Tuesday, August 10, 2004
The Un-Yummy Skies!
Coincidentally, as you will see in a moment, Monz is having half the usual: the McDonald's CaliCobb (the rest of the office might ignore KFC's iniquity, but Monz Remembers!). Friday it was a brave return to the China Chef, where no foreign objects were detected in the Chicken Lo Mein or Hawaiian fried rice. Monday it was New Jewel, which remains consistently impressive after two visits.
The editors have flown Chicago's hometown airline several times in the past year, but nothing beyond a quick jaunt to the east coast. Hence, we were surprised to discover that the airline no longer provides free food (meal or snack -- we don't count a miniature bag of chex-like mix from some company we've never heard of). Instead, they "proudly" offered to sell us a meal: A Bennigan's California Cobb Salad! In a cardboard box no less! It could have been ours for a mere $10! (At check-in, we were offered an upgrade to economy-plus ("five extra inches of legroom" for a mere $40) We chose to suffer through both leg and stomach cramps, but we didn't mind. However, we were quite annoyed at the effect this scorched-lunch strategy has had on more savvy flyers, who brought on-board all sorts of odious odiforous edibiles and consumed them from boarding to landing. Yech! Maybe we should leave a cranky post here!
Coincidentally, as you will see in a moment, Monz is having half the usual: the McDonald's CaliCobb (the rest of the office might ignore KFC's iniquity, but Monz Remembers!). Friday it was a brave return to the China Chef, where no foreign objects were detected in the Chicken Lo Mein or Hawaiian fried rice. Monday it was New Jewel, which remains consistently impressive after two visits.
The editors have flown Chicago's hometown airline several times in the past year, but nothing beyond a quick jaunt to the east coast. Hence, we were surprised to discover that the airline no longer provides free food (meal or snack -- we don't count a miniature bag of chex-like mix from some company we've never heard of). Instead, they "proudly" offered to sell us a meal: A Bennigan's California Cobb Salad! In a cardboard box no less! It could have been ours for a mere $10! (At check-in, we were offered an upgrade to economy-plus ("five extra inches of legroom" for a mere $40) We chose to suffer through both leg and stomach cramps, but we didn't mind. However, we were quite annoyed at the effect this scorched-lunch strategy has had on more savvy flyers, who brought on-board all sorts of odious odiforous edibiles and consumed them from boarding to landing. Yech! Maybe we should leave a cranky post here!
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