Originally Posted by
MileTrek
Jan 10 10:15am DEN-MCO catering mishap. The lead FA announced to the whole F cabin that the meal was going to be like “astronaut food” and profusely apologized before we pushed back. She said there were catering issues in DEN and that the meal didn’t look good. Wasn’t sure what to expect so I got a snack box but my partner ordered the “pasta” as the FA was telling her “just eat what you want, there’s a cookie” etc. The meal consisted of penne with tomato sauce and basil along with quinoa (which was cold), beef jerky, a kind bar, almonds, and a cranberry cookie. My partner didn’t even eat the pasta as she thought it looked disgusting but I saw other pax have it though.

Wow. That looks suspiciously like the tray I was served on DEN-LAX:
So the unfortunate part is, that what you were served isn't a "mishap". Its SOP for DEN.
I made UA FTers guess which catering station "generated" my meal (
The UA Frequent Flyer Quiz Thread: Where Is This?).
David