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21c Museum Hotels and Granola Recipe

The 21c Museum Hotels offer guests style, comfort and a museum packed with fun, interesting, thought-provoking art.

TEQUILA: 10 TIPS FOR BUYING AND DRINKING

I was lost, but now I’m found. Lost in a murky, all-is-acceptable-when-it-comes-to-drinking-tequila-sort-of-a-way. But now my cup runneth over with knowledge. I credit Javier Moreno, the charming sommelier at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun resort (located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula). Javier conducted a tequila tasting seminar for a few guests of the resort and, like the resort itself, the seminar couldn’t be better.

¶ Posted 26 June 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § CONDIMENTS § DRINKS § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RIVIERA MAYA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: agave, Anejo, Blanco, Caribbean, Extra Anejo, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, habanero margarita, Mexico, Reposado, tequila, Yucatán Peninsula

SAN SEBASTIÁN, PINTXOS, AND THE GILDA

For those who have never been to San Sebastián, Spain, put it on your bucket list. If you have already been—then you know. You’ll return. What makes the city so appealing? Food, glorious food, and more food. Of course the setting is lovely. Once a small fishing village, San Sebastián now spreads from the sea […]

¶ Posted 30 May 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § APPETIZERS § BARS § ENTERTAINING § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Arzak, Cantabrian anchovies, Guindilla peppers, La Cuchara de San Telmo, Manzanilla olives, Pintxo, San Sebastián, Spain, The Gilda

GEAR TO GO

Of all the travel products and paraphernalia that Sweet Leisure sampled and scrutinized lately, two rise to the surface like cream. Take one to the beach, the other on the road. But before I tell you about these useful products, I have to add a disclaimer. These are not ads. I am not paid (Damn!). […]

¶ Posted 07 May 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEACH § COOKIES § DESSERTS § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: beach bag, CGear, chocolate chips, COOKIES, Jumpsmart, jumpstart, oatmeal, tote, walnuts

10 WAYS TO SAVOR CINCINNATI

Love food? Headed to Cincinnati? Lucky you.

Forget your diet. Cincinnati is the place to gorge, gobble and gluttonize on high-fat, low-cost and pig-out delicious specialities. Whatever you do in the city—wherever you go, be sure to sample the city’s top specialities.

¶ Posted 09 April 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARBECUE § BARS § BREAKFAST § CHOCOLATE § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § OHIO § PRODUCTS § RESTAURANTS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Barb Cooper, barbecue sauce, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chili, Cincinnati Food Tours, Findlay Market, Goetta, Graeter's Ice Cream, Holtman's donuts, Japp's Bar, Jose Salazar, Mita's, Molly Wellman, Montgomery Inn, Skyline Chili, United Dairy Farmers

HOTEL SAINT LOUIS, UNION 30 RESTAURANT AND FAMOUS BARR FRENCH ONION SOUP

St. Louis has a new hotel and it’s a stunner.
Believing hotels should be rated for not only guest comforts, but also capturing “a sense of place,” I’d rate Hotel Saint Louis a perfect 10.

¶ Posted 01 February 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § ARCHITECTURE § BARBECUE § CHEESE § MISSOURI § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § SOUPS § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: barbecue, Famous Barr French Onion Soup, Fern K. Taylor, Hotel Saint Louis, Louis Sullivan, Matt "Birk" Birkenmeier, Missouri, St. Louis, Union 30 restaurant

DIVA DIAMOND MUSEUM, ANTWERP BELGIUM

Prepare for sparkle. Prepare for shine. Prepare for scandalous stories of courtesans and opera singers and movie stars. Prepare to be educated and entertained. Prepare for DIVA, a museum dedicated to diamonds, silver and other dazzling objects that opened in Antwerp, Belgium, in May, 2018. Located in Antwerp’s historic city center, DIVA has already emerged […]

¶ Posted 10 January 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ANTWERP § BELGIUM § MUSEUMS § SHOPPING ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Antwerp, Belgium, Diamonds, DIVA, Gemstones

10 THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT LONDON IN DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS DECOR. HERE. THERE. EVERYWHERE. WARMING AND LINGERING AT LONDON’S TOP INDOOR ATTRACTIONS THEATRE AFTERNOON TEA WITH A HOLIDAY THEME ONE-STOP CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PUBS, PUB GRUB AND HAPPY PEOPLE FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST POP UP ICE RINKS AND MERRY GO ROUNDS COSY HOTEL […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2018 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § CANDY § CHRISTMAS § DESSERTS § ENGLAND § GIFT GIVING § HOLIDAYS § LONDON § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Afternoon tea, Churchill War Rooms, England, London, Madam Tussauds, marshmallows, National Portrait Gallery, National Theatre, Natural History Museum, Rubens at the Palace hotel, The Chesterfield Mayfair, Victoria and Albert Museum

HOTEL LUTETIA ADDS SPARKLE TO THE CITY OF LIGHTS

Spoiled as it sounds, I would try to plan a trip to Paris every year on my birthday, so that I would look forward to aging. Now that I have ripened with multiple years of Paris pleasure I still crave the city. It just gets better and better. The same could apply to Hotel Lutetia, […]

¶ Posted 13 October 2018 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § ART § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § ENTREES § FRANCE § PARIS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SPAS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bar Josephine, Cocktail Rive Gauche, France, Hotel Lutetia, L'Orangerie, Paris, Rive Gauche, Saint Germain

BEST FROZEN CUSTARD IN ST. LOUIS

Seemed like a great idea. Justify an overload of indulgent frozen custard gorging, by calling it a scientific experiment. We had four days, five researchers of varying ages and were in St. Louis—America’s ultimate frozen custard city, so we conducted a study following the classic six-step scientific method. 1. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS St. Louis has a […]