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Load Up on Pinkberry Before Your Southwest Flight
It was only a matter of time before the faux fro-yo craze that is Pinkberry would hit the airports and we were oh so privileged to see it in action last night at LAX's Terminal 1, known to locals as The Southwest Terminal (although US Airways does have some presence here.)
Wedged in between a Starbucks, a California Pizza Kitchen ASAP and a Gordon Biesch brewery, the Pinkberry seemed to hold its own. We saw many a customer in our 45-minute wait in this airport fast food haven that solely came in to get some Pinkberry.
The bonus? You can also get Pinkberry as soon as you deplane as the location is right before the escalators down to the baggage claim.
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· An Injection of Frozen Yogurt for Terminal 1 at LAX [Jaunted]
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Chili Dogs And Long Flights: LAX To Get Pink's Hot Dogs
The need for in-flight Tums just increased dramatically. Although they are already building a new outpost in Vegas, the famous Pink’s Hot Dogs is now coming to LAX airport. Let’s just hope the long lines don’t prevent travelers from boarding their planes on time.
This wiener palace will be situated within the airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal, so you’ll need to leave the country to get one of their hot dogs for your carry-on snack. The place should open by the end of the year, and they’ll be offering up 11 of their 21 famous creations. We’re pretty sure that their chili dogs will be one of the different varieties—in-flight curious smells warning!
For now you can find them at their original location at the corner of Melrose and La Brea Avenues in Los Angeles. Just look for the line that snakes around the building, and be prepared to wait for a bit.
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·Pink's Hot Dogs To Open At LAX [LAT]
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LAX Will Fill Its Belly With Fresh New Concessions
We admit to being excited upon learning that Pinkberry is opening a counter at LAX's Terminal 1, but the airport's next move is really beyond our wildest hopes. LAX, an airport that has explicitly prided itself on having meager concessions, is upgrading their offerings in all seven of their regular terminals.
This massive improvement will be it's first airport-wide renovation in over a decade, and will cover everything from bars to newsstands.
Although the space devoted to beverage, food and retail services at the nation's third-busiest airport remains comparatively small, LAX officials say they now want to offer the traveling public more concessions than they have ever had. "We want more variety, more dining and beverage opportunities, and better-quality food and service," said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of the airport agency. "We need more cutting-edge, more contemporary and more L.A.-centric approaches."
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$5 Menus Eliminate Airport Food Court Sticker Shock
When your flight is delayed, you're tired from having to reach the airport at 8am, and you're juggling carryons, the last thing you want to do is plop down $10+ for some crappy, greasy food you have to scarf down in 5 minutes. Thankfully, somebody has finally realized that a happy stomach and wallet contribute to enjoyment of the flight, and two airports have embarked on a quest to please with $5 menus.
Named "Wow! $5 Chow!," the $5 meal options will debut in New York-LaGuardia and Philadelphia International this month with options for breakfast, lunch and dinner:
Travelers can choose from almost 50 restaurants offering special meals such as: Jet Rock Bar & Grill's "Eggs Your Way" breakfast with coffee; Chicken Sandwich and large drink at Chick-Fil-A; Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Sandwich at Cosi; or gourmet dessert with coffee from Todd English's Figs Restaurant-- all priced at $5.00 each
We'd totally spring for that dessert and coffee, since sitting down to a nice airport dinner is not something we usually have time for, but there's always time for dessert. We just hope that LaGuardia's options include something at Au Bon Bain, because as frequent LGA travelers know, they are like 5 Au Bon Pains in just one terminal there. Can we get some soup and a water for $5 at one of them, please?
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· Two Major US Airports Launch $5 Menu Program [StreetInsider]
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An Injection of Frozen Yogurt for Terminal 1 at LAX
It's not enough for LA-based frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry to already have storefronts dotting the retail landscape of New York City and California, but now LAX will get a taste of their $5 servings.
Pinkberry's thirst for expansion won't stop with inhabiting their home airport either; here's the flavor of their hopes:
Pinkberry also announced three new partnerships focused on domestic expansion, including HMSHost, a leading retail operator of specialty travel venues operating in more than 80 percent of U.S. airports, which will open their first Pinkberry store at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Terminal 1.
This is financed by the $9 million injection of new investor capital that they just received. The company is also expanding to the Middle East, suggesting an endless array of funny-because-they're-true "this is why they hate us" jokes.
Terminal 1 is dominated by USAir and Southwest. It's one of the LAX terminals that's gone the longest without a renovation, making it a potentially odd choice for image-conscious Pinkberry. Maybe they are just trying to do something nice for the strippers.
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Airport Dining 101
There are few skills more valuable than mastering airport dining. A post on New York magazine's Grub Street blog, did a fantastic job of breaking it down clean and simple. Pay attention, we'll review.
If you have the cash to spare, by all means travel first class, and not just for the cushy seats. With that ticket you get access to the First Class Lounge and all the delicious treats there. (Caviar bars, anyone?) Second, pick the quick dining option. Those sit-down celeb chef restaurants aren't anywhere near as good as they promise.
Next, go with what you know, as it's hard to mess up simple breakfast foods, hot dogs or corn dogs. Sure, corn dogs aren't the best thing for you, but all that deep frying will kill any lingering germs. Plus, you know you want to indulge.
Other tips are more obvious, like staying away from anything spoilable (ie. chicken salad, sushi) that looks like its hardened and been re-heated or re-anythinged. And also, follow the crowds, lines are long at certain snack spots for a reason, the food's probably good and not illness-inducing. Or do what we may do, and pack extra leftovers this Thanksgiving. Sneaking into the lounge to re-heat the mashed potatoes may be tough, but well worth it!
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· How To Master the World of Airport Dining [Grub Street]
· A First-Class Sandwich [Budget Travel, via MSNBC]
· Airports coverage [Jaunted]
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