Airports Serve Foie Gras, Cuban Sandwiches

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Airports have been updating their dining options, but even now, there are some where you are about as likely to find a pan-seared tuna with mango salsa chutney as you are an empty overhead bin on a Friday afternoon flight to Miami.

Let's face it -- you can only survive so long on giant cinnamon buns and auntie-what's-her-name's pretzels before you go running for the door. Place your tray tables in the upright position and get ready for TravelsinTaste.com's airport adventure in fine dining.

5ive Steak brings high-end steak-house fare to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

New York: John F. Kennedy International: The new JetBlue(JBLU Quote) terminal at JFK has us thinking about airport food in a whole new way. It offers everything from sushi to tapas. Definitely check out Deep Blue Sushi, with an Asian menu created by Buddakan's Michael Schulson. For dessert, there's a branch of Aunt Butchies Bakery and Cafe, the Brooklyn bakery with its famous chocolate mousse cake. 5ive Steak offers fabulous steaks, sesame-crusted big eye tuna and even mashed potatoes with truffle. And, as unlikely as it sounds, you can get a better French dinner at JFK than at Paris Charles de Gaulle. La Vie serves Nicoise salad, escargot and even Coquille St. Jacques.

But the most amazing innovation of all is Revive, which operates "dining clusters" at the gates. Each cluster has electric outlets for cell phones and laptops, and touch-screen monitors in which travelers can order food delivered to the gate. The screen indicates approximate delivery time, and the food arrives either on a plate with silverware or boxed up for your flight.