The existing business and production area of Tianjin Qishilin Hotel is 4,8 square meters. Among them, there are 8, square meters branches in Beidaihe with villa-style rooms. It mainly produces and manages more than 1, kinds of western-style dishes, cakes, bread, sweets, biscuits, coffee and cold food with German, Russian, English, French and Italian flavors. Tianjin Chihlin Hotel has received many party and state leaders, foreign dignitaries, diplomatic envoys, government officials and international friends from more than 1 countries.
on September 17th, 191, a western-style restaurant with an area of about 1 square meters was officially opened in Middle Street of French Concession (near the intersection of Jiefang North Road and Harbin Road in Tianjin). The large-character plaques of "Cheshire Western Restaurant" are particularly conspicuous in the bustling middle street of the French Concession. It is also from this day on that western food took to the dining table of Tianjin people ... The legendary scholar Shilin evoked Tianjin people's desire for western food
In p>19, Eight-Nation Alliance captured Tianjin, and then soldiers from all over the world were stationed in Tianjin separately, and under the command of the government and commanders from all over the world, they assumed Tianjin's defense. In the kitchen of the German barracks, the ingenious private Albert Chilling cooked delicious food, which was deeply loved by officers and men. Everyone in the barracks knew his ability and origin: before joining the army, Albert Chilling was the royal chef of German Emperor William II. It is said that when Li Hongzhang visited Germany in 1896, Chilling personally cooked western food for him. However, the name of Chilin is known to Tianjin people and has a lot to do with Yuan Shikai.
After Yuan Shikai became governor, he often held receptions in Tianjin in order to improve relations with diplomats from various countries in Tianjin. After several rounds of Chinese food, Yuan Shikai thought of inviting foreigners to eat western food, so Albert Chin-lin went out at Yuan's invitation. This time, Albert Chin-lin had some brains. He selected several famous dishes from France, Germany, Russia and other countries in the cuisines of various countries. Cold dishes and hot dishes complemented each other's tastes, and he carefully prepared appetizing red soup, which made Yuan Shikai and other dignitaries eat it as a "beauty". In his spare time, Yuan Shikai wants to meet the foreign chef who cooks for him, to show his satisfaction with his dishes, and to show the foreigners here the courtesy of Governor Yuan in treating others.
Albert Chin-lin is worthy of being a royal chef. Not only does he cook well, but he also has a good command of etiquette. In addition, Yuan Shikai was very happy because of his fluent Chinese in China in recent years, so Yuan Shikai was rewarded with 1 taels of silver. Overwhelmed, Albert didn't care that he was still wearing the chef's clothes. When his feet touched, he raised his hand and gave a military salute to Yuan Shikai. The standard military posture and discordant clothes formed a very funny contrast, which made everyone present laugh. The next day, the story spread in Tianjin. For a time, the cooking skills of Chilin became more and more profound, and many rich people in Tianjin couldn't wait to taste the taste of western food themselves.
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In 191, there was a western restaurant in Tianjin. On September 17th, 191, a western-style restaurant with an area of about 1 square meters was officially opened in Middle Street of French Concession (near the intersection of Jiefang North Road and Harbin Road in Tianjin). After a burst of firecrackers, many gentlemen, accompanied by the boss, walked into the restaurant with the words "Good Business" posted at the door, and several large-character plaques of "Cheshire Western Restaurant" were particularly conspicuous in the bustling French Concession Middle Street. The owner of this restaurant is none other than the aforementioned Albert Chilling, and it is from this day that western food entered the catering world in Tianjin.
isn't scholar Lin a soldier in the barracks? When did you leave the army to open a restaurant? It turns out that after getting a reward of 1 taels, Chihlin moved the idea of opening a restaurant in China, and this idea has never been broken. Later, Albert Chin-ling asked Yuan Keding to intercede and retire from the army, and came to Yuan Keding's house to be a private chef. A few months later, Albert Chilling's wife, Fitty, came from Germany to visit relatives, and his idea of opening a restaurant sprouted again. Later, with the help of German Hannagan and Tianjin comprador Gaoxingqiao, Albert managed the first western restaurant in Tianjin history in the French Concession at that time.
