Bon Soirée

Bon Soirée is a private jet catering company in Northchurch, Hertfordshire. It prepares restaurant style meals for business aviation passengers and delivers them airside to aircraft. The company says it has served the private aviation industry for over two decades, since it was launched in 1997.

The company says it delivers airside 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The office team is available until 8 pm, seven days a week. The website lists estimated delivery times. Luton and Northolt take about 1 hour. Farnborough, Stansted and Oxford take 2 hours. Biggin Hill, Gatwick, London City, Cambridge and Birmingham take 2.5 hours. East Midlands takes 3 hours. Other airports can be quoted on request.

The menus include breakfast, light bites, platters, lifestyle, children's, brasserie, market, from the farm, global cuisine, chef's table, opulence and desserts. Cabin essentials range from the latest newspapers to fine wine and champagne. The website says the dishes are designed to Michelin star standard.

The company names local and regional suppliers, including Chiltern lamb from a farm eight miles away, and organic produce from Daylesford Farm in Oxfordshire. It also uses Valrhona chocolate and bespoke butter and cheese from Fromage Beillevaire. It works with a nutritionist on healthy lifestyle menus, and with Michelin star chef Tom Sellers on menus for private jets. It also works with Novikov, China Tang and Buddha Bar in London.

Custom orders are planned with the client. Food can be collected from London restaurants, and flowers, wine, laundry and personal shopping can be sourced. Packaging is made from 100 percent recycled material. Meals are sealed in compartment packs for the oven or microwave, with labels that show reheating and plating steps.

The website says all staff are vetted and hold aviation security training. The company was voted the most recommended private jet caterer by readers of BlueSky business aviation news.

Services

• Private jet catering
• Airside delivery 24/7
• Bespoke menus
• Cabin essentials
• Recyclable packaging with reheating labels
• Crew and passenger training
• Collection from London restaurants
• Flowers, wine, laundry and personal shopping