Big SHOUTOUT to our Santiago flight kitchen!
We had only 9 customers in B Zone on 846 departing Santiago de Chile night before last, so I "floated" to Economy Class to lend a hand. After the service, I sat down with an Economy meal before my break started. Tray, utensils, plasticware, it all looked the same as "normal" but...
The couscous salad was BRILLIANT! Fresh, subtle flavors with just a suggestion of pungent onion and pepper. I haven't enjoyed couscous since my days in the Latin Quarter as a poor college student and NEVER did I enjoy it unheated.
The chicken entree was a Mediterranean preparation of white meat chicken with tomato-based sauce, black olives, capers, and a smattering of goat cheese. It was FRESHLY PREPARED! The clincher on this dish was that I found a whole bay leaf in mine. A bay leaf...whole...in an Economy meal.
The quality of the salad and main more than made up for the choco-flavored (read fake) Cool Whip desert which looked much nicer than it tasted. The "mousse" was underwhelming and left a "synthetic" aftertaste. I stopped after one spoonful and am regretting that one.
Overall though, GREAT JOB!
(I wish I'd had my phone in my pocket for a quick photo of the bay leaf. I'm almost doubting my memory of it!)
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