Food & Spirits Magazine #15 | Page 14

The Supper Club Culinary Students Pay an Inspiring Visit to The Grey Plume by Jason Volkmer and Natalie Ones, photos by Pat Ratigan Publisher’s Note: Omega Omega Omega (Tri Omega), the culinary fraternity at the Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College, strives to provide students with opportunities to apply and develop their skills through unique experiences. One of these experiences is the Supper Club. The Supper Club selects a restaurant once a quarter and works with the chef of the restaurant to provide a unique dining experience to challenge the palate and minds of the students with the unique ingredients and techniques found in that chef ’s kitchen. D uring the summer quarter, Tri Omega visited The Grey Plume located in Midtown Crossing. The atmosphere of the Plume is contemporary with hints of traditional décor. The ambiance allows guests to feel relaxed in their fine dining experience, without sacrificing any of the elegance that the Plume has to offer. A window behind the bar provides a peek of the chef ’s hustling in the kitchen to create the evening’s delectable courses. Being able to observe the chef ’s grace and quick hands in the kitchen adds to the magic of the Plume’s cuisine. On this night, the students of Tri Omega would be enjoying a seven-course menu featuring some items from the menu, and some crated specifically for Tri Omega. “For club members that had yet to experience a fine dining level of food and service, new goals and aspirations were made that night.” The first course was the charcuterie board, which is off