"This dish has a unique taste. The name Red Plum Pearls is really wonderful. The pearls here refer to these white balls... Hmm, what kind of eggs are these? Are they small chicken eggs? No, the taste is wrong. Are they quail eggs? No, they are pigeon eggs. Yes, they are pigeon eggs, but they seem to taste like shrimp. In addition, the red plum in this dish is also fresh and fragrant. I don't know what it is. It seems to taste like shrimp and pork... No wonder I could smell the fragrance at the door of the restaurant just now. This dish uses a lot of ingredients, but it is not messy. Every ingredient seems to be in order. The name Red Plum Pearl Fragrance is even better. It has artistic conception. Not bad, really good."
Li Xiuyun hurriedly used chopsticks to pick up the dish in Han Yuyan's hand and put it into his mouth, while vaguely expressing his evaluation of the dish.
He was not a gourmet, so naturally he did not have the admirable taste tasting ability of Mr. Han. But he was a food reporter after all, and had eaten a lot of delicious food. He could actually taste many of them and was full of praise.
However, everyone else in the hall was stunned.
Several waiters looked at Li Xiuyun who was eating voraciously, and then looked at Han Yuyan whose face was already full of anger.
Although Sister Han is usually kind and amiable, and occasionally exudes a bit of a funny temperament, they all know after getting along for a long time that this sister is also super scary when she is angry. Those long legs are not just for looking good...
Last time, a decorator was so bold as to try to harass her, but she refused to give in and kicked a restaurant stool, which immediately fell apart with a loud crash. Since then, the decorator never dared to speak to Sister Han again.
Everyone's eyes subconsciously shifted to Han Yuyan's long legs. She was going to kick, she was going to kick...
"Oh, sorry, sorry, I just saw that the dish was so delicious that I couldn't resist it for a moment." Li Xiuyun suddenly reacted at this moment. It was indeed a bit too rude for him to eat other people's delicacies so hastily when he first arrived.
"It doesn't matter."
Sister Han was smiling like a flower. She handed the plate of food to Su Xin beside her and took two steps back. This was the perfect position for a mid-air side kick...
Li Xiuyun was at a loss and hurriedly found his business card. Just as Sister Han was about to jump up, he handed it over: "Hello, I'm a special food reporter for Food Weekly. My name is Li Xiuyun, and I'm here to report on this restaurant."
"ah?"
Sister Han was stunned for a moment, and stopped abruptly, "Are you a food reporter?"
"That's right." Li Xiuyun had no idea that he had just walked through the gates of hell. He was less than a second away from being in trouble... He handed the business card in his hand to Han Yuyan, "This is my business card... Excuse me, who are you, Miss?"
Han Yuyan quickly put on a smile and took the business card from Li Xiuyun: "My name is Han Yuyan, I work at Manhanlou..." When she said this, Sister Han paused. What position did she hold in Manhanlou? Chef? She herself didn't believe it... She thought about it and continued, "I am the manager of Manhanlou, responsible for the daily operations of the restaurant."
When they heard Han Yuyan call himself the manager, several waiters discussed secretly.
"When did Sister Han become a manager?"
"Shh... Keep your voice down. She must have sealed it herself just now."
"I see… "
Li Xiuyun didn't think much about it. He smiled and shook hands with Han Yuyan, but his eyes were looking at Han Yuyan. Although the Red Plum Pearl was delicious, he felt that this Sister Han was even more beautiful and delicious. He felt his heart was pounding. Li Xiuyun continued, "Manager Han, where is the owner of your restaurant? Can I meet him?"
"He's busy now, he's scolding the chefs in the kitchen." Han Yuyan had already confirmed the name card, and said casually, "Those chefs were too stupid, they were scolded by the master, he's angry now, it's probably not appropriate for him to meet you, reporter Li, if you want to interview the hotel, I'll receive you."
"Okay, of course."
Li Xiuyun said quickly that he was even happier to have more contact with the beautiful woman in front of him, but then he was stunned again: Ye Chui was scolding the chefs? What was going on? Aren't the chefs at Manhanlou at least four-star, not to mention that there are three six-star chefs... If it were other restaurants, they would treat them like Buddhas, how dare Ye Chui scold them like that
But he didn't think too much about it at the moment, and looked at Han Yuyan and said, "Manager Han, please take me to your restaurant."
"Okay then." Han Yuyan immediately showed a look of heavy responsibility and long way to go, "Reporter Li, let me take you to visit our private room in Manhan Building first."
Soon, Han Yuyan took Li Xiuyun upstairs.
The waiters all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just now I felt that Sister Han was about to kick the reporter, but luckily she stopped in time."
"That was a close call just now... The reporter was almost in trouble."
"But the reporter didn't seem to realize how close he was to disaster."
"Ignorance is bliss..."
The Manhanlou Hotel has three floors in total. The first floor is the lobby and kitchen, while the second and third floors are equipped with elegant private rooms.
For such large hotels, private rooms are obviously of paramount importance. Talking business over the dinner table is the essence of the differentiation of Chinese cuisine, and such occasions obviously require great privacy. In fact, the main source of profit for large hotels is clients from large companies who discuss business. The importance of private rooms can be imagined.
The private rooms are divided into three grades: high-quality, medium-quality and low-quality. The prices are different and the decorations are naturally different.
