Category Archives for In the Air.
We’ve all seen the photographs of air travelers decades ago flying in their finest suits and dresses, but did you know the quality of the food used to match the quality of their outfits? Nowadays, it’s commonplace to criticize the food we’re eating in-flight, but in the early days of aviation, people were more than…
Stuck in an in-flight cocktail rut? Tired of the same old gin & tonic/rum & Coke/vodka cranberry options from the beverage cart? Bon Appetit is here to help. Restaurant and drinks editor Andrew Knowlton, aka The Foodist, has come up with three cocktail hacks to transform your next sky drink into a much happier occasion.…
First of all, let’s be honest. First Class on an older AA 757 is a joke. With the exception of the extra elbow and leg room, there’s not much about this cabin that screams premium anymore. On my red-eye flight earlier this week from Kona to LA, I found out that the food matches the…
A few weeks ago, Condé Nast Traveler published a “Daily Traveler” piece about the efforts Lufthansa’s consulting chefs are making to infuse their in-flight meals with flavor without resorting to the old tricks of pumping up the sodium and spices to turn the food into salty spice bombs. Wait. No. I didn’t mean bombs. You…
Happy Easter Sunday to those celebrating! Have you had a good week? I have. Now that the bulk of my Hong Kong stories are done and posted (one more coming this week and then we’re totally done), I thought it would be a good idea to do a little wrap-up of all the stories I…
In the April issue of Travel + Leisure, writer Melanie Lieberman goes deep inside the beast that is the airline snack industry for an in-depth expose on– wait. No. That’s not true. There’s no incisive investigative reporting, but there is a pretty fun listicle/slideshow about the best snacks served on-board various airlines. From Delta’s might-as-well-be-called-Deltoff’s…
On my return flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX), Cathay Pacific provided me with a seat in Business Class. That was mighty kind of you, Cathay, and the seat was much appreciated. While other blogs may cover the seats (fully lie-flat!) or the entertainment options (plenty of great movies!), we here at…
You know that feeling of elation you get when you realize you’re going to have an empty seat next to you on a flight? Well multiply that times a hundred for a 15-hour international flight. That’s the joy that coursed through my body as they closed the cabin door for my trip (CX881) from Los…
While I figure Fly&Dine is still too new to have truly regular visitors, anyone who’s stopped by in the last week may have noticed that I wasn’t able to post. That’s because of two very lame words: emergency surgery. Now that my kidney stone (his name was Elliott) has made an early departure, I can…
So I used to write a column for Bon Appetit Magazine’s website called “The Nitpicker.” The basic premise was this: I complained about something in the food world. Definitely a dream job and I did it happily for over three years. Along the way, I wrote a post called “I’m Sick of Stinky Food on…
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…
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,…
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…
