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While taking the train, one of things that I have looked forward to in the past are the meals served in the diner. While not all have been perfect, one meal that stands out in my memory is the New York Strip. Another was the omlette for breakfast. Let's hear about some meals that other members have enjoyed while aboard the rails.
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Shortly after the original standardized menu came out I had a terrific salmon in dill sauce on the northbound Starlight. The pancakes the next morning were darned good, too. Big and fluffy. On the return trip I had a beautifully prepared chicken dinner and the most spectacular piece of apple pie I've ever had.
The year before that, I had a great chicken pot pie for lunch, followed by a terrific piece of chocolate cake. It had several layers with really gooey chocolate frosting in between. A more solid frosting covered the outside and the whole thing was encrusted with chocolate chips. Going home I had a fantastic key-lime cheesecake. Last good piece of cheesecake I had on Amtrak.
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The best meal I've ever had on Amtrak was dinner on the City of New Orleans before the standardized menu came into being. Stuffed flounder, I recall, and garlic mashed potatoes made with cream. I gave my compliments to the waiter and said the vegetables were seasoned wonderfully, and he drew himself up and told us, "This is the City of New Orleans. We season everything!"
Even with the standard menu, I think that train still has the best dinners of any I've been on. (Not too crazy about their breakfasts, though.)
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My best meal was on the CONO as well, back in 1995 (wow - I can remember a meal that long ago?!?!). Well seasoned chicken, garlic mash, and lovely veg. The Filet Mignon on the standardised menu was good on the CZ once, too.
Geoff M.
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white castle in the lounge. just kidding. chicken, pork chop, santa fe french toast
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Time: just past midnight, somewhere near Elkhart, Indiana
Train: The westbound Pennsylvanian, when it ran from Philadelphia to Chicago
Passengers: 8
Crew: Psychotic
Car: a deserted Horizon coach with no other occupants, all interior lights completely off, and the dim lights of passing farmhouses shining through the windows.
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Whats the difference between Santa Fe french toast and regular french toast?
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Santa Fe french toast is thick-cut bread dipped in a mixture of egg and light cream. It's browned in a skillet and then finished in the oven, so it puffs up like a souffle.
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I suspect the name SANTA FE FRENCH TOAST comes from that favorite on the Santa Fe's famous trains - SUPER CHIEF - CHIEF - TEXAS CHIEF - CALIFORNIA LIMITED - GRAND CANYON - SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF and even its lesser known passenger trains.
Most will recall or can research that the Fred Harvey Company served the Santa Fe from 1876 until the company was sold in the late 1960's. They created the recipe and many others that endeared travelers to the Santa Fe trains.
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Since there is not much of a choice on AMTRAK any more, my favorite is the New York Strip Steak (I am a steak lover anyway) -- the other 2 or 3 choices available on the evening menu I have now and then, just so I don't have the same thing every day.
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I've always thought that the chicken has turned out uniformly good regardless of the train. It's tricky getting it cooked enough without drying it out which the AMTRAK chefs seem to be able to do consistently. But I like breakfast best of all.
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