2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
Jan 7, 2016, 10:11 am
#16
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Jan 8, 2016, 9:52 am
#17
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BOS-ORD 7Jan16
United First
UA203 B739
Breakfast
PDB
Hot Towel
Choice of: Quiche or French Toast
Served w/ Fruit Salad, Biscuit or Cinnamon Roll
ORD-LAX 7Jan16
United First
UA531 B739
Lunch
PDB
Hot Towel
Nuts
Choice of: Hoisin Beef or Butternut Squash Ravioli
Salad w/ Grapefruit & Tangerines, Whole Grain Bread Roll
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
United First
UA203 B739
Breakfast
PDB
Hot Towel
Choice of: Quiche or French Toast
Served w/ Fruit Salad, Biscuit or Cinnamon Roll
ORD-LAX 7Jan16
United First
UA531 B739
Lunch
PDB
Hot Towel
Nuts
Choice of: Hoisin Beef or Butternut Squash Ravioli
Salad w/ Grapefruit & Tangerines, Whole Grain Bread Roll
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Jan 8, 2016, 1:31 pm
#18
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DSM-DAN 7Jan16
United First
UA596 A320
Choice of muffin or no muffin.
United First
UA596 A320
Choice of muffin or no muffin.
Jan 8, 2016, 2:05 pm
#19
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ORD-DEN, 1/1 7:45 pm departure.
And I have no idea where the best place to post this is but SPRITE ZERO IS BACK!!! I just happened to look at the beverage options in the January Hemispheres and it was listed again. I asked for it and got it.... only one flight, so we'll see how consistent it is, but I'm so happy to have a diet, caffeine-free soda option back. The Dasani lime was not cutting it with me.
And I have no idea where the best place to post this is but SPRITE ZERO IS BACK!!! I just happened to look at the beverage options in the January Hemispheres and it was listed again. I asked for it and got it.... only one flight, so we'll see how consistent it is, but I'm so happy to have a diet, caffeine-free soda option back. The Dasani lime was not cutting it with me.
Jan 8, 2016, 5:13 pm
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ORD-DEN, 1/1 7:45 pm departure.
And I have no idea where the best place to post this is but SPRITE ZERO IS BACK!!! I just happened to look at the beverage options in the January Hemispheres and it was listed again. I asked for it and got it.... only one flight, so we'll see how consistent it is, but I'm so happy to have a diet, caffeine-free soda option back. The Dasani lime was not cutting it with me.
And I have no idea where the best place to post this is but SPRITE ZERO IS BACK!!! I just happened to look at the beverage options in the January Hemispheres and it was listed again. I asked for it and got it.... only one flight, so we'll see how consistent it is, but I'm so happy to have a diet, caffeine-free soda option back. The Dasani lime was not cutting it with me.
Thanks for posting this as I would have never known otherwise.
And the Dasani lime thing is gross.
Jan 8, 2016, 8:12 pm
#21
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Dinner on SEA-IAD
1/5/16
SEA-IAD
UA 260
1303 departure
B737-900ER
Choice of Thai chicken curry, beef short ribs or tri color ravioli.
PDBs served and orders taken front to back.
Meal was listed as lunch but dinner was obviously served.
Cookies served prior to landing.
SEA-IAD
UA 260
1303 departure
B737-900ER
Choice of Thai chicken curry, beef short ribs or tri color ravioli.
PDBs served and orders taken front to back.
Meal was listed as lunch but dinner was obviously served.
Cookies served prior to landing.
Last edited by TWA Guy; Jan 9, 2016 at 6:15 am
Jan 8, 2016, 9:43 pm
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Overnight flights - 'lightened' snacks?
My wife flew redeye LAX - ORD a few days ago and got only a bag of crackers. I thought I remembered cheese and grapes or something like that as the 'refreshments' on these (~4hr) flights—i.e. not quite a meal but still relatively substantial. Is crackers the new normal or do I misremember?
