Experience One of Michigan’s Best Scratch Kitchens at Zaytoon Zaytoon, Arabic for “olive,” is a Mediterranean restaurant focused on Middle Eastern and some Greek dishes with an American twist. “Fast Food - Cooked Slow” -- it’s a healthy alternative to fast food. They...
Call me crazy, but dessert requires some planning. When cooking at home, it isn’t an afterthought, and it shouldn’t be in a restaurant. I ask to see the dessert menu right upfront. Even more daring is requesting the server to bring the dessert tray before ordering....
Stained-Glass Window at Clarkston Union Bar and Kitchen Today, the pews that once sat congregants now seat families and friends around their dining tables. The original stained-glass windows add interest. While they maintained many of the former church’s...
Lobster Fishing Off Nova Scotia's South Shore The temperature at the dock was in the low 30s, but I wasn’t shivering. I dressed in several layers in anticipation of the colder offshore temperatures. I could barely bend my limbs because the bulk made navigating the...
Aerie Restaurant One of the best restaurants in Traverse City, located inside the Grand Traverse Resort, on the sixteenth floor of the Tower, is Aerie Restaurant. Their floor-to-ceiling windows wrap around the tower, featuring stunning views to complete your...
Home Grown HomeGrown, with three Wichita locations, serves made-from-scratch breakfast and lunch, thus dubbing itself “the daytime eatery.” The downtown location sits next to Naftzger Park and features a patio. The same Homegrown company also owns Peace, Love &...
Rosalind Bakery Rosalind Bakery in Pacifica was our breakfast stop, just a block from the ocean. Pacifica is the perfect day trip from San Francisco. The bakery owner, Matthew Kosoy, told us that the negative ions from the surf and the mellow climate positively affect...
LEEDS Certification and Sustainability The restaurant’s modern aesthetic, with earth-brown exposed brick, booths clothed in ocean-blue upholstery, and green tiles trimming the bar, reflects the colors of planet Earth in Twelvemonth’s décor—another reference to...
Guacamole Mexican Grill run by Marvin and Rosa Magana, is a bit of an anomaly. While the restaurant serves Mexican food, the family who runs it is from El Salvador. On the menu, you’ll also find some El Salvadoran dishes, like Pupusas. While the restaurant is a bit off the beaten track, it’s worth seeking out for the food and the fun. Look for the bright green building, which reminds me of guacamole.
As a foodie, I often look for ways to recreate dishes I found on the road at home. This article explores Shipshewana’s restaurant scene, rooted in the traditions of the Amish community, as well as the markets where you can purchase authentic ingredients. Thank you to...
A cordoned-off lane made sense of the line, while an employee at the entrance served as a traffic cop, directing customers inside to the bakery or café line—whichever line was shorter. Since this was my first visit to Porto’s Bakery and Café, I followed directions and...
I arrived mid-service on a Sunday evening, and while the restaurant was busy, the atmosphere was calm and pleasant, even on my behind-the-scenes kitchen tour. The kitchen was buzzing with activity in a relatively small space, yet collaboration and teamwork were...
