Trader Vic's takes to the skies with United Airlines

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Aug 8th 2006 @ 6:34PM

United Airlines is going native. Polynesian to be specific. The airline has teamed up with Trader Vic's, and will start serving island cuisine on flights to Hawaii this month.

Of course that means that mai tais will be on the menu. After all, Trader Vic Bergeron invented the potent fruity cocktail more than 70 years ago. The main course for those flying first class includes macadamia nut-crusted mahi mahi, Trader Vic's barbeque-glazed short ribs and pan-seared chicken with miso-sake sauce.

Sadly, the economy class menu is not quite as luxe and costs $5. It includes such tropical sandwiches as Maui chicken. But there's always those mai tais.

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Tags: america, beef, cocktails, fish, islands, mai tai, mai tais, MaiTai, MaiTais, Polynesia, Polynesian, poultry, Trader Vic Bergeron, Trader Vic's, TraderVic's, TraderVicBergeron, tropical drinks, TropicalDrinks, United Airlines, UnitedAirlines

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8-10-2006 @2:01AM Tara O'Leary said... Thanks for the mention. Vic's created the Mai Tai 62 years ago...the Trader vic's has nbeen around for 72 years with 8 news restaurants this year. tradervics.com. Thanks again...fun to fly again
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8-10-2006 @2:06AM Tara O'Leary said... Yeah for Trader Vic's. As you know Vic created the Mai Tai 62 years ago...and Trader Vic's been around for 72 years with 8 news restaurants opening
this year.
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