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FinediningatPalmCourtreopening
published:Friday|November11,2005
LEFT:HiltonKingstonHotel'sowner,RonKelly(secondright),withbrideBonnie,share
ribboncuttingdutieswithgeneralmanager,FrankRosheuvel(right),andcoheadof
Citibank,RaymondMcGuire,whohadarrivedintheislandspeciallyforthereopening.The
KellyshadexchangedweddingvowsinthePrimeMinister'sSuiteofthehotelearlierthatday.
ThebrideworealightgreysilkbrocadetwopieceandmatchingStewartWeitzmanpython
shoes,andwasdressedbyAdrienne,thehotel'sboutique.RIGHT:HiltonKingston'sgeneral
manager,FrankRosheuvel,withwifeLorraineRosheuvel(centre),andSheilaBenjamin
FernandezattheofficialreopeningofthePalmCourtRestaurant,attheHiltonKingston
Hotel,KnutsfordBoulevard,NewKingstononTuesday.WINSTONSILL/FREELANCE
PHOTOGRAPHER
ONEOFKingston'sfinestrestaurants,thePalmCourtintheHiltonKingston
Hotel,depriveditsclienteleoftheirfinecuisineandfivestarserviceforawhole
weekend,astheyclosedforrenovation.ThereopeningwasTuesdayevening,
andofcourse,intruePalmCourtstyle,theysentoutintricatelycrafted
invitationsthatpromisedaneveningoffinedining.Thenightwasexpectedto
beoneofhighcalibreserviceandculinarycreativity.Needlesstosay,itwas.
At7:00p.m.thegueststrickledin,andallwereanxioustoenjoythedelightsthat
awaitedthembutwhymakehaste?Thefinerthingsinlifecomeonlywithpatience
andsotheywaited.Theywaitedbythepoolsidetothemusicofthementoband
JamesCarltonandwiththedrinkoftheirchoiceinhand.Ohwhatsweettorture!Their
anxietywassoonsoothedastheinvitationwasmadetoheaduptothemezzanine
levelofthelobby,wherethePalmCourtislocated.Theretheyfoundnewlylaid
carpetingandenhanceddcor,thatonlyaddedtothealreadyelegantambienceof
therestaurant.
PERSONALISEDNAMEPLATES
Hostsandhostessesseatedeachguestatpredesignatedplacesbearing
personalisednameplates.ThemanagingdirectoroftheHiltonKingston,Frank
Rosheuvelle,spokebrieflybeforethediningbegan.Hetoldastoryofhisworldwide
searchfortheperfectsteakandaftertravellingallovertheglobe,hefinallyfound
whathethoughttobethebeststeakheeverhaditwasoftheBlackAngusbeef.
Asamatteroffact,theessenceofthePalmCourt'ssignaturedishistheBlack
Angusbeef:twomedallionsofBlackAngustenderloinservedwithgratindauphinoise
andseasonalvegetables.Naturally,thatwasthemaincoursefortheevening.
Needlesstosay,eachcoursewasabsolutelyexoticandquiteenjoyable.
MADEGOODONPROMISE
ThePalmCourtmadegoodonitspromiseofafinediningexperience.The
entertainmentalsoprovedtobeworldclassanddelightfullycharming.DavidHayle,a
verytalentedguitarist,pleasedtheear,ashestrummedoutcontemporaryclassics
likeLouisArmstrong'sWonderfulWorld.Hewontheheartsofmanyasheplayed
EmotionsbytheBeeGeesandNeilDiamond'sclassic,SongSungBlueandof
coursetheguestscouldnotresistsingingalonginbetweenmouthfuls.
Afterthefinalcoursearichandcreamydarkchocolatemoussetoppedwith
whippedcreampresidentoftheChainedesRottisseurs,KermitTucker,
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commendedFrankRosheuvelleandthefoodandbeveragedirectorOlivierLavoine,
forawellexecutedevening."Tonightremindsmeofthegoodtimeswehad,"he
said."Itwasaneveningofelegance,ofexcellentfood,goodcompanyandan
atmospherethatlendsitselftogoodconversation."
Guestswereintroducedtotheculinaryteam,andtheexecutivechefinparticular
GarfieldVictorwascommendedforhisefforts.Alsodeservingofcommendationwas
theMaitre'D,LeroyMyers,whoreaffirmedthatexcellentcustomerserviceisstill
alive.
AmongthoseinattendancewereowneroftheHilton,RonKellyandhiswifeBonnie,
speciallyinvitedguestRaymondMcGuirewhoflewinfromNewYorkjustforthe
reopening,JosephM.Matalon,RichardBylesandhiswifeJacinth,MauriceFacey
andhiswifeValerie,PeterMoses,AubynandTamaraHillandRobertLevyandhis
wifeJudy.
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