What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2018)
Mar 21, 2018, 3:18 pm
#241
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As is often the case, I'm in the minority. I don't see much value in providing a menu for a single-tray service. It's fine for transcons and Hawaii. Kind of a waste, at least environmentally, on shorter flights. YMMV.
Mar 21, 2018, 4:13 pm
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That said - grab 'em now! They might fetch you a few bucks on eBay in a few years!
Mar 22, 2018, 1:31 am
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In the name of science I actually ate something this week on an Alaska jet! 
3/19 PHX-SFO 650p departure: choice of that green papaya salad with flank steak a protein plate with a slice of cheese, hummus, grapes, strawberries, walnuts and a carrot. I like the vegetarian option and I will likely eat it routinely. Will try the salad next time. FA came around with a tray of the chocolates and cookies during descent.
3/20 SFO-PDX 830a departure: small plate of yogurt and fruit skewer. For an hour of serving time, this was good and the food at Napa Farms in T2 is really good.
3/21 PDX-PHX 845p departure: hummus plate. Gone are the cookies which is good or bad, depending on how you looked at it. I don’t think many people eat on this flight. I didn’t, but the FA kept throwing chocolate my way. She was wonderful.
By the way, the food carts at PDX now close at 7p.
Overall a really good experience, minus the absolute disaster of a day at SFO, when they couldn’t find someone to tow our plane off the remote stand for more than two hours. Seems like they have the fifth best crews above and below the wing now in SFO.
And then there’s me who eats reasonably healthy during my travels, because if I don’t, I won’t have the energy I need to keep up a pretty rigorous schedule. Heavy carbs for breakfast? That’s a recipie for me falling asleep in a meeting!
3/19 PHX-SFO 650p departure: choice of that green papaya salad with flank steak a protein plate with a slice of cheese, hummus, grapes, strawberries, walnuts and a carrot. I like the vegetarian option and I will likely eat it routinely. Will try the salad next time. FA came around with a tray of the chocolates and cookies during descent.
3/20 SFO-PDX 830a departure: small plate of yogurt and fruit skewer. For an hour of serving time, this was good and the food at Napa Farms in T2 is really good.
3/21 PDX-PHX 845p departure: hummus plate. Gone are the cookies which is good or bad, depending on how you looked at it. I don’t think many people eat on this flight. I didn’t, but the FA kept throwing chocolate my way. She was wonderful.
By the way, the food carts at PDX now close at 7p.
Overall a really good experience, minus the absolute disaster of a day at SFO, when they couldn’t find someone to tow our plane off the remote stand for more than two hours. Seems like they have the fifth best crews above and below the wing now in SFO.
And then there’s me who eats reasonably healthy during my travels, because if I don’t, I won’t have the energy I need to keep up a pretty rigorous schedule. Heavy carbs for breakfast? That’s a recipie for me falling asleep in a meeting!
Mar 22, 2018, 4:01 pm
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ANC-OGG Menu (I was in back...)
Mar 23, 2018, 12:02 am
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SEA - MSY
Mar 23, 2018, 9:12 am
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Mar 23, 2018, 9:38 am
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30-minute flight, not something I'm going to lose any sleep over, but it seems odd how they just freestyle it and do whatever they want on any given segment.
My PDX-SEA flight had a series of mishaps resulting in a 3-hour delay, during which our aircraft stayed the same but they literally came and took away our catering. I did notice that AS proactively sent me a $100 credit towards a future flight, which is something that AA never does.
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Mar 23, 2018, 4:28 pm
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3/21 SAN-SJC 625a departure: small plate of yogurt and fruit skewer. BIG improvement over the previous stale scone
On the return flight that evening, there was NO service (other than mini water bottle), 1:05 flight. FA attributed it to turbulence, apologized over the PA, but the flight up seemed smoother than the morning flight up
On the return flight that evening, there was NO service (other than mini water bottle), 1:05 flight. FA attributed it to turbulence, apologized over the PA, but the flight up seemed smoother than the morning flight up
Mar 26, 2018, 5:41 pm
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Ok just took two almost back to back R/T cross country one red eye to MCO we are about to be "Hummus" to death. Going to MCO red eye all they served was a super sized hummus tray coming back twice breakfast then hummus tray.
BOI to SEA you guessed it "Hummus"
Not sure about the smoothies but then I don't like strawberry
BOI to SEA you guessed it "Hummus"
Not sure about the smoothies but then I don't like strawberry
Mar 26, 2018, 9:08 pm
#250
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AS 6 SEA-DCA March 2018
March 2018
Alaska Airlines First Class
AS 6 Los Angeles to Washington DC National
Lunch
To Start
Warm Mixed Nuts
Libations
Roasted Beet & Feta Salad
Spring greens, sugar snap peas, roasted golden beets, shaved water chestnuts, and crumbled feta cheese.
Served with a ginger-sherry vinaigrette on the side
Main Dish
Your choice of:
Miso Marinated Cod
Alaskan cod marinated in white miso and rice wine. Served with sesame garlic farro pilaf, sautéed greens with bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms, and a sesame miso butter sauce.
Or
Black Bean Cilantro Ravioli
Fresh ravioli stuffed with creamy black beans and cilantro. Served with grilled scallions, sautéed summer squashes, asparagus, crumbled Cotija cheese, and a white wine citrus sauce. Accompanied by a side of fresh pico de gallo.
A Sweet Treat
Amarena Cherry Gelato (Nancy’s Fancy)
From James Beard Award Winning Chef Nacy Silverton:
Creamy gelato studded with sweet Italian cherries and crisp chewy Amoretti almond macaroons.
SPPLH FLD100E (03/2018)
PS. Not sure I was a big fan of the new service. Not sure why the nuts service was cut on my flight - my guess was that someone was allergic to nuts (but of course we had three pets in first class cabin)! Appetizer was served together with main course, which seemed sloppy and slowed down the service further. However the Cod was delicious.
Alaska Airlines First Class
AS 6 Los Angeles to Washington DC National
Lunch
To Start
Warm Mixed Nuts
Libations
Roasted Beet & Feta Salad
Spring greens, sugar snap peas, roasted golden beets, shaved water chestnuts, and crumbled feta cheese.
Served with a ginger-sherry vinaigrette on the side
Main Dish
Your choice of:
Miso Marinated Cod
Alaskan cod marinated in white miso and rice wine. Served with sesame garlic farro pilaf, sautéed greens with bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms, and a sesame miso butter sauce.
Or
Black Bean Cilantro Ravioli
Fresh ravioli stuffed with creamy black beans and cilantro. Served with grilled scallions, sautéed summer squashes, asparagus, crumbled Cotija cheese, and a white wine citrus sauce. Accompanied by a side of fresh pico de gallo.
A Sweet Treat
Amarena Cherry Gelato (Nancy’s Fancy)
From James Beard Award Winning Chef Nacy Silverton:
Creamy gelato studded with sweet Italian cherries and crisp chewy Amoretti almond macaroons.
SPPLH FLD100E (03/2018)
PS. Not sure I was a big fan of the new service. Not sure why the nuts service was cut on my flight - my guess was that someone was allergic to nuts (but of course we had three pets in first class cabin)! Appetizer was served together with main course, which seemed sloppy and slowed down the service further. However the Cod was delicious.
Mar 27, 2018, 1:13 am
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FAI-SEA 6am breakfast Swiss omelette with bacon or pancake
Mar 27, 2018, 1:15 am
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MSP-SFO E175 service
Mar 27, 2018, 10:26 pm
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Mar 28, 2018, 3:14 am
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Will food be served on a 7:30PM departure for ORD->SEA?
Mar 28, 2018, 9:19 am
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