Dine

Hutkay Is Now Desi Ruchulu

When U-M oncology researcher Swaroop Bhojani opened Hut-K Chaats in 2011, it was a fresh, innovative addition to Ann Arbor’s menu of both Indian and healthy vegetarian restaurant options. The personal authenticity of Bhojani’s...

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First Watch Arrives

Priding itself on freshness and worker-friendliness, the fast-growing First Watch chain of breakfast/brunch/lunch restaurants opened in October in the Village Centre at Oak Valley Dr. and Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. It occupies the...

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Marketplace Closings | October 2022

Julia Goulet is closing Late Bird Boutique, the women’s clothing store she launched in 2019, at the end of October and says she’ll offer heavy discounts on her remaining inventory. After she “worked for the greats” of Ann Arbor...

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New Owners at Moon Winks

Kevin Cox and Nate McCardell, the new owners of Moon Winks Café, used their carpentry connections as owners of Michigan Studs and Walls to remodel the Dixboro restaurant in one week, reopening at the end of August. The new look...

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A “Bustaurant” at Miller and First

Near Knight’s Market, behind the office building at Miller and First, passersby may catch a glimpse of a bright red double-decker bus in the back of the parking lot. Husband-and-wife team Aaron and Miriam Orr had it shipped from...

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Palgong Tea Opens in Woodland Plaza

Jeanne Park’s entire family pitched in to handle the grand opening crowd September 2 at Palgong Tea, Park’s new bubble-tea shop in the former Espresso Royale in Woodland Plaza. Her eldest son, Yeajoon Lee, a recent U-M business...

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Deals at Zingerman’s

There’s one undeniable fact about shopping and dining at a Zingerman’s business. It’s expensive, relative to ordinary places. In my book, Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman’s Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community,...

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