RESTAURANTS | Sweet Leisure

Category Archives: RESTAURANTS

Where to Eat in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kim Bayer knows Ann Arbor’s food scene and shares her favorite, and sometimes secret, places to eat in this Wisconsin food-focused city.

World’s Best Chocolate Torte

Imagine sitting with a lover on the terrace of Merriman’s Kapalua. Your table overlooks a small-boat harbor and the south Maui shoreline where Humpback whales frolic in shimmering waters. Sunshine kisses all. Could life be sweeter?

Well…yes…frankly it could, the moment you lift a fork and bring the velvety darkness of Merriman’s Chocolate Lover’s Torte to the tongue. Forget everything else. Chocolate Lover’s Torte is perfection! It’s as good as it gets—and more.

¶ Posted 18 April 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § DESSERTS § RECIPES § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Chocolate Torte, Hawaii, Peter Merriman

KRISTINE KIDD PICKS LOS ANGELES RESTAURANTS

Former Bon Appetit editor Kristine Kidd list her favorite Los Angeles restaurants, not necessarily the newest or trendiest, but places she loves.

¶ Posted 27 February 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: A.O.C Wine Bar and Restaurant, Angelini Osteria, Bouchon Bistro, Huckleberry Cafe and Bakery, Kristine Kidd, Los Angeles, Loteria!, Melisse, Osteria Mozza, Piccolo, Pizzeria Mozza, Rivera, Rustic Canyon, The Bazaar by Jose Andres

HOT COCOA CAKE

Guess you have to be there (Ann Arbor) to indulge in the full monty, but you can sample some goodies by mail order. For example, Zingerman’s fabulous Hot Cocoa Cake (a coffee cake that is not too rich, not too sweet but just right) is available in the Ann Arbor deli and bakehouse, by mail order, and, now, even in your own home kitchen as Zingerman’s shared the recipe below. Praise the lard!

¶ Posted 03 January 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BRUNCH § CHOCOLATE § COFFEE § DESSERTS § RESORTS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: coffee cake, Zingerman's

ALBUQUERQUE

TEN THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE and TEN REALLY GOOD RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS 1. OLD TOWN sits in the historic heart of Albuquerque and the neighborhood (which is full of authentic Spanish Colonial buildings housing restaurants, galleries, shops and museums) is as much a city center as was when the city was founded in 1706. 2. […]