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BIKINI BOOT CAMP AND GRILLED FISH SALAD

According to recent research (conducted by myself and certainly not with any facts attached), The Riviera Maya, along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, hosts more spas than any other similar-sized area on the planet. Riviera Maya spas run the gamut from five-star palaces of perfection, where attentive staff oil and spoil tony clients in settings both serene […]

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 § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RIVIERA MAYA § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

CUPCAKES AND MORE

I know. I know. Cupcakes are all the rage, and this restaurant specializes in them. And, yes, they are luscious. Yet when I visited Daisy Café and Cupcakery in Madison, Wisconsin, other items claimed a larger place in my heart. Many cafes can take good cake, top it with rich butter cream and win wows, […]

¶ Posted 06 June 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § MADISON § RECIPES § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § WISCONSIN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery, edamame, salad

WHERE TO EAT IN TEL AVIV

Chef Yair Feinberg has fingers in many pots that create the culinary stew of today’s Tel Aviv. The Israeli native of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha is not only a chef who has cooked in Michelin-decorated restaurants in France and Italy, but also an entrepreneur who created a business importing cooking appliances to Israel, a culinary celebrity known […]

¶ Posted 11 April 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ISRAEL § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Tel Aviv

Fredericksburg Part Two

Oops, my last post mentioned good things tourists find in Fredericksburg (a terrific museum, interesting National and State parks; super shopping, a thriving wine industry), but I didn’t mention the art scene. This Texas Hill Country community positively overflows with art galleries, showcasing and selling a eclectic mixture of visuals, including sculpture, glass and all […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § COOKIES § RECIPES § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Fredericksburg, shortbread, Texas

WHERE TO EAT IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS

So what can I tell you about Fredericksburg deep in the heart of Texas? I could tell you that the town has an extraordinary museum: The National Museum of the Pacific War; and a fantastic Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, showcasing the LBJ Ranch; and good shopping; and a […]

¶ Posted 27 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: RESTAURANTS, Texas, travel

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 § BREAKFAST § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off °

TEN REASONS TO LOVE TAOS, NEW MEXICO

Let’s be frank. Some visitors just don’t get Taos. Others fall in love at first sight. Taos is strange that way. The town speaks a different language to different people. Always has. Probably always will. I’m in the love-it category. Why? Let me count the ways: 1. TAOS PUEBLO Both a National Historic Landmark and […]

¶ Posted 13 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § NEW MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS ‡ Comments Off °

Dinner Jumping in Sasbachwalden

It’s been honored as “the most beautiful town in Germany, “but despite a picture-perfect setting surrounded by hills of vineyards on the sunny side of the Black Forest, and despite being loaded with picturesque timbered houses overflowing with flowers, Sasbachwalden is not just a pretty face. It is also a village dedicated to family and […]

¶ Posted 31 December 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § GERMANY § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

WHERE TO EAT IN MILWAUKEE

No one knows the secrets of Milwaukee’s food scene better than Theresa Nemetz. A Milwaukee native and tourism ambassador with a passion for the city, Theresa showcases the food of Milwaukee through Milwaukee Food Tours, a business she runs with husband Wade. The various 2-1/2 hour tours take participants on walks through Milwaukee’s historic, food-laden […]