The Best Food Music Video in the World

  Okay, okay, so this has nothing to do with travel. It doesn’t matter. It’s glorious. The Fat Boys were one of my favorite rap groups growing up and this video from the movie “Krush Groove,” is just a total masterpiece. Get ready for more than three minutes of obese men clearing out the all-you-can-eat…

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Forget Turkey Wraps, Get Petrossian Caviar Now at LAX

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Are you tired of overpriced caesar salads and under-seasoned chicken sandwiches? If you’re flying through LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), you can say goodbye to the same-old same-old and say privet to Petrossian, the ultra-luxe caviar house that just opened a satellite location today inside the TBIT. Now you can enjoy caviar from around…

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New Dining Options at LAX Terminal 4 Almost Ready

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Guess who’s getting an early Christmas present/right-on-time Hanukkah present? We are. That’s right, if you travel through LAX’s Terminal 4, aka American Airlines’ West Coast hub, then you’re about to have some new dining options very, very soon. In addition to the Homeboy Cafe & Bakery and Sammy’s Wood-Fired Pizza which have already opened, it…

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American Airlines Comments on Fly&Dine’s Marcus Samuelsson Story

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Last week, I wrote about the disappearance of Marcus Samuelsson branding on American Airlines’ in-flight menus. Top Chef Samuelsson had been a consulting chef for American and designed some of their on-board dining options, but while the items listed matched the products formerly listed as Samuelsson creations, they no longer mentioned the Top Chef Masters…

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The Standby List (aka Links to Cool Stories)

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While I hope you’re enjoying the content here on my humble little site, it’s nice to know what’s going on in the world at large, too. That’s why we have The Standby List: a collection of links to other stories that tread on the sacred ground of food and travel. Honestly, it seems like the…

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Jose Garces Goes Hyper-Local in Palm Springs

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Whether you’re hitting Palm Springs for a weekend away, the Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival in March, or the annual hipsters-in-the-desert extravaganza that is April’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (the kids just call it Coachella), it’s always nice to know a good meal isn’t far away. Thanks to Ecuadorean-American chef Jose Garces…

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UPDATED: Did American Airlines Ground Marcus Samuelsson?

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(Photo by Fernando Leon/PictureGroup) UPDATED: The mystery deepens! Wrappers on the sandwiches still have the Marcus Samuelsson branding. I’ll reach out to American Airlines for comment. Stay tuned! On my flight from LAX to ORD today, I noticed that the in-flight menu is missing the familiar “MS” stamp of approval that’s been a staple since…

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A Farmers Market Grows at LAX

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Another day, another new restaurant at LAX. At least that’s what it feels like. We’ve already seen major players like Iron Chef Morimoto (“Skewers†in Terminal 5), Nate N’ Al’s Deli (Terminal 2), and an $80 million dollar overhaul in the Tom Bradley Terminal that brings Michael Voltaggio, Umami Burger, Border Grill, and more to…

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Can Cranberry Sauce Get Past TSA?

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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, there’s a good chance you’re going to be traveling via plane to visit family and get down with some turkey. So what do you do if you want to bring a pie on the plane to Grandma’s house? Is cherry pie filling a liquid or a gel? Will the TSA let…

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New Restaurant to Launch at Four Seasons Koh Samui

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What are you doing on December 18th? If you don’t have plans, it’s not too late to high-tail it out to Thailand for the grand opening of KOH at the Four Seasons Koh Samui. In a complete overhaul of their former Lan Tania restaurant, the Four Seasons is moving away from the Thai/Italian menu and…

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Canadian Celebrity Chefs Gone Wild at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (YYZ)

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Canada may not be my home and native land, but that doesn’t mean I can’t get excited about the new Canadian celebrity chef invasion happening at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (YYZ) this summer. More than a dozen new restaurants will open up in Terminals 1 and 3 in 2014 and they’ll be backed by illustrious…

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Airport Chow Ritual: NYC Airports

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Everyone has their own habits and customs when it comes to eating in airports. Whether it’s the hidden McDonald’s with the shortest lines or that local place with the airport kiosk serving up items just as good as the original, Airport Chow Ritual highlights the places to hit in various terminals around the world. Since this…

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Hotel Room Hack: Turn Your Coffeemaker Into a Stove

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Everyone knows that cooking your own food is cheaper than eating out, but it’s nearly impossible to cook when you’re traveling. Unless you’re staying in a tricked-out suite or have a kitchenette in your extended stay room, chances are that the only appliance you have for making anything in your temporary bedroom is a coffeemaker.…

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Get Drunk at Starbucks Inside LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal

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Admit it. You want to get drunk at Starbucks, don’t you? Now you can – if you’re flying out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. The brand new Starbucks Evenings program just debuted as part of more than sixty new dining and retail stores from HMSHost and Westfield and that means you can…

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