At The Elysian, we pride ourselves not only on the confines of our setting but also in our people. Our recognition has been accomplished solely on the initiatives of our workers and with excellent workers we can realize fantastic things!
One of the particular ‘flavors’ of The Elysian is Chef Banjar who can be located on most days in the Rush Bamboo Restaurant serving up rich delicacies.
The first issue that will strike you concerning Chef Banjar is his easy going demeanor, but then again, Chef is Balinese and this is a typical trait amongst Balinese. Chef Banjar has a penchant for food and came to our Private Bali Villa right after honing his skills in the Hilton and as Sous Chef for the Sofitel. But beyond that, Chef has completed Tourism, Luxury, Communication, Corporate and Food Safety training.
Quite apart from his specialized skills, Chef genuinely likes taking native delicacies, increasing the flavors and enriching the complete presentation. To this degree, the artistically gifted Balinese can generate the easiest of meals to appear as culinary masterpieces. A excellent instance of Chef’s skills can be sampled in the Megibung dinner.
It is true that elegance lies in the straightforward details in life and Megibung is a Balinese tradition of sharing. Chef Banjar has been able to consider this simple fact and afterwards enhance the flavors and to further stimulate the senses. The meal is served in the privacy of the poolside cabanas while experiencing Balinese cultural dancing. The ambience is heightened as well as the taste of the evening.
This is but one instance of Chef’s endeavors in the kitchen. Unique pride goes into preparing native delights with a heightened feeling of appeal. Recently Chef Banjar introduced another native dessert and proceeded to go to great lengths to construct the serving bowl in the time honored traditional manner. This entailed building the bowl fully form banana leaves. This is labour intensive but well worth the effort as a lot of visitors have never ever seen such a creation.
The attention to detail is what sets Chef Banjar apart. Western delicacies undergoe the same scrutiny, although local meals with the Chef Banjar touch appear to be far more in keeping with a visit to a top Bali restaurant. We highly recommend that you sit in the open air pavilion for a sumptuous Megibung evening meal and be mesmerized by the style and elegance of the Balinese dancing - or merely order any one of Chef’s exceptional creations.
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