BlissWorld

I saw that choice on my NRT flight but didn't have to worry about it since I had the Japanese meal

On the return though, one of the options was lobster risotto, and it sounded very good, but I also didn't have to worry about it since I had the Japanese meal

I'm surprised AA would offer a lobster entree, however. ^

Btw, I've been on a lot of flights recently where there were loads of NRSAs (LAX-JFK F, NRT flights in J, etc) and on all of these flights the purser skipped all the NRSAs and came to us first for meal orders regardless of flight numbers. ^ Later the FA confirmed that AA has a policy of taking meal orders of NRSAs last ^ That's the way it should be!!!!!

Unlike UA, where NRSAs not only get their meal choices first, but they also get preferential treatment and F meals when seated in J

chanp

Same yesterday on 51

jpetekYXMD80

Ah yes, i've tried that on NRT-ORD. Sounds good, but execution was kind of sacrilegious. 5 decent chunks of lobster, but the risotto was not remotely a risotto. It was some kind of orzo based pasta creation. Not bad, per se, but not risotto...which i'd think would be difficult to serve in the air properly. So, meh, B- kind of meal.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...g?t=1287024858

Short hair Francis

AA 235
Rome Fiumicino to New York Kennedy (FCO-JFK)
Business Class
Apr 2012

Lunch

To Start
Warm Mixed Nuts
or
Crudites and Dip

Appetizer
Grilled Shrimp, sesame smoked tuna and seaweed wrapped halibut and salmon

Salad
Fresh Seasonal Greens and an assortment of fresh vegetables offered with honey Dijon dressing, or premium extra virgin olive oil and balsamic Vinegar

Bread Basket
Assorted Gourmet Breads (Pizza, Wheat, Cheese)

Main Course
Chateaubriand
Grilled fillet of beef topped with a green peppercorn sauce, offered with potatoes au gratin and sauteed mushrooms, leeks and onions

Rosemary Cumin Chicken
Grilled breast of chicken flavored with rosemary and cumin, served with spinach orecchiette pasta topped with creamy tomato sauce

Shrimp and Scallops Sambal
Lime-marinated shrimp and seared scallops served with a sambal sauce, accompanied by jasmine rice with almonds, sauteed onions and leeks

Cheese Tortellini
Delicate cheese filled tortelloni in a rich mascarpone sauce
Dine Upon Request

Dessert
Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream with a choice of hot fudge, butterscotch or seasonal berry toppings, whipped cream and pecans

Fruit and Cheese
A selection of gourmet cheeses offered with flavorful dried fruit and assorted crackers






AA 235
Rome Fiumicino to New York Kennedy (FCO-JFK)
Business Class
Apr 2012

Light Meal
Main Selections
Uno's Four Cheese and Pesto Pizza
A traditional deep-dish pizza with a mozzarella, Muenster, Romano, and feta cheese blend, basil pesto and plum tomatoes accompanied by a green salad

Grilled Chicken Cold Plate
Grilled chicken served with curry zucchini pasta salad and fresh red grapes

Dessert
Fresh Fruit or cokkies, freshly baked on board

Pre-Arrival Beverage
Chilled sparkling or still water with a fresh citrus garnish

WantToTravelMore

AA ORD-PEK J
April 2012

DINING SERVICE

To Start
Warm mixed nuts

Appetizer
Sliced char siu duck and crab bundles

Salad
Fresh seasonal greens and an assortment of fresh vegetables offered with sour cream and herb dressing or premium extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Bread Basket
Assorted gourmet breads

Main Course
Sweet and Sour Sea Bass
Fillet of fish with sweet and sour sauce accompanied by carrots, baby bok choy and stir-fried noodles

Stir-fried Chicken
Offered with ginger garlic sauce, Chinese sausage, egg fried rice and bok choy

Turkey Meatloaf
Topped with a tomato and truffle chimichurri sauce served over Oaxaca cheese mashed potatoes and asparagus
A signature Richard Sandoval item

Four Cheese Ravioli
Ravioli pasta filled with four cheeses accented by herbed wild mushroom cream sauce

Dessert
Ice Cream
Sweet cream and cookies ice cream topped with chocolate shavings

Fruit and Cheese
Queso Blanco with jalapenos and Fontina cheese accompanied by fresh grapes and dried fruit

MID-FLIGHT SNACK

Select From
Stir-Fried Noodles
Asian-style stir-fried noodles topped with sesame shrimp

Light Sandwich
Turkey, red pepper and Monterey Jack cheese wrap served with a brownie and fresh fruit

LIGHT MEAL

Select From
Uno's Pizza
An individual deep-dish four cheese and pesto pizza served with a green salad and Caesar dressing

Grilled Scallops
Grilled chile marinated scallops with a cucumber and onion salad
Your selected entree will be served with warm breads

Dessert
Glazed peaches with sugared puff pastry

WINE LIST
Champagne
Champagne Demilly de Baere Carte d'Or

White Wines
Vega Sindoa Chardonnary
Nobilo Icon Sauvignon Blanc

Red Wines
Infinitus Merlot
Murrieta's Well Zarzuela

Sherry
Emilio Lustau Sherry

Dessert Wine
Graham's Vintage Port

paulmcgrath

Same for DUB-ORD this month.








