ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta is
dishing out vibrant, seasonal ingredients with its newest Delta One
menu. Beginning Sept. 1, customers
flying in the Delta One cabin on select trans-Atlantic routes to
Europe and Transcon flights will
enjoy meals thoughtfully handcrafted by North End Grill's Executive
Chef Eric Korsh.
The Delta One menu is evocative of the restaurant's
ingredient-first, elemental way of cooking that has made it a
treasured downtown culinary destination, known for blending the
rich flavors of New York and
France.
It features some of North End Grill's signature dishes that
Korsh expertly translated for the in-flight experience including
Pink Sea Trout with Turnips and Pearl
Onions and North End Grill's Classic Opera Cake as well as
Short Rib Cannelloni with port, black truffle, wild mushrooms and
parmesan. In addition to partnering on menu development, the actual
dishes will be prepared daily in the Union Square Events kitchen,
located in Chelsea, New York, home
to the catering and venue hospitality arm of Union Square
Hospitality Group.
"We selectively chose to partner with North End Grill and Chef
Korsh as they share in the same philosophy of serving fresh, local
and seasonal food to customers," said Allison Ausband, Delta's Senior Vice President –
In-Flight Service. "They prepare food in their restaurants every
day for customers in New York so
why not partner with them to prepare meals for our customers in the
air? This is another innovative way Delta is investing in the
on-board experience as we focus on changing the conversation around
airplane food."
The menu will also be featured in Delta One on all westbound
Delta One flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport and
San Francisco International
Airport. Menus created by Korsh
will be offered in Delta One for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Select items will refresh on the first of each month from September
until Nov. 30 to provide a variety of
options to customers.
Delta's partnership with North End Grill deepens its ongoing
collaboration with Danny Meyer's
Union Square Hospitality Group, who has partnered with the airline
to feature seasonally-rotating menus designed by its chefs. The
North End Grill menu will be on board from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30. Past rotations with USHG
include the summer menu from Union Square Events, the spring menu
from Union Square Cafe and the winter menu from Marta.
In addition to North End Grill's
menu, Delta is featuring the fresh, local flavors of fall on board
in its First Class and Delta One cabins throughout the network.
Delta's consulting chefs Linton
Hopkins and Michelle
Bernstein have artfully created menus using ingredients
produced by local purveyors and artisan suppliers. Transitioning
from the fresh, light tastes of summer to heavier, richer fare, the
airline's menus are designed around fall harvest ingredients like
root vegetables, legumes, wild mushrooms, beets and potatoes.
To round out the flavors of the season, Delta is also offering
seasonal libations on board.
The latest menus pair with Delta's 2016 wine program curated by
Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson, which follows a similarly
seasonal approach. Robinson has sourced a number of locally-made
wines from small, artisanal wineries that bring a flavor and body
uniquely their own. This season's wine selections have an overall
richer quality to stand up to the fresh fall flavors.
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Jack Daniel Distillery,
the airline will be serving Jack's Birthday Classic, the
quintessential Jack and Coke cocktail, on all flights within
North America beginning
Sept. 1. Customers are also invited
to celebrate Oktoberfest on board
with Samuel Adams' most popular seasonal brew, OctoberFest, which
will be available on flights within North
America and outbound U.S. flights to Europe and Latin
America.
Leaving no stone unturned, customers traveling in First Class on
all long-haul North America
flights out of Atlanta will
experience Dark Chocolate gelato, the new fall rotation, from one
of Atlanta's favorite shops
Honeysuckle Gelato. Delta began serving Honeysuckle Gelato on board
in the summer of 2015, and continually offers seasonal refreshes for customers.
About Union Square Hospitality Group
Union Square
Hospitality Group has created some of New
York's most beloved restaurants, cafes, and bars. Founded by
Danny Meyer with the opening of
Union Square Cafe in 1985, the company now extends beyond the walls
of its eateries. In addition to creating Shake Shack, USHG offers
operational and strategic consulting and runs a multifaceted
catering and events business. With operations in Chicago, Las
Vegas, Washington, D.C. in
addition to New York, USHG has
long supported its communities by supporting hunger relief and
civic organizations. USHG holds 28 James Beard Awards and numerous
accolades for its distinctive style of hospitality.
www.ushgnyc.com
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million
customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50
Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 335 destinations in 61 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
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