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Ärende: trip 674
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to begin
Grilled shrimp brochette with sugar cane skewer (United
Airlines Executive Chef selection) - over mango and tomato
relish

and

Fresh seasonal greens - Creamy Garlic or Balsamic
Vinaigrette

[i]The shrimp were two fairly large ones, pretty good,
with tart very firm mango and fairly ripe soft tomatoes.
Greens were sliced romaine and lots of cucumber.[/i]

main course
Filet mignon with herbed compound butter (United Airlines
Executive Chef selection) - red skin garlic mashed potatoes
and grilled asparagus

Sate spiced chicken - jasmine rice with chives and herbed
asparagus, carrot saute

Lasagna classica with roasted vegetables - Alfredo sauce

[i]I was a nice boy and said I'd take whatever was left. Lilli
asked for the steak and commented that I was guaranteed
to get the pasta, which turned out to be true.

She cut into her filet, and it was done a bit more than
she would have liked, plus it was served with asparagus,
which she said she didn't eat; and so we traded. The
pasta, by the way, was slightly gummy but in range sheets
alternating with a spinach-ricotta mixture, topped with
a decent alfredo sauce and a sprinkle of grana - not bad
at all, but if I'd eaten it all, I'd have gotten a terrible
case of something, and her brother's keeper might have had
a touch of self-interest in trading with me. The filet
tasted pretty good, despite being done medium plus, and
the asparagus were actually quite nice.[/i]

dessert
International cheese selection - San Joaquin Gold, Le Cabrie

[i]The former is a Cheddarlike substance of (according to my
source) no great distinction. The latter a rather dry and
tasteless goat Brieoid substance: it might be unfair to
judge it based on what came, which looked like two thin
slices of rind with a little tiny bit of cheese adhering.
I believe someone in the catering department may be
cheating the airline.[/i]

Ice cream

[i]Chocolate; this went untried.

Courvoisier tasted pretty good, and Lilli now has learned
to tolerate Sandeman's Founder's Reserve fairly well.[/i]

midflight snack
Honey roasted turkey with baby Swiss cheese

Cucumber and Provolone sandwich

Sandwiches may be served either hot or cold

Mini pretzel twists

Walkers two finger shortbred [sic] cookies

Ghirardelli dark chocolate squares

Please help yourself to assorted sandwiches and snacks
located near the galley

[i]I didn't, as my personal guide and bodyguard told me
that I should get some sleep, which I did, obediently.[/i]

prior to arrival
Continental breakfast - featuring a fruit appetizer, yogurt,
breakfast bread and fruit preserves

For the heartier appetite, you may select the following
entree:

Chive scrambled eggs - with turkey sausage and breakfast
potatoes

[i]Exactly the same as previous incarnations of this food,
except that the sausage was spongier and more turkeylike,
and Lilli rejected it, so I got two extra sausages, of
which I ate one (speaking volumes for the quality of the
food).[/i]

champagne
Gremillet Brut nv Champagne or Pommery Brut Royal nv

[i]The Champers was actually Drappier.[/i]

white wine
Selbach Riesling Kabinett "Feinherb" Mosel, Germany 2007 or
Kapuka Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Marlborough

Jean-Claude Fromont Chablis 2008

red wine
Altos R Tempranillo 2007 Rioja

Pedroncelli Three Vineyards Cabernet 2007 (DCV) or
Finca La Escondida Reserva Malbec 2007 San Juan

[i]The Malbec was peachy and drinkable. The Rioja was oddly
also somewhat stone-fruity but had a distinct tone of
old shoes and was way too tannic to drink.[/i]

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