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Originally posted on AdventureByFood on January 13, 2013
From time to time I have the fortunate opportunity of traveling from Chicago to London for work. This past December I had another opportunity to travel to London. Each time I fly to London I have been able to fly British Airways and relax in their World Traveler Plus Class. For those who have not had the opportunity to fly with British Airways, or in their World Traveler Plus class, I would compare it to United, American, and Delta’s First Class Domestic seats. There is a lot of leg room, the drinks are free, and the meals are always hot and flavorful.
This trip was going to be different. After having spent 10 days in London working, I logged into British Airways website to check in to my flight home only to see that my seat had been changed. At first I was worried because I had selected window seats when I booked the tickets and now it appeared I no longer had a window seat. In fact, I had been upgraded to Club World Seats. A quick point of clarification, British Airways has 4 classes on their Boeing 777 International Flights: World Traveler, World Traveler Plus, Club World, and First Class. I had never been in the Club World before and now that I have, I’m not sure I ever will want to fly any other way.
There are so many wonderful aspects of the club world cabin that it would take two or three blog posts to list them all. However, since this is a blog about Food I will keep this to the unbelievable cuisine. When I got settled into my Lay Flat seats prior to take off, I was presented with a hot towel, fresh orange juice and a glass of champagne. What a wonderful way to start a 9 hour flight. After reaching altitude we were given our menus, yes that’s right, a menu. There were appetizers main entree’s desserts, and wine options which all were decadent.
I decided to go with the grilled shrimp and baba ganoush with olive oil for the appetizer, filet of beef for the main, and apple cheesecake for the dessert. Wine was a wonderful red Bordeaux from France that paired perfectly. This was the best meal, by far, that I have ever had on a plane. The steak was hot and medium rare, the shrimp were done perfectly, and the cheesecake left me wanting more. Then, to make the experience go over the top, the stewardess came back and gave me a single serving of Dulce De Leche Ice Cream. Amazing! When that was not enough, an hour before we landed in Chicago we were served tea sandwiches of prawn salad, chicken and basil, and cheddar and onion for our tea service. It's a good thing that I have miles saved up as I think from now on I will upgrade my flights when I travel to London for work. Bravo British Airways, Bravo!!!
