Bonjwing Lee

@Delta Revenue Management: you realize that by only offering 10x pricing on refundable fares for int'l multi-city tix, forcing customers to book one-way int'l tix, you're subjecting us to much higher scrutiny for quad-S security checks on the way back, right? Please change.

@bariweiss @thehonestlypod Howled at @SnoozyWeiss's Gen Z insights (gotta be honest, I'm unsure whether some were delivered in English...). But to the @JohnHMcWhorter discussion - gender pronouns do not exist in one of the most widely spoken languages - Mandarin Chinese.

ulteriorepicure.com/2023/12/30/yea… Year-end thoughts; quiet parts out loud. Mr. Congeniality has never been my category anyway.

I don’t even know how to begin to describe what this blog post is about. ulteriorepicure.com/2023/04/25/rum…

A rumination on inclusivity in industry awards. Included an exchange between @ericadamsfornyc and @bariweiss from a timely episode of @thehonestlypod. ulteriorepicure.com/2023/04/07/rum…

There’s nothing egalitarian about conferring awards and recognizing excellence. This inherently exclusionary act relies on aspiration as motivation and merit as measure. Anything less is not an award or honor, but a decorative commodity available to anyone who desires it enough.

One of the highlights of my year.

Chased a waterfall at Blackberry Mountain with @bonjwing 📸💛

Have we run out of things to do? If the only way to maintain authority is by arbitrarily changing the rules, the those who blindly follow deserve to be arbitrarily ruled.

A belated post about my wonderful two-night stay at Maison Troisgros, and dinners at le Bois sans Feuilles: ulteriorepicure.com/2023/01/22/pat…

My thoughts on “The Menu” (and its commentary on restaurant culture). Have you watched it yet? ulteriorepicure.com/2023/01/13/rum…

... that @Delta made a huge stink about in the rollout, which subsequently led to a serious devaluation of global upgrade certificates for us Diamonds and MMs. Not happy.

@Delta Also, your "Premium Select" cabin for flights 260 and 261 aren't actually Premium Select seats, are they? (None of your agents could answer this question before my flights.) I'd like to know why you're selling them as "Premium Select," which is a specific product...

@Delta It's ironic that your website survey, which focuses on functionality of your site, is broken. Unable to finish the survey; there's a glitch with the second prong of the question "Did you book a flight today" answering "No." Survey won't accept any of the preset options.

favorites of 2020: the restaurant edition… ulteriorepicure.com/2021/12/26/fav…

@JWhitePubRadio @1a @edyong209 @kcur Thanks, very helpful. Wanted to listen to the rest of the discussion.

@bonjwing @1a @edyong209 @kcur So it looks like they carry the show on a delay rather than carrying live. There may have been an audio misfire. You'll be able to find the whole conversation at this link a little later in the day. Hope that helps! the1a.org/segments/a-hol…

Bonjwing Lee @1a and @JWhitePubRadio - why was @edyong209's response about Biden's handling of the pandemic faded out, and a voice over said "This is the wrong segment of 1A, this is the right one," and then broke for commercial?

@JWhitePubRadio @1a @edyong209 @kcur in Kansas City.

@bonjwing @1a @edyong209 Hmmmm…sounds like a misfire from your local station. Where are you listening?

favorite dishes of 2020… ulteriorepicure.com/2021/12/14/fav…

travel: grounded… (2020) ulteriorepicure.com/2021/12/07/tra…