It was a chance meeting in the supermarket last night. The woman in the checkout behind me was wearing a chef’s uniform and buying some food including a large quantity of Egg Beaters. I’m a cook too, and consider myself a purist when it comes to using only fresh, genuine eggs in my cooking. So, I asked the chef, Linda Lawless (that was on her name tag) what the egg beaters were for.
“Quiche,” Linda explained, “shell eggs are much wetter than egg beaters. This makes for a dryer, cleaner quiche.”
“Aha,” I said, glad for the tip.
Linda went on to explain that she was cooking for the grand opening of the Arabella Manor Event Center and invited me to attend.
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| Chef Linda Lawless poses with her creations |
This intrigued me, both to see the new event center (Longview needs a good mid-sized, upscale event center) and try out the competition’s quiche.
So, I went to the grand opening sponsored by the Longview Chamber of Commerce and wasn’t disappointed. Landscapers were still laying sod on the 10 acre facility when I arrived, but the building looked quite finished and ready for use. The parking lot was full of attendees and there was a good crowd that only began to fill the 200+ person capacity building.
I tried the quiche and a number of other delicacies laid out for the guests. They were all good. True to Linda’s advertising, the mini-quiches were not wet or runny and their pastry still dry and crumbly. I took a few pictures as I toured the facility and chatted with Teresa Crisler, the event coordinator. She was pleasant and informative, but obviously very busy with her many distinguished visitors. For more information Teresa referred me to their website:
The also have a Facebook page linked from their home page. I trust they’ll update the website once the sod has taken since the bare dirt in the photo doesn’t do it justice.
This would make a nice venue for a wedding reception, so I’ll keep that in mind for the future. J
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