SEPTEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 20
THE CASOLA DINING ROOM
The School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism at SUNY Schenectady County Community College invites you to dine in
Autumn Harvest in the Hudson Valley
September 23-25
California
Sept. 30-October 2
New England
October 7-9
The South/Soul Food
October 14-16
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
October 21-23
Rocky Mountain Cuisine/Southwest
October 28-30
Pacific Northwest
November 4-6
Gastropub
November 11-13
Steak House
November 18-20
RESERVATION PROCESS
Reservations are required and can be made via Open Table online, by visiting sunysccc.edu/culinary, then clicking the "Casola Dining Room" link on the left, two weeks in advance of the date.
GOURMET MEALS
LunchUSD 25.00
DinnerUSD 30.00
You may bring in your own wine at a $5 corkage fee per bottle. Maximum size of reservation is six guests. If you have a food allergy, please notify us.
Menu items are subject to change due to availability of product.
AUTUMN HARVEST in the HUDSON VALLEY
SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Pan Roasted Moulard Duck Breast with Stone Fruit and Fig (sweet potato two ways, crispy kale, apple duck demi)
- Minestrone of Garden Beans with Fresh Oregano (marjoram, tomato, Parmesan, extra virgin olive oil, freshly cracked black pepper)
- Bread: Pull Apart Bread
ENTRÉES
- Pork Ragu Stuffed Heirloom Tomato (oregano, ricotta, Parmesan, arugula, crispy breadcrumbs)
- Grilled Local Trout with Hazelnut Brown Butter (Grilled Local Trout with Hazelnut Brown Butter)
- Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprout Aglio e Olio (fresh pasta, toasted garlic, extra virgin olive oil, crushed red pepper flake, lemon, flat leaf parsley, basil)
DESSERTS
- Sweet Potato Pie (Sweet Potato Pie | Toasted Meringue | Bourbon Caramel Sauce)
- Apple Puff Diamond (Apple Filling | Puff Pastry | Buttermilk Ice Cream | Apple Cider Sauce)
- Pumpkin Roulade Cake (Pumpkin Génoise | Honey Ginger Ice Cream | Cardamom Caramel Sauce | Pepita Brittle)
- Maple Cream Puff (Maple Creme Mousseline | Craquelin | Whipped Cream | Candied Pecans)
CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 2, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Green Goddess Salad (cucumber, sugar snap pea, roasted beet, radish, jammy egg, herby avocado dressing)
- Spicy Ahi Tuna over Crispy Rice (panko-fried compressed coconut rice, avocado, jalapeno, toasted sesame)
- Bread: Five-Grain Sourdough
ENTRÉES
- Alaskan King Salmon with Grand Aioli (new potatoes, pole beans, sungold tomatoes, cucumbers, basil almond pesto)
- Prosciutto Wrapped Quail with Heirloom Grits (chicories, currants, black mission figs, rosemary black pepper gastrique)
- Rigatoni with Heirloom Tomatoes and Pole Beans (pesto, ricotta salata, crispy basil, buttery lemon crumbs)
DESSERTS
- Rocky Road Sundae "(Rocky Road Ice Cream | Hot Fudge | Whipped Cream | Toasted Walnuts | House Made Maraschino Cherries)
- Vanilla Doughnut (Cake Doughnut | Vanilla Glaze | Coffee Ice Cream)
- Citrus Cake (Chiffon Cake | Whipped Cream | Macerated Berries)
- Pear and Fig Tart (Frangipane | Honey Glaze | Dehydrated Pears)
NEW ENGLAND
OCTOBER 7-9, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Crispy Fried Calamari (house made cocktail and tartar sauce, lemon, crispy parsley)
- Creamy Potato, Leek and Sunchoke Soup (warm brown bread, crème fraiche, chives)
- Bread: Soft-sided Rolls
ENTRÉES
- Rosemary Pork Loin with Cranberry Apple Butter (olive oil whipped potatoes, melted greens, horseradish sour cream, fennel pork jus)
