Happy Hour links: Santa Monica Pier centennial fireworks display reminder;

Display location:Santa Monica
City:Santa Monica
State:California
Date:Sept. 9

Details: I’d have to say that Ben & Jerry’s is worth paying $2 for on a flight. Thank you Delta. Scott McCartney over at the Wall Street Journal’s airline blog Middle Seat catches up on the decent food options being served to coach passengers.

> A reminder that there will be a big fireworks show on Sept. 9 to celebrate the Santa Monica Pier’s 100th birthday. Here’s a photo gallery of the local icon.

> I wish there was a travel website all about the people you should know in cities around the world. Mollie Chen’s post over at Concierge.com is a great start: Five People to Know in the Bahamas.

> Are you hungry? Enjoy the food art pics of Insane Sandwiches over on the Happy Hotelier blog.

> Have iPhone will travel? Karen Torme Olson offers some important travel tips she wish someone had given her before she hit the road with her beloved smart phone.

—Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

(Photo: Santa Monica Pier: Saturday afternoons nearly always draw crowds during the summer; Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 8, 2009)