Originally Posted by Howard Long

Yes, that was indeed my yardstick.

I think CX are the only scheduled airline to offer a toaster?

Also, agreed with an earlier poster that they probably need to use different bread, thicker sliced. Or, <salivates> crumpets... Mmmm

It could just be the way the bread is handled: if it's been sitting drying out as individual slices on the food carts rather than a sealed sliced loaf it's hardly surprising it tastes like cardboard. I almost feel it's another excuse for a weekend away again purely for investigative purposes of course. Wouldn't take much convincing. The number of times a food idea works great on the ground when tested and then fails miserably at 35,000', where it hasn't been tested, is astonishing.

Two other really small things came to mind (apols for going a little OT).

I noticed CX don't have dessert wine: so I brought a small 200ml bottle of icewine from duty free on board for the last segment, but they politely refused my request to open it and serve it for me. I did not press the point, ask once is enough IMHO, anything more and you're a difficult pax. No problem, I understand they have rules, although this is the first time my request for the crew to serve me from my own selection has been turned down, having had repeated success with this on both SQ and AA. I would love to see dessert wine on CX.

They could do with larger wine glasses too, the current ones are verging on thimbles. I brought my own stemless glassware on board as a result (I do the same on other airlines too, it's not only CX).

These are small points in the big scheme of things, but when you're searching for perfection, it's worth mentioning it.

Cheers, Howard