The Blue Duck Tavern Brings Highly Coveted
Molteni Range to Washington, D.C.
When the Blue Duck Tavern, a contemporary neighbourhood restaurant located at 24th & M Streets, NW, opens in June, it will introduce to the nation’s capital an innovative dining concept and will unveil the area’s first commercial Molteni range.
Crafted in Saint Vallier, France the Molteni that was installed in the Blue Duck Tavern required six weeks of craftsmanship and extreme attention to detail.
It features a design unique to the Blue Duck Tavern, created through a useful exchange of ideas among Tony Chi, the restaurant’s designer, Brian McBride, the executive chef of the Blue Duck Tavern, and the Molteni craftsmen.
Collaboratively they defined the restaurant concept, the chef’s requirements and cooking style, and the capabilities of the range. From this, designers constructed a custom range exclusively for the Blue Duck Tavern, which has been brought to life by the expert hands of 12 highly skilled craftsmen.
The Molteni is regarded as the most outstanding range in European kitchens and has become a symbol of superior level of culinary culture. An ergonomic wonder, the Molteni maximizes control and facilitates kitchen efficiency. The entire surface can be used to cook with small and large pots, offering multiple cooking positions. In addition, pots and pans are slid onto different temperature zones so the chef does not need to operate controls to constantly adjust heat.
The Blue Duck Tavern’s custom built Molteni range is comprised of exceptional materials and top of the line cooking equipment.
The one of a kind Molteni range exclusively built for the Blue Duck Tavern has stainless cooking surfaces and a cobalt blue lacquer enamel finish adding visual appeal to the innovative and dramatic new setting designed by Tony Chi. The Blue Duck Tavern features an open kitchen with a staff pantry and a glass enclosed wine cellar. The kitchen is the heart of the restaurant and meant to be seen and experienced. The restaurant’s exceptional menu boasts the true flavours of America’s great, wholesome foods using the freshest ingredients available.