- Grilled Lobster and Mussels with Chive Butter (lobster cream, leeks and last of the season sweet corn, green onions and garlic toast)
- Maple Thyme Roasted Fall Squash Stuffed with Cheesy Polenta (parmesan, toasted pepitas, sherry vinaigrette)
DESSERTS
- Cranberry Walnut Tart (Pate Brisee | Maple Whipped Cream | Cinnamon Caramel Sauce)
- Blueberry Hand Pie (Puff Pastry | Blueberry Filling | Balsamic Blueberry Sauce | Vanilla Ice Cream)
- Boston Cream Whoopie Pie (Vanilla Bavarian Cream | Vanilla Cake | Chocolate Glaze)
- Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Puff (Strawberry Mousse | Macerated Rhubarb | Candied Rhubarb)
THE SOUTH/SOUL FOOD
OCTOBER 14-16, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Southern Wedge Salad with Fried Green Tomato (iceberg, grape tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, crumbled blue cheese, candied bacon pecan crumble, Cajun ranch)
- Rock Shrimp and Grits (bacon, bell pepper, hot sauce honey butter, scallion)
- Bread: Angel Biscuits
ENTRÉES
- Blackened Catfish with Buttermilk Fried Oyster and Cajun Remoulade (black-eyed peas, sweet corn, bell pepper, smokey tomato butter)
- Pulled Pork with Kansas City and Alabama White BBQ Sauces (cornbread, coleslaw, crispy onion straws)
- Green Gumbo Z’Herbes with Fried Okra and a Sunny Egg (white rice, green onions and Tabasco)
DESSERTS
- Banana Pudding (Brown Butter Vanilla Wafer | Cinnamon Pastry Cream | Bruleed Bananas | Caramel Sauce)
- Key Lime Pie Tart (Pate Sucree | Key Lime Mousse | Coconut Sauce | Candied Lime)
- Hummingbird Cake (Spiced Banana and Pineapple Cake | Earl Grey Ice Cream | Rum Sauce)
- Peach and Mint Cream Puff (Peach Pie Filling | Creme Mousseline | Bruleed Peaches | Mint Fluid Gel | Fried Mint)
PUERTO RICO and the U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
OCTOBER 21-23, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Monfonguito De Camarones (crispy fried plantain cup, shrimp, pico de gallo, salsa verde, mayo ketchup)
- Curry Chicken and Rice (Jamaican curry powder, ginger, cilantro, lime)
- Bread: Pan Sobao
ENTRÉES
- Plantain Pinon (Plantain Lasagna) with White Rice and Avocado Salad (fried plantain slices, ground beef, tomato sauce, sazon, melted mozzarella cheese)
- Coconut Fried Snapper with Cucumber Slaw (rice and peas, grilled pineapple, blistered peppers)
- Vegetarian Empanadilla with Pico de Gallo (pinto bean, potato and cheese filling, tomato avocado salad, cilantro, sour cream)
DESSERTS
- Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Filling | Puff Pastry | Cream Cheese)
- Rum Cake (Spiced Cake | Rum Syrup | Coconut Ice Cream | Candied Cocoa Nib)
- Flan (Baked Vanilla Custard | Caramel)
- Pineapple Tart (Pate Sucree | Pineapple Mousse | Coconut Creme Anglaise | Dehydrated Pineapple)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CUISINE/SOUTHWEST
OCTOBER 28-30, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Cowboy Cobb Salad (mixed greens, chopped romaine, grape tomato, red onion, avocado, bacon, hardboiled egg, blistered padron peppers, blue cheese crumbles, chipotle ranch, buttermilk fried onion ring)
- White Bean Chicken Chili (corn, green chiles, sour cream, cilantro, tortilla strips)
- Bread: Colorado Cornbread
ENTRÉES
- Brandy Braised Lamb with Chipotle Cherry Tomato Jam (boneless shank, blistered peppers, whipped butternut squash, sundried tomato demi)
- Pistachio Crusted Salmon with Brown Butter and Thyme (duck fat new potato, chili roasted root vegetables,, lemon caper reduction)
- Cheese Stuffed Chili Relleno (stewed black beans, pico de gallo, cilantro, sour cream)
DESSERTS
