AIR FRANCE AND SERVAIR CELEBRATE FINE DINING ON BOARD A FLIGHT TO DAKAR

2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — To mark the 2nd edition of the Gastronomic Festival on 22 September, Air France and Servair will offer gourmet treats and an original Q&A session with chefs for passengers of flight AF 718 between Paris and Dakar.

With the cooperation of three Servair chefs present on board, Air France and its airline catering subsidiary will offer customers in all three cabin classes elegant appetizers worthy of a fine restaurant.

During the flight, passengers will be able to talk to the chefs and learn the secrets of the air transport catering trade: tips on seasoning a dish served on board, the ingredients not compatible with air transport and the absolute essentials, as well as advice on presentation and other rare information about airline cuisine.

“This flight is a great opportunity to celebrate our love of food and promote the convivial in-flight dining experience we offer all our passengers every day”, stated Christian Herzog, SVP Marketing Air France.

“We are delighted to give our chefs the occasion to meet passengers and demonstrate our devotion to fine cuisine and give them an insight into our universe”, added Claude Thénevin, EVP sales, marketing and innovation Servair.

ON THE MENU, IN ADDITION TO THE CUSTOMARY IN-FLIGHT OFFER:

For Economy passengers

– autumn verrine (lentil and duck magret salad, mushroom carpaccio and fried prawns)

For Business and Premium Economy passengers

– Salmon mousse roll

GASTRONOMIC FESTIVAL

France’s gastronomic festival is a national event celebrating the diversity of French cuisine, launched as part of UNESCO’s addition of the French gastronomic meal to their prestigious list of World Intangible Heritages. Inspired by the Fête de la Musique, there will be a series of events taking place around France to celebrate gastronomy, local produce and the art of entertaining. The festival aims to create a convivial and warm atmosphere that brings people together through culinary arts. The theme of this first edition is entitled “Terroirs: creativity and tradition”. www.fete-gastronomie.fr

SERVAIR is the leading French airline catering and cleaning company. Ranked third worldwide with over 60 outlets, SERVAIR provides airlines a range of services indispensable to air transport operations and passenger comfort. With over 100 chefs and over 1,000 menus and 5,300 different recipes, Servair prepares and serves 207,000 meals per day in the world. Servair skilfully combines culinary tradition and ingenuity to deliver a high quality cuisine in the skies.

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