(Chicken was good, pasta was hard)

TheAAdmiral

^Thank you for posting the pics! The chicken entree and and snack looked quite good. Our next 2 international trips (ORD-CPH, ORD-BRU) will be on BA metal. Hopefully I will be able to post our AA metal fall and winter trips.

gwade

I can confirm the smoked fish appetizer was probably one of the best starters I've ever had on AA (if you like fish), maybe better than some other international carriers. The cumin chicken was good, nothing spectacular, but good.

jpetekYXMD80

These are from April 2011

JFK-BUD, Fillet
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...k/P1010329.jpg

JFK-BUD, Continental breakfast (no hot option)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...k/P1010331.jpg

DUB-ORD, Appetizer
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...P1010594-2.jpg
Very nice change, since i'm not a smoked salmon fan. Same discussed ^^

DUB-ORD, Chicken/Pasta
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...P1010595-1.jpg

WantToTravelMore

AA 186 PEK-ORD
Business Class
April 2012

BREAKFAST

To Start
Fruit danish and Fruit Smoothie
Your choice of juices
Orange * Tomato * Apple
A selection of fine traditional and herb teas

Fruit and Yogurt
Fresh seasonal fruit offered with yogurt
You may choose to include seasonal berries with your cereal

Bread Basket
A selection of breakfast breads and bagels accompanied by cream cheese, butter and preserves

Main Course
Gruyere Cheese Omelette
A fluffy omelette with Gruyere cheese offered with green asparagus, cherry tomatoes and herbed pork sausage

Coconut Pancakes
Golden-brown pancakes topped with a coconut cream sauce accompanied by scrambled eggs, Canadian Bacon and maple syrup
A signature Sam Choy item

Garden Vegetable Frittata
An egg and potato frittata with diced tomato and onion, spinach and shredded cheese accompanied by a red pepper sauce and snap peas

Seafood Noodle Bowl
Cod and shrimp with black bean sauce, sauteed peppers, onions and bok choy served over thick noodles

MID-FLIGHT SNACK

To Start
Warm mixed nuts

Select from
Roasted Chicken with Asian Noodles
Roasted chicken breast with sauteed red bell peppers and julienned egg, served over egg noodles

Light Sandwich
Char siu chicken sandwich accompanied by a salmon pasta salad

BRUNCH

To Start
Your choice of juices
Ornage * Tomato * Apple

Breakfast Breads
A selection of breakfast breads

Main Course
Grilled Sandwich
Warmed roasted ham, provolone cheese, tomato and basil sandwich with a ginger-cilantro pesto sauce
A signature Sam Choy item

Cajun Chicken
Cajun marinated chicken breast accompanied by a spicy lentil salad, Swiss chard and cherry tomatoes

Dessert
Chocolate cake with a raspberry topping

jpetekYXMD80

Really interesting to see that unique PEK-ORD menu. Sounds pretty good on paper.

3 years ago I flew the morning ORD-LHR, when it was still 777. Really nice if you like breakfast/brunch foods.

Going way back in the vault for this...

AA90, May '09

Fruit Salad
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5428960_n.jpg

Frittata/Shrimp/Salad main
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1311920_n.jpg

Anyone flown AA90 recently?

WantToTravelMore

[QUOTE=jpetekYXMD80;18462276]Really interesting to see that unique PEK-ORD menu. Sounds pretty good on paper.

Well sounded good, but wasn't all that great. Started off with strawberry fruit smoothie - pretty bad. Tried the frittata and seafood noodle bowl (out of coconut pancakes by the time we ordered). Noodles were ok, but salty. Your frittata from '09 looked better than mine. Tried the char siu sandwich snack - didn't like that either. Saw instant cup of noodles in the galley so opted for that instead of the other noodle dish. Was actually surprised to see the instant noodles on AA. I've had that on some other Asian airlines but not AA.

AAerSTL

I took the PEK flight in the past week or so and was very disappointed. The quality and variety of the items offered is outrageous, and all AA catering ex-China has been awful (both PEK and PVG). Not surprisingly its much worse than the HND-JFK breakfast I had last July.

ORD-PEK also didn't have a beef filet on offer, instead turkey meatloaf. While an interesting combination and variety its not what I'd expect in an international business class cabin. Either AA has done away with the Chinese tea set for the Jasmine tea (very good btw) was served in the usual mugs or lazy FAs.

jpetekYXMD80

AA 153 ORD-NRT F

Starter: edemame hummus + nuts. Awesome.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000181.jpg

Standard app and salad

Main: spicy shrimp of some kind. They packed a big punch for airplane food.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000184.jpg

Snack: bento+fruit, pretty nice light snack
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000194.jpg

2nd meal: Tahitian crabmeat soup. Pretty good. Not much crab, but nice enough.. I like soup.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000199.jpg




AA 154 NRT-ORD F

Salad: nice dressing, nice beef, great salad
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000629.jpg

Main: filet, a true medium actually. My potatoes should be significantly larger than that piece of broccoli though..

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...g?t=1287024858

Lunch: cold chicken and lentil salad. Nasty, bland thing to wake up to. I miss breakfast on these Asian flights, I don't care what the local time is.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000636.jpg

Dessert: bread pudding. Cold. Gross.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...0/P1000637.jpg

tom911

Beef Fillet with Mushroom Bordelaise on today's DUB-ORD:



Other options were Maple Dijon Chicken, Coconut Cilantro Shrimp and Mushroom Girasole (pasta dish). Prearrival snack was pizza/salad or grilled chicken breast.

Rest of the meal photos in the AA gallery linked below.

Enjoyed a very nice Murrieta's Well Zarzuela which is a new wine for me (blend of Spanish and Portuguese grapes).

Tom in the Flagship Lounge at ORD