In Gujie Su Ji, Feng Yifan and his father-in-law were leading everyone in the kitchen who were busy.
Although Su Jinrong's hands are not as nimble as before, he is still very steady in some seasonings, especially the cold dishes tonight, which really need his personal control.
Therefore, Su Jinrong checked the stewed soup over and over again, constantly seasoning it, making sure that the taste of the stewed soup met the requirements, and preparing for tonight's cold dish.
Feng Yifan was leading people to process various ingredients while reminding everyone in the kitchen.
"Tonight's guests are very important. You must remember that all the ingredients must be cleaned. We usually do a good job of cleaning, but we need to be more careful tonight. Boil the soup in advance. Ruifeng, you must personally watch over it. It's a great time."
When Lin Ruifeng heard that his master had entrusted him with such an important task, he immediately showed respect and quickly responded, "Yes, chef. I will definitely keep it well."
Feng Yifan then said to Chen Xu and Luo Yu, "Chen Xu, you are responsible for the dim sum tonight. Remember, all four dim sum and four honeys must be complete. As for what kind of dim sum should be used, it is up to you and Luo Yu to discuss. One thing you must remember is that it must have our Su Ji's characteristics and your creativity."
After hearing this, Chen Xu and Luo Yu's expressions instantly became serious.
The two felt that this was the first time the chef had given them such an important task.
Four points and four honeys, this is not a combination used in ordinary banquets, but usually in very high-end banquets.
And since there are going to be four points and four honeys, you also need to prepare some accompanying snacks in the middle.
Dim sum is usually served as a transitional snack to guests after the first round of main courses, when they are taking a break to sip tea and freshen their palates.
This dessert needs to be prepared quickly, but it must not lose its exquisite appearance.
The most important thing is that it must be exquisite and the quantity cannot be too large.
Because there will be another round of main courses later, if the guests eat too much snacks, they will not be able to eat the next round of main courses.
This is a big test for the chefs.
But after a brief moment of daze, Chen Xu and Luo Yu's faces were filled with excitement.
This is what they expect when they come to Su Ji, to have the opportunity to show their stuff.
And from what Feng Yifan said, the guests tonight must be very important. Chen Xu and Luo Yu were full of enthusiasm just thinking about showing themselves in front of such an important guest.
Feng Yifan continued, "Also, everyone, please pay attention. I'll give you one morning to report all your dishes to me before lunch. Except for Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng, everyone must serve me a dish, including Catherine, Hans, and Tom."
Everyone was surprised after hearing this, and a group of people looked at Feng Yifan in confusion.
Shi Jiahui asked on behalf of everyone: "Chef, if each of us serves a dish, will the dishes not match each other? If so, will the overall feeling of the banquet not be enough? Since the guests are so important tonight, I think it is more appropriate to use your menu."
Feng Yifan still insisted: "No, tonight is not my personal performance, but the performance of our entire Su Ji, or should I say our entire team.
Therefore, your dishes are very important, and they reflect the strength of each of you.
Senior sister, you must perform well. "
After hearing what Feng Yifan said, everyone present no longer hesitated and responded in unison: "It's the chef."
Feng Yifan made this arrangement intentionally to increase the exposure of other people in the kitchen.
Furthermore, the guests coming tonight are indeed crucial to the evaluation of everyone in the kitchen.
Of course, Feng Yifan didn't just let everyone do it freely. He had his own plans.
Because there will be a big banquet tonight, there will be two rounds of dishes overall. At that time, he will adjust the dishes reported by everyone and combine them with his own menu to ensure that the two rounds of dishes are well matched.
The reason why Feng Yifan did not inform everyone in advance and let everyone prepare in advance was also to test everyone's on-the-spot response ability.
Of course, Feng Yifan has already prepared all the other things.
Feng Yifan purchased all kinds of ingredients, even some top-quality ingredients, in advance.
It can be said that tonight was a carnival for Feng Yifan and his kitchen team.
At this point, no one knew who the guest for tonight would be.
However, no one asked any further questions because there were so many things that needed to be prepared. Although the final dishes had not been determined, the various ingredients still needed to be processed.
