AlwaysInformed: Air Fare Gets an Upgrade

August 12, 2008

Apparently, the sky’s the limit for New York City chefs and their latest restaurant ventures. The New York Times reports that come September, Jet Blue’s recently refurbished Terminal 5 at JFK Airport will be home a bevy of exciting new dining options created by some of the city’s top chefs. From Spanish tapas to sushi to a rustic Italian trattoria, here is a list of the new restaurants offering jet-setters pre-flight fare way above the pizza and hot dog standard. (7/30)

AeroNuova, Rustic Italian Trattoria – Mark Ladner (Del Posto)

Deep Blue, Sushi & Asian restaurant – Michael Schulson (Izakaya, formerly of Buddakan)

La Vie, Brasserie – Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson (Balthazar and Pastis)

Piquillo, Tapas – Alexandra Raij (formerly of Tia Pol)

Revolucion, Mexican – Roberto Santibanez (formerly of Rosa Mexicano)