KRST / RST · Rochester International · Minnesota

Private jet catering at Rochester International Airport (KRST / RST), Rochester

Catering to your aircraft in Rochester.

Winter ramps, medical itineraries and short corporate legs set the rhythm at KRST. We pack catering by crew, for crew, ready for re-plating in a cold, small galley.

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10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Local specialities from Rochester for your inflight catering

Minnesota cooking is the local table for Rochester, and it travels better than its reputation. A private jet menu for KRST leans on wild rice, which holds its texture in a covered tray and reheats without going to paste. Walleye, the state's favourite freshwater fish, goes aboard as a pan-seared fillet with the lemon butter apart, finished in the oven on the aircraft. Our private jet platters pair Minnesota cheeses and cured meats with seeded crackers and a tart cherry or cranberry chutney, and an inflight menu for a morning departure from Rochester can start with a wild rice and egg bake sealed for the drawer. Private jet food from this region also means honeycrisp apples from the state's orchards, sliced at the last minute and packed apart, and a hearty chicken and wild rice soup in a lidded insert. Gourmet inflight meals for a family travelling to a clinic stay gentle and familiar: roast turkey, mashed potato, steamed green beans. Private jet snacks from the Rochester kitchen include cheese curds in a chilled pot, caramel-dipped apple slices and caramelised nuts. These are local specialities of Minnesota, cooked and packed for your galley, not a generic tray with a regional name.

Anything that comes from the Upper Midwest has to survive a cold ramp and a short galley, and that is the test we apply to each local speciality for Rochester. A private jet menu for RST uses wild rice because it keeps its bite after reheating; walleye goes in as a fillet with the lemon butter in a separate pot; the inflight menu for a lunch leg can include a chicken and wild rice soup that fills a lidded insert without leaking. Private jet food from Minnesota also means cheese, and the private jet platters we pack for KRST pair regional cheeses with cured pork, rye crisps and a chutney made with local cranberries. Gourmet inflight meals can follow the clinic crowd: a plain roast chicken, buttered potatoes and green beans for a guest who cannot take anything rich. Private jet snacks include honeycrisp apple wedges, cheese curds chilled in a pot and a small bar of dark chocolate with sea salt. Our local specialities for Minnesota come out of the oven or the cold box ready for re-plating on the aircraft.

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Minnesota local specialities for private jet platters: walleye, wild rice and cheese, packed for Rochester International (KRST)

01Wild rice and mushroom pilafHolds its texture through the oven; packed in a lidded insert.

02Pan-seared walleyeLemon butter apart, finished in the aircraft oven.

03Chicken and wild rice soupLidded insert, sealed; poured at the aircraft.

04Minnesota cheese and cured meat boardRye crisps and cranberry chutney apart; re-plated cold.

05Honeycrisp apple wedgesCut late, packed dry, chilled.

06Cheese curds with chilled dipping potSealed cold box; served as a snack.

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · RochesterRochester International Airport · KRST

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Rochester International sits on a plateau of Minnesota farmland at 1,317 ft, and most of what lands there carries a patient, a relative or a surgeon's guest. Private jet catering for KRST is built around long clinic days and cabins that spend hours on the ramp: sealed dishes, no strong smells, nothing that needs the galley to behave. Inflight catering here runs from a quiet tray for a recovering passenger to a full lunch for six, and in-flight catering for a corporate leg out of RST follows the same rule: simple to serve, easy to clear. Aviation catering and business aviation catering for this field are written by former VIP flight attendants, who know what cabin crew meals look like at the end of a duty day. For executive jet catering we cook around the type and its galley, and for a diplomatic flight catering request we agree the protocol with your office before anything is cooked.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet at the FBO ramp at KRST, Rochester, Minnesota, with crew meals and catering boxes beside the stairs

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Rochester for business and VIP flights (RST)

Business jet catering at Rochester is written for the corporate jet catering client with a tight clinic schedule and a small galley. VIP flight catering for a charter flight catering request can be a quiet lunch for six or a long-haul dinner for a family returning home, and luxury inflight catering here favours dishes that hold without fuss. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the type and the passengers, and everything arrives labelled for the drawer.

Government flight catering handover at Rochester International Airport (RST), Minnesota, with sealed trays beside the aircraft door

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Rochester International Airport

Government flight catering at Rochester International is rare but handled with discretion: head of state flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are cleared through the protocol office before anything is cooked. Names stay off the labels and the team is named in advance.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Rochester International Airport* (KRST)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of Minnesota cheese and cured meats, packed for a flight from Rochester, KRST

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Minnesota cheese and cured meat private jet platters with cranberry chutneyRe-plate cold

Chilled wild rice salad with roasted squash and dried cranberriesChilled

Smoked trout rillettes with rye crisps (gourmet inflight meals starter)Chilled

Honeycrisp apple wedges and aged cheddar, private jet snacksChilled

Cheese curds with ranch dip in a sealed pot, private jet snacksSauce apart

Hot gourmet inflight meals of walleye and wild rice, ready for the aircraft oven at Rochester International, RST

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Pan-seared walleye with lemon butterSauce apart

Roast chicken breast with wild rice pilafOven

Chicken and wild rice soup in a lidded insertOven

Braised short rib with mashed potato and green beans (gourmet inflight meals main)Oven

