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Private jet catering at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU / HOU), Houston

Catering to your aircraft in Houston.

Hobby sits inside Houston's humid, storm-prone Gulf weather, so what leaves the kitchen has to hold on a hot ramp. We cook, pack and label for your galley, with crew meals on request.

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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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Houston

Houston cooking is Gulf seafood, Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex, and each travels differently. The private jet menu for a Hobby departure starts there: brisket sliced for the plate with its jus in a separate pot, Gulf shrimp grilled and chilled with the cocktail sauce apart. Kolaches and breakfast tacos suit early Texas departures and wait in the drawer until someone asks.

The inflight menu for a Texas leg also draws on what the region does well: pecan pie pre-cut by the slice, jalapeno cornbread wrapped to be warmed, citrus from the Rio Grande Valley in season. Private jet food from Houston is cooked for the galley you actually fly with, not a restaurant plate to be improvised on board. These local specialities are packed, labelled and handed over at your FBO.

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Texas brisket and Gulf shrimp local specialities packed for a private jet menu from Houston, Texas

01Smoked brisket, slicedPrivate jet food that reheats in minutes; jus in a separate pot.

02Grilled Gulf shrimpServed chilled on the inflight menu, cocktail sauce apart.

03Breakfast tacosFoil-wrapped, salsa separate, for early departures.

04KolachesSavoury and sweet, hold well in the drawer.

05Texas pecan piePre-cut by the slice, no cutting on board.

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 · HoustonWilliam P. Hobby Airport · KHOU

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU)

Summer afternoons at Hobby bring heat and thunderstorm cells that rearrange departure times, which is why private jet catering here is packed to wait. A box that holds its temperature on the ramp is half of in-flight catering at KHOU. Aviation catering for business aviation catering crews means shrimp, brisket and fresh fruit labelled by seat. Executive jet catering for Houston, diplomatic flight catering for visiting delegations and cabin crew meals all start with one brief to us.

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 catering loaded into a jet galley at Houston Hobby HOU

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU)

Houston business jet catering at Hobby is usually energy and corporate traffic: short hops to Dallas, Austin, Denver or across the Gulf, with a tight turn. Corporate jet catering for those legs leans on food that eats cleanly: brisket sliced for the plate, grilled Gulf shrimp, a chopped salad with dressing in its own pot. For VIP flight catering or charter flight catering, a private jet chef builds a bespoke menu around the aircraft's galley, whether that means a warmer, an oven or only chilled drawers. Luxury inflight catering at KHOU also has to account for July and August heat on the apron, so cold items travel in insulated boxes and are opened only at the aircraft. Tell us the tail number, the departure slot and the headcount, and we write the menu to that.

Government flight catering sealed for a state aircraft at William P. Hobby, Houston

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Houston (KHOU)

Government flight catering at Hobby follows the same rule as anywhere: the menu is cleared before anything is cooked, and the people who handle it are named. Houston sees delegations tied to energy, space and port business, so head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering orders tend to arrive with security and dietary requirements attached. State visit aircraft catering is sealed at the kitchen and opened only at the aircraft, with the seal numbers recorded. We keep one point of contact per movement, and discretion is the working standard.

Private jet platters and gourmet meals: jet catering in *Houston* (HOU)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of Gulf shrimp and Texas cheeses for Houston KHOU

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Gulf shrimp cocktail with limeChilled, sauce separate

Private jet platters of Texas cheeses and cured meatsCut by guest

Rio Grande citrus and berry plateSeasonal fruit

Private jet snacks: spiced pecans and jerkyPantry, no prep

Hot gourmet inflight meals of brisket and shrimp and grits for flights from Hobby, Houston

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Smoked brisket with roasted potatoesReheat 8 minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: chicken-fried steak, trimmed for plateOven, 10 minutes

Shrimp and gritsWarmer, sauce poured on service

Jalapeno cornbreadWarm through, 3 minutes

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU)

At Hobby, special meals follow a procedure built around Texas cooking, where allergens hide in roux, barbecue rubs and fried batter. We cover kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals, plus kids meals, each prepared on its own board and packed apart from the guest trays. A vegan menu in Houston can lean on Gulf Coast produce: grilled vegetable tacos, black bean dishes, citrus and avocado. Give us restrictions with the order and every special meal arrives labelled by seat.

