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Air France is opening a pop-up restaurant on The Rooftop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. It will be serving long-haul Business Class meals from June 25th through August 20th. The dishes and desserts were specially prepared for Air France customers by triple Michelin-starred chef Régis Marcon and renowned pastry chef Nina Métayer. All of this will be enjoyed while taking in panoramic views from the outdoor restaurant.
Airline food is generally not something to be lauded and certainly not something that deserves its own restaurant, but Air France is proud of what it’s serving and wants to showcase dishes that passengers would eat at 35,000 feet. The experience is meant to be “just like on board.” Meals will have an appetizer, starter, main course, a selection of cheeses, and dessert. Each dish is served in tableware created just for Air France by designer Jean-Marie Massaud. Meals will be served in a setting similar to that on board the plane (incorporating the airline’s meal trays).
Some menu items include Camargue rice trio with lemon, carrot and orange sauce, butternut, and red beans and Chicken with morel mushroom sauce, rice pilaf, and green asparagus. These creations tell the story of the chef’s cuisine and are inspired by nature and his home region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. For dessert, Nina Métayer, who was awarded the title of World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2023, has created a Crunchy hazelnut and caramel delight and a Tatin-style crunchy delight.
The French wine and champagne list has been created by Air France’s head sommelier Xavier Thuizat and curated to go with the menu. He was crowned Best Sommelier in France in 2022 and has made sure the pairings highlight the cuisine. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available.
This is not the first restaurant pop-up that Air France has executed. Its first was held at the Palais de Tokyo last summer during the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
Lunches at this new activation cost €93 and reservations are required. Those can be made here.
Anthony’s Take: I give Air France props for this cool activation. If I were going to be in Paris, I would check it out.
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This could be great PR for catering firms and airlines in any city with airline catering facilities.
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