Catering for art lovers - Auckland Art Gallery's kitchens and kiosk outfitted and installed by Southern Hospitality Ltd

Part of the pleasure of enjoying good art comes with sitting down, enjoying a drink and discussing what you have seen. At the new Auckland Art Gallery, this is amply provided by Southern Hospitality Ltd, who outfitted and installed a kiosk, a cafe kitchen and catering kitchen for project manager Hawkins Construction.

The cafe kitchen, which serves e  la carte and cabinet food, requires food production facilities for full-service meals, all-day light snacks, cafe foods and a large range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Corporate functions, art exhibition openings and other events for up to 600 guests at a time are serviced by the catering kitchen. Southern Hospitality has delivered a kitchen that is functional without being intrusive and allows food preparation and serving to be carried out efficiently and effectively in a limited space. In the upstairs kiosk, Southern Hospitality provided facilities for serving coffee and cabinet food. Frameless corners and a custom-made design ensure this cabinet is functional and unobtrusive.

Auckland sales manager Richard Arts says services needed to meet the architectural brief to blend, rather than intrude, so many fittings were custom made. "We made a special 4m-long food display cabinet for the kiosk. At twice the standard length, it needed additional bracing during manufacture and was a challenge to ship and install. Overall, we have provided three functional food production and serving facilities that add to the ambience of the gallery."

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY LTD

PO Box 425, Dunedin 9054Phone (03) 477 6969 Fax (03) 477 6383www.southernhospitality.co.nz shoseit@southernhospitality.co.nz

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