I recently had the pleasure of enjoying champagne (Dom) and caviar (Petrossian) on SQ2. To my dismay, there were only metal utensils offered. As I mentioned on my trip report http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=485136
caviar should never be eaten with anything metallic since the utensil will impart or transfer an unpleasant taste to it and thus spoiling the experience. For caviar enthusiasts the material of choice is mother of pearl but plastic will do in a pinch

I made the suggestion to the FA for SQ to carry plastic spoons or forks for this purpose. He was very surprised about this point and said that no one ever mentioned it to him before. I'm wondering if I'm extra finicky or are other PAXs more polite?

I want to point out that I'm not complaining since I ate 2 heaping helpings of the caviar but it just seems like such a shame when the whole experience can be greatly enhanced by a cheap plastic spoon. I suppose I could have scooped up the caviar with the toast but it just didn't seem very efficient.

Perhaps I should carry a plastic spoon with me next time.