Hardcore Chef Dad

When Feng Yifan entered the dim sum shop, he did not go directly into the place where the two were making dim sum. Instead, he stood in the outside compartment 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 chef of Perovance Restaurant and a top chef who had truly won three stars. In Luo Yu's eyes, this was someone she could truly admire.

Feng Yifan was more easy-going and free-spirited: I'm really bothering you. I'm here uninvited today. Actually, I don't want to say anything to you two. I just want to bring my children over, buy some of your snacks and have a taste of them.

Luo Yu was a little excited. Facing Feng Yifan alone like this, she didn't know what to say?

Chen Xu was more calm and said: Chef Feng, please don't be polite. If your 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 a chef who wants to invite you to join us, you should come in person. This is considered polite.

When Luo Yu heard this, she finally couldn't help but speak: Chef Feng, are you really going to invite us to join your restaurant? Are you going to build a top three-star restaurant in China?

Chen Xu looked obviously a little unhappy when he heard Luo Yu's words.

Obviously, for a person like Chen Xu who was born studying traditional Chinese snacks and cooking skills, he does not like to judge himself by foreign standards.

This is similar to the view of most domestic chefs, and of course many domestic diners also think so.

I feel that those so-called gourmets abroad simply do not understand the essence of Chinese food and are not qualified to judge it.

So when Chen Xu heard Luo Yu's question, he felt a little unhappy when he thought that Feng Yifan might be going to build a three-star restaurant in China.

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, you may be mistaken. I have never thought about building a three-star restaurant in China.

Chen Xu and Luo Yu were stunned.

The two people looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This seems different from what they thought before?

Seeing the two people stunned, Feng Yifan continued: When I returned to China, my plan has always been to promote our domestic cuisine and to pass our Chinese food culture through my crafts and restaurants. On the one hand, I will inherit it, and on the other hand, I will inherit it. On the one hand, it also needs to be spread.”

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 while and said, But if you can't get three stars and get recognition from food critics, how are you going to spread our food culture?

This time, before Feng Yifan could speak, Chen Xu jumped in and said, 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 decided by the diners? ?

Our dishes should naturally be evaluated by our domestic diners and should not be judged by foreigners.

Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu. At first she wanted to argue, but then she gave up her energy.

I'm not saying you have to let people who don't understand judge you.

I mean dissemination. If we want to disseminate our food culture, we need to gain certain recognition, right? There may be many evaluation agencies, but the most famous one now is the star rating, right?

Feng Yifan watched Chen Xu and Luo Yu start to argue. He let the two people argue first.

After the two people calmed down, he said: So, I hope that we can establish our own set of ratings, and use some of our standards to evaluate our dishes, banquets, and restaurants. How to be considered top.”

These words stopped Chen Xu and Luo Yu from arguing.

The two people looked at Feng Yifan in surprise again.

The two of them thought about many ways that Feng Yifan would take in the future, but they did not expect that they underestimated Feng Yifan's ambition after all.

Not only does he not want to build a three-star restaurant, but he also wants to subvert the existing international rating agencies.

His idea turned out to be to build a domestic rating system.

Domestic restaurants must follow their own standards.

This is really unexpected.

You know, there are four major and eight major cuisines in China. There are also different local specialty cuisines in different regions. It can be said that there is no unified standard in China. In fact, different taste preferences in different regions have certain differences. relation.

Therefore, there is still no complete set of evaluation standards in China.

But Feng Yifan actually wanted to establish a standard for judging Chinese food, which really made Chen Xu and Luo Yu a little afraid to think about it.

Feng Yifan can probably think of some of the two people's thoughts.

I know that there are quite a lot of differences in food tastes between the north and south, east and west, and even various regions in the country, but these are not difficult. A top chef must be able to adapt to the taste needs of different people in different places. If you do If you don’t produce dishes that diners like, how can it be called top-notch?”

Chen Xu and Luo Yu were still surprised. They really didn't expect Feng Yifan to have such great ambitions.

Chen Xu thought for a while and asked: Chef Feng, what kind of cuisine does your restaurant serve?

Feng Yifan smiled and replied: Su Kee does not belong to any cuisine. Su Kee is Su Kee. You can taste the taste of any cuisine at Su Kee, but Su Kee'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 in the taste, but in the restaurant service and the quality of the dishes. No matter what cuisine it is, in the end, it cannot escape from the six points of 'color, aroma, taste, meaning, shape, and utensils', right? So? The standard lies in these six points.”

Luo Yu asked strangely: Isn't it the image of color, fragrance, and meaning?

Feng Yifan explained: Have you not discovered that top foreign restaurants are actually very particular about the customization of each tableware? This was also very particular in our country before, but it was gradually ignored by people. .

Therefore, I think we should add color, aroma, taste, meaning, shape, and utensils to these six points to determine our own set of evaluation standards. In fact, the standards are also traceable in our classics. .

Chen Xu was born as a traditional dim sum chef, so he naturally knows that these six points are indeed the key points in Chinese cooking.

And these six points cannot actually be looked at separately. They must be looked at together. What kind of color and shape does a dish or snack have? What kind of container does it need to be paired with? What kind of artistic conception is created? , then what aroma is revealed, and finally the taste in the mouth.”

Feng Yifan nodded: Chen Xu is right, these six points are unified and must be presented in every dish and every snack.

When Luo Yu listened to the words of the two people, a reverie suddenly emerged in her heart, and she unconsciously felt a yearning.

