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One of the joys of Instagram is checking out photos of places and things you’ll never visit or see. I like to think of it as an constantly updated feed of wanderlust. Last night, I saw chef Suzanne Goin (AOC, Tavern, The Larder at Burton Way) post a photo from her trip to Japan and…
It’s called WOW Air for a reason. The RyanAir of Iceland just expanded into the US market and they’re offering fares that seem like they’re full-on mistakes. WOW just started service from Boston’s Logan Airport (click here for a genius trick to get into the first class security lane) and the flights go to London…
Ever wonder what kind of airline food was being served in 1965? Well, you’re in luck. KLM has come through with some amazing photos and data that gives us an idea of what it was like to fly fifty years ago. Wicker baskets? How adorable. Today, all we get are cold, hard metal carts that…
JetBlue announced yesterday that they’ll be officially joining forces with Royal Air Maroc to offer codeshare flights with Morocco’s national airline. While the two airlines have cooperated on flights on an interline basis since 2012, this advances the relationship from casually dating to full marriage, meaning a seamless experience in terms of flight purchasing and…
There is a dystopian future where the government takes pride in being called Kafkaesque. They make rules that create discord and drive the citizenry crazy. They throw half the world’s population into prison. Inside those prisons, the people are treated like less than cattle. One of their punishments? They have to eat the food of…
So, as you may know, I totally went to France last week. Sacrebleu! As is the case with some of these fancy press trips, there’s an airline partner involved. In this case, it was Air France, who generously sent me in economy class from LA to Paris. On the way home, however, I won the…
Back in the ’60s, Air France used to advertise a seven course meal that took place over the course of 1600 miles. It involved the type of elaborate French cuisine that people of the time associated with French food: foie gras, cheeses, entire birds with feathers and all. The image is a little grainy, but…
While looking into this morning’s BBC story on in-flight food, I came across a series of videos that British Airways published back in 2012 on the subject of “Height Cuisine.” See what they did there? No? They took the phrase “Haute Cuisine” and turned it into “Height Cuisine.” Very clever, BA! Anyway, if you’ve got…
By now, you must have heard about the non-news news story about the (former) Korean Air executive who booted a cabin crew member when she wasn’t served nuts according to Korean Air’s nut-serving policy. After the incident gained international attention, the executive — who also happens to be the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman —…
KLM is really killing it with the marketing this year. First they captured the internet’s heart with the story of a beagle who retrieves lost iPads (which was totally fake) and now they’re teaming up with Airbnb to offer a one-night stay in a real airplane that’s been converted into the most aeronautic apartment on…
I have to warn you: this will not be pretty. I flew on Royal Air Maroc twice last week and twice I was reminded of the old days of airline food where comedians were accurate in their joking and passengers had to endure foil-covered rectangles of food that desperately strived to be as good as…
Food magazines are made for different audiences. Every Day with Rachael Ray targets the active mom demographic, Bon Appetit goes for the cool hunter with disposable income, and Food Network Magazine aims for people who get Guy Fieri tattoos on their necks. Saveur falls on this spectrum, too, but all the way at the hoity-toity…
Another day, another announcement of an airline partnering with an established brand to provide better meals. Okay, okay, so it may not be as routine as I make it seem but it’s certainly happening more frequently these days. ANA just announced their partnership with Patina, Cathay Pacific teamed up with the Mandarin Oriental, and now…
Los Angeles is the city where fine dining went to die. While New York and Chicago still carry the banner of the besuited service staff high and proud, LA has watched its fine dining restaurants get picked off like high-ranking government officials in a terrible sniper movie. I wrote a story a few years back…
