Food for Flight Is the Way to Go

I love to eat. I also love to fly. So I absolutely love where mozzarella meets magnetos.

Ben Younger

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:22 PM ET

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Flying for food is a more than acceptable reason to get in the air. [Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The author finds immense joy and purpose in combining their love for flying with the pursuit of unique culinary experiences, viewing flights as missions to discover food.
General aviation enables pilots to access authentic, regional "mom-and-pop" restaurants in small, off-the-beaten-path towns, away from the homogenized chain establishments.
These "flight-for-food" adventures offer more than just a meal, leading to memorable journeys, unique local encounters, and a deeper appreciation for diverse cultures and places.

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I love to eat. I also love to fly. An opportunity to combine the two makes me feel like Dom DeLuise in the 1981 movie History of the World, Part I when he realizes he’s going to bathe in treasure from the orient. “Treasure…Bathtub…Treasure bath…I’m going to have a treasure bath! Treasure bath!!!”

I’ve written in these pages about combining my love of racing motorcycles with aviation, flying to distant racetracks and sometimes even landing on the track itself. Aviation sweetens the pot for any adventure. It’s a simple equation: Anything you like to do + Aviation = A Win.