British Airways’ Menus Try for a Retro Feel

British celebrity chef Heston BlumenthalAlastair Grant/Associated Press British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal


The special Olympic menu pays homage to traditional British cuisine and is inspired by the airline’s 1948 London Olympics in-flight meals. The owner of Dinner and the Fat Duck, Heston Blumenthal (above), who is famous for creating holistic dining experiences by combining taste and sound, created the onboard meals along with Simon Hulstone, owner of the Elephant in Torquay (southwest England), who will be overseeing the onboard kitchens during the summer.

The menu items include potted braised beef in first class, and fish pie and lemon curd cheesecake in the main cabin.

If the reviews of Flight BA2012, British Airways’ pop-up restaurant in East London that offered a sneak peek at the menu this month, are any indication, passengers will be in for a treat.