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Casual but good near Treetops golf resort [Gaylord, MI]
Bearded Dogg Lounge on Otsego Ave. (connected to Spud Warehouse).
www.beardeddogglounge.com
"He's baaaaaack." DTW
I am unfamiliar - which fast-food and pizza franchises did he own/start? Is this good news for Greektown? It sounds a little all over the place...
I'm curious about the connection to Cheesecake Factory, since it appears they won't be a franchise of that chain. Is it going to be retail brand frozen product?
Bagels in N. Michigan
I hope you get some more input, but northern Michigan is a bagel desert (as you probably already know). The best lead I can think of is that Glen's market bagels are not terrible, at least at my local Glen's. A lot of the coffee shops seem to just stock GFS bagels, blech.
Grove and Marco's Bistro (Grand Rapids, MI)
This a nice, thorough report. Thanks for the update!
Healthy Food in Flint?
French Laundry: +1. There is nothing comparable in Flint, so it's worth the drive if you have time.
For fresh and healthy, the first thing that always comes to my mind is Middle Eastern food. On my last trip to Flint (though I never made it), Taboon on Linden Rd. and Badawest on Corunna Rd. were on my list.
Send champagne to someone in Bloomfield Hills, MI?
I like Champanes Wine Cellar in Warren. It says they deliver on their gift basket page:
http://www.champanes.com/giftbaskets.html
Frankfort and Traverse City, Michigan and all that
Oh, you are in for so much more than smoked fish and kielbasa... What type of cuisine are you looking for? Fine dining, farm-to-table, hole-in-the-wall? Or all of the above? :) Are you looking to splurge or cheap eats?
Union Woodshop Clarkston MI
20-25 minutes, regardless of whatever fanfare a place is getting. We've only been to Woodshop on Mondays, and Slows on off hours.
Vegetarian/Vegan - Detroit Metro
You're welcome. I posted the link on your thread from last summer too, but the mods must have removed it for some reason. Glad you found it anyway! :)
Vegetarian/Vegan - Detroit Metro
Yesterday's post on Eat It Detroit gave a very helpful list of vegetarian and vegan dining options in Detroit. Just wanted to pass it along...
www.eatitdetroit.com
a facebook group i can really get behind.
Thank you for sharing this! While I (also) do not use Facebook, their website is exactly what I have been looking for! Great resource.
Barrio Tacos and Tequila Restaurant in Birmingham [DTW]
VTB - First paragraph = Gahahahaha!
Nice write up. I can't figure out that pricing. Is that an average menu price, or did you just happen to order the largest, most expensive combination?
So, what IS the best Middle Eastern in Dearborn? [DTW]
I have the same questions as VTB - I have yet to find a restaurant that surpasses others with ALL of those components. For me, hommous is important, and so are the salads, shish tawook, and pita. For my husband, the shawarma is important. He likes Al Ameer, me not so much.
Iraqi Restaurants in the Detroit area
There is a concentration of Iraqi restaurants in Sterling Heights, around 15 Mile and Ryan Rd. I don't have a personal recommendation, but local 'hound jjspw has a blog with some insight:
http://delited12.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/ryan-restaurant/#more-52
There is a great bakery called Mid-East Pastry Delight at Dequindre and 15 Mile in that same area. I love their Iraqi cheese-filled pastry (Kahi (sp?)).
Anaam's Palate in Commerce Twp. has a description of their stuffed peppers on the menu-
http://www.anaamspalate.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=54
cheap-ish restaurant near Detroit Country Day in Farmington Hills (DTW)
Probably too late here, but for cheap-ish and veggie options, I was thinking Middle Eastern- you can usually get creative with the menu on a budget. La Marsa is at Drake and Grand River. Al Oumara in Bloomfield might be too far west, I'm not totally sure of your route.
new bakery in Chelsea, MI
The Story page also refers to the gourmet cooking magazine "Bon Appetite", which might be worse than the Koppel error, given that it is a gourmet bakery. I always wonder how many of these spelling 'errors' are actually victims of auto-correct functions now.
