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(C2) Ep 36. Sweet Recipes
The young man was wearing his red apron in the kitchen. Today his lecture schedule is empty, so he will retest his recipes. Arsene does often do small experiments for his pastry menus. Sometimes he added certain ingredients to make the cakes softer. Of course, his experiments sometimes worked or failed. He often watches channels from the world's leading pastry chef. It's just that because the launch of the store is for the city community from the upper middle class, he will use materials as usual. He also touched on the trend of what cakes are being loved by the community today. Cakes that will be sold later are the latest pastry trends, such as eclair, muffins, cupcakes, cake pop and cheesecake. He will see first the response of the consumers, so that later he will develop recipes and other types of cakes in accordance with demand.
Soft launching a shabby chic style cake shop, which blends light soft colors such as peach, light blue, ivory white, soft pink, light toska, light pink, and, as well as accessories of this ancient object was chosen by Arsene for his shop named “Sweet Recipes” as a gift from opa Gunawan, because of his pending ideals. The two-storey shophouse is located in a crowded area of various culinary places, making it possible for Arsene to quickly be able to develop his cake shop. He was lucky because the location of the shop was not far from the campus, just five minutes using his motorbike, he would be able to arrive on time there.
Arsene took a look back at the marketing concept he had designed long ago. In addition to direct promos by spreading leaflets, he already has a digital promotional media that he will use to expand the promotional material of his store. He has also worked with a content writer and graphic designer to make his store promotions look perfect.
Arsene is lucky to have a father who is also engaged in culinary, so now there are two pastry chefs who help him to make his sweet pastries. Arsene deliberately stayed at his shop to make sure everything was smooth. The ingredients to prepare for the opening of his shop today had already been stored a week earlier. The shop decoration looks perfect. He is very proud of the results of the decoration design as he wants, although Ajeng always gives him input that suits his taste.
Arsene woke up that morning. The young man performed the tahajud prayer and hajat prayer to ask God for the best for the smoothness of today. After that, the man went straight to the kitchen to prepare the muffin material he would make himself as a gift for the first visitors. The plan, the store will open at exactly 09.00 WIB.
“Assalamu’alaikum,” greetings two young people who are approximately 21 years old.
“Wa’alaikumsalam.”
The two men are pastry chefs who are ready to work there for the next six months. Ferdian took them from the cooking academy school he had previously taken for his cafe endeavors. They are Ardan and Satrio.
“Udah ready, Boss?” satrio shook Arsene's hand first.
“Must be ready, Kang!”
“So the instructions are just as rich yesterday huh?” ask Ardan.
“Yes, for the next month, we are still in the testing phase. Kang Satrio became a boulanger to process the recipe I have made, then Kang Satrio became the decorator and finishing part for the finished dough. I will lead Akang both. If the response from consumers is good and we grow, God willing, there will be the addition of another chef,” explained Arsene.
“Ready!” answer them both who seem competent and professional despite having to be led by young people whose age is below them.
“Yuk direct to kitchen!” bring Arsene.
The kitchen at the back is prepared for pastry kitchens only, so there are only supporting equipment and machines for baking and the like. The shelves of ingredients are filled with various kinds of flour, cake developers, essences, dyes, flavorings, and many other ingredients. There is a big refrigerator there. A marble table, and a stainless steel table stood there. Two bakery ovens with two stackings are also standing there. Arsene is very happy to be here. He himself will be in front to deal directly with consumers from behind a beautiful storefront and cashier table.
It's just special today, he will make about 100 muffins for the first promo for his shop. He deliberately overestimated the number of cakes from the announcement in his leaflet. He is optimistic, consumers on the first day will be crowded. Hope it's like that.
The time to launch the store is 30 minutes. Arsene was in the kitchen preparing his free muffin. While Ardan and Satrio helped him make other cakes such as eclair, cake pop, and cupcake with a limited number and different variants. A special employee dishwasher and tools had come to work, concurrently as a janitor and waiter for a while.
Arsene breathed. He opened the door of his shop, a highway that was quite stretchy to be his first sight. He installed a standing banner promo on the terrace page of his shop which is peach-colored and pastel green. The man also tidied up chairs and unique decorations to ensure the perfect appearance of the interior of his shop.
Some cakes with various variants have been presented in storefronts. Today's menu is eclair, which is a kind of oval-shaped sus cake with vla sauce in it, plus also with topping of various variants.
