When Luxury Floated Through the Skies: Travel and Dining abourd Zeppelins  The earliest form of aerial transportation was arguably the most glamorous - zeppelins competed with ocean liners for comfort, and far outpaced them for speed. Passengers could travel from Germany to Brazil in a mere four days, or to America in three, all the time enjoying unparalleled views by day, gourmet meals and music from the world's only aluminum piano by night. Richard Foss, author of "Food in the Air and Space: The Surprising History of Food and Drink in the Skies" will transport you to the brief, doomed era of the giant airships.