That's because it was! Why do you think they called it BusinessFirst? (I'm semi-serious.)

Haven't stepped foot on UA since Feb-12, but it's sad to hear that the pmCO BF service was harmonized downward, I almost always enjoyed my CO BF flights back in the day, and I had some pretty good meals (yeah, yeah, for airline food). Every so often you'd get a real bad apple of a FA, like the one who practically threw a hissy fit when I asked to see the two bottles of red that were on offer, since all she could say was "California red or French red."