I have enjoyed the Ploughman’s lunch in British Airways Club Europe business class before, but tried the “Ploughman’s Meat Snack Box” on my last BA flight in economy class. Ploughman’s Meat Snack Box From British Airways High Life Café British Airways offers a buy-on-board High Life Café on its flights within Europe, offering a selection of food and drinks for purchase. I pre-ordered a Ploughman’s Meat Snack Box for £6.50 with contents including crackers, cheese spreads, chutney, and air-dried beef slices. Per the menu: Hand-baked in England, dark and crisp charcoal crackers are the perfect a ..read more

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day so I thought it would be fun to compare three recent domestic first class breakfasts on the three US “legacy” carriers, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. First Class Breakfast: American, Delta, United I’m an egg person for breakfast (or lunch) and there is rarely a day that goes by in which I do not have eggs. That makes it virtually guaranteed that I will order the egg dish when it comes to an airline meal (in any class of service). For international readers, US carriers refer to their domestic front cabin product as “first class ..read more

On my last transcontinental flight on United Airlines in business class I ordered a child’s meal…and it was quite decent, though the sides certainly were not. Taste Test: Child’s Meal In United Airlines Business Class United offers special meals on most flights over 2,000 miles that offer a meal service. That includes longer domestic flights in business class (United First) and in all cabins on longhaul flights (Polaris, Premium Plus, economy). One of the special meal options, added last year, is a child’s meal. And while it may be intended for children, anyone can order it. That’s exactly w ..read more

If you’re wondering what to order for lunch or dinner on an upcoming flight in United Airlines first class, I do find the cheeseburger a very safe option…it remains quite satisfying. United Airlines Cheeseburger: Still A Safe Bet I was flying from Chicago to Los Angeles and had a number of pre-order options to choose from (pasta, enchiladas, noodle salad, grain bowl), but ordered the cheeseburger with French Fries…is this still a safe option? Dinner included “four-cheese skillet burger” with caramelized onion and jalapeño served with a side of crinkle-cut fries, a side of lettuce, tomato, and ..read more

One of the treats of flying on a longhaul SAS flight in business class is the Smörgåsbord breakfast prior to arrival. SAS Business Class: A Bountiful Smörgåsbord Breakfast Smörgåsbord: a buffet-style meal of Swedish origin. I have found that the food in SAS business class is among the best in the airline industry. A special treat, however, is the pre-arrival breakfast on eastbound flights from the USA or flights between East Asia and Scandinavia. I experienced such a breakfast on my flight from Bangkok to Copenhagen. > Read More: SAS A350-900 Business Class Bangkok – Copenhagen (Inaugural F ..read more

For this year’s final Meal of the Week, I count down my top 10 airline meals of 2023. To be clear, these are only the best meals I have enjoyed over the last year, not my top 10 all-time list. I traveled all over the world in 2023 and experienced so many superb airline meals that it was hard for me to narrow the list down, but I’ve done my best. My focus is only on main courses and as seems to be the case every year, reveal my great love for lamb. Note that many of these meals are from my big Bali – Cambodia – Nepal – Bhutan trip that I have not yet reviewed (something to look forward to next ..read more

I tend to view the Lufthansa “Heimat” menu in regional business class as a downgrade over what preceded it, but I enjoyed a very nice lunch in business class on my short sector from from Copenhagen to Frankfurt including Semmelknödel, one of my favorite German specialities. Can Lufthansa Pull Off Semmelknödel? Semmelknödel are German bread dumplings. Throw together a bit of bread stuffing with milk, butter, eggs, and onions and you have a lovely side dish which can often be the highlight of the meal. This dish is a speciality of Bavaria. For reasons that puzzle me, Lufthansa has stopped printi ..read more

Flying on Thai Airways is like stepping back in time to an era of full service. With excellent service onboard and full meals in economy class even on short flights, it is fun to fly on Thai even in the back of the plane. For my last Thai Airways flight, I pre-ordered a fruit platter, a meal option I wish more carriers would offer on this side of the globe. Simple Yet Delicious: Fruit Platter Meal On Thai Airways I once had a very dear client who swore by the fruit platters. Every flight she wanted me to order her one, which she found far better than Kosher meals. The problem was that this sor ..read more

United Airlines offered a “local” Filipino dish on my flight from San Francisco to Manila called Beef Kare-Kare. How was it? Beef Kare-Kare On United Airlines – An Attempt At A Popular Filipino Dish On New Manila Route Since the pandemic, United Polaris business class menus have been largely standardized on flights departing the USA. But that is changing now with specialized menus based upon the destination. United recently launched nonstop service from San Francisco to Manila, which I flew on its second day of operation in business class. On the menu I noticed a unique menu option: Beef Kar ..read more

I have to admit, United Airlines is on a roll lately when it comes to meals in domestic first class. I think the carrier has finally realized that simpler is better and my chicken meatballs this week hit the spot. United Airlines First Class Taste Test – Chicken Meatballs Among my pre-order options this week for my flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Denver (DEN) I noticed a new choice, chicken meatballs. Chicken meatballs with roasted peppers, polenta, and Calabrian chili sauce. United has offered both “beyond meat” and beef meatballs in the past, but this was the first time I had ever seen chi ..read more