YWGtoAnywhere

December 2015 AC859 LHR YYZ

DINNER

APPETIZER

Smoked duck breast with pepper brunoise


SALAD

Rocket with sun-dried tomatoes, olives and parmesan served with balsamic vinaigrette


MAIN COURSES

Each meal is served with a selection of warm breads.

Roasted rack of lamb with jus accompanied by crushed new potatoes and mixed vegetable ratatouille

Butter chicken offered with rice pilaf and spicy vegetable medley

Cod fillet with tomato sauce complemented by parsley rice, grilled red and yellow peppers, courgettes and broccoli

Risotto served with rocket pesto, roasted cherry tomatoes and Parmesan


SELECTION OF CHEESE

French Brie, Emmental and Red Leicester with grapes and crackers


CHOICE OF DESSERTS

Chocolate, vanilla and mocha ice cream

*Fresh seasonal fruit


EXPRESS LIGHT MEAL OPTION

Shortly after take-off, your appetizer served with salad, cheese and fruit - presented all at once.

FLEXIBLE ALL-INCLUSIVE OPTION

Your choice of main course served with salad, cheese and fruit, at any time, later during the flight.


AT YOUR LEISURE

A selection of packaged snacks and fresh fruit are always available in our galley.

Clipper801

Are the Hawksworth dishes supposed to be ex-Canada only?

I was on an east bound Asia to Canada TPAC flight recently and no Hawksworth dish was offered.

Jasper2009

Yes, the Hawksworth dishes are only served on flights ex-Canada afaik.

ylwae

Not on the outbound. Ex-DXB, one dinner option was a regional chicken dish. Breakfast before arrival at YYZ featured an Asian option.

Just for fun, though the outbound arrives DXB just before 7 pm, the pre-landing meal served is breakfast.

747FC

Thanks. Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner will be fine with me because by the time we reach DXB, I will have no clue as to what time zone on which I will be operating!

kovsky

Am wondering what offerings AC might have on their lhr-yvr flights, does anyone know?

Jebby_ca

Does AC869 have scones and clotted cream? Or are those only found on the lunch departures out of LHR?

cager

FYI NRT/HND to-from YYZ has not changed their menu in the past year

Wpgjetse

Maybe it was? Hawksworth food is not great.

24left

well........not exactly

You might want to scroll back over the past year as yyznomad and I have been the most frequent and detailed posters of the full menus and photos, particularly since these are regular routes for both of us (one more HND, the other more NRT).

The appetizers have changed, there has been some variation in the main courses. Once one AC3 I had the halibut and it was fantastic. We both agreed that the sablefish was excellent (however not my recent HKG flight). In addition, the desserts have generally been better - but again, recent ones have lacked taste or texture.

The salad and bread products and breakfasts used to be much better leaving Japan, but I have noticed a decline which I detailed elsewhere in this thread.

When you fly a certain route like this very often, you start to notice small but discernible changes, particularly in quality, taste and sometimes portion size.

Finally, food service is also better when served by a great crew who show interest and are engaging.

yyznomad

Let's see... random sample from 2015:

No

No

No

No

and,

No

So my guess is no, but that's just my inexperienced guess.



Correct. Actually, it is for afternoon/evening departures out of LHR.

Have a nice day.

gcashin

Menu attached as pic. I had the Pike, which was good, although not as nice as the Hawksworth Sablefish IMO. Dessert was pretty basic as just ice cream.

EDIT - sorry the menu pic is sideways - can't figure out how to rotate posting.

yyznomad

*NEW* CHEF DAVID HAWKSWORTH Menu Post #8 AC872 YYZFRA January 2016

AC872 YYZFRA January 2016

Notes:

• There is new commentary from the chef. Previous/first commentary was "The sky was certainly not the limit when it came to creating dishes for Air Canada's International Business Class clientele and it's an absolute privilege to share a taste of Canada's cuisine with international travelers." See below for new commentary.
• Salad remains identical to previous Hawksworth menus.
• Cheese cart identical to previous Hawksworth menus.
• New Hawksworth dessert is a variant on the previous dark chocolate fondant

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We are proud to feature a selection of signature dishes, created exclusively for Air Canada by internationally renowned Canadian Chef David Hawksworth. These recipes, celebrating Canada's cultural diversity and natural environment, showcase the ingredient-led, contemporary cuisine that has become Chef Hawkworth's trademark.

CHEF DAVID HAWKSWORTH
"It's my absolute pleasure to share my new dishes and favourite flavours with Air Canada's International Business Class clientele. It's an honour to be able to showcase a taste of Canada's deliciously diverse contemporary cuisine, from coast to coast, to international travellers." David Hawksworth

"H" = Hawksworth Signature Dish (on the menu it is actually an upright fork and knife with a red airplane going through both to form the letter "H")

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DINNER

APPETIZER

H Smoked Ontario duck breast, Waldorf salad, mustard apple pureé

SALAD

*Mixed greens and grape tomatoes served with vinaigrette

MAIN COURSES
Each meal is served with a selection of warm breads.

Grilled Alberta AAA beef tenderloin with Cabernet peppercorn sauce werved with Yukon Gold mashed potato and sautéed asparagus

HGrilled chicken, charred scallion barbeque sauce, brown rice, corn, crispy shallot

*Grilled Atlantic salmon accompanied by mixed vegetable bouillabaisse, saffron dill potato and steamed bok-choy

Tomato, caper and ricotta ravioli offered with tomato rosé and spinach sauce

SELECTION OF CHEESE
Oka, Camembert and medium Cheddar served with grapes and crackers

CHOICE OF DESSERTS

H Dark chocolate fondant with hazelnut praline and cranberry orange compote

*Fresh seasonal fruit

EXPRESS LIGHT MEAL OPTION
Shortly after take-off, your appetizer served with salad, cheese and fruit - presented all at once.

FLEXIBLE ALL-INCLUSIVE OPTION
Your choice of main course served with salad, cheese and fruit, at any time, later during the flight.

H Hawksworth Signature Dish

*Air Canada NutriCuisine

We apologize should your preferred choice not be available today. We cannot guarantee any food items served onboard to be allergen free.

AT YOUR LEISURE
A selection of packaged snacks is always available in our galley.

BREAKFAST
Please note that breakfast will be served approximately 75 minutes prior to arrival. Please let us know if you prefer to eat at an earlier time. Simply fill out the breakfast order card provided and return it to your flight attendant.

WINE LIST remains as same list released in October 2015.

yyznomad

I tried the new Hawkworth grilled chicken entree as posted above. Healthy portion of chicken. I think some people might not like though... just a hunch.

I did not try the new dark chocolate fondant dessert variant.

SparseFlyer

Did you find anything seemed different with the prep of that meal (not in cabin but the way it was cooked originally)?

Do you think it's the taste that's more refined, different, or did it taste like a shoe?

I almost always avoid dessert too. Because sleep. I did try the blackberry compote and cake and it was, fine. I guess this onemay be as well...