text: The feeling that you get walking into Culinary Dropout must be what it is like to drop some E as I understand it You just want to touch everything The interior design of the place is a crazy overload of eclectic textures both tactile and visual that somehow work together in a harmonious fashion embossed walls plush armchairs supple leather couches smooth wood tables glittering chandeliers ooohhh shiny Sorry Got distracted for second there On to the foodnnFirst of all Culinary Dropout is a gastropub Which means with different specialty mixed drinks including a baconinfused bloody mary kinds of beers and wines to choose from the alcohol is aflowing As I was in the mood to try something new my server armed with the knowledge that my favorite beer is Guinness was able to steer me towards the Ball from Lost Cost in California Pretty tasty Since I was there with a friend we decided to do the tapasesque feast and order a variety of small dishes to share the Lingot du Quercy a French handmade goat cheese served with a cranberry compote and some crusty bread Soft Pretzels and Provolone Fondue pretzel balls served with a small cauldron of warm liquid cheese Artichoke Salad thinlysliced artichoke hearts and asparagus tossed with endive and Parmesan in a crisp dressing and Grilled AsparagusnnAll the food was very good but the stand out for me simultaneously as my favorite taste and biggest gripe was the Artichoke Salad Served in a bowl you will see why this is important in a second the salad had an amazing flavor coupled with an interplay of crisp and tender textures However by the time we finished the salad it was overdressed and rather soggy Any guesses why That is right It was served in a bowl a fairly narrow one at that With all the excess dressing pooling to the bottom of the bowl to drown the remainder of the salad this particular taste experience went from awesome to melancholy pretty quicknnAside from the space and food one particularly nice surprise was the discovery that Culinary Dropout hosts live music as well A local band called The Market started up about halfway through our meal Sounding like an interesting bluesyfunkish take on Cake they even have a trumpet the Market was really very good I am looking forward to catching them again soon in my musical travels around townnnAll in all a very good first go at this newlyestablished gastropub With the likelihood of fun times tasty food and great music in the mix I doubt that this experience at Culinary Dropout will be my last