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WALD & SCHLOSSHOTEL FRIEDRICHSRUHE

The Wald & Schlosshotel (Forest & Castle Hotel) Friedrichsruhe covers all bases. This award-winning, “five-star, superior” resort hotel is at once historic and contemporary, luxurious and casual, healthful and indulging. Its top-notch facilities provide ideal venues for both business and leisure travelers, gourmets and dieters, and active guests as well as those who just […]

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, THE CAPITAL HOTEL, PIMENTO CHEESE AND SPICED PECANS

Central, Clinton, Capital and cheese, the centerpieces of contemporary Little Rock tourism, represent not only the top charms of the city but also cornerstones of American history, charismatic hospitality and culinary delight. All are musts when visiting Little Rock. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL In 1957, nine courageous African-American students braved contentious crowds to test the 1954 […]

¶ Posted 05 January 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ARKANSAS § CHEESE § CONDIMENTS § LITTLE ROCK § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Arkansas, Central High School, Little Rock, pimento cheese, simple syrup, spiced pecans, The Capital Hotel, William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

CRUISING THE CRANBERRY HIGHWAY

Who What Where When How WHO knew? Wisconsin claims the title of cranberry capital of the planet. Although cranberries grow in various corners of the world including Canada and Chile, it’s Wisconsin that carries the mother load. Cranberries congregate in the central part of the state, where enthusiasts can find not only acres and acres […]

¶ Posted 03 November 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREADS § RESORTS § TRAVEL § WISCONSIN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Chef Scott Baker, cranberries, Cranberry Highway, Fogasse, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, pate ferment, The Osthoff Resort, Three Bears Lodge, Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center

Mandarin Oriental Paris

Today is my birthday. I wish I were in Paris. More precisely, I wish I were in Paris staying at the Mandarin Oriental Paris—a celebration hotel if ever there was one. Unlike other Paris five stars, which can be elegant to the point of stuffy, the Mandarin creates an atmosphere of luxury gift wrapped with […]

¶ Posted 08 September 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § FRANCE § PARIS § RESTAURANTS § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bar 8, Camélia, Man Ray, Mandarin Oriental Paris, Paris, Sur Mesure, Thierry Marx

Ten Secrets to Enjoying Secrets Huatulco

Brochures tout the suites, pools, restaurants, beach and spa of Secrets Huatulco, an all-inclusive resort in Huatulco, Mexico, but previews don’t/can’t paint the whole picture. As we’ve happily been there, done that, we are supplementing the marketing information with our own ten little secrets to getting the most from a Secrets vacation. Read on: 1. […]

¶ Posted 05 August 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § HUATULCO § MEXICO § RESORTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Amstar, Apple Vacations, Camaron Gigante, chapulines, CHOCOLATE, Conejos Bay, El Sabor de Oaxaca, Huatulco, Las Crucesitas, Mezcal, Oaxaca, Pluma Hidalgo, Secrets, Tangolunda Bay

SPA, BELGIUM

WHAT TO DO In the beginning (in a wooded valley of the Ardennes mountain chain in what is today eastern Belgium) water sprang forth from the earth. The water produced in the cluster of springs was far from ordinary. People believed it to be imbued with healing powers. Soon a village formed around the […]

¶ Posted 12 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BELGIUM § RESTAURANTS § SPA § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

SAXON HOTEL and recipes for MUSHROOM SAUCE, AVOCADO SALSA AND TOMATO GINGER CHUTNEY

What do Bill Clinton, Justin Bieber, Oprah Winfrey and Mick Jager have in common? All stayed at the Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg and for good reason. The one-of-a-kind property epitomizes luxury, security, service and quite pizzazzy comfort. The Saxon claims a pedigreed location, sequestered in the city’s upscale Sandhurst neighborhood. Grand estates, each and every […]

¶ Posted 21 June 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § AFRICA § CONDIMENTS § ENTREES § JOHANNESBURG § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SANDWICHES § SAUCES § SIDE DISHES § SOUTH AFRICA ‡ 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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § 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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APALACHICOLA § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § FLORIDA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: APALACHICOLA, B & B, Coombs House Inn, Florida, quiche

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 […]