Nantes sits where the Loire meets the Atlantic, and the table here is written by salt, river and orchard. A private jet menu for Nantes Atlantique starts with the sea: oysters from the Bay of Bourgneuf, sardines and sea bass from the Atlantic coast, and eel and shad that the Loire still gives up in season. Our inflight menu pairs them with what grows inland in Pays-de-la-Loire, such as white asparagus, mâche, and mild goat cheeses.
Private jet food built on local specialities travels better than most people expect. Beurre blanc, the Nantes sauce, goes in its own pot and finishes at the galley. Rillettes and pâté-style starters sit well chilled in the drawer, and a Muscadet-style sauce goes apart. Gâteau nantais, the rum and almond cake, and Petit-Beurre biscuits from the town that invented them are a quiet local finish for any dessert tray. For Pays-de-la-Loire, we keep the sauce apart and re-plate cold items on arrival at the aircraft.
Sweet and savoury both have a local line: sarrasin galettes, Vendée brioche, and the Pays-de-la-Loire melon and strawberry season in early summer. We note which items keep, which finish in the oven, and which should stay chilled until the moment of service.