I ordered it to go (as usual).

Seafood En Croute

Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
$23.00

The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
really got some food. LOL

Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.

Jill

On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>
> Seafood En Croute
>
> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
> $23.00
>
> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
> really got some food. LOL
>
> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>
> Jill

Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
containers. <G>

http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>>
>> Seafood En Croute
>>
>> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
>> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
>> $23.00
>>
>> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
>> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
>> really got some food. LOL
>>
>> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
> forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
> containers. <G>
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4

There doesn't look like there is a whole lot of food there either

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On 3/15/2014 7:28 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>>>
>>> Seafood En Croute
>>>
>>> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
>>> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
>>> $23.00
>>>
>>> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
>>> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
>>> really got some food. LOL
>>>
>>> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home.
>> I forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
>> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
>> containers. <G>
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>
> There doesn't look like there is a whole lot of food there either
>
Ah, no. I'm sure it would have looked like more food if it had been
presented on one of their smallish square black plates. But the seafood
en croute was tasty!

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

I ordered it to go (as usual).

Seafood En Croute

Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
$23.00

The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
really got some food. LOL

Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Is the new chef an improvement over the old one? I think you said in one of
your messages that the former chef was leaving.

MaryL

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:28:35 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> I ordered it to go (as usual).
> >>
> >> Seafood En Croute
> >>
> >> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
> >> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
> >> $23.00
> >>
> >> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
> >> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
> >> really got some food. LOL
> >>
> >> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
> > forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
> > realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
> > containers. <G>
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>
> There doesn't look like there is a whole lot of food there either

I can't imagine that Jill would still be hungry after eating it.


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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/15/2014 7:28 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>>>>
>>>> Seafood En Croute
>>>>
>>>> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
>>>> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
>>>> $23.00
>>>>
>>>> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
>>>> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
>>>> really got some food. LOL
>>>>
>>>> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home.
>>> I forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
>>> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
>>> containers. <G>
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>>
>> There doesn't look like there is a whole lot of food there either
>>
> Ah, no. I'm sure it would have looked like more food if it had been
> presented on one of their smallish square black plates. But the seafood
> en croute was tasty!

Well that was something

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On 3/15/2014 8:41 PM, MaryL wrote:
>
>
> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>
> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>
> Seafood En Croute
>
> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
> $23.00
>
> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
> really got some food. LOL
>
> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>
> Jill
>
> ~~~~~~~~
> Is the new chef an improvement over the old one? I think you said in
> one of your messages that the former chef was leaving.
>
> MaryL
>
He hasn't left yet. He's here through the end of the month. No word on
who the new chef de cuisine will be. Or if there will be menu changes.
But of course, every new chef wants to try out their own skills and
change menus. We'll see.

Jill

On 2014-03-15 20:46, jmcquown wrote:

> He hasn't left yet. He's here through the end of the month. No word on
> who the new chef de cuisine will be. Or if there will be menu changes.
> But of course, every new chef wants to try out their own skills and
> change menus. We'll see.
>

Have you determined whether the problem with the chef or the management?
One of my nephews is a chef and has had major disagreements with his
bosses over the menu. For instance, at one place where they charged
$16.95 for a cheeseburger, he insisted that they use real cheese, but
the bus insisted on kraft plastic.

On 3/15/2014 8:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-03-15 20:46, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> He hasn't left yet. He's here through the end of the month. No word on
>> who the new chef de cuisine will be. Or if there will be menu changes.
>> But of course, every new chef wants to try out their own skills and
>> change menus. We'll see.
>>
>
> Have you determined whether the problem with the chef or the management?

I have no idea how to determine that. I don't get to talk with the
chefs. Management already knows I question everything.

> One of my nephews is a chef and has had major disagreements with his
> bosses over the menu. For instance, at one place where they charged
> $16.95 for a cheeseburger, he insisted that they use real cheese, but
> the bus insisted on kraft plastic.
>
I did say the seafood en croute was tasty. A small portion, but tasty.

One thing I have never seen is cheap plastic cheese at the Club.

