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n a private island in the Seychelles with stunning beaches and activities such as snorkeling and fly-fishing, guests enjoy a curated dining experience. Waldorf Astoria Seychelles


Platte Island, which opened in February 2024, offers a diverse dining program across six restaurants: Mediterranean brasserie La Perle; Lalin champagne bar; Maison des Epices featuring Creole-Latino fusion cuisine; the refined Moulin; the Parisian-inspired Peacock Terrace, open for lighter meals and snacks; and the relaxed Torti. Delivering a bespoke solution to a luxury


destination hotel with such a range of diverse dining offerings is a big job in itself. Te logistical elements of organizing and implementing a project in the middle of the Indian Ocean adds a different layer of complexity. Happily, Alicontract was up to the challenge. “Te original brief was to deliver a turnkey


solution with a focus on sustainability, wellbeing, and a high-end experience,” explains Alessandro Donegà, operations manager with Alicontract. “We were able to integrate a wide range of Ali Group equipment across various areas, ensuring a cohesive and high-quality delivery that exceeded the resort's expectations.” Executive head chef Jane-Terese Mulry was


in charge of creating the menus for the different concepts. “I was employed to be the pre-opening executive chef, which meant that I was handed the concepts for the restaurants, and I needed to create the menus and build a workflow based on them,” she says. With a career spanning 38 years, Mulry put her


experience of working in luxury dining to great use as she developed dishes and menus across the resort. She worked closely with the Alicontract project manager Aleh Salah Shakra, who was on site throughout the project, engaged in a large- scale communication exercise involving several teams. Tis included the commercial team, the technical department, purchasing, shipping, project management, and after-sales support, all of whom had to pull together to deliver against the brief and work around significant challenges. “Logistical challenges arose due to the remote


location of the resort, which is accessible only by private jet or barge, with limited availability and ▸


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The original brief was to deliver a turnkey solution with a focus on sustainability, wellbeing, and a high-end experience


Alessandro Donegà, Alicontract


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