- Red Chile Pumpkin Chiffon Pie (Pate Sucree | Spicy Pumpkin Filling | Chocolate Sauce | Whipped Cream)
- Palisade Peach Galette (Pate Brisee | Palisade Peach Filling | Caramel Sauce | Buttermilk Ice Cream)
- Margarita Cheesecake (Lime and Tequila Cheesecake | Macerated Strawberries | Graham Cracker streusel | Dehydrated Limes)
- Chocolate Chokecherry Cream Puff (Chocolate Mousse | Chokecherry Jam | Whipped Cream)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NOVEMBER 4-6, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Cedar Baked Oysters with Bacon Lardon (melted greens and leeks, Pernod, black garlic bearnaise, apple balsamic)
- Tillamook Cheddar, Broccoli and Beer Soup (buttered carrots and leeks, touch of cream, everything bagel crisps)
- Bread: Rustic Artisan Bread
ENTRÉES
- Alaskan Halibut with Caviar Beurre Blanc (creamed leeks, horseradish whipped potatoes, chives)
- Port and Plum Braised Beef Short Rib (herbed risotto, golden beets, crème fraiche, crispy onion rings)
- 63 Degree Egg over Herbed Risotto (sweet soy glazed maitake mushrooms, roasted garlic, buttermilk fried onion ring)
DESSERTS
- Oregon Hazelnut Roll (Hazelnut Chiffon | Hazelnut Praline | Chocolate Ganache)
- Berry Crisp Tart (Mixed Berry Filling | Streusel Topping | Blackberry Sauce | Vanilla Bean Ice Cream)
- Coffee Cream Puff (Coffee Pastry Cream | Chocolate Sauce | Chocolate Espresso Bean)s
- Apricot Braid (Puff Pastry | Apricot Filling | Vanilla Ice Cream)
GASTROPUB
NOVEMBER 11-13, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Kale, White Bean and Avocado Salad (toasted pistachio, pepita, sunflower seed, shredded Parmesan, black pepper, honey Dijon dressing)
- Classic French Onion Soup (caramelized onions, rich beef broth, toasted crouton, broiled gruyere and cheddar, chopped scallion)
- Bread: Pretzel Rolls
ENTRÉES
- Crispy Chicken “Under a Brick” (glazed carrot, Robuchon potatoes, chicken demi, sauce vert)
- Pan Seared Scallop with Garlic Noodles and Chile Cracked Crab (white wine, touch of cream, chive butter, crispy pork crackling)
- Asparagus and Brie Grilled Cheese (tomato jam, truffle dijon aioli, sunny egg, mixed greens)
DESSERTS
- Fudgy Brownie (Brownie | Tart Cherry Ice Cream | Bacon Streusel)
- Bread Pudding (Fig Bourbon Sauce | Vanilla Ice Cream)
- Coconut Cream Pie (Pate Sucree | Pastry Cream | Toasted Coconut | Strawberry Sauce)
- Guinness Chocolate Mousse Profiterole (Guinness Chocolate Mousse | Pate au Choux | Whipped Cream | Shaved Chocolate)
STEAK HOUSE
NOVEMBER 18-20, 2025
APPETIZERS
- Casola Caprese (roasted and marinated tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, herbed crostini, basil aioli, rosemary and fig aged balsamic)
- New England Clam Chowder (cream, leeks, bacon, potatoes, chives)
- Bread: Crusty Baguette Rolls
ENTRÉES
- Sliced Strip Steak Tagliatta (with creamed spinach, crispy onions, grilled lemon, port reduction)
- Grilled Swordfish Au Poivre (with tomato Provençal, crispy parsnip, brandy peppercorn sauce)
- Pasta Primavera (with fresh tagliatelle, basil butter, Parmesan lemon crumbs)
- FAMILY STYLE SIDES (choice of two per table)
- - Robuchon Potatoes with chives and all the butte
- - Grilled Asparagus with hazelnut brown butter, pecorino and lemon
- - Jalapeno Creamed Corn with bell pepper, scallions and buttery crumbs
DESSERTS
- Chocolate Cake (Chocolate Cake | Chocolate Swiss Buttercream | Vanilla Ice Cream)
- NY Style Cheesecake (Creamy Cheesecake | Graham Cracker Crust | Raspberry Coulis)
- Espresso Crème Brulee (Espresso Custard | Bruleed Sugar)
- Strawberry Shortcake (Sweet Biscuit | Macerated Strawberries | Whipped Cream)