Susan Manlin Katzman | Sweet Leisure

MABEL DODGE LUHAN HOUSE

There is a spirit that hovers over the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico. It’s the spirit of Taos itself, of the mountains and air and light and magic that inspired Native Americans as well as artists, writers, poets and rich socialites from near and far to settle and thrive. Mabel Dodge Luhan—or […]

SECRETS AND COCKTAILS AT CHATEAU MARMONT

Those who say money can’t buy happiness have never had cocktails at Chateau Marmont. This iconic Los Angeles hotel sits overlooking the Sunset Strip like a beacon luring Hollywood stars and other A-listers connected with show-biz fame and fortune.First built as an apartment building resembling a French Chateau, the property converted to a hotel in […]

¶ Posted 13 February 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § BEVERAGES § CALIFORNIA § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Britney Spears, Bungalow Two, Chateau Marmont, Clark Gable, Glenn Ford, James Dean, Jean Harlow, Los Angeles, Natalie Wood, Rebel Without a Cause, Scarlett Johansson, William Holden

BEST RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN

Although born in Göttingen, Germany, in 1967, Dirk Engelhardt moved to Berlin to study at the University of Berlin and stayed. He worked as a freelance journalist, contributing food, travel, and life-style material to a variety of prestigious publications, before moving to Barcelona, in 2008. While in Spain, Dirk set up Tapas Tours Barcelona, taking […]

¶ Posted 28 January 2015 § BERLIN § CHOCOLATE § COFFEE § DESSERTS § GERMANY § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Berlin, Berliner Kaffeerösterei, Currywurst, Esszimmer, Food Tours, Gaststätte St. Oberholz, Germany, Konnopke Imbiss, Max Und Moritz, Mogg & Melzer, Ohlala, Preußenpark, Rubens Coffee Lounge, Tim Raue

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES & LIVING ROOM

The cafe is all for the good. Good deeds. Good coffee. Good treats. Good place to be. According to head baker Nate Larson, the cafe’s backstory involves his dad, Barry Larson—the founder of Bridges, an organization providing support services to people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Seems Barry bought a used coffee roaster for a […]

¶ Posted 09 January 2015 § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § COFFEE § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: chocolate chips, coffee cafe, COOKIES, Gluten-free, Peanut butter

FORT LAUDERDALE, LOBSTER OMELET, RUM RUNNER COCKTAIL

Remember the Fort Lauderdale of spring break madness—-with paradise lost to swarms of college students hoarding the town? Well hallelujah, today the spring-break kids go elsewhere, leaving Fort Lauderdale’s delights to locals and tourists wanting a comfortable, non-crowded, spring, winter, or anytime warm-weather break. What does the Greater Fort Lauderdale area offer visitors? Easy answer: […]

¶ Posted 04 January 2015 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BREAKFAST § DRINKS § ENTREES § FLORIDA § FORT LAUDERDALE § ISLANDS § MUSEUMS § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SPAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Cap's Place, Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas Boulevad, Lobster, Lobster Omelet, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, rum, The Atlantic Hotel & Spa, The Bonnet House

WHERE TO EAT IN GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE

It’s only natural that Sweet Leisure asked Deborah Hartz-Seeley to suggest places tourists would like to eat when visiting Greater Fort Lauderdale. Debby knows all about South Florida’s unique cuisine. After all, she spent over 20 years as the prize-winning food editor for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. That’s a Tribune Co. newspaper serving the greater Fort […]

¶ Posted 23 December 2014 § FLORIDA § FORT LAUDERDALE § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Calypso Restaurant, Casa Maya, Deborah Hartz-Seeley, El Tamarindo Cafe, Fort Lauderdale, Greek Islands Taverna, Il Mulino, Les Amis, Mai Kai, Nauti Dawg, NY Deli

PARADISE COVE MALIBU CALIFORNIA

Nice is a word that applies. Easy-going too, and comfortably uncrowded (except on gorgeous-weather weekends and holidays). In fact, Paradise Cove on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, just might be the best-kept-secret sunshine place for L.A. families and friends to enjoy a beach/cafe experience without the razzle, dazzle hoopla of Hollywood or a touristy […]

¶ Posted 06 December 2014 § APPETIZERS § BARS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CALIFORNIA § CONDIMENTS § LOS ANGELES § MALIBU § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SAUCES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 1003 Island Dressing, beach, Bob Morris' Paradise Cove Beach Cafe, calamari, California, Cobb Salad, Malibu, Paradise Cove

WORLD’S BEST BEER BARS BY BILL YENNE

Bill Yenne has been writing about beer for a quarter century and is among the world’s leading authorities on beer and brewing history. Then again, he’s an authority on many topics, having contributed to encyclopedias of both world wars as well as having authored more than three dozen non-fiction books with topics ranging from aviation to biography (Julius […]

¶ Posted 24 November 2014 § BARS § BEER § BELGIUM § BEVERAGES § BOOKS § BRUGGE § CALIFORNIA § CZECH REPUBLIC § DRINKS § GERMANY § HAWAII § MUNICH § SAN FRANCISCO § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: beer, Bill Yenne, Brugge, Czech Republic, Hawaii, Hofbräuhaus München, Kauai Island Brewery, Munich, Saminee De Garre, San Francisco, Toronado, U Fleku Pivovar

BEST EVER CARAMEL APPLE PIE

What can one say about apple pie? Carl Sagan said, “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Eugene Field said, “But I, when I undress me Each night, upon my knees Will ask the Lord to bless me With apple-pie and cheese.” Jane Austen said, “Good […]

¶ Posted 14 November 2014 § DESSERTS § PIES § RECIPES § THANKSGIVING § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Apple Pie, apples, Caramel

THE BERLIN WALL

As you know, after World War II the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and France divided Germany into four occupied zones. Berlin was encased in the Soviet section, but due to the importance of the city as the capital of Germany and center of the Nazi regime, the allies also divvied up the […]