American Airlines is sprucing up the menus across its lounges this August with new gourmet dishes in its Flagship Lounge locations.
The new dishes are part of the airline’s ongoing collaboration with the James Beard Association and have been designed by four James Beard Award-winning chefs. All of the refreshed menu items feature summer produce and bright flavors, and they are available at four Flagship Lounge locations—including Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, and Dallas-Fort Worth—starting the first week of August.
At the new Flagship Lounge location that just opened at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) earlier this summer, chef Randy Rucker is debuting a one-of-a-kind dish this month: squid ink biscuits served with speck ham and creole mustard. The unique pairing from the innovative chef of restaurants River Twice and Little Water will be available in the lounge starting August 14.
Travelers passing through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be treated to two new dishes from chef Brandon Kida, head chef at local hotspot Hinoki & the Bird. Kida will offer travelers a new bao bar in the LAX Flagship lounge, with two options for the buns: crispy maitake mushroom or fried chicken. Both selections come topped with yuzu aioli.
Meanwhile, Dallas-based chef Tiffany Derry is elevating the cuisine at American’s home hub of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). This month, she’s introducing a charred mixed mushroom salad with crispy rice and furikake dressing, as well as a Mediterranean couscous salad with red radishes, mint, feta, and crispy chickpeas.
Finally, American Airlines passengers at the Flagship Lounge at Miami International Airport (MIA) will notice two new dishes from chef Timon Balloo that put vegetables in the spotlight. Those new additions include citrusy sweet soy and balsamic-glazed brussels sprouts, as well as asparagus, haricot verts and peas with citrus butter.
The dishes were designed to bring “together texture, flavor and a sense of place,” according to the airline. All of the new items are exclusive to American’s Flagship Lounges.
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