Originally Posted by jrkmsp

So, I've had an upgrade (either by purchase, RUC or medallion status) at least one direction on each of my last four flights. That's meant a lot of recent Delta dining. I've not had so consistent a run of F meal flights since the pandemic, really, so I thought I'd take a trip back through some of my FlyerTalk posts from past meal threads to compare what we're being served now to what we used to be served. To be honest, I had a decidedly overly rosy memory of what was being put on our tray tables in the run-up to 2020.

Some "highlights:"

For 2-3 years, every time I was upgraded out of Boston I was served the crab cakes with succotash. Don't get me wrong, the crab cakes were pretty decent. But the same meal for that long? Yikes.

For breakfast to all sorts of locations up and down the east coast for three or more years: The flatbread egg sandwich, or choice of cheerios or chex. The meat on the sandwich changed (ham, turkey, turkey bacon), but the sandwich was always the same. And a cup of Chobani.

For lunch between MSP and ATL, a literal ham sandwich. Or between MSP and SEA, a roast beef sandwich. Served with a bag of chips and a prepackaged dessert cookie, only some of which were good. Anyone remember Luvo?

Or for longer flights, like MSP to LAX or SAN, a cheese and tomato omelet, with breakfast sausage on the side. Or the Delta cheeseburger. These were actually good according to my notes, but looking at the pictures and my descriptions, I think what we're getting now is a lot better.

Don't get me wrong, there's still room for improvements, especially on some entrees. But after seeing five choices for a domestic dinner last week, all of which seemed appealing, even if not to my taste, I'm suitably impressed. Sometimes things in the past weren't as good as you remember.