I don't know when it started, and eating and ordering food became a painful thing. Getting together with relatives and friends is easier said than done: first of all, you don't have to shoulder this headache task, but you can work together; Secondly, even if it falls on your head and you are humiliated as a result, it won't have any big impact. At most, everyone didn't eat well enough and scolded you. However, there are three situations that make ordering food a big test of IQ and EQ. A little carelessness will greatly reduce the effect of the dinner, or even outweigh the benefits. Therefore, you should be extremely energetic and use sorting rules reasonably.
First, business dinner.
In business banquets, there are often two "hosts" at a table, one for guests and the other for leaders. These two roles will be on the top and sit firmly in the main position, and all the complicated affairs in the dinner will naturally be taken care of by your little subordinates, including ordering food.
Of course, in order to show respect, the menu will be sent to them respectfully first, but most of them just flip through it and hand it back to you, saying, "It's up to you!" I'm waiting to see what you do. But the question is, can you really do what you want? The answer is of course no. Where can there be subordinates who make their own decisions in front of leaders and guests?
At the dinner party, it is obvious that leaders delegate power to their subordinates to inspect their ability to handle affairs. If you can order a table of dishes that are satisfactory to both the host and the guest, the leaders will naturally look up to you if they eat happily and have light on their faces; If the order is not good, the leader's face will not pass, and he will be punished in his heart: what can he do if he can't even order a dish well? As a guest, their attitude of asking you to order seems to be that the guest feels at home, in essence, it is to test your sincerity to him through the value of the food you order. I am very satisfied with the food you ordered. I feel that I have reached or exceeded the value orientation in my heart, and my mood will be comfortable, and the next work negotiation will be smooth; But if your order falls short of their expectations, they will feel despised or even offended, which will definitely have a negative impact on your relationship. So at this time, eating and ordering food becomes like ordering soldiers on the battlefield. What to order, how to control the overall situation, and how to make overall arrangements all determine whether you can win this psychological war.
Control the taste of the same table.
Before ordering, be sure to ask if there are any taboos in other people's diet, such as whether they are vegetarian, whether they don't eat pork, beef and mutton, whether they don't eat spicy food, etc., so that when ordering, they can know fairly well and take care of everyone, and there will be no embarrassing scene in which someone avoids not eating a dish.
Control the number of dishes
How many dishes to order can be decided according to the number of people eating. Generally speaking, the number of cold dishes is 1/3 to 1/2, and the number of hot dishes is 1.2 to 1.5 times, including soup. Of course, business banquets can add more dishes in moderation to avoid scenes where there are too few or not enough dishes. Although waste is shameful, in this business dinner, it is better to clean up behind the scenes than to eat nothing at the end, because what we eat here is not food, but scenes.
Be sure to ask the leaders and customers to order a big dish.
When ordering, even if leaders and customers give up saying "whatever", you should ask them to order at least one big dish. The so-called "big dish" is a high-end main course, such as an abalone, an Australian lobster and so on. Generally, this main course can determine the overall specifications and let you control the psychology of leaders and customers. Although I say "whatever", I have a ruler in my heart, and this big plate is the embodiment of this ruler. Pay special attention to the leadership's positioning of this dinner. After all, everything you do is ultimately to show your ability to the leader, so the mind of the leader is the first. If he wants an abalone to appear at the dinner table, then of course you can't fill the scene with home-cooked dishes such as fish-flavored shredded pork, but go to the state banquet. So be sure to let the leaders and customers, especially the leaders order a big dish.
Control the variety collocation of vegetables
The collocation of dishes should be considered from the aspects of dish types, cooking methods and tastes.
The type of dishes is generally cold first and then hot, mainly meat, supplemented by vegetarian food. Order cold dishes first, cold dishes can be half-meat and half-vegetarian, and then order hot dishes, of which meat dishes can account for 60%. Finally, order a light soup to iron the stomach and relieve greasy.
Cooking methods are mainly roasting and frying, supplemented by steaming, boiling and frying dishes. At the same time, several popular specialties can be added to enrich the taste. Be careful not to order two dishes with the same cooking method, or order dishes with the same main ingredients repeatedly.
Taste matching is also very important. Sweet and sour, spicy, salt crisp and other flavors should be matched properly.
No matter how important a business banquet is, there is no need for every dish to be expensive. The key lies in the proper grade, the harmony between cold and hot, the combination of meat and vegetables, the shade of dry and wet, and the last bowl of refreshing fruit bowl, which ended successfully.
