Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 192 - 145: Wait, Why Are All the Staff Here? (2)

Next, all I have to do is complete the raw food challenge or wait for the vegetarian challenge to unlock next Saturday, and I'll be able to gather a potion to finally enhance my physical abilities.

He didn't fantasize about superpowers or anything. So far, the rewards given by the system, aside from the potion, have all fallen within the scope of normal concepts. It's unlikely this potion will make him outrageously strong or awaken any supernatural abilities.

It's probably just a simple boost to physical capacity, saving the time needed for exercise.

With his job nature, he indeed doesn't have the time or energy to workout.

"Goodbye chef, the shaved ice was delicious!"

"I'm already looking forward to next week's breakfast!"

"Chef, this shaved ice is so tasty. Could it be added to the restaurant's menu? It'd be a shame not to have it available."

"I also vote to have it on the menu! All the guests will surely love it!"

After enjoying the delicious treat, the hotel employees stood up and left, not forgetting to wave goodbye to him.

Originally, Lin Chen approached this with the intention of trying things out. If it sells well, surely it should be sold in the restaurant. He never expected it to sell this well.

"Lucas! You should have learned it by now, there's no difficulty at all. The dessert area will be your responsibility later."

Lucas raised his chin and patted his chest: "You can count on me! By the way, about our ice jelly..."

"The ice jelly will be there too, don't worry. Among the restaurant's suppliers is the Shunfu Group, I've already placed the order, it can be delivered tonight or tomorrow."

"Great, great, just waiting for your word!"

Upon hearing about the ice jelly, Lucas immediately grinned widely.

He hasn't made that thing for a whole week, and it's truly uncomfortable. Everyday, he practiced scrubbing clothes in the hotel room, feeling uncomfortable without doing a few rubs.

Ever since selling ice jelly, he truly understood what it felt like to be stared at with expectant eyes, especially when diners smile blissfully while eating his ice jelly. The satisfaction in his heart is indescribable.

Since then, he only understood why Lin Chen persisted in setting up a stall daily.

Making money became a secondary reason.

"By the way, were those employees called over by you?"

"How could that be, I'm puzzled myself."

Lin Chen shrugged, "Maybe the hotel higher-ups wanted the staff to try my skills in advance and provide some feedback? Who cares, let's prepare and pack up after Dais and Elsa finish eating!"

He intentionally left a portion for their own team, as it would soon be on the menu, requiring some early training.

The two women enjoying a leisurely afternoon on the nearby beach received the notification and headed over immediately.

Originally, they wanted to come early to help, but Lin Chen outright refused.

No salary given, what help is needed? No need, just chill somewhere else. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The two had never seen him make formal desserts during his stall selling before, they were amazed on the spot.

"No wonder there were so many people around here earlier, business seemed to be booming, who could resist this!"

"Will this be on the restaurant menu later? Fantastic, I feel like this alone could establish fame!"

Dais's eyes sparkled with excitement: "It's both simple and convenient to make, visually appealing and tasty, after watching just once, I feel like I could make it too, as long as I have that snowflake ice recipe."

Lin Chen had already started tidying up the food cart, nodded in acknowledgment: "Later, you three will be responsible for the front hall and dessert area, whoever's free can assist. If I get too busy, Lucas can help me out."

"Huh? Mr. Lucas will also work at the restaurant?"

"Ahem, yes, correct. We will be colleagues in the future!"

"That's great, originally I was worried whether chef managing alone would be too exhausting. With Mr. Lucas around, we can be at ease."

"Uh... isn't it a bit too early for comfort? This buddy can only do ice jelly and serve as labor, can't do much else!"

"Having strength is enough! We just fear the chef would waste energy on transporting ingredients, being able to focus on cooking is much easier."

"... I really tie Q, thank you for your trust!"

The two women ate while chatting, a bowl of snowflake ice quickly reached the bottom, the sense of longing could be seen in their eyes.

Dais seemed to recall something, suddenly questioned with curiosity: "Chef, hasn't that other group including Mr. Jonathan and the two ladies returned yet? Isn't the menu due tomorrow?"

At the mention of this, Lin Chen also had to shrug in frustration.

"I don't know either, the menu is submitted via email. I've already sent it over, that guy should manage on his own, right? After all, he's sent by the main store, there's no way they'd be ambiguous about important matters."

"At the latest, you'll definitely see them tomorrow, as long as we manage our own affairs."

"What? The menu is already set?"

"Let us see, chef. In a day and a half, not sure if we can memorize it."

"Don't worry, it's very simple."

He raised his hand slightly, calming their emotions: "This is a buffet, just print the contents of the dishes and place them next to it, no one will ask you."

"Even if there are lazy guests who don't bother reading the labels, I've chosen dishes with very simple processes, as long as you remember what ingredients are in each dish, nothing else is required, this week's methods are mostly pan-frying and stir-frying."

After cleaning up the food cart and parking it in the hotel parking lot, it wasn't even three o'clock yet.

He sent the menu to the group, let the two women print it themselves, and showed them the production process filmed during the previous stall selling.

It took roughly half an hour for Dais to put down the menu, claiming she memorized it.

Lin Chen randomly mixed up the order and quizzed her on a few dishes, like scrambled eggs with tomato, stir-fried beef with green peppers, and surprisingly she could recite all the ingredients flawlessly.

"You truly are the most capable all-rounder at our place, Dais, impressive!"

"Not at all, it's definitely because chef deliberately chose simple recipes, like scrambled eggs with tomato, the main ingredients are just tomatoes and eggs, no need to memorize the sauces, only need to know if there are allergens, then it's remembered in seconds."

"There's also this stir-fried bean sprouts, just soybean sprouts and chives, takes less than a few seconds, this stir-fried beef fillet with green peppers just needs bell peppers, garlic, and beef tenderloin..."

Within a few minutes, Elsa also memorized it, although there were a few mistakes, those could be cemented easily.

Most of the dishes have only two or three ingredients, compared to the complex materials and procedures at a Western restaurant, memorizing them is truly no difficulty.

While they were preparing for work over here, the hotel internally gathered the feedback on the fruit snowflake ice just enjoyed and sent it to the general manager's office.

"Full five stars, forty people all giving five stars? That seems a bit fake?"

"Fake my foot."

The woman snatched the survey from his hand: "Do you think this is at home playing those fake tricks? Those employees are all foreigners, look, isn't there a comment section below."

"Someone said the portion was a bit large, couldn't finish it alone, another said it wasn't enough, someone else asked if they could add more toppings, but nobody questioned the taste, is there anything to doubt?"

"True that."

The man nodded, quickly grasping the key point within.

"Maybe because most of them have never eaten snowflake ice before, they were amazed at their first bite, we just find it ordinary, nothing extraordinary."

"That's enough, the restaurant's main customer group isn't us Great Xia people, what amazes foreigners is good selection, our opinions hold no reference value."

"Fine, let it be, sell fast food then sell fast food, it's suitable for self-service, the main event still depends on dinner."

"They're properly selected by a formal restaurant as head chefs, if the skill level was poor, they wouldn't be sent here. I prefer this kind of fusion cuisine with Asian elements, pure white people food isn't that tasty, why is today only Saturday, if it were Monday, how good would that be, already hungry."

"What?? Didn't you just eat one and a half servings of snowflake ice?"

"Desserts occupy a different stomach, any objections?"

"... None."