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SECRETS AND COCKTAILS AT CHATEAU MARMONT

Those who say money can’t buy happiness have never had cocktails at Chateau Marmont. This iconic Los Angeles hotel sits overlooking the Sunset Strip like a beacon luring Hollywood stars and other A-listers connected with show-biz fame and fortune.First built as an apartment building resembling a French Chateau, the property converted to a hotel in […]

BLVD 16 COCKTAIL RECIPES

Eat, drink—mainly drink—and be merry while you reduce your carbon footprint. Guzzle up and your efforts to save the planet get even better. Too good to be true? Au contraire. Especially if you are in Los Angeles. Especially if it is Tuesday. Especially if you are drinking at BLVD 16 Restaurant and Lounge at […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § CALIFORNIA § DRINKS § LOS ANGELES § PRODUCTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: BLVD 16, cocktails, Greenbar Distillery, Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles

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 […]

¶ Posted 27 January 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § Friedrichsruhe § GERMANY § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Boris Benecke, Friedrichsruhe, Germany, Gourmet Restaurant, Hohenlohe, Jagerstaub, San Vino, Wald & Schlosshotel

RED WINE SANGRIA

One sip is worth a thousand words. Nothing more to say. SWEET LEISURE SANGRIA Yield: 4 to 6 servings. 1 large orange, sliced 1 large lemon, sliced 1/4 to 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 750ml bottle or about 4 cups dry red wine (“value” wine will do—no need for the big-buck stuff) […]

¶ Posted 02 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off °

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 […]

¶ Posted 20 March 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § ENTREES § FLORIDA § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ROSEMARY BEACH § SALADS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

Cocktail Recipe from Gulf Shores, Alabama

I’m most impressed by the color palette and how The Hangout’s signature cocktail, the Surf’s Up, matches the restaurant’s aqua, orange and yellow menus. No accident here. The coordination is highly calculated. Then, again, so is everything about the property. Location right on the beach, indoor/outdoor seating, kid’s activities, DJs who badger the tourists into […]

¶ Posted 26 July 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

Hot Chocolate and Rum Punch

You know what I’m going to miss most about winter? No, not skiing in St. Moritz, and certainly not heating bills large enough to pay for skiing in St. Moritz. I’m going to miss the après ski hot chocolate mélange as served at the Hauser Hotel in St. Moritz. The hot chocolate is so comforting […]

¶ Posted 31 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § DRINKS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Anguilla, hot chocolate, rum punch, St. Moritz

500 SIPS OF SUMMER

Specialty-of-the-house cocktails from very special places including Hotel Danieli, Dolce La Hulpe Brussles and the Crystal Symphony. Cheers!

¶ Posted 27 June 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CRUISING § DRINKS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Champagne, Crystal Cruises, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Hotel Danieli, Panama Canal, Specialty cocktails

GRAND VELAS SPECIALITY COCKTAIL

GRAND VELAS ALL SUITES & SPA RESORT in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, does everything right, even seeing to details of cocktails.

¶ Posted 27 August 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RESORTS § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Grand Velas, Malibu, melon liqueur, Mexico, Nuevo Vallarta

FOURTH OF JULY SPIRITS

RED WHITE AND BLUE TOASTING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY FRENCH CANADIAN KISS From the bar in Panache restaurant at the Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City, Canada Combine in a cocktail shaker: 1-1/2 ounce pineapple juice 1 ounce vanilla Smirnoff vodka 1/2 ounce Ricaneux Framboise or raspberry liqueur Add ice. Shake. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish […]