Last week I flew out of Burbank for the first time in ages. Southwest operates roughly 7 million flights out of the diminutive Terminal A and I’ve grown to love Southwest the same way I love chicken fingers. They both don’t try to be anything they’re not. They’re not dressing themselves up as some sort…
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One of Chicago’s Best Restaurants Comes to O’Hare
Chicago, you’re in luck. I’ve gone on record as saying Tortas Frontera is one of the all-time great airport food options and I still believe that. With the opening of Paul Kahan’s Publican Tavern in O’Hare’s Terminal 3, however, there’s a little more competition for the crown of Best Food at ORD. Kahan is currently…
Shhh… There’s a New Secret LAX In-N-OUT
People flying in to LAX from all over America know that there’s an In-N-Out just outside of the airport to satisfy their cravings for a Double-Double Animal-style. We’ve written about it many times here on Fly&Dine — including the trick on how to get a free ride to In-N-Out — but most don’t know that…
Wolfgang Puck Adds to His Airport Arsenal
There’s no celebrity chef that has spread his name as far and as wide as Wolfgang Puck. At airports, college campuses, supermarkets, and pretty much anywhere you can purchase food, the Austrian-born chef has made his presence known and now there’s another outlet to get your globally-inspired comfort food at Dulles (IAD) where Wolfgang Puck…
New Menus for Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery at BOI
We’ve got the most recent menus for you over at Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery at the Boise Airport. Check ’em out below (click to enlarge):
Cage-Free Eggs Coming to Airports Nationwide
While individual restaurants have the ability to change and adapt to new trends on the fly, airport restaurants are much less nimble. It may help to think of traditional restaurants as speed boats and airport restaurant operations more like aircraft carriers, locked on course until a cadre of generals choose to go in a different…
Craft Beer Takes Off in Airports
Thanksgiving is just a few days away and if you want to survive it, you should probably start drinking now. Thankfully, the nation’s airports are happy to help. While impersonal airport bars have been a staple for years, now travelers can get their drink on with way better options than ever before. Wine bars are…
Eater Publishes Best Story About Airport Restaurants… Ever?
Every wondered why it’s so hard to get a good meal in airports? At Fly&Dine, this is a question we grapple with each and every day. Major food site Eater.com wondered the same thing and came through with a massive feature by Anna Roth about the trials and tribulations of the airport restaurant world. It’s…
Top Chef Mike Isabella Comes to DCA with Kapnos Taverna
The celebrity chef trend shows no signs of dying down thanks to the proliferation of food TV shows and that includes the sub-trend of celebrity chefs at airports. Top Chef Michael Voltaggio has been killing it with ink.sack at LAX for years now and Rick Bayless cemented himself at the top of the airport celeb…
JetBlue is Growing WHAT at JFK?!?
“Farm-to-table” may go down as the biggest food trend of the past decade. People started caring a lot more about where their food came from and restaurants responded by including lists of farms and other purveyors on their menus. Airlines, on the other hand, didn’t seem to care. After all, they have a captive group…
The Latest on Uber and LYFT at LAX
Are you an Uber LAX supporter? Are you tired of paying the taxi company’s outrageous $19 minimum to hail a cab at LAX? Does the phrase “LYFT LAX” sound like sweet, sweet music to your traveling ears? If so, read on for where we stand on the all-important question of Uber and Lyft picking up…
Would You Pay $10 for Yogurt?
“That’ll be $9.76. Is that okay?” That was exactly the question posed to me by the cashier at the La Provence Bakery at LAX’s Terminal 4. It was very early on a Sunday morning and I was hungry after rushing into an Uber without breakfast. I wanted something light before my flight to Louisville and…
Greatest Hits: Why Applying for (Just) TSA Pre-Check is a Terrible Decision
It’s the first Monday in August and we’re going back to our Greatest Hits series to bring you the best of Fly&Dine. Today’s post covers the decision-making process of signing up for TSA Pre-Check. Do you hear that noise? It’s the sound of thousands of blue-shirted government employees patting each other on the back. That’s…
SeaLegs LAX Menus and More
Got wine? SeaLegs does. The popular Huntington Beach wine bar just opened up their second location and it happens to be in Terminal 2 at LAX. Expect an extensive wine list, cocktails, craft beers, and a full food menu. All of which are detailed below in the menus and photos: