Articles tagged: food & drink

restaurant profiles: Upcoming coffee and pastry features: Your input, please

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Posted: Sep 08, 2011

Sweetwaters’ French Vietnamese Au Lait and croissant. Close By and Well Fed is on the move. To come in the next few weeks: Coffee, and its prevalence in a working and learning Washtenaw County. And ... Read more »

Food column: Anthony Bourdain tastelessly trashes Paula Deen

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Posted: Sep 01, 2011

It is the Deen comments -- better described as sucker punches calling her character into question -- that have particularly roiled her loyal fans. Bourdain popped off, "The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen..." Read more »

Made in Michigan: Local chefs take pride in using locally-sourced foods, creating a revolution in Midwest's food sensibility

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Posted: Aug 15, 2011

Dinnertime chat among several celebrity chefs, restaurateurs and writers has lately revolved around what they say is Americans’ propensity for mediocre food — particularly citing our tastes for Kraft Grated Parmesan, breaded meatballs and strip-mall ... Read more »

restaurant profiles: The Common Grill's uncommon quality makes Chelsea a destination

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Posted: Jun 28, 2011

A full moon swallows the night sky, casting Chelsea’s rail line, brick buildings and the cornflower blue logo on its “Jiffy Mix” elevators in white. Purple Rose Theatre-goers pour onto Park Street, conversely stuffed with ... Read more »

Restaurant Profiles: The General Tso Chronicles: Shanghai-style cuisine perfected at Canton's Best China

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Posted: May 25, 2011

Chinese food is a series of contradictions. The sweet of oranges, pears and lychee fruit collides with the sour — seaweed, vinegar and pickled radishes. Chilled and salted duck shank temper hot pots of dumplings, ... Read more »