“Mise en place” is to be followed when preparing all meals. The highest standards of sanitation are to be adhered to when storing, preparing, and serving all beverages and meals. Kitchen Protocol All non kitchen staff are not to be in the kitchen while staff are preparing serving and cleaning up. Location First floor kitchen for all but actual cooking of multiple course meals, which is often performed in the catering kitchen in the basement Style Principal’s preference, styles include: American Plated, French, buffet to side of table, and large portions in the middle of table Servers (dressed formally black pants, white shirts) For Principal only one server is usually required. With guests, two servers are usually required. Cook/Chef Food preparation is performed usually by the island manager. Often food is ordered from restaurant. Sometimes Principal’s cook from France is flown in to plan and prepare meals for those involving important guests. Preferences Breakfast: special flax muffin, Fiji water cold, French pressed illy medium roast coffee (freshly ground). 58 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009755¶
Lunch: often skips, but does like snacks throughout the day. Snacks include finger sandwiches, sushi, and freshly baked Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies (to be detailed and revised possibly per recent medical checkup). Tea: often likes tea, Teavana Earl Grey Crème preferred. Drink: Fiji water ususally or coffee or tea. sometimes likes special ginger drink (existing recipe to be attached). Dinner: includes steak, hamburgers, chicken parmesan, seafood, fresh vegetables steamed, and Sheppard’s pie. Food Sources Food is usually purchased on St. Thomas and sometimes brought on the jet form New York. Grocery Stores purchased from: Food Center Red Hook on Route 32. St Thomas Virgin Islands 340-777-8806 7am to 10pm Open 365 days a year Pueblo Rumer Drive St Thomas Virgin Islands 7 am to 10 pm Mon- Sun 340-774-4200 59 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009756¶
Entertainment Standard The standard of service in entertainment for the Principal is 5 Star in quality, casual in style, and formal in service. Protocols While in residence, the Principal prefers to have his guests visit him. Most of his entertainment is casual in style; often involves meals being served; in small groups; and usually in the dining room and sometimes in the living room. In the Tiki Hut Seating 1, Principal always is to be seated at the end chair, next to his telephone stand. 2. Guests are to be seated to his left and right of the Principal. The Guest of Honor is always seated to left of the Principal. Settings Table cloth - to be rotated Linen place settings 60 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009757¶
Linen napkins (white) Plate chargers (dinner) Casual or China plate ware w/bread dishes Casual or fine glassware Silverware Salt & Pepper Appropriate condiments Servers: One to two servers depending on number of guests dressed formally. Preferences Principal enjoys dining and viewing movies sometimes with friends at the compound. 61 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009758¶
Maintenance Standard The standard for service in maintenance is 5 Star in all aspects. Protocols Maintenance is to plan and maintain with Principal his vision for the island at all times to include power, water/RO, lighting, plumbing, and carpentry for grounds, structures, walls, roads, and vehicles for the overall look and operations. According to the Principal’s vision, maintenance is to create and maintain structures and systems utilizing materials, equipment, and outside expertise as required.. Preferences Principal prefers all power and water systems to operate properly at all time, and all structures and grounds to be maintained to 5 Star level. Schedules Maintenance to maintain all power, water/RO, lighting, plumbing, and carpentry for grounds, structures, walls, roads, and vehicles on a daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual basis as required. 62 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009759¶
Grounds Keeping Standard The standard for service in grounds keeping is 5 Star in all aspects. Protocols Grounds keeping is to plan and maintain with Principal, his vision for island grounds at all times. According to the Principal’s vision, grounds keeping is to select purchase, plant, grow, maintain, all ground cover, grasses, flowers, bushes, and trees. Preferences Principal prefers lush, beautiful grounds full of color that reflect his vision to be maintained to 5 Star level. Schedules Grounds keepers are to maintain all grounds on a daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal and annual basis as required. 63 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009760¶