A380 Engine Explodes Midflight, Restaurants Want Michelin Stars Removed & More
Highlights and headlines from around the web:
- The engine of an Air France A380 headed from Paris to Los Angeles exploded 5 hours into the flight on Saturday. Fortunately the plane was able to land safely in Goose Bay 2 hours later!
Just got this pic from friend aboard the Air France CDG to LAX flight that suffered engine failure & landed safely in Canada. Terrifying. pic.twitter.com/nXk23Cengc
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) September 30, 2017
- Having a Michelin star may not be profitable. Boath House, a hotel in Scotland, wants to drop their Michelin star to better appeal to customers. They’ve consistently posted a loss in the years they’ve had the star and customers are looking for a “more informal and relaxed” dining option. I too prefer Michelin star food without formality. This might be the start of a trend, 3 star chef Sebastien Bras had previously asked to be dropped from the guide to allow him the freedom to create dishes independent of inspectors’ tastes.
- I do love the history of the Michelin Guide which is produced by, that’s right, the tire company. Curious as to what it takes to earn a Michelin star? Check out this article. Or read what it’s like to be an inspector. Hint: 275 meals at a restaurant and travel at least 3 weeks a month.
- Incidentally, the world’s cheapest Michelin star restaurant is only $2SGDÂ less than even I paid last month for Singapore Hawker food.
- Target is offering a $5 Target gift card with the purchase of $20 in beauty and personal care items. The October beauty box isn’t available yet, but you can snag the September box for $5Â or stock up on travel size amenities.
- A woman living near JFK airport in New York has filed a lawsuit claiming the noise from hundreds of flights a day over her apartment tortured her. Sigh.
- Travel + Leisure has just released their list of the best new hotels in 2017.
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I’m not paranoid about 2-engine aircraft vs. 4-engine aircraft. But I have to admit, if I were on that flight, post catastrophic failure I would have been pretty pleased to know that there were still 3 other engines….
(Coincidentally I just flew a A380 for the first time on my current business trip.)