Your loss is my gain! I've rarely met an inflight appetizer I didn't like, so I'd start with whatever they were offering as an appetizer (Maybe two of them since you skipped yours!) followed by the Spinach Salad (hold the olives, please) and then a nice thick slab of the Roast Rib of Beef Au Jus (preferably medium rare) with an extra dollop of horseradish sauce - the hotter, the better. As for dessert, I wish the US carriers could come up with something more creative than simple ice cream. I remember a wonderful carrot cake once served to me aboard Western Airlines. Delicious! Continental once proffered a magnificent Black Forest Cake on a EWR-DEN flight. TWA once served us lucky few a fabulous Tiramisu on a short ORD-DEN flight. I like ice cream but come on - First Class deserves better than a simple scoop topped with whatever...