For some people, a morning doesn’t begin until that first cup of coffee hits their lips. Airports know this. As soon as you get through security, there’s a good chance that you’re jonesing for that joe, so there are coffee shops ready and waiting to deliver your fix. That usually means Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts…
Dylan’s Candy Bar Opens in JetBlue Terminal at JFK
If you like candy as much as I do (and if you do, you’re probably 6 years old), then you’ll be thrilled to learn that iconic New York candy shop Dylan’s Candy Bar is coming to JFK’s JetBlue Terminal (T5). The candy store bills itself as “the world’s largest confectionery emporium,” and while I’m sure…
San Fran Hotel Gives Free Drinks for Wearing Google Glass
It’s about to get a little more rewarding to be a GlassHole… Stanford Court, a boutique hotel on San Francisco’s Nob Hill, is offering a free cocktail, beer, or glass of wine if you have the indecency to wear Google Glass inside their doors. All you have to do (assuming you’re the idiot who wears…
Fly&Dine Interview + Giveaway: View from the Wing
Gary Leff from the excellent View from the Wing is a heavyweight in the world of miles and point blogging. He’s been chasing miles for years and a big part of all of that traveling is eating along the way. You may be following Gary’s posts about his recent trip to Southeast Asia, but I…
Italy Plans a Disneyland-style Theme Park of Food
Theme park food? Not great. Food theme park? Incredible! Or at least that’s what my daydreaming brain has decided. Eataly, the Italian chain of super-super markets (more like sprawling villages of food than your local grocery store) is behind the plan in Bologna, Italy. If you’ve ever been to one of their locations all over…
Peter Greenberg Features Fly&Dine on his Website
Over the weekend, I wrote a guest post for travel guru Peter Greenberg’s website where I talk about some of my favorite new foodie travel developments. If you’re a regular reader of Fly&Dine, you’ve probably seen most of what I talk about, but check out the story here: Fly&Dine’s Best New Airport & Airline Food…
UK Chef Heston Blumenthal Comes to Heathrow
If you’ve never ventured outside of the bubble of American food television, then you probably think Heston Blumenthal is some sort of children’s author or a tech magnate. Not the case. While you were watching Guy Fieri get excited about cream of mayo soup, Blumenthal was well past making a name for himself as one…
Eat Healthy (ish) at STL with Great Wraps
If you’ve ever flown through the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL), you know that dining options are pretty limited. You’ve got your usual suspects (Chili’s, Starbucks, Burger King, et al.) and that’s about it. Now, however, you can grab a sandwich at the brand new Great Wraps in Concourse C , one of three airport…
Fly&Dine’s Top 5 American Airport Restaurants on The Daily Blender
I get a lot of people asking me about the best places to eat at airports around the world. One of those people is the lovely Jennifer Heigl, a Portland-based writer who runs The Daily Blender, a blog devoted to food, drinks, and the culture there of. She’s been running a travel series on her…
Does Airplane Air Really Get You Sick?
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…
The Best Time to Buy a Plane Ticket is…
Forget trying to hold out for those last-minute fares that seem so appealing, there’s now a definitive answer about the best day to book your travel. I’m not talking about Tuesday night or Saturday morning, I’m talking a specific day in relation to when you’ll be departing. According to an article on The Huffington Post,…
Fly&Dine Interview and $50 Giveaway: Hack My Trip
It’s the third Fly&Dine Interview Giveaway and this time we’re talking to Scott from Hack My Trip. His site is an incredible resource for anyone in the frequent flyer game and make sure to check out his tips and tricks for getting the most out of your miles and points. If you want to win…
Fantasy Travel Week on Food Republic
Do you read Food Republic? I do. I also happen to write for them quite a bit (check out my Kessler Report column here). Most weeks, the site features great food content geared towards dudes (bacon, whisky, sports, souffles) but this week, they’ve been doing Fantasy Travel Week and it’s pretty fantastic, although I think…
New FULL First Class and Main Cabin menus from Virgin America
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…