Well, after 31 years we finally went to the Culinary Institute in Hyde
Park, NY for dinner last night. We went to their place named the
"American Bounty"

I'm sad to say that it was a let down. It was "ok" but for the price
it just wasn't worth it. There are much better places around here in
the same price range which are much better from taste, presentation,
and service points of view.

Don't get me wrong the food was good, just not as good as others
around the area.

I started with a Canadian yellow split pea soup with smoked ham that
was very good. The came the "Caesar" salad. Caesar is in quotes
because it was eggless dressing. Too much vinegar, not enough
anchovies and definitely missed the eggs in it. Then, a filet mignon
(theoretically) with a twice baked potato cake and veggie mixture. The
"filet" was only about 1/2" thick which doesn't constitute a filet
mignon in my book. It was done nicely to medium rare but the potato
was very bland. Veggies were good though. By the time we'd gotten to
dessert I just opted for coffee with a snifter of Sambuca and called
it a night.

The servers forgot who ordered what, spilled most everything, dropped
bread on the floor, etc. And the people working in the American Bounty
are the ones ready to graduate!

For my money, there are much better places in the area but we're glad
that we tried it at long last.
--
Steve

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna
eat the next thing that comes outta it's ass?"