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DENVER CENTRAL MARKET, RiNo, IZZIO AND CURIO

Talk about cool, hip, or whatever the new word is to describe happening. Just spent time at The Denver Central Market and was blown away by the high spirits—both outdoors (street art) and indoors (food and booze). As to the outdoors: Although Denver dresses-up multiple buildings in the city with vivid art, the lion’s share […]

CITY WINERY, BURRATA, CHRIS GRAZIOSE

City Winery St. Louis (in the exciting City Foundry STL) serves the most extraordinary burrata. Here are the recipes needed to duplicate the masterpiece at home.

¶ Posted 30 April 2023 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § BEVERAGES § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: burrata, Chris Graziose, cilantro pesto, City Foundry STL, City Winery, Cranberry jam, fennel

THE SLEIGH SHED and HOLIDAY COCKTAIL RECIPES

It’s as if Santa, on a pre-Christmas reconnaissance, took a rest stop at Union Station in St. Louis, wandered into The Train Shed and decided to stay. The popular restaurant renamed “The Sleigh Shed” for the holiday season, brims with spirit. Lights twinkle. Ornaments shine. The staff radiates good will towards man and woman and […]

¶ Posted 16 November 2022 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § BEVERAGES § CHRISTMAS § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § HOLIDAYS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktail recipes, Holiday cocktails, Pop-Up cocktail bar, St. Louis, St. Louis Wheel, The Sleigh Shed, Union Station

Third Wheel Brewing and Brewmaster Abbey Spencer

Abbey Spencer produces a wide-range of stunning beers as brewmaster at Third Wheel Brewing. Among them is a Goomah Stout used to make a deep, rich, chocolate and stout brownie–recipe included.

¶ Posted 18 April 2022 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEER § BEVERAGES § DESSERTS § DRINKS § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MISSOURI § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SAINT PETERS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Abbey Spencer, beer, brewing, brownie, Goomah, Goomah Brownies, Pink Boots Society, stout, The Boozy Brownie, Third Wheel Brewing

EDOBOX MODERN JAPANESE RESTAURANT, SANTA MONICA, CA

Disclaimer: Scott Manlin is my nephew. As far as I can remember, he has always appreciated fine food and good restaurants. When he was barely an adult and living in Chicago, and I was a James Beard Foundation restaurant judge and couldn’t get to all of the nominated Chicago restaurants, I asked Scott for advice. […]

¶ Posted 27 August 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEACH § CALIFORNIA § COCKTAILS § ENTREES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bento boxes, California, Carlos Couts, Edobox, Edobox House Salad, fried shallots, Makoto Okuwa, Miso Aioli, modern Japanese cuisine, saki, Santa Monica, Scott Manlin, Sky Strouth, sushi

MOLLY WELLMANN, JAPP’S, HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI

What a spark! What a charmer! What pizzazz! Molly Wellmann is bar none the most spirited woman I know. And it’s not just because this Cincinnati local won the Nightclub and Bar Media award for Best Bartender/Owner in the Nation and that Bon Appetit magazine says her bar is the best in Cincinnati or that […]

¶ Posted 17 July 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § DRINKS § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § OHIO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Cincinnati, cocktails, Hemingway Daiquiri, Japp's, Molly Wellmann

BEST EVER LAMB BURGER

Mary had a little lamb And spinach topped with cheese. She also had some buttered bread And seconds on the peas. She had some cream of celery soup, And fluffy mashed potatoes, And lots of Roquefort dressing On thickly sliced tomatoes. She had a wedge of apple pie, A piece of chocolate cake, A slice […]

¶ Posted 04 February 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEER § COLORADO § DRINKS § ENTREES § PAGOSA SPRINGS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SANDWICHES § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: burgers, cucumber relish, lamb, lemon oregano aioli, Pagosa Springs, Riff Raff Brew Pub & Eatery, Riff Raff Brewing Company, The Big Lambowski

3 BEST COCKTAILS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

I’m getting sloshed on New Year’s Eve. It’s the only way to end the terrible, horrible, no good, really bad 2020. I’m loading up on cocktails. But not just any cocktail. My cocktails must be spunky enough to chase away doom and gloom and usher in the light and bright. I’ve come up with three […]

¶ Posted 30 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § CRUISING § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: B-Line Tour, B.B. King Blues Club, Bellisima cocktail, cocktails, Commonwealth Bistro, Covington, gin, Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Holland American Cruise Line, Kentucky, Koi Bar, Lucille, Nieuw Amsterdam, Rose of Sharon cocktail, rum

GÖRLITZ, LUCIE SCHULTE AND TRIFLE

Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany, attracts the international film industry. Over 100 movies have been shot in the village, and the restaurant Lucie Schulte serves the cast and crews with a great deal of style. One of the restaurant’s best dishes is Poppy Seed Trifle–and here is the recipe…

¶ Posted 01 August 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § CZECH REPUBLIC § DESSERTS § GERMANY § GORLITZ § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Germany, Görlitz, Görliwood, Lucie Schulte, Neisse River, poppy seeds, Saxony, The Grand Budapest Hotel, trifle

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERT: ODD, OFFBEAT AND WEIRDLY WONDERFUL

Visit the Salton Sea, Bombay Beach, Salvation Mountain, Slab City, East Jesus and Galleta Meadows Estate in the Southern California Desert area to find weirdly wonderful art and other unique attractions.