Lounges
SATS Premier Lounge at Changi Terminal 2, the Honest Read Before a Long Haul to SFO
A morning at the SATS Premier Lounge in Changi Terminal 2 before a United flight to SFO. Star Alliance Gold…
Author: Alex Ostrovsky
Alex Ostrovsky is a frequent flyer, family man, and creator of Travel and Food Guy. Based in the Chicago suburbs, he travels the world with his wife Vika and their kids Josh and Emily, reviewing cruises, airline lounges, hotels, and restaurants from a real family traveler's point of view.
Lounges
Food & Dining
Saz-Air-Ak at Origin Bar Singapore, A Sazerac Reimagined
An after-work cocktail at Origin Grill and Bar inside the Shangri-La Singapore turned into a Sazerac, reimagined, and Asia's 50…
Italy
Ristorante Ad Hoc, Rome: The Truffle Tasting Menu Worth the Upcharge
Ristorante Ad Hoc on Via di Ripetta, Rome. $208 family of 4 for a 3-hour truffle tasting menu. The rigatoni…
Italy
Bistrot de Venise: The $332 Night We Ate Sixteenth-Century Venice
Bistrot de Venise, San Marco. $332 family of 4 tasting menu featuring historical Venetian recipes from Bartolomeo Scappi's 1500s cookbook.…
Lounges
United Club at LAS, the Strip-View Lounge Worth Adding to Your Vegas Departure Day
Departure day at the United Club at LAS with the family. Strip view, real food, full bar. Why this lounge…
Chicagoland
Foxtail on the Lake Is the Special-Occasion Spot Our Kids Picked Themselves
Our twins turned 13 and picked The Foxtail on the Lake in Des Plaines themselves. Third visit, second with the…
Hotels
Marriott Grand Chateau Las Vegas Review, Why the Two-Bedroom Suite With a Kitchen Beat the Strip Hotels
Three nights at the Marriott Grand Chateau in a two-bedroom suite. Booked on points, breakfast from Walgreens, the layout did…
Chicagoland
Ari Sushi in Des Plaines, the Strip Mall Spot That Quietly Got Really Good
Strip mall outside, real sushi bar inside. Ari Sushi in Des Plaines won Vika over on uni, and we kept…
Lounges
United Club at ORD Gate B6, The Big O’Hare Flagship at the Top of the Escalator
ORD has two United Clubs in Concourse B. The bigger one near Gate B6 is the closest the network has…
Lounges
Both United Clubs at IAH Houston, How to Pick Between Gate C1 and Gate C33
Houston IAH has two United Clubs in Terminal C. We've been to both with the family. Here's the honest pick…