Reporter's Notebook

DoD gets buffalo sauced

Bear with me as I take you through my thought process on what Air Force in-flight dining might consist of before it arrived.

Airplane food now costs $5 and it still tastes like cardboard, just $5 cardboard.

Air Force dining facility cuisine also tends not to liven the palate.

Now combine the two. But wait, it has to be good, right? It’s the defense secretary’s plane after all. I mean there isn’t even coach level seating in the C-40 he flies in.

And, as the unofficial food critic for all that is Defense Secretary in-flight cuisine, I would have to say it wasn’t too bad.

The buffalo chicken strips needed a bit more spice, but the blue cheese sauce on the side was a nice touch. Although the chicken tended to fall apart when you dipped it.

The spinach dip was a bit runny, but tasty causing me to consider to eat it by itself after I had devoured the three measly pita slices provided along with the adjoining carrots.

All in all, not bad, but maybe thats because my standards were so low going in and the fact I hadn’t eaten anything but an apple all day.

Note: Check back to the blog later for more in flight pictures. I got the go ahead while exiting the plane to take more shots inside.

Also, be sure to check the main website for all the news Gates broke during his short 30 minute interview after his Langley speech that provided clarity on issues such as the F-22, nuclear standards, manning cuts and why he chose Schwartz and Donley.