New York, NY

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Project Description

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The New York landmark for fashion and media icons, elite events and a privileged dining experience. Pier 59 studios restaurant and cafe is a game-changer in upper-echelon entertainment venues, combining multiple elements of hospitality: bar, juice bar, cafe, catering service, high-end restaurant, and 16 major studios supporting everything from NYFW, to ELLE photoshoots, to Kardashian events and more. An all set award-winning design and the highest standard of furnishings imported from Bali........Not to mention the $500,000.00 silver Harley-Davidson motor cycle strategically placed on display. But let's not forget about the food, the food is not an afterthought at Pier 59. Amid celebrity patrons; such as, Oprah Winfrey, Vera Wang and Robert Deniro; we provided a celebrity of our own. The Chef. Executive Chef Simone Cucchiara's guests are served gourmet Italian fare prepared in a lively full-service kitchen and quality craft cocktails served from an impressive towering steel fabricated bar. The result is a truly immersive environment that elevates the entertainment venue experience.

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Project Details

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Location: New York, New York 

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Partners: The Restaurant Company Internal, The Parma Agency

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Client Expectation: To transition a slow-paced cafe into a completely operational full-service, fine-dining restaurant; which shall also support high capacity events and daily catering functions.

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Completion: 2015

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Scope: Recruitment, Operational Structure, Payroll Support, Sourcing, Low-end and Managerial Training, Inventory Programming, Food Cost Analysis and Programming, IT Structure and Programming, Management Relations, Cafe transitions to Full Service Programs.

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