Things are getting pretty good for Canadians these days, eh? Major culinary advancements at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) were announced a while back and now the proverbial chickens are coming home to roost. Roger Mooking already opened Twist and now Celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford (of Top Chef Masters fame) has opened The Hearth. Check…
Make sure to check out Fly&Dine’s Uber LAX Guide! What a year it’s been for Uber in Los Angeles. The ride-sharing service introduced Uber Pool, Uber Eats (formerly Uber Fresh), and cut the costs of UberX down significantly. Now comes word that LAX airport officials have agreed to let ride-share services actually operate at the…
A while back, I wrote about the wonderful experience I had with Southwest Airlines’ customer service department. To quickly recap, I ended up having to change flights after a death in my girlfriend’s family and instead of charging me the fare difference, they honored my original fare as a courtesy. I was floored. Compassion and…
We’re at the mid-summer mark of our Greatest Hits series here on Fly&Dine. Today, we go back to examine a solution to your device-charging needs at airports. Check it out! Have you ever been stuck at the airport with your phone/tablet battery dying a slow painful death and all of the outlets are taken by…
It’s a Sunday in mid-July. You can either enjoy the sweltering great outdoors or curl up to a big bowl of Fly&Dine with these great stories from last week. The choice is yours. Amazon Launches Biggest Sale Ever with ONE CATCH… 08 July, 2015 / by Jason Kessler / in Deals Who needs actual holidays…
If you’re trying to save yourself some calories and fit into a dress/suit/chicken costume for a wedding, you can’t necessarily indulge in everything you’d like to be eating. The same can’t be said for my life. As a professional food writer, it’s my job to check out the latest and greatest wherever I am and…
You’ve got thirty minutes to make it from Terminal A to Terminal D. There’s a SkyTrain, a giant tour group of Broadway-loving senior citizens, and roughly four million courtesy carts standing between you and your next flight. If that wasn’t bad enough, you haven’t eaten for eight hours and your next flight won’t have anything…
Who needs actual holidays when you’re the biggest shopping site in the world? That’s the thinking behind Amazon’s new Prime Day on July 15th. Prime Day is a chance to get major discounts on a ton of products across dozens of categories including electronics, toys, movies, clothing, patio, lawn and garden, sports and outdoor items and…
I’ve never had a great relationship with Indian food. Like Americanized Chinese, the Indian food I was exposed to earlier in my life always seemed over-spiced, over-sauced, and just plain unappetizing. Granted, the Indian food I tried (or, more accurately, avoided) came from low-end take-out shops or buffet joints where the quality of the food…
Our Summer 2015 Greatest Hits series continues with this useful post on the best time to plan your trip back to LA after your Vegas vacation. Read on to save yourself some valuable time! While what happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, there’s one thing that Sin City just can’t contain within its neon-colored…
Slow week in Fly&Dining, folks. That’s because my brand new frozen pudding business needed my undivided attention. Now that we’ve celebrated America’s birthday, I think it’s time for a nice little recap of the week that was here on good ol’ Fly&Dine. Greatest Hits: Fly&Dine’s Hotel Brunch Buffet Rules Corner Bakery Rolls Out More…
My Mom is the best. She does all kinds of mom things, like making prime rib when I come into town and driving a Honda Accord with a vanity license plate. She also sends me articles that might make for good Fly&Dine posts. I have zero time today to give you something new, so instead,…
We all know that getting a bird’s eye view of a city from an airplane is a breathtaking experience. Whether it’s flying in over the twinkling skyline of Chicago at night or glimpsing the first signs of land as you approach Hawaii, views from planes can be transformative. Views from airports? Not so much. I…
Rolls out! I said “rolls out!” Because it’s a bakery. Man do I amuse myself. In any case, fast casual chain Corner Bakery Cafe just announced that they’re gearing up for “aggressive expansion” in airports according to Gary Price, President of Corner Bakery Cafe. The brand has existed at ATL for a while now and…