The reputation of the three men in battle propped up the Cheese Forest
After the opening of the "Cheese Forest", in addition to serving German and French dishes, it also made exquisite candy and bread. Albert took charge of the kitchen, his wife served as a waiter, and hired a German Roriz as an assistant. In the early stage, the Cheshire Western Restaurant was mainly run by these three people.
The appearance of the "Cheshire Forest" has added a good place for foreigners living in Tianjin. The authentic craftsmanship and the customer-oriented business philosophy soon enjoyed a high reputation in Tianjin. At the dining time every day, there is often not even an empty seat in the small restaurant, and Chilin even dedicates his specialty, braised pigeon in butter, German steak, canned beef and red vegetable soup, to every diner. In addition, the technology of making bread and cakes has been brought into full play. After the introduction of Gaoxingqiao, the company contracted the bread supply for the Jin-Pu railway line. With the extension of the railway line, the fame of Chihlin spread all over China.
Albert is a kind-hearted businessman. In his view, the reputation of "Cheshire Western Restaurant" is more important than anything else. When customers eat or buy cakes in Cheshire, the first thing is the feelings of buyers and sellers, which is the bond that keeps them together. Moreover, he also insisted that the Cheshire Restaurant should never cut corners.
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angry fighter chin-shih Lin was forced to move. why did chin-shih Lin western restaurant move again? This was the result of a conflict between Albert and French soldiers.
The western restaurant of Chihlin is close to the French Chamber of Commerce (now the building of Tianjin Cultural Relics Bureau), and there are many French diners, many of whom are officials of the French Chamber of Commerce. One day, two disheveled French soldiers entered the restaurant. The most exquisite thing in western restaurants is gentleness and dignified manners. Seeing the appearance of two French soldiers, Fitti hurried to dissuade them. Unexpectedly, the French soldiers not only refused to listen, but also blamed and humiliated Fitty and the restaurant. Albert, who has always been upright, was so angry that he got into a fight with the French soldiers, which led to a group fight between all the French people who ate. Finally, officials in the French Concession ordered Chilin to move the restaurant out of the French Concession within three days, otherwise they would be forced out. In desperation, Albert had to go to Guanglu Cinema (now Tianjin Beijing Cinema) in the middle street of the German Concession and relocate to open a shop, but this time the shop area increased to 5 square meters and was named "Cheshire Restaurant".
The business of the Cheshire Forest is booming
After the opening of the new site of the Cheshire Forest, the business has not been affected, but it has become even more popular. Apart from frequent visits by expatriates and officials from all over the world, Tianjin's dignitaries are particularly fond of the Cheshire Forest. On Yuan Shikai's 46th birthday, he packaged the whole restaurant. Albert arranged the venue according to western customs, which made the atmosphere noble and elegant and won Yuan Shikai's praise. Albert let all the people taste his specialty dishes, and then held out a hill-like multi-layer cake. The lighted candles flickered in the dining room, and the walls shone brightly. Such a beautiful cake, with layers of pyramids piled up, the bottom of the tower in Huang Cancan is carved with patterns, and the top of the tower is inlaid with a birthday word, surrounded by flowers made of cream, which makes people see things in a blur. From then on, every birthday of the rich people in Tianjin, they wanted to go to the Cheshire Restaurant to celebrate, and named Albert to make a unique birthday cake. Later, when Li Yuanhong celebrated his birthday in Tianjin, he asked Chilin to send him a square birthday cake. The cake with a height of 1 meter and a width of 1 meter was decorated with 48 small birthday characters, which were colorful. It was simply a work of art. It is said that Yuan Shikai was so jealous when he found out, and the next year he asked Chilin to make a cake bigger than that.
The western food of Chihlin spread the western food culture, and the story of Chihlin is also a legendary chapter talked about by the older generation of Tianjin people. From exquisite tableware to various western-style dishes, from well-decorated shops to thoughtful and courteous service, Chihlin has written beautiful chapters for the catering industry in Tianjin. No wonder, in this year's letter to the operator of the Cheshire Hotel, Wino Cheshire, the son of Albert Cheshire, once again expressed the idea of visiting Tianjin. He said in the letter: "We will feel very lucky to be able to return to Tianjin again in 24."