Then there are cake pops, light cakes that are shaped like lollipops, so people easily eat them without having to cut them first.
There is a cupcake, Arsene's flagship pastry menu, with various flavors and toppings variants.
Lastly there are muffins, cakes that make the stomach full with its heavy and dense texture.
Arsene is very satisfied with the work of his chefs, he is optimistic that his shop will be able to grow rapidly. Before long, a large dark-grey sports car was parked in front of his shop. The young man was worried, but he knew exactly who the car belonged to. It was his father and mother who visited.
“Hei sweetheart, how is the preparation?” tanya Ajeng hugged the eldest child.
“Alhamdulillah, everything is ready, Mom! Just wait for the first consumer,” he replied.
“Yes Allah good luck and success yes, dear brother!”
“Aamiin, pray I keep ya Mom!”
“For sure, with all my heart!” ajeng replied that his son's head was already above his own.
Meanwhile, after Ferdian also gave a great spirit and motivation for his son. The tall man went to the kitchen, to check on the working chefs. Just make sure they all work professionally. He will also give bonuses to employees who have good performance.
“Tomorrow you must put the cashier here. But who can? Daddy has not met the right person to replace you,” said Ferdian who just came from the kitchen.
“I'm also confused Dad, he should be working this Monday.”
“Try Daddy to ask Bude Resha again!”
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An hour had passed from the store's opening hours, but there had been no sign of the store's first customer arrival. Arsene was so worried, he sat in his chair.
“Abang darling, calm down, it's still early in the morning! You close the store at what time?” ask her mother who stroked her head.
“Tuh, there are still nine hours left. How many muffins have you made?”
“20 muffins.”
“Ya have been waiting, surely will soon come,” said Ajeng encouraged.
Not long after, came two young men who seemed to be laughing when entering the Sweet Recipes store. Arsene immediately went up and stood behind the storefront.
“Hey, you!” he said when he saw Angga and Adit become the first consumers himself.
“Hello Mas Bro!” greet both.
Arsene is getting ready to say a welcome tagline at his shop.
“Sweet smile for a sweet treat!” he said smiling widely.
The two friends were laughing because of Arsene's treatment that looks cute like a little girl. Amusingly.
“You should be smiling, not laughing so richly!” arsene protests.
“Should be rich huh?” ask Adit doubtfully.
“Yes if you want to be served well, give up your smile first,” Arsene smiled.
“Great euy tagline! My smile!” Angga scowled, revealing his row of teeth.
“That's grim, Bro! Not smile!” adit protest.
“Same is smile!” angga keukeuh.
Arsene chuckled at the sight of his friends.
“So how can we get free muffins?” ask Adit.
“Come just can dapet directly?” asked Angga grinning.
“Can you, but aren't you tempted by the pastries in this storefront?” asked Arsene trying to slip a disguised promotion behind his words.
Inside the storefront is already lined with cake menus that are so tempting to the eye. There are many variants in a single menu. Moreover, the smell of the cake is so strong piercing the nose. Angga and Adit noticed the cakes one by one following the prices that can be said to be affordable for students.
“Ah I want to try this one!” angga said pointing to a cake pops round shape with a topping melted chocolate that is already dry sprinkle studded.
“Bby. Eat here or wrapped?”
“Here, let's race!”
“Sipp, steady!”
Arsene took a small dish and put cake pops on it. After that, Angga chose a chocolate muffin cake studded with beans on it as a gift because as the first visitor.
The same question he asked Adit. The dark-skinned man chose an eclair with matcha topping on it and a raisin muffin as his reward. The two young men picked out a table with two chairs close to a reading bookcase, and enjoyed it there after they paid for their cake order.
Ajeng approached his son who was checking his tablet after the transaction.
“You sure, want to do this alone?” ask Ajeng after he noticed Arsene serving his consumers.
“Yes, Mom!”
“But Mommy doesn't want your lecture to be neglected huh, even though next year you might be out of there.”
“Yes Mom!” arsene replied firmly. He has made his determination to stay focused on both of these activities.
The sun was rising, and Angga and Adit had gone home. They praised the cakes in his friend's shop. They even bought it back to take it home. Ajeng and Ferdian have also returned to their home, as Finn they entrusted Rainer. They just send a message to keep the spirit and positive thinking on his son.
The sound of bells rang out when someone entered the shop. He showed a distinctive smile, Arsene immediately moved from his seat.
“Welcome ...” he said spirit.
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