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BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA AND JOHNNY FUGITT

When you first meet Johnny Fugitt he radiates a gentlemanly persona. Winning smile. Charming manners. Not a spot on his shirt nor bulk to his body (which is contrary to what a steady diet of barbecue might suggest). Not that a second meeting doesn’t yield the same reaction. It’s just that Johnny seems more of […]

DESTINATION KOHLER AND THREE CHEESE SOUP

If you’re a golfer, a gardener and/or gourmet, Kohler is the place to be.If you’re an interior decorator, designer and/or plumber, Kohler is the place to be.If you love luxurious stays, fine restaurants, spa treatments, divine chocolates, Kohler is the place to be. Oh, let’s cut to the chase. If it’s spring, summer or fall, […]

¶ Posted 21 September 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CHEESE § CONDIMENTS § GOLF § KOHLER § RECIPES § RESORTS § SOUPS § SPAS § TRAVEL § WISCONSIN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Blackwolf Run, Cheese soup, Destination Kohler, Horse & Plow Tavern, Immigrant Restaurant & Winery, Kohler Design Center, Kohler Original Recipe Chocolates, Kohler Water Spa, Terrapins, The American Club, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Room

CODY AND THE BEST LITTLE MOJITO MARGARITA IN THE WEST

Anyone trying to lasso the spirit of the old Wild West should head to Cody, Wyoming. Founded in the 1890s by pony express rider, army scout and flamboyant Wild West showman William Frederick Cody (a.k.a Buffalo Bill—a name he earned shooting a staggering number of bison), Cody remains western to the core. The town sits in the scenic […]

¶ Posted 28 July 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § CODY § DRINKS § RECIPES § TRAVEL § WYOMING ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: 8th Street at The Ivy, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody, Cody Dug Up Museum, Cody Nite Rodeo, Cody Trolley, Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue, Heart Mountain WWII Interpretive Center, Irma Hotel, margarita, mojito, Museum of the Old West, Old Trail Town, WYOMING

THE BEST KANSAS CITY BARBECUE

Kansas City is said to have over 100 restaurants, joints, shacks, stands, trucks and other outlets that specialize in barbecue. And most of the places serve barbecue that’s smokin, making it it the pits for tourists fired up to find the hottest to decide where to go. That’s when supergal Bethanie Schemel comes to the […]

¶ Posted 12 July 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARBECUE § KANSAS CITY § MISSOURI § PRODUCTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Arthur Bryant's Barbecue, barbecue, BB's Lawnside BBQ, Gates Bar B.Q., Kansas City, KC Barbecue Tours, LC's Bar-B-Q, Plowboys BBQ, SLAP's BBQ, Zarda Bar-B-Q

BLUES CITY DELI & OLIVE SALAD

Doesn’t matter when you show up for lunch, even minutes after the doors open at 11 a.m. you’re apt to find long lines. Blues City Deli, located in St. Louis’s Benton Park neighborhood is a popular place. It’s also casual, comfortable, and party friendly—no doubt reflecting the casual, comfortable and party-fun personality of its food-and […]

¶ Posted 19 June 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CONDIMENTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § SALADS § SANDWICHES § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Blues, Blues City Deli, Condiment, Muffuletta, Olive Salad, SANDWICHES, St. Louis, Vince "Vinnie" Valenza

INVERLOCHY CASTLE HOTEL & SHORTBREAD

Glory be. Inverlochy Castle Hotel just won the 2015 Scottish Hotel Award for Hotel of the Year. The property double dipped the prizes by also claiming Restaurant of the Year. Let me tell you why. Built in 1863 as a private home named for the nearby 13th century Inverlochy Castle, the baronial mansion has been […]

¶ Posted 02 June 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § COOKIES § RECIPES § RESORTS § SCOTLAND § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Scotland, shortbread

FARMSHOP AND AVOCADO HUMMUS

It’s sunny and bright, hip and happening, and loaded with celebrities. We could be describing Southern California and Los Angeles in general, but instead are telescoping in on Farmshop, an artisan market and restaurant that perfectly reflects the cool vibe of both the region and the city. Actually, there are two Farmshop restaurants—one in L.A. […]

¶ Posted 27 March 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CALIFORNIA § CHEESE § CHOCOLATE § COFFEE § LOS ANGELES § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Brentwood Country Mart, Brian Reimer, chickpeas, Farmshop, hummus, Jeff Cerciello, Los Angeles, Marin County, pistachios

BEST RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN

Although born in Göttingen, Germany, in 1967, Dirk Engelhardt moved to Berlin to study at the University of Berlin and stayed. He worked as a freelance journalist, contributing food, travel, and life-style material to a variety of prestigious publications, before moving to Barcelona, in 2008. While in Spain, Dirk set up Tapas Tours Barcelona, taking […]

¶ Posted 28 January 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BERLIN § CHOCOLATE § COFFEE § DESSERTS § GERMANY § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Berlin, Berliner Kaffeerösterei, Currywurst, Esszimmer, Food Tours, Gaststätte St. Oberholz, Germany, Konnopke Imbiss, Max Und Moritz, Mogg & Melzer, Ohlala, Preußenpark, Rubens Coffee Lounge, Tim Raue

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES & LIVING ROOM

The cafe is all for the good. Good deeds. Good coffee. Good treats. Good place to be. According to head baker Nate Larson, the cafe’s backstory involves his dad, Barry Larson—the founder of Bridges, an organization providing support services to people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Seems Barry bought a used coffee roaster for a […]

¶ Posted 09 January 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § COFFEE § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: chocolate chips, coffee cafe, COOKIES, Gluten-free, Peanut butter

FORT LAUDERDALE, LOBSTER OMELET, RUM RUNNER COCKTAIL

Remember the Fort Lauderdale of spring break madness—-with paradise lost to swarms of college students hoarding the town? Well hallelujah, today the spring-break kids go elsewhere, leaving Fort Lauderdale’s delights to locals and tourists wanting a comfortable, non-crowded, spring, winter, or anytime warm-weather break. What does the Greater Fort Lauderdale area offer visitors? Easy answer: […]