Food & Beverage 20 25
Silver Spur Grill “You might see a hurricane back there,” Kitchen Manager Chris Semaan warned a photographer who ventured past the lush greens and elegant country- club dining room into his culinary command center. He leads the back-of-house crew at Silver Spur Grill, the bistro that services The Duke at Rancho El Dorado golf club. A sprawling kitchen gets hectic when large parties come in, even in the offseason. “For the most part, I set myself and I set the team up for success. I try to avoid a whole situation of chaos,” Semaan said. “It happens anyhow though. It just depends on the day.” On this August day, the kitchen staff were prepping for a large engagement party expected to arrive any moment. In the remaining quiet minutes, the crew put the finishing touches on a massive catering order while servers moved in and out, ready to start running dishes to the dining room.
September 2025 | InMaricopa.com
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