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

Crew meals and cockpit meals in Houston (KHOU)

Crew meals at Hobby are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order. Texas turnarounds are short, so flight crew meals are boxed to eat in the seat: hot or cold, with cutlery and napkin inside. Pilot meals and cockpit meals are separate by design, so captain and first officer can have different meals for pilots when operator policy asks. Crew catering for a Houston rotation might be grilled chicken, rice and greens, or a brisket sandwich, plus fruit, labelled CREW on the lid. Crew meal boxes travel with the guest delivery.

Meal passKHOU

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKHOU

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

General aviation terminal and apron at William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, airport catering view

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU): delivery to your aircraft

FBO catering at Hobby is handed over to the handling agent at the general aviation terminal, who takes it airside to the aircraft. Catering delivery to the FBO is timed to your slot, and ground handling catering is coordinated so the boxes are not left in the sun. We confirm access with the handling agent ahead of the slot, and handling agent catering instructions travel with the order. Delivery is made at the FBO or to the handling agent, never to the ramp gate unattended.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at William P. Hobby Airport

Aircraft type decides the loading. A light or midsize jet at Hobby takes catering by hand up the airstairs, while a larger cabin may need a high loader at the door. Galley catering is packed to the galley we know you have, and airside catering delivery follows the loading order: heaviest and coldest first, pantry last. Aircraft provisioning is confirmed against the type before the slot.

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 airportKHOU / HOU

Aviation catering and business aviation at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

William P. Hobby is Houston's close-in airport, and its general aviation terminals handle a steady flow of corporate and charter traffic. Airport catering here sits alongside general aviation FBO services and ground handling services that run around the clock.

Business aviation

Hobby serves as a business aviation hub for energy and corporate travel, with summer storm windows that move departure times. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at KHOU are timed to those windows. Business aviation catering for corporate crews, executive jet catering for owners, diplomatic flight catering for delegations and cabin crew meals all follow the same Houston rhythm.

Customs & food import

United States customs and food-import rules apply to international arrivals: fresh meat, dairy and produce brought in from abroad may be restricted or declared. Catering we load for departures is prepared locally, so the practical effect is on the way back: plan the return leg order here rather than carrying food in.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Small packing details became important at KHOU: our 8 passengers wanted poached fish with steamed rice, and we had a small galley worktop. We changed the quantities of main courses, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. There was no need to reconstruct the breakfast portions quantities from several messages during the final departure checks. The final order confirmation stood out more than any sales pitch about in flight catering.”

Joshua B. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Passenger preferences led us to mushroom risotto and a green salad at HOU; 5 portions were needed, with a small galley worktop factored into preparation. I asked The Galley Girls to review the desserts quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. There was enough information about the breakfast portions to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered. I would discuss inflight catering services with them again, especially when storage requirements needs careful coordination.”

Alejandro E. | VIP flight attendant

Citation XLS+

★★★★☆GOVERNMENT

“Clear quantities were essential at William P. Hobby Airport: we had 8 passengers expecting vegetarian wraps and colourful salads and were working around a changing departure schedule. The Galley Girls grouped the sauces by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. I want an inflight catering company to understand cabin service sequence, and this order gave us a useful starting point. That left time to check the salads properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service.”

Felix J. | Government flight manager

Gulfstream G650

What crews ask before HoustonAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Houston Hobby?+

Because US customs restricts fresh food coming in, orders are best built from local ingredients, which keeps pricing simpler. Brisket and Gulf shrimp cost differently from specialty items, and we quote the real figure per menu.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at KHOU?+

For a heavy jet with a large galley, we have room for a full service at Hobby, and last-minute orders are handled. On a small light jet, the galley limits menu complexity more than the clock does.

Are there customs rules for catering at Hobby?+

Gulf Coast storm season decides many Hobby departures, and customs rules matter most on international arrivals. US rules restrict fresh meat, dairy and produce coming in, so a delayed departure should not leave unused food needing declaration.

Can you bring food on board at Houston Hobby?+

A return leg is where this comes up most. You can plan the catering for the way back from Houston now, rather than carrying food from elsewhere, because US customs restricts fresh items arriving on international flights.

Is catering part of a charter flight from Hobby?+

No, the charter does not cover food. For a late-night or dawn departure out of KHOU, you place a separate catering order and receive a separate invoice.