Dragonair and JW’S California to provide innovative Western dishes onboard

A number of popular dishes highlighting the perfectly executed contemporary cuisine of JW’s California will be offered for First and Business Class passengers.

Dragonair has joined together with JW's California, the acclaimed Western restaurant at the five-star JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, to launch a newly designed promotional inflight menu. The latest collaboration with JW’s California marks an important step in Dragonair’s ongoing efforts to offer the best travel experience to its passengers, according to a Dragonair report.

Dragonair has been partnering with JW’s California since 2006 to provide passengers with a more enjoyable dining experience in the air. For the latest promotion, a series of 19 newly designed dishes, including appetizers and main courses, is now being featured in First and Business Class on flights from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai until mid-April 2012.

Highlights from the newly introduced menu include:

• Duck and Foie Gras “Ballotine” and Quince Puree
• Iberian Ham on Tomato Focaccia with Wild Rocket Leaves
• Seafood Risotto with Baby Octopus, Prawn, Mussels and Parmesan Shavings, and
• Crab Meat Linguine with Chorizo, Red Bell Pepper and Asparagus

Dragonair General Manager Inflight Services Cecilia Leung said: “Dragonair has a reputation for innovative and high-quality inflight meals, offering our passengers, especially frequent travellers, new elements and fresh experiences each time they travel. We have developed a very successful partnership with JW’s California over the years and we are very excited about the inspiration and creativity that’s gone into producing our latest inflight menu. It will certainly help to take the inflight dining experience on Dragonair flights to new heights.”

JW’s California’s Chef de Cuisine Jordi Villegas said: “I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Dragonair in designing this menu and for the hotel it is the sixth year of collaboration. I hope to bring the Spanish culinary elements behind JW's California to a whole new market.

“The new menu features a number of popular dishes highlighting the perfectly executed contemporary cuisine of JW’s California with an intricate focus on simple presentation and creativity of a dish,” he added. 

In designing the inflight menu, Chef Villegas profusely uses the freshest ingredients that exude a simplistic yet modern feel, allowing the food to speak for itself whilst masterfully preparing the sauces and details to build the taste for the dish.