In fact, Yao Shi is really not to blame for this incident.
He also got the news at short notice. In his haste, he didn't even have time to make arrangements. The other party had already come to his door with great interest.
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Yao Shi could only rush to the music restaurant as quickly as possible and entertain him personally.
Liu Shaoxian came to Bei'an this time to represent the Medicinal Diet Research Association, and he was accompanied by members of the inspection team selected by the research association.
However, this visit to the music restaurant was a private trip for him, and he was not traveling with the rest of the inspection group.
He was originally on his way to Bei'an to visit his old friend, Yang Wenqiang.
Yang Wenqiang ran a private hot pot restaurant in Bei'an. Because he wanted to add herbal hot pot, he learned that Liu Shaoxian had a group inspection trip to the provincial capital, so he quickly called and made an appointment to Bei'an.
Liu Shaoxian is an expert in medicinal diet and has rich experience in this area.
Yang Wenqiang has already innovated several base recipes for herbal hot pot. This time, he wanted Liu Shao to help check them first, so that he could meet up with old friends and have a good time together.
In addition to Yang Wenqiang, the colleagues who came to the music restaurant this time also included Liu Yunong, who was well-informed, and Xiao Jiping, who accompanied Liu Shaoxian to visit friends.
Liu Yunong arrived at the music restaurant and recognized Xiao Jiping after being introduced.
Xiao Jiping is a well-known old Chinese medicine doctor from the Third Provincial Hospital. Many people travel thousands of miles to see him for treatment, boasting that his unique Chinese medicine skills are like miracles.
Although Liu Yunong had not gone to the Third Provincial Hospital to see a doctor, he had heard about the name of Dr. Xiao.
Several people got to know each other and chatted for a while. When they were about to enter the store, Yao Shi hurried over.
Yao Shi really didn't expect so many people to come, but fortunately, he was always good at dancing and was very friendly and greeted everyone in the same group one by one.
Liu Shaoxian was in his early fifties. He only wore a pie jacket on a very cold day. He didn't seem to feel cold at all and he looked very energetic.
Yao Shi greeted him.
Liu Shaoxian nodded and said with a smile: "I decided to come here on the spur of the moment today. Xiao Yao, I have caused trouble for you."
Yao Shi said: "It's okay. If I had known that you were coming to Bei'an, I would have taken the initiative to invite you."
After saying that, he smiled and nodded at Liu Yunong: "You're here too, why didn't you tell me to call?"
Liu Yunong said cheerfully: "I borrowed Uncle Liu's favor and came here to make a living with him."
In fact, Yao Shi was not familiar with Liu Shaoxian, but in this circle, you have to be familiar with each other, and connections are sometimes more important than strength, so he smiled and said: "Then I have to use my special skills today to let you Come and taste the specialties of our store.”
With Yao Shi here, everyone received a very warm welcome and reception.
After entering the door, Liu Shao first looked at the interior decoration of the music restaurant and the attire of the service staff, then turned to Yang Wenqiang and said with a smile: "This restaurant is really well run, Lao Yang, look at the decoration, it is impressive enough to make people spend money." At that time, I felt that the environment alone was worth the money."
Yang Wenqiang felt helpless when he heard this.
This old friend of his was good at everything, but he was too upright, and his eyesight could not tolerate the sand. He usually dealt with people one way and another, not so tactfully.
That is to say, he is professional enough, but he is also capable. Otherwise, with his personality, it would be really difficult for him to be successful in the circle.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to smooth things over for his old friend, Liu Yunong smiled and said, "That's because Chef Yao has a vision. The boss has to decide on the design of this store."
Yang Wenqiang hurriedly said, "Yes, I want to renovate the store when I go back. After the New Year, it will be the off-season, so I just have time to do some work."
Liu Shaoxian hummed and walked inside, visiting the reception area and the banquet halls on several floors.
Liu Shaoxian sincerely praised: "Well, they really put in the effort. It looks very luxurious, but when you are inside, you will feel very harmonious and beautiful."
The design of the music restaurant is a luxurious and solemn one that is stunning at first glance, and the detailed design has an overall feeling of echoing each other around the theme.
Yao Shi is a very good person, which is not only reflected in his professional achievements, but also in his personal taste, as well as his business vision and mind.
After Liu Shaoxian praised him, he turned to look at Yao Shi and said jokingly: "Xiao Yao, I heard that the new herbal chef hired by your store is very skilled and professional. I came all the way here today. , I just want to see his medicinal food cooking operation, you won’t refuse, right?”
