When I make short jaunts around the US, I typically try to fly Delta Economy Class and hope for an upgrade. When I sit in coach, I continue to be surprised by the selection and quality of food for purchase in the back of the bus. Some of the offerings are better than what is served in First Class.(Delta’s roast beef sliders were fantastic). Alaska clearly states on their menu that the items are available for purchase in First Class as well as Economy. I have heard of mixed availability of food for purchase in Delta’s First Class.

On my last Domestic trip, one segment was on Alaska Airlines and while I did not eat, I was also pleasantly surprised by the food for purchase selection; both in creativity and in presentation (the menu, anyway)
Things on each menu that stood out to me:

A) Who eats egg salad for breakfast? (Delta)
B) Heavy Hawaiian theme on Alaska’s menu; why the focus? You’re based in Seattle. Because of the heavy West Coast traffic?
C) Alaska also has arrows to denote which way is East/West for those passengers who… well, you know…

As for prices on each, they seem reasonable considering I am sitting 5 miles above the earth. I’ve paid much more for much worse food at sea level.

I posted both menus below for your perusal. Anybody tried Alaska’s offerings?

ALASKA AIRLINES MENU

Sometimes I fly on an ordinary airline on an ordinary route and there is not a whole lot to report or highlight. I anticipated this ATL-FRA flight would be one of these flights.  In addition, I have written about Delta’s Business Elite class on a few other occasions.
The flight crew was fantastic, however, and the menu impressive so it warranted a post. The crew made the flight very pleasant by being very friendly and saying the small things:

“Is there anything else I can get you right now?”
“Did you enjoy your flight?”
“We really appreciate you choosing Delta”

I was pleasantly surprised by the menu. It seemed more complex with more choices than average. The effort in menu design alone was more impressive than United, never mind the originality and quality. My fillet was good when compared to other airline fillets.

Unfortunately, like my last Delta 777 flight, my in-flight entertainment was in-operable. The whole cabin system was reset several times and I believe most passsnegers’ system worked after the reset.  Mine just produced a loud hissing sound and the faint noise of what was playing. It wasn’t a show stopper because I slept for most of the flight.
This 777 had the “old” Business Elite recliner seats and I took no pictures of them, but the menu is below.

Who do you think has better business class food, United or Delta?