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WORLD’S BEST BEER BARS BY BILL YENNE

Bill Yenne has been writing about beer for a quarter century and is among the world’s leading authorities on beer and brewing history. Then again, he’s an authority on many topics, having contributed to encyclopedias of both world wars as well as having authored more than three dozen non-fiction books with topics ranging from aviation to biography (Julius […]

ST. LOUIS HIDDEN TREASURES

Randy Tankersley is a self confessed history nut. He is also a complex, creative man with a gift for storytelling. His storytelling takes many forms. He used storytelling while working as a broadcast photojournalist for ABC News Midwest bureau—a job that brought him to St Louis in 1988. He excels at “visually branded storytelling through […]

¶ Posted 05 October 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § MISSOURI § PRODUCTS § ST. LOUIS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: City Garden, Eric Sarrinen, Gateway Arch, Henry Shaw, Planter's House Bar, Planter's House Hotel, Planter's Punch, Pontiac, Randy Tankersley, St. Louis, STL Lost & Found, Wainwright Building

WHERE TO EAT IN CODY, WYOMING

Ruffin Prevost is a Cody, Wyoming-based reporter who covers the state for Reuters wire service and also operates the Yellowstone Gate, an independent, online new service focusing on activities, dining, lodging and breaking news around Yellowstone National Park. A busy man, Ruffin is also the founder of Cody Local, a nonprofit aimed at educating visitors and locals […]

¶ Posted 15 August 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § CODY § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § WYOMING § YELLOWSTONE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 8th Street at The Ivy, Cassie's Supper Club, Cody, Heritage Bakery and Bistro, Juniper: Bar + Market + Bistro, Ruffin Prevost, Silver Dollar Bar & Grill, Trail Shop Inn & Restaurant, Wapiti, Whole Foods Trading Co., Willow Fence Tea Room, WYOMING, Yellowstone National Park

Paris Wine Bars

Noël Balen grew up sure of two things: what he wanted to do with his life—music and writing books—and what he didn’t want to do—all the rest. He has certainly achieved his goals. Noël is not only a musician, music critic, director and producer, but also a well-known author. His writing career began with a whodunit, […]

¶ Posted 01 August 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § FRANCE § PARIS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Noël Balen, Paris, The Winemaker Detective, wine, wine bars

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 § COCKTAILS § LOS ANGELES § PRODUCTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: BLVD 16, cocktails, Greenbar Distillery, Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles

TEQUILA BAR AND INFUSIONS

The name is quite a mouthful—JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. And the resort is quite a place, offering something above and beyond other JW Marriotts. It’s not the size that makes it so special, although this JW Marriott is the world’s largest, sitting on an area covering 600 acres. And it’s […]

¶ Posted 26 May 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § RESORTS § SAN ANTONIO § TEXAS § 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 § COCKTAILS § 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 § COCKTAILS § CRUISING § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Champagne, Crystal Cruises, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Hotel Danieli, Panama Canal, Specialty cocktails

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 […]

¶ Posted 03 July 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § ENTERTAINING § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: liqueur, martini, Panache restaurant, Rosewood Little Dix Bay, rum, Siam @ Siam Design Hotel, vodka

MINT

Once upon a time, in the realm of Greek mythology, there lived a lovely nymph named Mintha. Firm in form with a sweet disposition and exciting spirited charm, Mintha captured the heart of Hades, god of the underworld. Before long Persephone, Hades wife, learned of the affair. Unlike contemporary wives who might put on a […]