VS 8/20/24 UC Menu June - Sept 2008

Hi folks,

Flew the VS20 yesterday, here's the current ex-California Upper menu:

Starters:

Seasonal leaf salad with seared ahi tuna, Asian pears, radish and lemon & herb vinagrette

Soup of the day, served with a choice of warm breads

Main courses:

Roast chicken breast in tarragon sauce, with potato gratin, sauteed asparagus and carrots

Tangerine braised beef short-ribs, with baby bok choy and herb infused basmati rice

Polenta and ratatouille stack, with red pesto and parmesan shavings

Cheese:

Buttermilk Blue, Aged Cheddar, Brie

Dessert:

Chessecake of the day

Vanilla and Swiss almond ice cream, with mint & raspberry coulis


Smaller Bites:

Foccacia bread with grilled chicken, caramelised onions, and peppers

Crab chowder in a bread bowl

Mini grilled vegetable Wellingtons with remoulade sauce


Breakfast

Selection of cereals: Cornflakes, Weetabix, Fruit 'n' Fibre, Special K

Butter croissant with a selection of preserves

Marbled chocolate pound cake

Oat bran raisin & apple breakfast square

Seasonal fresh fruit with natural yogurt

Bacon roll

Herbed scambled egg with back bacon, sausage, potato wedges, and baked beans


Wine selection:

Berrys' Chilean Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Casablanca, Chile
Santa Celina Pinot Gris 2007, Mendoza, Argentina
Boudinaud Chardonnay/Viognier 2007, Languedoc, France

La Fleur du Perigord 2005, Chateau Thenac, Bergerac, France
Clockspring Zinfandel 2005, California, USA
Le Petit Chapoton 2006, Vaucluse, France

Cheers,
Mike

[preiffer]

That's actually the exact same menu that we had on the VS20 in May... [:?]

Originally posted by preiffer
That's actually the exact same menu that we had on the VS20 in May... [:?]

Interesting. One of the crew said it was a new menu. Maybe that was new in mid-May?

Mike

Originally posted by mike-smashing

Originally posted by preiffer
That's actually the exact same menu that we had on the VS20 in May... [:?]

Interesting. One of the crew said it was a new menu. Maybe that was new in mid-May?

Mike

Also had this on the VS008 on 18 May.

Today on VS019 a new menu too ... and very nice. If only I could remember it!

It was the new summer menu on the VS019 on Sunday. Did you get that lettuce and pea thing? I skipped the starters. I could see the lettuce was brown from across the aisle. Lettuce and peas. That's one of those trying-to-be-trendy, but is really just lettuce and peas. Throw in some feta... still doesn't change the fact that it's lettuce and peas. Why is the lettuce always brown in the salads??? Is it the air pressure or are they just several days old???

The cheesecake was my favourite thing though. It was literally like butter cheesecake with a hint of citrus. Felt like a guilty pleasure.

When I find the time and energy I'll do a trip report. Will be interesting to see how our trip reports compare for the same flight.