What would you put on the UC menu?

[ChuckC]

Fozz,
This is not such an easy question, me thinks.

I formerly worked for a foodservice company that had airport operations, both landside and flight ops. Now, this was 25 years ago, when "F" meals resembled feasts and "Y" pax were receiving hot entrees for flights of 2-1/2 hours. United had some pretty great food in those days (yes, United!) in "F"; the most lavish service was on its transcon 747s and DC-10s when out came the silver cart and voila!, before one's eyes a beautiful roast beef was carved. Pan Am served canapes in its "F" lounge which was located about where the bar is now on VS's 74's. TWA stationed a flight attendant in the upper deck of its transcon 747s; she served appetizers and poured drinks from 750ml spirits bottles to just the pax seated upstairs.

Fast forwarding to today: I agree with those who've suggested keeping it simple. Chicken, if not overcooked; a little rice and decent vegetables; a cold salad or perhaps some good soup (in "F", UA used to serve cream of mushroom soup with cheese croutons, and a Caesar salad on its version of "good night flight" -- 20 years ago).

And, if the cheese course and tea time are well done, I'm a happy flyer.

Lastly, this may sound a bit much, but I'm the type of guy that no matter what is served me, if it's served with care and a smile, I'm usually okay with it. Given today's food budget restrictions, this last point is a "must".

Foz, thanks for the topic!

Chuck-

[HighFlyer]

Thumbs up for curries, pasta, salads and other more simple options.

Funnily enough, on a QF flight i took last month there were two choices, one was a fancy sounding 'Beef in Red Wine and Tarragon Sauce' and the other was a simple ÔCheese and Tomato RavioliÕ Ð the ravioli had run out before they had got halfway down the cabin. Simple solutions are often the best. I dont think you can go wrong with basic food that is prepared very well and with good presentation

And to answer

How on earth can you sex up a pizza sean?

I think this says is all É

we're talking a Britney Spears Toxic cabin attendant offering

Originally posted by AlanA
Me?
Roast beef, yorkshire pudding, veggies
followed by Rice pudding

Simple tastes me

Didn't they do the Roast Lunch on Sundays a while ago?

Paul

Ok, thinking cap has been on:

Bit bored at work today so I came up with a couple of different choices

I'm not in the airline catering business, so I'm only making a guess at what could be provided. Indeed I'm not in the catering business at all - the nearest I've come to this is microwaving a ready meal from Tesco (Finest, of course!;). You wouldn't nessecarily get all this choice either, but I threw in a few options (including something for the ruminants amongst us , marked with a V). Feel free to boo and thank your respective gods I'm not in charge

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Starters:

Wild Mushroom Salad with Roasted Asparagus on a bed of greens (v)

Roast Duck Breast Salad with Chilli and Lime Dressing

Pumpkin and Apple soup


Main Course:

Fillet Steak with Bearnaise Sauce, served with a selection of seasonal vegetables

Poached Salmon Darne with Lemon Butter Sauce served on a bed of Chive Mash

Chicken Pot Pie, served with a selection of seasonal vegetables

Risotto Primavera (v)


Desert:

Summer Fruit Pudding served with a Cassis Cream

Pecan Pie with real Vanilla Ice-Cream on the side

Cheese Course:

A selection of specially selected cheeses

Colmc

yep that'll do for going on with[y]:D

Iain

Originally posted by preiffer
One thing I've NEVER seen on ANY airline is Lasagne. I, for one, would go for it every time

It only takes 3.5 minutes in the microwave, so I'm sure it's possible to get one that's suitable for inflight re-heating

We have Veg Lasagne on our menu now

Are you listening VS?:D

IMHO, you can't beat a bacon roll served with ketchup at 33,000 feet!:D:D;)!

Cheers,
VS045

[Scrooge]

my turn

TO BEGIN

Warm roasted nuts
served with your preferred cocktail or beverage

APPETIZER CART

Smoked salmon with cream cheese and caviar,
accompanied by creamed horseradish

Foie gras with truffles garnished with red grapes and oranges

SALAD

Mesclun salad mix with English cucumbers,
red onion rings, Roma tomatoes and a Kalamata olive

Offered with your choice of Champagne vinaigrette
or blue cheese dressing

Ciabatta bread, multi-grain and pretzel breadsticks
and assorted rolls with butter

EXECUTIVE MEAL OPTION

If you should prefer more time to work or relax,
we suggest this complete meal presented all at once,
whenever you wish.

Appetizer Salad
Mesclun salad mix with English cucumbers,
red onion rings, Roma tomatoes and a Kalamata olive,
topped with smoked salmon with cream cheese and caviar

Offered with your choice of Champagne vinaigrette
or blue cheese dressing

Entree
Please choose your main course
from the entree selections featured on this menu

Chocolate


MAIN COURSES

The ChefÕs Selection
Sterling Silver grilled rib-eye steak seasoned with pepper,
accented by red wine sauce with chanterelle mushrooms
White cheddar cheese mashed potatoes with chives
Grilled green asparagus spears

Surf and Turf
Grilled shrimp and Sterling Silver tenderloin of beef
complemented by Cajun Hollandaise sauce
SautŽed baby spinach with garlic, onion and salsify
Oven-roasted carrots, j’cama and turnips

