Delta Named The Best Airline For Food

How important is the meal you will receive at 30,000 feet when you book your flights? If it is a high priority, you may want to consider Delta for all your flights. USA Today's 10Best recently named Delta the best airline for food in the world.

For some airline companies, food and beverage options have become secondary amenities. In fact, passengers often only get just a bag of pretzels, peanuts on short-distance flights. However, now it appears certain global airlines are starting to take a different approach.

"Airplane food has long been an object of ridicule, but airlines have upped their culinary game (even in economy), with seasonal ingredients, destination-inspired menus, and even onboard chefs," USA Today's 10 Best explains.

In an effort to dig into the best food on aircrafts, this report identified which airlines are cooking up the most delicious and nutritious plates.

Hawaiian Airlines ranked number five here. Their options are often native to the islands and inspired by local chefs. "We offer exquisite, island-inspired meals created by MW Restaurant Executive Chefs, Wade Ueoka and Michelle Karr- Ueoka," Hawaiian Airlines states. Certain dishes are specific to first class, while others are selected depending upon your region. For example, flights on the west coast offer a roasted kabocha (Pumpkin) and garbanzo beans entrée. Furthermore, you can sip local brews from the Maui Brewing Company.

Edging out Korean Air, Delta ranked as the best airline for food among all the major global players. "Meals aboard Delta Air Lines are reimagined every season, using ingredients from local artisans and farmers when possible," USA Today's 10Best states. Delta describes its menu as "a better dining experience" and "more options, more wholesome."

Delta tries to put a regional touch on many entrée items they serve. Certain meals are specific to first class travelers, while others are only on flights of 900 miles or more. These items include ginger beer-braised osso bucco, wild mushroom ravioli, chicken cacciatore and French bread pizza.

What other unique touches can you expect on board? Beverages from sustainable suppliers, kid's meals, and classic options from local restaurant partnerships are available on certain routes as well.

There are roughly 220 miles and four and half hours between Boston and New York. On the drive south (or return trip North), it's likely you'll need to make a pit stop. Whether it's to accommodate a bathroom request, grab a bite to eat or get a breath of air, we've compiled a list of the best stops along I-95 on the Boston to New York drive.

We'll assume here that we are driving south. Therefore, your journey begins in Massachusetts. You'll pull past Providence and a few exit signs for T.F. Green Airport before enduring the meat of the trip. That would be a good two-plus hours through Connecticut, where you will surely slow down at some point. Finally, after trekking through the Constitution State, you start to see the exit sign numbers get down to single digits. The empire state awaits.

This journey can seem like a grueling effort up and down I-95. In a bigger picture, a four-hour route between two major markets is not really that much. Just ask the Midwest. If you want to drive from Chicago to Minneapolis, you are looking at close to a seven-hour drive, with only one state in the way. Nonetheless, the 1-95 Boston to New York route can be grueling. Therefore, we put together a collection of different stops to help make it more enjoyable.

Of course, this exercise does not include kids screaming in the backseat that need an immediate stop. Perhaps that's another list. Here, we will pinpoint some pleasing attractions you would have the time to stop for. However, we won't stray too far off the exits. And while taking 12 hours to play blackjack at Foxwoods would be a blast, we will narrow in on relatively short stops only.

So, let's hop in the car and find the best stops from Boston to New York along I-95.

*Note - we are not going in order of stops from north to south. We are listing in an overall ranking format.

We'll start with the best thing to stop for. Pizza. Frank Pepe's is a legendary establishment in the New Haven pizza scene. The good news here is that you have choices. If the original New Haven spot is too far off the path (or has a long wait), there's also a location in Fairfield, CT at Exit 24.

If you need a moment of fresh air or to loosen up the legs, this scenic lookout point offers a nice view of the Mystic River. There's comfortable parking space, and its an easy pull off or on to the interstate. It's not uncommon to find people taking photographs here as well.

Sure there are dozens of Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts right along the path, but pulling into Cafe Tempo Coffee House in Warwick, Rhode Island is well worth the wait. A homemade banana hazelnut iced coffee makes any slow-moving traffic situation more manageable.

After all that pizza and coffee somebody is going to need a bathroom. At mile-marker 41, via southbound access, you will find a rest stop in Milford CT that is a direct pull-off I-95. You can fill up on gas, or more food if you still feel like snacking. There are plenty of fast food and candy options at this stop.

This is applicable on your way out or into Massachusetts. Bay State Vintage Guitars is a family owned shop has some of the nicest custom and vintage guitars available. Each instrument on the wall tells a story and his a history that goes back well beyond what's considered classic rock. They are located on Washington St. in Norwood.

Hot oil pizza is a thing in Connecticut and it's delicious. Colony Grill in Stamford is bound to have whatever game that is live playing on their TV's. Their menu consists of pizza and drinks, so you know they take their pie seriously. Like Pepe's, you have a few choices in addition to Stamford. Their Fairfield location is also a stone's throw off I-95.