Category Archives: Airplane food

Philippine Airlines Meal Mnl-Hkg-Mnl, April 2012

Our family spent Holy Week in Hong Kong last April as is our annual tradition. As usual we took our favorite airline, Philippine Airlines. Isn’t the line-up of Filipino chefs cooking for PAL really impressive? No wonder the food is almost always good. menu I’ve always had luck with their beef entrees so I orderedContinue reading “Philippine Airlines Meal Mnl-Hkg-Mnl, April 2012”

Philippine Airlines Meals Mnl-Tpe-Mnl

Last March I went to Taipei to attend a business convention. I took Philippine Airlines economy class and these were the meals on my flight. Can you believe this was for breakfast? Since there was no menu I don’t know what the meal was called. The chicken breast (yehey) was cooked in a mild curry,Continue reading “Philippine Airlines Meals Mnl-Tpe-Mnl”

Philippine Airlines Food Mnl-Hkg-Mnl December 2011

I have a long backlog of posts with trips to Tagaytay, Cebu, Taipei, Hong Kong and Boracay. I decided to tackle them in order even though it’s delayed.  This starts a series on my trip to Hong Kong last December 2011. breakfast menu I like that PAL offers local breads during their flights. It’s aContinue reading “Philippine Airlines Food Mnl-Hkg-Mnl December 2011”

Cathay Pacific Economy Meal – LAX to MNL

The food on the flight back to Manila brought back me back to reality and portion control.lunch menu After the disastrous and depressing Low Fat/Low Cholesterol Meal (LFML) I ordered on my flight from Manila to San Francisco I stuck with the regular meal option on the return flight. The food wasn’t bad at all. IContinue reading “Cathay Pacific Economy Meal – LAX to MNL”

Cathay Pacific Flight – Manila to San Francisco

As you’ve read from my previous post I’m currently in the USA for a vacation. I didn’t really plan to go to the US again after only a year but since I got a free ticket from HSBC I thought it would be fun to experience the Thanksgiving holiday for the first time with myContinue reading “Cathay Pacific Flight – Manila to San Francisco”

Philippine Airlines Meals Mnl-Hkg-Mnl August 2011

I’m saddened with the chaos that’s going on now with Philippine Airlines. I’m quite loyal with PAL since I’ve never had any bad experiences with the airline. Sure there are some delays but which airline doesn’t have it.And yes I’ve experienced a long haul flight without any lights or video service and that’s on businessContinue reading “Philippine Airlines Meals Mnl-Hkg-Mnl August 2011”

Philippine Airlines Dinner Mnl-Hkg-Mnl April 2011

Last April I went to Hong Kong to spend Holy Week there. It was also my first encounter with airplane food while on the Cohen diet. The timing of this post couldn’t be more perfect because today I’m on my way back to Hong Kong. And this time it’s breakfast that will challenge my diet.Continue reading “Philippine Airlines Dinner Mnl-Hkg-Mnl April 2011”

Philippine Airlines Food Mnl-Hkg-Mnl Oct. 2010

This was the food on our flight on Philippine Airlines to and from Hong Kong last October 2010. As usual PAL doesn’t fail to deliver one of the best airplane meals in my experience. My no/low carb diet ended the minute I entered PAL’s lounge and headed straight for the arroz caldo. The downfall continuedContinue reading “Philippine Airlines Food Mnl-Hkg-Mnl Oct. 2010”

Pal food on economy Mla-Tpe-Mla

I’ve raved a lot about how good the food was on Philippine Airlines  whether on business or economy class. My luck finally ran out. Last May I went to Taipei with some friends and had the most awful breakfast on the plane. I’ve tried the dimsum and noodles offered by PAL before and found itContinue reading “Pal food on economy Mla-Tpe-Mla”