As soon as Ke Hong gave the order, the whole kitchen fell into a hurry. Although most of the materials have been prepared in advance, it is not a simple matter www.biquge.info more than 20 tables and nearly 30 tables of guests to be prepared before noon. They have to make sure that there is not the slightest slip and that the whole kitchen has to be faster than usual.

This is how it is to run a restaurant, even if there are more tables of guests, you can't prepare it in advance, otherwise it will be cold when the guests arrive, and there is no point at all, even if it is a brine platter, it will be too early to wait for two hours, and the juice on the ingredients will be dry and difficult to swallow. Not to mention that there are still a few tables in the nearly 30 tables that are required to be served in accordance with Western food.

The kitchen was in full swing, and Ke Hong didn't even have time to go to the toilet.

At about half past eleven, the first table of guests arrived, and then, as if triggering some chain effect, the next few tables of guests also arrived one after another.

Booking in advance is also another source of pressure, with all guests arriving at almost the same time slot.

As a result, the front desk and waiters also began to get busy, and the whole restaurant was lively.

"Serve." After Dong Xiang checked the taste of the food, he nodded to the food delivery and said, then turned to Ke Hong.

As the head chef, Ke Hong had to explain to the guests at the first table of the New Year's dinner package, which could be regarded as explaining the concept of his New Year's meal to the guests around him, and also to explain the sudden temporary change of his family portrait. So he wiped his hands, then untied his girdle, and prepared to pick up himself and go out.

He was busy for a long time, in the winter, he was busy in the kitchen with sweat on his head, and his hands were full of grease stains, so he couldn't just go out to meet guests. After he picked it up, the guests also tasted the appetizer of the brine platter, and then came outside.

"I wonder what you think of this New Year's dinner?" Ke Hong came to the first table of guests and asked with a smile.

"It's great." The middle-aged man in his fifties in the family smiled, obviously the male owner in charge.

"Every dish has the flavor of a New Year's dinner, and it is a dish that will appear in our traditional New Year's dinner, but I didn't expect it to be so ...... The feeling of Western food. Another young girl in her twenties smiled, "It's in the plating, the way of eating and the control of the portion size, it has a special Western feeling." It's going to feel more upscale. ”

At this time, another young man, I don't know if it was the girl's boyfriend or the son of the family, pointed to a dish on the table with some confusion and asked: "There is a dish, I don't understand very well, this should be a family photo, right?" ”

"That's right, it's a family photo, I don't know how it tastes?" Ke Hong asked with a smile.

"We haven't eaten yet." A middle-aged woman replied, apparently the mother of the family. Mother is always picky, especially when it comes to the money spent, which must be worth it. She asked Ke Hong aggressively: "In my opinion, this is not a family photo, right?" Because in this, aren't there only meatballs and fish balls? At least put some quail eggs and other toppings, right? ”

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman hugged her arms, as if waiting for Ke Hong to explain, but she didn't give him a chance, and continued: "You must know that this New Year's dinner set in your restaurant is not cheap, if you serve such a perfunctory dish and expect the guests to be satisfied, I can't tolerate it." ”

"You have a point." Ke Hong nodded with a smile, said kindly, and then added: "If this dish is really as you said, it will naturally be very disappointing." ”

A trace of doubt flashed on the mother's face, Ke Hong clapped his hands and smiled, and through this casual little action, he made the people around him notice him, and then continued: "Look, what does the family portrait mean? What is the significance of this New Year's dinner? Ke Hong didn't wait for the other party to answer, so he continued: "Of course it's for the family reunion, right?" ”

Saying that, Ke Hong patiently explained: "The so-called New Year, the so-called New Year's dinner, is nothing more than relatives and families from far away gathering together for a meal on this day. No matter where you are, on this day, everyone will try to come back and be with their families, just for this moment of reunion, and my dish is the same, all kinds of materials are like family members on different sides of the world, finally gathered together at this moment, reunion......"

"But you only have fish balls and meatballs here." The young girl asked, puzzled.

