Category Archives: DRINKS

TEQUILA BAR AND INFUSIONS

The name is quite a mouthful—JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. And the resort is quite a place, offering something above and beyond other JW Marriotts. It’s not the size that makes it so special, although this JW Marriott is the world’s largest, sitting on an area covering 600 acres. And it’s [...]

PARIS HOTEL LUTETIA

First thing I’m doing when I win the lottery is flying to Paris, rushing to 45 boulevard Raspail and checking into a suite at the Hôtel Lutetia. It doesn’t have to be the super elegant Eiffel Suite with a bedroom sequestered up a flight of stairs and a balcony offering an unparalleled view of the [...]

¶ Posted 21 May 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § COCKTAILS § FRANCE § PARIS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) °

Hot Chocolate and Rum Punch

You know what I’m going to miss most about winter? No, not skiing in St. Moritz, and certainly not heating bills large enough to pay for skiing in St. Moritz. I’m going to miss the après ski hot chocolate mélange as served at the Hauser Hotel in St. Moritz. The hot chocolate is so comforting [...]

¶ Posted 31 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § COCKTAILS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Anguilla, hot chocolate, rum punch, St. Moritz

500 SIPS OF SUMMER

Specialty-of-the-house cocktails from very special places including Hotel Danieli, Dolce La Hulpe Brussles and the Crystal Symphony. Cheers!

¶ Posted 27 June 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § CRUISING § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Champagne, Crystal Cruises, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Hotel Danieli, Panama Canal, Specialty cocktails

FOURTH OF JULY SPIRITS

RED WHITE AND BLUE TOASTING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY FRENCH CANADIAN KISS From the bar in Panache restaurant at the Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City, Canada Combine in a cocktail shaker: 1-1/2 ounce pineapple juice 1 ounce vanilla Smirnoff vodka 1/2 ounce Ricaneux Framboise or raspberry liqueur Add ice. Shake. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish [...]

¶ Posted 03 July 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § ENTERTAINING § RECIPES ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: liqueur, martini, Panache restaurant, Rosewood Little Dix Bay, rum, Siam @ Siam Design Hotel, vodka

MINT

Once upon a time, in the realm of Greek mythology, there lived a lovely nymph named Mintha. Firm in form with a sweet disposition and exciting spirited charm, Mintha captured the heart of Hades, god of the underworld. Before long Persephone, Hades wife, learned of the affair. Unlike contemporary wives who might put on a [...]

¶ Posted 03 May 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § SALADS ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cucumber, Greek mythology, Hades, mint, Mintha, mojito, Persephone

ACAI AND SEASONAL RESTAURANT

Seasonal Restaurant & Weinbar in Midtown Manhattan manages to give its Austrian/German cuisine a contemporary lightness that feels…well…positively sleek and healthy.

¶ Posted 14 April 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: acai, Seasonal Restaurant & Weinbar, wellness drink

BACON OLD FASHIONED

So guess what J. Walter Thompson’s marketing agency thinks is up and coming for 2010? Their official trend-spotting list of 100 Things to Watch in 2010 places “Bacon Everywhere” at number 7. Bacon popular?

¶ Posted 05 February 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTERTAINING § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: bacon, Hyatt Regency, Old Fashioned, Red Kitchen and Bar, trendspotting

IRISH COFFEE

There is a trick to making Irish coffee. Connoisseurs agree that the cream on top of the coffee should float in a neat, separate layer without seeping. Again, tricky. In order to learn the technique, you might have to make the drink over and over and over again—-which is the perfect time to remember your [...]

¶ Posted 22 December 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COFFEE § RECIPES ‡ Comments (0) °

TURKS AND CAICOS

Just returned from a fabulous trip to my favorite archipelago, Turks and Caicos—40 islands and cays strung along the blue neck of the Atlantic Ocean like gorgeous shimmering pearls. I stayed on the main island, Providenciales, or “Provo” as locals call it, in Ocean Club West—a peaceful, lushly landscaped resort with individually owned condos renting [...]