Eating out in restaurants today is no longer restricted to diners ordering their meal and waiting for it to turn up on their table. It is an involved affair, where diners order their food and enjoy watching it being cooked step-by-step by chefs who have mastered the art of showmanship.

Made to order

The open kitchen trend was born in big cities across the world where chefs cooked in open view of patrons because of space constraints. These days, diners glued to cookery shows on TV hosted by celebrity chefs, are only too thrilled to watch the gourmet meals they order, being prepared from a stock of fresh and exotic ingredients from start to finish in entirely new ways.

Taking off from this concept, the Hyatt Regency Delhi opened up a brand new event space called The Mansion’s Oval Room, with dramatic open show kitchens that will allow conference delegates, wedding guests, or invitees at social gatherings to interact with the hotel’s chefs. Spanning 15,925 sq ft, the Oval Room can accommodate upto 1,000 guests.

“The new space is based on the core concept of open show kitchens as against kitchens that are open to guests to watch only but, are cordoned off by glass partitions. Our open show kitchens offer guests a theatrical experience and an opportunity to chat with our chefs, who are trained to dish up what a guest wants” said Aseem Kapoor, GM, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi.

The walls of the open show kitchens are adorned with Milas Lilac marble, book-matched from China, three Marrone cooking suites from Italy, a wood fire oven and Duck Oven from Beech Ovens, Australia and multi-functional mobile stations to serve food. With natural light coming in through tall glass walls on one side, high ceilings with fibre optic chandeliers, mood lighting and a courtyard, the Oval Room lends itself to many different event styles.

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