PDB of 1/4 blue plastic cup of Prosecco.

Nuts were decent this time around.

Pre-order signature dumplings were terrible. No idea why the restaurant would want to sully its brand with this iteration.

I wish they would change the banana pudding to a different flavor, or something completely different.

There is another flavor out there...chocolate something. Not better or worse IMO.

Other posters upthread have mentioned a Red Velvet version of the pudding that was served on UA.

There'll be a new Blueberry swirl flavor starting Spring 2026 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the airline.

Would that be in addition of the current flavors?
Welcome to FT, Superflyer938!

Still unknown at this point. If I were to guess, it'd probably take over from the current flavors.

They do rotate through different flavors - the other two were red velvet and hazelnut.

Was there a specific reason you didn't like the dumplings?

I am not the person that you asked, but I have had the dumplings twice and one time they were ok, the other time, they were terrible and I think the issue is that they do not handle rigors of the airline catering process well.

The one time that they were ok, they were not very hot, so the dumpling shell did not become a soggy mess, the other time, the dumpling were much hotter in temperature, but that caused the dumpling shells to become soggy to the point of sloughing off the meat inside and the "slaw" to heat weld itself to the dish.

The chili dipping sauce was mostly soy and I did not detect any chili flavor.

Regardless, if I were Mimi Cheng (and I am not) I would not want my product associated with a product that is inconsistent because it is too reliant on proper cooking/re-heating processes than an airplane cannot offer.

TPA-SFO

Cacio e pepe ravioli

Cacio e pepe ravioli with parmesan cream sauce with black pepper, spinach, roasted red and yellow tomatoes (they were sundried in this case, not roasted.)





I must have experienced the rarest, most friendly, and attentive crew out there. The lead and second FA working First were in the aisle constantly, with the second FA always, literally every 10-15 minutes, going up and down the aisle shaking wine bottles and water with glasses if anyone wanted refills or something else to drink. Same with the snack basket at least two times.

How was the rav? Looks like it would be good but so rich & filling I imagine.

There were 6 in total. The sauce wasn't too rich as it mostly baked away leaving it mainly cheesy.

Hard -- almost like chewing soft plastic -- and the filling had little flavor.

Sounds like the convection oven was not kind to the dumplings.

What are the dumplings made out of?