Amtrak introduces three new menu objects for first-class passengers

From lobster mac and cheese to beef bourguignon, first-class Amtrak passengers touring on the Acela alongside the Northeast Hall will likely be handled to new menu choices.

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The brand new choices are a part of a collaboration with the Starr Restaurant Group, a James Beard award-winning restaurateur that operates eating places in Philadelphia, New York, South Florida, Washington, D.C. and Paris. A number of the group’s notable institutions embody New York’s The Clocktower and Le Coucou in addition to Washington, D.C.’s Le Diplomate — an upscale French restaurant frequented by presidents, senators and celebrities.

Amtrak’s collaboration with the Starr Restaurant Group began in Could, introducing a rotation of 4 seasonal menu objects for first-class Acela Northeast Hall passengers all through a six-month spring/summer time cycle.

In complete, Amtrak is including three new menu objects that will likely be a part of the rail service’s seasonal rotation each three weeks. These new dishes embody lobster mac and cheese from The Continental Mid-town, a restaurant in Philadelphia; beef bourguignon from Parc, an upscale French restaurant additionally situated in Philadelphia; and Le Diplomate’s St. Tropez Salad, which incorporates cucumber, feta, chickpeas and couscous doused in a mustard French dressing and served with shaved carrots seasoned in olive oil lemon.

Previous dishes from Amtrak’s collaboration with Starr embody black pepper beef from Buddakan — an Asian fusion restaurant with places in New York and Philadelphia — together with chilled sesame noodles from The Continental Mid-town.

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Eliot Hamlisch, Amtrak’s govt vice chairman and chief business officer, mentioned the brand new additions permit Amtrak to enhance its expertise for first-class passengers.

“Increasing our partnership with the Starr Restaurant Group reveals our continued dedication to enhancing the Acela First Class onboard expertise,” Hamlisch mentioned in an announcement.

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