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WHITE WINE SANGRIA HEADS-UP TO HAPPY HOUR

Recipe for Mita’s White Wine Sangria as a heads-up to happy hour.

21c Museum Hotels and Granola Recipe

The 21c Museum Hotels offer guests style, comfort and a museum packed with fun, interesting, thought-provoking art.

¶ Posted 07 August 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § ART § BARS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CINCINNATI § MUSEUMS § OHIO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 21c Museum Hotels, AccorHotels, Art, Cincinnati, David Kelsey, granola, Metropole, museums

TEQUILA: 10 TIPS FOR BUYING AND DRINKING

I was lost, but now I’m found. Lost in a murky, all-is-acceptable-when-it-comes-to-drinking-tequila-sort-of-a-way. But now my cup runneth over with knowledge. I credit Javier Moreno, the charming sommelier at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun resort (located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula). Javier conducted a tequila tasting seminar for a few guests of the resort and, like the resort itself, the seminar couldn’t be better.

¶ Posted 26 June 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § CONDIMENTS § DRINKS § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RIVIERA MAYA § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: agave, Anejo, Blanco, Caribbean, Extra Anejo, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, habanero margarita, Mexico, Reposado, tequila, Yucatán Peninsula

SAN SEBASTIÁN, PINTXOS, AND THE GILDA

For those who have never been to San Sebastián, Spain, put it on your bucket list. If you have already been—then you know. You’ll return. What makes the city so appealing? Food, glorious food, and more food. Of course the setting is lovely. Once a small fishing village, San Sebastián now spreads from the sea […]

¶ Posted 30 May 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § APPETIZERS § BARS § ENTERTAINING § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Arzak, Cantabrian anchovies, Guindilla peppers, La Cuchara de San Telmo, Manzanilla olives, Pintxo, San Sebastián, Spain, The Gilda

GEAR TO GO

Of all the travel products and paraphernalia that Sweet Leisure sampled and scrutinized lately, two rise to the surface like cream. Take one to the beach, the other on the road. But before I tell you about these useful products, I have to add a disclaimer. These are not ads. I am not paid (Damn!). […]

¶ Posted 07 May 2019 § BEACH § COOKIES § DESSERTS § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: beach bag, CGear, chocolate chips, COOKIES, Jumpsmart, jumpstart, oatmeal, tote, walnuts

BEST EVER SUGAR BAKED HOLIDAY HAM RECIPE

Ta-Da! Drum roll please! And now, dear readers, I’m going to share my secret family recipe for the best ever (really really succulent and delicious) sugar baked holiday ham. BEST EVER SUGAR BAKED HOLIDAY HAM Yield: Plan on serving 1/2 to 3/4 pound per person, but buy enough to have leftovers. This ham makes fabulous […]

¶ Posted 15 April 2019 § CHRISTMAS § CONDIMENTS § EASTER § ENTREES § HAM § HOLIDAYS § RECIPES § SANDWICHES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anise seed, Christmas, Dill mustard, Easter, ham, sugar

10 WAYS TO SAVOR CINCINNATI

Love food? Headed to Cincinnati? Lucky you.

Forget your diet. Cincinnati is the place to gorge, gobble and gluttonize on high-fat, low-cost and pig-out delicious specialities. Whatever you do in the city—wherever you go, be sure to sample the city’s top specialities.

¶ Posted 09 April 2019 § BARBECUE § BARS § BREAKFAST § CHOCOLATE § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § OHIO § PRODUCTS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Barb Cooper, barbecue sauce, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chili, Cincinnati Food Tours, Findlay Market, Goetta, Graeter's Ice Cream, Holtman's donuts, Japp's Bar, Jose Salazar, Mita's, Molly Wellman, Montgomery Inn, Skyline Chili, United Dairy Farmers

HAPPY HOUR: UNION 30’S COMFORTABLY NUMB

So here is the way I was told to drink the Comfortably Numb cocktail served at Union 30, a restaurant located inside the smashing Hotel Saint Louis. See that little bud sitting in a white dish at the side of the drink? It’s a Szechuan button flower. I was told to eat the button and […]

¶ Posted 22 February 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktails, Comfortably Numb, Curacao, gin, Hotel Saint Louis, St-Germain, Szechuan button flower, Union 30 restaurant

HOTEL SAINT LOUIS, UNION 30 RESTAURANT AND FAMOUS BARR FRENCH ONION SOUP

St. Louis has a new hotel and it’s a stunner.
Believing hotels should be rated for not only guest comforts, but also capturing “a sense of place,” I’d rate Hotel Saint Louis a perfect 10.

¶ Posted 01 February 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § ARCHITECTURE § BARBECUE § CHEESE § MISSOURI § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § SOUPS § ST. LOUIS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: barbecue, Famous Barr French Onion Soup, Fern K. Taylor, Hotel Saint Louis, Louis Sullivan, Matt "Birk" Birkenmeier, Missouri, St. Louis, Union 30 restaurant

DIVA DIAMOND MUSEUM, ANTWERP BELGIUM

Prepare for sparkle. Prepare for shine. Prepare for scandalous stories of courtesans and opera singers and movie stars. Prepare to be educated and entertained. Prepare for DIVA, a museum dedicated to diamonds, silver and other dazzling objects that opened in Antwerp, Belgium, in May, 2018. Located in Antwerp’s historic city center, DIVA has already emerged […]