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Tom Chaney #215: Food review of Keith Wright fare at KRT Peek preview for foodies. Of Writers And Their Books, #215, for Sunday, 26 July 2009: Tom Chaney #214, book review of Alistair MacLean's Athabasca Next previous Tom Chaney essay is his Magnum Opus : Tom Chaney #214: Athabasca< by Alistair MacLean By Tom Chaney bookstore@scrtc.com Dreamy Dreams of Raspberry and Chocolate Nothing quite makes an evening at the theatre better than beginning with a good meal before a delightful play. Kentucky Repertory Theatre has entered into an agreement with local caterer Kevin Wright to make the evening's theatre experience exquisite. Each evening at five when there is a play, Kevin entertains with his usual good fare in the educational center for KRT at Higbee Street on Main in downtown Horse Cave. I slipped over to try his fixings one evening last week, even though I had already seen Red, White, and Tuna on opening night. My palette was pleased and my tummy tickled. Had he stopped with the salad, the evening would have been a success. A crisp variety of spring greens became a bed for an array of fruit -- kiwi, strawberries, blueberries topped with a fine raspberry vinaigrette. Kevin served the salad himself then invited us to the buffet. Two entrees were on offer. Since I had intentions of writing about the food, I sampled both. I do believe each one was better than the other. The boneless chicken breast with champagne mushroom sauce avoided the usual problems of chicken on the buffet. It was tender with internal juices. The sauce was delicately flavored -- complementing, not overpowering the chicken. I must say, however, that the beef kabob was my favorite of the two. In times past, when the hope of heaven seemed more real, I often pondered which meat would make up the ambrosial feast of the gods -- steak or chicken -- while the ages roll. I reckon I'll have both, if you please -- and Kevin Wright there to cook it. When one prepares for a group and cannot take special orders for beef, it is difficult to please the "burned to a crisp" crowd as well as the "just restore the animal heat" bunch. Kevin did it the only possible way. His chunks of beef on the skewer were on the high side of medium -- not a hint of pink, full of the natural juices -- interspersed with tomatoes and peppers. The entrees were accompanied by rice and by an asparagus casserole. Kevin rounded the corner with dessert just when we all were about to place our hands under our stomachs and raise our eyes and voices aloft to strains of "Thank God for capacity!" He treated us to a choice of a zesty lemon tart or a piece of death-by-chocolate cake. Like the entrees, each was better than the other. How glad I was that I had seen the play! Now all that was left was to dream of chocolate chicken and raspberry cows dancing down rows of asparagus. Folks who have seen Red, White, and Tuna, will be pleased at the absence of potato salad. But they will be delighted with what appears on the red checkered tablecloths where parsimonious bankers once held sway.I suggest that a trip to Kentucky Repertory Theatre cannot be complete on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday without a stop for Kevin's fare before. Reservations are required. You may phone 270-524-0782. The meal, which varies from week to week, is moderately priced at $20.00. Tom Chaney can be found telling stories, smoking pipe-weed, and occasionally selling books at: The BOOKSTORE in Horse Cave, KY Box 73 / 111 Water Street Horse Cave, Kentucky 42749 (270) 786-3084 Email: Tom Chaney bookstore@scrtc.com To read other Tom Chaney book reviews and essays, enter "Tom Chaney" in the searchbox.** A regrettable correction: Tom Chaney can no longer be found smoking pipe-weed. It is not that he doesn't want to. But three years ago his doctor of physic told him he must 1) Quit Smoking; 2) Quit Drinking; 3) Quit Eating; 4) Start going to Sunday School. He assumed there was a choice. He quit smoking. This story was posted on 2009-07-23 16:51:53
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