This month American Airlines is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this centennial, AA is offering special dishes in premium cabins that evoke classic dishes of the 1920s. I recently had the chance to try beef Wellington on a first class and against all odds, it turned out very well.
Beef Wellington does not make me think of the 1920s, but a Waldorf salad does! (However that salad, created in 1896 by Oscar Tschirky, the maître d’hôtel of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, is actually even older!) The original Waldorf salad was a simple mixture of diced apples, celery, and mayonnaise served on lettuce…how would AA’s version be?
While I prepared for an incredibly well-done piece of steak, it seems the pastry around it somehow protected it and it was actually a very good dish (though really was a short rib, not filet mignon). The sauce, root vegetables, and asparagus were also good.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
