The table is set for company: Villeroy and Boch china, Hepp silverware, fresh flowers in a crystal vase. The wait staff is clad in impeccable white and black, and a dark-suited director of dining services greets many of the bejeweled diners by name.
At Aventura's Classic Residence by Hyatt, dining is about more than food. It is intended as a sensual experience, complete with gourmet dishes and well-appointed surroundings. In this affluent community, the Culinary Institute of America-trained chef faces three challenges: aging palates, health-related food restrictions and a demanding clientele accustomed to the finer things in life, including well-prepared meals.
“I must find the balance between certain health concerns and changing tastes and the variety and quality they are used to,'' says executive chef Robert Ibgui, whose 24-member staff prepares about 500 meals a day.
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