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WHAT AND WHERE TO EAT IN STRASBOURG

What and where to eat in Strasbourg, France, all deliciously explained.

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 § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Bar Josephine, Cocktail Rive Gauche, Hotel Lutetia, L'Orangerie, Paris, Rive Gauche, Saint Germain

FABULOUS FRENCH HOTEL BARGE CRUISE AND RECIPES

Shhh!…keep this between us as it’s not too cool for a travel writer to claim a favorite cruise. But when it comes to barging, I’ve taken two trips that I adored above all the others and just can’t stop praising them. Both were on the same Horizon II, one of the luxurious hotel barges in […]

¶ Posted 22 August 2017 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARGING § CANALS § CRUISING § FRANCE § RECIPES § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Barging, CRUISING, Cyril Bedu, Europe, French Country Waterways, Gien French Faience, Harvé Roussel Chocolates, Horizon II, hotel barges, potato salad, red cabbage, Upper Loire

LES COCOTTES DE CHRISTIAN CONSTANT

It’s chic and cheap by Paris standards, but those aren’t the only draws. Celebrity chef Christian Constant’s newish baby bistro, Les Cocottes de Christian Constant, serves casual and creative casseroles popular with locals as well as tourists from around the world.

¶ Posted 31 August 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § DESSERTS § FRANCE § PARIS § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: 7th arrondissement, Chef Philippe Cadeau, CHOCOLATE, chocolate tart, Christian Constant, cocottes, Les Cocottes, Paris, pate, Recipe for Christian Constant's chocolate tart, restaurant, Staub

S.S. CATHERINE RIVER CRUISE SHIP & DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Making a list? Checking it twice? Want to give something much better than nice for Christmas or Valentine’s day or that special birthday or anniversary? Then consider that the most splendid, all-occasion, glory gift that one can give is a trip on the S.S. Catherine. Not a nautical term, S.S. in front of Catherine stands […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § CHOCOLATE § COOKIES § CRUISING § FRANCE § RECIPES § RIVER CRUISING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Burgundy, CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, Murano, Provence, Rhône River, River Cruise, S.S. Catherine, Saône River, Uniworld

BEST DESIGN-RICH PARIS HOTELS

They are like fraternal twins with features in common, but totally different looks.As to similarities, both hotels sit in the spiffy Eighth Arrondissement of Paris, a short stroll to the Champs Elysées. Both are relatively new or newly recreated and boast five star designations. Both offer comfortable, luxurious stays at rates less than “palace” hotels […]

¶ Posted 25 September 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § FRANCE § PARIS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Art Deco, design, Hôtel du Collectionneur, Hôtel Vernet, Le Safran, Paris, Purple Bar, Restaurant The V

D’Chez Eux and Perfect Roast Chicken

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” an epigram coined in 1849 by French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, has traveled through time, been translated into different languages (English: the more things change, the more they stay the same) and morphed into a proverb. Used by a variety of people around the world, including statesmen, writers, moms […]

¶ Posted 08 August 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § ENTREES § FRANCE § PARIS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: D'Chez Eux, La coucou de Rennes, Paris, Poulet rôti, Roast Chicken

DIJON RESTAURANTS

The best restaurants in Dijon, France, picked by Sophie Jugie, director of the Musee des Beaux-Arts

¶ Posted 15 August 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Dijon, Dijon restaruants, Musee des Beaux-Arts