A local chef has been asking me for a couple of years to let him cook & serve a monthly dinner in my B&B. I'd also like to serve a full Afternoon Tea. But my Health Department says I need a restaurant kitchen to do anything more than make breakfast.
As a 5-room B&B in NC, we are required to have a restaurant style fridge, seperate hand-washing sink, and a sanitizing dishwasher. Otherwise my kitchen looks fairly domestic. What else does it need to be a "restaurant kitchen"? A restaurant stove and hood, I've heard. Has anyone converted a kitchen like mine to a restaurant kitchen and what did you have to do?
I'm going to ask the health inspector also. If she points me to the regs I will cry because I've read them over and over and they're just not specific enough.
Thanks in advance - this is a great forum!
As a 5-room B&B in NC, we are required to have a restaurant style fridge, seperate hand-washing sink, and a sanitizing dishwasher. Otherwise my kitchen looks fairly domestic. What else does it need to be a "restaurant kitchen"? A restaurant stove and hood, I've heard. Has anyone converted a kitchen like mine to a restaurant kitchen and what did you have to do?
I'm going to ask the health inspector also. If she points me to the regs I will cry because I've read them over and over and they're just not specific enough.
Thanks in advance - this is a great forum!