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Skriven 2008-03-18 13:24:00 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3863 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 RH> appetisers of a seafood strudel (one apiece) which was actually, per
 RH> plate, 3 phylo triangles with a stuffing of feta cheese, spinach, lump
 RH> crab (didn't taste much of that) and baby shrimp with a lemon sauce.

 ML> Did you at least see the lumps of crab? I'd say that feta was too
 ML> strong a flavor to match with something so delicate as lump crab.

I'm not sure, I think I saw a few pieces. (G) But we agree with you,
crab and feta don't go well together.


 RH> Those were pretty good.  We also split an order of calamari but asked
 RH> for a sub for the honey-mustard sauce. The only thing they could give
 RH> was a cocktail sauce which was ok, but not great. The calamari were on
 RH> the chewy side--not excessively so but enough to know that they'd been
 RH> over cooked.  The breading wasn't staying on them very well and they
 RH> were served on a plate of baby spinach dressed with honey mustard.

 ML> Whoops - this means that the oil temp was probably too low - were
 ML> they greasy as well? As far as the unwelcome honey mustard, that kind
 ML> of disregard for the diner's preference would be a deal-breaker for

We didn't know it would come on a plate of greens dressed with honey
mustard or we would have specified that it come solo. Honey mustard was
only listed as the side dipping sauce. They did get the salad with no
bacon right for Steve; they put it in a little cup on the side which I
confiscated and put on my salad. (G)


 RH> All in all, we decided that if we go back there, we will try to do so
 RH> only for lunch and only with a 2 for one coupon.

 ML> I would not be so kind. As you'd expressed a desire for anything
 ML> but honey mustard, and they gave you honey mustard, that's an
 ML> indication that the kitchen help is too brain-dead to trust at all.
 ML> That's a kind of error I might forgive at lunch but never at dinner.

Actually, our lunch time experience back in January was much more
enjoyable.  The waiter tossed the cup of bacon into the salad before
pulling some out for Steve (plain) but he did go back and get another
salad for Steve.  That was the only problem we had then; the salad was
much fresher and the meal was over all, quite good.  We would have liked
bread with our entrees vs the mini bluebery muffins (should have asked
if we could have subbed) that are standard for lunch time.  If we do go
back for a lunch, we will ask about it.  They gave Steve a small cruet
of sherry to smooth out the fish tastes in the Pine Bark Stew he had and
he said it did make a difference. I had the tortollini in a red sauce
and shrimp--ended up taking a good bit of it home for another meal as
there was so much of it.

 ML> Gorgonzola, Mascarpone and Nut Terrine
 ML> cat: starter, cheese
 ML> servings: 4 to 6

 ML> 5 oz mascarpone cheese
 ML> 3 Tb chopped hazelnuts
 ML> 3 Tb chopped pistachios
 ML> 1 1/2 Tb chopped dried apricots
 ML> 1/2 ts coarsely ground black pepper
 ML> 1 ts honey
 ML> 11 oz mature gorgonzola cheese

Looks good; it would make for a very rich appetiser.  Lots of milk pills
tho, to go with it but it would be worth every one.

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Ruth
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