Ono Kine Grindz - hawaiian food in Tosa (MKE)
Jealous!! Do they happen to make Lilikoi pie? That would put it over the top for me.
Quality Dry Aged Beef in metro Detroit??!!??
As any self-respecting GenXer should be. IMO. :)
Quality Dry Aged Beef in metro Detroit??!!??
Wow - I always assumed you were a Les Claypool fan! This makes more sense.
Best of Detroit report in Real Detroit Weekly your thoughts? LINK
I stopped paying attention to those newspaper 'Best Of...' lists when I worked for a locally-owned business up north where the owners spent hundreds of dollars on newspapers and paid their employees to fill in the ballots. Their subsequent "Voted #1!" claims mean nothing to me.
The *other side* of the Food Truck argument... [DTW]
Re: cowboy and gan911: *applause, applause*
While I understand that a local reporter would try to drum up sympathy for a local establishment, the fact remains: the times, they are a'changin...again. What a traditional restaurant owner like this has to decide is can they adapt to the changing times and make themselves an appealing choice or is it just time to bow out gracefully. When you've been around for 30 years, that time is bound to come, whether it's because of a food cart or something else. It doesn't matter what industry you're in, you have to stay relevant to the current customer base. If you do that, it'll be ok, your customers will come back, even if they do get caught up in the excitement & have a fling with the ravioli guy.
Forest Grill--Birmingham, MI [DTW]
I just stumbled across this (admittedly OLD) write-up on Boots In The Oven blog about Forest Grill.:
http://www.bootsintheoven.com/boots_in_the_oven/2010/10/forest-grill-birmingham-mi.html
Their description of the pork belly with ramps and fried duck egg alone had me wanting to book a weekend in Detroit just to eat here. (Never mind that entree is not currently on the menu...)
Has anyone been recently? Is Forest Grill maintaining their rank as a standout of Michigan dining?
What would be a good, smoky tasting vegetarian substitute for ham hocks in split pea soup?
It was a vegetarian who gave me the idea. I use 1 tablespoon or less of sweet or maharaja curry per pound of split peas.
What would be a good, smoky tasting vegetarian substitute for ham hocks in split pea soup?
I really like curry powder in split pea soup when I don't have a ham hock on hand. I don't know if 'smoky' is the definitive effect, but I can say that it definitely satisfies the meaty element for me.
Lidia's Riso alla Pitocca (beggar's chicken and rice)
Ok - can't get much easier than that! I'm intrigued. Thanks for the quick reply.
Lidia's Riso alla Pitocca (beggar's chicken and rice)
Hi TorontoJo, I just got this recipe at a recipe exchange party. I made it tonight, loved it, but I have a ton left over. Can you tell me how you make the arancini? I guess I'm still an amateur, after 15 years of cooking - I had to look it up! This sounds like a good solution to the leftovers but I'll need guidance! Thanks. :)
DTW - where to get deep fried pickles
*drool* - I love fried pickles. I like the spears instead of the chips because I think you get more pickle flavor. But most of the places where I have seen chips they are of the frozen prepackaged variety, not homemade like Traffic Jam's!
I like Sidetrack's and Union Woodshop's, but would give Sidetrack the edge. Both have a good batter and use the garlick-y Claussen-type pickle. (we are not talking Vlasic pickles here- that would be gross! Has to be a crunchy pickle!)
Traverse City--A foodie Destination
Sorry. I suffer from wordiness (in case those two giant paragraphs I've already posted didn't make that clear. Whoops, here I go again!...)
Traverse City--A foodie Destination
I don't want to get off track, but I didn't mean to imply that TC's food offerings are standard for a town of it's size. My intent in commenting on 'other sizable Midwestern cities' was to give the OP a barometer for comparison. Sizable Midwestern cities would include Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Madison, etc. These are mostly larger than TC, all have 'foodie' highlights, but would they be considered "foodie destinations"? It depends on your exposure to good food thus far and what you value personally. For a town of TC's size, I agree with rainsux and berkleybabe, but I'm sort of looking for the OP to define their criteria.
