{"id":892,"date":"2009-05-06T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T16:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:54","slug":"happiness-is-good-airplane-food-and-chocolate-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/05\/happiness-is-good-airplane-food-and-chocolate-dessert\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness is Good Airplane Food \u2013 and Chocolate Dessert!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In two days I\u2019ve spent a total of 23.75 hours on a plane, most of that on two Japan Airlines (JAL) flights from Chicago O\u2019Hare to Narita International in Tokyo and then from Tokyo to Singapore.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been unconditionally delighted with the meals four meals I\u2019ve had thus far.
\nI\u2019m a vegetarian, and so am careful to make note of that when I make air reservations, lest I be forced to eat crispy chicken tenders (ick).\u00a0 Unfortunately, many airlines (and restaurants, for that matter) still think that sliced tomatoes and iceberg lettuce on (soggy) whole wheat bread constitutes appropriate vegetarian fare.\u00a0 It\u2019s always a gamble.
\nI\u2019m so happy that the gamble this time paid off handsomely.\u00a0 JAL has produced several four-course meals that I would gladly accept at an on-ground restaurant.
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My spinach fettucini dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEntrees have included mini-spiral pasta with toothpick vegetables in a light alfredo; ricotta and parsley-filled ravioli with a roasted-tomato sauce; and spinach fettucini (pictured) with brocolli, mushrooms and diced peppers with a dollop each of marinara and cream sauce.\u00a0 All were served hot and fresh.
\nI\u2019m so amused by the ingenuity of airplane food chefs, who must figure out how to design food that can be compacted into tiny containers, stay fresh for hours, and look fabulous when served.\u00a0 In my past 48 hours I\u2019ve enjoyed:<\/p>\n