Horological Meandering

I was so surprised with that metal spoon. Nobody at the table complained about it (there were seven of us). But I was so curious as to why they served the caviar course with a metal spoon that I asked the Captain why they used it and if anyone else had mentioned it. She explained that I was the first person to notice it and the reason why they chose a metal spoon was because a mother of pearl spoon would clash with the farmhouse decor. I wasn't very convinced that the restaurant made the right decision. But overall, the meal wasn't as good as a previous visit, so needless to say, I'm not in a rush to go back.

Is airline caviar any good?  The last time I was on a major South East Asian airline I was fed Paddlefish caviar.  Paddlefish just doesn't taste quite as rich as sturgeon caviar.  If I can't have beluga, I'll happily eat a smaller and fruitier osetra.  But I can't say I get any significant enjoyment from paddlefish.  I suspect that the airline's buyers either don't know the difference or the airline's buyers assume that the clientele in first class don't know the difference.  What airline do you fly?  And is the caviar good?  US carriers have mostly stopped servicing caviar. 

I've had farmed Osetra caviar a few times the past couple of years.  It tastes pretty good to me.  And they don't need to kill the fish to harvest the caviar (so they claim). 

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