EdmundXXIII Posted July 26, 2023 #51 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 10:21 AM, rainbowflag said: Carnival announced 2 days ago the horrible strip loin steak on the every day menu in the MDR has been replaced with the flat iron steak they used to serve. If not familiar, you may want to google the flat iron. Some beef lovers will find it interesting reading how this cut was "discovered". We're hoping the flat iron will also be served with the steak and eggs entrée at the seaday brunch. Thank goodness! The strip loin was terrible. Love a good flat iron. Where did they announce this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowflag Posted July 26, 2023 #52 Share Posted July 26, 2023 46 minutes ago, EdmundXXIII said: Thank goodness! The strip loin was terrible. Love a good flat iron. Where did they announce this? The Brand Ambassador said it last week, mentioned the Senior Food VP Richard had made the decision. I haven't seen an updated menu with the flat iron as yet but I do believe it's coming. I mentioned in several of my surveys to Carnival last year that the striploin was a nasty piece of beef with its sinew, gristle and fat rendering it inedible. I'd like to think I played my part for the change. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdmundXXIII Posted July 26, 2023 #53 Share Posted July 26, 2023 45 minutes ago, rainbowflag said: The Brand Ambassador said it last week, mentioned the Senior Food VP Richard had made the decision. I haven't seen an updated menu with the flat iron as yet but I do believe it's coming. I mentioned in several of my surveys to Carnival last year that the striploin was a nasty piece of beef with its sinew, gristle and fat rendering it inedible. I'd like to think I played my part for the change. Bravo! Do you know if it’s fleet wide now, or just on the ships with the new menu? I dug through Heald’s Facebook and didn’t see anything about it. You are totally right about the striploin. Tough, chewy, with poor flavor. I wonder where in the cow it comes from. I had it on the Horizon in 2021, and I couldn’t finish it. Tried it again on the Splendor in ‘22, hoping it was a fluke before. Again, it was so bad I didn’t finish it. I’m going on the Magic in September, so I hope they offer it then! If not, I’ll just avoid the steak option in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowflag Posted July 26, 2023 #54 Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 hours ago, EdmundXXIII said: Thank goodness! The strip loin was terrible. Love a good flat iron. Where did they announce this? It was posted on July 18th, we're not supposed to mention that website here so I won't and won't paste it here or link. It's there if you want to dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 26, 2023 #55 Share Posted July 26, 2023 51 minutes ago, rainbowflag said: It was posted on July 18th, we're not supposed to mention that website here so I won't and won't paste it here or link. It's there if you want to dig. You can mention the site, just not refer links to cruise group roll calls etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MisterOJ2 Posted July 26, 2023 #56 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I'm mostly pretty excited for the new menus. I'm hoping they make it to the Spirit for my December cruise, but I'm not going to hold my breath. I think the entree selections are definitely a step up from the current set of menus, but (at least for me personally) the starters are not as good. With the current menus, there would be a few nights when I wanted to try 3-4 different starters because they were all things I liked. With these new menus, I won't have that problem. But, there's still good options on there. Just not as many. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalvestonCruiserx3 Posted July 26, 2023 #57 Share Posted July 26, 2023 These menus look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sra12574 Posted July 28, 2023 #58 Share Posted July 28, 2023 So I was folowing John Heald 's posts on FB and he leaked a menu night each day . I think there might have been something wrong with those posts because both elegant night menus were identical except for one entree . The first had rhe Shrimp and Fishcake as an entree and the 2nd had lobster . All the other items including deserts were the same on both that he posted . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MisterOJ2 Posted July 28, 2023 #59 Share Posted July 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, sra12574 said: So I was folowing John Heald 's posts on FB and he leaked a menu night each day . I think there might have been something wrong with those posts because both elegant night menus were identical except for one entree . The first had rhe Shrimp and Fishcake as an entree and the 2nd had lobster . All the other items including deserts were the same on both that he posted . One of those was the elegant night menus that will be on longer sailings (six nights or more) and it included lobster. The other one was for shorters sailings and it doesn't include lobster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sra12574 Posted July 29, 2023 #60 Share Posted July 29, 2023 15 hours ago, MisterOJ2 said: One of those was the elegant night menus that will be on longer sailings (six nights or more) and it included lobster. The other one was for shorters sailings and it doesn't include lobster. I know the shorter cruises dont include lobster but his post said that he was going to preview what a 7 day menu would look like . The Dream does an 8 day sailing so when they released that , it also had 2 cruise elegant night "feast menus" the first one was completely different from the 2nd one which has the lobster on it . The first one had escargot , chicken alfredo , duet of filet mignon and short rib , 2 different Emerils items I think a tuna appetizer and a bbq salmon entree , different desserts including grand marnier souflee , and chocolate panacotta . Although I do like some of the offereings on the menus he posted on FB for the elegant nights I prefer to have variety on my main dining experiences. With the old menus the formal night dinner just was the version of the elehant night without the lobster not the lobster being switched out menu . I could see them using that menu on a shorter sailing like on the Conquest which I think only has 4 and 3 day cruises now but when theres 2 formal nights it would be nice to have different offerings . