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Intracat opens Hilton kitchen with Ambach

t Ensuring a theatre kitchen
looks sumptuous for diners
h is no mean feat, but
combing that with an eighth
g floor bar outfit was the task
facing Cambridge-based

i distributor Intracat when it
s took on a major project at
the Hilton Bournemouth

n hotel.
Working with consultant,
I Humble Arnold, which drew
s up the main designs, the brief

called for the fit out of a total
of four kitchens, including two
s internal support kitchens,

Schpoons & Forx – the hotel's destination In total, 24 Ambach products were selected for
e restaurant led by celebrity chef Matt installation across the four sites, primarily

Tebbutt –and Bournemouth's highest bar, from the Chef 850 range.
n LEVEL8IGHT: The Sky Bar. On the challenge imposed by the reduced

design area, Humble Arnold project manager
i In the main restaurant, Hilton wanted to Matthew Scottow commented: “The space
s create a destination dining experience allocation we were given was about 70% of
that would appeal to both hotel and non-
u hotel guests. what we originally planned, meaning we had
to think carefully about how to best take
Operating as a standard hotel banquet advantage of what we had”.
B during breakfast hours, it would then
transform into a theatrical, open display “The Chef 850 is a good heavy duty range of
equipment, in a slightly smaller footprint than
a kitchen for lunch and dinner service, Ambach's top System 900, so we selected that
allowing diners to see the chefs in action.
to meet the space requirements on the
i The focal point of the kitchen, a large, project.”
rustic pizza oven, took up a significant
d portion of the available working space, Alistair Farquhar, Ambach UK country

and this had to be taken into manager, explained: “This line of Ambach
n consideration during the planning and products were well suited to the needs of the

design phase. Bournemouth project, due to limited work
I space in each of the kitchens.”

Humble Arnold and Intracat chose Ali
Group brand Ambach to provide the
majority of cooking equipment.