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9/10

Luigi Vallero

United States (LUK) to France (CDG), 13 Dec 2005

Business Class

(Menu Card)
Dinner and breakfast - Aperitif service: mixed warm nuts Dinner: appetizer of mixed roasted vegetables, mozzarella pearls and sundried tomatoes; winter squash and pear soup; eggplant ravioli, complemented with grilled giant prawns; cheese, grapes and crackers selection; traditional Delta sundae made with Breyer's all natural vanilla ice-cream with caramel topping and pirouline cookie. Breakfast: assortment of pastries; fresh fruits; scrambled eggs with cream cheese and Canadian bacon.

A good Italian red (can't remember the name) from a well stocked onboard cellar, followed by a meditation inducing vintage Porto with the dessert. Lemon tea with breakfast.

Dinner was served about one hour into the flight, after the aperitif service (I had a ginger ale with the pleasant warm nuts), on proper crockery, with metlar cutlery and good glassware, with the traditional informal yet professional attitude from FAs which is typical of US carriers. After the nice Mediterranean-style appetizer, dinner continued with the winter squash and pear soup, which was very enjoyable and piping hot: alternative dish would have been a very inspiring salad. This was followed by a choice of mains from which I chose the eggplant ravioli dish, with grilled giant prawns, which were delicious and perfectly cooked. A good cheese selection with grapes and crackers followed, along with the standard Delta sundae made with Breyer's all natural vanilla ice-cream with my choice of topping (caramel) and a pirouline cookie. After that I barely had a three hours nap before it was time for breakfast, which consisted in a good assortment of pastries, fresh fruits, and very well done scrambled eggs with cream cheese and Canadian bacon. Definitely too much food (I didn't touch anything else for the rest of the day), and of a very high quality too. Great wine selection as well, and nice crew. Bravo Delta!

Date added: 2008-05-21   //   Flight: 8:05   //   Aircraft: B777-200