I do think the amount of effort UA is putting in has gone up. Normally the cake is so bad I take one bite at most and then don't want any more. The carrot cake was actually pretty good - esp. the cream cheese icing.

The soups on all my UA flights have been absolutely delicious.

Though the steak salad was not a very ambitious menu choice, it was executed well. The steak was cooked medium rare, and was tender and juicy!

I hope this trend continues. I have two p.s. roundtrips this weekend.