“You just need to see it” – Head Chef Miquel Villacrosa Tast Catala, Manchester
Manchester’s classiest street now boasts a unique Catalan restaurant, Tast Cuina Catalana. The menu at Tast is conceived by multi-Michelin starred Catalan chef Paco Pérez and backers include Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Tast Cuina Catalana translated means ‘taste from the Catalan kitchen’. Find out what Head Chef Miquel Villacrosa thinks of the plancha on his Charvet PRO800, PRO900 and Extend professional cooking suites. Charvet has installed equipment over three floors including: A Charvet 800 Series stainless steel...
read moreCharvet at Brown Sugar!
Adapted from a story by Clare Nicholls (Author Catering Insight) Lakes Catering Maintenance (LCM) has just completed a £270,000 project in Windermere to transform the former Lighthouse Restaurant into what has been renamed Brown Sugar. LCM MD Leigh Howard commented: “The project has been of one of our more challenging of the year. A basement kitchen in the heart of Windermere village has, of course, presented logistical challenges; the extraction system has not been straightforward to say the least and the kitchen had to be...
read moreCharvet and Petersham Nurseries: The evolution
Now open in Covent Garden, the new central London Petersham Nurseries features two restaurants, delicatessen and shop. The original site in Richmond has worked very successfully with Charvet equipment for a long time. Chef-director Damian Clisby explains the move: “Petersham is a lifestyle brand and this site gave us the balance between the deli, shop and restaurants and enabled us to transmit the DNA from Richmond to create an oasis of calm in central London.” Describing the choice of Charvet for the cook-lines at Petersham Covent Garden,...
read moreCharvet Extend for the Weeping Willow
WEEPING WILLOW, BARROW, NR BURY ST EDMUNDS A village country pub, closed for almost three years, has re-opened following a stunning refurbishment. Architect Peter Romaniuk took a personal interest in the 16th Century listed building and together with his wife, renowned florist Paula Pryke OBE, they have created a family-friendly venue that is winning great praise for its food. Key design elements of this dog-friendly pub include the bright and cheerful interior design with emphasis on comfy furniture, a bar designed to offer ale at one...
read moreCharvet Bespoke suite is the crown jewel in unique Jamie Oliver Group HQ kitchen
Adapted from a story by Andrew Seymour (Editor Food Service Equipment Journal) A heavy duty bespoke Charvet cooking suite is the crown jewel in a spectacular commercial kitchen installed at the new offices of the Jamie Oliver Group. While Charvet is accustomed to its suites being put into Michelin star restaurants and top hotels, this could be the first time that one has ever been specified for use in a working office environment. The new North London HQ of the Jamie Oliver Group is home to more than 130 staff who work across the...
read moreCharvet for Man Behind the Curtain
It’s been a privilege to work with Michael O’Hare to create a stunning Bespoke Suite for his Michelin-starred glagship restaurant Man Behind the Curtain. The restaurant was moved to the ground floor of its existing Leeds building in September to a site that is double the size to allow direct entrance at street-level. We were contacted directly by Michael, then worked with Monarch Catering to realise Michael’s vision for an “edgy, punk rock” feel for the restaurant. Charvet Bespoke Suites provide Chefs with...
read moreCharvet One 6-Burner Oven Range Launched
The 6-burner with gas oven in the Charvet ONE heavy-duty equipment range is wide enough to cook a whole lamb and has launched in response to demand for better quality entry-level equipment from restaurant chain operators. “Many of our customers asked for a classic 6-burner range in the Charvet ONE format because they find that other equipment simply does not stand up to the punishment of working in a modern kitchen,” says Pierre-Alain Augagneur, Charvet President and Export Office General Manager. “The chains especially want...
read moreClare Smyth at Core
This was a wonderful job for us in terms of being able to work closely with Clare Smyth to build a cooking suite specific to her wishes. We were contacted directly by Core’s Head Chef Jonny Bone, as Clare saw the quality of the Charvet PRO800 Series firsthand at their previous kitchen in Notting Hill. They also visited other existing Charvet installations to observe our quality craftmanship in action. Our Bespoke suites provides Chefs a hardworking cooking unit without sacrificing stylisation, ensuring they have the right...
read moreNew Induction Multizone from Charvet
Combining four independent induction hobs set under a one-piece glass top, the hobs can be operated alone or ‘sequentially regulated’ to effectively re-create the flexible cooking power of a conventional gas or electric solid-top. The Charvet Induction Multizone is now available in 1-metre wide Charvet ONE modules, fitted over a Charvet electric oven. Charvet is one of the few manufacturers of induction technology that is both robust and reliable enough to mount directly over an oven. Meeting the demand for truly multi-functional heavy-duty...
read moreCHARVET FOR CLARE SMYTH!
Britain’s highest-achieving female chef has chosen a Charvet bespoke cooking suite for the opening of her first solo restaurant, after almost a decade heading the kitchen at Gordon Ramsay’s flagship. Clare Smyth, MBE is the first British woman to win and retain three Michelin stars, during her reign as chef patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea’s Royal Hospital Road. The new site in Notting Hill will open later this summer, following an extensive renovation, which will include the creation of an ‘open view’ kitchen including a glass...
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