Hotels Offering To Go Meal For On The Go Air Travelers

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Hotels are taking your takeout orders.

A number of hotels across the country are offering gourmet meals for guests to take with them on their airplane rides home. They are packaged to fit in a carry-on and abide by the Transportation Security Administration’s 3.4-ounce maximum for liquids.

Hotels says the meals are popular with guests who don’t want to rely on airport concessions that often serve fatty fare or airlines that serve hardly anything at all unless passengers pay.

Some examples:

• At the Hotel Bel-Air, in Los Angeles, Wolfgang Puck and his team have designed a “Meals on the Move” menu that can be made-to-order right before guests take off for Los Angeles International Airport. Items include Thai Style Chicken Salad, Lobster Cobb Salad, and Santa Monica Farmers Market Fruit Bowl. The menu is posted in all rooms on iPads; costs range from $14 to $34.

• The Four Seasons Boston has a “For Your Trip Home” menu located on the reverse side of the pre-order breakfast menu that guests hang on their doors before bed. Offerings vary from “The Classic” featuring fresh mozzarella with basil and tomatoes, a Cobb salad and a slice of apple pie to the “Sky High” with American Spoonbill caviar with toast points and accompaniments. Prices range from $25 for the Breakfast On the Go to $120 for the “Sky High.”

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