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PENCK HOTEL DRESDEN GERMANY

Although it might not be to everyone’s taste, the Penck Hotel Dresden is wildly innovative and strangely attractive as well as welcoming and agreeable. The hotel serves as a museum to artist A.R. Penck.

Posted 05 November 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § ARCHITECTURE § ART § DRESDEN § GERMANY § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on PENCK HOTEL DRESDEN GERMANY ° Tagged: , , ,

THE PANAMA HAT COCKTAIL 

The Panama Hat cocktail brings on the happiest of happy hours. Here’s a recipe invented by master bartender Policarpo for Salsipuedes Restaurant and Bar in the hotel Bristol Panama.

Posted 04 October 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § PANAMA § PANAMA CITY § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on THE PANAMA HAT COCKTAIL  ° Tagged: , , , , ,

THE SPA AT GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO AND SPA RECIPES

Drum roll please. And the grandest of them all—the winner—the best of the best resort spa in all of Mexico is…ta-da…Grand Velas Riviera Maya Spa.
Not that I’ve been to all the pampering places (unfortunately, something I must correct), but have been to enough to know that this one would be really hard to beat.

Posted 17 September 2019 § ACCOMMODATIONS § CANDY § CHOCOLATE § DESSERTS § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RIVIERA MAYA § SPAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off on THE SPA AT GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO AND SPA RECIPES ° Tagged: , , , , ,

WHITE WINE SANGRIA HEADS-UP TO HAPPY HOUR

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

Posted 16 August 2019 § BARS § BEVERAGES § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § OHIO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § WINE ‡ Comments Off on WHITE WINE SANGRIA HEADS-UP TO HAPPY HOUR ° Tagged: , , , ,

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 on 21c Museum Hotels and Granola Recipe ° Tagged: , , , , , , ,

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 on TEQUILA: 10 TIPS FOR BUYING AND DRINKING ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

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 on SAN SEBASTIÁN, PINTXOS, AND THE GILDA ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

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 on GEAR TO GO ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

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 on BEST EVER SUGAR BAKED HOLIDAY HAM RECIPE ° Tagged: , , , , ,

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 on 10 WAYS TO SAVOR CINCINNATI ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,