Food: How Did I Become a Chef When I Set Up a Stall?

 Chapter 312 Unexpected Guest!

The video of Jiang Feng cutting tofu has been widely circulated on the Internet.

 The guests who come to the restaurant for dinner have a look of enjoyment on their faces when they eat Wensi Tofu.

 A top chef after all.

This craftsmanship, this knife skill, this taste.

That’s called an tunnel!

 Many people gathered outside the restaurant and wanted to line up to enter the restaurant.

 The waiter at the counter told the new guests that there were 120 tables in front of them, and the queue had already reached the evening, so there were no reservations for the time being.

 Hearing what the waiter said, the guest looked disappointed.

 “Why is it so full?”

 “I want to eat that tofu too!”

“It’s a state banquet dish, I just want to taste the state banquet dish!”

It’s really not easy to get in line.

 “No need, I don’t care about this.”

Jiang Feng found it quite strange.

Jiang Feng asked again and found out that it turned out that the culinary major of this university mainly teaches Huaiyang cuisine, as well as other basic dishes.

 This situation has happened many times.

“Boss, if you want to, it’s not a problem to get an honorary vice-president at the culinary school or something like that.”

 “I’m quite interested in going to school.”

Li Wenhai came to Jiang Feng. It looked like he had something to say.

Li Wenhai’s resume is not bad either. He is a direct disciple of Wang Shulin and is currently the executive chef of Jiangyue Tai Su Cuisine Restaurant. He is also the honorary vice dean of the culinary major of Yangzhou University.

 Li Wenhai thanked him repeatedly.

The bustling sounds inside and outside Su Cuisine Restaurant never stopped.

 “I wanted to ask if you have time?”

Li Wenhai said again.

Li Wenhai asked slightly nervously.

Jiang Feng likes cooking very much, and he also wants to see professional cooking.

 Li Wenhai replied.

“Okay, no problem. After I’ve been busy this week, I’ll go there when I have time.”

“It’s just about sharing some cooking skills, or teaching everyone how to make a dish.”

 “Ordinary Huaiyang cuisine will do.”

  After all, New Oriental, the most popular school for teaching cooking in China, is just a technical school and certainly not as good as an undergraduate school.

“It is the only undergraduate university in the country that teaches cooking.”

Every day in class is cooking.

Jiangfeng launched a live broadcast again, demonstrating the skills of cooking Wensi tofu, and the traffic was even greater.

 Until evening, the hustle and bustle of the day is over.

Jiang Feng has been invited to many activities, but this is his first time to teach students.

Jiang Feng fully agreed.

Hearing what he said, Jiang Feng waved his hands hurriedly, "That's not the case."

 The whole day was spent amidst the bustle of people.

 “Or just get an honorary dean.”

Jiang Feng looked at his appearance and asked immediately.

 Learning to cook in college sounds interesting.

“Exchange activities? This is the first time I’ve heard of this. What are you going to do?”

There is really no way. Many people knew that Jiang Feng was coming, and business was already booming.

 The waiter looked apologetic.

 “They would certainly be happy.”

“There will be an exchange event at the school in a while, and I would like to invite someone to come back and give a lecture.”

"What's wrong?"

“Yangju University majoring in cooking?”

 “He is also the honorary vice president of the college.”

It’s quite strange, it turns out that there are also college students majoring in chef.

“Boss, that’s it. I graduated from Yangzhou University with a major in cooking.”

Hearing Jiang Feng's words, Li Wenhai nodded.

 Every day is quite busy.

 The Wensi Tofu on the first day was a great success.

Jiang Feng’s knife skills alone make this dish of extraordinary value.

 People are even more popular with him.

The dish Jiang Feng is going to cook the next day is a traditional dish: squirrel mandarin fish.

Jiang Feng is also good at cooking fish, having cooked sweet and sour carp and West Lake vinegar fish.

This time I made squirrel and mandarin fish, and it was naturally very easy.

 The next day, at noon.

 Jiang Yuetai’s business has begun.

At this time, a taxi stopped on the side of the road, and a man and a woman got out of the car.

The two of them looked a little tired.

The woman said: "This city is good, but I don't know how this restaurant tastes. I hope it tastes better."

Hearing this, the man responded:

“It’s definitely good. Let’s talk about Chef Jiang Feng. He’s a hit all over the Internet. I’ve seen his videos and his cooking skills are very solid.”

 “I’m quite looking forward to it.”

 The two are gourmets by profession and are also reviewers of the Michelin Guide.

As we all know, many top restaurants will have the logo of a Michelin one-star restaurant or a three-Michelin three-star restaurant.

This logo represents the quality of the restaurant.

 Michelin also has a great reputation and influence in the industry.

 Many people speculate whether Michelin restaurants are related to Michelin tires. This is indeed the case, and it is really related.

 In the early years, in order to promote its tires, Michelin Tire published a Michelin Guide for drivers.

 The guide includes food recommendations.

As a result, in the process of promoting tires, the food reviews of restaurants in various places began to explode, making the Michelin Guide the most authoritative food guide in the world. Many top restaurants specially invite reviewers from the Michelin Guide to come to their restaurants for evaluation.

 Just to hang the Michelin certification logo.

Of course, Jiang Feng never cares about this.

Even if they come, Jiang Feng will just treat him as an ordinary guest.

The two got out of the car, and soon, the Didi master who lined up for them handed them the number plate.

