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Home » Meal of the Week » Why JetBlue Dinner In MINT Class Is The Best
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Why JetBlue Dinner In MINT Class Is The Best

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 8, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.

an airplane with seats and monitors

Despite our complaints, premium cabin meal service is actually not bad on the legacy carriers. But then there’s JetBlue, which continues to be in a league of its own.

I fly often and am fortunate to often fly in premium cabins, particularly on longer flights. Meal service is rarely something to look forward to, but it is also nothing to fear. I’ve had my fair share of very good meals on American, Delta, and United.

But I was talking to a friend yesterday who just flew JetBlue from New York to LA and it reminded me that JetBlue continues to be an outlier, in a positive way. This week, I look back on a tremendous dinner I enjoyed on JetBlue back in 2016.

JetBlue’s MINT business class offers high-quality, tapas style dishes. On transcontinental flights you can pick and choose up to three dishes, usually out of five. These vary from salads to pastas to meat dishes.

On my flight from JFK to LAX the menu had a number of great choices despite the late evening departure.

a menu on a white surface

I chose an Asian pear salad, chicken & dumpling, and bison meatloaf for my choices:

a tray of food on a tray

All three courses were exceptional. Truly delicious:

a bowl of salad with fruit and cheese

a bowl of food on a table

a bowl of food with vegetables

Even the warmed sourdough bread was outstanding:

a roll of bread and a small container of olive oil

But that wasn’t all. A tremendous dessert course with fresh cut, ripe fruit, excellent cappuccino, and superb Blue Marble ice cream followed.

a tray with fruit and a cup of coffee

a bowl of fruit with blueberries and watermelon

a cup of coffee with foam

a cup of ice cream with a spoon

CONCLUSION

Honestly, JetBlue wins just for the food alone. But throw in the tremendous service and JetBlue MINT remains the best domestic premium product.

You can check out this month’s JetBlue MINT menus here. You can also read my full review of JetBlue MINT here.

> Read More: JetBlue A321 Mint New York To Los Angeles Review

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. Christian Reply
    December 8, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    What’s with the horses on the menu?

    • Howard Reply
      December 8, 2018 at 3:07 pm

      I’m guessing hipster certified.

    • John Reply
      December 9, 2018 at 1:27 pm

      That means it was ‘inspired’ by Saxon and Parole.
      If it all seems too complex for you, try the ‘Plane Eats’ menu, with more simple options (Hamburgers, Pasta, etc)

  2. Mohammed Reply
    December 8, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    It is not normal to review a meal you had few years ago!

    • Matthew Reply
      December 9, 2018 at 12:18 am

      It is on my blog. If you don’t like it, you can risk your life elsewhere.

      • Rupert Reply
        December 9, 2018 at 1:41 am

        Nice attitude!

  3. Paolo Reply
    December 10, 2018 at 4:24 am

    Please don’t eat Bison. The dear things should be allowed to roam the plains without fear of marauding Millennials wanting to eat them.

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