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1. A galley system for use on a mobile platform carrying a plurality of passengers comprising:a first structure including a plurality of food display compartments that extend through the first structure such that the food display compartments are accessible from opposing sides of the first structure;a second structure including a plurality of storage compartments;a first aisle formed between the first structure and the second structure, the first aisle adapted to be traversed by crew members of the mobile platform;a second aisle formed on an opposite sid...
1. A galley system for use on a mobile platform carrying a plurality of passengers comprising:a first structure including a plurality of food display compartments that extend through the first structure such that the food display compartments are accessible from opposing sides of the first structure;a second structure including a plurality of storage compartments;a first aisle formed between the first structure and the second structure, the first aisle adapted to be traversed by crew members of the mobile platform;a second aisle formed on an opposite side of the first structure from the first aisle, the second aisle adapted to be traversed by passengers of the mobile platform as the passengers select and remove food items from the food display compartments: anda first set of doors associated with the first structure and the second structure for concealing the first aisle from a view of passengers boarding the mobile platform when the first set of doors are in a closed position. 2. The galley system of claim 1, wherein the first structure comprises a passenger self-service food bar. 3. The galley system of claim 1, wherein the second structure comprises a serving cart and supply storage structure for storing serving carts and supplies used to serve the passengers food items. 4. The galley system of claim 1 further comprising at least one partition located on an opposite side of the second aisle from the first structure. 5. The galley system of claim 4, wherein the partition comprises an opaque material such that the partition at least partially blocks a view of the first structure from the passengers seated in the mobile platform. 6. The galley system of claim 4, wherein the partition comprises a translucent top portion and an opaque bottom portion such that a view of the first structure is visible to the passengers seated in the mobile platform. 7. The galley system of claim 1, wherein the second structure comprises a self-service food bar. 8. The galley system of claim 1, wherein the first structure includes a center section, a first end section connected to an end of the center section, and a second end section connected to an opposing end of the center section. 9. The galley system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the center section, the first end section and the second end section comprises a tray storage compartment accessible from the second aisle for storing, securing and displaying carrying trays for carrying food items. 10. The galley system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first end section and the second end section comprise a supply cabinet for storing and securing supplies, the supply cabinet accessible by crew members from an outer side of the first structure. 11. The galley system of claim 8, wherein the center section comprises a plurality of storage compartments for storing and securing food items, the storage compartments accessible from the first aisle by crew members. 12. The galley system of claim 8, wherein the center section comprises the plurality of food display compartments for storing, securing and displaying food items accessible by the passengers as the passengers traverse the second aisle. 13. The galley system of claim 12, wherein each food display compartment extends through the center section such that each food display compartment can be accessed from the first aisle by the crew members and from the second aisle by the passengers. 14. The galley system of claim 12, wherein each food display compartment comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food display compartment. 15. The galley system of claim 12, wherein the center section further comprises a counter accessible by passengers as the passengers traverse the second aisle. 16. The galley system of claim 15, wherein the counter comprises an essentially smooth top surface such that the passengers can set food items or a food tray holding food items on the counter. 17. The galley system of claim 15, wherein the counter comprises at least one food bin for storing, securing and displaying food items accessible by passengers as the passengers traverse the second aisle. 18. The galley system of claim 17, wherein the food bin comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food bin. 19. The galley system of claim 18, wherein the first structure includes a window cover device adapted to conceal the food display compartments and the counter from view by the passengers. 20. The galley system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first end section and the second end section comprise at least one food display alcove for storing, securing and displaying food items accessible by the passengers as the passengers traverse the second aisle. 21. The galley system of claim 20, wherein the food display alcove comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food display alcove. 22. The galley system of claim 1 further comprising a second set of doors for controlling access to the first aisle from a side of the galley system opposite the first set of doors. 23. The galley system of claim 1 wherein the second structure comprises a plurality of serving cart parking bins for storing and securing serving carts used by the crew members to serve food items to the passengers. 24. The galley system of claim 23, wherein the storage compartments are adapted for storing and securing food items and are accessible from the first aisle by the crew members. 25. The galley system of claim 24, wherein each of the storage compartments comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature storage compartment. 26. The galley system of claim 1, wherein the first set of doors are constructed of a sound absorbing material such that when the first set of doors are in the closed position, noise from the first aisle is generally prevented from being heard by the passengers. 27. An aircraft comprising:a passenger compartment for transporting a plurality of passengers; andmulti-functional galley system comprising:a passenger self-service food structure comprising a plurality of food display compartments extending through the self-service food structure such that the food display compartments are accessible from opposing sides of the self-service food structure, the food display compartments adapted to store, secure and display food items accessible by passengers;a serving cart and supply storage structure comprising a plurality of serving cart parking bins and a plurality of storage compartments, the serving cart parking bins adapted to store and secure serving carts used by a crew member to serve food items to the passengers, the storage compartments adapted to store and secure food items;a crew aisle between the passenger self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure; anda cross aisle on an opposite side of the self-service food structure from the crew aisle, the cross aisle adapted to be traversed by passengers of the mobile platform as the passengers select and remove food items from the display compartments. 28. The aircraft of claim 27, wherein the multi-functional galley system further comprises at least one partition located on an opposite side of the second aisle from the passenger self-service food structure such that the cross aisle is formed between the passenger self-service food structure and the partition. 29. The aircraft of claim 27, wherein the multi-functional galley system further comprises a set of doors associated with the passenger self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure, the set of doors adapted to conceal the crew aisle from view of boarding passengers when the doors are in a closed position. 30. The aircraft of claim 27,wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises a plurality of storage compartments accessible from the crew aisle by a crew member, the storage compartments adapted to store and secure food items. 