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carib1 Posted July 29, 2023 #61 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I am not a fan of the new menus, there seems to be a lot of fish and seafood. I am allergic, so this really limits my choices. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted July 29, 2023 #62 Share Posted July 29, 2023 38 minutes ago, carib1 said: I am not a fan of the new menus, there seems to be a lot of fish and seafood. I am allergic, so this really limits my choices. Curious about the limitations on the new menus? What is missing from the old menus? Asking for a friend likes red wine food 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover19811981 Posted July 29, 2023 #63 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Does anyone know if the new menus will be used for our August 13th cruise on the Mardi Gras? I read they'll debut in August, just wondering if we had specific dates? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 29, 2023 #64 Share Posted July 29, 2023 45 minutes ago, cruiselover19811981 said: Does anyone know if the new menus will be used for our August 13th cruise on the Mardi Gras? I read they'll debut in August, just wondering if we had specific dates? I have not seen any dates tied to ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvaygibson Posted July 30, 2023 #65 Share Posted July 30, 2023 15 hours ago, carib1 said: I am not a fan of the new menus, there seems to be a lot of fish and seafood. I am allergic, so this really limits my choices. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 30, 2023 #66 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Seems to me your choices were limited before as well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted July 30, 2023 #67 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/29/2023 at 9:22 AM, carib1 said: I am not a fan of the new menus, there seems to be a lot of fish and seafood. I am allergic, so this really limits my choices. If Emeril is in charge of revamping the menu there are going to be new seafood items. As it absolutely should! Otherwise, it would be like putting Paul Hollywood in charge of desserts and saying everything has to be gluten free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 30, 2023 Author #68 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I asked AI about Emeril and... (Emeril isn't from Louisiana - he hails from Fall River, MA) As an AI language model, I don't have real-time data, and my knowledge is up to September 2021. Emeril Lagasse, a renowned American chef, is known for his diverse cooking style and expertise in various cuisines, including seafood and beef dishes. Throughout his career, he has prepared a wide range of dishes, and it's difficult to determine definitively whether he cooks more seafood or beef dishes without access to the latest data. Historically, Emeril Lagasse has incorporated both seafood and beef in his cooking, as well as other types of cuisine. He hails from Louisiana, where seafood is a significant part of the local culinary tradition, so he has a strong connection to seafood dishes. However, he is also known for his skill in cooking beef and other meats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrikhix Posted July 30, 2023 #69 Share Posted July 30, 2023 12 hours ago, mvaygibson said: I agree I also agree about the increase in seafood. We don’t like it so it is limiting to see so many options. However, I’m happy for the fish and seafood lovers getting more now! It seems like people either really love it or despise it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 30, 2023 Author #70 Share Posted July 30, 2023 One dish Emeril must have a hand in, is Natchitoches Meat Pies. I spy Coffee Glazed Duck on a menu. The Jambalya pasta has shrimp, but also has chicken and sausage.The Antipasti app has no seafood. Chicken Roulade - no seafood. Beef dishes available on Elegant Nights. It seems kind of balanced to me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MisterOJ2 Posted July 30, 2023 #71 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I don't really see an increased emphasis on seafood either. Most nights, there are 1-2 main dishes that are seafood/fish. Which is pretty much what it's always been. Especially when you consider that the "everyday selections" used to always have a fish dish (usually salmon) and now those items appear to be limited to only chicken and beef. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted July 30, 2023 #72 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Lamb, pork, pasta,Cornish game hen are not seafood. Those are there unless you are limiting your choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 30, 2023 #73 Share Posted July 30, 2023 3 hours ago, BlerkOne said: I asked AI about Emeril and... (Emeril isn't from Louisiana - he hails from Fall River, MA) As an AI language model, I don't have real-time data, and my knowledge is up to September 2021. Emeril Lagasse, a renowned American chef, is known for his diverse cooking style and expertise in various cuisines, including seafood and beef dishes. Throughout his career, he has prepared a wide range of dishes, and it's difficult to determine definitively whether he cooks more seafood or beef dishes without access to the latest data. Historically, Emeril Lagasse has incorporated both seafood and beef in his cooking, as well as other types of cuisine. He hails from Louisiana, where seafood is a significant part of the local culinary tradition, so he has a strong connection to seafood dishes. However, he is also known for his skill in cooking beef and other meats. And known for BANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowflag Posted July 30, 2023 #74 Share Posted July 30, 2023 3 hours ago, BlerkOne said: I asked AI about Emeril and... (Emeril isn't from Louisiana - he hails from Fall River, MA) Lizzie Borden was from Fall River. It can't be coincidence that the striploin steak that Emeril is taking off the menu needed an axe taken to it to find the one bite of decent beef in it. 🙂 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 30, 2023 #75 Share Posted July 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, rainbowflag said: Lizzie Borden was from Fall River. It can't be coincidence that the striploin steak that Emeril is taking off the menu needed an axe taken to it to find the one bite of decent beef in it. 🙂 SUrely. You are not suggesting that it is not the most tender cut of meat offered…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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