As you all know I am attending The Art Institute of Dallas for Graphic Design, specifically for Advertising. But, let me talk about the Culinary School here for a minute.
First of all, they have a building separate from the main campus building and it looks really cool - like a real restaurant, because it is! A real working restaurant where the students make the menu, plan the seating, take turns hosting, waiting tables and of course, cooking.
I went to school today to work on a project in the computer lab and I figured since I was there anyway and I was hungry, I'd check out the culinary students at work.
I was greeted as a host would normally greet dining guests: "Hello. Table for one for lunch today?"
When I was seated, the host pulled out my chair for me, handed me the menu and smiled. My waitress appeared to take my drink order and returned promptly with a fresh yeast roll, a plate with three small dabs of butter - one salted butter, one unsalted and one honey butter - and my fresh unsweet iced tea.
She told me about the four specials: a buffalo chicken pizza, a stir-fry, a tomatilla sauced chicken, and something on couscous that I can't remember. They all looked and sounded great, but I had my eye on another pizza that was a regular item on the menu.
This pie was one that would commonly be found in Northern Italy. First, the crust was thin and crisp with a slight butter flavor. The sauce was a white cheese variety and it was topped with shaved prosciutto ham and fresh chopped figs. After it was baked, it was topped with fresh arugula that had a soft turnip-like sharpness.
There were so many flavors going on, you'd think it'd be too much, but you would be wrong. All the flavors complemented and melded together nicely, not one overpowered the other.
Everything on the menu sounds delicious and I look forward to trying more dishes.
See the lunch and dinner menus here
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