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Friday, February 25, 1977 jM^er of Taste the SALEMITE Page Three ^^Bordcllo wallpaper and gamey steak” by Eleanor E. Gibson ^excellent **—fair -good poor Today’s review: Le Bistro (—*) Last week, two of my friends and I prepared to indulge • a fine French meal at Le Bistro. Quelle disappointment! The food was poor, the service inept, and the atmosphere parlv Goodwill (plastic dinette chairs, bordello wallpaper, ® ddead flowers in bud vases a la Salem). We entered the restaurant apprehensively, hoping the food would not match the decor. Trying to keep open minds, we reviewed the selection of French dishes, American style. We wanted to try an appetizer, but these were over-priced and uninspired. There were only three anyway, so we decided on the onion soup. While waiting for the soup, we sampled the bread and butter already placed on the table. The bread was fresh but not French, and the butter . . . well, it tasted like it had been in the refrigerator for a week, absorbing every ordor in the process. Our spirits revived a bit when the soup came. It was good with a hearty beef stock and an ample amount of cheese. Next came three rather depressing salads; the lettuce was bitter and the tomatoes mealy, although the homemade salad dressings and artichoke hearts were tasty. A great show was made of providing chilled salad forks, while the salad plates were warm. With some trepidation, we awaited the main course. Wanting to try each type of entree, we each chose some thing different. I settled on the Boeuf Bordelaise (8.50) while my cohorts choose the shrimp stuffed with crab (7.95) and chicken cordon bleu (6.75). These were accompanied by overspiced carrots and underspiced rice. Perhaps I am a bit too critical; the rice and the carrots were superb compared to my main course. Never, until Le Bistro, have I had a gamey steak. The meat (beef, I hope) had a bizarre after-taste and I turned to my dinner companions in con sternation. How did you find your shrimp ?” I asked one. I simply looked under my parsley leaf,” said she, swallowing the last of her serving of four small shrimp. My other companion fared a little better with her chicken, out the only real success was our wine, the red, a Chateau- 1 white, a Pouilly Fuisse. Each was 5.50 a half-bottle. You can’t do too much to wine. The desserts were about as varied as the hors d’oeuvres, mcluding the ubiquitous French (?) cheesecake. Do the rrench even eat cheesecake? We headed for the traditional creme caramel and crepes suzettes. The creme caramel was hardly inspirational, obviously incorrectly prepared and very tough. As for the crepes, they win the Eleanor E. Gibson award for the worst dish ever created. The orange sauce was overly sweet and gummy and the crepes, oo-la-la, were raw. After regretfully paying our 47.00 tab, we asked the hostess if the chef was French. She said he was from Detroit. It is a shame that Winston-Salem can’t support one decent French restaurant. Humor Chosen For Symposium Best In Town PIZZA GARDEN Great Subs Comer of Cherry and 30th Near Coliseum 724-7600 By Anne Beidleman “Humor in America” is the topic for next year’s Symposium. 'The Symposium Committee made its decision on the topic for the event after tallying the student votes from December question naire. The dates for the Symposium have been tentatively scheduled for Feb, 14-16, 1978. The com mittee is currently working on the schedule for the Symposium which, at this point, includes such events as theatre performances, movies, and small group discus sions. If anyone has any suggestions as to possible events, or people to speak at the Symposium, please contact Anne Beidleman, Lynn Hill, Beth Jones, Rebecca Lasley, Wade Purcell, or Dawn Scott. Monday, Feb. 7, the Symposium Committee put ten copies of the proposal for the Symposiums into ten professor’s boxes with the re quest that those professors make suggestions as to how to improve the proposal. On Friday, Feb. 11, the Committee received one an swer to the proposal. Needkylrts, Next to Barker's Fruit Basket 1G22 S. Hawthorne Rd. Needlepoint Pulled Thread Cross Stitch Crewel Thread Count Stitchery Blackwork all shades of Elsa Williams tapestry, DMC floss Classes, One Day Workshops Custom Finishing of all kinds Also available: Books, Accessories, Needlepoint Wearables Open 10-4:30 Mon. thru Sat. Mauryne Dugger 765-2592 In March, 10% Discount to Salem Students T I A New Kind of Bookstore Ike Book Rack Thousands of Used Paperbacks! 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