Week 1, Day 4 of Senior Project!

Today was another pretty hectic, but very enjoyable, day of our Senior Project! All morning I was in my AP English Exam, which was very little fun and lasted from 8:00 -12:00!!! Afterwards, at 1:30, I had a job interview for this summer! (I got the job!!! yay! ) I also knew that I had the rest of the day to look forward to.

At 2:30, Erin and I visited The Inn at Pleasant Lake. We explained our project to the hostess and, soon thereafter, the head chef. Both were happy to be one of our Top 20 Restaurants and took the project very seriously. After we collected all the necessary information from them and found the business cards, we asked to take pictures. However, the head chef takes great pride in the way the restaurant looks when perfectly set up for dinner and thus asked us if we wouldn’t mind coming back at 5:30 when all the tables would be set up. He was very nice and made a great impression; it’s a great restaurant!

From 3:00 – 4:00, we went back to Erin’s house where I continued the editing process of all the pictures I have taken thus far. I took several photos from each restaurant and, after editing each one, will have to decide which photos are best as propaganda for the restaurant. There are definitely some great photos that really depict the restaurants ambiance. In editing the photos, I have to pay attention to color quality, sharpness, contrast, saturation, and I have to carefully crop many photo’s in order to eliminate extra surroundings.

From 4:30 – 5:30, Erin and I met with Margaret. We talked about what we had accomplished this week and what next week will be focused on. Erin and I are almost finished visiting all our restaurants; just a few more to go and we will be set to start our hard work on our binder! Margaret helped us call some of the restaurants to gather further important information that we forgot or misunderstood. Tomorrow night there are plans for Margaret to accompany us to check out Carpaccio, which looks delicious. Erin and I showed Margaret all the newly gathered information from the past day or so and we told her all about the restaurants we visited yesterday. She can’t wait until we start our binder!

At 5:30, Erin and I left Margaret’s and went back to The Inn At pleasant Lake where we proceeded to take pictures of the dining rooms and restaurant signs. I tried to make sure I captured a picture that included a set table with the view of Pleasant Lake in the background. I took several pictures of this and think I captured the right one.

From 6:00 – 8:00, my family and I ventured to Eastman to eat at the Bistro Nouveau. I had never been to Eastman and loved how pretty and hidden away it was. Bistro Nouveau ended up being fabulous. My family and I had a wonderful time talking in depth with several different servers who were all so friendly and genuinely interested in what we had to say. For an appetizer, we chose the artichoke dip, for my entrée I had a delectable Chicken Fettuccine (that was nothing like I’ve ever tasted before), and for dessert I had a White Chocolate Crème Brulée; I loved every bite of every dish! I would definitely recommend this restaurant. Its surroundings are beautiful, the restaurant itself is luxurious and comfortable at the same time, and the food is yummy!

Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic as well! Until then -

Becca