Food and Dining

Airline Champagne – Good Choice for New Years Eve?
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Airline Champagne – Good Choice for New Years Eve?

Tonight many revelers will ring in New Years Eve with a champagne toast.  While I think champagne is an every day beverage (I mean seriously – it pairs with everything from sushi to fried chicken), others I know limit their champagne consumption to specific events like weddings, New Years Eve, and premium travel experiences. If…

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Fort Worth Cousins Gets Nod on Best Airport Dining List

Thrillist recently published a list of the best US airports for food and beverage ranked from from 72nd to 1st. Dallas-Fort Worth took top honors, a feat that I doubt would have been possible five years ago and one that slightly surprises me still. What doesn’t surprise me, however, is that a restaurant from Fort…

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Starbucks Eggnog, Cadillac/AAdvantage Promotion, and Hyatt Diamond Challenge

I’m buried under a landslide of RFPs and other heavy paperwork at my office.  That means my creative writing skills here at Jetsetter’s Homestead are being funneled to project work rather than travel musings. I do have a few quick thoughts to share today…. I reported yesterday that Starbucks would limit their eggnog offerings to…

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Interesting Food Abroad From Familar Brands

One of the things I love about travel is the ability to try new flavors of familiar branded food while traveling.  Finding interesting food abroad is always a delight – the more unusual, the better! I’m not embarrassed to admit that I often visit foreign McDonalds just to see what is on offer.  One of…

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Dangerous Cocktails – Five to Avoid on Your Next Trip

Fox News has advice for you on combinations to avoid on your next trip to the bar (and surprisingly none of them involve liberals)! Their top five “dangerous cocktails” are: The Hurl Hurl The Zombie The Vaportini The Tequila Blue Blazer Corpse Reviver #2 While I find their list interesting, it just seems too tame…

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Fried Food and Football – Big Tex’s Specialties

Fans headed to the college football classic Red River Shootout (better known in theses parts as Texas/OU Weekend) take note.  Texas and Oklahoma both have higher rates of heart disease compared to national statistics. Some might equate this to the coronary-inducing performances of both teams at times.  Or it might be the unequivocal love of…

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Tip Not Included Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

I was a waitress for several years.  And because of that work, I often HATE being part of a large group in a restaurant. I know at some point during dinner, my server is likely to be fantasizing about the multiple cocktails they will need to have that evening to recover from the torture of…

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Going Nuts? Taking on American Airlines Policy on Nut Allergies

Susan Myers has spent many hours preparing for her family’s upcoming trip to Disney World – shopping for the best flight options on Travelocity, researching hotels, and planning activities.  And in the course of all planning, the well-being of her eight year-old son was at the forefront. Her son faces life-threatening allergies to peanuts and tree nuts….