City People [Rebirth]

Low-end restaurants look at prices, mid-range restaurants look at taste, and high-end restaurants look at taste.Lu Jia has no plans to get involved in high-end restaurants for the time being, not because of planning, but because of interest.He has always been insensitive to the display of nobility.

So this chef question is very important.What Lu Jia wants to create is Hungry Stomach, which is a special restaurant with novel tastes and unique dishes. Therefore, the chef he is looking for must not only have good craftsmanship, but also be good at innovation and thinking about new dishes. In addition, he has to accept these dishes It will be standardized and used in other stores, that is, there will be no traditional master-to-apprentice or hidden habits.

If he is a chef who attaches great importance to cooking and regards it as art or pedantry, he will definitely refute Lu Jia's ideas.You know, in Lu Jia's plan, chefs are just workers on the assembly line.

Lu Jia also asked others to be good cooks, and also asked them to be good worker bees. It was difficult to find a suitable chef under the premise that the hungry sign hadn't been displayed yet, and Lu Jia himself didn't have much influence.But Lu Jia didn't plan to find a needle in a haystack, so he naturally brought Du Zhixuan to him, and told her his troubles.

Du Zhixuan, who was a daughter before marriage and a graceful lady after marriage, has few contacts but is very sophisticated, and because of her rare, innocent and cuteness that has not been erased by the years, she has more than just ordinary equal status. The resources he has, in other words, the three teachings and nine streams, should not know, Du Zhixuan has also known a lot.

The chef of the Haicheng University Store is the disciple Du Zhixuan entrusted to borrow from the chef of the Guobin Hotel.But because of the original intention of opening the shop, the chef's salary is also top-notch in the industry, mainly serving Lu Jia's taste. If it is cost-effective, it is too bad.

After Du Zhixuan learned about Hungry's operation, she also knew how to care about everything. After listening to her son's narration, she said worriedly: "According to what you said, Jiajia, such a chef is not easy to find."

Lu Jia is not worried: "There are many ambitious chefs. Those who want to break away from the confinement of hotel-style dishes and free up time to develop dishes, or those who can stand on their own but are still under the pressure of the master, are very eager. There will never be fewer chefs like this. Most of their ambitions and strengths do not match, but there are always rare, truly capable guys who would rather disclose their recipes for this reason, not less."

Du Zhixuan understood that the ambition Lu Jia mentioned was not ambition for money, but ambition for career and better honing of cooking skills, so she had new doubts.

"But such a person is more pursuing autonomy in cooking, and is not willing to be a worker on the assembly line."

"This is not contradictory. We have just started the store, and the R&D center, standardized procedures, and central kitchens, which are necessary for a chain to grow, cannot be rolled out. Therefore, the chefs we recruit now have better skills. When our chain stores increase in the future, these first batches Chefs will enter the R&D center and be responsible for the innovation and development of dishes. As the most important procedure on the assembly line, the chefs recruited after that do not need to be very clever, as long as their hands are steady enough to restore our recipes. It tastes good."

"I always feel... food shouldn't be defined like this."

"Mom, in terms of business, this is the best way to save costs. We can't hire talented chefs for each store, and we can't keep them. Standardized procedures are also a must for chain stores to expand their operations. Or, you don’t have to mind the taste, after all, for most customers, as long as the taste is good, they don’t care about the soul of the so-called food.”

Du Zhixuan still couldn't accept it.This is not naive, purely out of respect for food.Lu Jia did not continue to enlighten. According to Du Zhixuan's talent, it would not be difficult to understand these.She just hasn't been able to realize the transformation from a enjoyer to a service provider who needs to consider a lot.

"If I really teach my delicate and weak mother to be a fierce and strong woman, my father's face will definitely look good. It's a pity that I can't do this. I don't want to hear a second strong voice in my territory. Mother That’s good, just have some opinions, and most importantly, listen to me.”

Lu Jia looked at Du Zhixuan with a gentle smile, then asked her if she could introduce him to the chef at the Guobin Hotel.

Du Zhixuan went to make a phone call, and came back and told him: "I've already made an agreement with him, you just go to him directly."

The next day, Lu Jia went to visit the home of the chef named Zhang Guosheng.It took Zhang Guosheng 30 years from an apprentice to a chef at the Guobin Hotel. He has a high status in the chef circle, and he only cooks when important guests come.Mr. Lu liked Zhang Guosheng's craftsmanship, and he was often invited to host private banquets, and it was precisely because of Du Zhixuan that he became acquainted with him.