Everyone is busy, doing the assigned work conscientiously.
While everyone is working in the morning, there will still be a steady supply of various ingredients being delivered to Su Ji.
Looking at all kinds of food being brought in, everyone was even more confused
What kind of guests is the chef going to receive
Everyone found it a little unbelievable.
You know, even when Feng Yifan opened the restaurant and entertained some friends and relatives for the first round of tasting, he didn't prepare so many top-quality ingredients, but today he really seemed to be going all out.
Along with various abalones and sea cucumbers, various top-quality seafood and very high-quality meats were also delivered one after another.
Everyone in Su Ji was really shocked by Feng Yifan's preparation.
Moreover, the ingredients prepared by Feng Yifan are not only of high quality, but also in large quantity.
It was obvious that there were more than one table of guests to be accommodated.
Looking at the dazzling array of ingredients, Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "How is it? When you saw these things, did you think of your own dishes?"
This sentence really stumped everyone.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, take your time to think about it, you still have a few hours."
Perhaps at this time, the most leisurely people besides the chef Feng Yifan are Su Jinrong, as well as Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng who don’t have to worry about the dishes.
Among them, Lin Ruifeng was a little envious, and he actually wanted to participate too.
However, even though he really wanted to and envied everyone, Lin Ruifeng knew very well that he was not qualified to serve dishes yet.
Lin Ruifeng knew that although he was nominally the eldest senior brother, his cooking skills were not as good as Ma Xiaolong's.
Moreover, in the current Su Ji kitchen, he seemed to have entered earlier than Ning Cheng and had also learned a lot first, but compared with everyone in the kitchen, he and Ning Cheng were no different, both were at the entry level.
In this situation, Lin Ruifeng felt envious, but not jealous at all.
Instead, he urged himself in his heart to work hard and catch up with everyone in the kitchen.
Lin Ruifeng also made up his mind that he would be able to officially start cooking at least one year later.
Ning Cheng's thoughts were basically similar to Lin Ruifeng's.
Perhaps when Ning Cheng first came to learn cooking, he still had some little thoughts hidden in his heart.
However, after entering Su Ji's kitchen, Ning Cheng discovered that there was no chance for him to play any tricks in Su Ji, let alone the conditions to be sneaky.
Needless to say, Feng Yifan, Shi Jiahui and Catherine are all top chefs and will not give any chance for cheating.
When Ning Cheng follows Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong, he will be unconsciously influenced by the two senior brothers.
Lin Ruifeng's simplicity and hard work.
Even though Ma Xiaolong is already an excellent cook, he is still very humble and willing to learn.
With these two senior brothers setting examples, Ning Cheng really had no choice but to work hard to catch up.
Now Ning Cheng really believes it. When he was a child, his grandfather once told him that the atmosphere of a person's environment is very important and may determine the success of a person.
After coming to Su Ji, Ning Cheng truly understood that the atmosphere in Su Ji really forced him to keep working hard.
Moreover, this effort comes from one's own will and is not forced by anyone.
Ning Cheng could see that his master attached great importance to tonight's banquet, which meant that the guests tonight were very important.
Like Lin Ruifeng, Ning Cheng also envies those who can cook.
Similarly, Ning Cheng also secretly made up his mind to work harder, at least to be able to go to the stove as soon as possible, not only to help cook noodles, but also to stir-fry various toppings.
Everyone was busy preparing, and Shi Jiahui quietly approached Su Jinrong.
"Uncle Master, can you tell me who the guests are coming tonight?"
Su Jinrong looked at Shi Jiahui with a smile, then continued to stare at the stew in front of him and whispered, "Don't ask me. I don't know either, but he must be a very important person."
Shi Jiahui was a little surprised: "Uncle Master, even you don't know?"
Just after saying this, Feng Yifan said, "Big Sister, stop grumbling over there. There are so many things to do, can't you help out as a sous chef?"
When Shi Jiahui heard the voice, she turned her head to look at Feng Yifan and stuck out her tongue like a little girl. Then Shi Jiahui also went to get busy.
