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Discovering Old School Sandwiches in Spokane

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We’ve got another foodie travel find from contributing writer Paul Bacon. Enjoy! The Davenport Tower in Spokane, WA is located near the waterfalls, so I decided to take a walk on a sunny and warm afternoon in July. Walking past an open door, the smell of food made my stomach growl. I peeked in the…

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The New York Times Says This Dumb Sandwich is Perfect for Airplanes

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The headline on this New York Times story on April 14th was “This Sandwich Is Worth the Space in Your Carry-On,” but like “Dewey Wins” and “Mission Accomplished,” it’s a flat-out lie. Martha Rose Shulman of the Recipes for Health column uses six paragraphs to extol the virtues of a goat cheese and roasted red pepper…

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Consumer Reports Names Best & Worst Fast Food Restaurants

I try to stay away from fast food as much as possible, but I’m a sucker for a good survey and Consumer Reports just released their 2014 list of best and worst fast food restaurants in America. As a Chicagoan, I’m proud to see Portillo’s at the top of the sandwiches list and wholeheartedly endorse…

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Flight Food Review: AA’s Chicken Cobb Sandwich

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For as much as I tout the developments of the in-flight eating experience, it’s very clear to me and pretty much everyone else in the world that the on-board food options for domestic carriers in the United States are pretty substandard. Remember that awful microwave pizza I had in AA First Class a few months…

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Fly&Dine Review: Cafe Zoot! at ORD’s Terminal 1

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You’ve got thirty minutes before your connecting flight boards. You’re starving, but there’s no time for a sit down meal and you don’t want to wait for anything to be cooked. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?   First of all, calm down. You’re going to grab a sandwich. At least that’s what…

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UPDATED: Did American Airlines Ground Marcus Samuelsson?

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(Photo by Fernando Leon/PictureGroup) UPDATED: The mystery deepens! Wrappers on the sandwiches still have the Marcus Samuelsson branding. I’ll reach out to American Airlines for comment. Stay tuned! On my flight from LAX to ORD today, I noticed that the in-flight menu is missing the familiar “MS” stamp of approval that’s been a staple since…

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