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Individuality on a plate
Whenever a customer walks into a decent restaurant – your restaurant - for the first time, it's the details that catch their eye, although they may not realise it. From décor to furniture and tableware to menu design, there are myriad ways to attract their attention before they've even ordered a drink.
With so much high quality competition in Scotland, it can pay to stamp a little personalisation and uniqueness onto your offering.
Catering in Scotland introduces Just Slate, the company that carries distinction as its main ingredient…
Donny Carstairs is onto something. As Managing Director of Just Slate in Kirkcaldy, he knows that what chefs and restaurateurs crave most is to be different from their contemporaries; to stand out from the crowd. After all, if everyone produced the same dishes to the same standards, there would be no competition and there would be no point.
Just Slate seeks to add that all important personal touch to restaurants, by manufacturing unique and striking hand-crafted slate tableware, including placemats, coasters, cheeseboards, butter-dishes, trivets and table-runners.
Made from local and imported Spanish slate, the utensils are formed from natural, grounded slate which is polished, oiled and then covered with a foam backing to prevent scratching surfaces.
Already used extensively at the Three Chimneys in Skye, Martin Wishart's in Edinburgh, the Seafood Restaurants in St Andrews & St Monans and even Gordon Ramsay's restaurants in London and New York, the Just Slate range is ideal for personalising a restaurant or hotel dining room. Customers can request anything from crockery and tableware, to placemats, cheeseboards, triple coasters for wine and water glasses and even gift packs* to sell in your own establishment. And, because no two slates are the same, your business is guaranteed exclusivity.
So, if you're looking for that defining feature that sets your restaurant apart from the rest, give Just Slate a call. It'll be a smart move.
Call 01592 654 222 or visit www.justslate.co.uk for more information.
This article has been edited from its original version. For the complete feature and to view pictures, please see Catering in Scotland magazine July/August 2007.
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