Brussels Airlines Introduces New Premium Gastronomic Experience

From January 2025, Business Class passengers on Brussels Airlines' long-haul flights will enjoy a new gastronomic experience. The menu has been carefully concocted by Michelin-starred chef Arabelle Meirlaen, of the eponymous restaurant in Marchin.

Arabelle becomes the 15th Michelin-starred chef in a series of Belgian top chefs, with whom the airline has been delighting its passengers with exquisite cuisine since 2013. The star chef from the province of Liège succeeds to chef Michaël Vrijmoed.

Arabelle Meirlaen began her culinary career in January 1999 at the ‘Grand Place’ of Huy in the small restaurant ‘Li Cwerneu’. In September 2013, with her partner Pierre Thirifays, she moved the restaurant to their bright house in Marchin in the province of Liège, where her vegetable garden is located.​

Chef Meirlaen - who is the first woman to be voted Chef of the Year 2014 by Gault&Millau - creates beautiful, crisp, feminine cuisine featuring sumptuous dishes concocted with the seasons in mind.

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Arabelle Meirlaen is a Michelin-starred chef and holds the distinction of being the longest-standing female starred chef in Belgium.

In addition to her one star, she has also earned the Michelin Green Star, recognizing chefs who champion sustainability through resource preservation, biodiversity, reducing food waste, and reducing the reliance on non-renewable energy.