Basque Bar de Tapas. Jakarta, Indonesia.

A flare of local taste to meals.

Basque is one of the few Spanish restaurants that Jakarta has. Carrying over the Spanish's lively spirit, Basque promises new creative dishes once in a while and provides a great hangout place for entertainment and socializing.

Studying about the local's interest, Basque's executive chef, Issam Kouhkouh, discovered that the locals expect more complexity in the ingredients used in dishes. To cater to their needs while staying authentic to their Spanish brand, he tries to source out the best local ingredients for their meals.

With more than 15 years of culinary experience, Issam realizes the importance of good quality kitchen equipment. The equipment has to remain reliable in the long run, not only for a short time. Together with RATIONAL, the SelfCookingCenter® can operate well for the next ten years.

"RATIONAL makes my life easier; it gives me peace of mind."

Issam Kouhkouh, Executive Chef.

No hassle for large quantities.

After putting much effort in attaining the best quality ingredients, Basque knew they had to follow up with superior service and food standards. The SelfCookingCenter® has since been introduced to the staff and deliver consistent quality products to the customers. At least half of the kitchen products are cooked in it.

Time may be a constraint when preparing the food for a banquet event. With the SelfCookingCenter®, Basque has programmed it to suit the menu and serve out large quantities of consistently high-quality food to the guests. Basque has also used the SelfCookingCenter® to do sous-vides and finishing the food. It offers a more significant volume compared to the traditional sous-vide machine.

Customer benefit:

  • Reliable after sales service, problems are dealt with swiftly. Spare parts are readily available when needed. A well-taken care of the RATIONAL unit would last for years.
  • Space consumption, the SelfCookingCenter® does not require space of more than 1m by 1m.
  • Finishing, serve consistent plates of food to customers without any hassle.