Wild rice and egg bake for an early departureOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals and allergen free inflight catering at Rochester International Airport

A clinic city means more special meals than most fields of this size, and the cards are written for it: low sodium, soft texture, bland, diabetic, kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals. Rochester's Midwestern kitchens lean on butter, cream, wheat and dairy, so the places where allergens hide are the gravy, the breading on fish and the cheese in the egg bake. For each restricted dish we keep a separate board and a separate sealed box, and the card goes on the lid by seat number so a family member, a patient and a pilot do not mix up trays.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Flight crew meals on request at Rochester International Airport

Crew meals at Rochester start from the length of the stop and what the crew can eat with one hand. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are packed as a box per person, crew catering is sealed and labelled for the jumpseat, and cockpit meals are easy to eat during a quiet moment. Crew meal boxes can be a cold sandwich or a hot plate, and different meals for pilots can be arranged on request, as the operator's policy allows. All crew meals are on request and invoiced like the rest of the order.

Meal passKRST

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKRST

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Rochester International Airport (KRST), Rochester, Minnesota, terminal and apron in winter light

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Rochester International Airport

At KRST we deliver to the FBO and meet the aircraft at its parking position. FBO catering is the same as anywhere: catering delivery to the FBO, with the general aviation terminal as the handover point, ground handling catering coordinated with the handling agent and handling agent catering confirmed before the slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Rochester International Airport (RST)

Most of what parks at KRST is a light or midsize jet, so galley catering is carried to the door at stair height rather than lifted. For the occasional larger aircraft on a charter, airside catering delivery is arranged with the handling agent, and the aircraft provisioning list is matched to what that galley has: ovens or none, drawers or a cold box. Tell us the type and we pack to its galley.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportKRST / RST

General aviation and airport catering at Rochester International Airport (RST)

Rochester International Airport is a regional field on the Minnesota plateau, with a general aviation apron that sees a steady stream of corporate and medical flights. Airport catering here follows the pace of the clinic calendar: winter ramps, patient families and the occasional executive arrival. The FBO services and ground handling services on the field shape how a tray reaches the aircraft, so we line up the handover with your handling agent before the slot.

Business aviation

Corporate teams and medical families make Rochester a quiet business aviation hub, so inflight catering and in-flight catering are written for them. Aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering are cooked for small galleys; diplomatic flight catering goes through protocol, and cabin crew meals follow the same standard.

Customs & food import

US food import rules apply on arrival at Rochester: meat, dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables are controlled by agriculture inspection, and anything left from an international leg is discarded rather than carried on. For the order this means we pack sealed, labelled and easy to declare. Your handling agent and the FBO services desk know the routine, and ground handling services will point you to the inspection officer on arrival. Domestic legs are lighter, but we pack them the same way.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

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★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★CHARTER

“Good preparation made the difference at KRST, where 8 guests expected a mezze selection with flatbreads despite a revised passenger count. The final order confirmation stood out more than any sales pitch about private aviation catering. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the snack boxes, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. The crew provisions were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Emma M. | Charter operator

Falcon 900LX

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“For 11 passengers departing from RST, the agreed menu was a breakfast basket with individual preserves; our main consideration was a tight boarding window. The storage requirements stood out more than any sales pitch about business jet catering. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the starters and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. Knowing where the desserts were packed meant the crew could begin the relevant checks as soon as the order arrived.”

Benjamin C. | VIP flight attendant

Challenger 650

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Menu approval at Rochester International Airport covered beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 2 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a revised passenger count. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the sauces clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. There was enough information about the sandwiches to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered. I would discuss business aviation catering with them again, especially when catering handover needs careful coordination.”

Chen F. | Royal family manager

ACJ320

Questions crews ask about RochesterAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a night departure or an early morning slot out of Rochester?+

A dawn departure from Rochester International often means a cold breakfast board and coffee service, which is among the least expensive things we pack. A late-night departure with a hot meal for a family and a crew needs more cooking and more labour. We price per dish and per head, so the same hour can come in far apart. Call or write and we price the actual order for your slot.

What is the lead time for private jet catering when the handling agent controls airside access at KRST?+

What shortens lead time at Rochester is a clear agent, a clear slot and a clear galley list. Send those three and the order is straightforward. If any of them changes, we change the pack. Last-minute orders for KRST are handled.

Are there customs rules for catering on a short repositioning flight with an empty cabin into Rochester?+

Customs at KRST apply to the food on board whether passengers are on the aircraft or not. On a repositioning flight with no one in the cabin, we pack only what the crew will eat and keep it simple: sealed, labelled and easy to declare. Leftovers of meat, dairy or fruit are discarded per US rules after landing, not carried onward.

Can you bring food on board yourself for a long leg out of Rochester with two services on board?+

Passengers and crews are welcome to bring their own food through RST, subject to US agriculture rules on arrival at the other end. For a long flight with two services we usually suggest one hot and one cold meal so the galley is never overloaded. We pack both, label them and hand over at the aircraft.

Is catering part of a charter when the passenger count changes at the last minute at Rochester?+

No: catering is its own order alongside the charter. At Rochester, where medical and family trips can add a person at short notice, we keep the pack flexible: sealed individual trays that can be added to without changing the rest.