AZUR New Year's Eve Reflection

AZUR restaurant & patio is known for pushing the envelope and our New Year's Eve/5th Anniversary Celebration was no exception. First, AZUR provided a five course dinner to three seatings on New Year's Eve (5, 7 and 9 pm). With nearly 200 covers booked, the culinary team needed to prepare five plates per customer or 1,000 plates in total from a 500 square foot kitchen. As those in the culinary field realize, one becomes limited by the BTUs of the stoves. Meaning no matter how good your chefs are at multi-tasking, there is only so much cooking area to prepare your meals. Second, the logistics of adequately attending to those already seated and those that are about to be seated is difficult to manage with such tight time parameters. Finally, the atmosphere provided by the band must add to the dining experience as well as entertain those that have already completed their meals and are ready to ring in the new year. Again, tempo plays an important role. As we reviewed the performance of each component, we came to realize how perfectly 2009 had been orchestrated. It was a night that guests enjoyed and the entire staff of the restaurant excelled. We could not have been more pleased with the result. New Year's Eve 2009 became the benchmark for future events to be measured. Truly a night to remember when the AZUR experience was at it's best.