I found at least some of the souvenirs which I received after flying as a passenger aboard Air France Concorde ship number F-BVFB — so although this article will feature photographs of my souvenirs from Air France Concorde, I still have yet to find the photographs of my experience.
My Souvenirs From Air France Concorde
At four minutes and 57 seconds into this video which I shot, the menus for Concorde were being given out to passengers aboard the airplane.
Both the front cover and back cover of the menu featured a pattern of stylized Concorde airplanes.
The menu from New York to Paris featured the following menu items for brunch:
CHAMPAGNE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE
Krug Grande Cuvée
BORDEAUX BLANC LIQUOREUX
Sauternes 1e Cru Classé 1995
Château Suduiraut
BOURGOGNE BLANC
Chablis 1″ Cru « Beauroy » 1999
Maison Chartron et Trébuchet
BOURGOGNE ROUGE
Aloxe-Corton 1e Cru 2000
Maison Remoissenet
BORDEAUX ROUGE
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé 1997
Château Faurie de Souchard
Cette sélection a été réalisée pour vous par Philippe Faure-Brac, meilleur sommelier du monde 1992.
These wines have been selected for you by Philippe Faure-Brac, 1992 world champion wine steward.
Le Bistrot du sommelier – Paris
BRUNCH À LA CARTE
LES PAINS ET VIENNOISERIES
Mini baguette
Pain aux noix
Walnut bread
Pain aux airelles
Cranberry bread
Assortiment de viennoiseries
French bakery selection
Confitures, miel, yaourt
Preserves, honey, yogurt
Café, café décaféiné, sélection de thés, infusions, chocolat chaud
Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, choice of teas, herbal teas, hot chocolate
Jus de fruits frais
Freshly squeezed fruit juice
POUR PATIENTER
Fruits frais en timbale de melon
Fresh fruit served in a melon timbale
CHOIX DE PLATS CHAUDS OU ASSIETTES FROIDES
CHOICE OF HOT OR COLD DISHES
LA SÉLECTION DU CHEF – CHEF’S SPECIAL
Œufs brouillés et escalopes de foie gras de canard poêlées, cepe et pomme à la purée de céleri
Scrambled eggs served with sautéed duck foie gras, cipe mushroom and apple with celery purée
LA MARMITE VEGETARIENNE – VEGETARIAN HOTPOT
Mille-feuille de truffes, pommes de terre et artichauts, garniture de petits légumes rôtis au four, émulsion de fenouil et truffe au vinaigre balsamique
Layered truffles, artichoke and potatoes, oven-roasted baby vegetables, fennel and truffle emulsion with balsamic vinegar
L’ASSIETTE GOURMANDE – GOURMET PLATTER
Médaillon de foie gras et compote d’oignon, salade fine et corolle de pensée*
Medallion of foie gras and onion compote, accompanied by fresh salad and pansy garnish*
*Fleur comestible – edible flower
L’ASSIETTE MARINE – SEAFOOD PLATTER
Homard du Maine, Saint-Jacques poêlée a l’huile d’olive, gambas sautée aux épices cajun, jeunes artichauts confits aux herbes de Provence
Maine lobster, sautéed sea scallop with olive oil, jumbo prawn with Cajun spices, baby artichokes with herbes de Provence
SELECTION DE FROMAGES DES RÉGIONS FRANÇAISES
SELECTION OF FRENCH REGIONAL CHEESES
MIGNARDISES
PETITS FOURS
Macaron vanille, bouchée de chocolat praliné, tartelette framboise et myrtille
Vanilla macaroon, chocolate praline, raspberry and blueberry tartlet
En fin de votre vol supersonique, notre équipage sera heureux de vous of rir caviar et champagne « Cuvée spéciale», en signe de bienvenue à Paris.
At the end of your supersonic flight, our cabin crew will be pleased to serve you caviar with a glass of “Cuvée spéciale” Champagne to welcome you to Paris.
Passengers were also treated to chocolates from Fauchon Paris.
The sticker on the bottom of the small Fauchon package had the following printed on it:
115392
Mini sac rose
2 Chocolats Concorde
22g
Below the Universal Product Code was “A consommer avant: 01 / 2004”, which basically means that the chocolate should be consumed by January of 2004.
A member of the crew presented me with a large envelope prior to the conclusion of the flight.
Inside the envelope was a certificate that I broke the sound barrier aboard Concorde on Air France flight 001 on Sunday, May 25, 2003; and it was signed by the captain of the airplane.
Final Boarding Call
If memory serves me correctly, I believe that I also have a special Concorde pen from the experience — as well as a card that was signed by every member of the flight crew, as the flight occurred during the last week that Air France was flying Concorde supersonic airplanes before they were permanently retired. If I find them, I will feature them in the future here at The Gate With Brian Cohen.
In the meantime, you can read about my experience with Air France Concorde in this article.
All photographs ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
