NEW Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cups in NW First Class [Merged Threads]
Jul 21, 2007, 8:18 am
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Same result on MSP to SAN this past Wednesday. Ice Cream served with meal, was in 6D and ice cream had been sitting on the cart the entire time they were dishing out the meals. I figured it would be a little liquid, but overall was not to bad. Would be nice to go back to the days where they served you dinner and dessert at separate times. That would make it a little easier if they continue to server ice cream. Still a nice treat.
Jul 21, 2007, 9:29 am
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That's how they do it in WBC, I think. In domestic F, maybe they could offer ice cream along with the post-meal coffee/beverage service.
Jul 21, 2007, 10:14 am
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It wouldn't be a bad idea to just keep the ice cream frozen until at least dinner has been served to everyone. Then it can start thawing. I guess that goes against NW's Domestic F idea --- where they serve everything at the same time.
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Jul 21, 2007, 11:52 am
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In the past month or so, I have never gotten the ice cream between DTW and the East Coast (NYC/BOS), but I got it on MSP-BOS this week . Nice.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
PS - It wasn't served on the lunchtime BOS-MSP a few days before.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
PS - It wasn't served on the lunchtime BOS-MSP a few days before.
Jul 21, 2007, 11:51 pm
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Comment in the "what can we do better" section of my just-completed feedback survey:
Sync up the Ben & Jerry's with our bookings! 
Jul 23, 2007, 1:45 am
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Had it on a "snack" flight.
The MSP-SEA leg of NW807 on 21 July with my daughter. It was Ben & Jerry's "Chocolate Fudge Brownie" flavor. Served at the same time as the food, and the top of it didn't look very solid (seemed a little melted). My daughter ate some of it, but was a bigger fan of the Dancing Deer chocolate peppermint brownie. 
Jul 23, 2007, 4:34 pm
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Had both the Cherry Garcia and the Choc Fudge Brownie on MSP>TPA. It was yummy. A little hard when served with the meal, but thawed out nicely by the time I was ready to eat it.
Jul 23, 2007, 4:45 pm
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Had the Chocolate Fudge Brownie after lunch on today's MSP-TPA flight. ^
They served it separately (while picking up the lunch trays), and the temp/consistency was perfect.
Much as I like the ice cream, I also like the Dancing Deer cookies and brownies. Perhaps they'll keep mixing it up, to give some variety....
They served it separately (while picking up the lunch trays), and the temp/consistency was perfect.
Much as I like the ice cream, I also like the Dancing Deer cookies and brownies. Perhaps they'll keep mixing it up, to give some variety....
Jul 23, 2007, 6:45 pm
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I was on the MSP-SEA leg of NW159 on 13 July. It was Ben & Jerry's "Chocolate Fudge Brownie" flavor. The NWA FA offer ice cream after the lunch meal was served. As I can remember is very good...20% soft/80% frozen ..just right.
I was surprised. ^
-BondAir
I was surprised. ^
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Jul 23, 2007, 9:11 pm
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And just to keep seeding the comments for scoopy et al., I haven't had the luck to get the B&Js yet, but I'm loving the French Meadow Bakery cookies, personally. To me, the Dancing Deer is OK, but seems a bit processed. IMHO, the French Meadow Bakery cookies are an upgrade from the DD products.
Jul 23, 2007, 9:56 pm
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Pssssss. "Dear NWA Plat. line... make sure SchmutzigMSP gets his B&Js on his next flight... he really wants it." 
-BondAir
-BondAir
Jul 23, 2007, 11:40 pm
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And just to keep seeding the comments for scoopy et al., I haven't had the luck to get the B&Js yet, but I'm loving the French Meadow Bakery cookies, personally. To me, the Dancing Deer is OK, but seems a bit processed. IMHO, the French Meadow Bakery cookies are an upgrade from the DD products.
Jul 24, 2007, 6:41 am
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I don't know. The ones I refer to have been served for mid-con lunch flights semi-regularly. And they are pre-packaged (but probably less than a few days ago), so it's quite obvious that they're French Meadow cookies instead of something else.
Jul 24, 2007, 11:18 am
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From what I understand, those cookies are different than those served on domestic (lower 48-state) flights. They're baked on board and are the same ones served on West Coast-HNL (but not the other way) flights since I began flying Northwest earlier this decade.