Dinner with Suzanne and Gary at Il Cenàcolo, Newburgh, NY
Title
Dinner with Suzanne and Gary at Il Cenàcolo, Newburgh, NY
Subject
roseman:Friends_and_Acquaintances_2018
Description
We had arranged to meet Suzanne and Gary for dinner. They are closing up their house in the country and will be moving back to the city. We don't get to see them very often when they leave the Hudson Valley. Il Cenàcolo is usually a terrific restaurant. It seemed somewhat off this time, the truffle pasta, though good was a bit overcooked and somewhat stuck together, Gary and Suzanne seemed to like it, but then they never had it before. The langoustines were excellent. I ordered sweetbreads and had to send them back. I gave Suzanne a taste, and she agreed with me that they were very tough and seemed overcooked. After talking to the waitress, who was quite nice, that it was either or a combination of the purveyor and not being trimmed correctly, and the cooking was an issue as well. The snow peas that came with all the dishes were hard to eat because the strings hadn't been removed. Cathy and I thought that because it was a Sunday, and possibly that the regular chef was not there, this might explain the problems. Although I assumed I had been there on some other Sunday, we hadn't been there for quite some time and will come back at some point. Hopefully, the issue is not because the restaurant is not as good as it used to be. I did order Red Snapper to replace the sweetbreads, and it was quite good.
Creator
Roseman, Harry
Publisher
Online collection published by Vassar College Libraries, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Date
2018-10-21
Format
1 photograph
Type
Text
Identifier
roseman_9461
Image Caption
L-R: Suzanne Joelson, Catherine Murphy, Gary Stephan
Collection
Citation
Roseman, Harry, “Dinner with Suzanne and Gary at Il Cenàcolo, Newburgh, NY,” Harry Roseman: A Chronicle, accessed October 4, 2026, https://roseman.vassarspaces.net/items/show/12892.