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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr. Toy: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Navillus68: [qb] I am a 'newbie' to this board. What is "Simplified Dining"? [/qb][/QUOTE]Welcome, Navillus. Simplified dining is the product of Washington DC politics. Last year someone on Capitol Hill slipped a provision into an Amtrak appropriations bill which required Amtrak to dramatically reduce its food service costs. This was from some Congresscritters who are generally hostile to Amtrak. It amounts to micromanaging through legislation. In response Amtrak introduced systemwide last May a new form of dining car service which requires far less labor. The food is now prepared off site, and is intended to be reheated in convections ovens - not microwaves - to preserve flavor. Theoretically, if done correctly, it is supposed to be virtually indistinguishable from freshly prepared meals. However, many popular foods are not possible to prepare this way, so things like eggs prepared to order are no longer available. Also, as has been reported above, some crews are apparently bypassing the convection ovens and using microwaves anyway. Perhaps the convection ovens are too slow for the one chef to keep up with demand. I'm just guessing there, but it explains why some people report decent meals and others have unfavorable experiences. In addition, to save dishwashing costs, food is now served on disposable plastic plates which are supposed to look and feel somewhat like real china. Amtrak says they are monitoring customer response and making adjustments as needed. They seem genuinely eager to avoid a repeat of the 1980s debacle involving mircowaved TV dinners. But the jury is still out as to whether this effort will be successful. I hope this answers your question. Again, welcome and I hope you will remain among us as a regular. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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