Herbed Breast of Chicken
Enhanced by curry sauce, presented with apricot basmati rice,
mango chutney and sautŽed Swiss chard

Pasta Bowl
Pasta shells filled with sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese,
complemented by spicy eggplant arrabbiata sauce,
tossed with sautŽed baby spinach

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese will be offered with your pasta

Fresh steamed asparagus is available upon request
to accompany any entree

FRUIT AND CHEESE

Select American and imported cheeses accompanied by fresh seasonal fruit, assorted gourmet crackers and bread, served with Port wine

DESSERT CART

Featuring Mark Alexander Country Fresh vanilla ice cream
offered with your choice of toppings
or warm fruit cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream

Fresh Brew¨ gourmet roasted regular and decaffeinated coffee
made exclusively for Continental Airlines
Tea with your choice of milk or lemon

Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed Emilio Caff Italian Espresso or Cappuccino
available exclusively in BusinessFirst on our 777 and 767 aircraft.


REFRESHMENT

Will be offered prior to arrival

A selection of juices

Fresh seasonal fruit

Assorted breads
including cinnamon and crusty rolls and warm croissants
with butter and strawberry preserves

oh hell thats the CO menu for this month,sounds a little better than VS's offering.

Now for my dream meal.

Cream of mushroom and spinach soup from the riverside hotel
a nice salad with a honey mustard dressing from the foothill express(dont bother trying to find this place you wont,but that dressing is homemade and just amazing)

rib eye steak from the charcol room at the sante fe station

creme brule from anywhere

just a dream meal

For those of you craving Lasagne and Thai Curries, look no further than the current Upper Class Menu.

On most routes ex-UK, we have Lasagne on the menu. There is a Thai Green Curry on the inbound menu.

In my opinion the Lasagne is the best of the three options on the outbound menu. Inbound I like all three (Thai Green Curry, Salmon or Lamb).

Originally posted by preiffer
One thing I've NEVER seen on ANY airline is Lasagne. I, for one, would go for it every time

It only takes 3.5 minutes in the microwave, so I'm sure it's possible to get one that's suitable for inflight re-heating

We have Veg Lasagne on the menu now

Originally posted by Jetstreamer
For those of you craving Lasagne and Thai Curries, look no further than the current Upper Class Menu.

On most routes ex-UK, we have Lasagne on the menu. There is a Thai Green Curry on the inbound menu.

In my opinion the Lasagne is the best of the three options on the outbound menu. Inbound I like all three (Thai Green Curry, Salmon or Lamb).

Ummm, isnt the point of this thread that its just chicken or beef at the moment???

[honey lamb]

WARNING! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE EATING OR IF YOU ARE ON A DIET. READING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS WEIGHT GAIN AND DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER MONITOR! [:0]

Oh dear! I've just had to clear all the drool off my monitor before replying [:I]

Well I have never had the Square Pies so I would love to try one especially the lamb pie *drool, drool* but of all the menus that have been presented here tonight I would really have to go with colmc's. The only problem with it would be which main course would I try *drool, drool*

Now where did I put that damp cloth?

Originally posted by anteo

Originally posted by Jetstreamer
For those of you craving Lasagne and Thai Curries, look no further than the current Upper Class Menu.

On most routes ex-UK, we have Lasagne on the menu. There is a Thai Green Curry on the inbound menu.

In my opinion the Lasagne is the best of the three options on the outbound menu. Inbound I like all three (Thai Green Curry, Salmon or Lamb).

Ummm, isnt the point of this thread that its just chicken or beef at the moment???

Ummm, I didn't mention anything about chicken or beef......

[preiffer]

Originally posted by virgin is the best
[brWe have Veg Lasagne on the menu now

Indeed you do - and it's a welcome addition...

... unfortunately, I'm just too picky - I like animals on my tray! [V][:p]

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Maybe I should just stick to the kids menu...

Noooooo........ too easy:D:D:D

One thing I've NEVER seen on ANY airline is Lasagne. I, for one, would go for it every time

I believe that EI dish up a delicious one on long-haul in Y

If you want, when I go to NYC, I'll bring it back - that should cure any addiction to the dish you might have

And honey lamb [:I]...as it's a virtual menu, you can have each..and they are all calorie free

[Decker]

and now even AA get in on the act!

Singapore Airlines' Book the Cook service must surely be the way for any customer-service focused airline to go. And from their SIN hub you have a choice of 17 (!) main courses (including lamb ).

We often hear about potential closer cooperation between SQ and VS (latest is much more in the way of code shares) so how about sharing caterers at LHR?

BC

Blackcat, the food on Singapore Airlines looks fantastic. I'm really impressed with the offerings for children in Raffles and First class (under the yummy section on the same link).

jetwet1,

Sounds Great! How many PE seats would they have to dispose of to fit that amount of food in I wonder?? Or is that why they are purchasing A380's?!?!

[Scrooge]

Originally posted by Ongen
jetwet1,

Sounds Great! How many PE seats would they have to dispose of to fit that amount of food in I wonder?? Or is that why they are purchasing A380's?!?!

dont know,but CO manages to fit it in 762's and 772's

SQ's Chicken Satay in J is just gorgeous and I still wasn't tired of it despite eating that dish about 50 times the previous week.
Not sure what different they do to it in F, maybe make it with gold or something...

Dean