New York Slices
“Why am I eating this?” my husband asked, looking down dubiously at the pizza slices...
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Restaurant Reviews
Boba Battle
Originating in Taiwan, bubble tea has been migrating across the world for the last four decades....
Read MoreCash? What’s That?
Since Holiday’s restaurant on West Stadium Blvd. began offering what it calls a discount for cash–in the form of adding the processing fee to the tab of patrons paying with plastic–owner Rob TerBush has noticed...
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The Drive-In in Winter
On a mid-December Sunday, the temperature in Dexter read thirty degrees, and snowflakes mixed with...
Read MoreRuth’s Chris Steak House
For merrymakers in Ann Arbor, it’s relatively easy to find birthday freebies at restaurants, like the free desserts at Zingerman’s Roadhouse and Knight’s Steakhouse. There’s even a searchable database in...
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Vertex Coffee Roasters
Vertex Coffee Roasters, the newly opened cafe at the corner of South University and Washtenaw, is looking to expand beyond coffee with a monthly mocktail event designed to attract students and others looking for a nonalcoholic...
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CoreLife Eatery
New to the west side, CoreLife Eatery’s building rises out of the Maple Village parking lot...
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Shake Shack
New to the east side of town, the fourth Shake Shack burger joint in Michigan (and one of hundreds...
Read MoreTownies Brewery
When is a mural not a mural? When it’s a sign. Dan and Patty Arban, the owners of Townies Brewery, learned the difference after a run-in with City Hall not long after they opened last year. They’d announced their...
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Hola Seoul reviewed
Sometimes a gimmick is just a gimmick. And sometimes it gets people in the door to discover good...
Read MoreYP Sichuan
My experience with Asian food is not as extensive as I would like it to be. Throughout our long life together my husband, when asked his preference for dinner, has invariably shaken his head at suggestions of Chinese, Thai, or...
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Fillmore Bar & Grill
“What is that?” My brother gestured towards a low-slung critter, its lustrous brown...
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The Farmers Market at 100
On a beautiful summer Saturday morning, Felix Warneken walks around the Ann Arbor Farmers Market...
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Kerrytown’s Loomi Cafe
Customers often start to line up while the cooks are still doing prep at Kerrytown’s Loomi...
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Mikette Revisted
When it opened about three years ago, I recall Mikette having a fairly standard French brasserie...
Read MoreFarmers Market Trends
Walk into the Gracia family’s sprawling four-booth stand at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, and you’ll see herb varieties from around the world: Thai basil, Lebanese mint, Mexican tarragon.They’re a far cry from...
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Impossible Burgers
In May 2019, Marketplace from American Public Media declared a historic “week in meatless...
Read MoreSoft Bavarian Pretzels at Bill’s Beer Garden
When Mark Hodesh needed a new supplier of soft Bavarian pretzels at Bill’s Beer Garden, Zingerman’s Bakehouse came to his rescue.”Last year Carola Guenther made us excellent pretzels that she baked in the early...
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Upstairs Downstairs
My husband and I met thirty-two years ago on the dance floor of the Blind Pig–a story whose...
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