Susan Manlin Katzman | Sweet Leisure

Author Archives Susan Manlin Katzman

Johnny Cash Museum

“It was a long time coming.” The construction started in 2011 and slowly continued “one piece at a time.” But “cry cry cry” no more. As of May 30, 2013, one can “walk the line” straight to 119 Third Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, and pay tribute to “the man in black,” because The Johnny […]

¶ Posted 31 May 2013 § NASHVILLE § TENNESSEE § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

TEQUILA BAR AND INFUSIONS

The name is quite a mouthful—JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. And the resort is quite a place, offering something above and beyond other JW Marriotts. It’s not the size that makes it so special, although this JW Marriott is the world’s largest, sitting on an area covering 600 acres. And it’s […]

¶ Posted 26 May 2013 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § DRINKS § RESORTS § SAN ANTONIO § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

COOMBS HOUSE INN and QUICHE

Connoisseurs consider the Coombs House Inn one of the best B & Bs in all of Florida and I know why. Her name is Lynn Wilson. Lynn, an architectural interior designer and decorator, discovered the house that would become the inn when vacationing in Apalachicola, Florida, in 1978. At that time, the mansion was uninhabited, boarded […]

¶ Posted 20 May 2013 § ACCOMMODATIONS § APALACHICOLA § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § FLORIDA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: APALACHICOLA, B & B, Coombs House Inn, Florida, quiche

BEST NASHVILLE RESTAURANTS

Nashville resident Nancy Vienneau describes herself as a self-trained chef and recovering caterer turned food writer and activist. Her background in fine arts included stained glass, painting and printmaking, but it is with good food that she made her mark in Nashville, running a full-service catering company. As she says, “twenty-five years and ten thousand […]

¶ Posted 18 April 2013 § NASHVILLE § RESTAURANTS § TENNESSEE ‡ Comments Off °

SAN ANTONIO, BOILER HOUSE & S’MORES

San Antonio, the Texas city with south-of-the-border flair, offers gourmets much to love. Good restaurants cluster around town, accessorizing the River Walk like fine jewelry. But the shiniest, most-polished restaurants string around Pearl, the 22-acre food, entertainment and educational development on the site of the former Pearl Brewery. Pearl boasts a treasure trove of […]

¶ Posted 11 April 2013 § CHOCOLATE § CONDIMENTS § DESSERTS § ENTERTAINING § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SAN ANTONIO § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

ROSEMARY BEACH RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES

ROSEMARY BEACH is aptly named: “Beach” for the glorious sparkling white-quartz sand that hugs the Gulf of Mexico and “Rosemary” both for the flavorful herb and, by extension, the flavorful food that thrives in the northwest Florida beach community. For a 107-acre town welcoming homeowners and vacationers—and an area where almost every rental accommodation sports […]

¶ Posted 20 March 2013 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § COCKTAILS § ENTREES § FLORIDA § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ROSEMARY BEACH § SALADS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

DAVID DOWNIE DOES PARIS

We all have favorite books about favorite places. I happen to love Paris and my three favorite books illuminating the city are Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast, Gertrude Stein’s “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” and David Downie’s “Paris, Paris Journey into the City of Light.” Although it is possible (and totally pleasurable) to explore […]

¶ Posted 02 March 2013 § FRANCE § PARIS § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Cafe de l'Industrie, Cafe Rostand, David Downie, George Sand, Luxembourg Garden, Ma Bourgogne, Paris Paris, Pere Lachaise Cemetery

BEST BREAKFASTS IN LOS ANGELES AND RECIPE FOR FABULOUS FRENCH TOAST

Most Los Angelenos are religious about dieting. With movie star focus on beautiful bodies, the savvy shun sugar, fat and all those awful carbohydrates. But when it comes to breakfast, the devil takes over the City of Angels and lures even stringent believers to abandon restraint for total decadence. Dieters tempted to indulge in forbidden […]

¶ Posted 22 February 2013 § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CALIFORNIA § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Blu Jam, BREAKFAST, Du-Par's, Hugo's Restaurant, Larchmont Bungalow, Los Angeles, Square One Dining, The Griddle Cafe

BEST AIRPORT RESTAURANTS

Breathes there a cook with soul so dead who has never heard of Colman Andrews. Hard to imagine as Colman’s list of high-profile accomplishments have long dazzled those interested in food and beverage. Colman founded Saveur magazine and also served as an editor. He wowed us with a slew of prize winning cookbooks and guided […]

¶ Posted 14 February 2013 § AIRPORTS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

SHORT STOP SEATTLE AND BOURBON TOMATO JAM

We live in a fast-track world. We think 140-character thoughts. We shorten talk to text. We sometimes move too fast to savor an experience, even when traveling. But not to worry. Some cities reveal their charms quickly. Seattle for example. With a bit of juggling, it is possible to pack a plentiful supply of Seattle’s […]