31. The airc raft of claim 27, wherein each food display compartment can be accessed from the crew aisle by a crew member and accessed from the cross aisle by a passenger. 32. The aircraft of claim 27, wherein each food display compartment comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food display compartment. 33. The aircraft of claim 27, wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises a counter comprising at least one food bin for storing, securing and displaying food items accessible by passengers as the passengers traverse the cross aisle, wherein the food bin comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food bin. 34. A method for serving food items to passengers of an aircraft, the method comprising;providing a first group of passengers self-service access to food items stored, secured and displayed in a plurality of food display compartments that extend through a self-service structure included in a galley system such that the food display compartments are accessible from opposing sides of the self-service structure; andserving a second group of passengers food items utilizing serving carts that are housed in a serving cart and supply storage structure included in the galley system when the serving carts are not in use. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein providing a first group of passengers self-service access comprises placing the food items in the display compartments from a crew aisle located between the self-service structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure so that the food items can be selected by the first group of passengers as the first group of passengers traverse a passenger cross aisle located on an opposing side of the self-service structure from the crew aisle. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein placing the food items comprises:removing food items from a plurality of food item storage compartments included in the self-service structure, wherein the food item storage compartments are accessible from the crew aisle; andplacing the food items in one of the food display compartments such that the food item is accessible by the first group of passengers as the passenger traverses the cross aisle. 37. The method of claim 34, wherein the method further comprises concealing the crew aisle from view of boarding passengers by closing a set of doors attached to adjacent ends of the self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure. 38. The method of claim 34, wherein providing a first group of passengers access to food items displayed in the self-service food structure comprises:serving food items from the self-service structure to passengers that have requested food items from a crew member standing in a passenger cross aisle located on an opposing side of the self-service structure from a crew aisle located between the self-service structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure. 39. The method of claim 34, wherein providing a first group of passengers access to food items displayed in the self-service food structure comprises displaying food items in at least one food bin included in a counter included in the self-service structure such that the food items can be selected by the first group of passengers as the passengers traverse a passenger cross aisle located on an opposing side of the self-service structure from a crew aisle located between the self-service structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure. 40. The method of claim 34, wherein serving a second group of passengers food items comprises:removing a serving cart from one of a plurality of serving cart parking bins included in the serving cart and supply storage structure;stocking the serving cart with food items removed from a plurality of food item storage compartments included in the serving cart and supply storage structure; andtransporting the stocked serving cart to a location of at least one second group passenger such that the second group passenger can be served at least one food item. 41. The method of claim 34, wherein providing a first group of passengers access to food items displayed in the self-service food structure comprises:providing a cross aisle located adjacent the self-service food structure, such that a passenger can approach the self-service food structure and view the displayed food items; andserving a food item to the passenger upon request by the passenger, wherein a crew member, positioned in a crew aisle located between the self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure, retrieves the requested food item from at least one of a plurality of storage compartments and serves the food item to the passenger. 42. An aircraft multi-functional galley system comprising:a passenger self-service food structure comprising a plurality of food display compartments extending through the self-service food structure such that the food display compartments are accessible from opposing sides of the self-service food structure, the food display compartments adapted to store, secure and display food items accessible by passengers;a serving cart and supply storage structure comprising a plurality of serving cart parking bins and a plurality of storage compartments, the serving cart parking bins adapted to store and secure serving carts used by a crew member to serve food items to the passengers, the storage compartments adapted to store and secure food items; anda crew aisle between the passenger self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure. 43. The aircraft galley system of claim 42 further comprising at least one partition located adjacent the passenger self-service food structure on a opposing side of the passenger self-service food structure from the crew aisle such that a cross aisle is formed between the passenger self-service food structure and the partition, which the passengers traverse while accessing at least one food item from the food display compartments. 44. The aircraft galley system of claim 43, wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises a tray storage compartment accessible from the cross aisle adapted to store, secure and display food item carrying trays accessible to the passengers as the passengers traverse the cross aisle. 45. The aircraft galley system of claim 43, wherein each food display compartment can be accessed from the crew aisle by a crew member and accessed from the cross aisle by a passenger. 46. The aircraft galley system of claim 42 further comprising a first set of doors associated with the passenger self-service food structure and the serving cart and supply storage structure, the first set of doors adapted to conceal the crew aisle from view by boarding passengers when the doors are in a closed position. 47. The aircraft galley system of claim 46 further comprising a second set of doors for controlling access to the crew aisle from a side of the galley system opposite the first set of doors. 48. The aircraft galley system of claim 42, wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises at least one supply cabinet formed in at least one end of the passenger self-service food structure for storing and securing supplies, the supply cabinet accessible from an outer side of the end of the passenger self-service food structure. 49. The aircraft galley system of claim 42, wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises a plurality of storage compartments accessible from the crew aisle, the storage compartments adapted to store and secure food items. 50. The aircraft galley system of claim 42, wherein each food display compartment comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food display compartment. 51. The aircraft galley system of claim 43, wherein the passenger self-service food structure further comprises a counter accessible from the cross aisle, the counter comprising at least on e food bin for storing, securing and displaying food items accessible by passengers, wherein the food bin comprises one of heated, refrigerated, and ambient temperature food bin. 52. The aircraft galley system of claim 46, wherein the first set of doors are constructed of a sound absorbing material such that when the first set of doors are in the closed position, noise from the crew aisle is generally prevented from being heard by the passengers.