For Luo Yu, although she has been studying Western pastries, she still yearns in her heart to promote her domestic dishes and snacks so that more people know and understand them, and more people can like them. Your own snack.

Now listen to Feng Yifan's words and hear his overall series of ideas.

Luo Yu felt that if Feng Yifan's ideas were followed, it would not necessarily be impossible to design a set of standards for Chinese cuisine, and it would be able to promote and promote Chinese food culture to the world.

Although Feng Yifan did not persuade the two of them, he constructed a future scenario 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, the two of them knew that he was once the chef of Perovance Restaurant, and he was the one who made Perovance regain three stars and become a royal restaurant. He also had a medal awarded by a certain royal family. For such a top chef, he has no problem figuring out Western tastes.

Secondly, Chen Xu learned through his master that Feng Yifan was a descendant of Su Quansheng, the former master of state banquets, and the current owner of the Su Ji Restaurant left by the Su Quansheng family.

Moreover, Chen Xu's master also told him that Mr. Zhuang Daozhong, a leading figure in the domestic culinary industry, is his uncle. The famous state banquet chef Shi Jinbin was also his uncle.

With the background of these two elders, it is actually relatively easy for Feng Yifan to set standards in the country, because there will be enough top domestic cooking masters to support him behind his back. Therefore, the Chinese cuisine standards he established can truly be achieved.

In fact, judging from Feng Yifan’s confident expression.

Chen Xu and Luo Yu have already felt his overwhelming aura.

And considering all the advantages he has, it is indeed not difficult to understand why he can do it.

First of all, in terms of strength, a chef who can get top ratings abroad also has the traditional skills of cooking some domestic dishes. Secondly, behind him, there are people who also have absolute strength and will give him sufficient support in the future.

With such strength and background, Feng Yifan was indeed able to achieve what he envisioned.

Feng Yifan saw that the two of them 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 did not press the question, but said calmly: Okay, let's stop talking today. Your business outside is quite busy, so I won't disturb you. I will be in Shanghai next week, and I should stay there until I won’t leave 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 back to their senses.

Luo Yu said with a bit of laughter and tears: 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 while and said, Then do you want to go?

Chen Xu didn't hide anything: Yes, I really want to go.

Luo Yu asked again: We are leaving, what will happen to the store?

Chen Xu shouted into the dessert making room, and two big boys quickly walked out of it.

If you look carefully, you will find that the two big boys look a bit like Luo Yu, and the two big 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 mouthpieces smiled and said: Sister, if you want to go, just go with your brother-in-law. We are here and we promise to run the store well.

Luo Yu is still a little worried about her twin brother.

Are you two really good at this?

The two older boys immediately responded in unison: Absolutely.

Chen Xu smiled and said, You should believe in your brother, not to mention your parents helping to watch over them. As long as they follow your formula, there will definitely be no problem.

Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu, then at his two younger brothers, and suddenly realized something.

Have you already discussed this?

The twin brothers said in unison: Sister, this matter is indeed arranged by my brother-in-law, but in fact, he is also doing it for our family. Think about it, you have your own pursuits, we can't always be a drag on you, so in the case of brother-in-law, It’s suggested that the two of us come over to help and become apprentices by the way.”

After hearing what his brothers said, Luo Yu looked at Chen Xu again with eyes filled with gratitude.

In fact, many people don't know that another important reason why Luo Yu refused the hotel to send her to the headquarters for training and eventually left the hotel was that her family's financial situation was not good, not only because of her parents' age Now that I am older, my two younger brothers have not found jobs even after graduating from college.

Luo Yu and Chen Xu opened this dessert shop together at first to ease their family's financial situation.

But Luo Yu didn't expect that after some suggestions and packaging from Chen Xu, this small dessert shop would really become an internet celebrity shop.

What she didn't expect was that Chen Xu had already made a lot of arrangements for her.

For example, her two younger brothers, who had graduated from college but had not found a job and were also interested in making desserts, learned how to make desserts from Chen Xu and Luo Yu in the name of helping.

With Chen Xu's careful arrangements, now that he and Luo Yu are gone, it will not have much impact on the dessert shop.

However, Luo Yu's twin brother still asked a key question in unison.

Sister, brother-in-law, you follow that Feng Yifan to his place. Can a small restaurant like his really afford your wages?

After hearing the words of his two younger brothers, Luo Yu suddenly realized this problem and looked at Chen Xu with some confusion.

Chen Xu spread his hands and said, Don't look at me like this. I actually don't know, but since Feng Yifan invited us, and Shi Jiahui was also invited, he must still have a certain amount of financial resources, and he should have a unique A business strategy.”

Luo Yu nodded and said, Well, let's wait until we taste Chef Feng's dim sum before we decide whether to go with him or not.

Chen Xu agreed: Okay, it's better to compete with each other. We have to see what we can see.

After Feng Yifan left the Lizi Workshop, he walked slowly to a small park not far away and found the senior sister, Yang Zhiyi, Shi Tao and two little girls.

Feng Ruoruo jumped directly in front of her father and asked, Dad, have you invited the dim sum chef?

Yang Xiaoxi also followed, then raised his head and waited for Father Feng's answer.

Feng Yifan smiled and said, It should be almost done. Once dad finally makes a snack and convinces them both, we can take them back.

Feng Ruoruo said immediately: No, dad, have you forgotten? We have to pick up Feifei.

Yang Xiaoxi also shouted: Yes, yes, I want to pick up Feifei.

Feng Yifan nodded: Yes, the most important thing is to pick up Feifei.