Amtrak dining and cafe service

[NYP2NFL01]

Mean-spirited but funny

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Millennials: You milked the social contract for all it was worth and left it in ruins.
Boomers: Oh yeah, well you enjoy avocado on bread with unindentured coffee!
Gen-X: Can you please take it outside so we can enjoy our alt-rock CD's in peace?

 

[daybeers]

That's we not true we! We actually want to eat organic avocado toast washed down with fair trade oatmilk lattes!

"fair trade" while avocados are the farthest from fair trade you can get

 

[crescent-zephyr]

"fair trade" while avocados are the farthest from fair trade you can get

???

 

[Tlcooper44]

The “fair trade” agreement is a tragic misnomer.

 

[Oaxacajo]

???

What do you mean? It is possible to buy fair trade avocados.

 

[crescent-zephyr]

What do you mean? It is possible to buy fair trade avocados.

I’m not sure I understand the original statement I quoted, or your question.

Are avocados unfairly traded?

 

[Tlcooper44]

Here is a great review of dining on the Southwest Chief.
Forgive me if this video has been posted somewhere else.

 

[PaTrainFan]

Here is a great review of dining on the Southwest Chief.
Forgive me if this video has been posted somewhere else.

I have to say the overall presentation of the meals, not to mention the appearance of the desserts, looks far better than what was offered prior to the suspension of traditional dining. If/when upgraded tablewear is introduced, that will certainly elevate the experience even more.

 

[Rambling Robert]

The food review was way to long and a bit too cutesy for me. This is typical for this YouTube content couple.

Voice over with a graphic of the menu, then highlight what then tasted - maybe nutrition - done.

 

[Tlcooper44]

The food review was way to long and a bit too cutesy for me. This is typical for this YouTube content couple.

Voice over with a graphic of the menu, then highlight what then tasted - maybe nutrition - done.

I did not mind the extra information, so we will disagree there.

I have to say the overall presentation of the meals, not to mention the appearance of the desserts, looks far better than what was offered prior to the suspension of traditional dining. If/when upgraded tablewear is introduced, that will certainly elevate the experience even more.

Agreed! I'm so excited to try it! I hope I can plan a Superliner trip soon!

 

[Brian Battuello]

I can't believe how excited we all are over something that never should happened in the first place. But I'll take it. Send some love to us east coast types!

 

[Dustyroad]

Here is a great review of dining on the Southwest Chief.
Forgive me if this video has been posted somewhere else.

Great review. Thanks for posting it.

 

[JayPea]

I can't believe how excited we all are over something that never should happened in the first place. But I'll take it. Send some love to us east coast types!

True, but I think there were so many people who thought flex dining was going to become a permanent thing so everyone is overjoyed it didn't happen. And I'm hoping the East Coast folks get a semblance of regular dining back in the not-too-distant future. I live here in the Great Pacific Northwest and haven't ridden an Amtrak train in the east since before the Eastern trains went to the flex stuff. Should they reinstate some form of regular dining I may have to entertain the idea of taking Amtrak in the east again.

 

[crescent-zephyr]

The food review was way to long and a bit too cutesy for me. This is typical for this YouTube content couple.

Voice over with a graphic of the menu, then highlight what then tasted - maybe nutrition - done.

Do you have a link to your travel vlog? Would love to see how it’s done

 

[Rambling Robert]

On a recent SWC I sat next to a very intelligent young woman who road Amtrak in the northeast as a young child. She remembers the people she and her mom were pared with.and how wonderful to have dinner on the train.

The chicken fricassee I had in 2017 on the LSL was so good I would like Amtrak’s recipe.

Does/has Amtrak offer a recipe book? I’m mainly interested in Chicago, NOLA and NYC.

 

[Rambling Robert]

Do you have a link to your travel vlog? Would love to see how it’s done

Many many times the producer had asked me to tighten a four minute piece to three. IMO if YouTube has three minutes they couldn’t dump all the ads on a 20 minute YT content.

My thousand or so edited, (with graphics) over 20 years - of everything that happened locally and what the chamber of commerce programmed. Sometimes if an event ran all weekend I was forced to keep it tight for the report I did. Sometimes not easy.

