"Ivan, Old Man Zhao is retiring, have you heard?"

"Ivan, Lao Zhao is going to retreat, can Lao Jiang go up?"

"Ivan, Lao Zhao is retiring, do you have inside information?"

......

On the way back to his post, Ivan was stopped by several people to inquire about the news.

And it's the same message.

Lao Zhao is really going to retire?

The news came a little suddenly for Ivan.

He had only taken two days off work before the hotel made such a big move, which made Ivan a little incredulous.

Lao Zhao, Zhao Mingyi, the master of the chef industry in Guangdong Province, and the honorary president of the Provincial Cuisine Association.

Eight years ago, when Guangdong Emgrand opened, in order to promote the Chinese food brand here, the chairman desperately looked for a relationship, and invited the retired old man Zhao to serve as the executive chef.

Mr. Zhao, who has devoted his life to the research and innovation of Cantonese cuisine, did not disappoint him, and under his management, Yuehai Chinese Restaurant quickly made a name for itself in the industry.

Over the years, award-winning dishes have been introduced here, which has made the restaurant not only a thriving business, but also a well-known name throughout Guangdong Province and even Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

There is no doubt that Mr. Zhao is the golden sign of Yuehai.

But now, this gold-lettered signboard is about to be returned!

Is this possible?

It's really possible!

Speaking of which, Lao Zhao is almost seventy years old, and he has reached the age when he should retire.

If he is going to retire, who will take his place?

Is it possible for Lao Jiang?

Ivan didn't know.

But he knows that as soon as Lao Zhao retires, no matter who takes over, I'm afraid the entire back kitchen will have to move.

It is estimated that this is really the reason why many people come to him for information.

The reason is that he is Jiang Menglin's apprentice, but Jiang Menglin is Lao Zhao's apprentice.

Speaking of which, Ivan is still Lao Zhao's apprentice, but the modern master-apprentice relationship is not as rigorous as in ancient times, and Ivan's level is too low, so he has no chance to talk to Lao Zhao.

With doubts, Ivan returned to his playing table.

Next door to him, Jiang Menglin, the chef of the Cantonese cuisine department, was already in place.

"Ivan, why did you suddenly run away to kill fish?"

"Master, I feel that the skills of the water platform are rusty, so I will go and familiarize myself with them while I have time. ”

Jiang Menglin nodded with satisfaction.

This is what he admires most about Ivan.

Practical!

As early as more than two years ago, when Jiang Menglin went to inspect the restaurant, a young restaurant waiter caught his attention.

This waiter is different from other waiters.

Other waiters are coping with their work, and they will cheat and play tricks whenever they can.

But this waiter is different, whenever he is free, he will clean up the business area he is responsible for, and in the area he is responsible for, whether it is the dining table, dining chairs, dining cabinets, utensils, they are neatly placed and spotless, and the absolute high standard is absolutely high.

Every day.

Jiang Menglin paid attention to him.

In this era, it is rare to see such a serious and meticulous young person.

Jiang Menglin likes serious and meticulous people.

After observing for a while, Jiang Menglin recruited this young man into the back kitchen and personally accepted him as an apprentice.

This young man was Ivan.

As it turned out, he wasn't looking at the wrong person.

Among the apprentices he received, Ivan is not the highest in terms of culinary talent, but in terms of work attitude, he is definitely the most down-to-earth, the most serious and meticulous, no matter where he is arranged, he never cheats and cheats.

Therefore, more than three months ago, he transferred Ivan to his side and began to personally direct him.

He was going to let him polish and polish the position of the lotus, and began to focus on teaching him wok skills.

"Then you check the materials again and get ready to take the order. ”

Jiang Menglin commanded.

"Okay. ”

Ivan immediately moved.

For this master, Ivan is grateful.

If it weren't for Jiang Menglin, maybe he would still be working as a waiter in a restaurant, barely surviving with a salary of three or four thousand yuan a month.

Although the profession of a chef is not much better than that of a waiter, at least Ivan's income is much higher now than when he was a waiter, so he is not too embarrassed to live in the high-consumption place of Flower City.

Another point is that Ivan really likes the profession of chef.

In his opinion, it is definitely a great sense of accomplishment to be able to make a lot of delicious food by himself.

Therefore, Ivan is still very grateful to this master.

Of course, Jiang Menglin is not without shortcomings, that is, he is too strict with his apprentices.

Ivan had heard several senior brothers complain about this.

Before that, Ivan also thought so.

He felt that he had been with Jiang Menglin for two years, but he hadn't had a chance to go to the stove, which was a bit excessive.

If he was on the Chaozhou side of cuisine, if he was Chef Liu's apprentice, he would probably have been a wok chef a long time ago.

Chef Liu, Liu Yiwei, his titular uncle.

In Yuehai, Liu Yiwei is famous for taking care of his disciples, and the supervisors of important positions in the Chaozhou cuisine kitchen are all his apprentices, and his disciples' positions are promoted much faster than here.

But Ivan doesn't think so now.

Maybe Master is right.

Allowing the disciples to lay down the basic skills in various positions will be beneficial to the improvement of cooking skills in the future.

Just like himself, the reason why the system gives him such a low grade of cooking skills is because his basic skills are not solid.

This point can be understood by comparing it with Tie Niu, who has been killing fish for three years.

"Ivan, are there any rumors in the kitchen lately?"

"Rumors?"

"The old man is leaving, haven't you heard?"

Ivan: "......"

Even the master mentioned this?

It seems that Lao Zhao's retirement is undoubted.

He couldn't help but think, if Lao Zhao retired, then who would take over his position?

Jiang Menglin or Liu Yiwei?

Or is it airborne from the outside?

Ivan was sensitively aware that Master seemed to be a little concerned about this matter, and it seemed that he had an idea about this position.

It's a given.

Although there is only one level difference between the head chef and the executive chef, the fame and treatment are very different.

"Oh, I just heard about it, and I thought it was a rumor. ”

Although Ivan also had a bit of gossip about this matter, he still didn't dare to ask more in front of Jiang Menglin.

Jiang Menglin also didn't mention it anymore.

"Chef Jiang, please make these dishes yourself. ”

The dispatching chef in charge of the food arrangement personally brought a few à la carte menus and delivered them over.

As the head chef, there are not many dishes worthy of Jiang Menglin's own hands, but once there are distinguished guests, he still has to cook some signature dishes.

He took the list and looked at it, then handed it to Ivan: "Ivan, prepare the materials." ”

Ivan had to get busy again.

As Jiang Menglin's initiator, except for stir-frying, he almost has to do everything else.

And there is another point, because Jiang Menglin will have too many dishes, it is not easy to prepare ingredients for him over there, so Ivan can only run in person.

Therefore, as soon as Jiang Menglin boiled the pot, Ivan had to break his leg.

Fortunately, he didn't shoot as many times as other chefs, otherwise Ivan would have died of exhaustion.

Ivan took the list and began to run the cutting area.

While running, I was thinking, who would take Lao Zhao's position?