Zhang Guosheng is more than 50 years old. He is a standard chef with a big shoulder and a round waist, but he smiles very kindly. He looks at Lu Jia as if he is looking at a junior, even though Lu Jia doesn't know him.Lu Jia realized this, and immediately changed his coping method, from the original commercialization to a personal and intimate one, and even called him "Uncle Zhang".

"Uncle Zhang, you have already understood my requirements for chefs. Do you have any good candidates to recommend? You have a high status in the industry, and you must know the young people with potential very well."

Of course, Lu Jia didn't say anything about assembly line workers, but just called it a good name, such nonsense as innovative dishes and selfless disclosure.Lu Jia came to Zhang Guosheng not only because of his rich connections, but mainly because he was not hiding his secrets when he was teaching apprentices, and he also liked to support young people. Lu Jia also promised that he would allocate special funds for the chef to conduct research, and will have the highest degree of autonomy in its creation.

Lu Jia's offer was very good, and Zhang Guosheng's overjoyed expression was beyond his expectation.I saw his strong body wriggling a few times uneasily, his face flushed a little, and then he said uneasy and embarrassed for a moment: "Lu Jia, my son quite meets your requirements...Zhang An, Come out!"

Zhang Guosheng yelled at the top of his voice, and after a while, a young man who was about the same size but one size smaller came out, looked at Lu Jia suspiciously, and then at his father.

"My son has been working with me in Guobin, but you also know that it is difficult for Guobin to get ahead, and he is very strict. My son's level is enough now, but he can only be a helper. I don't want him to leave me. The old way, only those who have worked for ten or twenty years can have their own stove. Besides, he likes to toss materials to make some novel dishes, and he doesn’t like traditional dishes, but he is not qualified to report these dishes, so he only I can figure it out at home."

Zhang An seemed to understand something, his eyes lit up, and he waited for his father to continue talking.

"Zhang An's foundation is good. His taste is as good as mine, and he has creativity. It's just that he can only entertain himself, and I feel uncomfortable watching him. I wanted him to go out and open a store before, but the management is worrying. Man, he has learned to cook since he was a child, so he can't understand the books, but if he goes to other places, he must either have qualifications or lack of autonomy. Coincidentally, you are here, and our family has all kinds of materials. You can test him as you like , see if he can go to your place."

Although Zhang An didn't know the cause and effect, didn't know what Lu Jia was offering, and what kind of treatment he would receive, he was already overjoyed, obviously very confident, eager to wait for Lu Jia to come up with a question.

Before Lu Jia could say anything, the ladder was set up, but he didn't object.Since Zhang Guosheng said so, he would not doubt his strength, so he said: "Then I will not be polite. This season is the season of shiitake mushrooms, please use this ingredient."

"Uh, no other requirements?" Zhang An was taken aback.Lu Jia said firmly, "No more. By the way, I don't like mushrooms."

"understood."

Zhang An entered the kitchen.Zhang Guosheng sighed: "Your mother is right, you are quite willful."

These words are separated from the scene just now, and can be said as an elder.

Lu Jia shrugged.He has suffered, and he still doesn't pay attention to enjoyment in this life. He can eat anything, but when he really eats, he is very picky.Du Zhixuan worked hard to eat more for her son's balanced nutrition, and often asked Zhang Guosheng for advice. Zhang Guosheng knew Lu Jia's taste very well, so he said so.

After the two chatted for a while, Zhang An brought out a dish and invited Lu Jia to go to the restaurant to try it.

Zhang An made meatballs with shiitake mushrooms. There are two rows of six on a plate. They are small and cute. They are one with the meatballs on top. They are shiny with oil. They smell very fragrant, but they are meaty. There are no mushrooms. smell.

Shiitake mushrooms are not considered a popular food. If you don’t like to eat them, you can’t accept their pungent taste or their soft texture. Zhang An avoids these two aspects. At least now, Lu Jia doesn’t A strong sense of rejection.He picked up one with chopsticks, swallowed it and began to chew. The meatballs were delicious and chewy, and the juice was rich, and the most rare thing was that there was no smell of shiitake mushrooms, and the shiitake mushrooms seemed to be processed and fried first, so they were crispy. It is tender, and the taste is overwhelmed by the seasoned meat, but only the umami taste of mushrooms remains, which will not cause disgust.

"Very well. Come on, let's talk about it."

Lu Jia was very satisfied.Craftsmanship is one aspect, but it is more important to suit his taste.In the small restaurant, Lu Jia and Zhang Anxiang talked.

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Lu Jia left Zhang Guosheng's house easily.Once the chef is found, a big problem is solved.When leaving the neighborhood, Lu Jia saw a little loli squatting there playing with a windmill, so she couldn't help but get excited and moved over.