Eating for Mom
My mother died this past winter of a wasting disease that left her mind healthy and her body useless. At the end, as she lost control of her limbs and her guts and her speech, we were helpless to offer any comfort. In our...
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Everyday Wines
Mary Campbell, owner of Everyday Wines, is bracing herself for a recurring summer conversation, when vacationers returning from the Upper Peninsula inform her that her Kerrytown store has a twin in Marquette. Everyday Wines on...
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Allen Rumsey Supper Club
Growing up in a tiny Midwestern college town, I relished the special occasions when our family of...
Read MoreBourbon Latte at Milan Coffee Works
That’s what a sign in Matt Bjurman’s Milan coffeehouse advertised. I ordered one, more to honor the thought that goes into creating a house special than in hopes of discovering a great new thing.But it was a great...
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The Session Room
When a new restaurant boasts upward of sixty draft beers and ciders, plus colorful tap handles for...
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Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
South University Ave. is decidedly student territory. But last month my husband and I joined the...
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Smokehouse 52 BBQ
The first dish I saw being served at Smokehouse 52 was a heaping bowl of meat. Really. It looked...
Read MoreCreative Product Names
In Mary Dunham’s twenty-seven years of selling chocolates for Kilwins, she’s answered a lot of questions about the chocolate-caramel and nut clusters that Kilwins calls “Tuttles.” Many customers assume...
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Once Upon a Grill
This last summer, circumstances conspired to force my husband and me to stop at a McDonald’s for more than coffee and a bathroom. While the fries were edible–the fat and salt of fried potatoes are nearly always...
Read MoreThe Perfect Valentine Dinner
It’s a well-worn, even tired, question–what constitutes the perfect Valentine dinner? This month, reservations will surge in the city’s restaurants as people try to suss out the answer, likely with mixed...
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Avalon Café and Kitchen
The new Avalon Cafe and Kitchen, which partners with Mighty Good Coffee for the all-important...
Read MoreiDrink’s Bubbly DrinkMate
Douglas Wang, CEO of iDrink Products Inc., can’t turn water into wine, but he can turn wine into champagne (though not Champagne, a protected designation of origin). For that matter, he can turn any liquid into a bubbly...
Read MoreA Makeover for babo
Babo on E. Washington at N. Division closed for three weeks this fall; the windows were papered over, and cryptic signs touted a makeover in the works. What a makeover it was: formerly a mini-grocery and prepared food bar, babo...
Read MoreVirtual Food Delivery
A thought floating through many adult minds around 6 p.m. is: “I want dinner delivered to my door, but not pizza.” When I Googled “Who delivers in Ann Arbor?” I got several options: EatBlue, EatStreet,...
Read MoreSelden Standard
Selden Standard on Second Ave. in Detroit is riding a wave of popularity, so dinner visits may begin with a brief wait even if, as I did, you made a reservation in advance (and responded to their call the previous day to...
Read MoreIconic Restaurants of Ann Arbor
“It is easy to imagine that well over half of the town’s most interesting business deals, new relationships, heart-to-heart conversations, and entrepreneurial ventures … benefitted from, or were influenced by,...
Read MoreSuvai Palace
Okay, I’ll put this on the table right up front: I’m not fond of restaurant buffets. The whole concept is off-putting to me–more food than you really want to eat, usually sitting too long at temperatures too...
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