"If you try it, you will know that this is a family photo." Ke Hong said with a smile.

So, the family scooped up some fish balls and meatballs, added a little soup, and ate them.

Looking at the amazing expressions on everyone's faces, Ke Hong smiled proudly: "That's right, now everyone knows, this is a family photo, right?" All you see is fish balls and meatballs, just because the dish is already reunited. ”

"There are bamboo shoots in the fish balls! Moreover, this is ......" The young girl looked at the half-cut surface of the fish ball and said in surprise, only to see that the inner part of the fish ball was divided into three clear levels, with different colors, the girl observed the inside of the fish ball, and said to herself: "The middle is squid!" And there are other materials in the inner layer of the fish ball, which is ......"

"Oh, there are a lot of them, but they are basically all ingredients from family portraits, potatoes, bamboo shoots, shrimp and the like." Ke Hong explained with a smile, "I wrapped it in the form of peeing cow balls, and the squid in the middle was made in the form of octopus balls, so that the deliciousness of each ingredient would not affect each other, so that the taste would be more layered." ”

"That's what happened!" The family suddenly arrived, and the man said happily: "Indeed, the taste is much better than ordinary family portraits, and you can clearly feel the freshness of the fish balls after eating it in one bite, then the gravy of the pork, followed by various fillings, and the innermost squid provides a completely different taste." ”

"I see...... It is indeed a hidden mystery. The hostess also frowned and muttered, "Moreover, this theme is indeed the finishing touch, highlighting the meaning of the 'family portrait' of the dish itself, and also making the atmosphere of the 'reunion' of the New Year's dinner even stronger." ”

"If you like it, it's best." Ke Hong said with a smile, and then came behind the oldest grandparents at the table, "In addition, in order to increase the freshness, the fillings of each fish ball and meatball are different, and the inside is a variety of materials that may appear in the family portrait, which also symbolizes the reunion of the whole of China during the New Year, and it is also good for the health of the elderly." ”

The grandparents smiled at Ke Hong kindly, and then continued to bow their heads and eat.

The cuisine itself is already delicious, and Ke Hong's explanation is undoubtedly the icing on the cake, sublimating the cuisine from a simple eating to an emotional meaning, completely setting off the meaning of the Chinese New Year's Eve meal. At this time, the other customers in the restaurant also figured out the meaning of this dish, and couldn't help but be in an uproar, and began to look forward to the experience after their New Year's dinner was served.

"However, Mom is really knowledgeable." Ke Hong turned to the hostess of the table and smiled. And the young girl smiled at Ke Hong: "My mother is the food editor-in-chief of the website, but don't worry, this time it's not for work." ”

As she spoke, the girl glared at her mother complainingly: "At least not just for work." ”

The mother smiled at her daughter a little embarrassed: "No, Mom, didn't I hear that this restaurant has a good reputation recently?" The advertising slogan of the New Year's dinner package is blowing all over the sky again, which is to confirm it. It turns out that Mom's choice is not wrong, the whole family is very happy, right? ”

"Yes, yes." The young girl lengthened her voice and smiled at her mother with a little annoyance: "We are very happy that you can take the time to have a reunion dinner with us, which would not have been home at all in previous years." ”

"You girl, what a ...... Come on, kid dad, eat, eat more. The mother said embarrassedly, and began to change the topic to her husband with vegetables, "Mom, parents, you should also eat more......"

The young girl smiled at Ke Hong and handed over a business card: "I am now working under my mother, I am the editor of Nanfeng Food Network, your New Year's dinner has brought our family together for a long time, thank you so much." ”

"Ah, it's my pleasure." Ke Hong hurriedly took the business card and said that he didn't know much about the food network, so he planned to take the business card first, and then show it to his family Yueyue, this girl's name is Wen Zihui.

"If you need any help, you can contact me," Wen Zihui said with a smile, raising his hand and making a phone call in his ear, "Although the food website is basically helping various restaurants advertise, our website also needs really powerful restaurants like you to win praise for their website, so you can cooperate if you are free." ”

After a few simple polite words, Ke Hong said goodbye to the table of guests and returned to the kitchen to get busy.

