While the world at large still thinks of airplane food as slightly-warmed garbage, there are a select few (yourself included if you’re reading this!) that know we’re on the cusp of a better airplane food future. To that end, I scoured Twitter for the best tweets over the past month that shine a light on…
It sounds like a dream come true for single travelers and possibly a parent’s nightmare (or dream, too, depending on what kind of parent they are), but Virgin CEO Richard Branson has been tossing around the idea of creating a cabin to separate children from the rest of the plane and have them be supervised…
The Los Angeles entire restaurant world is currently in a tizzy about the opening of Petit Trois, the small French restaurant/bar opening today next to its big brother Trois Mec. The collaboration of LA uber-chefs Ludo Lefebvre and Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo (Animal/Son of a Gun) took the culinary world by storm with Trois…
I’ll admit it, I’ve become a big fan of Reddit. It seems like every viral video/story/meme/whathaveyou started there and as somebody who likes to be up-to-date (and ahead of the curve), I end up checking it several times a day. Yesterday, one of the top posts was an AskReddit question entitled What is something about…
I don’t know about you, but I love Greek food. From gyros to spanokopita, moussaka to pasticio, melitzanosalata to just a plain ol’ Greek salad, I’m a sucker for the Mediterranean flavors of the Greek Isles. Here in LA, our Greek options are severely limited. There’s Taverna Tony in Malibu and Petros in Manhattan Beach,…
It’s been a Washington D.C. favorite since 1958 and now travelers to D.C.’s Reagan International Airport can stop in for Ben’s Chili Bowl signature “chili half-smoke” chili dog or a chili burger before a flight — although maybe that’s not the best idea before flying… Either way, get a taste of D.C. at Ben’s starting…
Is it me or do the days seem to be flying by this summer? It feels like just yesterday I was talking about Tipping at Hotels, and now an entire week has passed us by. Hope it was a good one for you. This is what happened over the past week on Fly&Dine: Would…
As the impending Internet of Things takes root all over the world, digital security becomes more and more of an issue. Hotels are quick to offer new luxurious amenities to give guests more value for their money, but do these improvements leave hotels and their patrons more vulnerable to the whims of computer hackers? The…
Do you like wine? You probably answered yes. In an informal poll of sixteen million imaginary people in my brain, 98% of them said they enjoyed having a glass of wine. The other two percent were either human/mushroom hybrids or made out of wine and not interested in oenocentric cannibalism. This is all to say…
First things first: I won’t be addressing the tragedy today surrounding MH17. It’s a horrific event and nobody in the world needs a snarky food and travel writer such as myself weighing in. Back to our regularly scheduled programming… Have you ever been to Japan to experience the Tanabata Star Festival? I haven’t, but I…
On Saturday, I launched a poll to find out who would win the title of favorite current frequent flyer program. Framed under the question “Who’s the LeBron of Frequent Flyer Programs?,” I wanted to get a sense of where all the FF programs stood after major changes from the biggest carriers. From the beginning, the…
We’re in the thick of summer travel season and if you’re headed overseas (or even across the country), you’re going to want to check out these tips for ditching jet lag: via Thomas Cook
You have to be a pretty serious food geek to know who Dario Cecchini is. I first learned of him by reading Bill Buford’s excellent book Heat (Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany) where Buford learns the secrets of butchering and more from…
Hey! Did you vote in my “Who’s the LeBron of Frequent Flyer Programs” yet? If not, head on over here and cast your vote! I never initially set an end date and it seems like tomorrow is as good a time as any to end the polling and announce a winner. All you have to…
