LH 967 MUC FRA 0955 1100 321 24BC

Originally we'd been assigned 21D and 22A, but I'd got us
exit row, which was reasonably pleasant. The flight was
very short. I don't recall where I was or to whom I posed
the question of my mysteriously unprintable BP, butI was
informed that this happened all the time, and the Tower
Lounge had a dedicated UA lady, and that I should check
there. How to cross the border sans document? A quick
explanation with a harried, confused look and a
verification of the number of the flight worked nicely.

lili went off to stake out territory in the very crowded
lounge, while I worked with the dedicated UA lady, who
offered the welcome news that lili's upgrade had been
processed and the less welcome news that her assigned seat
was the one just behind mine, with the galley between. Okay,
that news was less welcome to me; I didn't ask her opinion.
Not possible at this late time to assign two seats together,
but a note would be made in the record.

I sought lili out in the lounge; she'd ordered me a chicken
panino, the only variety that didn't have obvious dairy
product. I sent her off to check in at the desk. And was
immediately drawn to the Campari lady, who was fixing
Campari sodas with orange juice. It clashed badly with the
sandwich, so I got me a glass of Blaufranksch.

UA 941 FRA ORD 1245 1505 777 9DE Ch9 Empower^

Luckily the guy in 9E wasn't too tall and wasn't so attached
to his seat, and the trade was easily made - 9E for 11D.

A pleasant mostly black cabin crew.

to begin
Smoked Tyrolean beef and Roma salami with tomato,
mozzarella and pesto
and
Fresh seasonal greens - classic Caesar or roasted garlic
red wine vinaigrette

All these things were okay and as advertised, the beef being
dry, tough, and gamy, the salami rather fatty and therefore
better.

main course
Grilled filet mignon with shiitake Port demi-glace -
garlic mashed potatoes with chives and a carrot zucchini
saute

Utterly mediocre, except that the garlic mash tasted
pretty good and soaked up the gravy nicely - no discernible
Port or shiitake in this, though. The meat was although pink
in the middle some of the most tasteless protein I have
ever encountered. Sort of like solid water.

Roasted chicken with sweet chili sauce - mixed pepper
risotto and green beans with sun-blushed tomatoes

Asparagus cannelloni with tomato cream sauce

dessert
International cheese selection - Bavarian bleu, red Cheddar

Specialty dessert

As usual, this was ice cream.

midflight snack
Mini Toblerone candy; Walkers shortbread cookies - please
help yourself to assorted snacks located near the galley

prior to arrival
Tuscan-style wrap sandwich - herb marinated chicken, salami
and cheese with tomato and kalamata olives

Cheese plate with fresh seasonal fruit - Cheddar, Brie,
Chaumes

Today's menu features beef from South America

Champagne
Pommery brut royal NV Champagne

white wine
Selbach Riesling Kabinett "Feinherb" Mosel, Germany 2007
or
Kapuka Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Marlborough

Jean-Claude Fromont Chablis 2008
or
Errazuriz Chardonnay 2008 Casablanca, Chile

red wine
Altos "R" Tempranillo 2007 Rioja
or
Cave La Suzienne Racines Profondes 2007 AOC Cotes-du-Rhone

Finca La Escondida Reserva Malbec 2007/2008 San Juan

beverages
Aperitifs, cocktails, spirits, liqueurs and beer
Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto will be offered during the
main meal's dessert.
STARBUCKS coffee will be available throughout the flight.

A perfectly fine flight all round, if one discounts the
food, which was as expected.