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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…

GRAND RESIDENCES RIVIERA CANCUN AND COCKTAILS

Lately I’ve been dreaming of Grand Residences Riviera Cancun. It’s the 5-star resort where I would love to be confined. Beautiful suites. Lovely beach. Great pool. And best of all, unmatchable food and drink. As to cocktails, here are two recipes: the resort’s Habanero Margarita and the Almond Passion. Mmmmmm!

¶ Posted 12 June 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § DESSERTS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA § TRAVEL § YUCATAN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Alicia Guzman, Almond Passion, cream of coconut, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, Habanero, habanero margarita, Javier Borbolla, Javier Moreno, Mexico, Puerto Morelos, tequila, Torres 10

COCKTAIL: MARK KATZMAN’S MASTERPIECE

Not allowed to drink alcohol while recovering from a concussion, photographer Mark Katzman invents a 70-calorie Masterpiece of a cocktail.

¶ Posted 26 May 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § LOW CALORIE § LOW FAT § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktail, Ketel One Citroen vodka, low calorie, Mark Katzman, Trader Joe's

MELROSE UMBRELLA COMPANY AND MEZCALI ME BANANA COCKTAIL

The recipe for a luscious mezcal based cocktail from the Melrose Umbrella Company cocktail bar/restaurant on Melrose Ave. In Los Angeles.

¶ Posted 27 January 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § CALIFORNIA § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: agave, Banana du Bresil, Los Angeles bars, Melrose Ave., Melrose Umbrella Company, Mezcal, Mezcali Me Banana, Prickly pear, Specialty cocktails

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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § PANAMA § PANAMA CITY § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bristol Panama, cocktail, Panama, Panama City, Panama Hat, Salsipuedes

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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § OHIO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Cincinnati, Jose Salazar, Mita's, sangria, wine

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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § 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

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 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § 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

THE SPIRITS OF GULF SHORES & ORANGE BEACH ALABAMA

Beer? Okay. Wine? Fine. Cocktails? Now you’re talking. Although beer and wine may float your boat, cocktails best capture the free-wheeling beach spirit of Gulf Coast Alabama. The coastal cup runneth over with bars and restaurants serving a staggering array of house-speciality cocktails, and although many raise the bar of pleasure, I’ll tell you about […]

¶ Posted 15 November 2018 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ALABAMA § BARS § BEACH § COCKTAILS § GULF SHORES § ORANGE BEACH ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Alabama, Bushwacker, Fisher's at Orange Beach Marina, Gulf Shores, Loopy Lu, Lulu's Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Queen's Dowery, Specialty cocktails, Sunliner Diner

HOTEL LUTETIA ADDS SPARKLE TO THE CITY OF LIGHTS

Spoiled as it sounds, I would try to plan a trip to Paris every year on my birthday, so that I would look forward to aging. Now that I have ripened with multiple years of Paris pleasure I still crave the city. It just gets better and better. The same could apply to Hotel Lutetia, […]