Imagine sitting with a lover on the terrace of Merriman’s Kapalua. Your table overlooks a small-boat harbor and the south Maui shoreline where Humpback whales frolic in shimmering waters. Sunshine kisses all. Could life be sweeter?
Well…yes…frankly it could, the moment you lift a fork and bring the velvety darkness of Merriman’s Chocolate Lover’s Torte to the tongue. Forget everything else. Chocolate Lover’s Torte is perfection! It’s as good as it gets—and more.
Whoever sang, “Flying high in the sky with some guy is my idea of nothing to do,” is guaranteed to change the tune after one taste of Malaysia Airlines’ satays. Served in the airline’s business and first-class sections, on Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur flights, these appetizers are in a class all their own.
Hand-kneaded, elegant and dusted with cinnamon to resemble the color of fresh clay, bizcochitos are the perfect refreshment for Native American potters Diane Jenkins and Krieg Kalavaza to serve in their San Ildefonso Pueblo studio/gallery. Bizcochitos (also spelled biscochitos) are so popular that they have been declared New Mexico’s Official State Cookie.
Former Bon Appetit editor Kristine Kidd list her favorite Los Angeles restaurants, not necessarily the newest or trendiest, but places she loves.
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and French onion soup. Magnifique!
He wants golf. She wants a spa. He wants bars and buffets. She wants romantic restaurants. He wants sports. She wants shopping. He wants gambling. She wants dancing. He wants to stay within a budget. She wants comfort and style. Both want to take the kids, but also want an adult getaway. Impossible to accommodate the […]
Wow! Attended a press event previewing the food and wine to be served at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. Spent an afternoon sipping and sampling as well as watching and photographing the food paparazzi who were sipping and sampling and watching and photographing chef Suzanne Goin and actress JoBeth Williams in Suzanne’s […]
Guess you have to be there (Ann Arbor) to indulge in the full monty, but you can sample some goodies by mail order. For example, Zingerman’s fabulous Hot Cocoa Cake (a coffee cake that is not too rich, not too sweet but just right) is available in the Ann Arbor deli and bakehouse, by mail order, and, now, even in your own home kitchen as Zingerman’s shared the recipe below. Praise the lard!
Although Cocoa’s specialties include chocolate-drenched toffees (for which she won a blue ribbon at the Arizona state fair), caramels and a divine peanut-butter confection, to me, her pièce de résistance is sponge candy (a crunchy, melt-in-the-mouth delight also know as fairy food, sugar puffs, sea foam and honeycomb).
TEN THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE and TEN REALLY GOOD RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS 1. OLD TOWN sits in the historic heart of Albuquerque and the neighborhood (which is full of authentic Spanish Colonial buildings housing restaurants, galleries, shops and museums) is as much a city center as was when the city was founded in 1706. 2. […]
Adler Thermae Spa Resort, Tuscany, Italy
Arlington Resort Hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ashford Castle, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland
Atlantic Hotel & Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cameron House on Loch Lomond, Scotland
Capital Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas
Captain’s Inn, Moss Landing, California
Château De Cîteaux La Cueillette, Meursault, France
Coombs House Inn, Apalachicola, Florida
Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Mexico
Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Fort Williams, Scotland
Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
L’Hotel du Collectionneur, Paris, France
Mandarin Oriential Paris, France
Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Saxon Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa
The American Club, Kohler, Wisconsin
Wald & Schlosshotel Friedrichruhe, Germany
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