{"id":9676,"date":"2021-11-15T10:12:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2021-12-23T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T20:32:56","slug":"food-wine-united-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/airlines\/food-wine-united-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide To Food and Wine on United Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

United Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the US and the company has been improving their food offering, especially in their premium lounges and flights, over the past few years.<\/p>

Historically the company did not put much emphasis on their food offering but with other partners like Delta taking food more seriously<\/a> United has noticed.<\/p>

Unfortunately the airline doesn’t make a lot of information available on their website<\/a> but we’re here to breakdown the food experience and let you know what to expect next time you fly.<\/p>

Cuisine Overview<\/h2>

United has a in house chef team that focuses on creating specialized menus for both lounges and flight routes around the world. The company has greatly expanded their food offering, especially in their redesigned Polaris Business Class, to give premium passengers a truly stand out experience.<\/p>

Culinary Partners<\/h2>

United doesn’t traditionally partner with outside food companies, unlike Delta does by selecting famous restaurants to collaborate with. However, they do have a team of in house chefs that are more than capable of coming up with delicious meals on any route.<\/p>

United’s executive chefs are Gerry McLoughlin and Gerry Gulli and they orchestrators of distinctive inflight dining at 35,000 feet. The team works closely with corporate chefs to continually evaluate evolving food trends in an effort to bring the best inflight dining experiences to customers. <\/p>

Chefs will also occasionally hop on a United flight just to get the customer and crew feedback to see if what they are doing is working.<\/p>

Along side chefs United also employs Doug Frost, their very own in house Master Sommelier. Frost is an expert wine aficionado and works with the beverage committee to craft a balanced selection of wine on every flight. <\/p>

Pre Departure Selection<\/h2>

United offers a pre departure selection to certain passengers and you will be notified if you are eligible 5 days in advance of your flight and you must make your selection at least 24 hours in advance.<\/p>

If you are eligible here is how you can pre select your onboard meal.<\/p>