Susan Manlin Katzman | Sweet Leisure

BARBECUE AT Q39 AND APPLE COLESLAW RECIPE

It takes a lot of nerve to open a new barbecue restaurant in Kansas City. Boasting over 100 extremely popular and enthusiastically patronized BBQ joints, shacks, stands and restaurants, KC seems saturated to the max. Then along comes championship barbecuer Rob Magee who opens Q39 and quickly sends most competition to the pits. The hip […]

RUM, W.C. FIELDS AND A TERRIFIC COCKTAIL

“All roads lead to rum,” says W.C. Fields, and roads in Louisiana lead directly to Lacassine, the location of Louisiana Spirits, the largest privately owned rum distillery in the United States and home to Bayou Rum.

¶ Posted 21 February 2016 § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § LAKE CHARLES § LOUISIANA § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bayou Rum, cocktail, Golden Nugget Casino Hotel, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Louisiana Spirits, Mardi Gras, Midori, pineapple juice, W.C. Fields

THE BROAD—L.A.’S NEW SUPERSTAR MUSEUM

Here’s what you need to know about The Broad, L.A.’s newly opened contemporary art museum: 1. It’s fantastic. 2. It’s free. 3. It’s popular. Long lines form to get in, but one can bypass the wait by securing advance reservations for timed entry tickets online. (The online reservation spaces disappear […]

¶ Posted 05 February 2016 § CALIFORNIA § LOS ANGELES § MUSEUMS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: California, Contemporary Art, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), Eli and Edythe Broad, Los Angeles, Museum, Otium restaurant, The Broad

INVERAWE and SMOKED SALMON PATE

Anyone hooked on smoked salmon has probably heard of Inverawe and Robert & Rosie Campbell-Preston. Robert & Rosie opened Inverawe Smokehouse in Argyll, on the West Coast of Scotland, in 1980. Robert was the fish smoker, an art he learned growing up on the banks of the Awe. Rosie tackled the marketing, a talent she […]

¶ Posted 29 December 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BOOKS § CHEESE § ENTERTAINING § HIGHLANDS § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SCOTLAND § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Cameron House on Loch Lomond, Inverawe Seasons Cookbook, Inverawe Smokehouses, Rosie Campbell-Preston, Scottish Highlands, Smoked Salmon

S.S. CATHERINE RIVER CRUISE SHIP & DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Making a list? Checking it twice? Want to give something much better than nice for Christmas or Valentine’s day or that special birthday or anniversary? Then consider that the most splendid, all-occasion, glory gift that one can give is a trip on the S.S. Catherine. Not a nautical term, S.S. in front of Catherine stands […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § CHOCOLATE § COOKIES § CRUISING § FRANCE § RECIPES § RIVER CRUISING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Burgundy, CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, France, Murano, Provence, Rhône River, River Cruise, S.S. Catherine, Saône River, Uniworld

PARADORES, SPAIN & TORTILLA ESPANOLA

Travelers adore Spanish Paradores for a multitude of reasons. First is location. The Spanish-government owned and operated inns are sprinkled throughout Spain in spots most useful to tourists. Some are near major tourist attractions in large cities. Others grace small villages. And a few sit in far-flung, remote areas with little other choice of accommodations. […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CACERES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Caceres, eggs, Extremadura, Parador de Caceres, paradores, potatoes, recipe, Spain, Tortilla Espanola, UNESCO World Heritage Site

ATRIO/MICHELIN STARS AND RELAIS & CHATEAUX

Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Cáceres. Actually, Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Spain. The two-Michelin-starred restaurant and Relais & Châteaux hotel is worth not only a detour (in Michelin speak), but also a bucket-list trip—at least for lovers of food, wine and architecture. Atrio sits in […]

¶ Posted 23 November 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § CACERES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Atrio, Caceres, El Bulli, Emilio Tuñón Álvarez, Extremadura, Ferran Adrià, Food, Jose Polo, Luis Moreno Mansilla, Relais & Châteaux, Spain, Spanish Foods, Tono Perez, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cameron House on Loch Lomond

I can’t say I’ve seen all of the resorts in Scotland (damn), but after a short stop at Cameron House, I think it has to rank as the best. Why? Cameron House wins my heart for its: WONDERFUL LOCATION about 20 minutes from Glasgow International Airport, on the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond—in the midst […]