Yu to come and conducted a lot of investigations. He even specially invited Luo Yu's best friend to have dinner at the hotel in the evening to get to know Luo Yu.
It can be said that Luo Yu appears to be very arrogant on the surface.
It gives people the impression that she is not very easy to get along with, and they are always worried that she might turn against them.
In fact, Luo Yu is a very thoughtful person, and she is not as arrogant as she appears. After getting to know her, you will find that she is a cute girl who likes to laugh and can even tell you all kinds of jokes.
And after coming here and seeing the cooking skills of Feng Yifan and his friends, Luo Yu was also inspired to work harder.
Over the past few days, Luo Yu has also learned a lot from Catherine.
At least, she can now cook some dishes in a Western restaurant, not just desserts.
Luo Yu's amazing progress also surprised Feng Yifan.
Su Jinrong naturally saw it as well, because every time he was in the kitchen of a western restaurant, he always saw Luo Yu working very seriously, and Luo Yu would be very careful every time he cooked.
In this regard, Su Jinrong feels it is extremely valuable.
This shows that Luo Yu cherishes every attempt.
Try to prepare the dish as well as possible during trial cooking to avoid wasting ingredients consumed during the cooking process.
After all, every ingredient in a Western restaurant is not cheap.
This also makes many people wonder why some Western restaurants, especially those with their own specialty dishes, charge relatively high prices for each dish.
Because behind every dish, there are so many attempts, and every failed attempt results in real money being wasted.
The dishes presented to diners must have gone through many attempts and finally reached near perfection.
Therefore, the cost behind the creation of each dish cannot be easily calculated.
In such a situation, after the dish is launched, it is necessary to take into account the investment in the early creative process, the chef's time and energy, and the large amount of food that is wasted.
Luo Yu knows that what is being wasted is real money, so she is very careful when cooking.
Try your best to ensure that the dishes you cook are close to perfection so that you don’t have to try again and again.
After listening to his father-in-law praising Luo Yu, Feng Yifan asked again: "Dad, do you think Ning Cheng has made any progress recently?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Ning Cheng is your apprentice. As your master, can't you see whether he has made any progress? Why are you asking me this?"
Feng Yifan said frankly: "Ning Cheng has made progress, but I think it's not enough."
Su Jinrong shook his head and said, "No, you are asking too much of Ning Cheng. After all, he doesn't have much experience, unlike Lin Ruifeng.
Ning Cheng is quite diligent, but his basics are indeed lacking, so he cannot officially cook yet. You should understand that without two or three years of accumulation, Ning Cheng cannot master the cooking skills, so he can only be a waiter for the time being."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, I know Dad, so let him be responsible for the employee meals first, I hope he can understand."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "He will definitely understand because Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong are teaching him."
Feng Yifan knew that his father-in-law was right about this.
Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong were both Feng Yifan's assistants.
Especially Ma Xiaolong, when he was abroad, he could be said to be an all-round tool man beside Feng Yifan. Feng Yifan would almost take him to do all the dirty work.
And at many key dinners, Ma Xiaolong often had to take on multiple roles and always work beside Feng Yifan.
This has also enabled Ma Xiaolong to develop cooking skills that allow him to do almost any job.
Lin Ruifeng is still inferior to Ma Xiaolong in this regard.
After all, Lin Ruifeng only followed Feng Yifan for a few months.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan said to his father-in-law, "Dad, when Su Ji opens, I want Ruifeng and Ning Cheng to stay with me. The deputy chef will be the senior sister, and then let Xiaolong assist the senior sister. Do you think this is okay?"
Su Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "Well, this is a good arrangement. Although Xiaolin has some basic skills, they are still too weak to be the real chef. It is better to let your senior sister and Xiao Ma help you. Xiaolin and Xiaoning need to stay with you and gain more experience."
At this point, Su Jinrong suddenly said, "By the way, what are you going to do about Chen Xu?"
Feng Yifan was actually a little bit distressed.
Chen Xu's situation is somewhat different from Luo Yu's.
Luo Yu can be a dessert chef in a western restaurant.
But Chen Xu is a Chinese dim sum chef, and he learned from a pastry chef, so the place where he can really display his abilities is probably in pastry.
But now Chen Xu is not always available at the western restaurant.
After Su Ji opened, it focused mainly on cooking, which put Chen Xu in an awkward position.
Feng Yifan thought for a long time and said to his father-in-law, "Well, I'll find time to talk to Chen Xu and see what he thinks."
Su Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I think that Chen Xu should be allowed to display his expertise in Su's. Chinese dim sum is also an indispensable part of the banquet. You should give some dim sum portions to Chen Xu to make. In addition, you can also let Chen Xu show his abilities."
Feng Yifan looked at his father-in-law and asked, "Dad, what do you mean?"
Su Jinrong continued, "Don't you have a counter in the Su Ji you redesigned? I think we should just start making all kinds of pastries and let Chen Xu do it."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised: "Let him do it alone?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Isn't it possible? That should be Chen Xu's specialty. He usually makes noodles, and during banquets, he can make some banquet snacks. Isn't that very suitable?"
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Feng Yifan felt that his father-in-law's arrangement was not bad.
Feng Yifan's original plan was that after Su Ji reopened, he might have to abandon some of the noodles and pastries.
Now that I have heard my father-in-law’s arrangement, I don’t have to discard that part and can still keep the noodles and pastries.
Especially when Chen Xu makes a variety of noodles and Chinese dim sum, which are paired with Su Ji’s dishes, it can be considered a feature of Su Ji.
Su Jinrong added, "By the way, among the recipes passed down by your grandfather, there is one that specifically records pastry dishes. You can give it to Chen Xu to make."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised when he heard it: "Dad, this is not good, right?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Chen Xu may only be able to learn a few of the noodle recipes your grandfather left behind. He learned from a master of pastry, so he may not be able to use them at all."
Feng Yifan also said seriously: "But those are what grandpa left behind after all. They belong to Su Ji, or the Su family."
Su Jinrong said: "What Su Ji, Su Family? If you say so, shouldn't I pass on my cooking skills to you
What era is this? Are you still considering those things
As long as the old plaque of Su Ji is still hanging there, then Su Ji will still exist, and I think your grandfather will be happy to take out his things and let you young people study and share them together."
Feng Yifan looked at his father-in-law, and at this moment he really felt that his father-in-law had undergone a complete transformation.
Maybe it was because of what happened with my aunt, or maybe it was because I had seen through many things.
Feng Yifan asked tentatively: "Dad, when Su Ji opens, should we invite my aunt and uncle to come?"
Su Jinrong nodded: "Well, please ask them to come. The past grudges are over, let it all go. After all, Ruoxi's aunt is my biological sister, and she is also my relative."
Feng Yifan said, "Okay, Dad, I'll inform my uncle in advance, and I'll go pick her up in person when the time comes."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "If you go to pick her up, what about your restaurant? Let Su Liancheng go, after all, she is his biological mother."
Then Su Jinrong said, "Also, Yifan, find some time to persuade your mother to let go of the past grudges. People cannot live in hatred forever."
Feng Yifan responded seriously: "Dad, I know, I will continue to persuade my mom with my dad."
The father-in-law and son-in-law walked and talked all the way from the community to the ancient street.