We had the fancy-pants lunch buffet at the California Culinary Academy today. (It's very close to where I got my LASIK done.)
The Careme Dining Room is in a beautiful space that used to be a theatre: there were intricately carved columns and friezes towards the front of the room, as well as huge glass-enclosed instruction rooms where diners can see the students and vice versa.
There weren't many kids, so Colin and Katie were quite the novelty. They quite enjoyed the lavish desert offerings. The culinary theme today was North African and Middle Eastern: they had babaganoush, pita bread, a delightfully spiced chicken stew, leg of lamb, and many many more dishes.
All in all, the food was solid but not spectacular. However, the variety of the food, the attentiveness of the staff (all students of the Academy), and the specatucular venue more than compensated.
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