make to order

Tip: To serve later, refrigerate the peeled eggs and the relish in separate sealed containers and make to order.

“The only things we really make to order are the charcuterie plates and the oysters Rockefeller.”

That’s allowed the company to assemble a database of more than 700 million compounds that it can make to order in small amounts—a library that’s already about 100 times the size of most libraries scanned by pharmaceutical companies.

“We’ll always have some roasts, porchetta, vegetables and salads coming out of the kitchen—things you don’t need to make to order,” says Prueitt.

Antonio Cerra, the general manager, can usually be found strolling around the dining room, suggesting to customers that they look at the menu as a starting point; the kitchen will make to order any dish the customer desires, if it has the ingredients.