Hazelwood Meals and Consume is open | Excelsior/South Lake

One of the vital modifications to the cafe is the wood-burning rotisserie and pizza oven, which aligns with the Hazelwood Food stuff and Drink brand, said Scott Foster, running companion and executive chef of its guardian corporation, Nova Cafe Team. It is a marriage of the previous restaurant and the current Hazelwood, he extra.

Foster preferred Hazelwood to continue to be approachable and accurate to the culture of community, family members and mates. When rehiring employees members, he created confident the heritage was described. Men and women have gotten married, engaged and have hosted birthdays and groom’s dinners at Hazelwood. Team is not doing the job in a new cafe, instead it’s a polished and thrilling, remodel, he said.

“The neighbors right here have been so loyal, that we really wanted to give them some thing specific. They have earned one thing at the subsequent amount again,” Foster mentioned.

Neighborhood associates are also excited about Hazelwood’s reopening. Tonka Bay Mayor Adam Jennings reported he looks forward to seeing the remodeled place and buying an Excelsior Brewing Co. beer on faucet. It is a good establishment for the group, he additional.

“As that spot proceeds to build throughout the spring, it is heading to be a wonderful addition for our recognized citizens and newcomers alike,” Jennings stated.

Focusing on occasions in the potential

With two personal celebration spaces, Foster designs for the Hazelwood to host many functions. The current personal area was expanded and the remodel additional a mini banquet kitchen area, which allows kitchen team to make food stuff separate from the main kitchen area.

Improved menu, open up style

Numerous of the merchandise on the menu are staples, which Foster updated. Hazelwood has served the Tonka Bay neighborhood for 17 many years, it was time for a refresh, he said. Classics such as the Szechuan inexperienced beans, rooster rigatoni and ciabatta French toast ended up remaining untouched.

Foster laid out the restaurant so when men and women wander in the doorway their eyes the natural way gravitate toward the wooden-burning rotisserie. As attendees wander to the other side of the cafe, they see the large gorgeous wood-burning pizza oven, he mentioned.

At Hazelwood, people’s senses will gentle up, Foster explained, adding the smells, eyesight, audio, every thing lights up.

The bar top was held the exact same, having said that, the ceiling and sides had been current and charging ports have been added so patrons can demand their laptop computer or mobile phone while sitting at the bar. The bar is additional open and refreshing and feels lighter, Foster stated.

The initial strategy was to shut Hazellewood in August and reopen about the center of October as Hazelwood Foodstuff and Consume. Because of to the COVID-19 pandemic, the transform was slowed. In addition, crews bumped up from end-work orders, because of to environmental matters. Foster reported he didn’t intellect extending the transform time a small longer.