I'm Dreaming of a Swank Christmas - 12/16 ['07]

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Do not get their tomato and crawfish bisque; no matter how appetizing it might sound at the moment, it's basically a runny canned tomato sauce. The onion soup, however... delicious. Gumbo was decent, too.

Interesting, I wonder if we had different batches. I found the crawfish bisque to be the tastiest of the three. Odd indeed as I really don't like tomato based soups generally speaking. I thought the onion was good, but I've definitely had better (but as my all-time favorite soup I'm rather picky about french onion) and the gumbo I found to be quite good but perhaps not stellar.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

I actually love the drunken chicken.

Really? Did you get it that night? It was massively disappointing. It sounded great on the menu but it was dry, cold and absent of flavor. It was basically a big flat piece of grilled chicken. Not much to it.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by zapppop

I'm not a fan of wearing a tie.

Try doing it every day. It sucks.

[blueerica]

I think the each end of the table got different batches of EVERYTHING.

Or maybe I just got the dregs. And not the dregs with the good bits of crawfish. It was just pureed tomato, which I would have been happier with, had I not had the expectation of any sort of fish.

I wanted it to be so good because I don't think I've ever not liked a bisque. I may have just had my hopes up and my tastebuds spoiled after years of my grandma's fantastic soups. Though the onion soup at Jazz Kitchen seemed a bit different than others I've had, as in it was almost creamy, I thought the difference was delightful. I was considering getting just that soup as opposed to the sampler, but couldn't make up my mind between the bisque and the onion soup.

In retrospect, I should have paid attention to my "safe" instinct and gotten the onion soup, only to hear about how great the bisque was for everyone else. Sometimes not knowing is better.

[innerSpaceman]

Please note that CREOLE Onion Soup is vastly different than French Onion Soup. Do not go to J.K. expecting the latter.

Creole Onion became my fave ... but has suffered a lapse in quality of late. My particular teacup batch on Sunday was a good one, and I was pleased.

The Gumbo has never varied in good quality, and is the Jazz Kitchen stalwart.


If the soup du jour is ever again Cheddar Bacon Potato Bisque (or whatever it's called), I will be having a tureen of it!



Too bad some of the food was from different batches, and some was downright cold, some of it even tasteless. Simultaneous dinner for 20 seems to have stretched the Jazz Kitchen limits. Dinner there for less than 15 has always been universally yummy.



If it's any consolation, I have it on good authority that dishes at the micechat table were ice cold, and were old laced with arsenic.

[Not Afraid]

Now, now. I don't wish them any ill will that is not created by their own actions.

[blueerica]

I do wish everyone some Creole Onion Soup, however.

YUM!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Man, I wish I would have been at the Jazz Kitchen for dinner. And I thought there was hostility and brawling at the hockey game! heheheh

[alphabassettgrrl]

There were 4 big groups all at the same time at the Jazz Kitchen, so I can see how the kitchen was a little overwhelmed.

I am *so* glad we had the Christmas swanking. I dressed up just a little - didn't wear jeans! True I wasn't wearing a tie but it was too cold. I needed the bulky sweatshirt and jacket, and with that nothing is going to look good.

I loved the note from the other side of the table! I loved meeting new people and reconnecting with familiar faces. I loved the mob rides.

I love you all! This was an excellent day.

[MickeyLumbo]

Lesson One:

Don't bite.


Frodo Potter & Pickle

well perhaps you should re-take the assessment.

extra points if you know the correct number of LoTTers in this pic.