Oh man. Oh man oh man oh man. User longhorn_mic just posted this photo on Reddit: The caption is “Some people can be so cruel. (Sticker at JFK Airport).” It’s a STICKER! I’m dying laughing. Can you imagine the number of people who have been so overjoyed to find a completely open outlet at…
I’m always on the lookout for news about food on airplanes, so imagine my surprise when I came across this story on Kotaku, a gaming blog owned by Gawker Media. Basically, there’s a trending topic on Weibo (China’s version of Twitter) this week with the hashtag #RidiculeAirPlaneFood (or #å槽飞机é¤# if you’re so inclined). Apparently, it…
After your fifth beef tenderloin in a row, nobody can blame you for having vivid dreams about the food you’d actually want to eat on-board an aircraft. As much as flight food is getting much better, it’s still a far cry from the freedom you get in restaurants on the ground. The limitations for serving…
Back in 2011, Virgin Atlantic commissioned UK design firm MAP to redesign its food trays to accommodate a more coursed-out dining experience. Instead of the everything-all-at-once system that they had been employing, they wanted to serve the savory food followed by a dessert course. Now MAP has delivered and, in addition to fulfilling the initial…
I really, truly wanted to have a great post for you today. I wanted it to be insightful and informative and fun. Sadly, life took over and I didn’t get a chance to write anything. Instead, please enjoy this photo of a sandwich: It’s a pastrami sandwich from the brand new Wexler’s Deli at Grand…
Like a hyper-organized soccer mom or OCD serial killer, the internet seems to thrive on the existence of lists. Day in and day out, somebody is publishing “The 106 Best ____” and “4,703 Tips to Improve Your ___.” As a member of the online media, let me just say that lists are about as exciting…
Oh what a week it was in the Fly&Dine Air Traffic Control Tower. We launched a contest for a $50 gift card to The Counter Burger, given you a first-hand account of ramen at a regional Japanese airport, exposed an underground Trader Joe’s resale economy on eBay and Amazon (even though it’s not exactly related…
Get your entry in now before midnight Sunday (Pacific time) for your chance to win $50 to The Counter. All the details can be found at the bottom of this post: Fly&Dine Interview + Giveaway: Points & Pixie Dust May the burger luck be with you!
Trader Joe’s is amazing. If you haven’t been, they inhabit the space between Whole Foods and your local supermarket and offer high quality items at a really affordable price. If you live near one, you quickly join the Cult of Trader Joe’s and can’t fathom buying packaged trail mix or pasta anywhere else. If you…
One of the most neglected areas of the Fly&Dine universe is hotel restaurants. For decades, people knew that eating in the hotel restaurant meant uninspired meals in a stuffy dining room (or low-rent diner) with a super-high bill at the end. Those days are luckily behind us. In just the past month, I’ve had incredible…
…could be yours when you enter this week’s Fly&Dine Interview + Giveaway! Have you entered yet? If not, don’t worry. You have until Sunday to get your entry in. All you have to do is check out my interview with Kendra from Points & Pixie Dust and answer the question in the comments of this…
Tales from the Runway features stories of air travel terror and delight from the Fly&Dine community. Here’s Esther Tseng, LA blogging superstar of e*star LA, on finding ramen nirvana at a regional Japanese airport during a recent snowboarding trip: The mere idea that I would choose to eat at an airport is ludicrous, really. But…
Fly&Dine Snacks are bite-sized bits of info to keep you flying and dining in style. Some people call them links. I call them portals to new knowledge. I don’t know how I missed this, but GQ named their top 9 airport beer bars back in March, starting with Cleveland’s excellent Great Lakes Brewery. Read all…
It’s becoming quite the trend these days for major media outlets to publish a list of their top airport restaurant picks and cable news giant CNN is the latest to jump on the bandwagon (or intra-terminal shuttle, as the case may be). They just published a story about their top 14 airport restaurants and, in…
