Hawaiian Airlines New “Tasting Menu” for First Class

Hawaiian Airlines has started an innovative program for first class passengers, allowing them to create a “tasting menu” in which customers pair choices from a range of entrees.

For lunch and dinner, First Class customers select three of five entrees to create their meal. Twenty entrees have been designed for the tasting menu and will be used in different groupings throughout the system to ensure constant variety. The new menu also includes a new “Pomegranate Passion” beverage created exclusively for the airline and mochi ice cream for dessert. For breakfast, passengers will select two of three entrees and receive a fresh plate of fruit. One of each entree is prepared for every First Class customer on every flight, ensuring that all customers will receive their first choice of three entrees. The leftovers are given to the airline employees, but that still seems like an incredibly wasteful plan to me.

The entrees were created by chef Gannon and include regional dishes such as Hawaiian Crab Cake with a Zesty Pineapple Salsa, Rock Shrimp and Lemon Pepper Ravioli with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato-Basil Sauce, and Chicken Tandoori with a tangy Makhani
Sauce and Sultana Basmati Rice Pilaf.