Jan 8, 2016, 11:23 pm
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My wife flew redeye LAX - ORD a few days ago and got only a bag of crackers. I thought I remembered cheese and grapes or something like that as the 'refreshments' on these (~4hr) flights—i.e. not quite a meal but still relatively substantial. Is crackers the new normal or do I misremember?
Jan 9, 2016, 8:20 am
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Does anyone know what the "quiche" thing is they have been serving recently? It's horrible. I'm not talking about the pie shaped quiche made with eggs, but rather the round thing that's filled with a cooked spinach? or something.. Some flight attendants call it quiche, so it's hard to know what your getting. Anyone else hate it?
Jan 9, 2016, 9:47 am
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Mrs. Transportprof had the spinach pie/quiche ex-HNL earlier this month and enjoyed every bite. Cleaned her plate! Perhaps the preparation varies from flight kitchens, or there is quite a range of tastes for airline food!
Jan 9, 2016, 10:55 am
#26
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YVR-SFO
UA 595
1400-1600hrs
Snack flight-
Cold snack plate of Chicken, some sort of salad (maybe coleslaw?), a chunk of white cheese, crackers, and a Lindt chocolate.
Was not too bad for a cold plate, the cheese was bleh. Overall was nice to have something (especially since I had not eaten yet).
UA 595
1400-1600hrs
Snack flight-
Cold snack plate of Chicken, some sort of salad (maybe coleslaw?), a chunk of white cheese, crackers, and a Lindt chocolate.
Was not too bad for a cold plate, the cheese was bleh. Overall was nice to have something (especially since I had not eaten yet).
Jan 9, 2016, 10:56 am
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Does anyone know what the "quiche" thing is they have been serving recently? It's horrible. I'm not talking about the pie shaped quiche made with eggs, but rather the round thing that's filled with a cooked spinach? or something.. Some flight attendants call it quiche, so it's hard to know what your getting. Anyone else hate it?
I think it was introduced to me as 'a spinach soufflé' (other option: 'French toast soufflé' ...) last month, although 'pie' as transportprof has branded it seems more accurate.
I didn't mind it at all. It has a bit less egg flavour and a lot less salt than the quiche wedge, but I might choose the round over the wedge.
Ancillary note: I think I smelled/spotted new coffee (i.e. not the brown water pictured above) last week HNL - SFO. I did not sample, however.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:03 am
#28
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YVR-SFO
UA 595
1400-1600hrs
Snack flight-
Cold snack plate of Chicken, some sort of salad (maybe coleslaw?), a chunk of white cheese, crackers, and a Lindt chocolate.
Was not too bad for a cold plate, the cheese was bleh. Overall was nice to have something (especially since I had not eaten yet).
UA 595
1400-1600hrs
Snack flight-
Cold snack plate of Chicken, some sort of salad (maybe coleslaw?), a chunk of white cheese, crackers, and a Lindt chocolate.
Was not too bad for a cold plate, the cheese was bleh. Overall was nice to have something (especially since I had not eaten yet).
Jan 9, 2016, 9:49 pm
#29
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Yes, that's the one. I've never heard it called spinach soufflé, but that does describe it better than quiche IMHO. It was funny when I first tried it, I was sitting next to a United Pilot, and both of us hated it. Maybe it was the kitchen it came from, I might have to give it another try. I just wished I knew if they were serving that or the egg pie shaped quiche. Seems like the last month and a half of flying, breakfast has only been the quiche or French toast soufflé.
Jan 10, 2016, 1:08 am
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Yes, that's the one. I've never heard it called spinach soufflé, but that does describe it better than quiche IMHO. It was funny when I first tried it, I was sitting next to a United Pilot, and both of us hated it. Maybe it was the kitchen it came from, I might have to give it another try. I just wished I knew if they were serving that or the egg pie shaped quiche. Seems like the last month and a half of flying, breakfast has only been the quiche or French toast soufflé.
Late-December flight was the wedge for me too, so maybe the round is out of rotation for now. But it may come back, as I think I had the actual quiche in October or November before that.