Oxford Restaurant Included in New England Flying Gourmet Challenge

Pictured: Pilot Fernando Serra poses with the 121 Restaurant sign at Oxford Airport (OXC) Photos from the New England Flying Gourmet Challenge Facebook page

Almost every pilot has heard the expression “The Hundred Dollar Hamburger.”

The airport restaurant is to general aviation what the yacht club is to sailing, or the country club is to golf… a gathering spot for friendship and conversation. It is a place for a cup of coffee, a piece of pie or a pancake breakfast with a few fellow pilots to discuss your last landing, or while planning your next cross country….

As our pilots age out, the incoming crop of pilots have lost the connection with our airport restaurants. The New England Flying Gourmet Challenge is a joint marketing event between eight airport restaurants in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut whose goal is to reintroduce our New England pilots to the great airport restaurants in our area, while also building friendships between pilots from different airports.

The challenge consists of flying to each of eight (8) identified restaurants, Hangar B (CQX), The Flight Deck (EEN), Nancy's Airfield Café (6B6), 121 Restaurant (OXC), The Airport Grille (EWB), Papps Bar & Grille (BAF), Mid-Field Café (ASH), and White Cloud (ORE).

The participant must spend a minimum of $7.50 at restaurant, obtain restaurant sticker for the membership card when paying check, take a picture at the restaurant or by a sign and post to this Facebook page. Photo can be emailed to neflyinggourmet@gmail.com for posting by administrator if participant is not active on Facebook.

Membership cards will be available at each restaurant listed. Pilot should obtain one at the first restaurant visited during promotion. Once the pilot has been to all eight restaurants, membership card must be mailed to New England Flying Gourmet @ NEFG, PO Box 782, Naugautuck, CT 06770 for T-shirt redemption, and if challenge is completed and submitted by May 15th pilot will be entered into a drawing for one of five sets of tickets to Nashua’s Ribfest on Father’s Day weekend 2017.

Challenge ends June 30th 2017. Stickers will only be reissued for lost cards with copy of receipt and pictures of visits. Please allow 4-6 weeks for T-shirt receipt from time of submitting completed card.
Any questions can be sent to neflyinggourmet@gmail.com.