Airline food: Why you should always order the stew

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 00:16 — Anonymous by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorFritz Gross
wants to make good food; doesn't want to get sued. If you need one golden
strategy for ordering your in-flight meal, it's this: always order the
stew. If the stew's not available, go for fried rice and fatty fish. Pasta,
noodles, chicken breast or anything deep-fried does not fare so well in the
harsh conditions of the aircraft galley. These recommendations come straight
from the people tasked with making the millions of meals served in-flight
every day, like Fritz Gross, director of culinary excellence at LSG Sky Chefs
Asia Pacific. As the guy in charge of LSG Sky Chefs' Hong Kong operation,
which churns out 30,000 meals daily for airlines such as DragonAir, United
Airlines and British Airways, Gross' challenge is a tough one:read more