Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Had the pleasure of eating at the local culinary school today. A taste of Tuscany! Very yum! My friend Mary joined me and together we attempted to sample everything on the menu. (we failed but with a smile on our faces) The school has 15-20 theme lunches each semester and opens thier restaurant to the public. Since they don't add any profit into their prices, the meals are extremely reasonable.
For starters we shared the Herbed Seafood Bruschetta with crabmeat, shrimp and herbs of course it was served on a baguette. (duh!) And the Formaggio con le pere which is cubed pears with pecorino cheese. (pause) I am sipping a fine glass of Double Dog Dare Chardonnay from Livermore/Ripon California. Sweet! Was delicious. I suggested, for color reasons, that they should have used sliced red grapes. (but what do I know!) lol
We skipped the Rice & Chestnut Soup and Trattoria Salad, in favor for leaving some room for the deserts. (in hindsight, that was a good decision)
For entrées, I had the Chicken Marsala, which was absolutely to die for. (sorry, I ended the sentence with a preposition, but it’s just a blog!) I am now looking for some new recipes for a rich marsala sauce to go with my pork tenderloin recipe. (I’m salivating just thinking about it) Another pause.
Mary had the Tuscan Style Grilled Tuna Steak with stuffed mushrooms. Also very good. By now we are past full, but the deserts are what we came for. (please excuse the grammar)
There was the big decision: was it going to be the Chocolate Sabayon Cake or the Italian Cream Cake? You are correct….both! Amazing! These young future chefs did a great job today at the expense of my belt. (pause) I was given one of the menus to take home and I will attempt to scan it and post it with this blog. Stay tuned for a really incredible 6 course wine dinner planned for Thursday evening at Fusion in Fond du Lac.
Enjoy!