For Haitian Americans like the chef Gregory Gourdet, 49, potato salad bears little resemblance to the deli counter mainstay. Growing up in Queens, he instead ate salade russe, a traditional Haitian recipe in which potatoes are combined with peas, onions and beets, which turn the dish bubble gum pink. Today, Gourdet serves his own take on that dish as part of the summer menu at his restaurant Kann in Portland, Ore., smoking the beets and binding the ingredients with creamy rémoulade. It’s just one of a number of variations on Russian potato salad, known as Olivier — which was created in 19th-century Moscow and now shows up everywhere from Sweden to Korea — currently appearing on restaurant menus. At Eel Bar on New York’s Lower East Side, the chef-partner Aaron Crowder, 39, makes what he describes as a “New York version of the Spanish version of Russian potato salad,” informed by the ensaladilla rusa served at tapas bars that often includes green olives and roasted red peppers. He tops his with orange trout roe. Tyler Akin, 41, the chef and a partner at the Mediterranean restaurant Bastia in Philadelphia, makes potato confit in chicken fat and then mixes it with saffron-spiked aioli and shavings of Sardinian bottarga. Potato salad, he says, “just so clearly wants to be served warm and soft,” like the bacon-flecked, mayo-free German-style version that his family favors.
Delta takes a jab at Spirit and says it soon expects more profit from premium seats than economy
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Delta Air Lines believes a premium-focused strategy is the secret sauce to success, as outlined during its Investor Day in Atlanta on Wednesday.
President Glen Hauenstein said that premium demand is soaring thanks to millennials willing to pay more for an elevated experience. As such, premium seats — currently about 30% of Delta's inventory — will be a majority focus of any added capacity next year.
By 2027, the airline expects to make more money from premium seats than those in economy.
Hauenstein said focusing on the premium market will help Delta win against budget carriers that depend on low fares to lure in customers.
"I think [post-pandemic demand] had a very different impact on the carriers that were supplying premium products and services, which had a little bit of a downdraft, versus those who were just focused on price that had an incredible cliff to fall off of," he said. "I think we've seen that manifest itself in the bankruptcy we saw filed this week."
Hauenstein is referring to Spirit Airlines' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. The low-cost airline has not posted a full-year profit since 2019 and has been forced to lay off staff and sell $500 million worth of planes to stay afloat.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in a June podcast that passengers prefer experience over low fares and that budget airlines may go out of business without making quality changes.
Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman gave Business Insider a similar take in November, saying low-cost carriers should stop nickel-and-diming their customers.
Spirit and Frontier have bent to modern flyer expectations. Both overhauled their business models this year to offer more premium perks, such as extra legroom and business-class-like seats. They've also dropped most change and cancel fees.
Delta's presentation on Wednesday set the tone for the coming months, as airlines continue to struggle with high costs driven largely by inflation and labor, which have weighed on profit margins.
While the investments may take years to show full potential, at least in the near term, Delta CEO Ed Bastian has welcomed president-elect Donald Trump as a "breath of fresh air" as opposed to what he described as government "overreach" under the Biden Administration.
Delta's stock price was down about 2% after Wednesday's Investor Day and is up about 57% year-to-date.
Delta's premium cabins, including premium-economy upgrades, Delta One business class, and domestic first class, have long been profit drivers. So far, adding more of the expensive seats has been a boon to its bottom line, and it's showing no signs of letting up.
Delta said its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft will be introduced with about 50% premium seats, for example, while the
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