Kaikagetsu Brings Japan’s Famous Hida Beef to the Lower East Side Kaikagetsu, at 162 Orchard Street in Manhattan, is a space of dark woods, lanterns and woven bamboo. In ambience and menu, it is a simple shrine to Hida, a city… Ian Livingston , July 12, 2019
Your Airplane Food May Be Older Than You Think It Is The food served on the major airlines these days is much better than it was five or ten years ago. But it’s still food served onboard a plane and it… Johnny Jet , June 27, 2019
14 Things to Know Before Traveling to Mendoza, Argentina As any mendocino will tell you in words and wild hand gestures, quality is not something that can be rushed. In the cradle of the crackling Andes, where the air… Ian Livingston , May 31, 2019
How to Avoid a $935 Bill for Beers and Calamari (as These Guys Did Not) Today’s tip, like this one about gelato in Rome, is about knowing the price of your food before you order. Earlier this month, a man from Brooklyn and five friends… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2019
Look out for Rocks When You’re Eating or Cooking Red Beans Today’s tip is more of a life tip than a straight travel tip, but it was inspired by something that happened when I was traveling. When my family landed in… Johnny Jet , April 25, 2019
Instead of Room Service, Use a Food Delivery Service Instead of ordering room service that’s usually way overpriced, not that tasty and generic, consider using an app to get food delivered to your hotel (or even right to your… Johnny Jet , April 10, 2019
How to Find Great Tacos in Los Angeles When I return home to Los Angeles after a long trip—especially in an international location—the first food I seek out is usually Mexican, and specifically tacos. To me, L.A.’s tacos… Johnny Jet , April 3, 2019
Be Wary of Eggs at Buffets (Especially in Developing Countries) Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Art E., who builds on this week’s post on… Johnny Jet , February 22, 2019
What You Should Know Before Eating Rice at a Buffet Today I’m spotlighting another interesting portion of the same SmarterTravel post that inspired yesterday’s tip about red flags to look for at a buffet. It concerns a reason to… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
The Best and Worst Stadiums in North America for Food Safety One of my favorite things to do when I travel is go to a professional baseball game (or basketball, football, hockey, soccer…). And while I’m taking in a game, I… Johnny Jet , January 8, 2019
Travel Book of the Week: The United Airlines Cookbook You might think this is a joke because everyone rags on airplane food, but it’s for real and I like the boldness. United Airlines has just launched a cookbook featuring… Johnny Jet , January 7, 2019
How to Find Out What and Where to Eat in a Destination Here’s a fun website to add to your bookmarks so you can use it when planning your next trip. TasteAtlas is a world atlas of food and drinks, an encyclopedia… Johnny Jet , December 11, 2018
Eat Before You Get to the Airport Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Frederick, who says: “I’m sure somebody has covered this topic… Johnny Jet , November 2, 2018
Bring Home Foreign Candy to Give to Trick-or-Treaters Happy Halloween! Today’s tip—inspired by the holiday—is one for travelers that want to provide for their local trick-or-treaters (next year)… If you travel internationally before and especially right before Halloween,… Johnny Jet , October 31, 2018
Why You Shouldn’t Instagram Your Sushi In a great medium-length read titled “Instagram Is Ruining Sushi in NYC,” Eater recently dove into the colliding cultures of sushi and taking photos of food. Highlighted in the story… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2018