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dzflyer Apr 21, 2016 6:37 pm


Originally Posted by avcritic (Post 26518657)
So cheese cubes are missing from SC version of saag paneer.

BTW, we should have seen this coming when Costco started selling paneer and large bags of spinach.

Yet some people believe delta is trying to be inclusive:rolleyes:Its all about deltas bottom line and being cheap or making a meal unedible enough that it doesn't have to be replaced often. The picture of what it can look like doesnt look too bad but delta will never deliver a dish like that so yes better options should be chosen.

KDCAflyer Apr 21, 2016 6:45 pm

To briefly weigh in, I don't necessarily have a problem with DL trying to offer a variety of foods at SkyClubs, but with the limited amount of hot food space (particularly at JFK), I think that DL should stick with dishes that please as many people as possible.

This dish was clearly a miss, and shouldn't be offered again. Regardless of the merits of it (I've never tried saag paneer before), the presentation was poor, and I imagine that few chose to partake.

EditingFX Apr 21, 2016 7:47 pm

153 posts about spinach with questionable presentation. On a frequent flyer forum.

Someone post a picture of sexy FAs in a far-flung exotic locale, please!

pbarnette Apr 21, 2016 9:16 pm


Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 26518334)
That looks appealing but healthy.

You are clearly unfamiliar with Indian food. Healthy it is not. Look up ghee and consider its importance to Indian cuisine.

MSPeconomist Apr 21, 2016 9:23 pm


Originally Posted by pbarnette (Post 26519190)
You are clearly unfamiliar with Indian food. Healthy it is not. Look up ghee and consider its importance to Indian cuisine.

Please read my post. I said that it *looks* healthy, not that it is healthy.

pbarnette Apr 21, 2016 9:31 pm


Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 26519200)
Please read my post. I said that it *looks* healthy, not that it is healthy.

I do read your posts. That is precisely why I question your familiarity with Indian food and its preparation.

pbarnette Apr 21, 2016 9:31 pm


Originally Posted by WWads (Post 26518764)
I think that DL should stick with dishes that please as many people as possible.

Please provide a list of such dishes.

jimrpa Apr 21, 2016 9:31 pm


Originally Posted by avcritic (Post 26518657)
So cheese cubes are missing from SC version of saag paneer.

BTW, we should have seen this coming when Costco started selling paneer and large bags of spinach.

Well, as for "the case of the missing cheese cubes", I can think of several things:
1. They could be missing and/or very rare in the DL variant.
2. They could have been picked out by prior diners before the picture was taken (perhaps they were mistaken for chicken or pork by some of DL's customers)
3. They could just be underneath the spinach. I doubt proper presentation in a warming plate was taught to the SkyClub staff, so they just dumped it from the bat in back into the warming plate.

jimrpa Apr 21, 2016 9:35 pm


Originally Posted by pbarnette (Post 26519224)
Please provide a list of such dishes.

i suspect there are many posters on the DL board of glyertalk who would say that there are a total of two entries on that list:
- Woodfords
- Makers Mark

A small, but vocal minority might argue for Biscoffs to be added as a third item.

jimrpa Apr 21, 2016 9:39 pm


Originally Posted by WWads (Post 26518764)
To briefly weigh in, I don't necessarily have a problem with DL trying to offer a variety of foods at SkyClubs, but with the limited amount of hot food space (particularly at JFK), I think that DL should stick with dishes that please as many people as possible.

This dish was clearly a miss, and shouldn't be offered again. Regardless of the merits of it (I've never tried saag paneer before), the presentation was poor, and I imagine that few chose to partake.

I was talking with one of the DkyClub agents and they were telling me that the JFK SkyClub actually has the most extensive kitchen in the system. They were saying that the new B SkyClub will also have an extensive kitchen. They also told me (and I was surprised to hear this) that the F SkyClub was built without a kitchen and it wouldn't be practical to try to retrofit it for one.

readywhenyouare Apr 21, 2016 9:44 pm


Originally Posted by pbarnette (Post 26519221)
I do read your posts. That is precisely why I question your familiarity with Indian food and its preparation.

I am genuinely curious... Are you this critical in person? You seem to over analyze everyone's general comments.

pbarnette Apr 22, 2016 6:26 am


Originally Posted by readywhenyouare (Post 26519267)
I am genuinely curious... Are you this critical in person? You seem to over analyze everyone's general comments.

As I noted, I live in a bubble and am generally around a diverse and worldly group of people. In person, I don't think I'd tend to encounter many people denigrating Indian food as some sort of human waste. That's why I come here, to keep me grounded.

pbarnette Apr 22, 2016 6:28 am


Originally Posted by jimrpa (Post 26519233)
i suspect there are many posters on the DL board of glyertalk who would say that there are a total of two entries on that list:
- Woodfords
- Makers Mark

A small, but vocal minority might argue for Biscoffs to be added as a third item.

While they aren't my favorites, those that would place Maker's and Woodford on such a list are smart people. :p

readywhenyouare Apr 22, 2016 6:36 am


Originally Posted by pbarnette (Post 26520266)
As I noted, I live in a bubble and am generally around a diverse and worldly group of people. In person, I don't think I'd tend to encounter many people denigrating Indian food as some sort of human waste. That's why I come here, to keep me grounded.

I see. A thousand pardons my good sir.

SSF556 Apr 22, 2016 7:18 am


Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 26518328)
I can't help but think of this thread as Spinach Gate.

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