American Airlines
has enlisted the former chef to Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana, to
design its new premium menus on flights between Europe and the US.
McGrady spent 15
years in the royal kitchens, and starting on November 1, business and first class
passengers travelling westbound to the United States will be able to sample his
“quintessential British fare”.
The new signature
dishes will rotate on a monthly basis, and include old favourite cottage pie, as well as chicken stuffed with Cumberland sausage, oatmeal-crusted
pork with a Drambuie juniper berry sauce, and beef fillet with morel mushroom
sauce.
AA says that the dishes “embody ingredients
typical of English cuisine, and flavours that have broad appeal”. For more information
visit americanairlines.co.uk.
Report by Mark Caswell