Jill

On 3/15/2014 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>>
>> Seafood En Croute
>>
>> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
>> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
>> $23.00
>>
>> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
>> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
>> really got some food. LOL
>>
>> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
> forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
> containers. <G>
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4


I'm glad it tasted good... but for $23, you think they would have better
take-out materials. There are some pretty nice plastic plates with
clear, hard plastic covers that they could use. SOmething like this is
available in different sizes:

http://tinyurl.com/qhk4u6l or

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/9-x-...290529516.html

George L

On 3/16/2014 6:58 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 3/15/2014 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>
>
> I'm glad it tasted good... but for $23, you think they would have better
> take-out materials. There are some pretty nice plastic plates with
> clear, hard plastic covers that they could use. SOmething like this is
> available in different sizes:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/qhk4u6l or
>
> http://www.webstaurantstore.com/9-x-...290529516.html
>
>
> George L

That would give them an excuse to jack the prices up!

Jill

On 3/16/2014 10:57 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I ordered it to go (as usual).
>>>
>>> Seafood En Croute
>>>
>>> Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
>>> And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
>>> $23.00
>>>
>>> The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
>>> half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
>>> really got some food. LOL
>>>
>>> Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
>> forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
>> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
>> containers. <G>
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>
> The food looks and sounds very good, Jill. Probably plenty for a
> satisfying meal too? They should buy some smaller to-go containers so
> it won't look so empty.
>
> G.
>
As much as I dislike throwing away food, the rice pilaf was apparently
made from a prefab mix. The "vegetables" in it were obviously
dehydrated *bits* of onion, celery and red bell pepper. So I tossed the
rice (and the stupid half-cooked carrot) and ate the rest.

Jill

On 3/16/2014 1:53 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:23:54 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
>> forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
>> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
>> containers. <G>
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4
>
> The carrot is definitely weird - scraped deeply 5 times and one extra
> half-whittle to get out a divot. Were they organic? <cough>.
>
*Allegedly* they grow their own vegetables. <cough>

> It's *really* hard to tell that the rest of that plate would be worth
> $22.
>
> -sw
>
Well, I've gotta use that assessment somehow. I ran into one of my
"seasonal" neighbors when I went to pick up my order. He and/or his
wife are only here about three, maybe four months out of the year. His
wife stayed in Maryland (so far) this trip so he's been eating at the
Club every day. He said, "Gotta get some benefit out of that
assessment! At least you have all year to do it." Then he surprised me
by asking, "Do you know what all these fees are *for*? B. told me we
have to pay $2000." I laughed. I doubt many of the residents knows
exactly what all the fees are for.

But yes, I do know about that particular annual assessment. It's for
island maintenance. They repaved the streets last year. Reinforced the
causeway bridge. Did some major tree trimming. And someone has to mow
all those median strips and clean up plant debris in the streets after
one of our many thunderstorms. He said, "Oh, and we're getting new
mail boxes!" Yep, although we agreed there is nothing wrong with our
mail boxes. LOL

Frankly, I was surprised he didn't know this. I guess his wife is in
charge of the finances. No wonder she was ****ed when, shortly after he
got here last month, he bought a near-mint 1965 Mustang without telling her!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 3/15/2014 6:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > I ordered it to go (as usual).
> >
> > Seafood En Croute
> >
> > Scallops, Shrimp, Crab, Salmon
> > And Spinach Baked in a Puff Pastry
> > $23.00
> >
> > The also threw a couple of steamed broccoli florets and a small
> > half-cooked carrot in the to-go container, just to make it look like I
> > really got some food. LOL
> >
> > Actually, the seafood en croute tastes very good.
> >
> > Jill
>
> Yeah, I took a picture of it in the to-go container when I got home. I
> forgot to mention they set it on a bed of rice pilaf. I guess they
> realized it doesn't look like a heck of a lot of food in one of those
> containers. <G>
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i421yv/4

The food looks and sounds very good, Jill. Probably plenty for a
satisfying meal too? They should buy some smaller to-go containers so
it won't look so empty.

G.