Berlin Brandenburg is the airport for a region that eats simply and well, and the local specialities travel better than people expect. Beelitz asparagus, in season from late April to June, is the first thing crews ask for: peeled, blanched, served with new potatoes, hollandaise in its own pot. Spreewald gherkins and horseradish come in jars that survive any galley.
A private jet menu from BER leans on Havel and Müggelsee fish, smoked and cold, on rye from Brandenburg bakeries. Berliner Currywurst is the request that comes from the crew side: pork sausage, sauce apart, a bread roll. The inflight menu in Brandenburg also includes Königsberger Klopse with caper sauce, which reheats well and carries a sauce pot of its own. For private jet snacks, pretzel bites, rye crisps and quark with chives fit a drawer without fuss.
Private jet food in Berlin is honest and a little salty, and that is what makes it work at altitude. Local specialities like Eisbein, Schmalzbrot and quark with linseed oil are not shy dishes; we plate them for the guest and pack them for the galley in the way the oven allows. Brandenburg also means game: venison and wild boar in autumn, with red cabbage that holds its colour.