I don't care if food would taste better on the ground. If I have the choice between an in-flight meal or just sitting there doing nothing, I'll gladly take the former.

I had in-flight meals in economy in the 1980's and 90's, and a few in First Class in the 2000's. I thought it was awesome. I never had the glamorous in-flight meals of First Class in the 1970's, so I enjoy reading these trip reports as if I were there as well.