we did have a palate cleanser in aqualina and we also had one in prime c
(but that was due to the wait for our entrees and they had to fill in!)
i don't recall the butter!
sheree
"Diana Ball" wrote in message
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>> I think I still have copies of the menu from Aqualina and Prime C, OK, I
>> went and found them and they are posted below.
>
> (After all that talk about the health benefits of dark chocolate, I had to
> go in search of some. I couldn't remember where I put my stash, LOL!)
>
> Sue, you are a peach! Thank you so, so much for going to all of that work.
>
> Oooh, I like the Aqualina menu a lot. It is fairly traditional, yet
> features
> some inventive touches that don't feel forced. Did they serve an
> amuse-bouche and/or palate cleanser(s)? Did a host of waiters come out
> with
> all of the entrees and lift the silver domes in concert? (I'm hoping for
> yes, no, no, but no amuse is okay, too.) Charles indicated there was no
> wine
> steward in the main dining room, but surely there was one in Aqualina?
> Were
> there any suggested wine pairings on the menu?
>
> What was the consensus on the beef quality at Prime C? I don't see
> lobster
> tail listed--was there a lobster night in the main dining room?
>
> Speaking of the main dining room, what type of bread service did they
> offer?
> How were the butter and cream served?
>
> I assume you could always order a cheese plate, regardless of venue. Can
> anyone report on cheese types, cracker or bread served with and how
> presented?
>
> I sound like a pretentious pain, don't I?! I'm curious more than anything.
> I
> love food. Period. I don't care whether I'm eating a blue plate special in
> a
> cafe or out on the town for some foo-foo dining experience. But I am
> pretty
> opinionated (can you imagine?!) about the presentation fitting the
> circumstances, e.g., Without having been there, I get the feeling a palate
> cleanser course is over-the-top for Aqualina, and I resent sitting down to
> a
> "white tablecloth" meal in any venue and being served butter wrapped in
> foil
> and cream in disposable thimbles.
>
> Diana
>
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