Brussels Airlines and chef Tim Boury join forces

Brussels Airlines starts a culinary collaboration with the Belgian chef Tim Boury of Restaurant Boury(**) in Roeselare. Throughout 2020, Tim, Chef of the Year 2017, will create a gastronomic experience for the Business Class customers of Brussels Airlines on its long-haul flights.

 

Brussels Airlines presents a new collaboration with a Belgian star chef to offer a high quality culinary experience onboard. Through its collaboration with Tim Boury, who received a score of 17.5/20 for 2020 in the gastronomic guide Gault & Millau, Brussels Airlines as ambassador of its country, wants to share the best of Belgium with the world.

"I took up the challenge of developing the same culinary vision as in my restaurant at an altitude of 10,000 metres. The taste of the dishes must be as identical as possible to that 'on ground’, and the way in which they are prepared is very important. It was a highly challenging project, but I am confident that we managed to present four tasteful menus to Brussels Airlines customers from January 2020".

Tim Boury, Head of Boury Restaurant

 

Together with his wife Inge Waeles, Tim Boury founded the restaurant Boury in Roeselare in 2010. The successful duo met in the kitchen of Comme chez Soi (former ***), where they were both working as Chef de Partie. Later Tim became the right hand and sous-chef of Sergio Herman in Oud Sluis*** and Inge worked together with chef Peter Goossens in Hof van Cleve***. One year after the opening, Boury restaurant weas already awarded a first Michelin star. In 2016, restaurant Boury moved to a new location in Roeselare where guests can now also spend the night in one of the guest rooms. After the move, Tim was elected by Gault & Millau as 'Chef of the Year 2017' and the team received a second Michelin star.

From 1 January, Tim Boury will succeed Thierry Theys from restaurant Nuance**, and will put together a new menu for Business Class customers on Brussels Airlines' intercontinental flights for each trimester in 2020. Using seasonal and regional products, Boury wants to serve the Belgian finesse at an altitude of ten kilometres. From January to March, Business Class customers travelling from Brussels to Africa or North America can expect an Old Farmdal Cream from Roeselare as an aperitif, followed by a brioche with smoked eel and chicory or softly cooked veal loin as entree. As a main course, Tim offers a choice of veal cheek with fondant potato, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts or anglerfish with pumpkin, vadouvan and wild rice or risotto with wild mushrooms. To close, guests have the choice between Van Tricht's selection of cheeses and Boury's dessert of white chocolate, banana and cassis.

“We continue to invest in the travel experience of our customers. Within the concept of our Boutique Hotel in the air that we launched earlier this year on our long-haul flights to the States and Africa, we want to offer a real restaurant experience to our Business Class customers. We are delighted to be able to serve a top-class Belgian culinary experience together with Tim. In addition, we continue to offer other Belgian products as usual, such as Belgian beers and wines and the Neuhaus chocolate, in order to promote the best of Belgium."

Grégory Baillet, Head of Product at Brussels Airlines

 

In addition to his own dishes, Tim is also taking his own Flavas beer and LAVAS Gin to greater heights. Flavas beer is the first beer of Boury Bottled and was created based on the same flavours and ingredients from Tim's kitchen.

 

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About Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines is the home carrier of Belgium and one of the four network airlines of the Lufthansa Group. It connects the European capital from Brussels Airport with over 90 destinations, 18 of which are in Sub Saharan Africa. The company employs more than 3,500 people and operates 44 aircraft.

Brussels Airlines aims to emit 50% less CO2 by 2030 compared to 2019 and plans to be carbon neutral by 2050. The airline is participating in the Stargate Project led by Brussels Airport and is therefore part of the testing ground for sustainable aviation at its home base. In addition, the airline signed the Circular Economy agreement of the Antwerp Management School in 2021. The airline was the first to transport Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through the CEPS-pipeline connecting Brussels Airport early 2023. By end 2024, Brussels Airlines will have welcomed five state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo allowing the airline to significantly lower its CO2- and noise-emissions on its medium-haul network.

As an ambassador of its country, Brussels Airlines brings the world to Belgium and the best of Belgium to the world, among others through collaborations with Belgian Star Chefs, Belgian culinary products and the Belgian Icons, specially painted aircraft that honour a Belgian iconic person, team or event to promote Belgian culture worldwide.

More information on brusselsairlines.com 


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Established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance, the Star Alliance network was founded on a customer value proposition of global reach, worldwide recognition, and seamless service. Since its inception, it has offered the largest and most comprehensive airline network, with a strong emphasis on enhancing the customer experience throughout the entire Alliance journey.

Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 17,500 daily flights to over 1,150 airports in almost 190 countries.

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