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Smoked Seafood Salad

December 10th, 2009 · 13 Comments

The smoked scallops are like eating popcorn, just give me a bowl and I could eat several pounds of these tasty morsels.

Tags: Appetizers · Columns Hotel · Recipes · Salads · Seafood

Popular Salads and Cold Appetizers at the Columns Hotel One of the popular menu items at the Columns Hotel in the mid-1980 period were the salads and this is where I started out working the pantry the first six to eight months during my final year of apprenticeship. Featured in this entry include a salad […]

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Tags: Appetizers · Columns Hotel · Recipes · Salads

Chicken Boursin

November 23rd, 2009 · 20 Comments

If you cannot find or do not want to pay for the pricey Boursin Cheese, you can make a great substitute version of your own with simply combining cream cheese with minced garlic, chopped chives and fresh herbs such as parsley, thyme and basil, and a little garlic salt and pepper.

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Tags: Columns Hotel · Entrees · French Cuisine · Recipes

Wild Mushrooms à la Crème

October 22nd, 2009 · 15 Comments

This image is circa 1985 and taken while working the evening sauté station when in the second Sous Chef position. This scanned image, originally taken with an Olympus OM10 35mm camera and printed as a 3×5 photograph, is a bit grainy at higher resolution in this digital format. The appetizer priced at $4.95 at the time seems like a real bargain price today for these delectable morsels. The garnish also consisted of a green onion flower and a tomato rose, adding both color and variety to the place presentation.