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Airline Meals

I'm totally itching to go somewhere. I get this way every few months. It's not that i don't like being home, but rather that i love long drives, packing my bag, looking at maps, listening to old music, seeing new places and most importantly, not being at work + the same old routine. be's been trying to find a decent online deal. There are so many new places we'd like to explore. It's also fun to re-visit a place, especially if you're excited about re-eating something (of which there are many, many.)

Upon seeing this site, i now want an airline meal. Getting your little tray is part of the airline fun. Although not known for exemplary cuisine, sometimes i've been surprised - i always have to pre-order a "special meal" since i don't eat meat, and they usually look fresher & tastier than the "chicken or beef meals." Once, i got a hummus & arugula sandwich (surprisingly good) and carrots instead of potato chips (ugh). Pre-9/11, i was lucky enough to get bumped up to business class on a flight to San Francisco, and that shit was awesome! We had drinks and warm mixed nuts to start, then a plate of mango and strawberries, the meal ordered off a menu, and hot cookies and ice cream for dessert. The only bad thing was be's apparent "underagedness," which kept the attendants from offering him alcohol (but he says he didn't want any, anyways).

On British Airways, not only do you get tea in the cutest, transparent blue cup, but the meals were quite tasty. For lunch i got a trio of vegetarian sandwiches, all of which contained different yummy fillings. When we flew Air France, everyone got a mini slice of brie and a baguette. The meals on our transPacific flight to China were mixed; some of them were good while others pretty bad, but that may have been due to 20+ hours on a plane. If you're getting breakfast, lunch AND dinner on the same flight i guess you can't expect too much. But the absolute worst is when you're starving, and you just get soda and pretzels.

Right now, i don't care how the meal is as long as i get one on a flight to somewhere fun!

posted by beXn @ 2:52 AM