yyznomad

The chicken was a healthy portion, tender, and moist. The BBQ sauce was lathered all over it, but I kind of liked it. I could see others not like it being lathered - so my advice to those who don't like their stuff being lathered is to ask for it to be put on the side.

Oh, and the Hawksworth appetizer was good, although not entirely far off from the regular duck appetizer that AC has been using on TATL/TPAC recently (not ex-Canada since that's Hawksworth, but returning to Canada).

Jebby_ca

AC881 CDG YYZ January 2016

APPETIZER
- Smoked salmon with a crab, celery and apple salad

SALAD
Mixed greens with artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and black olives served with balsamic vinaigrette

MAIN COURSES
- Pan-fried beef fillet presented with demi-glace sauce, olive mashed potatoes and baby carrots
- Roasted duck fillet offered with parsley mushroom cream sauce, mashed sweet potatoes and green beans
- Poached cod fillet complemented by anise infused seafood velouté, basil and raisin couscous, zucchini and carrot bâtons
- Spinach and ricotta filled herb tortellini served with basil tomato sauce and Parmesan

SELECTION OF CHEESE
- Camembert, Murol and Comté served with grapes and crackers

CHOICE OF DESSERTS
- Coffee and caramel tart
- 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 packed snacks is always available in our galley.

LIGHT MEAL
A light meal will be served approximately 90 minutes prior to arrival. Please let us know if you prefer to eat at an earlier time.

- Chilled plate featuring smoked chicken and ham with vegetable quinoa salad and sun-dried tomato
- Fresh orange segments
- Chocolates

yyznomad

Three fillets and one filled.

Which did you try and how was it?

Jebby_ca

I had the duck - it was okay. Duck was very tough as it was cooked well done. Didn't really care for the mushroom cream sauce either.

And if you saw my other thread about this flight, I'm not exactly very fond of the food on this flight :P

yyznomad

Ha. Yeah I saw your other thread.

I liked it when they had the foie gras as the appetizer. I find the cheese selection on the CDG flights fascinating as I haven't heard of many of them on each menu...

Jebby_ca

I'm not sure which is the murol and comté but here is a picture of the cheeses.

yyznomad

I can't tell which is the mural or compte either. I have to ask my French friends what's what usually. They sent me the full cheese chart to study.

islandcub1

I think the murol is the wedge and the comté is the block.

SparseFlyer

I had the cod, it was average to me, but I don't like anise so I am biased.

The "snack" was also very average and absolutely skippable if you want to catch some zzz.

Le wife had caramel and coffee tart and it was really good (I was sleeping by then).

The baguette was, as expected, from the viagra commercial lol.


This was on a CDG-YUL, which I guess gets the same catering. Don't have the menu though so sorry about that.

I have a YUL-CDG menu (full with serial number and everything but December 2015) that I could type up in nomad fashion if it's to be appreciated.

24left

Ah Sparse, speaking of food and menus, I still have not posted the food photos and menus from AC 15 and 16.

Other than the second meal on AC 15, the food was an immense disappointment. The sablefish was barely edible and a number of us returned the meals to the galley. I did not want anything else, but the person sitting across from me ordered the stir-fried pork and said is was too sweet and tasted like food-court food.

I spoke with the crew and showed them photos of my sablefish meal on AC 3 - which was excellent - and i asked if maybe the "cooking" process in the 77's ovens needs to be different. One other person who did not eat the fish said he found it had an off taste.

The food on AC 16 was worse. The salmon sounded like a good idea until someone killed it by burying it under some red sauce. Awful. Overall, the dish has no taste.

I just could not eat any of the breakfast choices, partly given the time of day. So I opted for some Dim Sum which arrived completely cold.

I do have the Fin #s and I am not sure if there are any galley oven issues on either of them.

Overall, having done well over a dozen TPAC segments, including the vast majority on AC 3 and 4, perhaps I am spoiled by the food service and what i perceive was better quality.

I will post the photos and menus later.

Note: Despite the unexpected disappointment with the food on both 16 hour flights, I had an outstanding crew on AC 15. Just wow.
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gabdusch

I flew AC92 YYZ-SCL in late December on a 77W (fin 731, refurbished) and the sablefish was cooked perfectly and tasted great.

Which fin # did you fly on?

I will post the full menu and pics shortly.

gabdusch

DINNER

APPETIZER
H * Yellowfin tuna tataki, scallion ginger vinaigrette, passion fruit, puffed rice

SALAD
* Mixed greens and grape tomatoes served with vinaigrette

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

Grilled AAA beef tenderloin with Cabernet peppercorn sauce, served with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and sautéed asparagus

Seared lemon chicken breast complemented by za’atar butter, wild and white rice and vegetable medley

H * Tamari roasted sablefish, bok choy, brown rice, chilli miso vinaigrette

Mushroom filled ravioli with four-herb marinara Malbec sauce garnished with Parmesan, roasted zucchini and parsley

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

CHOICE OF DESSERTS

H Dark chocolate fondant, blackberry compote

* Fresh seasonal fruit

BREAKFAST

* Fresh orange juice, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt
Croissant and blueberry muffins with butter and preserves

MAIN COURSES

Parsley omelette accompanied by cottage cheese, red pepper relish, roasted red skin potatoes and chicken sausage

Pancakes with maple butter, cran-apple compote and chicken sausage


H Hawksworth Signature Dish
* Air Canada NutriCuisine

Menu Code : 78-A-NJHM9SGP-NJMSNR5-NJHBES 12/15

Stranger

Correct.

Comte is the French equivalent of gruyere.

gabdusch

I was excited to finally try the Hawksworth dishes everyone here had been raving about, and my New Years trip to South America was the perfect opportunity.

AC flight 092
Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Santiago, Chile (SCL)
Depart 23:45, Arrive 12:05, Flight Time:10:20
Boeing 777-300ER

We lucked out tonight as our aircraft got swapped last minute to one of the few fins sporting the brand new interiors. Still had the new plane smell and this particular aircraft was barely a month out of refurbishment. ^

The Yellowfin tuna tataki with scallion ginger vinaigrette, passion fruit, puffed rice was excellent:


As was the Tamari roasted sablefish, bok choy, brown rice, chilli miso vinaigrette main course. Truly impressive dish, especially for plane food. It was flavourful and just the right portion size. Well done!


Finished off the meal with the Dark chocolate fondant with blackberry compote and again, top marks for quality here:


I did not partake on breakfast as I was still somewhat full from dinner. While the breakfast descriptions appear nearly identical to the standard domestic J fare, presentation seemed a bit different, from what I could see in the rest of the cabin. Did not take pictures of this, sorry.

Overall, one of the best meals I've had on AC in many years. Great FAs and SD made this an even more enjoyable experience. The only downside of this flight was the IFE that crashed shortly after take off and even with several attempts from one FA to reset it, my screen stayed dark the whole flight. But the amazing crew, food and a good book made this a non issue for me.

I'm happy I tried the sablefish just before this first iteration of the Hawksworth menu was rotated in favour of the new BBQ chicken dish. I certainly hope that in the future as AC gets more comfortable with his creations we'll get to see more than one Hawksworth entree choice per menu.

cooleddie

Here is mine of the exact same meal haha

YVR-LHR
December 5, 2015
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And for the bonus photo