Well just a few more hours and off we go to France - we are on Delta. Remember when they used to hand out menus describing the dinner to be served? Now they roll up in the cart and ask "chicken or pasta"? When I try to get a little more info about like what is on the chicken or pasta, they seem quite annoyed. Gee I hate to be high maintenance but it would be nice to know? I think for this flight I'll eat a little at the airport and just stick to the wine - red or white?

Chicken or beef or pasta doesn't tell anything about the food. Check what the others get, how it looks and how it smells and order accordingly.

Generelly economy class food is hardly edible - on every airline. Better get a decent meal before departure and take some supplies on the plane.

Same with wine. Look a the cart and ask which wine they offer. And why not taking a bottle of wine or booze from the duty free shop onto the plane?

I always take the pasta, I find the chicken rubbery and I've never bought chicken with those airplane shapes, where does that piece come from on the chicken?
I usually don't eat much of the main course, but when forced to take the chicken because of running out of pasta, I will make a little chicken sandwich with the roll and cheese if I'm hungry.
What ever awful meal you choose, you are only a few hours away from something great in France.

Order a special meal next time. A friend, who is not vegan orders vegan meals. Always gets excellent food. I may well try it next time too.

Bring your own food, or do as hetismij suggests.

Bring your own food or go with the pasta. I got sick once from chicken served on a flight (thankfully on the way home). Never again.

Chicken - protein
pasta - carbs

I go with the protein no matter how lousy it looks and tastes!! haha

Generally I would agree. But it's a different world considering food choices on planes (and where that foods been, for how long warmed, etc.). Protein if it leaves you sick for 3 days is no bargain!

Last time I asked what the sauce was on the pasta the answer was: RED

I think that these days one has to look at the meal as a barely edible offering...bringing snacks a must.

Years ago on TAP Air Portugal they came down the aisle with hot towels before the meal...we are talking about economy class..., all the wine you would like to drink, more hot crusty rolls offered by someone serving them, tray had an appetizer along with the usual salad, main, dessert and a candy of some sort.....oh well as we all know nothing stays the same...just hopefully the gelato at our favorite gelateria.

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Evey time I've had psta on a plane it was either completely mushy (nowhere near al dente) or sort of dried up and congealed. If for some resaon we can't get business seats - with somewhat edible food - we bring something from the airport on the plain (Au Bon Pain or similar if noting better).

I'll never forget our British Airways flight from London to Nairobi, when we were offered chicken casserole or beef Bolognese. Our good-humored flight attendant had already stocked us up with plenty of (free) white wine. When I told him I wanted the chicken casserole, he leaned in close and whispered, "Have the beef Bolognese!" I figured he knew what he was talking about, so I changed my order. The meal was fine - I can only wonder what was wrong with the chicken casserole!

Air france used to offer those hot towels. They were lemon scented and so nice. Oh for the good ol days.

I read somewhere that you cannot consume any achoholic beverages that are not served by the flight staff. They must not enforce it though, because I've seen folks but stuff from the duty free on the plane and drink it out of the bottle.

Barely edible? the starving will eat anything. I'd sure as hell hate to have to COOK for some of you...I suspect one of you is that person who recently whined on airlinequality.com that they had to endure the insult of using PAPER towels in the First Class lavatory....oh the suffering....

Oh my my my! Thank you thank you my darling upgraded FF miles ticket.

Since the offer of accumulating airmiles for dollars(in my case South African Rands) I have paid for almost everything on my credit card to clock them up. The house bills, the business purchases like utility bills, stock, and even a dog license if I have to(just kidding!). All these speedily add up to my magical night of pure indulgence when I like to fly from the tip of Africa to the hub of Europe.
I get a lovely long bed with a duck-down duvet for starters.
As we snuggle into our wide cushy seats I waylay the hostess and request 4 more pillows ( for my back sweetie!). Soon the champagne comes around and it gauls me to see them chuck the rest of the undrunk glasses of Moet down the sink, as the Captain calls for seatbelts to be fastened for take off.

Now the fun really starts. Beautiful printed menus are handed out and perused, discussed, and finally the courses decided upon. I won't distress you any further with the culinary delights gently set down on my starhed white table cloth except to say there is no staying awake after the offer of a 2nd and third port with the cheese course!

My but I lurv to fly these days.

One one of my previous return trips I was "treated" to ice cream sundaes in business class. Oh, the humanity!!!!