Aug 26, 2013 | Community, Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
In its first summer, the U-M’s new Campus Farm grew kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and eggplant. This month, students will also harvest squash and...
Read MoreAug 22, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
A longstanding center of community activity, the Dixboro village green lay uncharacteristically dormant in the early 2000s. But last year, the new Dixboro Farmers’ Market started bringing people back to the...
Read MoreAug 18, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
Imagine strolling through the Farmers Market on a hot day while cooling off with little spoonfuls of ice cream flavored with brown butter, sage, berries, lavender, basil, rhubarb, chamomile, or lemon balm. Grange Kitchen pastry...
Read MoreAug 10, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
“Pop-up dinner.” For me, the name suggested a tantalizing meal, conjured out of the air with sleight-of-hand wizardry by a chef wannabe in an inspired setting. My husband’s mind, though, leapt immediately to...
Read MoreJul 10, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
Growing up in the Midwest, I was never enamored with the local barbecue–typically baked or boiled ribs slathered with ketchup-like, overly sweet sauce, then quickly finished on an open grill. Later, on visits to the Texas...
Read MoreJun 17, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
My husband and I love almost everything about a road trip–driving away from everyday life towards new landscapes, small towns, and regional cultures. We love everything, that is, but road food, especially across the vast...
Read MoreJun 9, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
For the third season at Mark’s Carts on Washington, there’s a new taco trailer and a mini-satellite cart from an established BBQ restaurant. Mark Hodesh has engineered still more gastronomic public service for folks...
Read MoreMay 18, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
It’s hard to take seriously a new restaurant that opens–and continues to operate a couple of months later–still sporting its predecessor’s signs. Inside, too, the new Pho House on Washtenaw reveals a...
Read MoreMay 9, 2013 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
Liberty from Main to Fifth Ave. already offers cherry treats, chocolates, handmade ice cream cones, cupcakes, and fruity-plump muffins. In the early weeks of 2013, with the opening of What Crepe? and the Wafel Shop, it added two...
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