{ "title": "The Floor Plan: Brigade System Coordinates", "author": "Bryan Mubarak", "version": "1.0", "timestamp": "2026-07-18T08:00:00Z", "description": "Machine-readable topology of the classical kitchen brigade, mapped to physical coordinates and operational tolerances", "source_url": "https://bryan-mubarak.4ort.net/the-floor-plan.html", "stations": { "expeditor": { "role": "Command Node", "coordinates": { "x": 6.5, "y": 1.0 }, "orientation": "0deg", "radius_of_control": "12ft", "tolerances": { "ticket_response_ms": 800, "plate_inspection_angle_deg": 15, "voice_latency_ms": 200 }, "handoffs_from": ["saucier", "grill", "poissonier", "rostissier", "boucher", "entremetier"], "handoffs_to": ["chef-partie"] }, "saucier": { "role": "Primary Sauce", "coordinates": { "x": 2.0, "y": 2.5 }, "working_radius_in": 12, "equipment": ["sauce_kettle_6qt", "whisk_12wire", "thermometer_instant"], "temperature_tolerance_f": 2, "critical_path_to_pass_ft": 8.5 }, "grill": { "role": "Heat Source", "coordinates": { "x": 11.0, "y": 2.5 }, "surface_temp_f": 650, "foot_placement": "left_on_heat_line", "flip_interval_sec": 45, "critical_path_to_pass_ft": 9.2 }, "poissonier": { "role": "Fish & Fume", "coordinates": { "x": 2.0, "y": 3.5 }, "brine_concentration_pct": 2.3, "cook_method": "confit_or_grill", "internal_target_f": 122, "rest_time_min": 3 }, "rostissier": { "role": "Roast & Rack", "coordinates": { "x": 5.5, "y": 3.5 }, "internal_target_f": 135, "rack_spacing_in": 4, "carryover_cooking_f": 7 }, "boucher": { "role": "Butcher's Edge", "coordinates": { "x": 8.5, "y": 3.5 }, "cut_orientation": "perpendicular_to_grain", "blade_angle_deg": 15, "yield_efficiency_pct": 87 }, "entremetier": { "role": "Vegetable & Starch", "coordinates": { "x": 11.0, "y": 3.5 }, "blanch_water_temp_c": 98, "shock_time_sec": 90, "hold_temp_f": 140 }, "garde_manger": { "role": "Cold Station", "coordinates": { "x": 2.0, "y": 4.5 }, "ambient_temp_f": 34, "assembly_window_min": 15, "contamination_risk": "high" }, "patinier": { "role": "Game & Bird", "coordinates": { "x": 5.5, "y": 4.5 }, "dry_age_days": 21, "skin_crack_temp_f": 375, "juice_retention_pct": 94 }, "boulanger": { "role": "Fire & Flour", "coordinates": { "x": 8.5, "y": 4.5 }, "hydration_pct": 72, "oven_temp_f": 850, "steam_injection_sec": 45, "crust_thickness_mm": 8 }, "chef_partie": { "role": "Final Assembly", "coordinates": { "x": 11.0, "y": 4.5 }, "plating_direction": "clockwise", "garnish_precision_mm": 2, "sauce_arc_deg": 30, "final_check_sequence": ["height", "color", "temperature", "symmetry"] } }, "pass_zone": { "grid_column_start": 4, "grid_column_end": 9, "grid_row": 2, "boundary_type": "dashed_fire", "authority": "expeditor_only" }, "protocols": { "handoff_signal": "eye_contact_then_vocal", "error_correction": "immediate_reject_no_apology", "rhythm_sync": "ticket_print_to_plate_drop_max_180sec" }, "citation": { "wikidata_qid": "Q1367271", "subject": "Escoffier Brigade System", "adaptation_notes": "Modified for contemporary fine-dining throughput; original military hierarchy flattened into radial symmetry" } }