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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 […]

BEST BREAKFASTS IN LOS ANGELES AND RECIPE FOR FABULOUS FRENCH TOAST

Most Los Angelenos are religious about dieting. With movie star focus on beautiful bodies, the savvy shun sugar, fat and all those awful carbohydrates. But when it comes to breakfast, the devil takes over the City of Angels and lures even stringent believers to abandon restraint for total decadence. Dieters tempted to indulge in forbidden […]

¶ Posted 22 February 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BRUNCH § CALIFORNIA § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Blu Jam, BREAKFAST, Du-Par's, Hugo's Restaurant, Larchmont Bungalow, Los Angeles, Square One Dining, The Griddle Cafe

RIVIERA MAYA: TWO GREAT RESORTS/ONE GREAT RECIPE

Time to confess. I’m promiscuous. I sleep around. Sometimes I practice a sort of serial monogamy, seduced by the pleasure of one. On the other hand, I believe “the more the merrier” and “variety is the spice of life,” so have been known to jump into a different bed each night. That’s not to say […]

¶ Posted 15 June 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BRUNCH § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

Gooey Butter Cookies, The Blue Owl and Kimmswick, MO

Kimmswick, Missouri, counts 97 official residents and two main attractions: the Anheuser Museum & Estate—the ancestral home of a relative of the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the Windsor Harbor Road Bridge—a 60- (or thereabouts) foot long pedestrian bridge thought to be one of the oldest wrought iron spans in Missouri. Add a handful […]

¶ Posted 17 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off °

THE COMFORT DINER’S RED FLANNEL HASH

I love diners. I love breakfast in diners. Not tablecloth places that call themselves diners, or the chic “retro”ones that put in a jukebox and red-plastic booths and make believe they are authentic. No, I like real, old-fashioned, Formica-table and tile-floor, long-established neighborhood diners that are warm and friendly and offer food like mom might […]

¶ Posted 26 September 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: beets, BREAKFAST, corned beef, NYC, The Comfort Diner

BARCELO BAVARO PALACE DELUXE

He wants golf. She wants a spa. He wants bars and buffets. She wants romantic restaurants. He wants sports. She wants shopping. He wants gambling. She wants dancing. He wants to stay within a budget. She wants comfort and style. Both want to take the kids, but also want an adult getaway. Impossible to accommodate the […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RECIPES § RESORTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bacon, Barcelo Resorts, beach, Dominican Republic, plantains

DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN

There are a number of reasons to vacation in Door County, Wisconsin including water sports, plentiful parks and great things to eat, such as Door County French Toast, an award winner of best breakfast in America.

¶ Posted 19 July 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Door County, French toast, Lodgings at Pioneer Lane, White Gull Inn, Wisconsin

BACON CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Just about the best corn muffin recipe in my collection comes from Sea Island Resorts, a genteel and posh vacationing outpost located on a private island off Southeast Georgia’s Atlantic coast. Sea Island has a habit of winning the hospitality industry’s top awards, racking up five stars for luxurious accommodations, world-famous golf and wonderful Southern-accented […]

¶ Posted 17 June 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREADS § CHEESE § RECIPES § THANKSGIVING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bacon, cornbread, muffins, Sea Island Resorts

MII AMO SPA RECIPES

COOKBOOK REVIEW: A JOURNEY OF TASTE Enchantment is a good name for the resort, as much about the property enchants, especially the Sedona location in the midst of the awesome red rocks of Boynton Canyon and the sophisticated Southwest-style accommodations. But perhaps the most enchanting aspect of Enchantment is the resort’s spa, Miiamo, (pronounced: me ah’ mo). The […]

¶ Posted 18 May 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § RECIPES § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: A Journey of Taste, cookbook review, Enchantment Resort, griddlecakes, Mii amo, pancakes, Spa recipes

HEATHROW AIRPORT BREAKFAST

FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST AT V BAR Airport food can be dismal, but Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 provides some far-better-than-average options. I found one of the simpler outlets, V Bar, while trudging through the terminal at 3:30 a.m. Midwest time, transferring from a Chicago-to-Rome-through-London flight. “Morning special,” lured the chalkboard outside the bar, “Bacon sandwich on […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § AIRPORTS § ENGLAND § LONDON § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: BREAKFAST, English, Heathrow, Terminal 5, V Bar