Sky Club Food Getting Better
Jun 6, 2019, 5:03 pm
#931
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,412
Mashed up avocado on a whole grain bread is an great healthy breakfast. That some places charge $14 for it is crazy, but that does not mean it's a bad idea. The fat in avocado is very healthy and they are also highly nutrient dense. If you don't get a crappy piece of bread full of sugar and enriched wheat, but rather made with whole grains, you've then got good complex carbs. To me this is a great option compared to most of the other breakfast offerings at the club which tend to be either greasy or full of sugar or are, like bagels, made of simple carbs.
Jun 6, 2019, 11:11 pm
#932
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Diamond 1.7MM, Starlux Insighter, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,944
Mashed up avocado on a whole grain bread is an great healthy breakfast. That some places charge $14 for it is crazy, but that does not mean it's a bad idea. The fat in avocado is very healthy and they are also highly nutrient dense. If you don't get a crappy piece of bread full of sugar and enriched wheat, but rather made with whole grains, you've then got good complex carbs. To me this is a great option compared to most of the other breakfast offerings at the club which tend to be either greasy or full of sugar or are, like bagels, made of simple carbs.
If you have a small portion of avocado toast - smaller than most people serve themselves, containing 1/4 to 1/3 of an avocado - it can pair nicely with eggs as part of a balanced breakfast. But on its own as a substitute for other breakfast foods, it's not necessarily the wisest choice.
Certainly better than bagels, but definitely not a replacement for egg-based options.
Jun 6, 2019, 11:17 pm
#933
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,412
The flip side of "nutrient dense" is "calorie dense", and avocado is pretty much the textbook definition of that. It's also comparatively low in protein to other breakfast options.
If you have a small portion of avocado toast - smaller than most people serve themselves, containing 1/4 to 1/3 of an avocado - it can pair nicely with eggs as part of a balanced breakfast. But on its own as a substitute for other breakfast foods, it's not necessarily the wisest choice.
Certainly better than bagels, but definitely not a replacement for egg-based options.
If you have a small portion of avocado toast - smaller than most people serve themselves, containing 1/4 to 1/3 of an avocado - it can pair nicely with eggs as part of a balanced breakfast. But on its own as a substitute for other breakfast foods, it's not necessarily the wisest choice.
Certainly better than bagels, but definitely not a replacement for egg-based options.
Jun 7, 2019, 12:41 am
#934
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Admirals Club member
Posts: 418
Jun 7, 2019, 12:01 pm
#935
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: PHX
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, HHonrs Diamond
Posts: 1,336
Whole grains? The most inflammatory and allergenic substance in the worldwide diet?
Today in ATL A SkyClub was the worst spread I have ever seen:
The only two soups were vegetarian and tomato.
Tiny bowl of mediterranean chicken salad not refreshed in over 20 minutes.
Even the desserts were bland: rice krispies and sugar cookies.
Oh, and in place of the meat was 3 types of sliced bread, processed peanut butter, and apricot jam.
It's like they had all of the least expensive, lowest quality items in their rotation out today.
From now on, only E and F SkyClub for me during lunch hours. Lesson learned.
Jun 10, 2019, 1:50 pm
#937
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: PNS
Programs: DL FO, UA, AA
Posts: 700
Now that I think about it I was at ATL B club last Tuesday the 4th during dinner time and soup was the only hot option. No hot entrees...
Jun 11, 2019, 12:04 am
#938
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 406
SFO and LAX have been the same lately: Warm "nacho bar" with warm queso and beans. The various pre-made salads have been replaced with a "build you own" Wolfgang Puck Chinois Chicken Salad.
Jun 11, 2019, 5:59 am
#939
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: DL Plat
Posts: 352
the new skyclub food changes seem to be a huge downgrade :/
Jun 11, 2019, 5:40 pm
#941
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: Previously top-tier everything, now a happy free agent
Posts: 1,003
Sandwiches were available, along with a make-your-own chinese chicken salad bar (delicious!), two au bon pain soups (broccoli cheddar, lemon chicken orzo), and then some sort of amuse bouche option which was essentially the hard boiled eggs from the morning on top of a slice of tomato with some sort of green aioli deal.
The sandwiches were quite tasty actually (had a truffle aioli), but there was SO little turkey... and the turkey was also the thinnest I've ever seen (to the point of being translucent).
Jun 11, 2019, 6:15 pm
#942
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: PHX
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, HHonrs Diamond
Posts: 1,336
I was just at SAN this past weekend and thought these turkey aioli sandwiches were unique to just SAN (there was a sign advertising this "signature sandwich")... but I guess not?
Sandwiches were available, along with a make-your-own chinese chicken salad bar (delicious!), two au bon pain soups (broccoli cheddar, lemon chicken orzo), and then some sort of amuse bouche option which was essentially the hard boiled eggs from the morning on top of a slice of tomato with some sort of green aioli deal.
The sandwiches were quite tasty actually (had a truffle aioli), but there was SO little turkey... and the turkey was also the thinnest I've ever seen (to the point of being translucent).
Sandwiches were available, along with a make-your-own chinese chicken salad bar (delicious!), two au bon pain soups (broccoli cheddar, lemon chicken orzo), and then some sort of amuse bouche option which was essentially the hard boiled eggs from the morning on top of a slice of tomato with some sort of green aioli deal.
The sandwiches were quite tasty actually (had a truffle aioli), but there was SO little turkey... and the turkey was also the thinnest I've ever seen (to the point of being translucent).
For a SkyClub in an outstation.
Where nobody else has a hub.
And people can fly any airline they want to.
No hub captives who have no other choice, or pesky connecting passengers to increase foot traffic in the club.
Never mind, that is exactly why they put out the extra effort there.
The more volume, the more cold stuff you get scoop out of bowls, instead of interesting options like you described.
The signature item at ATL "A" last week was an empty bowl where you had to guess what you just missed.
Jun 13, 2019, 4:14 pm
#944
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