Yao Shi smiled coquettishly: "How could it be possible! Getting advice from an expert like you is a good thing I can't ask for! But let's go. Because Xiao Fu has a busy schedule recently, so I came here today just to finalize the deal with the customer. He may not be able to cook the recipe for medicinal food. So, I’ll ask him to come over now.”
As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and made a call.
At this time, Fu Yu, who had already received the news, followed Li Xintong and greeted him openly.
Yao Shi saw people coming, so he introduced Fu Yu to everyone.
Fu Yu followed Yao Shi and greeted them one by one with a smile.
When he arrived at Liu Yunong, he called out "Master" very naturally, which immediately caused several other people to look over in surprise.
Liu Yunong smiled and explained: "Xiao Fu is my new apprentice, and he has been following me to learn how to cook Liu family cuisine."
Liu Yunong had actually heard about Fu Yu making medicinal meals at the music restaurant.
When she first heard that the music restaurant had launched a new medicated diet, the effect was good, but the price was on the high side.
So after asking around for a while, I found out that the chef who cooked the medicinal food was Fu Yu.
Liu Yunong was surprised at this at first, but later he understood that the medicinal recipes were Fu Yu's family secrets.
Fu Yu is very talented in cooking. Although this talent is mostly innate, it is also crucial to discover and cultivate it.
Just like her, she has been learning to cook from her elders since she was a child, and now she has slowly developed her hobby into a career. She truly loves cooking.
As for Fu Yu, his experience should be similar to hers.
Regarding this matter, Liu Yunong is quite happy to see it come to fruition. His apprentice is capable and motivated, and now there are noble people to support his business. This is a good thing.
A person's experience and experience often need to be accumulated bit by bit through exercise and tempering.
Liu Shaoxian had not heard of this matter before, so he couldn't help but look at Fu Yu.
In fact, when he first saw Fu Yu, Liu Shaoxian couldn't help but take a closer look. Mainly because this young man was too young. He looked to be in his early twenties at most, but he had quite a temperament. People feel very stable and down-to-earth.
However, it is such a young man who actually shouldered the medicinal food table in the music restaurant?
Especially, Fu Yu actually became an apprentice to the famous chef Liu Yunong?
In the circle, who doesn’t know that Liu Yunong is a descendant of Madam Liu. Relying on the Liu family’s dishes passed down from her ancestors, she has made Shangshi Private Restaurant a prosperous business. Now she has opened a company and made the family business bigger and stronger. .
As for Liu's cuisine, it has always been passed down to the inside but not to the outside world. If you want to learn how to cook, you must work in a store.
But Fu Yu can work as a medicinal chef in the music restaurant.
This kid is not simple!
At this time, Liu Shaoxian's curiosity was completely piqued.
Seeing this, Yao Shi quickly smiled and said: "Xiao Fu, Teacher Liu is a medicated diet expert from the National Medicinal Diet Research Association."
Fu Yu smiled at Liu Shaoxian and greeted him in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Teacher Liu, I've admired you for a long time."
Liu Shaoxian nodded: "Fu Chu, I have admired you for a long time. I came here specifically to learn and communicate with you today."
"I've long heard that the music restaurant offers medicinal food seats, and the reputation is very good. When I first heard about it, I was very interested. This time I just had the opportunity, so I wanted to come and observe and learn from it."
"Don't worry, I have retired a long time ago. I usually help sort out relevant information in the association and study the theoretical knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. I have not been involved in the management of medicinal diets."
"Moreover, the field of medicated diet emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, and now it focuses on being close to the eating habits of contemporary people. In terms of innovation, it is still the world of you young people. I am definitely not as receptive to new things as you are. That’s why I thought of communicating and making progress together!”
Liu Shaoxian came to Bei'an this time and was warmly entertained by his old friend Yang Wenqiang.
The Li Ji private hotpot business run by Yang Wenqiang has always been very good. He invited Liu Shao to dinner in his store, and his family members were at the same table.
When old friends got together, the topic always revolved around each other's work and life, and then naturally they started talking about the research and development of medicated hot pot.
Speaking of the medicated diet, Liu Shaoxian immediately became energetic and discussed the ingredients and taste of the medicated hotpot with Yang Wenqiang for a long time.
When it came to medicinal food, they chatted very enthusiastically, and several ladies at the table also became interested.
