MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!Christmas Day! 7:30 start, hard work and a successful out come. All the prep and the chaos from the prep team came together and I finally understood what was going on. Christmas day service was a complete change to what we normally do, though somewhat similar to Sunday lunch but on a much bigger scale.
I got there to see a new cool room outdoor and a long line of tables extending the pass by another 5-6 meters creating a pass which was 12 meters or more in length. Stacked on were tubs and tubs of prepped root vegetables waiting to be tossed in duck fat and roasted!
We were briefed on what was going on. I was in charge of the Blini smoked salmon plates which I ended up selling 45 in the end. We made a batch 8 times the size of what we normally make.
Donovans Christmas lunch has been a long tradition with many regulars who attend every year, we have a set menu with over 6 items on each course, which included roast turkey, Carpaccio, tortellini, the signature Bombe Alaska, and trifle.
We ended up having around close to 300 during the day which had no hiccups. We finished at 5ish and got to go home and spend time with the family.
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