Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe

Chapter 571: Chapter 483: First Internal Meeting and Short-term Planning

That night, everyone slept incredibly soundly.

Especially the newcomers who had stayed up late and been busy for dozens of hours throughout the day. After a comfortable hot bath, they almost fell asleep instantly upon lying down.

Friday’s business was particularly good with the addition of many beautiful women. Some customers had heard the news just yesterday and were refreshing web pages to book rooms online, then hurried over overnight just to see how high the quality of the beautiful waitresses here was.

Meanwhile, they could also satisfy their appetite, achieving two things at once.

After Lucas’s simple promotion last night, Dais deliberately wrote down the medicinal value when writing the menu today, and it indeed had a considerable effect.

Not only that, Lin Chen also posted a heavy announcement on the Radisson’s official website and Lucas’s social media homepage.

The restaurant will officially open next week!

The target customers will no longer be limited to hotel guests but will be open to all guests.

However, since the number of guests the restaurant can accommodate is limited, and it’s currently the peak tourist season, to avoid attracting too many guests, he deliberately posted some photos and videos of the packed restaurant, suggesting that interested guests not be in a hurry and come after things have calmed down a bit.

If they insist on joining the lively scene now, the waiting time for dining might not be less than two hours.

Foreigners generally don’t have the urge to seek excitement, and upon hearing that they would have to wait more than two hours for a meal, many instantly gave up the idea of coming.

After all, such a large restaurant couldn’t possibly go bankrupt overnight; they’d just come later.

The news released on Friday afternoon led to an explosive increase in Saturday’s guests.

Many were from nearby cities or even from countries across the ocean, spending half an hour or an hour just to come over and see whether the restaurant was as crowded as the online promotion suggested.

Upon arriving, the scene was even more exaggerated than the online promotion.

There were so many people that even trying to squeeze in to see what food was being sold at the food cart was difficult; one could only glimpse some of the food through the dining guests.

After going back, they immediately started discussing online, saying all sorts of things, but most were kind people, suggesting everyone really shouldn’t join the restaurant’s grand opening because it’s highly likely they won’t get to eat.

Saturday night.

After a busy day, Lin Chen, Dais, Helena, and other management gathered around a table in the restaurant, initiating the first internal meeting so far.

As a seasoned head chef, Raphael also sat beside them to listen in, possibly providing some good suggestions.

"First of all, I want to thank everyone for your hard work and persistence during this period. I sincerely express my highest respect to you all."

Lin Chen stood up first, bowing to everyone.

"Though nominally I’m just one of the chefs, considering Jonathan chef’s decision, I will temporarily take on the position of head chef for some time."

"As the acting head chef, the first thing I want to announce is to reward everyone for the hard work during this period."

"A bonus of five thousand euros each!"

"Oh! My God!"

The surprise bonus left them stunned on the spot, suddenly unsure of how to react, instinctively exclaiming some meaningless words.

It was Dais who first reacted, leading the applause.

The sparse applause quickly resonated with the others, and the enthusiastic sound reverberated endlessly in the empty restaurant.

Dais: "Chef, I think you should also give yourself a bonus."

"That’s right, you’ve done more than any of us, you must have a bonus, otherwise we can’t accept this money."

Helena immediately agreed, and Raphael nodded in agreement from the side.

Even Jonathan, who liked to slack off, rarely raised his hand this time.

"If you don’t take a bonus, I would feel embarrassed to take one either."

Seeing everyone’s unanimous opinion, Lin Chen nodded with a smile, "Alright, I overlooked that, everyone, including myself, will receive a bonus."

"With the bonus discussed, I’ll now talk about the plan for the next few weeks..."

He briefly explained the suggestions and ideas of General Manager Wang Ziqin, and Lucas cooperatively showed videos of rural banquets he found online.

The novelty of this model aroused strong curiosity among the group.

"I’ve been wondering what those large pots were for; turns out it’s for this!"

"Cooking dozens of servings in one pot and then having the guests scramble for it?"

"It sounds fun, but judging by the number of guests next week, the scene might get out of control, right?"

"I have a point to make," Raphael suddenly interjected, "It’s definitely not feasible to copy the model from the video given the cultural differences between the East and the West."

"We Westerners generally prefer a plating system, meaning one plate per person, and sharing a dish with others, especially strangers, would definitely be off-putting for our patrons."

"My suggestion is to make it a buffet. Don’t you guys in Great Xia have that kind of self-serve model? Just do that. Let guests choose from a dozen different dishes, but the cooking and dining area will be outdoors, combining the benefits of both models."

"Guests need to scramble for dishes and seats, which adds to the dining experience’s fun, sparks diners’ appetites and enthusiasm, and creates a more vibrant scene."

"That’s a good idea."

It wasn’t just Dais and Helena; even Lucas, who claims to be a mentally Great Xia person, cast a vote of approval.

"Although I personally lean towards the Great Xia style, we are operating a restaurant, and the model depends on the customers. Since the guests here are mostly foreigners, we have to cater to their dining experience."

"Okay, let’s settle on that for now."

Lin Chen nodded, fingers clattering on the keyboard as he continued to speak while taking notes.

"Next up is the product content for the retail cabinet."

"The inspiration for this comes from Nagishiro Sho chef, who has retail ice cabinets in his restaurant, offering different flavors of fresh sushi, bento, fried items, etc., daily."

"Sakura People make such things because they have the culture of making bento boxes for their kids to take to school, which has become a symbol of competition and status among children to some extent."

"As far as I know, schools here have cafeterias, right?"

"Yes, that’s right."

As mothers, Dais and Helena had absolute say on this matter.

"However, I’m not very satisfied with the cafeteria food; it’s too high in calories, all fried foods, like chicken nuggets, fried onion rings, with mayonnaise for salads, and hot dogs drenched in sauces."

"Definitely, these foods are not a good choice for children who are growing; they are not nutritious and are calorie overloaded."