 According to the number plate, the two of them can go in after waiting for a table without wasting time.

 Not long after, the two of them entered the Su Cuisine Restaurant, sat down and started ordering.

At the same time, they were also carefully observing the environment of Jiang Yuetai.

In the back kitchen, Jiang Feng is busy frying the mandarin fish that has been dipped in flour after changing the knife and frying it.

 Frying is not done casually. You have to hold the head and tail with both hands, so that the mandarin fish can have a fixed shape.

Wait until the shape is fixed, and then boil another pot of gravy.

 Simmer the thickening sauce until it is thick enough to burst, and then pour it over the fried fish.

Squirrel mandarin fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a delicious taste and a sweet and sour taste.

At that time, Emperor Qianlong ate this dish when he went to the south of the Yangtze River and praised it full of praises. The squirrel mandarin fish became famous overnight and was known all over the world.

Pour the steaming thickening sauce on the fish, and the aroma of the fish will permeate the air. Then sprinkle with shrimps and mung beans, and this squirrel mandarin fish dish is complete.

 The whole dish is brightly colored and beautifully shaped, making it look very festive.

 It is in line with the Chinese style of having a big fish dish at every banquet.

 At the same time, in the lobby.

 The two Michelin inspectors have ordered several dishes.

 They ordered almost all the signs in the store.

The waiter thought it was quite strange.

 If two people order so much, can they finish it?

 But I just thought about it in my mind and wouldn’t really ask.

 Two Michelin reviewers, one is named Ding Hu and the other is named Wang Xiaohui.

At this moment, Ding Hu's cell phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and hurriedly answered the call.

 “Hello, Mr. Ma.”

 “Yes, we are already here and the dishes are all ordered.”

 “No problem, I will communicate with their boss.”

“Don’t worry, just leave it to us.”

Ding Hu said politely to the phone.

 When he put down the phone, Wang Xiaohui couldn't wait to ask: "What did Mr. Ma say?"

Ding Hu replied: "After eating, contact the owner of the store. This time, I will rate the star directly without further negotiation."

"Direct star rating? Are you sure? Other restaurants spend a lot of money to get a Michelin star." Wang Xiaohui lowered her voice and asked.

 Where there is profit, there is shady stuff.

Let’s just say that Michelin stars are indeed authoritative, but in recent years, there have been endless attempts to buy stars, and Michelin stars are no longer based on taste, but on price.

To put it simply, restaurants with Michelin stars are very expensive and the taste is average.

 This has caused Michelin’s reputation to get a lot worse, and many people don’t recognize it at all.

Of course, even so, for an ordinary restaurant, if it can be rated with one star by Michelin and add a logo to its online store, it will also bring a lot of customer flow to the restaurant.

Ding Hu said to Wang Xiaohui:

"Yes, Mr. Ma means to directly comment on the stars. There is no need to negotiate that this time."

“Now Jiang Yuetai is gaining momentum, and the taste is obvious to all, and Michelin’s reputation has dropped a lot. If it can be successfully rated, it will be a win-win situation.”

Hearing Ding Hu's words, Wang Xiaohui clicked her tongue, "This restaurant is quite lucky. It provides free star rating. Other restaurants would not dare to think of it."

Soon, the dishes ordered by the two people were brought to the table.

 They began to follow the evaluation process, eating a little of each dish, and then recording what was in a book.

Anyway, everything is weird.

 But the waiter didn’t say anything.

 After all, it is the guest’s freedom to decide how he or she wants to eat.

  Ding Hu and Wang Xiaohui did not expect that the food in this restaurant would taste so good!

 The taste is simply amazing!

Huaiyang cuisine is, after all, the main dish of the state banquet, and it is also suitable for families.

The taste is in line with the taste of most people.

There are all kinds of flavors, ingredients and varieties.

 It is naturally comfortable to eat.

“This squirrel mandarin fish tastes so fresh. It’s not easy to make the fish so delicious.”

“And the overall shape is very beautiful and very artistic.”

“The gravy is rich, sweet and sour, and the proportion of various flavors is just right.”

“The control of heat, seasoning, and taste are all perfect.”

Ding Hu has been doing evaluations all year round and has very high requirements for delicious food.

He has eaten many dishes from restaurant chefs, but there has never been one that he couldn't find fault with.

  He could find some problems more or less with any dish before. After all, if you have a very high vision, there is no perfect dish.

But this squirrel mandarin fish did it.

"awesome!"

“I think this restaurant definitely deserves more than one star. Three stars is appropriate.”

Ding Hu said in shock.

 In Michelin’s rating, one star means it’s worth a visit, two stars means the food is very good, and three stars means it’s a unique store.

 There are not many restaurants that can be rated as three stars.

Ding Hu can give such an evaluation, which is also his recognition of Jiang Yuetai.

Wang Xiaohui nodded, "It tastes really good, but we don't have the authority to give it a three-star rating. We can only give it a one-star rating. If you give it a three-star rating, someone from the headquarters will come over."

 “There’s nothing we can do about this.”

Ding Hu clicked his tongue, "Yeah, I have no choice but to give it one star."

“If they want to give it a three-star rating later, they have to invite reviewers to come over.”

 The two are still discussing the matter of star evaluation.

As everyone knows, even if they want to give it to them, Jiang Feng doesn’t want it at all.

 (End of this chapter)