Lai Lai Reopens
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Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
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Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
A mountainscape mural and symbolic wall paintings commissioned from Tibetan Buddhist monk artisans adorn Base Camp Restaurant in the former Fresh Forage in Scio Twp. Like the name, they reference owner Tasi Sherpa’s first career...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
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Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
As college students return from spring break early in March, they’ll find a new campus-area food...
Read MoreJan 26, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
Ann Arbor is serving up delightful culinary experiences this month! Whether you’re looking for multicourse dining, casual lunch, or a quick to-go, we have you covered. Below is a sampling of local offerings sure to please. Click...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
The morning of December 5, Acadia Mercer knew something was wrong when her longtime boss and friend, Terry Lahner, didn’t show up to run the grill at Izzy’s Hoagie Shop. The duo formed the core of the westside lunch spot, which...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
Amber Wardia built her business, Enchanted Oven, the same way she bakes her sweets and healthier...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |
“We didn’t say a word to anybody. We just quietly lit the oven and started baking pizzas.” Veteran...
Read MoreDec 22, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
Last month’s Marketplace Changes featured Min Kyu Kim, the young restaurantrepreneur (to coin a portmanteau) who’d just opened his ninth Kimchi Box fast-casual eatery on Plymouth Rd. He hasn’t dropped his dream of expanding...
Read MoreDec 22, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
“I am from the jungle of Peru,” Betty Shuell shares with a ready smile. She now brings the...
Read MoreNov 27, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
“Everything is just pure food” at Blue Whale Cafe, says owner Christy Kaledas, who has filled out the all-vegetarian menu at the Lamp Post Plaza storefront formerly known as The Thrivery. Kaledas had co-owned and managed the...
Read MoreI opened the Fleetwood Diner on January 6, 1972, at 11 p.m. The late start was to catch people...
Read MoreNov 27, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
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Nov 27, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
Gopal Ramanujam is turning one burnt restaurant into two new ones. It brings to mind Nietzsche’s admittedly overused aphorism, “what doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” On January 20, the owner of Madras Masala was expecting a...
Read MoreNov 27, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
During the pandemic, Min Kyu Kim saw a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to get back into the...
Read MoreOct 25, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
The former Wendy’s at 1655 Plymouth Rd. in the parking lot of the Courtyard Shops was built in 1987 and has stood vacant since 2019. But not everyone is happy that it will be replaced next year by a new Taco Bell. Ann Arbor is...
Read MoreOct 25, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
What would you get if you combined elements of Ann Arbor’s highest-ranked restaurant on Trip...
Read MoreOct 5, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
Few local businesses have lasted as long—or engendered as much fond sentiment—as Angelo’s, the...
Read MoreOct 4, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
They grew up on opposite sides of the African continent and met working at a Virginia Hardee’s, where Muhammad “Maxi” Mackalo was manager, and Njira Lugogo cooked the chicken. A few decades later, Lugogo appreciates the irony...
Read MoreSep 25, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |
Without any advertising or even a permanent sign, Aloha Hawaiian BBQ seemed to be attracting a following in its early weeks, if online reviews are any indication. The independent counter-service restaurant with several booths...
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