How to order wine
Wine is the highlight of business banquets, and the so-called no wine is no joy. Dinner without proper wine is like a symphony without climax. No matter how good the food is, it also makes people feel dull and lack passion. What wine to order at a business banquet depends on the specifications of the banquet. Generally speaking, beer will not appear in high-end meals. Liquor should first ask the preferences of leaders and guests. If there are no special requirements, try to choose well-known brands. Note that the price of a single bottle of liquor should not exceed half of the budget. With people's attention to health, wine appears more and more in business banquets. Pay attention to the collocation with dishes when choosing wine. When eating seafood, it can be paired with dry white, and dry red is most suitable for Chinese food and greasy food.
The key point of ordering food for business banquets lies in the positioning of grades, which should be consistent with the identity of the banquet object, but what to eat is not the most important. Only by doing this can we satisfy the leaders, the guests and everyone.
Second, others treat you.
In addition to sitting at the same table with the leader, it is troublesome to please the leader, and it is also a headache for others to let you order. If you treat yourself, at least you know the budget and specifications, and you can control what to order and how much to order. But if someone invites you, you won't know anything about it. On the one hand, you should plan to save money for each other, and don't let people think that you are the kind of selfish person who climbs up after giving a pole, regardless of other people's money bags, only care about satisfying your appetite; On the other hand, you can't be too shabby on purpose, so either the other person thinks you look down on him and don't give him face, or he looks down on you and thinks you are petty. Therefore, the principle of others asking you to order food is: take care of the guest's face and his ticket.
Shouxuan bargain price
Generally speaking, special prices must be ordered. Although specialty dishes are a promotion method for hotels to attract customers, they do have many benefits for customers. In addition to being very affordable, most of the specialties are hotel specialties, which can reflect the characteristics of catering hotels. You can save money by ordering special dishes, and you can also taste them early. Why not? In addition, if you really have no goal for the dishes in the restaurant, you can look at the dishes on other people's tables and see which ones are the most popular. Usually such dishes are not too bad. It's clumsy, but it works well. You can use this method to eat in an unfamiliar restaurant.
Look at the price list carefully
Before ordering, you should look through the menu and browse the prices of various dishes to get a general understanding of the consumption level of this hotel. If the price is higher, you can order one or two meat dishes, mainly vegetarian dishes. If the price is cheap, you can order more meat dishes, supplemented by vegetarian dishes.
Clever combination and collocation
The combination here refers not only to vegetarian dishes, hot and cold collocation, but also to the collocation of high and low prices. If a table is full of low-priced dishes, although the host knows that you made it for him, it will definitely be embarrassing. So you can order one or two expensive ones and match them with a few cheap ones, which will look good and not be too expensive.
As a guest, the key to ordering food for the host is the benefits. If you can get the host to do the most decent thing with the least money, you will win. The other party will definitely think that you are an understanding and powerful person, and their affection for you will naturally deepen.
Third, you invite others.
It is difficult for others to ask you to order food, and it is not easy for you to pay for it. In the face of different guests, you should have different ideas of ordering food, try to make every guest have a good time and let the dinner play a role in connecting emotions.
Choose a place you are familiar with.
Since it's a treat, you have more control and can choose your own place, so try to choose a place you are familiar with! In this way, we can control the consumption grade, food selection and other important links. But if you want to take care of the guests, you can determine the cuisine according to the food preferences of the guests, and then find a restaurant that is good at making this cuisine according to the cuisine. If it's a formal banquet, it's best to go to the hotel for a field trip before booking the banquet, so as to know the per capita consumption level, special dishes and service quality of the hotel and be aware of it.
Be sure to order first.
The menu must be handed to the guests first, and then to everyone. The best situation is that each guest orders a dish, and then as the host, add one or two dishes as appropriate, so that the number of main courses will be one or two more than the guests, and the number will be just right. Of course, if the guests are modest about the right to order, you don't have to be reluctant. It's disappointing to shuffle back and forth when ordering food, so try to avoid it.
Take care of everyone.
As a host, you should take good care of everyone at the dinner table, and you can't give preference to one another, leaving people with an eccentric impression. Some women should consider their psychology when they are present. Many women are very concerned about keeping fit, and there are many taboos when eating, such as not eating greasy food. At this time, you can return the choice of vegetarian dishes to the female guests. Although they don't say anything, they will certainly praise your thoughtfulness in their hearts. When there are elderly guests, we must take into account the eating habits of the elderly and order some soft, light and digestible dishes.
Hotel package selection
If you are really afraid to order as a host, you can also choose a hotel package. Tell the hotel the number, price and requirements of your guests, and let the hotel help you mix and match a table of food and wine. Hotels know their own dishes and guests' tastes like the palm of their hand. Generally, there is not much error in the matching package, which is also a more reliable choice.
The key to cooking is propriety. Not only should the dishes look decent, but also let every guest feel your respect and concern for him and let them feel decent when sitting in your dinner.
Therefore, there are only three bowls of "noodles" in the order of dinner: the business banquet should be spectacular, others should pay the bill, and they should be decent. It is no longer difficult to eat these three bowls of noodles, master the rules and order your food.