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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 […]

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 § BARS § BEVERAGES § CHRISTMAS § 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

HOMEMADE for the HOLIDAYS

Gift wrapped in sugar and spice and everything nice, Sweet Leisure brings you some sensational, truly terrific, and downright delicious recipes that you can make for happy holiday indulging. Click below for: GOOD, GRAND AND GROOVY GOURMET GIFTS TO GIVE Peanut Butter cookies, Hot Cocoa Cake, Coffee Rub, Spiced Pecans, Sponge Candy and Pompelmocello. […]

¶ Posted 15 December 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § CAKE § CANDY § CHEESE § CHOCOLATE § CHRISTMAS § COFFEE § CONDIMENTS § COOKIES § DRINKS § ENTERTAINING § GIFT GIVING § GLUTEN FREE § HAM § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § RECIPES § SAUCES § SOUPS § THANKSGIVING § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: birthday cake, Brie, cream soups, fig rum conserve, Gorgonzola, gourmet gifts, ham, hot cocoa cake, hummus, peanut butter cookies, port wine sauce, preserved kumquats, Smoked Salmon, spiced pecans, sponge candy

SCALLOPS, LIMONCELLO, FABRIZIA

It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. Here was Covid, giving the world lemons and the Mastroianni brothers turning lemons into lemon aid—the kind of aid that helps the soul feel pampered and privileged. We’re talking heavenly booze and divine baked goods. But let me backtrack. Inspired by a family trip […]

¶ Posted 19 November 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § DRINKS § ENTREES § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § SEAFOOD ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Fabrizia, Lemon Crush, Limoncello, Scallops

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 § BARS § BEACH § CALIFORNIA § 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 § BARS § BEVERAGES § CINCINNATI § 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

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 § BARS § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § 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

TWO BUNCH PALMS SIGNATURE COCKTAIL

Time for a Covid19 break? Time for Two Bunch Palms, an oasis resort in Southern California.

¶ Posted 20 September 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CALIFORNIA § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § RECIPES § RESORTS § SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERTS § SPAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktail, coconut cream, Colada, gin, spa, Two Bunch Palms

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!