Downtown Dining Week

[rubecube]

Just came across this at work.

http://www.downtowncalgary.com/events/diningWeek.php

Some pretty good prices. $35/person at River Cafe for example.

[Bertuzzied]

This looks yummy at the Metropolitan Grill

Starter
Ahi Tuna Sliders
Sashimi grade Ahi, marinated avocado, lime juice & ginger
in a wonton cup with crunchy napa cabbage
Entrée
“AAA” Filet Mignon
Alberta’s best Chargrilled to perfection topped with a
Merlot blue cheese sauce served with our famous Lobster
Claw Mac N’ Cheese and fresh asparagus.
Dessert
Molten Chocolate Soufflé
Homemade sinful cake made with rich Bernard Callebaut
Chocolate center filling & French vanilla ice cream.

$35

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by Kobatuzzied

This looks yummy at the Metropolitan Grill

Entrée
“AAA” Filet Mignon
Alberta’s best Chargrilled to perfection topped with a
Merlot blue cheese sauce served with our famous Lobster
Claw Mac N’ Cheese and fresh asparagus.

Does anyone know why in Western Canada/US, they call the main course the Entree? Its a French word meaning "to enter" and means the first course (or appetizer) to French people. I find it strange that it refers to the main course in most place in North America.

[Claeren]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

Does anyone know why in Western Canada/US, they call the main course the Entree? Its a French word meaning "to enter" and means the first course (or appetizer) to French people. I find it strange that it refers to the main course in most place in North America.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/FOOD/entree.html

Essentially the 'Entree' used to come before the 'Roast' but after the Apps. (soup, salad, etc.)

Now 'ROAST' is VERY specific, where-as 'Entree' meant all sorts of menu items, just in smaller sizes and coming before the roast.

SO... when they dropped 'roasts' as the mandatory 'main' we started calling everything 'Entrees' because it was more inclusive, and then those 'Entrees' grew to become 'mains'. Where-as in Europe they kept the 'Entrees' as they were and substituted 'Main dish' (etc.) for the 'Roasts'.

Neither is necessarily more right. It was not a simple mistranslation by us Anglo-folk.

The main thing that screws it up is that our Entrees' have become MASSIVE in size. But really they are rarely followed by a 'Roast menu' so....


And i don't think that Entrees are the FIRST course for Europeans, is it? It would be the course before the mains but after the appitizer courses. Like Pasta on a traditional Italian menu?


The best way to think of the North American way is to think of 'ordering the Entree' as 'ordering the course that will truely begin the meal'. The only tricky part is that it will also be the item you finish the meal with, not including dessert of course...



SIMPLE!!!



Claeren.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by fotze

Not even looking at the Ceili's menu, I bet it is a terrible deal and tastes like arse.

It's fish and chips! hahahaha. Good call!

I bet the place in the Deerfoot mall food court has better fish and chips.

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by fotze

Not even looking at the Ceili's menu, I bet it is a terrible deal and tastes like arse.

we should all listen to what Fotze has to say, apparently he's a real arse connoisseur

JK fotze

just looked at the Ceili's menu A beer, bowl of soup, 1/2 order of fish and chips and a Sundae

[Barnes]

I've always known the first course as the entree. 'Till I moved here that is.