Council Oak Chefs Come Together

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Council Oak Steaks & Seafood is Seminole Hard Rock’s fine dining experience for 100% USDA prime dry-aged stockyard beef at both our Hollywood and the Tampa location.

While the restaurants are essentially the same, our very own Chef Carl Murphy and Tampa’s Chef Omar Torres gathered last night to collaborate on a realigned menu for both locations.

The Blue Crab Cocktail was first on the list! This dish has jumbo crab meat with crème fraiche, lime, Guinness mustard served with grilled Gem lettuce.

Chef Carl Murphy of Council Oak, Hollywood
Chef Carl Murphy of Council Oak, Hollywood toasting baby gem lettuce.
Chef Omar of Tampa and Chef Carl of Hollywood working together on new menu items.
Chef Omar of Tampa and Chef Carl of Hollywood working together to prepare the crab.
Chefs 2
Jump lump crab prepared with Meyer Lemon Guinness Mustard Crème.
Chef Omar adds the finishing touches, grated bits of orange for an extra zest!
Chef Omar adds the finishing touches, grated bits of orange for an extra zest!

The Blue Crab Cocktail is sure to make your mouth water!

Time to eat!
When the outcome is this delicious – it’s okay to have too many cooks in the kitchen.