Delta sky lounge JFK -- Delta has FINALLY changed their premium rosé to a Château la Mascaronne--much better than the sickly sweet Le Bernadin that they had before. And frankly, their complementary rosé --a wine called Folly, unfortunately – is not bad either.

Delta lounge JFK – this is the winner of the most exotic breakfast item on the buffet. And it is oddly delicious.

Delta sky club JFK -- I have missed you! Even though it's not as spectacular as the Delta one Club, I am partial to these rows of seats overlooking the runway – especially at dawn

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United lounge at CDMX! There is this pretty extensive self serve bar – but there is literally not a mixer to be found. No tomato juice, no limes, no seltzer, no tonic water…

United lounge CDMX-I absconded here to escape the alcohol free grand elite VIP lounge. There is this Sauvignon Blanc on offer – it is pretty atrocious but at least it is Self Serve my favorite kind of serve.

Grand elite lounge CDMX. The bar sadly does not appear to open for another few hours – probably when I'll be in flight! So I can't evaluate the wine. However, this is by far the most interesting buffet offering.

Grand Elite lounge, CDMX! This is considered one of the best Priority Pass lounges in the system – and I agree if only for this Apollo themed sculpture that greets you at the door…

Finally made it into the Centurion lounge!! It is beyond crowded… This is by far the most popular item on the buffet table. The wine is pretty mediocre. I am sipping a barely quaffable Oregon rosé.

Phoenix airport! Wanted to review the escape lounge and Centurion lounge for you today, but you need to choose one or the other,and neither lets me in until 3 hours before my flight.at a bar with the hoi polloi 🤣and you can see that the Chardonnay situation is dire

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Delta lounge JFK--made my way over to the lounge near the A gates--much smaller and typically much less busy. To my surprise, the complementary rosé was completely different! And it is also absolutely quaffable

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Delta lounge JFK – the new complementary rosé is this one – sadly named Folly! But it's actually not terrible.

Delta lounge JFK --I have missed you!! Trying to make my way to Mexico City to start the Todd Haynes film. This is a pretty ballsy breakfast offering if you ask me. Not sure that I have the stomach to try it yet… The rosé on offer is the typical somewhat pallid Le Bernarde

AMEX lounge at IAH.This lounge is the polar opposite of the one in SLC– overwhelmingly busy – subterranean – sludgy food. This pasty soup kind of sums it all up. On the bright side, I am sampling the Sauvignon Blanc and it's not disgusting.

AMEX Centurion lounge SLC. These are the wines on offer – which frankly are a tad disappointing. It may well be an extra bloody extra Mary morning for me, but if I was going to drink a wine, I guess it would be the Sauvignon Blanc.

AMEX centurion lounge SLC – extremely impressive buffet! Probably the most exotic I've ever seen in an airport lounge. AND--the bar is open even though it's only 6 AM. Kind of a shocker for Utah! Almost makes up for our first flight getting canceled…

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Admirals club EWR – newsflash! The Club has switched over to lunch with a much more substantial buffet – and the not pictured lobster bisque, southwest chili, and a kind of gray beef with vegetables…

Admirals club EWR. I missed these... apple filled pancakes at the buffet. Not brave enough to eat! Was delayed at security because a man insisted that his passport had been stolen out of one of the bins. I finally got through, but I was kind of eager to see what happened.

Heading to Sundance--Bought my way into the admirals club at EWR! This is the entire breakfast set up – I walked past it twice looking for something more substantial. The wine on offer is a dreadful Chardonnay no surprise. But there is a premium H/B rosé that is kind of quaffable.

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Got to the St. Vincent Argyle airport EARLY so I could check out this lounge – but even though online it says it's open at 7 AM. It is not actually open until eight! Not sure I will actually have time to check it out but I will give it my best shot

And I'm back at American Airlines Admiral club! Sadly, my ticket to St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not allow access to the FAR spiffier chelsea or Greenwich lounge. The most festive item in the rather lean buffet are these donut holes…

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10 hours at the Austin Airport-flights delayed bc republican shutdown)United let me to buy a lounge pass- but then refused to honor it! Finally got on the plane-Taxied-then pilot announced he was too sick to fly so back to the gate we went. Vino Volo was a superstar. A lovely French Rose.

British Airways lounge Gatwick. What I have learned here is that these potato chips are essentially our version of barbecue potato chips.

Bilbao airport – VIP lounge. As you know, I do love an offbrand lounge. I have no idea why these little nubbins of stale dough are labeled "tex mex" . I'm not brave enough to taste them.

Madrid airport-Dali VIP lounge at the crack of dawn. I love this Jaunty popcorn display but it doesn't say breakfast to me. Not tempted to drink, but I did ask if there were any bloody Mary's available and was told that they don't appear until noon. there is a lot of lurid rosé and a ton of beer.

AA Greenwich lounge at JFK. I walked by this bloody Mary station twice! It has gin, tequila, vodka, and nonalcoholic gin. Trying to decide whether or not I should partake.

AA Greenwich lounge at JFK. Besides the usual mundane Chardonnay and an offbrand Sauv Blanc that I'm not really brave enough to taste – there is this DIY set up. Not pictured are three types of vodka -I'm tempted, but the garnishes (lemons and olives)look miserable

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Iberian lounge Madrid airport. Had a very tight connection so I could only do a drive-by. Did manage to have a quick slurp of this very lackluster Verdejo.

American/British Airways lounge Greenwich. The food is the usual chicken thigh sludge, but one bright spot appears to be these tea sandwiches!

Iberian air got me entry to the AA/BA Greenwich lounge at JFK -- their " least good " apparently but my favorite. This quaffable rose is on offer (self serve, which is my favorite kind of serve) as is piper heidsack champagne!

Delta lounge CVG airport-- THIS is how you know that the Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky!!

Delta lounge LGA. The bar opened up five minutes ago and the bartender has already gone through two bottles of Prosecco. I opted for a bloody Mary instead.

Delta lounge LGA. Crack of dawn. There is this sad abandoned pancake station… Bar opens in five minutes. There is already a line.

Venice airport Marco Polo lounge. This is the far more typical ode to bread at an offbrand European lounge.

Rainy Venice morning--Marco Polo Airport lounge. These cheese and meat bureks are on offer – about as stodgy as they look. The wine is surprisingly not self serve – a typical for a European lounge – but it appears to be a local fruity Soave. Not great, but not horrible.

United airlines Polaris lounge EWR--in honor of the Spanish inspired buffet I decided to try the Albariño on offer and it's a tad sweet but not bad!

United lounge AGAIN – but this time it's Polaris! The bar has the always drinkable if somewhat uninteresting, whispering angel – and this rice is on offer. It looks neither summery or nearly as festive as the confetti would imply…