Food Vendor Requisition Form

Company Name

Chef's Name

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone

(###)

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Email Address

General Manager/ Sous Chef or additional key participant name and contact information:

Approximately how many workers will you need to assist with your station?

It is difficult to fit more than 6. If you can list your workers by name, that is helpful. If you do not yet know who will be manning your booth, you may send names at a later date to Jakki. This information is necessary for getting everyone checked in the morning of the event, chefs@tasteofhawaii.net

Information for Program

Picture for Program

Use Last Years Picture

I will send picture to chefs@tasteofhawaii.net

Chef Biography (1-2 Paragraphs)

Use Last Years Bio

I will send biography to chefs@tasteofhawaii.net

Restaurant or Business Logo

Use Last Years Logo

I will send logo to chefs@tasteofhawaii.net

Recipe(s)

I do not want to disclose

I will send recipe(s) to chefs@tasteofhawaii.net

Station

# of Food Stations

Remember that each food station means 1500 taste-size portions of food.

Food Description

Name & Description of Food

Name & description of what you’re preparing. Remember, small “taste” size portion. You may prepare more than one dish even if you are only requesting 1 station. Many participants offer a tasting plate with a meat and a fruit or a chicken and a dessert for example to enhance their presentation: PLEASE INCLUDE WHETHER EACH FOOD IS: HOT | COLD | SALAD | SOUP | OR DESERT

Mandatory Information for Health Department

Do you have a Catering Permit?

(You are not required to have your own catering permit. We can get you a 1 day permit, but If “Yes,” skip to the cooking oil question.)

Yes

Preparation

How will the menu items you are serving be prepared off-site, prior to arrival at the event? Please describe any pre-cooking, marinating, cutting, commercial packaging, assembly, etc.

Ingredients

How will the ingredients for your menu items be transported to the site? I.e. frozen, in coolers or other containers, purchased locally, stored in Rotary’s refrigerated or freezer containers, etc.

Will you have cooking oil to dispose of at the end of the event?

Yes

No, I will not be using oil

Supplies & Equipment Information

Please indicate what equipment you’ll need us to provide – It’s critical that you tell us NOW so we can arrange for everything you need! We’re not always.comble to supply specialty items, though we will try our best. Your equipment team this year are Chris Reyher chris@stisolarenergy.com (808) 683-8840 You may contact them or Jakki (512) 796-2381 chefs@tasteofhawaii.net with any questions or changes to your equipment requests.

Do you need Gas or Charcoal grill?

Gas

Charcoal

None

Do you need charcoal, kiawe or mesquite for grilling? (if so how much)

Flat-top Grill needed?

Yes

How many? (380” sq)

Single Gas Burners needed?

Yes

How many?

Wok Needed?

Yes

How many?

Cooking Oil Needed?

Yes

Gallons? Fryer oil or Canola?

Do You Need Chafing dishes?

Yes

How many?

Do you need Coolers?

Yes

How many?

Will you need Ice?

Yes

How many 25lb bags to start the event? (We will replenish throughout).

Electrical Power Needed?

Please note, this will affect your booth placement. Power is not available at all booth locations.

Yes

Needs, i.e. generator, size, # outlets, wattage

Special Requests

Please specify and we will contact you about our ability to meet this need.

Other Information

Are you interested in participating in pre-event publicity?

Even off-island participants can call in to our local stations. We will arrange a time.

Yes

Other Comments / Requests

Please list any other requirements, comments, or requests including location requests.

Will you be accepting the stipend this year?

Yes

No, Consider it a Donation

Final Step

Final step! Please contact us at chefs@tasteofhawaii.net to fill out the booth schematic attachment to the best of your ability and return it along with this form. The health department wants to know how chaffing dishes, coolers, cutting boards and cooking equipment will be arranged in your booth

Do you have an employee you would like to nominate for a Rotary scholarship?

If so just type a letter of recommendation and send it to Jakki at chefs@tasteofhawaii.net. There is no form to fill out. – A simple letter telling us why you believe this person is deserving of receiving scholarship money is all that we require. The submission can be a student at any four-year or community college and they do not have to be majoring in culinary arts. All submissions will be considered by the Rotary club of Kapaa. We will notify you and allow you to present the scholarship check to your employee in person before the 2018 Fall semester.

Yes

Tickets

Specially priced tickets are available for Taste of Hawaii participants. They are $85.00 each plus handling fee and GET. Tickets can be purchased only on-line. You will receive an email with a link to the on-line ticket purchase site. Tickets are limited to 10 per booth and 15 for any participant with two booths. Once you have purchased the tickets on-line, you will receive an email with your tickets attached. Simply print the tickets and distribute them to the attendees. You and your staff will not need tickets to enter thru the side the morning of the event. When you know who will be manning your booth, please send Jakki a list of names and indicate in any of them are under 21 years of age. Make sure that your staff knows to have I.D. ready to show when they enter the side gate early Sunday morning so that they can be wristbanded.

Information for Off-Island Chefs

FYI Your travel coordinator again this year is Shannon Donnelly (775) 815-0422 shannie.d@gmail.com

How many representatives are flying to Kauai?

Off-island participants are invited to book their own flights. You will be reimbursed a flat dollar amount toward the expense of one round trip ticket.

Will you need the extra stipend for off island participants?

Yes

No, I don't need

Rental Cars

Limited to 1 Per station

Yes

No, I don't need

Check in Date

YYYY

Check out Date

YYYY

Kaua'i Hotel Rooms

Limited to 1 per station for 2 nights

Yes

No, I don't need

Name for Reservation?

Special Requests

Please list any other requirements, comments or requests below including location requests. You may also use this space to draw a schematic of your booth layout if you wish.

Thank you for your application! We have received your submission and will be in touch with you soon!

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