After nearly a whole morning of busy work, most of the ingredients that needed to be processed were processed.
In the next period of time, everyone needs to prepare for the lunch business.
Everyone is already familiar with the preparations for lunch business, so there is no need to think too much about it, and everything can be done according to the daily format.
Feng Yifan was also very reassured about this because he knew that everyone would take it seriously.
As for Feng Yifan himself, he was not at leisure either.
He walked out from the kitchen and led the waiters with Su Liancheng and Fang Lin to tidy up the table and put some things on it in order.
Another thing is to adjust the position of tables and chairs to ensure that the restaurant lobby can accommodate people and that diners do not feel too crowded when sitting.
Su Ruoxi also helped out and was also sorting things out at the cash register.
Su Ruoxi also took the time to get close to her husband and asked in a low voice: "Who is coming tonight?"
Feng Yifan looked at his wife, smiled slightly, leaned close to his wife's ear and whispered: "I can't tell you for now."
Su Ruoxi was also a little unhappy when she saw her husband didn't say anything: "Why can't you say it?"
Feng Yifan still smiled and responded to his wife: "If I tell you, I'm afraid everyone will be nervous, so I won't tell you for now. We'll know when the guests arrive in the evening."
Su Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, thought about it and said, "Is it a guest of very special status?"
Feng Yifan said: "Don't be nervous, just treat it as usual. You have to believe in your husband's ability, and there are so many great chefs in the kitchen."
Su Ruoxi suddenly remembered that Feng Yifan asked Catherine, Hans and Tom to participate, and asked curiously: "You asked Catherine, Hans and Tom to participate in the reception here, so will the restaurant be closed at night?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "How could that be? They also need to open for business. After all, we have already received the deposit."
Su Ruoxi continued to ask: "If that's the case, can you handle it?"
Feng Yifan said, "Don't worry, as long as they sell the food here, they can go back and deal with the other side with all their strength, and I'm sure we can handle both sides together."
After Su Ruoxi heard her husband say this and saw that he was confident, she said nothing more.
Finally, when it was almost noon, everyone handed their dishes to Feng Yifan, and Su Ji’s lunch business began.
After the matter on Weibo was clarified, the business of Su Ji and Ruo restaurants naturally became popular again.
Feng Yifan first let Shi Jiahui lead everyone to get busy, while he was thinking about everyone's dishes and needed to determine the menu for the final meal that night.
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Around noon, a car drove out of the provincial capital and headed straight for Huaicheng on the highway.
In addition to Zhuang Daozhong, there were two elderly people in the car.
One of the old men was wearing very simple coarse cloth clothes, and looked like an ordinary old man in the countryside. However, the old man's heroic face gave people a kind of majestic aura, which made people feel that the old man was very extraordinary.
The other old man was wearing a long gown similar to Zhuang Daozhong's, and there was a sense of immortality between his brows.
It can be seen that Zhuang Daozhong also needs to remain humble in front of the two old men.
Looking at the scenery passing by at high speed outside the car window, the Yingwu old man asked: "Lao Zhuang, where are you taking us? We came to Jiangsu Province for a meeting, and you said you would treat us to a meal, but where are you taking us to eat?"
Zhuang Daozhong responded with a smile: "Don't worry, I promise that you will be satisfied with the meal tonight, and it may bring back some of the taste you once had."
Hearing this, another old man laughed: "Hahaha, it seems that Lao Zhuang has decided to keep this secret today, right?"
Mr. Yingwu said: "We are not afraid of keeping things a secret, but we are afraid that we will be disappointed in the end after keeping them a secret."
Zhuang Daozhong said, "If I disappoint you two, it must be my fault. I will make amends when I return. I will prepare a table of good wine and food for you two and invite you to taste it personally."
The two old men looked at each other and heard some clues from Zhuang Daozhong's words.
You have to know that Zhuang Daozhong almost never cooks himself in these years.
Today he even dared to say that if he disappointed the two of them, he would cook to apologize himself.
This shows that Zhuang Daozhong is very confident about tonight's meal.
The two old people suddenly started to look forward to it.