Starting this month, Air France will introduce new in-flight menus, created by illustrious names in the culinary world. As an ambassador of French gastronomy, the company continues to present French haute cuisine globally.
Departing from Paris, three-Michelin-starred French chefs Glenn Viel and Arnaud Lallement will create exceptional new dishes in the La Première and Business cabins, alongside renowned pastry chefs Philippe Rigollot and Nina Métayer. In the Premium Economy cabin, Michelin-starred chef Frédéric Simonin continues to delight the airline’s customers with his delicious new recipes.
To create these menus, chefs work closely with Servair, the world leader in in-flight catering, using fresh, local produce that changes with the seasons. As part of Air France’s commitment to more responsible catering, the meat, poultry, dairy and eggs on each menu are of French origin, and the fish is sourced from sustainable fisheries on flights departing from Paris. Vegetarian menus are also systematically available in the different cabins of all the company’s flights.
Glenn Viel and Philippe Rigollot in the La Première cabin departing from Paris
Dorado fillet, fondant potatoes and mussels
For the first time, French chef Glenn Viel, three times awarded with a Michelin star, is writing the entire menu for La Première class, the company’s most exclusive travel cabin. Ingeniously combining his Brittany roots with Provençal cuisine, this lover of local produce has created a total of twelve exceptional dishes to be enjoyed over the coming months, including Mediterranean bread with pickled peppers and rosemary, cream cheese, arugula and preserved lemon, filet dorado, fondant potatoes, mussels and lemon sauce, and guinea fowl covered with crunchy zucchini and caramelized onion compote.
Apricot tartlet with rosemary whipped cream
As for desserts, Meilleur Ouvrier de France and world pastry champion Philippe Rigollot will take over the French dessert menu, presenting a selection of delicious, light-textured sweets. Strawberry gateau, black forest gateau and an apricot tartlet with rosemary whipped cream are among six desserts that will gradually appear on the menu.
“For Air France, I worked with light sweets made from cream and sugar. I wanted to introduce different flavors and textures to passengers of our wonderful airline. It is a pleasure to serve you”, said Philippe Rigollot.
Arnaud Lallement and Nina Métayer in the Business cabin departing from Paris
Crab and shrimp ravioli, Brittany curry sauce and sautéed spinach
In the Business cabin for long-haul flights, three-Michelin-star French chef Arnaud Lallement is creating new culinary delights for Air France customers. The chef proposes contemporary cuisine full of emotion, with a selection of nine new gourmet creations. Dishes such as polenta with sautéed vegetables, creamy eggplant and red pepper coulis, crab and shrimp ravioli, Brittany curry sauce and sautéed spinach will delight passengers.
“For Air France, I wanted to remember the seasons, let my unconscious speak, as if I were in hypnosis. Sharing with travelers a gourmet pleasure marked by emotion and satisfaction”, explained Arnaud Lallement.
Slice of mango with coconut and lime
In the Business cabin, since 2023, Air France has also entrusted its dessert menu to an exclusive pastry chef. Crowned World Pastry Chef 2023, chef Nina Métayer will sign three new sweets for the company’s customers. The chef’s caramel, hazelnut and velvety dark chocolate slice, the mango slice with coconut and lemon and the gourmet chocolate delight “Individuel” are the irresistible delicacies that customers will be able to taste during the trip.
“I created these desserts as true travel companions. My sweets, while light, were designed to offer travelers a feast for the senses while evoking the charm of far-flung destinations,” said Nina Métayer.
Mini scallops, citrus sauce with tapioca pearls and asparagus pasta
Frédéric Simonin in the Premium Economy cabin departing from Paris
In the Premium Economy cabin, Michelin-starred chef Frédéric Simonin continues to delight Air France customers as part of an ongoing partnership that began with the company in November 2023. A perfectionist at heart, he has created a new series of dishes prepared with the greatest respect for the chosen products. The chef’s delicious new menus, including mini scallops, citrus sauce with tapioca pearls and asparagus pasta, or savory peas, spinach and glazed pearl onions, are now available on board.
“For Air France customers, I carefully choose each product from our French regions that I can transform with delicacy and precision, for a special culinary experience,” says Frédéric Simonin.
Exclusive dishes in destinations around the world
Air France continues to develop its exceptional partnerships from international stations.
On flights departing from the United States*, the company is offering menus designed by French chef Dominique Crenn, three Michelin stars, in the La Première and Business cabins. Since February 2024, the chef’s dishes are available in shipments from Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-Newark, San Francisco and Seattle. Starting in April 2024, they will also be available at Detroit, Washington and New York-JFK departures.
When boarding from all of the company’s Canadian destinations (Montreal, Toronto, Quebec and Vancouver), French chef Olivier Perret has signed dishes with local and seasonal products for the Business cabin menu.
Air France is also offering dishes designed by chef Jean-Charles Brédas, from Martinique, in the Business cabin, on flights departing from the French Antilles (Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Saint-Martin) and French Guiana (Cayenne) to Paris, as well as on Caribbean regional network flights connecting Cayenne to Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre to Miami and Pointe-à-Pitre to Montreal.
Upon departure from Reunion Island, Air France entrusts the menu for its Business cabin to chef Jofrane Dailly, who highlights the island’s culinary heritage combined with its Indian origins.
On departure from Singapore, chef Julien Royer, with three Michelin stars, signs a selection of original dishes on the menu that is regularly renewed for Air France’s La Première and Business customers traveling to Paris.
* gradual implementation on departure from all Air France destinations in the United States, excluding seasonal seasons.
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