CH.253 Cooking Performance
When Zheng Ke heard Orlens's words, his brows raised slightly, and his eyes showed a look of excitement.
This kind of intensive training usually makes people quite desperate, but after getting through it, they will unexpectedly find that they will make a qualitative leap in a certain aspect of cooking.
Before, whether it was following Xuanli or Baishi Longyi, Zheng Ke used this method to learn a lot.
"No problem, teacher, I can accept the intensive training of the policy. Zheng Ke patted his chest and chuckled.
"That's right...... Please wait a moment. Orlens suddenly took out his mobile phone, glanced at the text message, and said to Zheng Ke, "You wait here, I'll go get something." ”
"Take something, what's the matter, do you have to get it now?" Zheng Ke was confused, but still stood up, "Teacher, shall I go over and get it?"
"No, someone else sent it. I'm just going to show the way. Orlens said lightly.
Even though Orlens said this, Zheng Ke still followed Orlens downstairs, and four staff members stood outside the building, and in front of them, two items were placed.
One is a whiteboard, needless to say, for teaching, and the other is a four-wheeled cooking car.
"Teacher, why did you get this guy here?" Zheng Ke said in surprise.
"How can a cooking show not have a cooking car? Otherwise, how can you do it? You can't cook with your hands, you need tools, and you need ingredients. Orlens reminded.
"That's not what I meant...... I mean, teacher, where did you get the cooking truck?" Zheng Ke explained.
"Ah, this is the school's car, and when the time comes, you will return the car to the school, and by the way, you will also pay back the rent. Orlens instructed the staff to push the cooking cart into the elevator and let the men go up first.
"Eh, teacher, are you saying that I still have to pay the lease fee?" Zheng Ke said in surprise.
"If you don't come out, do you want me to come out?" Orlens looked at Zheng Ke angrily.
He knew that Zheng Ke was not short of small money, so he was not polite.
Zheng Ke nodded again and again, he forgot that Lan Ji was different from Yuanyue. If in Yuanyue, with the position of Ten Masters, he can successfully get these things done, while the third-year students of Lanji do not have these privileges.
The staff sent the trolley and whiteboard into the practice room, Zheng Ke also took a notepad and walked out of the bedroom, and Orlens also took advantage of this time to send the employees away.
When the two of them entered the operation room, Orlens took an oil-based pen and stood in front of the whiteboard: "Zheng Ke, because it is late, today I will talk about the basic things, starting tomorrow, to explain comprehensively, please be mentally prepared." ”
Zheng Ke nodded and sat up straight, "Please rest assured, Mr. Orens, I will definitely listen carefully." ”
"Hmm. Orlens turned around and wrote "cooking performance" on the whiteboard: "Cooking performance is different from ordinary cooking, it pursues to make diners feel a kind of comfort from the heart, but also to make the vision have an ultimate enjoyment, through the performance of the operator, let them feel a desire to buy." To put it more bluntly, it is similar to marketing, except that it relies not only on the mouth, but also on cooking. ”
It was the first time Zheng Ke had heard that someone had associated a cooking performance with marketing, so he immediately focused on it.
"Cooking shows come from French service, and in the same way it has always existed in French restaurants. If possible, it is best to use the operator as a waiter, such as a restaurant service supervisor, or a food and beverage manager, rather than a chef. Orlens explained.
Zheng Ke blinked, his brows furrowed slightly.
"But shouldn't the chef's cooking skills be the better one?" asked Zheng Ke.
"That's right, as you said, the chef's cooking skills are better than those of the waiter or the food and beverage manager, but you have to know that this is a cooking show, not a simple cooking, but a cooking and a performance at the same time, both are indispensable.
"The operator must first ensure a high level of cooking skills, which is the basis of the whole performance. As long as the operator has superb cooking skills, the whole performance can be guaranteed and will not collapse. ”
Zheng Ke heard Orlens's explanation, and became more and more puzzled, "But you just said that the best effect is the supervisor or manager......
"That's right, that's where it comes to acting. Because the operator is operating in front of the customer and directly facing the customer, in addition to the cooking itself, other factors, such as whether the operator has good communication with the customer and whether he can adjust the atmosphere between each other, are also particularly important.
"You have to remember that the customer can't judge the dish before they try it, but they can communicate and judge the operator. Therefore, the operator's communication ability will become particularly important at this time. From this point of view, there is no doubt that managers and supervisors who deal with guests on a regular basis have an advantage.
"The same is true for this exam. If you just cook the dishes with your head down, it is very difficult to make an impression on you by the judges through communication, and you want to stand out. ”
After Orlens's cocoon-like explanation, Zheng Ke has a deeper understanding of cooking performances, and he has not considered communication before.
"I see. ”
The operator's cooking skills are like the foundation of a building, which determines whether the cooking performance can stand the judges' assessment, and the communication with the customer is more like the foundation of the building, to a large extent, affecting the performance to attract the attention of customers.
Zheng Ke immediately wrote down "when cooking, communicate with customers" on a notepad.
"Now that I've talked about the points to pay attention to when cooking, I'm going to briefly talk about how to perform cooking. First of all, I would like to point out that even for high-end banquets, the dishes cooked will be limited to two dishes, because this kind of performance method will prolong the time of dining, so as an operator, you must pay attention to this. I suggest that you should only cook one dish during the assessment.
"As for the types of cooking, well, I usually divide them into two categories. In the first category, the ingredients are only processed and not cooked, and the ingredients are pushed in front of the customer for a complete cooking performance. The advantage of this method is that it can show the customer the operator's cooking skills and win the favor of the judges, but the disadvantage is that it takes a lot of time.
"The second category is to send the ingredients that have been cooked to the judges for the final cooking. This type is usually used in the preparation of appetizers.
"For you, I personally recommend that you prepare one for each of the two types of dishes. The choice of dishes depends on how much time the jury gives you. If time permits, choose the dish you are best at. ”
Zheng Ke hurriedly took notes, and when he saw Orlens wiping his sweat slightly, he immediately poured a glass of water and handed it to him.