It was also at the reception banquet that I overheard Mrs. Yang talking about a friend of hers who went to a music restaurant to customize herbal banquets, and it cost nearly 200,000 yuan for two courses of treatment.
Even Liu Shao was really shocked when he heard this price first.
After all, medicated diet is not like other medical beauty treatments, which can easily cost hundreds of thousands or millions.
No matter how rare the medicinal food is, it is just a dish. Even if it is a pile of delicacies from mountains and seas, the asking price of thousands or tens of thousands for a small dish is already very high.
And two courses of treatment can charge 200,000 yuan. How thick a layer of gold foil is sprinkled on this medicinal diet?
Dare to charge such a price, you definitely can't do it without some real skills.
After all, money is spent and there is no effect, so the customer will definitely not give up.
The more willing and willing the owner is to spend money, the more likely he is that he has a background and is not easy to mess with.
Of course, it could also be hype.
Because he thought clearly, Liu Shaoxian just laughed at the gossip at the dinner table and didn't take it seriously at all.
There is no need to come over in person to watch others cooking herbal meals.
However, when Yang Wenqiang heard about this, he asked with great interest: "Really? The medicated banquet introduced by the music restaurant? Oh! It seems that Yao Shi is a master chef who found it from nowhere. This Boy, that’s really good!”
Although Yao Shi is somewhat famous in Bei'an, his popularity is definitely not as good as that of famous chefs like Liu Yunong.
Liu Shaoxian didn't have much impression of this person, but it was a music restaurant. When he was in the provincial capital, he heard someone mention it before. It was a well-run banquet restaurant that specializes in large-scale banquets.
Hearing this, he asked casually: "What, do you know the owner of the music restaurant?"
Yang Wenqiang nodded: "I know him, his name is Yao Shi, he looks very talented, and this guy is not simple. Let me tell you, he used to be the chef of Qianlima, and now he seems to be helping to manage the back kitchen there. , and now I have opened this music restaurant."
The elders in the circle actually know more or less about the things about the Dong family.
Mr. Dong is really a nice person, he treats people kindly and has good cooking skills. Otherwise, he would not be able to form such a good relationship with Yao Shi.
As for the current boss, Dong Juntian, this guy is a bit unsatisfactory. He gives the impression that he is too philistine, and he only relies on inheriting the family business to gain a foothold.
In Bei'an's food circle, Dong Juntian is actually not as well-known as Yao Shi.
At least in the eyes of some elders in the circle, they still have a very good impression of Yao Shi. Precisely because they have a good impression of Yao Shi, they feel that this person is a bit underwhelmed by his talent.
Now that they see Yao Shi starting a new business and making the music restaurant business a success, they all feel that this is the way it should be, and they are quite happy to see the success.
After Liu Shaoxian listened to Yang Wenqiang's words, he became very interested in the herbal chef invited by the music restaurant.
Yao Shi's experience is not simple. He is loyal, capable, and has good cooking skills. If he can spend a lot of money to hire a herbal chef, he must be really good at it. Otherwise, it is just hype. If you can't come up with authentic medicated meals, then isn't that a self-defeating sign?
Liu Shaoxian, a well-known herbal diet master in the industry, has actually heard of most of them.
But I have never heard of anyone moving to Bei'an?
This herbal meal is different from others. Simple guidance is not enough. The herbal meal recipes need to be customized according to the actual situation of the customer. This person must have been working in the music restaurant for a long time.
Who could it be?
It can make Liu Shaoxian curious and gain his approval invisibly. The meaning behind this is intriguing.
At this time, Liu Shaoxian really felt that maybe these 200,000 two courses of medicinal diet were indeed worth the money, but not necessarily!
It was also because of this incident that Liu Shaoxian suddenly came up with the idea of coming to the music restaurant to meet the herbal chef.
It happened to be a coincidence that when he came with a delegation to inspect the Medicinal Diet Association in the provincial capital, he happened to meet Xiao Jiping from the Third Provincial Hospital.
He and Xiao Jiping are also old friends. They are both passionate about the research of traditional Chinese medicine. Although they are not colleagues, they are very close and they communicate frequently.
This time it happened that Xiao Jiping was on annual leave, so he took the opportunity to invite people over to Bei'an, and together they helped Yang Wenqiang consult about the medicated hot pot. By the way, he also introduced them to old friends and caught up with each other.
With Xiao Jiping here, Liu Shaoxian felt the need to go to the music restaurant. After all, this man was a real expert in traditional Chinese medicine.