Each level of private rooms has three styles: elegant, luxurious, and peaceful, and you can choose according to the customer's taste.
There are three high-quality private rooms, three mid-quality private rooms, and six low-quality private rooms, a total of twelve private rooms.
In addition, there is a small meeting hall on the third floor of the hotel, which can be used by companies to hold small banquets, and Manhanlou is naturally also responsible for hosting this.
The Manhan Building is an imitation of an antique building with a pointed cone-shaped roof, but there is also a terrace behind the roof. The terrace is about 100 square meters and has been renovated. Standing on it, you can enjoy the scenery of Yanjing in the distance, which is quite unique. It is not suitable in winter, but it can be opened in spring and summer and is a more romantic dining place.
In addition, there are two elevators in the hotel. Although there are only three floors, you can use the elevator to get around.
Under Han Yuyan's introduction, Li Xiuyun visited all the private rooms in amazement. No matter how the business will be in the future, the decoration of Manhanlou is definitely one of the best in all Yanjing hotels - these decorations are all the credit of Mr. Han. Lin Zhengdao invested money to buy the hotel and gave it to Ye Chui. Mr. Han took on the decoration work and naturally spared no effort. He was just afraid that the money spent was not enough...
The hall of Manhan Building is divided into three distinct areas, namely the Banquet for the Relatives, the Banquet for Retaining Ministers, and the Longevity Banquet, each of which is prepared by three six-star chefs with different styles. However, the hall is still being renovated at the moment.
"These are the menus of Manhanlou. The dishes on them are indeed very unfamiliar." Li Xiuyun got the menu of Manhanlou and couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the names of the dishes.
When he heard the waiter discussing the names of the dishes, he thought they might just be named in vain. But after tasting the Red Plum Pearl, he felt that the dishes lived up to their names and filled him with anticipation.
"Can I visit the kitchen?" Li Xiuyun asked again at this time.
"Okay, I'll take you there." Han Yuyan nodded and took Li Xiuyun to the big kitchen of Manhan Building.
As a result, as soon as I entered, I immediately heard Ye Chui's roar—
"In addition to being delicious, the presentation of this dish is even more important. The magpie on the plum tree is originally a traditional Chinese auspicious pattern. It should be auspicious and reunion when made into a dish. Roast goose breast, mushrooms, carrots, etc. are used to piece together a picture of a magpie and red plums. But look at what the dish you made looks like. Is this a magpie? It's more like a sparrow. How did you learn the plating skill? No wonder you can't pass the five-star test until now. Did you spend all your time practicing knife skills? Make this dish for me again and make it to my satisfaction!"
Ye Chui was pointing at a five-star chef and cursing at him.
The five-star chef was none other than Sun Hao, who had competed with Ye Chui in knife skills.
Ye Chui was wearing a white chef uniform and a scarf, but he still couldn't hide the childishness on his face. He was just a teenager. Among the dozen chefs in the whole kitchen, he was definitely the youngest one. But at this moment, the kitchen was so quiet that no one showed dissatisfaction with Ye Chui's accusations. Sun Hao nodded repeatedly, threw away the dish with a guilty look on his face, and went back to make it.
Li Xiuyun felt that all three views were abnormal.
At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at a female chef who was carrying dishes to Ye Chui's side: "That is Dong Qian, one of the three new six-star chefs this year, right?"
"Yes, it's her." Han Yuyan nodded. In this year's chef competition, Dong Qian's beauty and Qin Yiyue's arrogance were both very famous. On the contrary, the champion Tian Xiaodu didn't have much of a distinctive look...
As a food reporter, it is natural for Li Xiuyun to know Dong Qian.
He said excitedly: "Although Dong Qian only won the third place, she is the most famous among the three. Because of her beauty, many restaurants want to invite her back. When the Hainan competition took place, I had just joined the magazine and didn't have the opportunity to interview her in Hainan. But I heard that Dong Qian has a very cold personality and is not easy to get along with. Many big restaurant owners have been turned down by her..."
As he was talking, he saw Dong Qian bring a dish of "shredded chicken and white fungus" that she had just prepared to Ye Chui for him to taste. However, Ye Chui took a bite with chopsticks and then dumped the dish into the trash can beside him. He pointed at Dong Qian's nose and shouted, "Too much starch was added to thicken the shredded chicken, which affected the taste of the chicken. The chili peppers were also over-fried, and it didn't have the crisp texture of being half-cooked. I can only give you three points for this dish. Go back and make it again!"
"Okay." Dong Qian's face showed some anger - she was not angry at Ye Chui's reproach, but at herself for not living up to her expectations. She took the plate without complaint and turned around and walked back to the stove.
Li Xiuyun was shocked again: "Isn't it said that Dong Qian has a cold and arrogant personality and a hot temper? But this..."
"What's this?" Han Yuyan said proudly, "No matter how hot-tempered one is, he will be obedient when he meets the master. Look at Qin Yiyue over there. For some reason, a blade of grass was mixed into the dish he cooked just now, so the master ordered him to wash all the vegetables in the kitchen."
Following Han Yuyan's gaze, Li Xiuyun saw the legendary arrogant Qin Yiyue, who was washing vegetables by the sink with a low-browed face, not daring to be distracted, that was serious...
Li Xiuyun suddenly couldn't help but sigh: "When I entered the kitchen of Manhanlou, I found that my three views were not enough..." (~^~)