Airlines are teaming up with world-class chefs, trying to make in-flight fine-dining a reality.
Quest to make in-flight dining pleasurable —
Airlines are teaming up with world-class chefs, trying to make in-flight fine-dining a reality.
courtesy The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Tosca's Michelin-starred chef Pino Lavarra is the latest to have been tasked with creating a first-class menu in the air, for Cathay Pacific.
Cathay Pacific teams with Michelin-starred chef —
Tosca's Michelin-starred chef Pino Lavarra is the latest to have been tasked with creating a first-class menu in the air, for Cathay Pacific.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Lavarra's challenge is to try to recreate the food from his restaurant in an airplane galley. He concedes, the two will never be identical.
Tough ask —
Lavarra's challenge is to try to recreate the food from his restaurant in an airplane galley. He concedes, the two will never be identical.
courtesy The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The beef carpaccio at the restaurant (pictured) is a traditional Italian appetizer of thick slices of tender raw beef paired with ricotta and a perky tomato jam. The same dish on the plane has to be tweaked to abide by food safety regulations.
In-flight vs on the ground —
The beef carpaccio at the restaurant (pictured) is a traditional Italian appetizer of thick slices of tender raw beef paired with ricotta and a perky tomato jam. The same dish on the plane has to be tweaked to abide by food safety regulations.
courtesy The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The world's highest hotel, Hong Kong's Ritz-Carlton (height 490 meters), home to Tosca, inspired the menu, Lavarra says.
Lofty inspiration —
The world's highest hotel, Hong Kong's Ritz-Carlton (height 490 meters), home to Tosca, inspired the menu, Lavarra says.
courtesy The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong