The menu for the flight was:

To begin:

Warm crab cake with marinara sauce
- garlic and shallot sautéed spinach [same as ORD-EZE menu]

(or)
Beef carpaccio with red onion brule
- sun dried tomato and Parmesan cheese [same as ORD-EZE menu]

Garden fresh salad with Javanese dressing (?) or creamy Gorgonzola dressing

Main Course:

Grilled veal tenderloin with portobello mushroom reduction [same as ORD-EZE menu]
- cheddar mashed potatoes and vegetable sauté

Salmon and Halibut in a zucchini wrap [same as ORD-EZE menu]
- Israeli couscous and tomato onion stew

Golden sesame chicken with citrus sauce
- fried rice and a vegetable medley

Japanese Obento selection

An appetizer of shrimp with fish roe, zucchini with miso paste
crabmeat roll with vinegar and green tea buckwheat noodles
A main course of steamed white fish with shiitake mushrooms
marinated chicken, stir-fried burdock and steamed rice
Dessert - wagashi served with green tea

The Early Seating meal was not offered.

Dessert:

International cheese sampler
Chaumes, Emmenthal and Bavarian Blue Cheese

Ben&Jerrys ice cream with sundae toppings

Fresh seasonal fruit

Breakfast - prior to arrival

Mid-flight snacks:

Assorted nuts, cookies, cheese and crackers.
Hot noodles and ward sandwiches were also available.

Prior to arrival:

Old fashioned chicken and mashed potato pie
Fresh fruit appetizer

(or)

Fresh seasonal fruit plate with creamy yogurt

Wines:

Brut, Veuve Clicquot - La Grande Dame
Gekkeikan Horin Daiginjo and Gekkeikan White Porcelain Sake

Plus a selection of French and other international premium wines which I didn't take notice of.

As I got ready for the meal to be served, I went for my carry-on to retrieve my digital camera…. Only to remember that I had placed it in my suitcase… (grumble, grumble). I had planned on taking photos of the food and posting them as part of this report. In any event, I will remember to have it with me on the return leg.

I selected to have the 'thick carpaccio' again, which I found better (same lame looks but better taste) than the one I had on the ORD-EZE leg. It still feels very weird to have sole-like carpaccio that is nowhere near raw. The salad was very good, with fresh tasting vegetables and the Javanese dressing was a pleasant surprise. After that, I passed onto the obento meal. The appetizer was good, although the texture of some of the things sort of didn't feel right. Presentation was less than adequate for an intercontinental F flight, plus I did miss a bowl of hot soup, which is always nice with a Japanese meal. I did enjoy the hot sake, though, it was really smooth. The main course was OK, although the chicken had only one shiitake mushroom (I guess I missed the second mushroom that would have made the use of the plural in the menu a reality).

[to be continued]