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EXCLUSIVE: The Cross Grains Menu at Airports

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Cross Grains is the new airport brewpub that aims to satisfy your hipster desires for craft beer, cocktails, and artisanal food. Take a look at the menu for the Boise Airport location (BOI), which will also serve as the template for menus in Oklahoma City (OKC), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Charleston (CHS). To learn more…

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Got Sprint? Now You Have Free Boingo Wi-Fi at Airports

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Sprint has done everything it can in the last few years to get your business, but fake lawyer Kevin Durant doesn’t seem to be convincing that many people to cut their rate plan in half and the Framily Plan failed so spectacularly that Verizon and AT&T are laughing about it all the way to the…

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Map Happy’s Awesome Guide to Special Meals on Airlines

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We humans are all unique snowflakes in this world and that means all of humanity doesn’t eat the same thing at the same time. Airlines know this all too well and that’s why they offer special meals to accommodate the plethora of dietary restrictions we flyers throw at them. Whether you’re following a diet that…

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Virgin Atlantic Opens New Lounge at LAX with Fantastic Free Food

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There’s a new club at LAX and with Virgin Atlantic at the helm, you know it’s not going to be the same-old, same-old. Yesterday marked the grand opening of Virgin Atlantic’s newest Clubhouse. Situated inside Terminal 2 at LAX, the 4,000 sq.ft. space should prove to be plenty hospitable to Virgin Atlantic passengers thanks to…

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Is the Genius In-N-Out Burger Trick DEAD???

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Less than a week after reporting about a new In-N-Out near LAX, the golden goose may be dead. Surely you’ve read the Genius In-N-Out Burger Trick by now, which means you’re fully aware of how to get to In-N-Out during your LAX layover for free. That literal free ride may be going away very soon.…

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Welcome New Readers from The Points Guy!

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Did you just find Fly&Dine because you read the very first Fly&Dine Tuesday over at The Points Guy? If so… WELCOME! I’m so happy that you’re here. While you got a taste of Fly&Dine (get it?) on TPG, the whole shebang is right here. We cover everything food-related in the air travel world from new…

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Fritos Tacos? They’re Real and They’re Here.

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When a stoner makes a wish on 4/20, the Ganja Gods answer. The proof is in the pudding taco. After the massive success of Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Tacos, the Bell has answered the prayers of every 16-year-old who failed gym class by offering new Fritos Tacos, which are exactly what they sound like. Instead…

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How Trip Insurance Actually Paid Off For Me

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On Friday, I received a check for $534 in the mail. It was the final step in a journey that I never believed would have a happy ending. Through kidney stones, credit cards, and PDF uploads, I was able to cash in on my credit card’s travel insurance feature and I’ve lived to tell the…

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Martin Sheen’s Goodbye, Automatic Tipping, and FREE CANDY*

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In one week, we’ve watched Martin Sheen say goodbye to the world, we’ve said “Screw That” to automatic gratuity in restaurants, and we’ve established that Spirit Airlines is the worst. In fact, we’ve covered a lot of great topics this week here at Fly&Dine headquarters. To catch up on all of it, click below and…

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New In-N-Out Comes to LAX Area

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Double-double fans, your time is now. Well maybe not now. More like “some time this year.” Double-double fans, your time is some time this year. That’s because a brand new In-N-Out Burger is coming to the LAX area, according to Eater LA. While the location on the north side of the airport at 9149 S.…

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Screw That: Automatic Gratuity in Restaurants

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Welcome to a new column on Fly&Dine called Screw That, in which I identify something terrible in the world of food and/or travel and tell you why it’s so terrible. Think of it like therapy for all of us. First up: the awful trend of tacking on automatic gratuity in restaurants. “American tipping culture is…

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Do Astronauts Snack in Space? Here’s the Video Proof.

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What do astronauts snack on in space? If you said Astronaut Ice Cream, you’re either me at 9 years old or just wrong. Living in space is hard work. Just breathing requires a different energy level than it does on the ground and astronauts on the International Space Station are doing a heck of a…

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Houston, You’ve Got New Airport Restaurants

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If you liked yesterday’s news about Montreal’s new airport restaurants, you’re going to love what’s happening in Houston. Starting in early 2016, you can expect 15 new dining spots and 6 new Starbucks scattered throughout terminals A, B, C, and D at George Bush International (IAH). HMSHost, the same global group responsible for the new…

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Exciting New Restaurants Coming to Montreal Airport (YUL)

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Get ready, Québécois, because your airport food is about to get an upgrade. HMSHost, the global airport concessionaire, just announced that they won the contract for 19 new dining areas at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and they’ve already got some great plans in the works. Some of the highlights from the press release: L’Auberge…

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