Premium Economy gets a little less gross than this recent meal

It was only Wednesday that we were bemoaning our recent ride in British Airways’ premium economy product. One of the many things we objected to in the whole pay-double-the-price, get-nearly-nothing-extra saga was the food. Over the course of our 10.5hr flight to San Diego, we were fed:

· snack cracker things with a gin and tonic

· roast beef dinner (we may not have been able to establish what this was had there not been a label on it telling us it was a beef dinner)

· rubbery pasta salad

· pot of sugar, fat and additives called “cherry creamy delight” that was neither creamy, nor delightful, nor particularly reminiscent of cherries

· inedible sandwich

· p*ss-poor blueberry muffin ]]> juliab 2011-12-16T16:07:29-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/22/122625/37
A snack in First Class on Virgin America

Over the next few days, millions of air travelers are going to sit down to eat something they likely wouldn't otherwise. It's called an in-flight meal and, as with the airlines themselves, the quality varies. Some will be stuck with "nuts or pretzels?" while others live in luxury with "chicken or beef?" What will you choose this holiday travel season? Allow a doctor to help out...

Dr. Charles Platkin, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College in NYC and he's just published his "2011 Airline Food Survey" at DietDetective.com. Reviewing in-flight menus and nutritional information for offerings on Air Canada, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways and Virgin America, Dr. Platkin rated each airline out of four stars based on the protein, variety and calories of their onboard offerings. The findings are kinda shocking... ]]> JetSetCD 2011-11-22T15:58:44-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/21/65815/126
Indonesian rice dish

Ordering off-menu while jet setting is not only limited to first and business class passengers, you know. Just as we last told you about American Airlines upgrading their menus, KLM is now offering specialty meals on intercontinental flights from Amsterdam. Last week, the Flying Dutchman announced the expanded dining offering in the back of the plane with a little pre-ordering and few extra euros.

The expanded menu is in addition to the gluten-free, kosher, and other special dietary meals that KLM usually stocks, but these will explore ethnic themes, like traditional Dutch fare, Japanese delights, Italian comfort food, Indonesian rice dishes and an upgraded veggie option. At 12-15 euros each, the meals will still give you spending money for bringing home souvenirs. ]]> jetflyboy 2011-11-21T17:05:58-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/7/211958/431

It's Wednesday—the middle of the week—and we're traveling. We need something to get through the rest of the week and you know what would do the trick? A sugar rush brought on by some Krispy Kreme donuts. It'd be even better if they were in-flight Krispy Kreme donuts.

Good news for us and everyone! Krispy Kremes aren't just limited to standalone stores and the occasional airport kiosk; some airlines actually do serve up the glazed masterpieces direct to your traytable. For this they get major brownie donut points!

Three airlines serving Krispy Kreme in the skies:]]> JetSetCD 2011-11-09T09:10:01-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/25/72816/029
The halibut with truffle corn salsa

The silver birds of American Airlines recently launched some new in-flight dining options, now featuring the culinary delights of Chef Marcus Samuelsson, winner of Top Chef Masters, and Celebrity Chef Richard Sandoval. The good news is...the upgraded food isn't just for First Class flyers.

We've already discussed the options from Samuelsson, so now let's talk Sandoval. Chef Sandoval's dishes are offered in premium cabins on AA flights between Europe, Latin America and Asia. Most of the offerings have a Latin and international influence, with the aim of freshening up the current dining options. Menu options that got us drooling are the halibut with truffle corn salsa and a lemongrass-marinated chicken breast. ]]> jetflyboy 2011-10-27T15:39:33-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/5/866/41447

If you’re lucky enough to be flying up front, you’ll be in for a treat as American Airlines is upgrading its food and beverage options for the better half of the airplane. However, there’s still hope for those wedged back in coach, as there are actually some new options back there as well—they’ll just cost you some money.

Chefs Richard Sandoval and Marcus Samuelsson have been working with the airline to develop some new tasty treats, and things debuted over the weekend on October 1. Premium class passengers—like business and first class—will be treated to the Sandoval-inspired menus on flights heading from the US to spots in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Some of the options include lemongrass marinated chicken—yum—along with a signature halibut entrée featuring truffle corn salsa and sweet potato puree. ]]> kjb 2011-10-05T09:32:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/19/13228/2641

No warm nuts. No warm nuts! How dare an airline take away the pleasure of a little warm nuts before a long flight? Answer: when it's United between Tokyo-Narita and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi.

Following a $600+ upgrade to Business Class, an 11.5-hour flight from SFO to NRT and some filet mignon, we were excited for a little more local fare on the 6 hour and 30 minute flight. And we got it. Kinda. If Trader Vic's-recipe dishes can be considered thusly.]]> JetSetCD 2011-09-19T13:49:06-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/