Are you a "Foodie" that flies somewhere JUST to eat the best meal?
May 16, 2014, 1:23 pm
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I'm in Denver right now, bound for Houston from DC. I didn't use FF miles, but I did SDC from IAD-IAH to IAD-DEN-IAH to get some New Belgium Summer Helles. Oh, and some extra RDM/PQM and an upgrade to First.
May 16, 2014, 2:39 pm
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Yes I have. I have gone to ORD and NYC several times on food trips. The main point of these trips are R&D and to have awesome food!
On a side note, I have never seen somebody order as much food as we did on these trips. We would go to upwards of 4 or 5 restaurants a night and order 20-25 dishes!
On a side note, I have never seen somebody order as much food as we did on these trips. We would go to upwards of 4 or 5 restaurants a night and order 20-25 dishes!
May 16, 2014, 3:47 pm
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LGA-YYZ for dim sum. While there had afternoon tea and then Peking Duck dinner before flying back down the next morning (with a peameal ham breakfast sandwich. LGA-YUL for smoked meat sandwich and for dinner at Pied de cochon. Did a few HKG-TPE runs for Ding Tai Fung and HKG-BKK for duck noodle soup from a particular street stall when a pregnant friend had a craving and there just happened to be a fare sale. Plus quite a few other intra-Asia dining runs when there are fare/point sales.
May 16, 2014, 4:39 pm
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Last Labor Day my brother and I used my SW companion pass and points and his SPG points to fly from NY to San Antonio, drive to Lockhart to have Kreuz's, Smitty's, and Blacks, and then drive on to Austin to have Franklin's (waited on 4.5 hr line, lots of beer and awesome people) for 36 hours. This Labor Day we're using the same points to go to Nola for a 72 hr eating fest (Commanders, August, Willie Mae's, maybe Cochon, GW Fins, and more to be determined later).
May 17, 2014, 3:23 am
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I don't know whether this rates as the most bizarre. But it must be "up there". 
Two or three times every year we travel BA F for a three week'ish stay in a top suite in Singapore, just for the hawker food and food centres. We almost never eat in restaurants. Just local street food. That is the main reason for the trips.
Two or three times every year we travel BA F for a three week'ish stay in a top suite in Singapore, just for the hawker food and food centres. We almost never eat in restaurants. Just local street food. That is the main reason for the trips.
May 17, 2014, 4:06 am
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I don't know whether this rates as the most bizarre. But it must be "up there".
Two or three times every year we travel BA F for a three week'ish stay in a top suite in Singapore, just for the hawker food and food centres. We almost never eat in restaurants. Just local street food. That is the main reason for the trips.
Two or three times every year we travel BA F for a three week'ish stay in a top suite in Singapore, just for the hawker food and food centres. We almost never eat in restaurants. Just local street food. That is the main reason for the trips.
The only bad news: The wine lists are, to say the least, very limited
May 17, 2014, 4:24 am
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) Two Hours in The IC Club lounge ... and then out. To be honest most of our eating is midday ... and we tend to eat lighter in the evenings.
I adore ... Singapore ....! Hold on ... have I just devised a perfect advertising slogan?
May 17, 2014, 5:16 am
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Franklin BBQ
I flew from Ft Lauderdale to Austin Texas for the purpose BBQ indulgence - Visited the Salt lick and Franklin BBQ where we waited in line for 2 hours just to consume Aaron's award winning brisket.
May 17, 2014, 6:03 pm
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I just flew HKG-TPE-KIX (had to do the 1-stop cuz ANA has a 4 day ticketing deadline and the nonstop arrives too late!) yesterday to meet kixman and fumitani with the trip's sole purpose to eat.. but of course I would be doing sth else too?
menu: High-grade yakiniku and shabu shabu. probably Sushi too.
PS: a lil bit of MR also involved- ITM-HND-HKG on the way back. the ITM-HND MR in F would eventually bring me into OWE-land.
menu: High-grade yakiniku and shabu shabu. probably Sushi too.
PS: a lil bit of MR also involved- ITM-HND-HKG on the way back. the ITM-HND MR in F would eventually bring me into OWE-land.
May 17, 2014, 7:19 pm
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We fly to the UK every year to buy HP Sauce and other edible delights not available here. Don't tell my relations that though as they think we really go to see them.
Always have a fish supper as well when I'm there.
Always have a fish supper as well when I'm there.
May 18, 2014, 1:24 am
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http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/16/hp.sauce/
May 18, 2014, 1:43 am
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Hmmmmm...Don't know if we've done it for the *best* food, but we've done it for weird and interesting food.
We just flew from BWI to DSM because we saw a place called ZombieBurger on The Food Channel.
They have a deep fried mac & cheese bun for their burgers. mmmmm
We just flew from BWI to DSM because we saw a place called ZombieBurger on The Food Channel.
They have a deep fried mac & cheese bun for their burgers. mmmmm