An industrial touch for the kitchen

Industrial-look Dekton Nilium, also in 12mm thickness, was the perfect choice for the restaurant’s open kitchen. Permanently on display to diners, the kitchen consists of a length L shaped worktop and a generously proportioned central island, which also houses the kitchen’s hobs and ovens.

Thanks to Dekton’s high resistance to heat, Vanderlyle’s chefs can place hot pans or dishes straight down on to the Dekton kitchen countertops and open pass, without fear of damaging the surface. Other benefits that set Dekton apart as the ideal surface for use in professional catering environments include a high resistance to scratches and stains, making for easy cleaning to ensure a hygienic space.

Food is prepared in front of guests, who are seated on cobalt blue, leather-clad stools in a U-shape around the chef, with each dish plated directly onto a bespoke, heated Dekton countertop in the colour Zenith. Crucial to the concept of Kebab Queen, Cosentino’s ultra-compact Dekton surface provided the ultimate plate-free solution thanks to its hardwearing properties.

Co-founder, Stephen Tozer comments, “We wanted to create a restaurant and take away the plates – we wanted to serve dishes straight on to the counter in front of people. When you get in to the logistics of that, it becomes quite complicated. We heard about Dekton and started speaking with Cosentino and they loved the idea of what we were doing. Dekton blew our minds because it’s the only material that ticked so many boxes. It needs to be heat and scratch resistance and we need to be able to wipe it perfectly clean between courses. With Dekton, we can do this! So it’s completely pivotal to the whole dining concept, there is no way we could have achieved this with anything else. It was the difference between being able to go plateless and not.”

Küchenchef Manu Canales fügt hinzu: „Kebab Queen ist der Höhepunkt unseres Projekts. Wir wollen, dass sich die Gäste entspannen und begeistern lassen; es geht darum, die intensiven Aromen von High-End-Restaurants mit dem gemeinschaftlichen Ellenbogen-an-Ellbogen-Erlebnis eines Kebab-Shops zu kombinieren.“

Perfectly suited to intensive use in this unique culinary experience, Dekton boasts a high resistance to scratches, staining and heat. This makes it possible for hot pans to be placed straight down on to the surface during the plating up of dishes, and for the surface to be warmed from beneath ensuring food retains heat. Easy to clean, chef Manu wipes down the surface with a natural, food safe antibacterial spray between courses to ensure maximum hygiene and to avoid flavour transfer between dishes.

Schönheit und Widerstand

Not without a reason Silestone was the material of choice for the work surfaces in the hotel.

„Das Projekt musste die höchsten ästhetischen Anforderungen erfüllen und gleichzeitig die beste Strapazierfähigkeit der implementierten Lösungen und Produkte gewährleisten. Um dies zu erreichen, wurden alle wesentlichen Produktvorschläge nach der Entwurfsphase von den Auftragnehmern überprüft. Infolge dieses Prozesses wurden einige ursprünglich aus Naturstein entworfene Ausführungen durch Silestone ersetzt, insbesondere aufgrund seiner Eigenschaften und seiner Beständigkeit gegen äußere Einflüsse.“ – fügt Łukasz Pisarek hinzu.

Hotelbuffets, Badezimmerplatten oder Möbel in einem Wellnessstudio werden äußerst intensiv genutzt. Diese Strukturen erfordern ein sehr strapazierfähiges Produkt, das gegen äußere Faktoren wie Lebensmittel, Flüssigkeiten oder chemische Substanzen beständig ist, die empfindlichere Oberflächen leicht beschädigen können. Mit Silestone wird das Interieur des Hilton sicherlich jahrelang seine Schönheit bewahren.