café serving predominantly cabinet food that the owner had envisaged, Travis and Eve wanted to continue the successful tapasstyle cuisine that their Greytown restaurant was famous for. Their vision also meant that cinema patrons could take shared plates, wine and coffee into the theatres. More kitchen space was needed to meet the demands of up to 130 diners, inside and out, plus food and drink for cinema-goers. Eventually, this was resolved by creating new preparation and storage space under the stairs to the theatres.
layout and equipment of a typical café kitchen, the couple negotiated with Kuripuni Village’s owner to run the café. Before long, they had sold their Greytown restaurant and were preparing to take on the new venture – with Travis as chef in the new kitchen, and with Eve her accustomed front-of-house, accounts and marketing role. They also both share the job of managing and operating the two movie theatres. Despite Travis’s involvement in the original layout of the small galley-style kitchen, the vision had now changed. Instead of the typical
From the initial consultation through to The Screening Room Cinema and Eatery opening its doors in November 2017, the project took six months. Masterton locals and visitors alike can now enjoy this busy, sophisticated, state-of- the-art cinema and lively, modern restaurant that caters to a diverse range of tastes.
particularly interested in combi steamer ovens and convection ovens, which they had not used before, and were excited to see the benefits of this technology for their specific application. They are now enjoying the benefits of a Turbofan Combi EC40M7, after in-house training organised by BCE Catering Equipment owner Neil Thomson, who was the major kitchen equipment supplier to the project. Travis also chose a gas twin pan fryer, a gas griddle, a gas chargrill and a gas six-burner oven range from the Blue Seal Evolution Series.
IN THE KITCHEN To select the right equipment, the couple travelled to the Fine Food Australia exhibition in Melbourne, where they were impressed by Moffat’s range of equipment they saw in use on their stand. They were
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