I turned down jobs with CNN and the food network. mentor founded the food channel.

YouTube content providers, to reap the benefits,, have been creating longer and longer amateur pieces. I’m tired of it.

 

[daybeers]

Many many times the producer had asked me to tighten a four minute piece to three. IMO if YouTube has three minutes they couldn’t dump all the ads on a 20 minute YT content.

My thousand or so edited, (with graphics) over 20 years - of everything that happened locally and what the chamber of commerce programmed. Sometimes if an event ran all weekend I was forced to keep it tight for the report I did. Sometimes not easy.

I turned down jobs with CNN and the food network. mentor founded the food channel.

YouTube content providers, to reap the benefits,, have been creating longer and longer amateur pieces. I’m tired of it.

If you're tired of it then...don't watch it? I find it funny you took the time to critique some amateur travel channel. No idea why you're comparing it to your apparent career in television graphics and bragging about your connections. So what if you think the food review was too long, it's their channel, no need to rain on their parade.

Also, YouTube sucks as a platform for creators. The algorithm fluctuates wildly and you can't really make much money at all anymore unless you're in the millions of views. But nobody leaves because who uses vimeo? It's just google being google.

 

[Tlcooper44]

If you're tired of it then...don't watch it? I find it funny you took the time to critique some amateur travel channel. No idea why you're comparing it to your apparent career in television graphics and bragging about your connections. So what if you think the food review was too long, it's their channel, no need to rain on their parade.

Also, YouTube sucks as a platform for creators. The algorithm fluctuates wildly and you can't really make much money at all anymore unless you're in the millions of views. But nobody leaves because who uses vimeo? It's just google being google.

I have to say I agree with this.
I’m not sure they're in it for producing top level professional content.

I come across amateurs playing music all the time. It’s not my job to let everyone know they aren’t professional... They love it, so I’m happy for them.

 

[Tlcooper44]

Many many times the producer had asked me to tighten a four minute piece to three. IMO if YouTube has three minutes they couldn’t dump all the ads on a 20 minute YT content.

My thousand or so edited, (with graphics) over 20 years - of everything that happened locally and what the chamber of commerce programmed. Sometimes if an event ran all weekend I was forced to keep it tight for the report I did. Sometimes not easy.

I turned down jobs with CNN and the food network. mentor founded the food channel.

YouTube content providers, to reap the benefits,, have been creating longer and longer amateur pieces. I’m tired of it.

flexing?

Moreover this was one of our first looks at traditional dining. Who cares what the video looks like.

 

[toddinde]

Here is a great review of dining on the Southwest Chief.
Forgive me if this video has been posted somewhere else.

That’s a great review. Sounds like Amtrak is really stepping up their game!

 

[toddinde]

I have to say I agree with this.
I’m not sure they're in it for producing top level professional content.

I come across amateurs playing music all the time. It’s not my job to let everyone know it isn’t professional... They love it, so I’m happy for them.

Right! The idea of You Tube is to be for regular people. I loved the video. It’s not competing the Food Network.

 

[Oaxacajo]

Right! The idea of You Tube is to be for regular people. I loved the video. It’s not competing the Food Network.

The video is also not negative and sarcastic. It was refreshing to watch this.

 

[Barb Stout]

I have to say I agree with this.
I’m not sure they're in it for producing top level professional content.
I come across amateurs playing music all the time. It’s not my job to let everyone know they aren’t professional... They love it, so I’m happy for them.

Whew, thanks, dude!

 

[Rambling Robert]

Below is a cut and paste of all menus currently on western and the auto trains from Amtrak’s website.

SAMPLE MENUS);
Get a taste of traditional dining selections by sampling each route menu (effective June 23, 2021):

As you can see the western trains have links to the same menu. The auto train menu is unique:

• Auto Train Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...tes/Auto-Train-Dinner-Menu-Sleeper-011420.pdf
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  California Zephyr Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf
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• Coast Starlight Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf
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  Empire Builder Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf
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• Southwest Chief Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf
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  Sunset Limited Menu
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf
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• Texas Eagle Menu*
• https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/...routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf