Articles tagged ‘Food & Drinks’
Grand Hyatt iTASTE and Virtual Menu
By Carrie Thompson | September 30th, 2007 |
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Grand Hyatt DFW has introduced two interesting new programs with iTASTE and The Virtual Menu. “Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, guests may enjoy a guided cheese, chocolate or wine tasting with the iTASTE program or make entrée selections and receive recommendations on food and wine pairings from The Virtual Menu.” The new programs are available [...]
Alaska Airlines Inflight Meal Options
By Carrie Thompson | September 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alaska Airlines has taken the mystery out of inflight meal service, providing customers with every detail of the service provided on various flights. Now there is no reason to have to ask the flight attendant whether or not you’re being fed. You’ll be prepared.
Flights from 1½ to 2 hours in duration: Morning [...]
CalorieKing Mobile Calorie Counter
By Carrie Thompson | September 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
CalorieKing is a website that offers “food awareness tools for weight management.” I love that wording. The website has announced the launch of the new CalorieKing Mobile Web Site, mobile.calorieking.com. This site allows anyone with an web enabled mobile phone or smartphone to search CalorieKing’s 50,000 item food database for details including [...]
United Airlines Offers Starbucks Inflight
By Carrie Thompson | September 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
United Airlines customers will keep on enjoying their Starbucks coffee with the recently signed agreement between the two brands. United, apparently, exclusively serves Starbucks coffee. Now, I haven’t flown United in quite a while so this is news to me. Starbucks is the crack-cocaine of the beverage world, so I’m sure it isn’t [...]
Zagat Survey Mobile
By Carrie Thompson | September 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Zagat Survey just launched ZAGAT.mobi, an advertising-supported mobile website. Eww. Spamming you with ads on your cell phone browser? I guess you have to do something to keep it free. ZAGAT.mobi offers the company’s standard restaurant, nightlife and hotel content for each and every major U.S. citiy, as well as London [...]
Restaurant Review: Calico Jack’s Cantina in NYC
By Carrie Thompson | September 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Name: Calico Jack’s Cantina
* Location: (2nd Avenue at 42nd Street, next to the Irish place)
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Lunch
* Price Range: Medium
* Fare: Cajun and Mexican (seriously)
* Full Bar: Yes
* Food Score (out of 10): 7
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: [...]
Restaurant Review: Pike Brewery and Pub
By Carrie Thompson | September 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Name: Pike Brewery and Pub
* Location: Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Lunch
* Price Range: Medium
* Fare: American
* Full Bar: Yes and Microbrewery
* Food Score (out of 10): 6
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: No
* [...]
Healthy Dining in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport
By Carrie Thompson | August 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Airport dining is difficult. As a REALLY frequent traveler, I find it almost impossible to find healthy options in the airports around the country. You can only eat so many salads, but your options are limited beyond that. The Minneapolis/St. Paul airport is focusing on offering travelers more healthy dining options, which [...]
Wyndham Hotels Fields & Sun Breakfast
By Carrie Thompson | August 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Wyndham Hotels has ia new breakfast program called Fields & Sun that “emphasizes personalization, fresh ingredients and outstanding service.” The breakfast features Bear Naked granola (Hehe!), organic hot cereal, made-to-order eggs, freshly baked muffins and croissants and a regional selection of at least eight fruits and berries, depending on the season. Mmmm, fruits [...]
Restaurant Review: Milestones in Vancouver, British Columbia
By Carrie Thompson | August 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
* Name: Milestones
* Location: Yaletown, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Dinner
* Price Range: Medium-High
* Fare: Various Fusion
* Full Bar: Yes
* Food Score (out of 10): 6
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: Maybe
* Booking Information:
1109 Hamilton Street
Yaletown, [...]
