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Delta Air Lines will introduce new in-flight menu options created by celebrity chef José Andrés starting November 4. The collaboration follows a meeting between Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Andrés at the South by Southwest festival last year, which sparked the idea for the partnership.
Passengers flying in Delta One and domestic first class will be able to try dishes such as Spanish tortilla with vegetable stew for breakfast, braised beef short rib with smoky pepper sauce and creamy polenta, Spanish-style braised chicken thigh with celeriac-potato puree, and stuffed piquillo peppers with goat cheese and mushroom filling. These meals will initially be available on select routes before expanding to more flights.
Stephanie Laster, Delta’s managing director of onboard culinary experience, described the approach: "We really want to delight. We call it 'every flight, every bite,'" she said. "And I think that's where it's really about carefully curating dining experiences that get customers excited and really how we make them feel like they're dining in a sky-high restaurant versus that traditional airline catering, which can sometimes not be exciting or inspiring."
