added it was DUB-PHL

Oh, they remembered, it's going for great profits! They just left out the "profits" part. ;)

On a serious note, that meal does look meh, for sure.

Of course it was a joke (check the date...)

On a serious note, I wish I could opt into chili oil. My biggest pet peeve with airline food generally is nothing is spicy. (Which is why I enjoy AA's southwest-ish meals & AVMLs, they at least have a hint of a kick.) I'd much rather have a vial of chili oil than that vile "pour it on" gunk.

DFW>HKG in J
 

Any experience with this menu?

What happened to the website that had photos of how the FA was to prepare/set the meal? That was always helpful in selecting an entree. Is it still live?

• Asiago-stuffed Gnocchi Asiago-stuffed Gnocchi
  arugula pesto, roasted tomatoes, burrata cheese
• Grilled Beef Filet Grilled Beef Filet
  Zinfandel demi-glace, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, broccolini, red peppers
• Lobster Ravioli Lobster Ravioli
  Lobster cream sauce, sautéed spinach
• Thai Green Curry Thai Green Curry
  chicken, steamed white rice

IT was taken down year or two ago

Chili oil doesn't make any sense when it comes o salad dressing

Travelling in J in May

LAX to SYD

• Pistachio Crusted Lamb Pistachio Crusted Lamb
  roasted fingerling potatoes, snow peas, baby beets, lamb demi
• Fried Chicken Fried Chicken
  yukon mash, haircot verts, sriracha aioli
• Honey Citrus Glazed Salmon Honey Citrus Glazed Salmon
  coconut quinoa, oranges, fennel cream sauce
• Eggplant Timballo Eggplant Timballoe
  farro and barley ratatouille, broccolini, roasted red pepper sauce

SYD to LAX

• Beef Short Rib Beef Short Rib
  red wine jus, smoked mashed potato, carrots, oyster mushrooms
• Moroccan Chicken Moroccan Chicken
  chickpea casserole, roasted cauliflower, raita
• Herb-Crusted Blue-Eyed Cod Herb-Crusted Blue-Eyed Cod
  tomato lentil ragoût, charred lemon half
• Potato Gnocchi Potato Gnocchi
  wild mushroom cheese sauce

Chose to Beef Short Rib on the return which seemed like an easy choice for me. The outbound isn't quite as appealing. It's a late flight so i'll grab something at dinner time in either the QF F or Flagship lounge. I may just not choose in advance and see what I'm feeling. I was thinking the fried chicken just to see what that's all about.

CLT-LHR next month AA730. Any suggestions with this menu? :)
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• Grilled Filet Mignon
  Twice-Baked Potato, haricots verts, herbed butter
• Panko Crusted Prawns
  roasted rainbow carrots, zucchini noodles, ginger hibiscus
• Pommery Mustard and Honey Baked Chicken
  wild mushroom and pea risotto, giardiniera
• Four Cheese Spinach Ravioli
  creamy parmesan sauce, blistered cherry tomatoes, portabello marinara, basil oil

I've got that menu on an upcoming LAX-LHR. Blah.

I think I'll have dinner at the QF lounge and skip the food on the plane.

Cocktails in Biz/first?
 

Tell that to AA's TPAC catering. That spicy sesame oil dressing makes no sense when offered with Western salad mixes. Feta and spicy sesame dressing makes me want to vomit.

Higher probability the FA will ask what is a Manhattan.

Some international airlines do try and offer a cocktail menu that the crew is trained or knows how to produce (I.e. Singapore sling on SQ or Cathay Delight on CX). QR offers a cocktail menu and one of the options was old fashioned. I got excited but saw that Jack Daniels was the base liquor and was disappointed but ordered anyway. Oh boy it was a mistake - the beverage was horrible. No syrup or bitters. Just straight jack with a few ice chunks, sugar and an orange peel. I think the FA forgot the bitters as I couldn’t taste them in the cocktail.

If you want at least a halfway decent cocktail have one whipped up in the lounge before your flight :)