Best Meal In Ages (As far as plane food goes...)
Aug 13, 2002 | 2:51 pm
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Best Meal In Ages (As far as plane food goes...)
I have to admit that I was shocked to have, not only two NEW choices of meals on my flight to KIN yesterday, but it was the best airplane food I have in ages. I was expecting the standard Beef or Chicken/Salmon options that have been staple for the last few months. I almost fell out of my seat when the nice FA offered me a choice of Pork Tenderloing or Beef Wellington.
I went with the Beef Wellington and it was really good!
I went with the Beef Wellington and it was really good!
Aug 13, 2002 | 7:05 pm
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The food in economy section (at least on the asian routes) is stored in kidney shaped plates. There are also other smooth floral contours used for the other containers. I guess they decided to improve the cosmetic view and not the content.
Aug 14, 2002 | 7:37 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by billyeggs:
I had the pork, it was great. Did you get the duck salad as well?</font>
I had the pork, it was great. Did you get the duck salad as well?</font>
Aug 23, 2002 | 11:40 am
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Flew J on JAZZ yesterday from PDX-YVR. Just an hour in the air but was served a full sandwich lunch with salad, wines, etc. Very nicely prepared for an 11am meal. I assume this is the same J lunch meal AC has put on its YVR/YYC/YEG and YYZ/YOW/YUL/NYC/ORD short haul flights. Connected onto AC100 to YYZ which was an intercontinental AC 767, and had best domestic J in a long time, with what looks to be the new menu. FA came through and took dinner orders from all SEs and Es, full-fare pax, then upgrades were offered their choice of remaining entrees as they were being served.
Aug 23, 2002 | 1:45 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
Flew J on JAZZ yesterday from PDX-YVR. Just an hour in the air but was served a full sandwich lunch with salad, wines, etc.</font>
Flew J on JAZZ yesterday from PDX-YVR. Just an hour in the air but was served a full sandwich lunch with salad, wines, etc.</font>
Aug 23, 2002 | 1:58 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
Flew J on JAZZ yesterday from PDX-YVR. Just an hour in the air but was served a full sandwich lunch with salad, wines, etc. Very nicely prepared for an 11am meal. I assume this is the same J lunch meal AC has put on its YVR/YYC/YEG and YYZ/YOW/YUL/NYC/ORD short haul flights. Connected onto AC100 to YYZ which was an intercontinental AC 767, and had best domestic J in a long time, with what looks to be the new menu. FA came through and took dinner orders from all SEs and Es, full-fare pax, then upgrades were offered their choice of remaining entrees as they were being served.</font>
Flew J on JAZZ yesterday from PDX-YVR. Just an hour in the air but was served a full sandwich lunch with salad, wines, etc. Very nicely prepared for an 11am meal. I assume this is the same J lunch meal AC has put on its YVR/YYC/YEG and YYZ/YOW/YUL/NYC/ORD short haul flights. Connected onto AC100 to YYZ which was an intercontinental AC 767, and had best domestic J in a long time, with what looks to be the new menu. FA came through and took dinner orders from all SEs and Es, full-fare pax, then upgrades were offered their choice of remaining entrees as they were being served.</font>
Btw, anyone knows whether there's a meal on an afternoon YYZ-YVR flight? (3pm) Haven't flown an afternoon YYZ-YVR flight in a while.
Aug 23, 2002 | 2:18 pm
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Pretty sure there is a full hot lunch on that flight, like all transcons. I have yet to be on a transcon at any hour -- other than red eye -- that did not cater a full meal. Likely be the same as I had last week: braised radicchio and portobello mushroom salad, steak, pasta or lamb entree, maple walnut pie.
Aug 23, 2002 | 2:37 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Breakfast Burrito GOOD
Afternoon dinner burrito BAD</font>
Afternoon dinner burrito BAD</font>
andrew
Aug 23, 2002 | 2:47 pm
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Thanks Shareholder. The lamb sounds good but I am in the last row of J so hopefully they still have it by the time they get to me.
You know... AC food doesn't look at bad on www.airlinemeals.net except picture 019 under AC which looks nasty.
[This message has been edited by Empress (edited 08-23-2002).]
You know... AC food doesn't look at bad on www.airlinemeals.net except picture 019 under AC which looks nasty.
[This message has been edited by Empress (edited 08-23-2002).]
Aug 23, 2002 | 2:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Maybe they just load 500 burritos in the plane at 4am and keep serving them all day until they're gone?</font>