Hello lamphs

I've been collecting First Class menus since I was a teenaged school boy. I used to spend the day walking up and down Manhattan's 5th and Lexington Avenues hitting up all the airline sales offices for menus, brochures about the new airplanes and inflight services and postcards. That alone accounted for a good sized collection of menus from the 1970s and 1980s. Additionally, I occasionally mine the resources found on the internet which sometimes yield a nice find or two.

In both presentation and variety, these old menus offer some truly inspiring meals, and especially some of the appetizers and hors d'oeuvres. I've always loved finger foods such as hors d'oeuvres, and unfortunately, given the diminishment of First Class in favor of Business Class, canapes and hors d'oeuvres have largely disappeared from most premium class menus these days.

Hope you found a good dinner tonight!

P.S. I should mention that the introductions I add to these menu transcripts are mainly just to entertain myself and set the mood, as it were. I just make it all up as I go. It's all in fun, and hopefully those who enjoy this thread don't mind indulging me as to the scenarios. Then again, if y'all would prefer just the straightforward menu, I can switch to that, too

Also, I have flown aboard some of these flights. Between industry discounts and great exchange rates making for low fares in some countries, I was able to experience a good number of First Class cabins back in the 1980s and 90s.

Those of us who were fortunate to have flown international First Class back in the 70s and 80s were treated to lavish spreads artistically presented with panache atop fully laden trolleys. It was great spectacle and some darned fine food as well.