Maybe If I Pointed Out The Aphrodisiac Properties of Chocolate? The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not…
Kathleen Baty, Stephania Bell, Robert Bailey, and yours truly are hosting a fabulous soiree to raise funds for Gavin Newsom. If you’re in San Francisco and want to meet some great people, join us on Tuesday night in the Marina. Location: CIRCA Restaurant2001 Chestnut St. (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA View Map When: …
Lake Austin Spa Gets Straight A’s in the Three R’s of Spa Living: Austin, TX Relaxing, Refreshing and Rejuvenating just doesn’t come any easier than this. With only 40 rooms and a caring staff of over 200, y’all be spoiled beyond belief at the award-winning (and deservedly so) Lake Austin Spa Resort. Why? After just…
Seduced by the Sultry Setai: Miami Beach, FL The Assignment:Write up my most memorable upscale meal of 2006. My Answer:This one was simple—The Restaurant at the Setai Hotel, Miami Beach. The only thing NOT memorable about this place is its name! The Ambiance: Dramatic glass and austere grey stone walls, accented with lavish touches of…
Czech Out These Spas! Part I: Prague Last December I discovered another earth-shakingly incredible group of spas. I was invited to Prague to cover their famous Christmas Market. This runs for the month of December and the market was filled with European tourists, stocking up like it was Costco. It was freezing cold, so…
Czech Out These Spas! Part II: Karlovy Vary Note: This is the third of a multi-part series on Czech Spas. My first town during last December’s spa tour wasKarlovy Vary (a.k.a. Carlsbad), the Grand Dame of Czech Spas Towns. It’s about a two-hour scenic ride from Prague. K.V. is loaded with hot springs (12 to…
Czech Out These Spas: Part III: Zámecké LáznÄ› No matter where you stay in the spa-centric town of Karlovy Vary, you must schedule a visit for a day of treatments/swimming at Zámecké LáznÄ› (Castle Spa). It’s like a Vegas nightclub, complete with light show, and I had my best massage here. Wearing one of…