AZUR Still Proud of Comments

With nearly five years behind us, AZUR is still excited and proud when we discover new customer comments on various web sites. We eat them up like little pieces of candy. At times, it's almost surreal that they are talking about us with such wonderful statements. We remember so well the construction phase with daily progress visits as the space took on it's new identity as AZUR. We appreciate your business and the relationships that have developed. Sincerely - Thank you so much.

So Many Tastes, So Little Time

AZUR hosted the Brazilian Chef Series this evening but before the candles were blown out, we had already begun discussions of future Chef Series events. There is never a shortage of culinary ideas. Though we have already slated New World Cuisine for March, we have a very interesting dinner "fermenting". And that's the only clue we'll give...for now.

AZUR Are Believers

AZUR believes that our customers value quality and expect us to maintain the quality that our reputation has been built around. We also believe that taste does matter and to do anything less would not be true to ourselves or our guests. Though the media reports that diners are frequenting quick service restaurants, we believe that our core customers are more inclined to save their "dining out" for more meaningful meals (foods that cannot be duplicated at home or prepared at less culinary skilled establishments). That is what AZUR believes.

AZUR Photo Contest

There's less than a week to enter AZUR's "What's Wrong With This Photo" challenge. The contest and rules may be found at www.azurrestaurant.com under "buzz" then "4 Fun". Entries must be received by midnight on Saturday, February 28. Good Luck!

What's AZUR's Latest Ingredient?

It's American freshwater caviar! Yes, it's a Kentucky Proud product supplied by Kinder Caviar, a Kentucky business. The caviar is harvested from Paddlefish ( members of the sturgeon family), processed and hand packed here in the Bluegrass. The taste is quite similar to the Caspian Sea caviar but with a lower salt content.

What's a Garde Manager?

Garde Manager: This term originated in France and means "keeper of the food". Generally speaking, it refers to the kitchen position that prepares the cold food items such as salads and desserts but also hot items like soups and hors d'oeuvres. At AZUR, this is an entry level position in the kitchen hierarchy but very important because the food presentation is often the first and last item of a meal that the guest is served.

AZUR and Our Facebook Fans

AZUR is marveling at the number of Facebook fans that have joined the AZUR restaurant & patio Facebook page. The two way communication allows us not only to share what's going on at the restaurant but to also share in what's going on in the lives of our wonderful and very loyal customers. It will be very interesting to see how this media involves over time.