Now that the kitchen is already short of manpower, he must hurry back to help, otherwise something will soon go wrong. There are still many guests waiting to taste their New Year's dinner, so Ke Hong didn't have time to tell Dong Qingyue the good news. In short, there is no doubt that the new family portrait will be well received by everyone.

This is Ke Hong's strategy, the new family portrait is of course much more delicious than the ordinary family portrait, but compared to Ke Hong's previous family portrait? may be a little lacking in grade and taste, so Ke Hong must play some small tricks.

With the same ingredients, it is not difficult to make a dish that is more delicious than an ordinary family portrait. The difficulty was how to use almost half of the ingredients to make a dish comparable to his previous family portraits.

Ke Hong's idea is "concept", and concept wins. Many times people affect their senses because of concepts, just as many people tend to feel better when they experience something new, because they are influenced by the novelty. Ke Hong also uses the freshness and the concept of the team members to win, so that the guests feel that this dish is not inferior to other dishes.

Ke Hong's New Year's meal set is not simple, each of its dishes has a considerable grade and meaning, if one of them is not as good as other dishes, it will make people feel that the overall level has decreased, which is not in line with the level of three Michelin.

Ke Hong's new family portrait is slightly lacking in taste and appearance compared to other dishes, but it sets off the atmosphere of the New Year's dinner and the New Year, making it a set of dishes that are not inferior to other dishes in any way.

In short, Ke Hong's card is played right. And Ke Hong can also let his parents and relatives feel at ease to taste their craftsmanship tomorrow, that is, at noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and then be amazed by it.

But because he was too busy, Ke Hong didn't have time to tell Dong Qingyue the good news, and it wasn't until all the guests at noon finished eating that Ke Hong finally became free. The downside of booking in advance is that guests will come together, but the flip side is that they will also go together, so the peak ends earlier than usual.

At about half past one, Ke Hong had already completed all the processes that needed to be prepared at noon.

"Okay, everyone is doing a good job, the orders for noon have all been completed, go and take a break, eat something, drink some water, go to the toilet to replenish your strength, and there is another wave of orders in the evening." Ke Hong clapped his hands and laughed.

In the evening, orders more than doubled as at noon, filling almost all the seats in the store, and small tables had to be put together to get a seat for all customers. But the good news is that the evening guests come at different times, starting at about five o'clock and then arriving intermittently until half past six.

With a little effort, Ke Hong should be able to prepare all the dishes before seven o'clock.

However, after that, he may have to stay in the restaurant with Dong Qingyue and wait for the closing time before leaving. After all, Dong Qingyue is the owner of the restaurant, and in this kind of Chinese New Year, it is always difficult to let the employees stay here, and the boss himself is cheeky and runs away first.

But until then, he can rest for a few hours and start preparing for the next wave of work by four o'clock in the afternoon.

So, Ke Hong planned to go to Dong Qingyue's office and make out with his baby Yueyue, but when he pushed the door open, he found that this girl was not in the office.

"This Nizi, didn't she really go buy gifts for my parents?" Ke Hong secretly thought a little funny.

Therefore, Ke Hong waited silently in Dong Qingyue's office, and at about three o'clock, Dong Qingyue came back from outside with a large bag.

From New Year's goods such as melon seed candy, to high-end cigarettes for Ke's father, to jelly and dried mangoes for Ke's mother, she even bought two famous beer ducks and a bottle of high-end red wine in Nanhua City.

"Ouch, my little ancestor ......" Looking at Dong Qingyue's full of things, Ke Hong suddenly felt distressed, "Why don't you call me to help?" So many things, tired out, right? ”

Saying that, Ke Hong hurriedly stepped forward to help her take over the things, Dong Qingyue said: "It's not hard, I drove back and forth, and I bought things the same, but it was a little troublesome to bring them in at this time." (To be continued.) )