Table Manners
What’s impressive about the kitchen is not only its size, but also its layout. The design is nothing short of a portrait of epicurean efficiency. “It looks simple, but a lot of thought went into that simplicity,” reveals Curthelet. The kitchen is conceived to flow from prep to plating to serving to cleanup, like culinary choreography. The ovens, for example, are positioned furthest from the cabin threshold, allowing the crew to serve passengers with ease while attending to a cornish hen or pork shoulder that needs basting. Appliance doors open toward the cockpit, allowing easy access to the countertop at all times for crew. An additional bonus for today’s demanding diners, not to mention Top Chef fans: The sink is embedded in a notably large countertop and can be covered to create additional prep room. It also creates the perfect space for artful plating, whether adding a dash of truffle salt or a dollop of crème fraîche. As Curthelet notes, crew members not only pick up meals from customers’ favorite chefs and restaurants around the globe, but learn how to recreate them on board.
Just as the kitchen allows menu creation without compromise, the cabin’s four separate suites let passengers dine how and where they want. The master suite makes breakfast-in-bed an especially tempting option. The conference suite’s two tables join with a leaf to create a banquet dining experience for six, perfect for a family dinner. And desserts or snacks are best served in the entertainment suite, where a berthable divan, stand-alone media cabinet and large screen TV offer an in-flight living room. In the end, there isn’t a space on the aircraft that doesn’t rival the comforts of home. And it all begins with that first step inside the Global 7500 jet – the first taste of an aircraft that offers a true home in the sky.