Over the weekend, I wrote a guest post for travel guru Peter Greenberg’s website where I talk about some of my favorite new foodie travel developments. If you’re a regular reader of Fly&Dine, you’ve probably seen most of what I talk about, but check out the story here: Fly&Dine’s Best New Airport & Airline Food…
If you’ve never ventured outside of the bubble of American food television, then you probably think Heston Blumenthal is some sort of children’s author or a tech magnate. Not the case. While you were watching Guy Fieri get excited about cream of mayo soup, Blumenthal was well past making a name for himself as one…
If you’ve ever flown through the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL), you know that dining options are pretty limited. You’ve got your usual suspects (Chili’s, Starbucks, Burger King, et al.) and that’s about it. Now, however, you can grab a sandwich at the brand new Great Wraps in Concourse C , one of three airport…
I get a lot of people asking me about the best places to eat at airports around the world. One of those people is the lovely Jennifer Heigl, a Portland-based writer who runs The Daily Blender, a blog devoted to food, drinks, and the culture there of. She’s been running a travel series on her…
Here at Fly&Dine, we’re not just concerned with food as it relates to eating. Food is a bigger issue, integral to survival and economics and a whole bunch of other categories. Today, we’re talking about food and health. Specifically the age-old question: Does airplane air really get you sick? Common sense would dictate that…
Forget trying to hold out for those last-minute fares that seem so appealing, there’s now a definitive answer about the best day to book your travel. I’m not talking about Tuesday night or Saturday morning, I’m talking a specific day in relation to when you’ll be departing. According to an article on The Huffington Post,…
It’s the third Fly&Dine Interview Giveaway and this time we’re talking to Scott from Hack My Trip. His site is an incredible resource for anyone in the frequent flyer game and make sure to check out his tips and tricks for getting the most out of your miles and points. If you want to win…
Do you read Food Republic? I do. I also happen to write for them quite a bit (check out my Kessler Report column here). Most weeks, the site features great food content geared towards dudes (bacon, whisky, sports, souffles) but this week, they’ve been doing Fantasy Travel Week and it’s pretty fantastic, although I think…
Last week, I posted about some of the new first class menu items on Virgin America debuting on March 4th. Now I’ve got ALL the new menu items for all classes. The complete menus are below. Most of it sounds pretty good, no? FIRST CLASS Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Herb Créme Fraîche and Tropical Fruit…
In terms of food magazines, Saveur is one of the top names in the business. As a subscriber, I get the latest issue as soon as they ship and I was elated to see that March’s “Five To Try” segment was about “Luscious Layovers.” I would have preferred if they consulted Fly&Dine for some help,…
UPDATE 4/29/15: Is this trick dead? Read about the Parking Spot’s big changes right over here. An ENORMOUS tip of the hat to the ladies of Heels First Travel for this incredible trick that gets you a ride to LA’s famous In & Out Burger and back to LAX FOR FREE. Got a layover and…
Okay, okay, so there’s no such thing as “Virgin Airlines,” but I won’t fault Portlandia too much for that. Do you watch Portlandia? I do. I love it. It’s Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) sending up the idiosyncrasies of PDX in the most hilarious way possible: via a sketch show on IFC. Their…
Blackberry Farm is a culinary utopia with 4,200 acres in the foothills of the Appalachians in Tennessee and their own bakery, butcher shop, salumeria, dairy, and more. Trek Travel aims to create a cyclist’s utopia, creating bike-riding vacations all over the world. What do you get when you combine them? The Great Smoky Mountain/Blackberry Farm…
NEW MENU ITEMS ON VIRGIN AMERICA We’re right on the heels of Spring and that means less snow, more sun, and a new menu from Virgin America. They’ll be refreshing their entire seasonal menu for both First Class and Main Cabin/Main Cabin Select starting on March 4th (selections vary by route) and First is…
