The North Star

Experience the Luxury of Travel By Private Car

"Traveling by private railroad car is not an acquired taste.  One takes to it immediately."
                                                                                                                                                                                     -- Eleanor R. Belmont



Experience Fine Dining Enroute

North Star Crew  Always At Your Service

Samples of Past Menus

œ Breakfasts 
Fresh fruit display 
Assorted Mini Danish 
Railroad French Toast 
Pure Maple Syrup, Jellies and Preserves 
Grilled Honey Cured Ham Steak 
Fresh Ground Coffee and Tea
Assorted Fresh Juices 
A Selection of Breads and Muffins 
Eggs North Star:  A combination of two classics 
Eggs Benedict and Eggs Madison  served wtih Sauce Choron
Zucchini Fritters with Creme Fraiche
Fresh Fruit Garnish      Coffee and Tea
œ Luncheons 
French Tomato Bisque 
Grilled Chicken au Poivre 
  with Lemon-Thyme Fettuccine 
Sautéed Julienne Vegetables 
Three Fresh Fruit Sorbets with  Chocolate Puirolimes
Torta di Spinacchio: 
A Layered Italian Vegetable Pie with 
Fresh Chopped Spinach, Marinated Artichoke Hearts, 
Roasted Red Peppers and Ricotta Cheese 
Fresh Asparagus and Gulf Shrimp Vinaigrette 
Seasonal Berries and Cointreau Pastry Cream
œ  Dinners  
Assorted Vegetable Crudites 
Cold Boiled Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce 
Watercress and Endive Salad with 
Sunflower Vinaigrette 
Alaskan Salmon Wellington with Sauce Mornay 
Vermicelli Rice with Toasted Pine Nuts 
Asparagus and Baby Carrot Bundles 
Poached Spiced Pear with Creme Anglaise and Jack Daniels Chocolate Sauce
Escargot and Fontinelia in 
 Phylio Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce 
Gallantine of Beef Tenderloin Roquefort Sauce Grilled French-Cut Lamb Loin Chop Pommerey Mustard Sauce 
Garlic Roasted New Potatoes 
Fresh Vegetable Garni 
Christophene Squash and Hearts of Palm Salad 
Pecan Lace Baskets with White Chocolate Mouse and Poached Nectarines
NS Chef Tiffiny Grale prepares breakfast prior to arrival at Chicago 9/97
North Star Chef Tiffiny E. Grale of Cincinnati, Ohio prepares breakfast prior to arrival at Chicago Union Station.  September 1997
 

Several select chefs work aboard The North Star.


 
Cincinnati - Chicago Weekend Menu   (Sept. 1997)

Friday Evening, Upon Boarding
Cheese and Cracker Hors d'Oeuvres

Saturday Breakfast
Scambled Eggs, Sausage Links, English Muffins with Jam, and Fruit Salad
Fresh Orange Juice, Coffee and Tea

Saturday Mid-day Meal (for 16 guests while parked at Chicago)
Clam Chowder Soup
Club Sandwiches and Italian Cold Pasta Salad
Raspberry Fudge Brownies and Tart Lemon Squares
White Zinfandel, Bud Light, Soft Drinks

Saturday Evening Dinner (Served upon departure from Chicago)
Hors d'Oeuvres: Cold Salmon & Dill, Shrimp Cocktail, Savory Mushrooms
First Course: Mixed Greens Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing
Main Course: Filet Mignon with Bernaise Sauce, Twice - Baked Potatoes, Sauteed Garden Squash
Dessert: Country French Strawberry Torte

Sunday Morning Departure
Sweet Breads and Seasonal Fruit
Fresh Orange Juice and Coffee


 
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North Star Charters, Inc.  l  1340 Custer Avenue   l Cincinnati, OH  45208
513-236-1891
For more information or for a quote on a specific itinerary please write, call or email:   David Dawson, General Manager.

 Page Last Updated:  May 26, 1999.