07/09/2008
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CRU Kitchen Make Over Press Release, 8th January 2007KITCHEN MAKE OVER AT CRU
More than four years on and CRU Restaurant and Wine Bar in Hoxton is still a firm favourite with locals and visitors alike. However, CRU’s management do not rest on their laurels and are constantly working hard to maintain the high standards the restaurant has established. Offering delicious and predominantly Mediterranean cooking, the kitchen has gone from strength to strength under the helm of Head Chef Kathy Goddard, previously a Sous Chef at the Savoy kitchens. With an increasingly busy kitchen and expanding bar, tapas and A la Carte menus, CRU last year decided to hire Consultant Chef Elaine Chalmers in order to evaluate and streamline the menus. Elaine, who has previously set up and managed hugely popular kitchens at the Electricity Showrooms, Smallfish Café and is known through the London party scene for her successful catering business, has spent the last year working closely with Kathy and the rest of the CRU staff. Says Kathy; “It has been great working with Elaine – especially in the busy end-of-year period. It has been really helpful to have someone coming in with completely fresh eyes and see things more objectively, something I’m often too busy to allow myself to do. Elaine has been monitoring the menus and kitchen output over the past couple of months in order for us to evaluate our menus, get a clearer idea of what works best and essentially understand our customers better, which is what it’s all about.” The new menu shows clear signs of a more streamlined and focussed approach and includes such treats as mussels in coconut & coriander chilli sauce, roast duck on puy lentils, Buccleuch rib eye steak, mushroom stroganoff and banoffee pie. CRU’s extensive wine list still counts as one of the most impressive in the area and the regular wine tastings are as popular as ever. The next one, a Champagne tasting, will take place at CRU on January 23rd. But don’t just take our word for it, please stop by and sample our food, wine and atmosphere for yourself.
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Notes to Editors:• To view the menus on CRU website, log on to www.cru.uk.com • For more information or high res images, please contact Tine Frank on tine@satiworks.co.uk or 020 8533 7473/07951 165704 • For CRU dinner reservations, please call 020 7729 5252, email info@cru.uk.com or book online at www.cru.uk.com |
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