The Cheesecake Factory

For Orientation I decided to treat myself and my main squeeze to a dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I took the opportunity to go all out, including appetizers, dinner salads, a main course, and of couse, cheesecake. The overall vibe of the restraunt was wonderful. It was elegant yet laid back enough to where jeans were just right. Servers all matched and seating was plentiful. The servers never wrote anything down which is impressive as a guest to see a busy waiter or waitress accomplish in a busy, rather large restraunt like this one.

After drinks were ordered and bread was served we ordered a small plate of fried cheese, due mostly to the fact that they used fontina cheese and the person I was with has a slightly limited palate. Regardless it was delicious. The fried cheese was served with marinara sauce. Once the dinner salads arrived I took notice at the temperature of the plate. It was a chilled plate keeping my well dressed salad fresh and crisp.

Now starting to fill up, the main course finally arrived, my Chicken Bellagio was delicious and eye appealing. The dish consisted of a lightly breaded chicken breast atop a bed of angelhair pasta in a light basil pesto and a cream sauce. The dish was finished off with an arugala salad lightly dressed in lemon and olive oil.

I didn't eat much at the restraunt because I was saving room for the finale. We ordered their fresh strawberry cheesecake. It was a New York style cheesecake served with whipped cream and glazed fresh strawberries. It was also delious.

Overall my opinion of the Cheesecake Factory was wonderful. Its a successful business that brings good food that is well prepared to people at a slightly high rate but the overall experience and service made up for the price of the meal. Its a great place to go for a special occasion for sure.

Deep Fried Deliciousness

Last week I was in Michigan to support my family because my grandmother had suffered a severe stroke. I was put in charge of cooking on one of the nights that we were there so I decided to make sliders with homeade french fries. It was delicious to say the least.
So, I whipped up some small beef patties mixing in a little worchester's sauce and a few seasonings that I cannot recall right now. I was rummaging through my grandmother's pantry. Then I pan-fried them. I caramelized onions that I had lyonnaised first, telling my family in the process that these were sexy onions.
I toasted rolls that I sliced in half in the oven as well. I then made the french fries with russet potatoes. at first my oil wasn't quite hot enough and I was getting slightly impatient. But once the oil was hot enough to properly cook the french fries I cooked them using the twice cooked method we learned in class and lightly salted once done. Everything was delicious.