Articles tagged: Jessica Webster
Food & Grocery: The best things I tasted all summer
Posted: Sep 06, 2012My coworker Melanie and I got takeout from Mani Osteria last week, after Mario Batali and Travel + Leisure both gave the restaurant their stamps of approval. Melanie sat down in front of a bowl ... Read more »
Recipe: Vietnamese summer noodle salad - it's like a summer roll unwrapped
Posted: Aug 29, 2012There are some recipes that turn out great. You file them away for special occasions, or maybe add them to your regular meal rotation. And then there are those recipes that turn out so well, ... Read more »
Travel + Leisure: Mani Osteria makes list of 20 best Italian restaurants in America; Mario Batali loves it too
Posted: Aug 28, 2012The accolades keep coming. On the heels of being named the 10th best college town in the country and the seventh best small city for successful aging, Ann Arbor can now brag that we've got ... Read more »
Food & Grocery: From classic to experimental, Ann Arbor is full of excellent sandwich destinations
Posted: Aug 23, 2012My friend and WEMU colleague Michael Jewett is always talking about his favorite comic book heroes. It seems there’s a big divide between the followers of Marvel and D.C. comics. I wouldn’t know much about ... Read more »
Recipe: Tomatoes are in season - try them in this delicious penne arrabbiata
Posted: Aug 16, 2012When I was my twenties, I was an impulsive traveler. I’d drive 14 hours at the drop of a hat to see a concert or volunteer to drive a friend to Los Angeles for an ... Read more »
Food & Grocery: PBS celebrates Julia Child's 100th birthday with a fun remix video
Posted: Aug 15, 2012Google has honored Julia Child's 100th birthday with a Google doodle today. Food lovers across the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of the most influential food personalities of all time. Julia Child ... Read more »
Recipe: Make the most of corn season with corn chowder and jalapeno-cilantro puree
Posted: Aug 09, 2012The heat has let up a little and we've had some rain, which is great news for Michigan's corn crop. So far I've been happy to find a good selection of Michigan sweet corn in ... Read more »
Serious Eats: Make your own Chick-Fil-A sandwich at home
Posted: Aug 06, 2012Chick-Fil-A has been national headline news for weeks now, and a surprising argument has emerged: "I'm sorry, I can't worry about the politics. I just won't give up my delicious Chick-Fil-A sandwich." Read more »
Recipe: Mexican street corn salad - a spiced up side dish for grilling season
Posted: Aug 02, 2012I’ve lived in Michigan for 23 years now, but it wasn’t until just last year, when we found a cottage on a lake to rent “up north,” that I started feeling kind of like a ... Read more »
Food & Grocery: Banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwich that took New York by storm, arrives in Ann Arbor
Posted: Jul 26, 2012I’ve fallen in love with a sandwich. It started with a photograph, something I saw on one of those food porn sites I surf. I walked around showing the photo to my friends and coworkers. ... Read more »
Recipe: Enjoy local, in-season blueberries with this classic French clafouti
Posted: Jul 19, 2012We've hit blueberry season here in Michigan. No longer do we have to settle for sour, bitter berries transported here from hundreds (thousands) of miles away. Instead, for a brief, beautiful few weeks, we’re rolling ... Read more »
Food & Grocery: U-M residential dining team wins silver medal in national culinary contest
Posted: Jul 16, 2012What would you make with a whole fresh cod, red peppers, Roma tomatoes, pork loin and craisins? That was the challenge for a group of four chefs from the University of Michigan's residential dining services ... Read more »
Food & Wine: Ann Arbor's Mani Osteria named one of the world's best new pizza places
Posted: Jul 13, 2012Just a little over a year after opening at the corner of Division and E. Liberty in Ann Arbor, Mani Osteria has been racking up a steady clientele and some pretty impressive accolades. Read more »
Recipe: Cubano burger a tasty twist on the Cuban sandwich
Posted: Jul 12, 2012With the high heat and recent power outages, I’ve been challenging myself to find food and drinks to serve that don’t require me to heat up the entire kitchen, or that can be cooked entirely ... Read more »
Food & Grocery: Zingerman's listed as one of country's top road-trip food destinations
Posted: Jul 11, 2012In a recent story in USA today, food and travel writer Larry Olmsted listed Ann Arbor's Zingerman's Deli, Bakehouse and Roadhouse as among the best "road-trip eats" in the country. Read more »
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