Wine retail changes: Ann Arbor's Plum Market just scored a hiring coup with Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon. The first woman in America to be certified as a master sommelier, Madeline Triffon will be joining the staff at Plum in September. She was previously the Director of Wine and Beverages for ...
Peggy Lampman's Monday dinnerFeed I'm not sure exactly what round of bread I purchased from Cafe Japon at the Farmers Market, but it is wonderful. I believe she said it was a whole wheat sourdough (it tastes as such), and the flavor, crust and chew is divine. I saved a ...
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week starts Sunday.This is an exciting time for Ann Arborites who love food. We've got food carts, a hot new osteria and a new Prohibition-themed Main Street restaurant. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays again, and has added Wednesday evening hours. The Westside Farmers' ...
Zingerman's Roadhouse chef and owner Alex Young won his first James Beard Foundation Award at a ceremony in New York on Monday evening. AnnArbor.com caught up with Chef Alex by phone as he was driving home. "I'm on cloud nine," he says.
The fifth time was a charm for Zingerman's Roadhouse chef and owner Alex Young. After four years of being nominated but going home empty-handed, Young took home the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef: Great Lakes at an awards ceremony in New York last night. Dubbed "the Oscars of the ...
Who has the best rye bread in America? You guessed it. Ann Arbor's own Zingerman's. At least that's according to well-known food writers Jane and Michael Stern. Writing in the April issue of Saveur magazine, the couple proclaims their love for the the product of Zingerman's Bakehouse ovens. The Sterns ...
After years in limbo, the Zingerman’s Deli expansion is on the grow. With a fire-damaged house demolished, a backhoe moving dirt, the tangerine-colored Annex Building moved temporarily and final design decisions being made, Zingerman’s is on target to complete its 10,400-square-foot addition in summer 2012. The $6.7 million construction project ...
The Brinery Featured on My Fox Detroit: Ann Arbor-based pickling business The Brinery was featured today on My Fox Detroit. Owner David Klingenberger explained the health benefits of lacto-fermented foods and showed how people can pickle or ferment their own vegetables. You can see the video from Fox 2 here ...
Plans for the Zingerman’s Deli expansion in Ann Arbor moved forward Monday when the Annex building also moved — about 12 feet to the east. The distinctive orange Annex building now temporarily rests on nearby "cribbing," a temporary foundation, after it was lifted off its original foundation Friday and then ...
Over at Zingerman's, it's time to make the donuts as Fat Tuesday leisurely approaches. I heard from Amy Emberling, managing partner at the Bakehouse, that this year for the first time, they're taking orders for paczki — those delicious Polish deep fried dough balls. They'll be filled with flavors including ...
Zingerman's Deli is getting tax relief from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to support its $6.7 million expansion in Ann Arbor. The gourmet food destination is expected to receive approval this morning from MEDC's Michigan Economic Growth Authority board for a Brownfield Michigan Business Tax credit worth $1.1 million.
Food blogger Alex Hochman has an appreciation of Zingerman's Zzang candy bars on SF Weekly. It's all about the freshness, explains Hochman, noting that Zingerman's ships the bars in small batches, choosing to work without a distributor. "The nuts have a hefty crunch, the caramel drips down our chin a ...
I'll bet you thought I was dead or something after not posting on AnnArbor.com in several months, didn't you? Thought I had eaten one too many gigantic sandwiches and finally croaked? The truth is I am alive and well, and so is my blood pressure. I was missing in action ...
"Does anyone else think the phrase 'lazy days of summer" is an oxymoron???" That’s how the Facebook exchange began, started by my friend Melanie. Here’s the ensuing conversation (the other names have changed to protect the innocent): Susan: that phrase was obviously coined by a man who did not have ...
I was looking through the pictures on my camera the other day, and realized that I take a lot - I mean a lot - of pictures of hamburgers. This led to two epiphanies. First, I realized that this burger eating might be one of the reasons that all my ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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